Forrest Friedow

Partner & Chief Development Officer

Email: ffriedow@vestia.com
Call | Text | Fax: 626-788-6223

Forrest Friedow

Partner & Chief Development Officer

Email: ffriedow@vestia.com
Call | Text | Fax: 626-788-6223

Qualifications

  • BA in Liberal Studies, University of Iowa
  • Series 7 & 66
  • Life & Health insurance, licensed agent
  • Financial Planning Association, member
  • Check out the background of this investment professional on FINRA’s BrokerCheck
“For me there would be no greater regret than achieving material wealth at the expense of service to others.”

Forrest has been a trusted partner for physician families for over 20 years. He fervently believes planning is not a one-size-fits-all solution but rather a bespoke experience. With the support of his highly skilled team, Forrest facilitates, develops, and refines comprehensive customized strategies for his clients, positioning individuals, families, and practices for financial success.

Forrest recognizes the high value that physicians place on education, and he is a passionate speaker and teacher, responsible for both internal advisor development and external client education. Forrest has a gift for making complex financial concepts easily digestible for audiences large and small, and he travels extensively conducting financial workshops across the country. Forrest’s energy is contagious – audiences leave his workshops inspired to achieve their best financial lives!

Forrest is a strong advocate for all underrepresented groups and lends his zeal to our team. Forrest and the partners at Vestia believe the firm – and the industry as a whole – is better for the varied voices and experiences of persons with disparate beliefs and opinions.

Forrest, his husband, and young son live in Los Angeles. A native Midwesterner, Forrest has a home in Iowa City, Iowa, a place he visits frequently to see clients and spend time with his extended family. A hands-on parent, Forrest is actively involved in his son’s day-to-day life; he deems his most important job as being Dad! Forrest recharges from fatherhood relaxing at the beach, hiking in the desert, lifting weights, riding his Peloton, and getting regular deep tissue massage – a life essential in his opinion.

One of Vestia’s values is to model “wealth that matters.” What does this mean to you?
Despite never making more than $30,000 a year, my grandfather was one of the wealthiest men I’ve ever known. He was admired widely because he did not think much of himself. Instead, he was driven by what he could do for others and lived a life in service. I chose to follow that gold standard in regard to family, friends, clients and others I meet. For me there would be no greater regret than achieving material wealth at the expense of service to others.
What is your favorite part of what you do at Vestia?
I love teaching, and I get to do a lot of it at Vestia through our resident/fellow workshops. Standing in front of a room with a whiteboard, drawing out a complex financial concept in a way that is easily digestible, and seeing the “aha” moments – to me that is the most gratifying thing in the world.
What is the most important thing you’ve learned about helping other people?
Helping others is foundational to who we are as human beings. I’ll choose people over principles any day of the week.

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