Mr. Fraidstern received a B.A. from City College in New York in 1968 where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received his Masters of Arts degree from Trenton State College in 1970. Mr. Fraidstern has been involved in insurance and employee benefit planning since 1972. He has served as President of the South Florida Employee Benefit Council, and is an Associated Professional Member of the American Society of Pension Actuaries. He is a frequent lecturer on retirement plans, has taught courses for the Florida Institute of Certified Accountants, and received its outstanding lecturer award. He received his Chartered Life Underwriter designation in 1976.

Steve joined Associated Pension Consultants Inc., in 1981, which was succeeded by Associated Financial Consultants, Inc. in 1990 and has actively designed, installed and administered in excess of 1,000 retirement plans for businesses and professionals.

Steve has also acted for numerous clients as plan consultant and liaison with third party recordkeepers.

In 1989, Steve co-founded Associated Investor Services, Inc., which has become A Registered Investment Advisory Firm. He holds his securities license through Investacorp, Inc. a Registered Broker/Dealer Member FINRA, SIPC.