Tyler K. West
Financial Advisor|CFP®, ChFC®, RICP®
Helping clients live their lives by design
Personal
Tyler is a born and raised St. Louisan. He grew up in Fenton, MO, as the middle child of three. His parents, Ken and Gina, instilled the values of hard work and personal responsibility from a young age. He attended Lindbergh High School, where he played football, baseball, and basketball, and was a member of the National Honor Society.
Tyler attended Truman State University in Kirksville, MO, where he graduated in three years with a business degree while playing college football.
In his spare time, Tyler enjoys spending time with his longtime girlfriend, Peyton, along with his friends and family, attending St. Louis sporting events, and playing golf when the weather cooperates.
Professional
Tyler began his career as a Financial Representative Intern with Northwestern Mutual in May of 2020. During the heat of the COVID-19 pandemic, he began serving clients during a time of great uncertainty. He found great impact on helping families during this time, with experienced advisors who he learned from along the way.
In June of 2021, after graduating from Truman State University, he made the leap of faith to become a full-time Financial Advisor with Northwestern. Since converting full-time, Tyler has built a clientele predominantly serving healthcare professionals, pharmacists, pre-retirees and military families with their financial planning needs. Tyler is holds both his investment and insurance licenses to help his clients with comprehensive planning.
At 23, Tyler became the youngest CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® in his St. Louis network's history. Additionally, he holds the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) and Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP®) designations through the American College of Financial Services.
Tyler has received several awards for the work he's done with his clients since joining Northwestern Mutual. Some of those include being a Top 10 Mike Gish Award Recipient, Top 10 Bronze/Silver/Gold in the Southern Region in 2022/2023/2024, Top 10 Gold on NM's Awards Year in 2023-2024 and Top Under 5 Advisor in his local Network in the first year he could qualify.
Licenses and Designations
Tyler holds his Life & Health Licenses as well as his SIE and Series 6,7 and 63. Tyler also holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional certification. In addition to the ChFC® and RICP® designations as well.
The CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional certification is one of the most recognized financial planning marks in the world. The certification identifies to the public those individuals who have met rigorous professional standards and have agreed to adhere to the principles of integrity, objectivity, competence, fairness, confidentiality, professionalism, and diligence when dealing with clients. The certification differs from an educational designation or state license in that it is based upon requirements that have been determined by extensive job analyses of actual practitioners in the field, and therefore, continue to evolve with the profession. The certification prepares the financial services professional for a career-long commitment to meeting the ever-changing financial needs of clients.
Lending a hand in my community.
As part of Northwestern Mutual, I'm proud to help accelerate the search for better childhood cancer treatments while supporting families undergoing treatment, and survivors from late effects. Here are some of the organizations we partner with:
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer (ALSF)
ALSF funds cancer research, raises awareness, and supports the families of children with cancer. Since 2012, Northwestern Mutual, its employees, and financial professionals like me have donated more than $20 million to support ALSF and fund over 400,000 research hours.
How Northwestern Mutual helps you live the life you want.
When people feel better about their money, good things happen—they become more confident and feel more secure. For more than 160 years, Northwestern Mutual has helped people achieve the financial flexibility they need to live more and worry less.
Being a mutual company means Northwestern Mutual reports to its clients, not Wall Street. They don't believe in chasing fads or taking undue risk for short-term gains. Instead, they take a long-term approach—both in the way we help people plan to reach their goals, and in the way they do business. This has served their clients (and mine) well through all kinds of economic ups and downs, including wars, recessions, even the recent pandemic.
It's why I'm happy to be part of a company that's in it for the long-haul and prioritizes clients over profit.
