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wickedkittylitter t1_j6nuv75 wrote

You don't need a financial advisor and you definitely don't need to do business with Northwestern Mutual.

Read the applicable portions of this: https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/wiki/index/.

Set up an emergency fund first. Then, open and fund an IRA. If you have credit card balances, pay those off.

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ScrewWorkn t1_j6nwbag wrote

List to /u/wickedkittylitter he speaks the truth.

You should be finding index funds with very low fees. Vanguards S&P index fund it .04% Fidelity I know has some fee free ones. No need to give your money away at .89%

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