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Robert D. Proctor, CFP, CLU, ChFC, is a principal in the firm Premier College Funding Solutions, Inc. and the President of Proctor Planning Group located in Naperville, IL. Bob is a graduate of the University of Illinois where he majored in Business/Accounting. After a long career in accounting/management, Bob entered the world of financial services in 1988 with a large financial services firm in Chicago. Bob holds various designations (Certified Financial Planner ™, Chartered Financial Consultant, and Chartered Life Underwriter) and securities licenses (Series 6, 7, 66). To keep up with changes in the college planning industry; Bob is a member of the National Association of College Funding Advisors. Bob and his wife, Nancy, are twenty-one years residents of Naperville.
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