Charlie and his wife Jennifer live in Whispering Oaks. He has lived in Lake Forest since 1999 and has 2 daughters who attended Lake Forest public schools. Charlie received BA in history from the University of Colorado in 1985 and spent 10 years as an independent trader on the CBOE, CBOT and CME. For the past 30 years, Charlie has been a financial advisor and is currently the managing principal and a partner of HLM Capital in Highland Park IL.