Analysis of the Financial Instruments of Northwestern Mutual

Abstract

I worked for Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, a financial intermediary that helps individuals achieve their financial needs and overarching goals. They accomplish these feats as a holistic financial planning firm. Various types of insurance, investments, and other types of financial instruments are provided through their distinct products and services. I was licensed to sell the majority of these tools, and this paper serves as a complex examination of these devices. Northwestern Mutual organizes their products and services through a "Pyramid of Needs". I detail each level of in the pages that follow. There is also some analysis of how our society has come to value each of these financial instruments. By illustrating the popularity of each product and service marketed, we have a window into the very nature of how our society is structured.