Lauren DeGroot

Lauren has worked in the financial industry in various roles for over fifteen years. Prior to becoming a financial advisor in 2013, she spent five years training financial advisors on appropriate use of long-term care insurance and annuities. She has conducted several national speaking engagements for both advisors and their clients and has been featured as a guest speaker on radio shows in Florida and Nebraska.

Over the past decade, Lauren has presented more than one hundred seminars on the topics of Social Security Strategies, Retirement Income Planning, Tax-Efficient Retirement, and Long-Term Care Planning.

Lauren is a licensed Investment Advisor Representative of Commonwealth Financial Network and a licensed insurance agent. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Economics from California State University, Long Beach, where she competed for four years for their Division 1 Women's Basketball program, serving as captain her junior and senior years. Following college, Lauren continued her basketball career in Europe, playing professionally in Poland, Spain, and Germany.

 In her spare time, Lauren enjoys spending time with her family and serving in her community.