Nakia Franklin

Licensed Marketing and Communications Coordinator

After receiving her Life and Health license in 2004 and Series 7 and 66 in 2005, Nakia started as a Financial Advisor.

Working with various firms until 2012, she then went to the trading desk at HSBC, where she stayed for almost 6 years before coming to Nova Wealth, in 2018.

Education

  • BS in Accounting from Morgan State University, Baltimore
  • MD and an MBA in Financial Planning from Medaille College in Buffalo, NY
  • Series 7 and 66 registrations
  • Life Insurance licensed

As a former advisor and tax preparer, she has the knowledge to answer clients' questions or guide them to the person who can help them. She knows the benefits of informed decisions first-hand as she has implemented many of the strategies for herself.

“I chose my career path after benefiting from visiting my mother's financial advisor when I was 7 and ended up going on to work for the same advisor as an adult. I finished undergrad in 5 years debt free because my mother had an advisor. I have watched people live well in retirement due to the investments and advice they have received from advisors, and I wanted to be a part of the process.”

Nakia is an avid runner. She is the Upstate Chairperson for the New York State Charter School Parent Association, which meets monthly online to help parents of charter school students navigate their school system and advocate for their children.

She also travels to Albany to speak with State Representatives about the importance of school choice and charter school funding and resources. Nakia lives in Buffalo with her son and is a lifelong member of Bethel AME Church and has been a trustee since 2010.