David Higgins - Northwestern Mutual

David Higgins - Northwestern Mutual

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My mission is to help you secure your family's or business's future and protect what's important to Life never stands still. It says a lot about you.

It evolves, changes direction, and leads to new possibilities. That means your approach to financial security cannot be static, because as your life changes, so do your needs and goals. Working together, we can help you identify your financial goals and objectives to help you prepare for the future and help protect you if life takes an unexpected turn. Keeping pace with life's changes is important

07/23/2026

A career with Northwestern Mutual could be the boost you’re looking for. But don’t just take my word for it. Northwestern Mutual was named "A Best Place to Work in Consulting, Finance & Insurance" for 2026, based on the genuine experiences of its employees on Glassdoor. Reach out to take your career to the next level.

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Reminder—the best career for you is just around the corner, and you already have the skills to succeed. Join the right team today.

07/09/2026

Have questions about your next move? The cards are on the table. Let’s talk about a career as a financial advisor.

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Bring all your questions to me, and I can help you decide if this career is a good fit for you.

06/18/2026

Looking for a career that’s a 10 with no qualifiers? Northwestern Mutual has the highest financial strength ratings of any life insurer from all four major rating agencies:
A++ Highest AM Best Company (Nov 2025)
AAA Highest Fitch Ratings (Aug 2025)
Aa1 Second highest Moody’s Rating (June 2025)
AA+ Second highest S&P Global Ratings (October 2025)

Among U.S. life insurers. Ratings are for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company, as of the most recent review and report by each rating agency. Ratings are subject to change.

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Go where you can be your best self. The right team is waiting. Reach out to see if this could be the team for you.

05/21/2026

A career as a financial advisor is a fulfilling one where you can make an impact backed by Northwestern Mutual—a company with the highest available ratings and stable outlooks from all four major rating agencies. Reach out and let's see if it's a good fit for you.

05/14/2026

Join our team and find the career you’ve been looking for, with a company ranked #109 on the Fortune 500 and award-winning training to support your growth. Reach out for more info.

05/08/2026

Over the past year, I’ve spent a significant amount of time reflecting on where I can create the greatest impact.

I realized something important:

I don’t want to step away from advising business owners.
I want to go deeper.

After years of working with entrepreneurs, founders, and closely held businesses, one truth has become clear to me:

Most business owners are sitting on a massive “value gap.”

They’ve poured decades into building revenue, teams, locations, and brands… yet many businesses are still not positioned to achieve their full potential value when the day comes to transition, scale, recapitalize, or sell.

That realization is what led me to focus the next chapter of my career on helping closely held business owners close that gap.

I feel like my Mission going forward is:

Help business owners maximize enterprise value long before a sale is ever on the table.

Because the best exits are built years in advance.

That means focusing on:
• Profitability and operational efficiency
• Leadership and management depth
• Risk management and continuity planning
• Tax strategy and wealth planning
• Succession and exit readiness
• Personal financial independence outside the business
• Creating transferable, scalable value

The goal isn’t just to sell a business someday.

The goal is to build a business that gives owners optionality, leverage, freedom, and long-term family wealth — whether they exit in 2 years, 20 years, or never.

I believe advisors should do more than manage investments.

We should help owners build stronger companies, stronger balance sheets, and stronger legacies.

Excited for this next chapter and grateful for the incredible business owners who trust us to help them build what’s next.

05/07/2026

In an evolving financial landscape with an aging advisor population, the demand for trusted financial guidance is greater than ever. There’s an anticipated shortage of roughly 100,000 financial advisors by 2034 (Source: McKinsey Study). Reach out to me to learn more.

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