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At times, the complexity of today’s global economy may feel overwhelming. Whether you’re a working professional who is building wealth, a successful executive or business owner contemplating your next act, or the head of a multigenerational family looking to preserve your family’s future—you have questions. You expect clear answers from an advisor with worldwide experience who understands you, your family and your community.


Our highly credentialed team offers the thoughtful perspective and proactive service your family needs to help meet their goals. With a team of advisors spanning decades of experience, we strive, relentlessly, to make sure you feel well taken care of. By putting financial planning at the core of everything we do, we offer the capabilities to help you, your business and your family unlock opportunity, preserve wealth and create continuity.

Karen Ben-Shlaush, CFP®, CIMA®, CRPC®, CEPA

Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

Financial Advisor

For over 15 years, Karen has been fully engaged in effecting wealth management, financial planning, and investment solutions for high net worth individuals, business owners and retirees. She focuses on helping her clients achieve success across all aspects of their financial lives, and on providing an exceptional level of service.

Karen takes each client through a comprehensive planning process, which starts with carefully listening and making sure she understands their unique situation, values, and vision for their future. She then designs and implements a customized plan that draws on cash flow analysis, simulation testing, and risk management. To address her clients' most complex wealth planning issues, she incorporates trust and estate planning, as well as wealth transfer and philanthropic planning, ensuring that clients leave the lasting legacy they desire. And as circumstances in their lives change, the plan evolves and adjusts for those shifts, giving clients the confidence to move forward no matter what challenges they are faced with.

Karen is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, a certification she earned after obtaining a Certificate in Financial Planning from Georgetown University. She obtained the Certified Investment Management Analyst® designation upon successfully completing Yale University's CIMA® registered education program, administered by the Investments and Wealth Institute. As a Certified Exit Planning Advisor, she understands the unique opportunities and challenges that come at every stage of an entrepreneur's personal and business life, from launch through exit and beyond.

Karen graduated with a B.S. in finance and a B.A. in psychology from the University of Maryland, which she attended on a full scholarship. Her strong passion for traveling and learning about different cultures has taken her around the world, but as a fourth generation Washingtonian, she is proud to call Washington D.C. home.


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Education

  • B.S. Finance & B.A. Psychology, University of Maryland, 2002 - 2006
  • Certificate in Financial Planning , Georgetown University, 2009 - 2009
  • CIMA® registered education program, Yale University - School of Management, 2017 - 2017

Credentials

  • Certified Exit Planning Advisor
  • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®
  • Certified Investment Management Analyst®
  • Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor

Our advice is comprehensive. We help diverse clients in a broad range of areas, including:

Financial planning
Education planning
Long-term care planning
Retirement planning
Legacy planning
Business succession
Investing
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  • Karen Ben-Shlaush

    Karen Ben-Shlaush, CFP, CIMA, CRPC, CEPA

    Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

    Financial Advisor

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    • AL
    • AZ
    • CA
    • CO
    • CT
    • DC
    • DE
    • FL
    • GA
    • ID
    • IL
    • LA
    • MA
    • MD
    • MI
    • NC
    • NH
    • NJ
    • NM
    • NV
    • NY
    • OH
    • OR
    • PA
    • SC
    • TN
    • TX
    • UT
    • VA
    • VT
    • WA
    • WI
    • WV

    For over 15 years, Karen has been fully engaged in effecting wealth management, financial planning, and investment solutions for high net worth individuals and business owners. She focuses on helping her clients achieve success across all aspects of their financial lives, while providing an exceptional level of service.

    Karen takes each client through a comprehensive planning process, which starts with carefully listening and making sure she understands their unique situation, values, and vision for their future. She then designs and implements a customized plan that draws on cash flow analysis, simulation testing, and risk management to arrive at the optimal asset allocation. As circumstances in her clients' lives change, the plan evolves and adjusts, giving them the confidence to move forward no matter what challenges come their way.

    Karen is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, a certification she earned after obtaining a Certificate in Financial Planning from Georgetown University. She obtained the Certified Investment Management Analyst® designation upon successfully completing Yale University's CIMA® registered education program, administered by the Investments and Wealth Institute. She earned the Chartered Retirement Planning CounselorSM designation through the College for Financial Planning®. As a Certified Exit Planning Advisor, she understands the unique opportunities and challenges that come at every stage of an entrepreneur's personal and business life, from launch through exit and beyond

    Karen graduated with a B.S. in finance and a B.A. in psychology from the University of Maryland, which she attended on a full scholarship. She holds Series 7, 66, and 31 securities licenses and is life, health, and long-term care insurance licensed. Her passion for traveling and learning about different cultures has taken her to over 25 countries, but as a fourth generation Washingtonian, she is proud to call DC home.

    CA Insurance License #0M39025

    • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2023, 2024, 2025The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in January, based on information from a 12 month period ending March of the prior year.
    • Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State, 2023, 2024, 2025The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in February based on information from a 12 month period ending September of the prior year.

      • Certified Exit Planning Advisor
      • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®
      • Certified Investment Management Analyst®
      • Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor
      1150 17th St NW
      5th Floor
      Washington, D.C., DC 20036
      karen.benshlaush@ubs.com
      Karen Ben-Shlaush, CFP, CIMA, CRPC, CEPA
      1150 17th St NW,Washington, D.C.,DC,20036
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      Alex Rojas

      Client Associate

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              1150 17th St NW
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              diego.rojas@ubs.com
              Alex Rojas
              1150 17th St NW,Washington, D.C.,DC,20036
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              Caitlyn Schultz

              Client Associate

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                      caitlyn.d.schultz@ubs.com
                      Caitlyn Schultz
                      501 Fellowship Road,Mt. Laurel,NJ,18940
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                      Vic Seested CPWA, CIMA

                      Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

                      Financial Advisor

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                            vic.seested@ubs.com
                            Vic Seested CPWA, CIMA
                            Home Worker FL,Home Worker FL,FL,000
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                            Linh Toomey

                            Client Associate

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                                    1150 17th St NW
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                                    Washington, D.C., DC 20036
                                    linh.toomey@ubs.com
                                    Linh Toomey
                                    1150 17th St NW,Washington, D.C.,DC,20036
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