Northwestern Mutual

One of the most important financial objectives is to stay on track to ensure you will be able to retire comfortably. The amount of money each person needs to save varies widely based on a number of different factors. Retirement Savings Expectations: A new study by Northwestern Mutual found...

The fintech narrative has changed. The old narrative—which you don’t have to go back very far to find—was one of conflict. How can small, nimble startups with innovative ideas work with large, cumbersome financial institutions known for relying on old technology? Pretty well, it...

The people at Wall Street Week were kind enough to share a preview of this Sunday’s broadcast with Benzinga. This week’s show will feature John Schlifske, chairman and CEO of Northwestern Mutual, and Henry Montag, TOLI Center East principal. Schlifske and Montag discussed their...

Benzinga received a sneak peek of this Sunday’s Wall Street Week broadcast. The week’s guests are John Schlifske, chairman and CEO of Northwestern Mutual, and Henry Montag, TOLI Center East principal. Schlifske’s commented specifically on how interest rates have impacted on the...

Forty-three percent of Americans have not spoken to anyone about their retirement, and 58 percent think their financial planning needs improvement, according to the Northwestern Mutual 2015 Planning and Progress Study. Connie Lundegard, senior digital marketing manager for financial services...

Northwestern Mutual confirmed this week that it will acquire LearnVest, an online financial planning and client experience technology, for an undisclosed sum. The announcement came roughly 11 months after Northwestern Mutual led a $28 million investment round in LearnVest. Tim Schaefer, executive...

While young, penny-pinching college students don't seem like the target market for financial professionals, millennials are being targeted by financial firms in hopes of expanding into an underserved segment of the population. Some question the feasibility of making money from an age group...