Owner of Baldwin Financial Systems, LLC of Arlington Heights, Illinois
Ben is owner of Baldwin Financial Systems, LLC of Arlington Heights, Illinois., a registered investment advisory firm specializing in financial education and consulting for corporate and individual clients. Baldwin’s education at The American College started in 1965 seeking the CLU® designation which he attained in 1970, followed by the Master of Science in Financial Services (MSFS) degree in 1979, the CFP® 1981, the ChFC® 1982 and the Master of Science in Management (MSM) in 1986. He is the author of The Complete Book of Insurance (Irwin Professional Publishing 1996), The New Life Insurance Investment Advisor (Probus 1988, McGraw-Hill 1994; Second Edition 2002), and The Lawyer’s Guide to Insurance (American Bar Association, Senior Lawyers Division 1999). He is the first recipient of the prestigious Loren Dunton Award, presented by the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA), in recognition of his significant contributions as an agent, author, leader, educator and financial planner to the financial services profession and the public. In 2004, he was one of ten individuals chosen to receive recognition as a Distinguished Accredited Estate Planner from the National Association of Estate Planners. Baldwin’s recent career activities have included speaking, teaching, writing and serving as an expert witness in SEC and FINRA cases involving life insurance and annuities. According to Ben: “All of the opportunities to write, speak, teach and testify have come my way as a result of the great education I received from The American College.”