Business Philosophy

Financial success doesn't happen by chance. It has much more to do with choice. Transforming aspirations into actuality takes acumen, hard work, discipline and strategic financial planning.

The purpose of our business is to help successful people and businesses organize their financial affairs and plan for their future. We work in a wide range of areas including investments, life and disability income insurance, long-term care insurance, and retirement planning.

We have a highly structured yet personalized approach to financial planning. We spend a significant amount of time discussing your financial goals and objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizon to develop a well managed, tailored plan that meets your personal needs. We meet frequently with our clients to reassess their financial goals, as well as to review their current financial programs. I have a highly skilled and well-credentialed staff, who assist me in helping our clients achieve their financial security.

My commitment to you is to listen to you so that I can help you achieve financial security for your family or business. I will work with you to help you identify your financial goals, suggest a strategy to help you reach those goals and work with you to implement during your lifetime.

Zimmerman Team

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.

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The Northwestern Mutual difference

No. 1

Best life insurance company for consumer experience, 2023. (NerdWallet)1

Top 5

We're one of the Top U.S. Independent Investment Broker-Dealers.2

$8.2B

In dividends expected to be paid in 2025.3

A++

AAA, Aa1, and AA+ - we've earned the highest financial strength ratings awarded to life insurers from all four major rating agencies.4

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