Gary Bowyer

Background

About Gary Bowyer

Summary Gary N. Bowyer joined Deerfield Financial Advisors, Inc. in 2010 as an executive vice president and financial advisor, upon the acquisition of his fee-only financial planning firm located in Illinois. Gary founded Bowyer, Weydert Wealth Planning Partners, Inc, formerly Gary N. Bowyer & Associates, Inc, in 1987. Gary is a financial advisor servicing and cultivating client relationships supported by the Illinois office. He holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation from the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards in Washington, D.C. Prior to obtaining his CFP® designation, Gary received his BA degree from Purdue University in 1969; and after military service, received his MBA in Finance from Boston University. Gary served on the board of directors for the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) from 1994 to 1997 and has been a member for 23 years. Previously, he served as chairman of the Midwest Region of NAPFA and as chairman and president of the Chicago Society of the Institute of Certified Financial Planners (ICFP). Gary is a well-recognized speaker on investments, financial and retirement planning. He has conducted financial planning seminars and lecture series at Sara Lee, Nalco Chemical, Tellabs, Peoples Energy, and Hewitt Associates and has been quoted in a number of national and Chicago area publications. Previously, Gary was also a member of the adjunct faculty of the College for Financial Planning where he taught the investments course which leads to the completion of the CFP® designation. He served on the Practitioners Advisory Board for the school of Financial Planning at Purdue University from