Karl Dettmann
Wealth Management Advisor|CLU®, ChFC®, CLTC®
Professional
Karl Dettmann seeks to build long-lasting relationships as he helps clients prepare for a secure financial future. He’s committed to delivering world-class insurance products and Internationally recognized investment services, adding value through his own knowledge and experience.
Education
University of WI - LaCrosse, Bachelors of Business
Associations and Memberships
As a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA), Karl Dettmann joins 70,000 professional advisors in promoting ethical conduct and sound business skills.
NAIFA is a national nonprofit organization representing insurance and financial advisors nationwide, through its federation of over 900 state and local associations. Founded in 1890, NAIFA is the nation's largest financial services membership association.
Awards and Recognition
- 2011 Top Rookie of the Year
- 2012-2020 Million Dollar Round Table Qualifying Member
- MDRT is the premier association of financial professionals. MDRT status designation is granted for one year and members must apply every year to continue their affiliation with the MDRT
- 2012-2019 NAIFA Quality Award
- Award recognizing commitment to excellence in service to clients and industry
- NAIFA 40 Under 40
- In Business 40 Under 40
- 2011-2017 Lives Leader Summit
- 2010-2020 Life Impact Award
- Northwestern Mutual Forum 2013-2015,2017-2018
Lending a hand in my community.
As part of the Middleton Community, Karl gives back his time and energy to the community by staying active in various community organizations and groups. Here are some of the organizations we partner with:
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer (ALSF)
ALSF funds cancer research, raises awareness, and supports the families of children with cancer. Since 2012, Northwestern Mutual, its employees, and financial professionals like me have donated more than $20 million to support ALSF and fund over 400,000 research hours.

Beads of Courage
Beads of Courage is an art-in-medicine program that helps kids with cancer tell their unique treatment story through colorful beads that are symbols of their courage.

Here are my areas of expertise
Financial Planning
Insurance Protection Strategies
Life Insurance Strategies
Retirement Planning & Income Strategies
Education Planning & Funding
Disability Planning
Multigenerational Planning
Estate Planning
How Northwestern Mutual helps you live the life you want.
When people feel better about their money, good things happen—they become more confident and feel more secure. For more than 160 years, Northwestern Mutual has helped people achieve the financial flexibility they need to live more and worry less.
Being a mutual company means Northwestern Mutual reports to its clients, not Wall Street. They don't believe in chasing fads or taking undue risk for short-term gains. Instead, they take a long-term approach—both in the way we help people plan to reach their goals, and in the way they do business. This has served their clients (and mine) well through all kinds of economic ups and downs, including wars, recessions, even the recent pandemic.
It's why I'm happy to be part of a company that's in it for the long-haul and prioritizes clients over profit.
