Meet The Team
Robert J. Hanten, RFC, LUTCF, FICF
Robert Hanten is Principal and President of Solidarity Financial, Inc. a Minnesota licensed insurance agency and a licensed life and health insurance agent since 1991.
Mr. Hanten is also a Series 65 Registered Investment Advisor Representative and Portfolio Manager for Independent Financial Partners, a Registered Investment Advisor and offers financial planning through Independent Financial Partners.
Mr. Hanten is a Past President of the Minneapolis Chapter of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) and longtime NAIFA Minnesota State Board member. He earned his Master Registered Financial Consultant from the International Association of Registered Financial Consultants and is a member of Registered Financial Consultants. He is a Fellow with the Life Underwriters Training Council, and a Fellow with the National Association of Fraternal Insurance Counselors.
Mr. Hanten has a long record of community service. He served as a Board Member of the Minnesota Catholic Credit Union during the financial crisis from 2005 to 2012. He was a longtime member of the Board of Catholic Eldercare, Minneapolis, MN. He is founder and CEO of the Sodality of St. John Baptist, a disaster relief organization and has been a Trustee for All Saints Parish in Northeast Minneapolis. He is a member of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta) and a Knight of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem.
He is married to his wife of 45 years, Lisa and lives in Orono, Minnesota. He and Lisa have six children and ten grandchildren (so far).
Lisa A. Hanten, FIC
I am Senior Vice President of Solidarity Financial, Inc. in Plymouth, Minnesota, a licensed insurance agency offering life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance where I am also a life, accident and health insurance agent. I am a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Arts. I have served on many school committees and boards while raising six children. I am a very active volunteer in my parish, and am currently serving as secretary for The Sodality of St. John Baptist, a disaster relief organization. I am also a dame member of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem and an auxiliary member of the Knights and Dames of Malta. I live in Orono, MN with my husband Robert of 43 years. My leisurely interests include gardening, quilting, knitting, and being a grandmother of ten.
Being married and raising six children, I understand the need for proper income protection and planning. I have personally witnessed the power of life insurance and would like to share my experience with you. I can offer you a wide variety of financial solutions to address your current needs. I specialize in helping individuals like you with family income protection, retirement planning, and wealth transfer to your beneficiaries. I offer a variety of products from carefully selected companies that have been chosen using strict criteria for their safety and reliability. Customer service is my top priority. I am dedicated to listening to your needs and delivering personalized solutions to take care of your financial concerns and responsibilities. I look forward to working with you.
Nicholas Lawton, CLU®, FICF
Nick is a Series 65 Registered Investment Advisor Representative for Independent Financial Partners, a Registered Investment Advisor, and offers financial planning through Independent Financial Partners.
Through his humble beginnings growing up on a farm in Ellsworth, WI, Nick began his career in the Insurance and Financial Service industry in 2001. He obtained his Fraternal Insurance Counselor (FIC) designation in 2003, while becoming registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a Registered Representative with Woodbury Financial in 2004.
He obtained his Chartered Life Underwriter designation in 2011, and in 2019 became registered as an Investment Advisor Representative to solely focus on financial planning and provide investment management advice.
Over the past 25 years, Nick has highly enjoyed educating his Clients innovative solutions to their financial concerns. Believing in empowerment rather than entitlements, Nick counsels his clients to make responsible, strategic, financial decisions that allow them to protect their Families, preserve to grow their Assets and keep their financial independence.
Three Pillars of Independence
At Solidarity Financial, independence guides everything we do. As fiduciaries, we provide transparent advice free from sales agendas or institutional conflicts. Our only priority is helping you make confident, well-informed decisions for your family’s financial future.
Financial Advisor
A fiduciary advisor helps you build long-term strategies for growing, protecting, and transferring wealth. They coordinate your full financial picture—planning, taxes, estate matters, investments, business needs, and insurance—so everything works together.
Custodian
Custodians like SEI Private Trust Company, Charles Schwab or Fidelity securely hold and safeguard your investments. They provide the trading and reporting platform your advisor uses to manage and track your accounts.
Registered Investment Advisor (RIA)
An RIA oversees the advisory relationship and is legally required to act in your best interest. This structure ensures your plan, investments, and recommendations remain transparent, compliant, and aligned with your goals.
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