Mr.  Niederkrome is the co-founder and currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of NWT Financial Group, LLC., a FINRA/SIPC registered broker dealer headquartered in the Seattle, Washington area.  Dave currently hold the series 7,24, 55, and 63 FINRA licenses.  Dave graduated from Kansas State University with a B.S. degree in Finance and minor in accounting.   

In addition to NWT Financial Group, Niederkrome is also a co-founder and managing director of PenDex Advisors, LLC., an investment advisory firm and “sister” company to NWT.  Dave shares the philosophy of the other Pendex members in taking comprehensive approach to wealth creation, preservation, growth, and enjoyment.  The importance of client profile analysis, proper risk assessment, and appropriate investment strategies and diversification are key attributes of Mr. Niederkrome’s wealth building approach to client account management.

John Jessum is a co-founder and currently serves as president for NWT Financial Group, LLC. Having graduated from Syracuse University at their Utica College Campus, Jessum obtain a BS in journalism and public relations. Having spent over seven years in Japan, he is bilingual and involved in NWT’s expansion to overseas markets and acts as a liaison for those who wish to maintain accounts in the States. 

Experienced as an equity and futures trader, Jessum currently maintains series 3, 7, 24 and 63 licenses.

Co founding partner Scott Baker has been a business owner for over 20 years and brings a depth of knowledge and expertise as NWT Financial Group’s chief operations officer. Scott became involved directly with the equity markets over ten years ago, working as a direct market access educator and stock trader. Scott also heads up the real estate development initiative arm and is responsible for new projects involving land acquisition and development. 

Scott holds a BA in business administration from Central Washington University and currently maintains a series 7, 24 and 63 designation.

Jeff, a Washington State native, attended Shoreline Community College in accounting.  In 1999, after being in and out of the stock market and dealing with full service brokers, Jeff again showed his entrepreneurial spirit when he sold his business and began a career in the financial markets.   

NWT Financial Group is proud to have Jeff Champine serve as the Floor Operations Manager.  His wealth of experience is a tremendous asset to aid our registered representatives and clients in new client account setup, trading platforms, client order execution, daily sheets, and margin accounts.

Brent graduated in 1997 from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Accounting and passed the Certified Public Accounting (CPA) exam in 1999.  Prior to entering the securities industry, Brent worked as an auditor for a public accounting firm and gained customer service experience with Citibank Credit Card division.

Brent currently maintains a series 7, 24 and 63 designation.

Julie joined NWT Financial Group in June of 2009.  She has over 30 years of experience in the financial industry with 15 of those in the securities compliance arena.  Julie has previously served as a Chief Compliance Officer for both Broker/Dealer and Registered Investment Adviser firms in the area.  In addition to her Series 7, 24, 63, and 65 licenses, she also successfully completed the qualifying exams for an arbitration panel member and chairperson, becoming an industry arbitrator with FINRA Dispute Resolution in July of 2002.

Originally from the Midwest, Julie attended the Johnson County College and the University of Iowa, majoring in Administration of Justice, and later Seattle’s Antioch University BA Completion Program.  She is also a Fellow of the Life Management Institute having passed a series of ten exams to earn the FLMI designation.