Curtis Stowers

Curt Stowers (BSIE 1988, MSIE 1990, PhD IE 1993) and his wife Sonya (BS Education, 1988) reside in Naperville, IL.  They are the proud parents of three (Amanda, Alexander, Casey).  From 1993 to 2012 Curt was employed with Caterpillar. During that time, he worked in inventory management, project management, commercial management, operations management, purchasing and business development. Curt and Sonya have had the chance to live in Peoria, Chicago, Denver and twice overseas, first in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and more recently in Brussels, Belgium. Curt has always been fascinated with finances and around 2010 began exploring the possibility of offering a financial planning services company that would help families achieve their goals. In mid-2011, he took steps to turn the dream into reality.  In 2013 Curt transitioned to working as a financial planner full time.  He is the founder and owner of F5 Financial Planning, a fee-only RIA firm that provides comprehensive financial planning to over 100 families and provides investment management for over $100M in assets. For over 15 years he was a successful competitive fisherman, he has become an avid golfer who proudly boasts of several sub-80 rounds.  Curt enjoys exercise and non-fiction reading.  On October 22, 2015, Curt accepted Jesus Christ as his personal savior. Since this time, he has dedicated significant time and energy to growing in his Christian faith and better understanding how to honor and glorify God.

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtstowers/