Career Paths

At The Waltos Group, we give more and expect more from our financial representatives.

Our Financial Representatives exemplify character, quality and diversity, and along with our staff and management team enthusiastically embrace the recruitment process and how it contributes to the growth and development of our community.

We know that building your own business is difficult without help. The Waltos management team is committed to building a cohesive unit of productive full-time financial representatives.

We believe a strong, supportive network office helps our financial representatives be successful and more importantly, helps clients achieve their goals. Education, recognition and compensation are at the heart of our organization. How we train our representatives, who we recognize as being successful and Northwestern Mutual's commission structure that rewards representatives for success, energy, and drive, ensure the future growth of our organization.

Managing Partner, Bob Waltos values teamwork, camaraderie, and community service. The Waltos Group sponsors many community activities and many of our financial representatives enjoy being a part of these events.

Supporting the development of our financial representatives helps strengthen the entire Network. We provide continuous opportunities for advancement through specialization and leadership training. Everyone’s career path is unique, so our independent financial representatives control the choices they make to help direct and further their careers.

Specialization - The opportunity to specialize in market niches such as disability income, long-term care, annuities and investments. Representatives may also choose to become financial advisors of Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC or wealth management advisors of Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company®.

Leadership - The opportunity for career advancement through the recruitment, development and retention of fellow representatives by opening new offices, strengthening existing ones, and supplying the overall structure and support to maintain and grow the Network. A representative can maintain his/her own practice while helping other representatives build new ones. Leadership opportunities include, but are not limited to:

• Leadership through Education, Achievement & Development Program (L.E.A.D.): Provides access to an exclusive training curriculum that will help representatives develop the skills needed to take on a leadership role within their network office.
• College Unit Director (CUD): Leads a group of energized college interns. Read more about our top-rated internship program.
• Field Director (FD): Assists in the recruitment and selection process in order to build a cohesive unit of productive full-time financial representatives.
• Managing Director (MD): Takes on the unique challenge of balancing personal production and managing a district network office.
• Managing Partner (MP): Creates a vision and is responsible for the overall success of a network office.