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Job Description
Northwestern Mutual in Louisville, KY offers a financially rewarding path for aspiring financial professionals who want to build a personal practice. This on-site role focuses on holistic financial planning to help clients achieve their goals, backed by structured training, licensing support, and a performance-based compensation model.
Responsibilities
- Grow your client base by making new connections, maintaining a strong referral network, and delivering an outstanding client experience
- Develop personalized, holistic financial plans tailored to each client’s unique needs
- Oversee and adjust client financial plans to help them achieve stated goals
- Foster long-term relationships to support clients through every life stage
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- Entrepreneurial ambitions to operate a personal business
- Proven success in relationship-building or client-facing roles
- Excellent time-management skills
- Desire for continuous learning and collaboration
- Strong critical-thinking skills
- Effective communication skills
- Motivation and drive to succeed
- Legal authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship
Benefits
- 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)
- Additional income structure to support training and early development
- Renewal income earned for continued client support and policy management
- Bonus programs and expense allowances
- Support for insurance licensing, Securities Industry Essentials, Series 6, Series 7, Series 63, and more
- Certified Financial Planner licensing support
- Fully company-funded retirement package and pension plan
- Competitive medical, vision, and dental plans
- Life Insurance and Disability Income Insurance
- Parental benefits at every stage of family planning
Training, Licensing & Designations
- To become a financial advisor, you must obtain Life/Accident & Health Certifications, Securities Industry Essentials (SIE), and Series 6, 7, and 63
- Northwestern Mutual provides pre-payment or reimbursement for course tuition fees and books
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