Northwestern Mutual - DC Office

To every woman who embodies strength, abundance, and compassion – may you continue to inspire, lead, and thrive. Happy International Women’s Day!

Pathways to Prosperity:

Meet Silvester. With a background in retail management Silvester joined our firm in 2020. He is passionate about serving minority business owners and the Asian community. He loves this career how it has impacted both his own family as well as the families he has served.

Our team is ready to learn in San Antonio at the Northwestern Mutual Regional Meeting this week. Ashley Reed is ready to make an impact with her presentation on training and developing new team members!

Another installment of Pathways to Prosperity....meet Sep Harandi!
Sep was a soccer player at Longwood University and started his career in business development. He is passionate about building long-term relationships with his clients and building our office’s presence in the Tysons area. He was introduced to our career by a family friend turned colleague Jason Tiede! We are excited to have a front row seat for Sep’s exciting career at NMDC.

This week we hosted our annual State of the Firm and recognition meeting. Congrats to everyone who was honored including the newest recipients of our office's custom Nike shoes! We look forward to seeing everyone excel this year under our theme of TEAM!

Great feature by Veronica Fuentes in http://spr.ly/6182VOpeO around Gen Z and retirement!

"Almost two-thirds, 65%, of Gen Z respondents are confident they'll be financially prepared for retirement when the time comes, according to the 2023 Planning and Progress Study by Northwestern Mutual. This is the highest percentage of all the generations, compared with 54% of millennials, 45% of Gen X and 52% of baby boomers." Click to read the full feature!

59% of Gen Z women are confident they'll be financially ready for retirement. Here's why More than half of Gen Z female investors are confident they will be financially prepared for retirement, a recent study finds.

Pathways to Prosperity:
Next up in our advisor series is Kendrick Sanker. Kendrick came to our firm from the advertising industry and has been a role model advisor ever since. Kendrick’s word for 2024 is "choices" and he is focused on the daily choices that he makes personally and professionally. We can’t wait to watch Kendrick’s career go to new heights this year and beyond!

Pathways to Prosperity:

Continuing our series...we are excited to introduce you to Ron Blackwell of our Bowie, Maryland office. Ron is an experienced financial services professional and grew up in the DC area. Ron is passionate about serving the Prince George’s community and helping his clients create generational wealth.

Pathways to Prosperity

NMDC is excited to launch a new series featuring some of our standout advisors who are making an impact in our community.

Nikki Macdonald, CFP® came to us from the technology industry and was seeking greater autonomy and impact in her career. She quickly became a key member of our Tysons firm and has an amazing future ahead of her.

Congratulations to Blueprint Financial Group for their #13 ranking in the state of Virginia for Forbes' Top Wealth Management Teams Best-in-State list.

Forbes’ list was compiled by SHOOK Research, which uses quantitative and qualitative data, including interviews, to rank teams.

Way to go Team Blueprint!

Aiming to cut down on bite-sized red licorice? Nice. Making a resolution to take your skillset to a workplace where it's recognized? Now that’s a happy new year. In 2024, put yourself in a career filled with growth opportunities, an independent schedule, and the chance to help others. Join our team and start the new year with a game-changing career.

Congratulations to our very own Nikki MacDonald for her contributions to CNET's timely article surfacing an often over-looked and under-reported issue for many Americans. We need to take a hard look at high interest debt before we can truly talk about building wealth.

"It all comes down to having a budget and really understanding what the priorities are, along with how we create dollars to tackle each priority or bucket."

Maxed Out: Inside America's Credit Card Debt Crisis -- and Where We Go From Here Credit card debt shatters lives. We must take a hard look at both financial systems and our own behaviors to find a way forward.

Farewell, 2023. Hello to a career with recognition, growth opportunities, and an impact on other people’s lives. Find out more about getting a fresh start without having to start over. Reach out to me about joining our team.

Looking for even more to be thankful for? Bring the skills you already have to a workplace that rewards hard work. Being a financial representative means you set your own schedule and get to help people reach their goals. Join our team and discover a game-changing career. Message me to get started.

It's been a fun October spending time with our guests at Cox and Montpelier Farms! It was a blast to explore the hay rides, pumpkins, and slides together! Oh and did we almost forget to mention the delicious cider donuts?! Our guests were truly the pick of the patch. NMDC wishes everyone a happy fall season!

We ❤️ when Nashville visits DC! Thank you to the guests who attended our Singers & Songwriters event this week. It was a fantastic evening of music, storytelling, and raising money for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation! This year we were fortunate to have Rivers Rutherford, Bob DiPiero, and Wyatt McCubbin share their music with us. Rhys Rutherford also made a special appearance sharing his very own cut and singing an incredible cover of Chris Stapleton's Tennessee Whiskey with his dad Rivers.

Thank you Keith and Grant Capp for sharing their inspiring story of Grant's leukemia journey. We appreciate everyone who contributed to the cause and have joined us in the fight against childhood cancer.

Northwestern Mutual DC is thrilled to share an announcement that brings new energy and excitement to our organization. We are happy to welcome Katie Fuller to our leadership team!

Katie will be responsible for helping our firm achieve its growth goals through new talent acquisition and leadership development. She is uniquely qualified to help us grow our field force in both size and diversity.

With an impressive track record of achievements in Sacramento, Katie brings a wealth of knowledge and perspective that will drive our firm to even greater heights. Her experience and expertise are perfectly aligned with our mission to "help others achieve their dreams" through financial security and career opportunities.

Please join me in welcoming Katie to DC as she embarks on her role as District Director!

Extending a warm welcome to our September Planning Academy graduates! We can't wait to see all the wonderful things you will do and look forward to supporting you every step of the way.

The Northwestern Mutual Women's Affinity is in full swing! We love seeing some of our NMDC women leaders sharing their stories and wisdom with the attendees. We can't wait to hear all of the great takeaways from this impactful summit!

Shout out to Veronica Fuentes for her presentation at Northwestern Mutual’s Multicultural Summit on marketing authenticity! Veronica always brings her authentic self to everything she does. Do doubt the summit attendees can learn a lot from her 😊.