Personal

Growing up, working, and raising a family in the Rockford IL area, Kerry now resides in Venice, Florida.  Married to Fran (Meyer), they have 2 sons, Mark & Ben. Kerry enjoyed nearly 20 years helping organize and run the main entertainment stage for Cherry Valley Festival Days. He was a founding member and bass player/vocalist with Prime Time Live Band for 34 years. Currently in his spare time, Kerry has formed a new band for a few shows per year, plays senior softball and is an avid fisherman focused on learning in-shore fishing in Florida.

Lending a hand in my community.

Kerry enjoys being a part of many community organizations and groups. 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.

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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.

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Epilepsy Foundation

Served on the Board and Finance Committee of the Epilepsy Foundation of North/Central Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska

Northern Illinois Planned Giving Council

Served on the Board of the Planned Giving Council of Northern Illinois

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Mercy Health Foundation

Served as Ambassador for Mercy Health Foundation

Community Foundation of Northern Illinois

Served on the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois Professional Advisors Council

Rockford Chamber of Commerce

A member of Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce and contributor to the Voice

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Rockford Area Music Industry

A member of Rockford Area Music Industry

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Professional

Kerry Schaible is a Financial Advisor, serving members of the community with Northwestern Mutual since 2007. Kerry has served on the Board of Northern Illinois Planned Giving Council and the Epilepsy Foundation of Northern Illinois.

Kerry has earned the following professional designation:

  • Certified Long Term Care

Kerry's team of local and national specialists provide expert guidance to improve outcomes for individuals, families, professionals and business owners. The team is made up of experts in the areas of Financial Planning, Retirement Income Planning, Estate Planning, Trust Services, Investment Strategies, Long Term Care Planning, Disability Income Planning, Education Funding, Business Risk Management, Employee Benefits, Business Transition Planning and Charitable Planning.

Awards and Recognition

Million Dollar Round Table Qualifying Member 2013-2020
Founded in 1927, the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), The Premier Association of Financial Professionals®, is a global, independent association of more than 42,000 of the world's leading life insurance and financial services professionals from more than 470 companies in 71 countries. MDRT members demonstrate exceptional professional knowledge, strict ethical conduct and outstanding client service. MDRT membership is recognized internationally as the standard of excellence in the life insurance and financial services business.

National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Quality Award 2012-2016
Award recognizing commitment to excellence in service to clients and industry.

Years of Experience

Representing Northwestern Mutual since 2007.

 

The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) Quality award is primarily based on sales production.  Advisors must be a NAIFA member and pay an application fee.  Award is based upon production from the prior calendar year.  For more information see:  naifa.org/membership/awards/quality-award.

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.

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