Charles J. Pinigis, AAMS is a financial advisor and associate vice president at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. in Duluth, GA. Mr. Pinigis has specialized in retirement planning since 1993. Mr. Pinigis served in the United States Army as a Combat Engineer Lieutenant with the First Infanty Division and is a Desert Storm veteran. Mr. Pinigis began his career at Merrill Lynch in 1992. He has been employed at Ameriprise Financial as a financial advisor for 18 years. Mr. Pinigis has earned the Circle of Success Award at Ameriprise Financial for 2010. He is an accredited asset management specialist SM by the College for Financial Planning and earned his BS degree at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Charles has taught extensively in the military and CPE in the state of Georgia in 2010. Most recently he spoke about Medicare and veterans' benefits at the National Business Institute CLE class about taxes and investments to H&R Block tax professionals. He is married, has two children and lives in Dacula, GA. Charles has run 7 marathons and one ultramarathon with a final distance of 50 miles.