The NAIFA Advantage at Work

NAIFA membership differentiates you from other financial professionals and empowers you to stay ahead of the pack.

By Ayo Mseka

For 130 years, NAIFA has been committed to building and advancing the financial-services profession with programs and services that inform and educate insurance and financial professionals. With members in every congressional district in the nation, NAIFA is also one of the most effective lobbying organizations in Washington, D.C.

Many NAIFA members have taken full advantage of these benefits and have gone on to build highly satisfying careers. Over the years, quite a few of them have shared with us the reasons they joined NAIFA and the critical role the association has played in their lives — both personally and professionally. Here is what some of them — recipients of Advisor Toda y’s 2019 Four Under Forty Awards — had to say about the ways in which they are benefiting from the NAIFA Advantage:

From Consra Rosales-Pacheco

“With NAIFA, you are surrounded with like-minded people who can help further your professional development. So why wouldn’t you want to join NAIFA? The organization has kept me informed about what is happening and has helped me understand the issues that are relevant to our industry. It has provided me with the facts and recommendations that have allowed me to take an active interest in advocacy to make a difference in our industry. I encourage everyone to get involved.”

From Daniel Thompson, LUTCF, FSCP

“I have always believed in NAIFA and what it stands for and does. NAIFA is invaluable to our industry and the protection of our products. The relationships I have formed through NAIFA have benefited me tremendously both professionally and personally. I have always viewed volunteer work through NAIFA as a necessity to my business and the products that I sell.”

From Zachary Gray, LACP,CRPC

“I attribute a lot of my success to NAIFA. The gentleman who had a COUNTRY Financial office in the town I started in told me for years to join, and when I did, it was one of the best decisions I made. It gave me a chance to meet a ton of great people in the industry and learn about many facets of the business. NAIFA has played such a big role for me.”

From Kate Kilgore Cihon

“The gifts I have received from NAIFA are the people I have met along the way. These are friends, mentors and people I know I could call on in an instant if I had an issue with a client, a case I’m designing, career advice, or a shoulder to cry on. My friends and colleagues in NAIFA are some that I hold most dear.”

Maintaining the NAIFA advantage

With these outstanding benefits that NAIFA offers, it is clear that membership in this association is a requirement for anyone who wishes to build and maintain a successful financial practice. So, if your membership is about to expire, do not hesitate to renew it. And if you know of someone who can benefit from all that NAIFA offers, encourage them to join the association today by visiting www.naifa.org. As all of you know, NAIFA membership is one investment that will pay for itself over and over again.