Braden has experience as a successful entrepreneur and business leader. Braden started his first business in 2007 and truly feels there are three ways to grow wealth; slow, fast, and faster. He is passionate about the fastest way to grow wealth and helping people change their relationship with money; Being more efficient, leveraging money, the velocity (money movement), and aligning your money with your lifestyle. His “we help people” approach is focused around morals, values, and a human connection; aligning our client’s wealth with what they truly care about.
Braden believes in helping business owners and clients with more than just money. We believe in people over profit. One of Braden’s most valuable assets is sharing his network and relationship capital with our firm’s clients. People will go where they’re treated best.
Braden graduated from Wenatchee Valley College on a basketball scholarship and in 2003 transferred to Montana State University (MSU) – Billings. At MSU - Billings, he continued his basketball career and majored in political science and history. Upon graduating from MSU- Billings University in 2007, he came back to the Wenatchee Valley and began working in the financial industry as an agent with New York Life. Braden founded Draggoo Financial Group in 2010 to provide more financial techniques and strategies for his clients. Braden enjoys coaching sports teams, riding horses, hiking and swimming in Lake Chelan with his family.
Experience in the financial industry since 2007
● Earned Cabinet Council status at New York Life 2021-2025- which is the highest level of production in the company.
● Earned Chairman Council at New York Life from 2013-2025
● In 2022 was awarded the AAC Triple Crown with NYL
● Member Agent of The Nautilus Group® since 2010 (The Nautilus Group® is an elite group of New York Life Agents)
● Earned Million Dollar Round Table 2010-2025
● Agent of the Year –Eastern Washington General Office 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023
● Licensed with his series 6, 63, 65 and 7
● Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce Member since 2007
● Building North Central Washington member since 2007
● Wenatchee Downtown Association member since 2008
● Member of the NCW Estate Planning Council
● Licensed in 32 States including CA License #0H19257 for insurance, securities and financial planning