Craig J. Beden , CFP^®, CLU, ChFC

Principal/Financial Advisor

703-356-9522

cjbeden@financialguide.com

Craig has been the driving force in the practice he founded within Capitol Financial Partners in 1984 upon graduation from the American University Kogod School of Business with a BA in Finance and Economics.

Craig has been with Capitol Financial Partners for over 33 years. The firm services more than $1 Billion in assets as of October 2017*. As the Capitol Financial Partners’ Investment Specialist, Craig is ranked in the top 10 out of 8000 advisors across the country for investment production with MML Investors Services, LLC as of October 2017. Craig earned the coveted CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER^TM designation (CFP^®) as well as the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), and Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) from The American College in Bryn Mawr, PA. He has also served as President of the Greater Washington D.C. Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals, President of the Leaders Club of Washington, and has been designated a Life Member of the Million Dollar Round Table.

In 1993, Craig became a partner with ABSI, Inc., an employee benefits company offering the highest quality insurance products to individuals and corporate clients of all sizes, ranging from organizations with fewer than 10 employees to corporations with 500 or more. ABSI assists individuals and corporations in navigating the Affordable Healthcare Act.

Originally from New London, Connecticut, Craig is an avid runner, biker, and triathlete. Craig, his wife Robin and dog Tucker, recent empty nesters, reside in Vienna, Virginia. They enjoy visits from their three daughters: Alyson, a cardiac ICU nurse at MedStar Washington Hospital Center; Dana, an Account Manager at Insight Global, LLC; and Natalie, a student at Virginia Tech studying business information technology. An avid supporter of charitable giving, Craig is on the board of the THANC (Thyroid, Head, and Neck Cancer) Foundation.

*Includes values of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) or its affiliated companies and subsidiary insurance companies’ insurance and retirement products and investment products offered through MML Investors Services, LLC a MassMutual subsidiary.

Craig Beden is a registered representative of and offers securities, investment advisory and financial planning services through MML Investors Service, LLC, Member SIPC (www.sipc.org). 1593 Spring Hill Road Ste 500#, Vienna, VA 22182, 7003-847-9660. CA Insurance License #0C98746.