A tradition of generosity: Freund & Smith Advisors marks fourth year of client-inspired giving

Northbrook, Ill. – December 2, 2025 – Seeking to strengthen community connections and client engagement, Freund & Smith Advisors, a Northwestern Mutual Private Client Group, is celebrating its fourth consecutive Giving Tuesday. By supporting the causes that are most important to their clients, Freund & Smith Advisors will donate to over 50 charities from children’s hospitals to animal welfare, religious charities and local sports teams.

“At Freund & Smith Advisors, Giving Tuesday is about more than a single day of generosity – it’s an opportunity to strengthen relationships and celebrate the shared values that connect our team, clients and the Northbrook community,” said Kyle Smith, principal and wealth management advisor. “Seeing firsthand the difference our clients make reminds us why this tradition matters.”

The chosen charities represent a wide range of causes. Some of the organizations represented in this year’s donations include:

• Northern Illinois Food Bank
• Mercy Home for Boys & Girls
• Special Olympics Illinois
• Evanston Grows
• Great Lakes Academy

This annual initiative underscores Freund & Smith Advisors’ belief that financial success and community impact go hand in hand. By engaging clients in conversations about their philanthropic interests, the firm fosters a culture of giving that extends far beyond one day, creating lasting change throughout the year.

For more information on Freund & Smith Advisors’ Giving Tuesday initiative, visit www.fsadvisors.nm.com/community.

About Freund & Smith Advisors

Freund & Smith Advisors https://fsadvisors.nm.com/ is a Northbrook based financial planning firm that helps clients turn hope and ideas into actionable reality. They provide structured, efficient financial solutions for families and businesses so they have a clear path to accomplish their greatest goals. Their mission is to help others mitigate risk, maximize tax strategies, and create impactful legacies as they secure ultimate financial freedom.

About Northwestern Mutual

Northwestern Mutual has been helping people and businesses achieve financial security for more than 165 years. Through a comprehensive planning approach, Northwestern Mutual combines the expertise of its financial professionals with a personalized digital experience and industry-leading products to help its clients plan for what's most important. With over $627 billion of total assets1 being managed across the company's institutional portfolio as well as retail investment client portfolios, more than $36 billion in revenues, and $2.3 trillion worth of life insurance protection in force, Northwestern Mutual delivers financial security to more than five million people with life, disability income and long-term care insurance, annuities, and brokerage and advisory services. Northwestern Mutual ranked 111 on the 2023 FORTUNE 500 and was recognized by FORTUNE® as one of the "World's Most Admired" life insurance companies in 2024.

Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (NM), Milwaukee, WI (life and disability insurance, annuities, and life insurance with long-term care benefits) and its subsidiaries. Subsidiaries include Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC (NMIS) (investment brokerage services), broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, member FINRA and SIPC; the Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company® (NMWMC) (investment advisory and services), federal savings bank; and Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company (NLTC) (long-term care insurance). Not all Northwestern Mutual representatives are advisors. Only those representatives with "Advisor" in their title or who otherwise disclose their status as an advisor of NMWMC are credentialed as NMWMC representatives to provide investment advisory services.

1 Includes investments and separate account assets of Northwestern Mutual as well as retail investment client assets held or managed by Northwestern Mutual.

Northwestern Mutual Private Client Group is a select group of Northwestern Mutual advisors and representatives. Northwestern Mutual Private Client Group is not a registered investment adviser, broker-dealer, insurance agency, federal savings bank or other legal entity.

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