JNBA Financial Advisors' Insights
FINANCIAL LIFE PLANNING INSIGHTS

How to Calculate Your Required Minimum Distribution & Answers to Common Questions
If you own a retirement account, chances are you’ve already encountered the term “required minimum distribution” or RMD. However, familiarity with the basics doesn’t always

The Importance of POA & Authority to Contact
Have you thought about what would happen if you were unable to make important financial decisions or could not be reached? Do you know who

Book Club Reflection: 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin
About once a quarter, our advisory team chooses a book that helps us zoom out, to revisit the foundational moments that shaped our past and
INVESTMENT INSIGHTS

Continued Strength
Following last quarter’s blockbuster earnings season, U.S. corporations delivered another quarter of exceptionally strong results. With nearly all S&P 500 constituents having reported results, over

Video Discussion: Inside the JNBA Investment Committee
Did you know that JNBA’s investment decisions are made through a collaborative investment committee rather than by a single person? It’s part of our team

Cautious Footing
Following a stellar quarter of performance for most risk assets, financial markets understandably started the third quarter on cautious footing as investors continue to contrast
TEAM NEWS

JNBA Chairman and CEO Richard S. Brown Named to Barron’s Top 100 Independent Advisors List for 12th Year in a Row
We’re excited to share that Barron’s has named JNBA’s Chairman and CEO Richard S. Brown to its list of the Top 100 Independent Advisors in

Forbes Names JNBA Financial Advisors CEO Richard S. Brown to Best-in-State Top Wealth Advisors – Minnesota – Minneapolis Area High Net Worth List for Third Consecutive Year
For the third consecutive year, JNBA Financial Advisors Chairman and CEO Richard S. Brown has been named to the 2026 Forbes Best-in-State Top Wealth Advisors

17 years on Barron’s list of Top 1,500 Financial Advisors? That’s not luck.
At JNBA Financial Advisors, we don’t do what we do for awards. But it is always an honor when the work we deeply care about