Rob Glover

Rob Glover has been providing insurance and investment advice services to individuals and businesses in Bloomington Illinois and the surrounding areas for more than 30 years. He is a long time resident of Central Illinois, a graduate of Illinois State University (ISU), and a member of the Normal Rotary Club where he is a Paul Harris Fellow. Rob has earned the registration of “Registered Principal” from FINRA which allows him supervisory authority over Registered Representatives. Rob grew up on a farm in East Central Illinois and attended high school in Mattoon, Illinois where he was a multi sports star at Mattoon High School. He attended the University of Colorado in Boulder on a track and field scholarship. During his junior year, he transferred to ISU to pursue a teaching degree. He graduated from ISU in 1971 with a double major and a Bachelors of Science Degree in Education. Following graduation he taught for one year and then entered the insurance and investment business. Rob is a member of the ISU Redbird Club (TRC) and the ISU I-Varsity Club. While at ISU, Rob set the Track and Field record for the javelin throw. The record stood for 40 years until Rob’s son, Tim, broke the record as a freshman at ISU, then went on to win the NCAA Division 1 National Championship in the javelin as a sophomore.Rob has continued his “high achiever” reputation as Branch Manager for EF Hutton Financial Services for 10 years, Associate Vice President/Investments for AG Edwards for 14 years and the instructor for various adult education seminars including “The Art of Becoming Affluent.” Rob is LPL Registered Principal and Branch Manager for The Financial Centre, Inc. located at 2101 Eastland Drive, Bloomington, Illinois.Rob married his wife, Barbara, in 1975. Barbara is also a graduate of ISU and has been an educator in Unit 5 Schools and Heartland Community College. They have two children, a daughter, who is also a graduate of ISU with a degree in Health Education, and a son who continues his degree at Illinois State University.

Rob feels he is a teacher and a coach. As a financial consultant, he teaches that diversification should be the cornerstone of an investment program. Investors should stick to their long term plan and not let their emotions detour them into becoming short-term traders. Rob says, “One of the best ways to seek accumulation of wealth is through the ownership of equity investments and staying the course.” Rob believes in “Service above all things” and strives to operate The Financial Centre, Inc. within those guidelines. His clients’ best interests are his goal. The relationships he has with his clients are the basis for his success and he shows his appreciation with his honesty, integrity, professionalism, and sincerity.When asked what Rob’s best investment is, he responds, “Invest in your continued good health and spend more time with friends and family.”  As an investor, you must choose between focusing on the short term events that are very unpredictable or the long term events that are more predictable.  Along with this, keep a positive attitude and please join me in remaining a long term investor in a short term world.

Barbara
Administrative Assistant

Barbara, Administrative Assistant, pictured in the cage (wire house terminology) is responsible for maintaining the organization required for office procedures and policies.  This requires great skill and knowledge relating to: LPL notifications, client account maintenance, regulatory updates, check receipts, Advisor Alerts, emails, faxes, photocopying, filing, updating prospectus and forms, and in addition, provides high levels of client communication.  She is committed to account detail and ensuring an efficient office workplace.  Quite often Barbara is the voice that greets you when calling the office, and if time permits, she will be interested in finding out how you and your family are doing before taking care of business.  She is quite special in the way she handles the never-ending tasks and details and meets the challenging but rewarding job in the processing center.