Northwestern Mutual

Northwestern Mutual is a Milwaukee-based financial services company that offers financial planning, life, disability and long-term care insurance, annuities, and investment and brokerage services. Its work is delivered through financial advisors who build a personal plan around a client's goals, drawing on the company's own portfolio of financial products.

People usually start with a conversation with an advisor to review goals, savings and coverage, and the company says pricing for insurance depends on factors such as coverage amount and age, while advisory accounts pay a quarterly fee based on assets. Not every representative is an advisor, and not all products are available in every state. The company is headquartered at 720 East Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee.