FNBO Hires Wealth Advisors Kent Weilage and Paul Ganow Kent Weilage Paul Ganow First National Bank of Omaha (FNBO) has hired Kent Weilage and Paul Ganow as financial advisors, announced Jennifer Benson, Vice President of Financial Advisory Services. Through their practice, Weilage & Ganou provide comprehensive financial planning, investment management and insurance services to clients and customers. “Both individuals bring significant talent and experience to our premier investment and planning team and will play important roles in providing valuable advice and guidance to our clients as they navigate their financial journey,” said Benson. Weilage joins from Morgan Stanley FNBO where he was director of financial planning. With more than 10 years of financial services industry experience, Weilage has worked in various finance roles at Edward Jones, Allstate, TIAA and others. He is a Certified Financial Planner, National Sales Director of Achievement and Triple Crown Sales Award Winner. Weilage holds Series 7, 63 and 65 underwriting registrations with life, health and casualty insurance licenses. He has been a full-time college instructor teaching personal finance and accounting since 1996. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Master of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Colorado Boulder. Ganou has worked in the financial services industry since 2015. Prior to joining FNBO, he managed brokerage client accounts for Carson Wealth and served as a financial advisor at Edward Jones. Gano holds Series 7 and 66 underwriters with life, health and annuity insurance licenses. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is currently pursuing his Master’s in Business Administration from Bellevue University. He also served in the U.S. Army for four years as an unofficial officer in the “Old Guard” official escort to the President, where he earned the Professional Infantryman Badge. FNBO Wealth’s First Investments & Planning group provides planning, investment and insurance services to individuals. In the year As of July 30, 2022, First Investments & Planning has $1.8B in assets under management and provides planning and investment services with financial advisors at 63 registered branch locations within the FNBO Enterprise. First Investment & Planning has three regional sales managers, 36 financial advisors and 20 support staff. First National Bank of Omaha is Nebraska’s first national branch. First National of Nebraska and its affiliates have approximately $30 billion in assets and 5,000 employee affiliates. Primary Bank offices are located in Nebraska, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming. Learn more at fnbo.com and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
