Elias Kruse Financial Team
Nate C Elias , ChFC®, RICP®
Partner and Wealth Management Advisor
Nate C Elias , ChFC®, RICP®
Partner and Wealth Management Advisor
- University of Nebraska Omaha – Lincoln, NE
- Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP ®)
- Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC ®)
- Life/Health/Long Term Care Insurance Licenses
- FINRA Series 6, 7, 63 and 65
- SIE
BACKGROUND AND EXPERTISE
Nate joined Northwestern Mutual in 2010. During his time with Northwestern Mutual he has built a wealth management team that regularly achieves the highest honors across the financial services industry. Nate focuses on building long-term relationships based on integrity, knowledge, and commitment. Nate’s overall goal is to help people define, build, and enjoy prosperous lives.
PERSONAL
Nate resides in Southeast Lincoln with his wife, Karina, and their 4 children, Sam, Evie, Axel, and Judah. Nate and his family enjoy traveling, the outdoors, sporting events and spending time with their families. If Nate isn’t at his kids sporting events, you’ll probably catch him out on one of Lincoln’s many bike trails.
Nate Kruse , CFP®, ChFC®
Partner and Wealth Management Advisor
- University of Nebraska – Lincoln, NE
- Certified Financial Planner (CFP ®)
- Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC ®)
- Life/Health/Long Term Care Insurance Licenses
- FINRA Series 6, 7, 63, 65 and 26
- SIE
BACKGROUND AND EXPERTISE
Nate joined Northwestern Mutual in 2009 as an intern. During his time with Northwestern Mutual he and his team have built a wealth management group that regularly achieves the highest honors across the financial services industry. Nate is also the Managing Director for Northwestern Mutual the Lincoln Group as a whole. Nate focuses on imbodying his teams core values: Authentic, Diligent, and Trailblazer. He believes that the planning experience can be fun, extremely meaningful, and always that the future favors those with foresight.
PERSONAL
Nate resides on an acreage southwest of Lincoln with his wife, Cassie, and their 2 children, Aberdeen and Emerett. Nate and his family enjoy all activities that involve family and friends. Nate enjoys working in his shed, golfing, going to the lake, snowboarding and hunting.
Aaron J Lienemann , CFP®, ChFC®, RICP®
Manager of Financial Planning
- University of Nebraska – Lincoln, NE
- Certified Financial Planner (CFP ®)
- Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC ®)
- Life/Health Insurance Licenses
- FINRA Series 6 and 63
BACKGROUND AND EXPERTISE
Aaron joined Elias Kruse Financial in 2013. During his time with Elias Kruse Financial, Aaron has moved from investment specialist to director of operations to his current role directing the financial planning side of the practice. Aaron brings experience and direction to the practice helping clients create a plan personalized to their specific goals.
PERSONAL
Aaron resides in Southeast Lincoln with his wife, Angela, and their son, Oliver. Aaron enjoys time with his family and getting outdoors playing golf, shooting trap and barbequing with friends.
- Chadron State College – Chadron, NE
- Life/Health Insurance Licenses
- FINRA Series 6 and 63, & 7
- MBA – Chadron State College
BACKGROUND AND EXPERTISE
Casey joined Elias Kruse Financial in 2015 fresh out of college at Chadron State. He is an Associate Wealth Management Advisor and focuses on investment operations support based on integrity, knowledge, and commitment. Casey’s overall goal is to help people define, build, and enjoy prosperous lives.
PERSONAL
Casey resides in Lincoln and enjoys spending time with his wife Hannah. Casey likes watching movies and sports and hanging with his dogs and cats. He can also be found at the local gym working out. Casey also has a passion for collecting unusual and unique sneakers.
- University of Nebraska – Lincoln, NE
- Life/Health Insurance Licenses
- FINRA Series 7 and 63
BACKGROUND AND EXPERTISE
Taylor joined Elias Kruse Financial in 2019. He is an Associate Wealth Management Advisor and focuses on enhancing the client experience with prompt communication, planning and follow up. Taylor has five years of insurance underwriting and risk management experience to go along with a couple years of financial planning and recruiting and sales experience.
PERSONAL
Taylor lives in Omaha with his wife, Mary, and their daughter, Madeline. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends, traveling, running, and being outdoors. Taylor also has an interest in craft beers, barbecuing on his smoker, and loves all things Husker.
- Doane College – Crete, NE
- Life/Health Insurance Licenses
BACKGROUND AND EXPERTISE
Justina joined Northwestern Mutual in 2020 as an Associate Financial Representative. She has an abundance of experience working at a Lincoln bank where she worked in the Trust and Human Resources departments. Justina enjoys building relationships and providing clients with the best possible client experience.
PERSONAL
Justina resides in southeast Lincoln with her husband, Kyle and their two daughters, Kinsley and Jaylie. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, working on home projects, and making memories at the family cabin.
- University of Nebraska – Lincoln, NE
- Life/Health Insurance Licenses
- SIE
BACKGROUND AND EXPERTISE
Jett joined Northwestern Mutual in 2020 as an intern. He joined Elias Kruse Financial in 2021. Jett focuses on the insurance operations of the practice and takes a great sense of pride in client experience.
PERSONAL
Jett resides in Lincoln and enjoys spending time with his girlfriend Reannon. He enjoys being around friends and family, watching sports, and traveling back to his home state of Colorado. Jett also appreciates anything outdoors including golfing, being at the lake, and barbequing.
- Iowa State University – Ames, IA
BACKGROUND AND EXPERTISE
Deb joined Elias Kruse Financial in 2014. At the invitation of her son, Nate Elias, she was happy to join the team. Prior to joining Elias Kruse Financial, she worked in the accounting and tax field with several different CPA firms in the Lincoln area. She also has experience as a small business owner. Deb assists with the insurance side of the practice and customer service.
PERSONAL
Deb lives in Southeast Lincoln with her husband, Larry. She enjoys entertaining family and friends with wine dinners and backyard barbecues. Deb likes to spend her spare time traveling with Larry and has visited 49 of the 50 states hoping to mark the last state off the list. She enjoys spending time with her grandchildren and watching their many and varied sports. Deb is also active at her church and in Bible studies.
