Northwestern Mutual reviews

You will work with some good people, women and men.

I started back in 1991 and had a 15 year career at NM. It was extremely difficult at first, with the prospecting, cold calling, and referral marketing. Eventually, though, you begin to generate revenue from your activities because you are the best trained financial advisor in the industry and you look like a million bucks with your suit on and all. The turbulence of full commission eventually smooths out as you gain a stronger foothold in the career. Along the way, you have enjoyed trips to Milwaukee, New Orleans, Dallas, Atlanta, and Orlando. These are company meetings. And you no doubt travelled on your own to other far off places because you make an above average income(NM reps outproduce their competitors because the products and training are superior). The company is top-notch. It leads every category that one can measure in financial services....revenue, insurance placed, low expenses, dividend paying history, and the list goes on. The arsenal of facts that you can bring to an engagement is pretty darn impressive and it helps make that sale. It really does. All the people are great, motivated, self starters with goals on their minds. NM is the vehicle that will help those goals to be realized. NM is based out of Milwaukee, WI and you get to go there at leas once a year. However, if you become active in the Advisor association, you can travel up ther quarterly to attend meetings in the Fortune 100 headquarters which happens to be spectacular. You will also get your own financial house in order as you begin to make money and succeed in helping others with theirs. Recognition is also very prevalent at the company. You have local office contests all the time and the company has annual and semi-annual contests that also results in lots of recognition opportunities. The top 20 advisors in the country are recognized each year on stage and at the annual company show which they always book a famous singer such as Brooks and Dunn or whoever. Those are fun shows as is the annual garden party at the Milwaukee Zoo. Lots of free beer and food and walking around meeting the other 7000 attendees.