John Wheeler, CFP®, CLU, ChFC, CRPC®, LUTCF

Executive Vice President, Water Tower Financial Partners, LLC

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Agency Executive Senior Partner of MassMutual Texas Gulf Coast, John is a registered principal and financial advisor with MML Investors Services, LLC. (MMLIS). With an extensive background in the financial services industry dating back to 1969,John supports the agency through seminars, advanced joint sales work, recruiting and the development of our financial planning endeavor. He is a Certified Financial Planner™ Practitioner, and has earned the Chartered Life Underwriter, Chartered Financial Consultant, Charted Retirement Planning Counselor, and Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow designations. A well-known speaker in the financial services industry and various Bar Associations, he has been quoted in such publications as Money Magazine, Life Insurance Selling, The National Underwriter, and The Journal of Financial Planning.

From 1995-2002, he was an approved provider for the Long-Term Care Licensing requirement by the Illinois Department of Insurance. He is on the faculty of the College for Financial Planning and has taught various Certification programs including the CRPC® and the CFP®. He is one of only a few people in the United States currently teaching the entire CFP® certification program, which he has been teaching since 1985. He was chosen as one of five individuals by the College to serve on the Adjunct Faculty Advisory Board. He has also taught for DePaul University for the Office of Continuing and Professional Education and has been a frequent lecturer for The Insurance Sales Institute at Purdue University.

In March of 2003, Mr. Wheeler was inducted into the Country Insurance and Financial Services Hall of Fame. At that time, only 32 individuals had received that honor. He served two terms as President of the DuPage Area Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, has served on the board since 1990, and currently serves as National Committeeman for NAIFA DuPage. In April of 2003, he was named Member of the Year and was inducted into their Hall of Fame. He has been on the Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors since its inception and served as President seven times. He served as Director of Professional Standards for the Institute of Certified Financial Planners. He then served as Director of Ethics and Education and Director of Governmental Affairs of the Financial Planning Association of Illinois and in 2007 John was the recipient of the FPA Illinois Chapter Heart of Financial Planning Award. He is a past President of NAIFA Illinois, current National Trustee for NAIFA, past Chair of the Member Benefits Committee, Co-Chair of the Political Involvement Committee, and an active member and Ambassador of the Association for Advance Life Underwriting. He is also a Board Member of the Forum 400.

John is quite active in his community as well. In both 1988 and 2004 he received the Judges Award from the Village of Carol Stream for community involvement, the Illinois Reaches Out Award in 1997 for community participation and support, and the Country Spirit Award in 1998 for community service. He is a past Vice-President and co-founding Director of the DuPage Habitat for Humanity and was also Chief of the YMCA Indian Guides Cheyenne Tribe.

Contact Information
John W. Wheeler, Jr. CFP®, CLU, ChFC, CRPC®, LUTCF
1075 Aster Lane
West Chicago, IL 60185
Phone: 1 (630) 841-5421
Email: johnwwheeler@financialguide.com

John W. Wheeler Jr., domiciled in TX, [CA Insurance License #0F74347][AR Insurance License #0F74347]. John Wheeler, Jr. is a registered Principal of and offers securities, investment advisory and financial planning services through MML Investors Services, LLC., Member SIPC 312-984-1000. 3700 W. Sam Houston Pkwy S. Suite 250 Houston, TX 77042.
Phone: (832) 251-5481.Local firms are sales offices of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual), and are not subsidiaries of MassMutual or its affiliated companies.

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