Brad Stewart
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825 E Jackson Blvd
Elkhart, IN 46516-4324

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Dividend Announcement

Northwestern Mutual recently announced a dividend payout for 2010 of more than 4.7 billion dollars - the second largest in our company history - for clients who own life, annuity, DI and long-term care policies.

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Consistency Counts Scorecard

As in golf, the low score wins the game. Find out how Northwestern Mutual’s performance ranks relative to the competition. In times like these, it’s nice to know that Northwestern Mutual isn’t just strong — it’s consistently strong.

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Consistency Counts

Strength on its own can be impressive. When consistency is added, that’s when it becomes real. At Northwestern Mutual, we’ve been able to deliver real strength for over 150 years. Put our strength to work for you.

Strength that works.

Northwestern Mutual receives "best possible ratings"

The four major ratings agencies, Standard & Poor’s, A.M. Best, Moody’s, and Fitch, have each confirmed the company’s insurance financial strength ratings. We take great pride, especially in these economic times, in providing our clients the consistent financial strength that has been our signature for over 150 years.

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Managing Your Money In A Downturn

Northwestern Mutual was recently featured in The New York Times Wealth Matters column, "Never Mind Your 401(k). How’s Your Insurance?" about the importance of managing risk in the current economic environment, and strategies that the wealthy use to manage not only their money but their overall well-being. Northwestern Mutual Executive Vice President Greg Oberland comments about how people should be rethinking and managing their insurance needs in a downturn. Read the article (PDF).

It’s Your Business, Your Livelihood . . . Do All You Can to Ensure Its Success
Working to ensure the success of a business is hard work. Decisions impacting operations, sales, expenses and revenues are made throughout each day.
With so much time spent working in the business, however, owners may not take the time needed to work on the business. But taking the time to ask questions about effectively managing risk, offering competitive benefits, creating a solid succession strategy, and meeting personal needs is essential.
 
How can Brad Stewart help you?
After more than 15 years working with business owners, Brad asks the questions that give him a clear understanding and appreciation of what has been accomplished and what may still need to be done.
Here is just one of several issues that Brad explores when working with owners and their advisors to craft, implement and manage business and personal solutions.
 
What’s your exit strategy?
You will leave your business someday. Regardless of the size or structure of your business, you must be prepared for that day.
To ensure that you get the full value from your business, it’s important to have an exit strategy based on a written and properly funded buy-sell agreement.
You have a number of options for creating an exit strategy before you leave the business. Selecting the new owners, determining the value of the business and deciding how the transfer of ownership will occur are the crucial first steps.
Brad will work with you, your attorney and your accountant to help formulate a strategy that can correctly transfer your business interests in a timely manner to the desired people with the least possible conflict, expense and delay.
 
Consistency Counts Scorecard
As in golf, the low score wins the game. Find out how Northwestern Mutual’s performance ranks relative to the competition. In times like these, it’s nice to know that Northwestern Mutual isn’t just strong — it’s consistently strong.
 
Consistency Counts
Strength on its own can be impressive. When consistency is added, that’s when it becomes real. At Northwestern Mutual, we’ve been able to deliver real strength for over 150 years. Put our strength to work for you.
 
Northwestern Mutual receives "best possible ratings"
The four major ratings agencies, Standard & Poor’s, A.M. Best, Moody’s, and Fitch, have each confirmed the company’s insurance financial strength ratings. We take great pride, especially in these economic times, in providing our clients the consistent financial strength that has been our signature for over 150 years.
 
 
 
 
Managing Your Money In A Downturn
Northwestern Mutual was recently featured in The New York Times Wealth Matters column, "Never Mind Your 401(k). How’s Your Insurance?" about the importance of managing risk in the current economic environment, and strategies that the wealthy use to manage not only their money but their overall well-being. Northwestern Mutual Executive Vice President Greg Oberland comments about how people should be rethinking and managing their insurance needs in a downturn. Read the article (PDF).
 
Northwestern Mutual helps small business owners prepare for disasters
Northwestern Mutual equips small business owners with a “10 Point Plan to Prepare for Disasters”, a financial preparedness strategy guide to consider before emergency situations arise. As “hurricane season” begins in the U.S. on June 1st, it’s an ideal time for small business owners to consider financial preparedness strategies.

 

My Mission

My mission is to give my clients the peace of mind that the life they are building will continue on when they can not.

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network

We provide you with access to a nationwide network of representatives, advisors and specialists—people who have invested their time and developed their talents to become experts and they have the knowledge that comes only from experience.

What’s paramount is to have a flexible approach with complementary solutions. We strive to call on the full capabilities of the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, providing our clients with financial services that allow them to feel assured that their intentions have been understood and their needs are being addressed.