April Caudill, JD, CLU, ChFC, AEP (Distinguished)

April Caudill, JD, CLU, ChFC, AEP (Distinguished) is a Director of Business and Advanced Solutions at the Principal Financial Group, providing tax and legal support for advanced business and estate planning cases. Previously, she worked in advanced planning for two other major carriers and was the managing editor of Tax Facts at the National Underwriter Company. April is a past national president of the Society of Financial Service Professionals and the 2014 recipient of its Kenneth Black, Jr. Leadership Award. She is also a longtime author and a three-time winner of the Ken Black Jr. Journal Author Award in 2002, 2018 and 2020. April was inducted into the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils Hall of Fame in October 2024.