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When it comes to helping you reach your goals, the best service anticipates your needs. That’s why I have enhanced my practice by becoming part of a team, Barnes & Blandford. Matt Blandford and I have combined our talents and resources to provide more of the exceptional service and support you deserve. 
Financial success doesn't happen by chance. It has much more to do with choice. Transforming aspirations into actuality takes acumen, hard work, discipline and strategic financial planning. When it comes to your financial goals, each decision you make and action you take will have a significant impact on your future financial circumstances. A good financial blueprint will lay out what you need to do today to achieve your goals tomorrow. When it’s a matter of planning for the future, realizing the need to take greater control over your financial life is the first step. Choosing someone who has the ability and resources to best address those needs is the next. As your Wealth Management Advisor, Mitch Barnes will listen, clarify and help prioritize your goals and aspirations before developing a financial strategy designed to help you achieve your vision for the future. Let Mitch Barnes and his team help you ensure your financial future is all you want it to be.
Mitchell Barnes Wins Community Service Award from the Northwestern Mutual Foundation
 DREAM Foundation is receiving a $10,000 grant from the Northwestern Mutual Foundation in recognition of Wealth Management Advisor Mitchell Barnes' outstanding volunteer involvement, as part of the company’s 17th annual national Community Service Award program. Barnes is one of 26 financial representatives being recognized as top volunteers. Since the start of the Community Service Award program in 1995, the Northwestern Mutual Foundation has donated more than $3 million on behalf of its representatives to over 300 non-profit organizations across the country.
A Father’s Love
As featured in the Profile page of The Voice-Tribune, Mitch Barnes discusses his personal connection to financial planning for special needs families. The article also explains The DREAM Foundation, an organization that Mitch and his wife created to foster research for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. A current project of the organization is 'Play Together' Playground Project, which redesigns playgrounds in the metro Louisville area so they are accessible by all children.
Are You the Parent of a Child with Special Needs?
Mitch Barnes, a member of Northwestern Mutual’s Special Steps program, is passionate about assisting families with special needs. Mitch is experienced in special needs planning including navigating third-party benefits and the legal issues involved in planning for a dependent with special needs. Furthermore, as a parent of a child with special needs, Mitch is also intimately aware of the financial and emotional challenges families face while navigating challenging times and processes. Mitch Barnes understands the importance of balancing the complex needs and goals of a family – from retirement to education funding along with the needs of a loved one with special needs. Call Mitch to learn more about how Northwestern Mutual’s Special Steps Program can guide you through the process to help secure a future of financial security for every member of your family today. 
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Northwestern Mutual hosted a speaker series with Steve Forbes and Northwestern Mutual chairman and CEO John Schlifske. The three day tour included panel discussions in Louisville, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Houston and Dallas, and saw nearly 4,000 attendees in total. In each city, Steve and John discussed the economy, the markets and how individuals and business owners can rebuild their financial foundation.