It cannot be stressed enough how important having the right financial professional is to securing your financial future. From the stockbroker to the insurance agent, each is a professional in their field. And only a professional you trust can provide you the service and advice necessary to make a balanced financial plan pay the dividends you need.

Old Mutual distributes its products through a wide range of independent financial planners, insurance agents, and Registered Investment Advisors (RIA) throughout the country, rather than a captive sales force that can only sell one company's products. This sort of new thinking means you have the freedom to choose the professional relationship that works best for you. So when you say Old Mutual, you can feel confident that your advisor or agent is recommending the right solution, not just a product they are obligated to sell.

Why Use a Professional?

Here's some new thinking: Let's be honest. You don't know everything. The financial world is a complex minefield that requires a certain expertise to navigate. There are aspects of risk and reward that only a financial professional has the experience and knowledge to understand, and you can only get Old Mutual products from a professional.

It's true, you'll have to pay these professionals. It is an expense that is incurred for the service they provide. But in today's atmosphere of ever-changing opportunity and risk, it is an expense that is fast becoming simply the cost of security. While some are paid by commission, and others charge a flat fee, what they can provide is an objective, unemotional evaluation of your financial big picture.

From planning your estate to insuring your life and assets to maximizing your investment portfolio to minimizing your tax liabilities, there's a financial professional that can help guide you every step of the way.

THE THINKING IS NEW. THE NAME IS OLD MUTUAL.