Carol Pankros
Founder & CEO
CCP Financial Planning, Inc.
Carol C. Pankros, CFP®, MS is the founder and owner of CCP, Inc, a Fee-Only financial planning firm established in 1985. Carol has a true passion for financial planning and works with individuals and families on the coordination of their goals and resources, investment recommendations & asset allocation, retirement planning, cash flow, estate planning, college planning and insurance review through comprehensive financial plans and ongoing Portfolio Management Services.
Carol is CCP’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) working as a company advisor to management while acting as a trusted Financial Advisor to her clients. In addition, Carol is the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) overseeing the adherence to rules and regulations set by the SEC and other regulatory agencies. In this role she also sets policies and procedures to achieve the firm’s high standards of quality service to our clients. Carol is an active member of the CCP Investment Committee. She is also a member of two professional associations: the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) and the Financial Planning Association (FPA).
Carol is past President of the Greater Chicago Society of the ICFP, in which she served six consecutive years on the Society's Board of Directors. She is past President of the Greater O'Hare Chapter of the International Association for Financial Planning, having served for five consecutive years on the Board of Directors. Carol was the first Chicago area individual to concurrently serve as president of the ICFP Society and the IAFP Chapter, as well as several committees.
Prior to founding CCP, Carol worked at Cockrell Food and Vending Services, her family’s firm of 35 years in the Northwest Suburban area. She was named Vice President and Director in 1978 and remained in that capacity until the company was sold. Carol is a graduate of St. Louis University with a Bachelor of Science degree, and a graduate of the College for Financial Planning with a Masters in Financial Services.