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Financial Advisor Todd Trexler Achieves Coveted Career Milestone
Northwestern Mutual-Chicago Advisor Earns Membership in the 2019 Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) Industry Organization

Todd A. Trexler, a financial advisor with Northwestern Mutual – Chicago, has qualified for membership in the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), an international, independent association of the world's leading life insurance and financial services professionals.
"This recognition affirms Todd's commitment to the foundation of our financial planning philosophy, which ensures that our clients' financial security isn't left to chance," said Chad McQuade, Managing Director of Northwestern Mutual - Chicago's Oak Brook district office. "We’re proud of him for achieving this benchmark of success which recognizes exceptional professional knowledge, strict ethical conduct and outstanding client service.”
Trexler joined Northwestern Mutual in 2012 in the firm’s Career Development Program. Since then, he has built a growing financial planning practice focusing on the needs of young professionals in the accounting and financial industry and to those who are former Evans Scholars and golf enthusiasts.
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Trexler has also earned top Northwestern Mutual company awards, including Life Impact and Lives Leader Summit. He graduated from the invitation-only 1872 Leadership Development program and is currently part of the Emerging Leaders program within Northwestern Mutual-Chicago.
A native of Elk Grove Village, Trexler received both a bachelor's and master’s degree in Accountancy Science from Northern Illinois University, where he was an Evans Scholar.
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Currently, Trexler is a mentor and donor to the Western Golf Association Evans Scholars Foundation and donor and supporter of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. To learn more about Todd and his practice, visit http://toddtrexler.nm.com.
About MDRT
Founded in 1927, Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), The Premier Association of Financial Professionals®, is a global, independent association of more than 72,000 of the world's leading life insurance and financial services professionals from more than 500 companies in 70 nations and territories. MDRT members demonstrate exceptional professional knowledge, strict ethical conduct and outstanding client service. MDRT membership is recognized internationally as the standard of excellence in the life insurance and financial services business. For more information, please visit www.mdrt.org
About Northwestern Mutual – Chicago
Northwestern Mutual – Chicago, with offices in Downtown Chicago, Deerfield, Oak Brook and Rosemont, is a leading Chicago-based financial planning firm providing expert guidance to help clients manage financial risk and achieve financial security. Ranked one of Chicago’s Top Workplaces, according to the Chicago Tribune, Northwestern Mutual – Chicago provides career and internship opportunities to individuals who want to grow personally and professionally. The company’s nationally recognized financial representative internship program was named by Vault.com a top internship for career development and best financial services internship. Further information on the firm can be found at http://chicago.nm.com.
About Northwestern Mutual
Northwestern Mutual has been helping families and businesses achieve financial security for more than 160 years. Through a distinctive, personalized planning approach, Northwestern Mutual combines the expertise of its financial advisors with a digital experience to help its clients navigate their financial lives every day. With $272.2 billion in assets, $28.5 billion in revenues, and $1.8 trillion worth of life insurance protection in force, Northwestern Mutual delivers financial security to more than 4.5 million people with life, disability income and long-term care insurance, annuities, and brokerage and advisory services. The company manages more than $160 billion of investments owned by its clients and held or managed through its wealth management and investment services businesses. Northwestern Mutual ranks 111 on the 2019 FORTUNE 500 and is recognized by FORTUNE® as one of the "World's Most Admired" life insurance companies in 2020. Northwestern Mutual also received the highest score among individual life insurance providers in the J.D. Power 2019 U.S. Life Insurance Satisfaction Study.
Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (NM), and its subsidiaries, including Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company (NLTC), Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC (NMIS) (securities), a registered investment adviser, broker-dealer, and member FINRA and SIPC, and Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company® (NMWMC) a federal savings bank. NM and its subsidiaries are in Milwaukee, WI.