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Reach out if you have questions about your financial plan being on track as we close out the year.

Your 2024 Year-End Financial Checklist From maximizing your tax efficiency to planning for big events in your life, our year-end financial checklist can help you prepare for whatever the new year brings your way.

Chief Investment Officer Brent Schutte explains how an uneven economy and the unpredictable impact of rate cuts could be a headwind for the economy going forward.

How Treasury Yields Add a Twist to Hopes for a Goldilocks Ending An uneven economy and uncertainty about how rate cuts will play out may complicate the Fed’s efforts to keep the economy growing. Read more.

Chief Investment Officer Brent Schutte explains how consumer spending offers another example of an unbalanced economy that may not be as resilient as it seems.

What Insights Can We Glean From Retail Sales Numbers? Retail sales numbers point to strong consumer demand, but do the headline numbers tell the full story? Read more.

It’s a great benefit if it’s available to you. But it’s probably not as much life insurance as you need. Please reach out if you’d like to learn more.

Is Group Life Insurance Enough? Many employers offer group life insurance as an employee benefit, but other life insurance options may provide better coverage than group life insurance.

The markets had a strong third quarter despite some economic bumps along the way. Here’s a timely analysis from our chief investment officer about what issues need to be resolved and what it means for investors.

What Some Investors May Be Missing Under the Surface of the Economic Narrative In Northwestern Mutual’s Quarterly Market Commentary, we look at what happened below the surface of a strong quarter for equities and what may come next.

Reach out if you have any questions about how to level up your finances.

5 Steps Women Can Take Today to Up Their Money Game Even if you’re feeling good about your finances, there is always room for improvement. Checking out these steps today can help ensure you have a better plan for tomorrow.

Markets continue to rise, as many investors view a soft landing as a certainty. Chief Investment Officer Brent Schutte shares his view of why challenges remain.

Markets March Higher, but Is the Celebration Premature? Many investors view a soft landing as a near certainty, but inflation data and the bond market point to lingering challenges.

Incorporating protections for your digital privacy should be an integral part of your financial planning.

4 Best Practices for Protecting Your Digital Privacy Think about protecting your digital security the same as you would about looking both ways before crossing the street or locking your house before you go out.

Strong jobs numbers last week gave investors something to cheer about. Chief Investment Officer Brent Schutte discusses how the reported surge in new hires might affect the Fed’s thinking on future rate cuts.

A Surprisingly Strong Jobs Report May Complicate the Fed’s Plan on Rates Last week’s strong jobs report was a welcome surprise. But did it muddy the picture for the Fed as it considers the path forward for rates?

Northwestern Mutual, one of the strongest financial services companies, announced it expects its highest dividend payout ever. I’m proud to be part of a company that shares its success and puts policyowners first.

We are increasing our non-loan dividend interest rate to 5.5% in 2025 from 5.15% this year. This represents only the ninth time in our company history that we had an increase of at least .35% or more. You chose to own a policy from a mutual company for good reason. The company's management of expenses and mortality, too, factor heavily in our dividend payouts.

Northwestern Mutual’s record of paying dividends for each of the past 153 years is a testament to the collective circle of success of our field and home office and policyowners like you!

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Get all you’re worth from that new job offer with these salary negotiating tips.

How to Negotiate Your Salary Before you accept that new job offer, brush up on how to negotiate your salary to make sure you’re not leaving money on the table.

Recent easing inflation data gave a boost to the soft-landing narrative. But will the Fed be able to stem the tide of a slowing job market? Chief Investment Officer Brent Schutte offers his take.

Focus Shifts to the Labor Market as Inflation Slows Recent easing inflation data gave a boost to the soft-landing narrative. But will the Fed be able to stem the tide of a slowing job market?