Joseph F O Connor

Office: 773-238-4456

1 N Wacker Dr Ste 4600
Chicago, IL 60606-2841

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2011 Annual Report

Northwestern Mutual’s financial strength and consistent performance help clients achieve financial security. Our Annual Report features clients who talk about the steps they’ve taken with the help of their financial representative to achieve a financially secure future.

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One of the “World’s Most Admired” Companies

FORTUNE® magazine asked experts to choose the “World’s Most Admired” life insurers. Again, they chose us.

Dividend Announcement

Northwestern Mutual announced a 2012 payout of nearly 5 billion dollars – the second largest in our company’s history to clients who own life, annuities, DI and long-term care policies.

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Build Your Foundation For Life

Build Your FoundationSee how Northwestern Mutual permanent life insurance offers protection along with cash value that is guaranteed to grow over time.

Build Your Foundation

Do you know the six biggest risks to a secure retirement and how to plan for them?

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Do you know the impact a long-term care event can have on your financial security in retirement?

Often the financial effects of long-term care expenses resulting from an accident, a chronic illness or a cognitive impairment are overlooked. Learn more about the impact a long-term care event can have on a retirement.

Northwestern Mutual

We provide you with access to a nationwide network of representatives, advisors and specialists—people who have invested their time and developed their talents to become experts and they have the knowledge that comes only from experience.

What’s paramount is to have a flexible approach with complementary solutions. We strive to call on the full capabilities of Northwestern Mutual, providing our clients with financial services that allow them to feel assured that their intentions have been understood and their needs are being addressed.

My Mission

I shift risk.  My job is to help you avoid big mistakes.  Your job is to bring a savings ethic.  We can get into advanced concepts, but first review the defense.  The reason for this priority is that life does not owe you good health or longevity.  So shift the big risks that lie beyond your control. 

My ideal clients have already learned to live well within their income, and ask a lot of questions.  Those questions will get better, sharper over time.  You need to call the plays, but nothing will happen without a skilled quarterback.  

Getting from Here to There

Do you know someone who maintains a cash reserve equal to six months living expenses?   Isn’t that stated in the financial press to be basic wisdom?  The reality is, except for people who carry cash in life insurance policies, such wisdom is hard to find.  By failing to manage cash, you risk thinking you are in control more than you are.  

Long Term Assets

"Looking for a good investment?  Invest in family; invest in life!"


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Advanced Planning Library
Northwestern Mutual's Advanced Planning Library is a powerful legal research tool designed for use by attorneys, CPAs, trust officers, law school professors, business school professors, actuarial consultants, planned giving-charitable organizations, and retirement plan consultants.

Don't Leave Your Estate to Chance  Many people - even those who realize the importance of proper financial planning - haven't developed an adequate plan for their estate.


Strength, Stability and Mutuality

Northwestern Mutual has the highest financial strength ratings awarded to any life insurer by all four of the major credit rating agencies. Northwestern Mutual financial strength ratings  

 


Welcome to The Longevity Game

How long can you expect to live? We developed the Longevity Game to give you a peek into your future by identifying the factors that can lead to a healthier, more productive life.

At Northwestern Mutual, we know a thing or two about longevity because we’ve been tracking statistics that impact life since 1857. And that wealth of knowledge helped us shape the Longevity Game.

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What are the odds?

Find out how likely you are to be affected by a long-term disability.  Click here