Meet Jonathan
Jonathan Adams, ChFC®, RICP®
Wealth Advisor
Jonathan Adams is a Wealth Advisor for Northwest Financial Advisors (NWFA). He enjoys working with individual and
business clients to simplify and unify their investment strategies. He likes sitting down with clients to discover their
unique interests and goals and then crafting a financial plan that aims to help them become a reality.
To Jonathan, his years of experience have helped him to understand that money is the ultimate metaphor because it
always represents something else. Whether it is walking a daughter down the aisle, sending a child to school, retiring
comfortably or relieving someone’s burden, what truly matters most is defining what you want your money to do for
you, then charting a course to get you there.
As a member of NWFA’s Investment Committee, he contributes his insight and recommendations to ensure the firm’s
investment models are properly balanced and consistent with the firm’s fiduciary duty. The role suits Jonathan well
considering his experience in portfolio analysis.
Jonathan joined NWFA six years ago after providing financial advice as an independent Financial Consultant with LPL
Financial for seven years. Prior to working independently, he served as Senior VP of Investments for a major financial
services firm. In that capacity, Jonathan oversaw the company’s securities business for the DC region, including due
diligence, advanced case design and training. In addition to his financial services career, Jonathan served our country
as an Officer in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Along with more than 25 years of experience in the financial services business, Jonathan earned the Chartered Financial
Consultant (ChFC®) and Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP®) designations conferred by The American
College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and earned
an MBA (Finance and Investments) from The George Washington University. Jonathan stays current on investment
management concepts and techniques through his membership in the Washington Association of Money Managers.
A native Virginian, Jonathan lives in Arlington, Virginia, with his wife Lili, and the couple’s two sons. In addition to his
wealth management career, he enjoys hiking, baseball and being outdoors.