Concierge Planning Team
We partner with a dedicated team of experts from Northwestern Mutual’s home office that has more than 180 years of combined expertise in planning and designing solutions for high-net-worth clients. This team will work with you and your team of experts, including attorneys, and accountants, among others, to deliver and implement a customized plan addressing wealth management and preservation, business succession and exit planning, legacy needs, charitable goals, and retirement planning. We specialize in solutions for the following kinds of clients:
Individuals/families with any of the following planning needs:
- Planning for second marriages/blended families
- Providing for grandchildren (or future generations) using dynasty trusts
- Planning with qualified plan or IRA assets
- Planning for a special-needs beneficiary
- Charitable planning
Business owners with any of the following planning needs:
- Business succession or exit planning
- Developing key employee retention strategies, including non-qualified plans
- Implementing qualified plans
Executives with any of the following planning needs:
- Non-qualified deferred compensation
- Equity compensation, including stock options
- Estate planning
- Income tax strategies
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company®

William F. Grady IV JD, CLU®, CFP®
Vice President – Wealth Strategies

Rachel Wolfgram CLU®, ChFC®, CLTC
Analyst – Wealth Strategies

Todd L. Beaird JD, LLM
Case Design Attorney - Wealth Strategies

Sue Ruhland CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®
Lead Analyst – Wealth Strategies

Brian S. Broderick MBA
Analyst – Wealth Strategies

Patrick A. Hoffman JD, LLM
Case Design Attorney – Wealth Strategies

Mark Mitchell JD
Vice President – Wealth Strategies

Mike Herbstreith CFA, CFP®, ChFC®, RICP®
Analyst – Wealth Strategies

Josh Blakely JD, CTFA
Case Design Attorney – Wealth Strategies