Northwestern Mutual’s Gatewood Honored for Commitment to Helping People Plan for and Achieve Financial Security

Clayton, MO -- November 17, 2016 -- Northwestern Mutual is honoring Clayton based wealth management advisor John Gatewood CFP®, CLU®, founder of Gatewood-Spalding Wealth Management, for his commitment to helping clients plan for and achieve financial security with membership in the company’s 2016 Forum Group, which recognizes company leaders who have eclipsed specific milestones in 2016.

Gatewood is affiliated with the Clayton Network Office based in Clayton, MO. This is the 10th time that Gatewood received the Forum honor.

“Northwestern Mutual financial representatives bring a distinctive client-advisor relationship that shows clients their complete financial picture, helping them live their lives with confidence – and without anxiety – knowing what financial security is and what it takes to achieve it,” said Greg Oberland, Northwestern Mutual president.

Forum honorees will be recognized at a leadership conference held in November. The annual Forum conference is an exclusive achievement, with approximately 5 percent of Northwestern Mutual’s more than 6,000 financial representatives invited to attend.

Gatewood-Spalding Wealth Management is a marketing name for John G. Gatewood in their capacity as a representative of Northwestern Mutual and is not a legal business name.

About Northwestern Mutual

Northwestern Mutual has been helping families and businesses achieve financial security for nearly 160 years. Our financial representatives build relationships with clients through a distinctive planning approach that integrates risk management with wealth accumulation, preservation and distribution. With $238.5 billion in assets, $27.9 billion in revenues and more than $1.6 trillion worth of life insurance protection in force, Northwestern Mutual delivers financial security to more than 4.3 million people who rely on us for insurance and investment solutions, including life, disability income and long-term care insurance; annuities; trust services; mutual funds; and investment advisory products and services. Northwestern Mutual ranks 100 on the 2016 FORTUNE 500, and is recognized by FORTUNE as one of the “World’s Most Admired” life insurance companies in 2016.

Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Milwaukee, WI, and its subsidiaries. Northwestern Mutual and its subsidiaries offer a comprehensive approach to financial security solutions including: life insurance, long-term care insurance, disability income insurance, annuities, life insurance with long-term care benefits, investment products, and advisory products and services. Subsidiaries include Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC (NMIS), broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, member FINRA and SIPC; the Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company (NMWMC), federal savings bank; and Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company (NLTC).

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