Nicholas D Potthoff, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®, CASL

Financial Advisor
Nicholas D Potthoff

Office: 815-433-4325

110 E Main St Ste 220
Ottawa, IL 61350-2900

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Dividend Announcement

Northwestern Mutual recently announced a dividend payout for 2010 of more than 4.7 billion dollars - the second largest in our company history - for clients who own life, annuity, DI and long-term care policies.

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Managing Your Money In A Downturn

Northwestern Mutual was recently featured in The New York Times Wealth Matters column, "Never Mind Your 401(k). How’s Your Insurance?" about the importance of managing risk in the current economic environment, and strategies that the wealthy use to manage not only their money but their overall well-being. Northwestern Mutual Executive Vice President Greg Oberland comments about how people should be rethinking and managing their insurance needs in a downturn. Read the article (PDF).

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Do you hear that? That little voice inside us all that tells you don’t worry about it. You can do that tomorrow. Most of us put things off from time to time, but giving into procrastination can really hurt us, particularly when it comes to planning for your future.

If you feel you’re dragging your feet because you don’t know what to do about your finances or are worried of making the wrong financial decision, I’d like to help. I can help you understand what you need to do to protect your family and prepare for a financially secure future.

Expert Guidance and Innovative Solutions

As a member of the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, I have access to some of the most specialized financial expertise in the country. I am also able to provide you with high quality risk management and investment solutions from a wide variety of organizations.
 
Helping my clients to achieve financial security with an appropriate mix of expert guidance and innovative product solutions is a very personal matter. My commitment to you is to call on the full capabilities of the network, drawing upon my own skills and the expertise of qualified specialists to help you meet your personal financial and business goals.
 
Along the way, my hope is that we establish a trusting relationship, one that will endure and grow as your life changes and your financial needs evolve.  

My Mission

As a Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Representative, in all situations I will make those recommendations which I would do for myself and my family if faced with a similar situation.

By matching your needs with innovative solutions utilizing world-class insurance services and internationally recognized investment products, I will do my best to help you protect and provide for those people you care about most. I will work hard to build a relationship with you based on trust and integrity, always striving to provide you with the same level of ethical service that I would expect for myself.


Northwestern Mutual Financial Network

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 the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, providing our clients with financial services that allow them to feel assured that their intentions have been understood and their needs are being addressed.