Craig Alden
Craig Alden is a registered investment advisor at Founders Financial Securities, LLC, based in Reston, VA, with 26 years of industry experience. Craig operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Estate Planning, Financial Planning & Coaching, Investment Management, Retirement Planning. Their firm serves 9,021 clients with $3.3B in assets under management.
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Fee Structure
FFS offers several investment management programs. Fees are determined separately for each account and are negotiable, based on factors like assets under management, account structure, and services provided. Fees are generally a percentage of assets under management and can be charged quarterly or monthly, in advance or arrears.
Independence Advisory accounts typically do not exceed 2.50% annually. The Managed Portfolio Program has a fee of 1.65% annually. FCMS Private Wealth Solutions fees do not exceed 1.70% of the first $1,000,000 and 1.40% thereafter, annually. Nationwide Variable Annuity fees do not exceed 1.50% annually.
Some programs have minimum account balances and additional custodial fees that could result in an effective rate greater than the stated percentage.
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Reston, VA
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Learn about disclosures →Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance
Craig works as an investment advisory advisor for Interactive Financial Advisors Inc., dedicating nearly full-time hours to this role. He also sells life and health insurance and works as a tax preparer for Shenandoah Financial Advisors, and umpires baseball games, dedicating about 10-20% of his time to insurance sales and varying hours to the other activities.
Employment History
Current Registrations
Founders Financial Securities LLCBroker
Founders Financial Securities, LLC
Previous Registrations
Fortune Financial Services, INC.Broker
Brooklight Place Securities, INC.Broker
Gwn Securities INC.Broker
Interactive Financial Advisors
Great American Advisors, INC.Broker
Great American Advisors, INC.
MML Investors Services, INC.
MML Investors Services, INC.Broker
Securian Financial Services, INC.Broker
Nylife Securities INC.Broker
State Registrations12 states
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