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INVESTMENT TEAMNORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT COMPANY *Brent Schutte, CFA Chief Investment Strategist –Northwestern Mutual WealthManagement Company*Michael A. HelmuthChief Portfolio ManagerBrent has 22 years of investment industryexperience. Brent oversees Northwestern MutualWealth Management Company’s investmentphilosophy and leads the company’s strategy forits individual investment clients. As an industrythought leader, he communicates the company’s investment viewpointsthrough regular interviews with national media outlets. Prior to joiningNorthwestern Mutual, he served as senior investment strategist andportfolio manager at BMO Global Asset Management in Chicago. Inthis role, Brent provided global tactical asset allocation research andrecommended top-down portfolio strategies. He managed the firm’smulti-asset income fund, diversified income strategy, strategic fundportfolios and Canadian tactical funds while also serving as a mediaspokesperson. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Universityof Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA with high honors from theUniversity of Chicago Booth School of Business. Brent is a member ofBeta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society.*Gerald E. Fradin, JDVice President – Investment ManagementJerry has more than 25 years of financial servicesexperience as an attorney representing financialinstitutions and investment advisors. From2007 to 2012, Jerry was the principal attorneyfor Northwestern Mutual Wealth ManagementCompany and secretary to its board of directors.Prior to joining Northwestern Mutual, Jerry wasa partner at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP in Chicago, where hepracticed law for 16 years as a member of the firm’s litigation and businessregulation group. Jerry holds a bachelor’s degree in political sciencefrom the University of Illinois. He received his J.D. from the University ofPennsylvania Law School.61-1237-05 (0118)Mike has nearly 20 years of fixed income investmentexperience. Prior to joining Northwestern Mutual,Mike held roles at Deutsche Bank in Chicago, Stoneand Youngberg and Stark Investments. At DeutscheBank, Mike was Director of Proprietary Trading,US Rates and was responsible for managing an 8billion Fixed Income Arbitrage book. At Stone andYoungberg, Mike was vice president of Institutional Fixed Income. AtStark Investments, Mike was a fixed income portfolio manager, wherehe was responsible for managing a 2.5 billion Fixed Income Arbitrageportfolio. Mike holds a bachelor’s degree in business from the University ofWisconsin – Stevens Point and an MBA from Marquette University.Craig Kasap, CFA Senior Portfolio Manager – Fixed IncomeCraig has more than 20 years of fixed incomeexperience primarily managing institutionalportfolios. Prior to joining Northwestern Mutual,Craig worked at a number of firms including EatonVance Management, Keystone Investments,BlackRock and Duration Capital. At Blackrock, hewas responsible for managing tax-exempt municipalportfolios totaling 3 billion in assets, and 1 billion in taxable municipalswithin the firm’s core portfolio. He was also a member of the investmentstrategy group who developed the firm’s overall fixed income strategy.At Duration Capital, Craig worked on a team that was responsible formanaging a hedge fund focused on municipal bond arbitrage withassets exceeding 3 billion. Craig holds a bachelor’s degree in businessadministration with a concentration in finance from Nichols College.*Garrett D. Aird, CFA Director – WMC ResearchGarrett has 17 years of investment experience andhas been with Northwestern Mutual since 2002.Garrett is part of the team that focuses on managerselection, portfolio construction and investmentstrategy for Northwestern Mutual’s investmentadvisory programs. Prior to joining the WealthManagement Company in 2007, Garrett was partof the annuity products team, where he concentrated on competitiveresearch and product development. He also spent two years with StrongInvestments. Garrett holds a bachelor’s degree in business administrationfrom the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee.720 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202-4797 414 271 1444 northwesternmutual.com
Page 2 of 5Jeffery S. Nelson, CFA Portfolio Manager – Private Client ServicesJeff has 17 years investment managementexperience. Jeff joined Northwestern Mutual in2006 as an investment analyst for Mason StreetAdvisors; he was an equity analyst on multipleportfolios including Northwestern Mutual’s GeneralAccount. As of 2013, Jeff was a senior equity analyston the company’s General Account. Prior to joiningNorthwestern Mutual, Jeff was an equity analyst for six years at NorthernCapital Management. Jeff has a bachelor’s degree in finance, investmentand banking from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He was alsoa member of the Applied Securities Analysis Program (ASAP) at theuniversity while earning his master’s degree in finance.David AndrzejewskiPortfolio Manager – Private Client ServicesDavid has 15 years of investment experience. Prior tojoining Northwestern Mutual Wealth ManagementCompany, he served as assistant director – managedinvestment compliance at Mason Street Advisors,where he was primarily responsible for the oversightof derivative instruments and overall counterpartyrisk management for sub-advised mutual fundportfolios. David holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from theUniversity of Wisconsin – Milwaukee.Douglas H. Peck, CFA Portfolio Manager – Private Client ServicesDoug has more than 20 years of investmentexperience, including a previous role at NorthwesternMutual as a director in equity research and sectorportfolio manager. Prior to joining NorthwesternMutual, Doug held roles at Arcataur CapitalManagement and the State of Wisconsin InvestmentBoard. As an investment officer at Arcataur CapitalManagement, Doug’s responsibilities included active management of thefirm’s equity, fixed income and asset allocation process. At the State ofWisconsin Investment Board, Doug was a portfolio manager of a LargeCap equity fund, managing more than 1 billion in assets. Doug holdsa bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University ofWisconsin – Oshkosh and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin –Madison.INVESTMENT TEAM*Matthew P. Stucky, CFA Portfolio Manager – Private Client ServicesMatt has six years of portfolio managementexperience. Matt began his investment careerwith Northwestern Mutual Wealth ManagementCompany as an investment research analyst andmoved into a portfolio management role after afew years. Matt holds a bachelor’s degree in financefrom Valparaiso University and a master’s degree infinance from Vanderbilt University.Daniel J. AdamsPortfolio Manager – Private Client ServicesDan has 22 years of investment industryexperience. Prior to joining NorthwesternMutual Wealth Management Company in 2005,Dan served as portfolio strategist for MidwestProfessional Planners, where he oversaw the assetallocation and investment selection strategies fornon-discretionary client assets. He then served as financial planningmanager for Robert W. Baird & Co., where he advised the field force onfinancial planning strategies. Dan holds a bachelor’s degree in financefrom the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse and an MBA from theUniversity of Wisconsin – Oshkosh.Maclovio Vega, CFA Portfolio Manager – Private Client ServicesMaclovio has 18 years of investment experience,including eight years focused on fixed income inboth the taxable and tax-exempt sectors. Prior tojoining Northwestern Mutual Wealth ManagementCompany, Maclovio co-managed both taxableand tax-exempt fixed income assets for CampbellNewman Asset Management. He has also heldroles at Firstar/US Bank, where he co-managed money market funds, andCleary Gull Inc., where he was responsible for the fixed income portion ofclient separately managed accounts. Maclovio holds a bachelor’s degreein finance from Marquette University.
Page 3 of 5Erin M. Ennis, CFP , ChFC Principal, PCS Business DevelopmentINVESTMENT TEAM*Matthew D. WilburAssistant Director – Advisory InvestmentsErin has over 20 years of financial servicesexperience. Prior to joining Northwestern Mutual,Erin held roles as vice president and manager forMorgan Stanley, Citigroup Global Markets and MerrillLynch Private Client Services while also accountableas a fixed income portfolio manager and wealthmanagement advisor. At Northwestern Mutual,Erin has held additional roles including regional director for planning andproducts, income distribution specialist for the retirement market strategyand senior investment specialist for the Wealth Management Company.Erin holds a bachelor’s degree from Miami University.Matt has over 20 years of financial servicesexperience. Prior to joining Northwestern MutualWealth Management Company in 2011, Mattwas part of the personal investment marketsteam, where he was responsible for productdevelopment, training and communications for theinvestment advisory and brokerage product lines.He began his career at Strong Investments as an investment consultantwith a focus on retail brokerage and fee-based investment advisoryprograms. Matt holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the Universityof Wisconsin – Milwaukee.Nicolas J. Brown, CFA , CAIASenior Investment Research ConsultantStefanie CheskePortfolio Management AssociateNic has 11 years of investment experience. In hiscurrent role, Nic is part of the team responsible fordue diligence and research on mutual funds andexchange-traded funds used in client portfolios.Before joining Northwestern Mutual, Nic servedas senior vice president – investments at JacobusWealth Management, where he focused oninvestment research and portfolio management. Nic holds a bachelor’sdegree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin –Milwaukee and is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma InternationalHonor Society.Stef has been with Northwestern Mutual since2015. Prior to her current role, she served as internwith Mason Street Advisors in public fixed incomein 2013 and a Private Client Services intern in 2014.In her current role at Northwestern Mutual WealthManagement Company, Stef works closely withboth equity and fixed income teams to provideportfolio management support and analysis. Upon her completion ofthe Applied Investment Management (AIM) Program, Stef earned abachelor’s degree in finance from Marquette University.Steven M. Bruce, CMTInvestment ConsultantSteve has 12 years of financial services experienceincluding time spent as a Northwestern Mutualfinancial representative. Prior to joining theadvisory investment team, Steve was a seniortrading specialist with Northwestern Mutual WealthManagement Company and was operationallyresponsible for all trading and supervision ofNorthwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company Signature Portfoliosaccounts. Steve holds a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical science from theUniversity of Dubuque and an MBA from Northeastern University.Jerome S. Cesarz, CLU , ChFC Senior Investment ConsultantJerry has 20 years of financial services experience.Before joining Northwestern Mutual WealthManagement Company, Jerry was a trading servicesconsultant with Northwestern Mutual InvestmentServices, where he oversaw the day-to-dayoperation of the desk and provided guidance ongeneral securities products. Prior to NorthwesternMutual, Jerry was a stockbroker with Scottrade. He began his career asan investment representative with Scudder Kemper Investments. Jerryholds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Wisconsin –Whitewater and an MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Management.Maria CornejoPortfolio Management AssociateMaria has over ten years of investment experience.She works closely with advisors and their clientsto manage their portfolio in unification with theirfinancial plan. Maria holds a bachelor’s degree fromMount Mary College, where she studied businessand accounting, and an MBA from Alverno College.Michael A. DiCastri, CMFC, ChFC Senior Investment Research ConsultantMike has 18 years of investment experience. Prior tojoining Northwestern Mutual Wealth ManagementCompany, Mike was an equity and quantitativeanalyst with Johnson Asset Management. In thisrole he was responsible for equity sector analysis inthe retail, consumer staples, real estate investmenttrust and building areas. Mike was also a senior trustoperations officer with Johnson Trust Company and a mutual fund traderwith Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company. Mike holds bachelor’s and master’sdegrees in economics from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee.
Page 4 of 5INVESTMENT TEAMKeith Dickerson, CFA Investment ConsultantRichard G. Iwanski, CFA , CAIASenior Investment Research ConsultantKeith has over 10 years of financial servicesexperience. Prior to joining Northwestern MutualWealth Management Company, Keith worked asan Associate Sales Director at BMO Global AssetManagement, working with institutional consultantsand advisors on pricing and plan design for theBMO 401(k) platform. Keith also spent seven yearsat Wells Fargo Asset Management, working primarily in intermediaryservices as an Associate Regional Director, where he called on regionaland independent advisory firms to position Wells Fargo mutual fund andseparately managed account products. Keith holds a bachelors degree inhistory from Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, and an MBA with afinance concentration from Marquette University.Rick has more than 20 years of investmentexperience. Rick focuses on a broad range ofresearch areas including bottom-up managerresearch, model portfolio attribution, capital marketassumptions and advisor communications. Beforejoining Northwestern Mutual, he led a short-livedconsulting firm focused on liquid alternative mutualfunds. For the majority of his career, Rick served as the chief investmentofficer at Capital Market Consultants. Earlier in his career, he served as asenior investment analyst and vice president at Robert W. Baird. Rick is amember of the CFA Society of Milwaukee and the CFA Institute. He has aBachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin –Madison.Rebecca FisherPortfolio Management AssociateJenna KoeningsPortfolio Management AssociateBecky has over ten years of financial servicesexperience. Currently, she helps advisors and theirclients analyze their existing investment portfolioand explains the benefits a Private Client Servicesolution can offer. Prior to joining the WealthManagement Company, Becky worked in NMISAdministration helping advisors remain compliantwith their investment practice. Becky holds a bachelor’s degree in financefrom the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and is pursuing her MBAfrom Alverno.Jenna has three years of financial servicesexperience. As a member of the PortfolioManagement Team, Jenna supports advisorsthrough front end case consultation and generationof client proposals. Prior to joining the Private ClientServices team, she worked in the NorthwesternMutual Investment Service Company’s distributionpolicies and administration area, helping the field remain compliant ininvestment services. Jenna holds a bachelor’s degree from the Universityof Minnesota – Twin Cities.*David R. Humphreys, CFA Senior Investment ConsultantDavid has 11 years of financial services experience.Prior to joining Northwestern Mutual WealthManagement Company, David was a Co-PortfolioManager and Trader at 1492 Capital Management,LLC. Before joining 1492 Capital, David spent sometime at Northwestern Mutual as an InvestmentOperations Senior Specialist working with executionof fixed income and private placements transactions for Mason StreetAdvisors and NIMCo. Prior to this, he was at Stark Investments as apricing manager responsible for pricing Stark’s global portfolio and as aderivatives analyst constructing and executing various derivative tradingstrategies. David holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance and an MBA fromUW-Milwaukee.John A. Mlekoday, CFP Investment ConsultantJohn has over 25 years of financial servicesexperience. Prior to joining Northwestern MutualWealth Management Company, John was aninvestment representative and financial planner forthe INVEST Financial Group. John holds a master’sdegree in finance from the University of Wisconsin.He also holds bachelor’s degrees in business andcomputer science and in management systems from the MilwaukeeSchool of Engineering.
Page 5 of 5INVESTMENT TEAMMatthew L. PritchardPortfolio Management AssociatePeter J. Sauer, CFA Investment Research ConsultantMatt has nine years of investment experience. Heis responsible for portfolio management analysisand investment trading while supporting wealthmanagement advisors’ business developmentefforts. Matt joined Northwestern Mutual WealthManagement Company after completing a collegeinternship in advisory and trust services. Matt holds abachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, where hestudied business and economics, and an MBA from Concordia University.Peter has 9 years of investment experience. Hepreviously served as an intern with NorthwesternMutual Wealth Management Company beforebeginning his current role on the investmentresearch team. Prior to that, he was an assistant toa Northwestern Mutual financial representative inMilwaukee, Wis. Peter holds a bachelor’s degree infinance from Saint Louis University.Christopher P. Rykwalder, CFP , ChFC , CLU Investment ConsultantChris has 17 years of financial services experience. Hejoined Northwestern Mutual Wealth ManagementCompany in 2006 as a senior trading specialistwith the advisory services team. Prior to this, Chriswas a corporate and executive stock specialistwith Robert W. Baird & Co., focusing on insider andrestricted stock transactions. He began his careerwith Strong Investments, working as a retail brokerage trader, then lateron the company’s institutional cash team. Chris holds a bachelor’s degreein finance with an economics emphasis from the University of Wisconsin –Whitewater.*Denotes Investment Strategy Committee MemberNorthwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (NM), Milwaukee, WI (life and disability insurance, annuities, and life insurancewith long-term care benefits) and its subsidiaries. Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC, (securities) subsidiary of NM, broker-dealer, registered investment adviser,member FINRA and SIPC. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company (NMWMC), Milwaukee, WI, (investment management, trust services, and fee-based financialplanning) subsidiary of NM, limited purpose federal savings bank. Mason Street Advisors, LLC, a subsidiary of NM and a registered investment advisor.61-1237-05 (0118)
Investment Consultant Steve has 12 years of financial services experience including time spent as a Northwestern Mutual financial representative. Prior to joining the . Mutual, Jerry was a stockbroker with Scottrade. He began his
