Tom Sunny, CFP®, CLU®, RICP® in

Tom Sunny, CFP®, CLU®, RICP®

Evaluator · DISC type CSD
President and Founder at Sunny Financial Strategies, LLC
📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States

Tom Sunny is the President and Founder of Sunny Financial Strategies, a second-generation wealth management firm. A nationally recognized advisor with Forbes and MDRT Top of the Table honors, he earned a Bachelors in Economics from Illinois State University and holds CFP®, CLU®, and RICP® designations.

Residing in the Chicago suburbs, Tom was recently married and is deeply involved in the local Malayalee community, where he serves multiple generations of families. He was inspired to enter the financial industry by his father, who had a long career in the field.

He is known for blending traditional relationship-based advising with modern digital marketing and automation to grow his practice.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
President and Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Chicago Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Tom shows up

Hard To Convince
Thorough Evaluator
Quality Focused

They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Priorities

Topics Tom cares about

Digital Marketing
Utilizes a strong social media presence and innovative marketing campaigns to build his brand, educate the public, and attract clients.
Holistic Financial Planning
His practice focuses on integrating investment management, retirement income, tax optimization, and estate planning into a comprehensive client strategy.
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Career

Work history

3-2020
President and Founder
Sunny Financial Strategies, LLC
10-2018
Financial Advisor & Planner
Eagle Strategies, LLC
3-2017
Financial Services Professional
NYLIFE Securities LLC
11-2016
Agent
New York Life Insurance Company
6-2014 - 8-2015
Counselor
Des Plaines Park District
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1-2022 - 12-2022
CFP® & CLU®
The American College of Financial Services
2019 - 2020
Retirement Income Certified Professional®
The American College of Financial Services
2012 - 2016
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Illinois State University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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