Charles Kingsley (King) Perkins became a Certified Financial Planner™ certificant in 1991.  He is a member of the FPA (Financial Planning Association), a member of NAPFA (National Association of Personal Financial Advisors), and earned the designation of NAPFA-Registered Financial Advisor. After receiving specialized training in the specific financial and tax issues in divorce, he earned the designation of Financial Divorce Specialist and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst™ (CDFA™).  He was also the President of The Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois (CLII). Previously, he served for one year as President-Elect and two years as Treasurer of CLII. Between 2003 and 2005 he was on the Midwest Regional Board of NAPFA and he served on the nominating committee of NAPFA in 2008.

 

In 2000, King formed Kingsley Perkins and Company, LLC, a fee-only financial planning firm in Chicago. A fee-only planner does not receive any fees or commissions from any bank, brokerage house, or insurance company. This means that the planner’s interests are aligned with the interests of the client.

 

Before starting his fee-only financial planning practice in 2000, King spent over 30 years in banking with First Chicago. His assignments included international banking where he was based in London, corporate banking and private banking.  Since 1987, he has worked exclusively in the area of personal finance.  He holds an MBA in finance from Loyola of Chicago, and a BA in economics from DePauw University.  He also spent three years as a U.S. Naval Officer.