Forbes Recognizes Northwestern Mutual's Carothers Among Nation’s Best

Northwestern Mutual announced that wealth management advisor Matthew R. Carothers, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®, RICP®, ChSNC®, has been recognized on Forbes' Top Wealth Advisor Best-in-State list, affirming his position as a leading expert in the industry.

Carothers founded Greater Horizon Financial Group, a Northwestern Mutual Private Client Group of multi-generational financial professionals headquartered in Columbus, Indiana. Since starting his financial planning practice in 1990, he and his team have come alongside business professionals, medical professionals and business owners in their unique life journeys to provide a path to financial security.

“This recognition reflects our team's unique gifts and abilities, which enable us to serve and uplift our clients,” said Matthew R. Carothers, Wealth Management Advisor. “We are grateful for our clients with whom we build meaningful and deeply personal relationships based on their beliefs, values, vision, and goals for the future.”

The Forbes Top Wealth Advisors list showcases the industry's most accomplished professionals, individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and delivered comprehensive financial guidance. These advisors have consistently gone above and beyond to empower their clients, helping them achieve their financial goals and secure their financial futures.

Forbes ranks advisors based on a variety of qualitative and quantitative factors, ranging from assets under management and revenue trends to community engagement and team dynamics.

Carothers graduated from Ball State University in 1991 with a degree in Marketing. He resides in Columbus, IN with his wife and three children.

To learn more about Greater Horizon Financial Group, visit https://greaterhorizon.nm.com/index.html

About Northwestern Mutual

Northwestern Mutual has been helping people and businesses achieve financial security for more than 165 years. Through a comprehensive planning approach, Northwestern Mutual combines the expertise of its financial professionals with a personalized digital experience and industry-leading products to help its clients plan for what's most important. With over $627 billion of total assets being managed across the company's institutional portfolio as well as retail investment client portfolios, more than $36 billion in revenues, and $2.3 trillion worth of life insurance protection in force, Northwestern Mutual delivers financial security to more than five million people with life, disability income and long-term care insurance, annuities, and brokerage and advisory services. Northwestern Mutual ranked 111 on the 2023 FORTUNE 500 and was recognized by FORTUNE® as one of the "World's Most Admired" life insurance companies in 2024.

These teams use their marketing names for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (NM), Milwaukee, WI (life and disability insurance, annuities, and life insurance with long-term care benefits) and its subsidiaries. Subsidiaries include Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC (NMIS) (investment brokerage services), broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, member FINRA and SIPC; the Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company® (NMWMC) (investment advisory and services), federal savings bank; and Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company (NLTC) (long-term care insurance). Not all Northwestern Mutual representatives are advisors. Only those representatives with "Advisor" in their title or who otherwise disclose their status as an advisor of NMWMC are credentialed as NMWMC representatives to provide investment advisory services. Forbes “America’s Top Wealth Advisors” and “Best-in-State Wealth Advisors” lists, (April 2024), based upon data as of 6/30/2023. Research and ranking provided by SHOOK® Research, LLC. Northwestern Mutual and its advisors do not pay for placement on 3rd party rating lists, but do pay marketing fees to these organizations to promote the rating(s). Rankings and recognitions are no guarantee of future investment success.