Nicky Amore.

Growing up, Nicky’s grandparents were an influential part of her life and she recalls, “My Papa always said that I should be a mechanic because I wanted to take things apart and discover how they work. He inspired me so much with his military service that I carry his dog tag with me to remind me that my first job is to serve others before I serve myself.” As a child with special needs in a family of six children, Nicky remembers, “I found that I required attention that my siblings did not receive. Being in a wheelchair and having to learn resiliency and patience to overcome this struggle taught me to find a way to make it work.” She knew that her special needs were temporary and that she would be able to walk again one day. After struggling and relearning how to walk, she was determined to help others. After she healed from her injuries, she earned her second-degree black belt in karate, completed a triathlon in support of St. Jude Children’s Hospital and completed the Chicago Marathon in support of Special Olympics Chicago. Through her work for life, she finds that people remove their fears by connecting with and leaning on others.

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Financial planning and managing competing priorities requires integrating many moving pieces including attention to detail and knowing not only how to take the pieces apart, but to put them back together in a way that fits and makes sense. Working collaboratively with her clients, she makes what seems complex, simple to understand, she creates a work-optional lifestyle, and together with clients, they plan and organize so that the focus is not on just one challenge, but the entire family.

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Working with strategic partners, Nicky coordinates care and ensures that families can understand both the risks and the opportunities they face. As a graduate of St. Ignatius College Prep and Loyola University Chicago, Nicky has been educated as a woman for others and she affirms, “I know the wealth that I manage is the method families can use to ensure they are cared for not just for their own lifetime, but for future generations as well.”

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Nicky began her career in financial services as a Wealth Advisor Associate and much like she did in her youth, “I took apart the fragments of my extensive training and put the pieces back together in a cohesive way that can best serve my clients.” Since earning her CFP® certification, CPWA®, ChSNC®, CFT™, and MBA, she is determined to share her passion and enthusiasm for finance with the next generation of the industry. She currently teaches Finance at Harper College, UCLA Extension, John Carroll University, and NYU. She focuses her practice by serving families affected by special needs and helps them to rest assured that they can focus on their entire families and not just the fear that arises as a result of having a child with special needs.

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Nicky’s time outside of work is spent with her alumni societies and volunteering with Savvy Ladies, an organization determined to reduce disparities in financial education for women, Crisis Text Line, and Alpha Phi Omega. She and her wife, Lauren, enjoy training for triathlons with their rescue dogs, Kahawa and Nishka. 

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Nicky is driven to serve others in her work as a financial planner, as a teacher, and as a volunteer serving within her community. Her personal and professional goal is to, “Like my Papa, I strive to serve others first and to always be deserving of the trust that is placed in me by those I have the privilege to serve.”