Professional
Walter Pierz joined Northwestern Mutual as a Financial Representative Intern in 1987 while attending Salve Regina University, and in 1989 he elected to follow in his father’s footsteps by becoming a full-time Financial Representative. Seven years later, Walter’s interest in management sparked his involvement in the recruitment and development of Financial Representatives as a Field Director. In 1999 Walter Pierz was appointed Managing Director of The Wilton Financial Group. Since 2014, Walter has found his new home as a Financial Advisor at Northwestern Mutual Fairfield.
Mission Statement
Walter Pierz honors his commitment to clients by continually developing his professional acumen through professional education and development opportunities in order to optimize his value as a resource. He also strives to select and develop first-rate Financial Representatives whose focus is to consistently provide the best that they and Northwestern Mutual have to offer. Excellence and commitment are his primary guiding principles.
Background
Walter Pierz is a former Vice President for the Society of Financial Professionals – Fairfield County Chapter. He also is a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors.
Walter Pierz has earned the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU™) professional distinction, the highest level of studies in the life insurance profession.
Years of Experience
Representing Northwestern Mutual since 1988.
Education
Salve Regina University (Bachelor of Business Administration)
Awards and Recognition
- Million Dollar Round Table Qualifying Member 1998
- 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
- National Quality Award 1993-1994, 1996
- Award recognizing persistency and performance
Lending a hand in my community.
As part of Northwestern Mutual, I'm proud to help accelerate the search for better childhood cancer treatments while supporting families undergoing treatment, and survivors from late effects. 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.
