Studies and Reports 

Northwestern Mutual periodically researches people's attitudes, perceptions, motives, and behaviors toward certain financial issues.

Financial Matters Study

Northwestern Mutual sponsored the Financial Matters study to help gauge Americans’ overall financial knowledge and understanding of insurance products. (Conducted 2010)

Financial Matters Study

Financial Realities Study

Northwestern Mutual sponsored the Financial Realities study to help provide insight into how Americans are responding to the current economic landscape, and to explore how attitudes and priorities may be changing regarding the way people approach their finances. (Conducted 2010)

Financial Realities Study

The American Reality Study

Northwestern Mutual sponsored The American Reality Study to help provide insight into how Americans are handling the economic, political, and social changes taking place in the U.S. and what the impact has been on the way they view their lives and their future. (Conducted 2009)

The American Reality Study

Cost of Long Term Care Study

The Long Term Care Group, Inc. conducted customized Cost of Care research on behalf of Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company, a Northwestern Mutual company, of nearly 2,000 home healthcare providers, assisted living facilities and nursing homes in specific regions of the United States. (Conducted 2011)

Cost of Long Term Care Study