About Us

Meet Our Mission & Our Founder

Meet Our Mission & Our Founder

Friedrich Financial was built to achieve a distinct mission: Help people make the most of their financial life so they can make the most of their entire life. 

Zach Friedrich is the President and Founder of Friedrich Financial and is a Certified Financial Planner TM (click to learn about the benefits of working with a CFP professional). Zach has been in the industry for over 12 years and was a Director at BlackRock prior to founding Friedrich Financial. At BlackRock Zach spent time as a US Wealth Consultant and a Defined Contribution Consultant where he gained extensive investment and industry knowledge. He is deeply passionate about helping people, especially when it comes to personal finance, financial planning, wealth management and investing, and defined contribution plans and their participants. Zach launched Friedrich Financial because he felt it gave him the ability to help the greatest number of people in a direct and impactful way. Money impacts everyone in a meaningful way and it’s the goal of Friedrich Financial to help people achieve their financial goals so they can focus on what is most important to them. 

Zach currently lives in Ellicott City, MD with his wife Mary, his 6 year old son James, and his 4 year old daughter Hannah. Zach earned his B.S. in Interdisciplinary Business from The College of New Jersey, where he played football and basketball throughout his time there. When time allows, Zach enjoys playing basketball, skiing, hiking, and golfing. 

Our Approach

Our approach is simple. We aim to help people with what matters to them, consistently deliver high quality to our clients, and always operate with integrity. We believe in building strong relationships with the people we work with, and if we stay true to those things stated above, those relationships will flourish. We believe in being consultative and are committed to understanding as much about you, your situation, your needs, and your goals as possible before we provide any advice. We offer a number of ways to work together because we know that needs differ from person to person and family to family. We act in a fiduciary capacity at all times, always putting your needs first. Our fees are structured as either a flat dollar fee or a percentage of the assets that we manage on your behalf, we never charge commissions, and are always transparent. At Friedrich Financial our technical expertise is in finance, but our true passion is helping people. 

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