Financial Advisor
Responsibilities
Grow your client base by making new connections, maintaining a strong referral network, and providing a great client experience.
Build personalized, holistic financial plans tailored to every client’s unique needs.
Manage your client’s financial plans to help them achieve their goals.
Grow relationships with clients to support them through every stage of life.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- Entrepreneurial ambitions to be a business owner
- History of success in relationship-building or client-facing roles
- Excellent time-management skills
- Desire for continuous learning and collaboration
- Proficient critical thinking skills
- Strong communicator
- Strong sense of motivation and drive
Benefits
No level of income is guaranteed. As used here, “revenue” includes exclusively First Year and Renewal Commissions, Bonuses, Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC and Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company commissions and fees, Strategic Employee Benefits Services commissions, and Expense Allowances.
Data uses average revenue from 2018-2023; included revenue was positive and not equal to 0 and earned by full time, active Financial Representatives producing for the entire year each of the years data was used.
First year range is $271.73 - $2,923,976.22. Source: Northwestern Mutual, 2024
Compensation
Performance-based earnings and revenue
Average advisor annual earnings of $61K-$119K (based on 2018-2023 company average for representatives in the first 3 years)
Top 25% advisor annual earnings of $137K-$250K (based on 2018-2023 company data for top quartile advisors in the first 3 years)
Training, Licensing & Designations
We are committed to your continued training and development throughout your career. That starts with our award-winning curriculum designed to support your first three years in the business.
In the program, you’ll hear from industry experts, learn the art of client acquisition to drive longevity in the career, and have access to our national network of tenured financial advisors to learn the business through first-hand experience.
Legal Authorization
Legal authorization to work in the US without sponsorship
Education & Training
Northwestern Mutual has been recognized for maintaining one of the best-trained sales forces in the country. We are committed to your continued training and development throughout your career.
To become a financial advisor, you must obtain the following licenses:
- Life/Accident & Health Certifications
- Securities Industry Essentials (SIE)
- Series 6, 7, and 63
Company Information
NM and its subsidiaries are in Milwaukee, WI.
Individuals are required to have a minimum of three years of service at Northwestern Mutual to qualify for the designation pre-payment and reimbursement program.
Northwestern Mutual Financial Representatives are Independent Contractors whose income is based on production. If offered to apply for approval of a contract to become a Northwestern Mutual Financial Representative, a national criminal background check is required. Should the background check results provide information which would not allow someone to work for Northwestern Mutual, approval for contract will be withdrawn.