Arnold J. Bender, CLU, ChFC - Senior Associate
Since 1992, Arnie has been providing financial services and products that help his clients attain financial security. He is a Senior Associate with GCG Financial, a firm with over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry.
Arnie started his career with a small accounting firm in the northern suburbs of Chicago, concentrating mainly on tax preparation. Once he joined GCG, he used his knowledge of accounting and quickly developed a large insurance and investment practice throughout the country. Arnie's business has grown by concentrating on physicians while in their residency in the Chicagoland area.
Today, Arnie specializes in insurance and investment strategies, executive compensation, and tax strategies for small to mid-size businesses and their owners. He helps create benefits packages that include group health, disability, and life insurance, as well as pension, profit sharing, 401(k) plans and mutual fund strategies.
Arnie received his B.S. from Illinois State University in 1984 and successfully completed his CPA exam in 1987. He received his Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designation in 2001 and his Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) in 2003. Arnie is a Qualifying Member of the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), and a Registered Representative and Investment Advisor Representative with Securian Financial Services, Inc. He is a member of the Premier Resource Group (PRG) and is also an active member of both the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) and the Society of Financial Service Professionals.
Arnie lives in Buffalo Grove, Illinois with his wife and two children. He enjoys traveling throughout the country, but always makes time to return to Arizona for a yearly visit. When time permits, Arnie enjoys golfing, baseball, running and bowling as well as small projects around the house.