Bill McKernan
Managing Director
Professional
Bill McKernan joined Northwestern Mutual as a Financial Representative in June 2002. In 2006, while continuing to run his personal business, Bill moved into the role of a Field Director, where he mentored a group of talented professionals. Bill became the Managing Director of his own office, The McKernan Financial Group, located in beautiful downtown West Palm Beach in 2012. He is joined by his wife, Brooke McKernan, who began her career as a College Intern, along with 20 other advisors/representatives who work out of his office.
Over the years, Bill has received recognition for his sales volume and high level of quality from the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. He has qualified for The Million Dollar Round Table from 2006-2014 and has received numerous awards for outstanding production with Northwestern Mutual. Bill prides himself on helping clients achieve their financial goals, as well as helping his team achieve their professional goals.
Awards and Recognition
- Million Dollar Round Table Qualifying Member 2006-2014
- MDRT is the premier association of financial professionals. MDRT status designation is granted for one year and members must apply every year to continue their affiliation with the MDRT
- Million Dollar Round Table Qualifying/Life Member 2015-2019
- MDRT is the premier association of financial professionals. MDRT status designation is granted for one year and members must apply every year to continue their affiliation with the MDRT
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Quality Award 2011-2017
- Award recognizing commitment to excellence in service to clients and industry
- National Quality Award 2005-2010
- Award recognizing persistency and performance
- National Sales Achievement Award 2005-2010
- Award recognizing performance
Personal
Bill enjoys spending time with his wife, Brooke, and their 3 sons, Colson, Hunter and McCoy. He was born in Chicago, but has become accustomed to the South Florida lifestyle. When not working, he enjoys golfing, hunting, playing basketball and surfing.
Lending a hand in my community.
As part of Northwestern Mutual, I'm proud to help accelerate the search for better childhood cancer treatments while supporting families undergoing treatment, and survivors from late effects. Here are some of the organizations we partner with:
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer (ALSF)
ALSF funds cancer research, raises awareness, and supports the families of children with cancer. Since 2012, Northwestern Mutual, its employees, and financial professionals like me have donated more than $20 million to support ALSF and fund over 400,000 research hours.
Beads of Courage
Beads of Courage is an art-in-medicine program that helps kids with cancer tell their unique treatment story through colorful beads that are symbols of their courage.
The Mint
"I want to be a millionaire when I grow up" Children's Guide to Handling Money Wisely: Bill Mckernan would like to introduce you to a website sponsored by Northwestern Mutual Financial Network that is designed for a very important group of people in our lives... our children! Learning to handle money wisely is a lesson that desperately needs to be learned at a young age. Our kids, grandkids, nieces, and nephews are the ones that will be shaping our world in the near future!
Here are my areas of expertise
Financial Planning
Insurance Protection Strategies
Life Insurance Strategies
Retirement Planning & Income Strategies
Education Planning & Funding
Disability Planning
Multigenerational Planning
Estate Planning
How Northwestern Mutual helps you live the life you want.
When people feel better about their money, good things happen—they become more confident and feel more secure. For more than 160 years, Northwestern Mutual has helped people achieve the financial flexibility they need to live more and worry less.
Being a mutual company means Northwestern Mutual reports to its clients, not Wall Street. They don't believe in chasing fads or taking undue risk for short-term gains. Instead, they take a long-term approach—both in the way we help people plan to reach their goals, and in the way they do business. This has served their clients (and mine) well through all kinds of economic ups and downs, including wars, recessions, even the recent pandemic.
It's why I'm happy to be part of a company that's in it for the long-haul and prioritizes clients over profit.
