Written By: Charlie Gipple, CFP, CLU, CHFC

Charlie is recognized throughout the industry as one of the foremost thought leaders and subject matter experts on annuities, life insurance, leadership, storyselling and behavioral finance.  He is also an industry keynote speaker conducting 100-150 speeches per year. He has spoken at the MDRT Top of the Table as well as other large forums and has also appeared on TheStreet.com and AM Best TV.  Charlie is also the Founder and CEO of CG Financial Group, one of the fastest growing IMOs in the industry that serves independent financial professionals and broker dealers in growing their annuities, life and long-term care business. Gipple has vast leadership experience in the insurance industry as he has been an executive of various insurance companies and large Independent Marketing Organizations.  Charlie is unique in his broad knowledge across the life insurance, annuities and securities businesses.  He holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Northern Iowa, is FINRA Series 7 and Series 66 licensed and also holds the CLU® and ChFC® designations. And now Charlie has taken his lifetime of learnings and incorporated those learnings into “The Retirement Academy”, a premier education system for insurance agents, registered reps, and broker dealers.