Personal
Resident of Darien Illinois, a father of 5 grown children and grandfather of 14 so far!
The love of my life, Lynne, and I have been married since September of 1968.
12th Special Forces Reserves, Airborne 1967-1973
'No Charge' Bagpiper
Boy Scout Leadership
Backpacking in the Mountains
Pinnacle Forum
Being a "Grampy"
Professional
I've been involved in the life insurance business since 1964.
Associations and Memberships
Member: Society of Financial Service Professionals since 1975
Member: National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors.
Life & Qualifying Member of the Million Dollar Round Table since 1971
Member: Association of Advanced Life Underwriters
Years of Experience
Representing Northwestern Mutual since 1979.
Education
University of Illinois (1969) Finance - Bachelor of Arts
University of Illinois (1969) History - Bachelor of Arts
Awards and Recognition
- Million Dollar Round Table Life Member 2012-2022
- MDRT is the premier association of financial professionals. MDRT status designation is granted for one year and members must apply every year to continue their affiliation with the MDRT
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Quality Award 2011-2015
- Award recognizing commitment to excellence in service to clients and industry
Lending a hand in my community.
As part of Northwestern Mutual, I'm proud to help accelerate the search for better childhood cancer treatments while supporting families undergoing treatment, and survivors from late effects. Here are some of the organizations we partner with:
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer (ALSF)
ALSF funds cancer research, raises awareness, and supports the families of children with cancer. Since 2012, Northwestern Mutual, its employees, and financial professionals like me have donated more than $20 million to support ALSF and fund over 400,000 research hours.
Beads of Courage
Beads of Courage is an art-in-medicine program that helps kids with cancer tell their unique treatment story through colorful beads that are symbols of their courage.
Boy Scouts of America (BSA)
Dexter Means has committed himself as an active volunteer in supporting the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) . Specifically, the BSA endeavors to develop American citizens who are physically, mentally, and emotionally fit; have a high degree of self-reliance as evidenced in such qualities as initiative, courage, and resourcefulness; have personal values based on religious concepts; have the desire and skills to help others; understand the principles of the American social, economic, and governmental systems; are knowledgeable about and take pride in their American heritage and understand our nation's role in the world; have a keen respect for the basic rights of all people; and are prepared to participate in and give leadership to American society.
Chicago Hope Academy
Dexter Means also endorses the Chicago Hope Academy. The Chicago Hope Academy is a co-educational and life preparatory school dedicated to nurturing and challenging the whole person -mind, body and spirit-to the glory of God.
Here are my areas of expertise
Financial Planning
Insurance Protection Strategies
Life Insurance Strategies
Retirement Planning & Income Strategies
Education Planning & Funding
Disability Planning
Multigenerational Planning
Estate Planning
How Northwestern Mutual helps you live the life you want.
When people feel better about their money, good things happen—they become more confident and feel more secure. For more than 160 years, Northwestern Mutual has helped people achieve the financial flexibility they need to live more and worry less.
Being a mutual company means Northwestern Mutual reports to its clients, not Wall Street. They don't believe in chasing fads or taking undue risk for short-term gains. Instead, they take a long-term approach—both in the way we help people plan to reach their goals, and in the way they do business. This has served their clients (and mine) well through all kinds of economic ups and downs, including wars, recessions, even the recent pandemic.
It's why I'm happy to be part of a company that's in it for the long-haul and prioritizes clients over profit.
