Ashley Knox Awarded Pacesetter Honor by Northwestern Mutual

    ST. LOUIS, MO, April 06, 2022 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Ashley Knox has been awarded the PACESETTER award by leading financial security company Northwestern Mutual.

Pacesetter honors financial advisors who set 40 clients on the path to achieving financial security during their first six months in the business through the issuance of life, disability and long term care insurance policies, as well as meeting additional thresholds of performance.

Knox joined the Northwestern Mutual-Clayton network office and its Chesterfield location in September, 2021 after serving for more than a decade with a local credit union. She has served in community development teaching financial literacy and helping area residents establish goals for starting their own businesses.

"Ashley has always dreamed of being a financial advisor and she is one of those unique knowledgeable individuals who is able to build trust immediately, putting the needs of clients first," said Herman Jimerson, financial advisor and mentor to Knox. "She accomplished what less than 6% of all financial advisors accomplish in their first six months and is helping many families pursue the path to financial security. Anyone she gets in front of immediately likes her, and they just glow."

Jim Zara, CLU, ChFC Managing Director/Wealth Management Advisor Northwestern Mutual-Chesterfield said, "Ashley is such a joy to have around our firm. She is, as others, focused as there is and a total team player. Her number one objective is to use her God given and self-developed talents to serve her clients. She has an incredibly bright future."

A 2016 graduate of Fontbonne University in St. Louis, Knox received a Bachelor of Social Work degree.

Knox and her family currently reside in the South City area of St. Louis.

About Northwestern Mutual
Northwestern Mutual has been helping people and businesses achieve financial security for more than 160 years. Through a holistic 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 $308.8 billion in total assets, $31.1 billion in revenues, and $2 trillion worth of life insurance protection in force, Northwestern Mutual delivers financial security to more than 4.75 million people with life, disability income and long-term care insurance, annuities, and brokerage and advisory services. The company manages more than $200 billion of investments owned by its clients and held or managed through its wealth management and investment services businesses. Northwestern Mutual ranks 90 on the 2021 FORTUNE 500 and is recognized by FORTUNE® as one of the "World's Most Admired" life insurance companies in 2021.

Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name 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).

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