Yusuf Abugideiri, CFP®

Yusuf Abugideiri, CFP® holds an M.A. In Economics from George Mason University and a B.S. In Finance from Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business. He has been practicing financial planning since 2009. Yusuf has been recognized as a top financial professional by several respected publications. Washingtonian Magazine has named him a Top Financial Advisor every year since 2019, and he has been named to Northern Virginia Magazine’s list of Top Financial Professionals annually since 2020. Yusuf also appeared in a TV commercial that ran on several networks from 2019-2021 as part of Schwab’s Independent Difference Campaign. The campaign emphasized the importance of working with an Independent Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and highlighted the benefits of engaging a fiduciary for financial advice. Earlier in his career, Yusuf was named to InvestmentNews’ 2016 list of 40 Under 40, and to WealthManagement Magazine’s list of Top CFP Holders Under 36 in the same year. Since the start of his career, Yusuf has been a member of the Financial Planning Association® (FPA®) and is a graduate of FPA’s Residency Program. He served on the chapter’s board as the Director of PR, Media Relations, and Communications. He co-authored the article “Serving Millennial Clients with a 3-Step Model” with Russell Kroeger, CFP®, EA, a graduate of Yeske Buie’s Financial Planning Resident Program, which was featured as the cover article for the September 2017 issue. In 2021, Yusuf joined the Journal’s Peer Review Board. Yusuf is also a member of the CFP Board’s Workforce Development Advisory Group. The group advises CFP Board on initiatives related to attracting the next generation of financial planners, continuing to strengthen the pipeline of talent in the profession, and developing a career path for practitioners. In 2019, the group contributed to the publication of Financial Planning Career Paths: Building More Sustainable and Successful Businesses, and in 2021, the group contributed to the Guide to Careers in Financial Planning. In 2020, Yusuf became a member of the Washington D.C. Estate Planning Council. He was recruited to join the Diversity and Inclusion Task Force and he served as the co-chair of the Recruitment Subcommittee. In 2021, Yusuf became a member of the Council’s Board of Directors. With a strong affinity for his alma mater, Yusuf also served as co-chair of the Recent Alumni Board of the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech. He visits campus often to speak in financial planning classes and to give back to the university through various programs.