Biography

Native of Charlottesville, Virginia

Education:

• Old Dominion University 1973
  • Engineering
  • Norfolk, Virginia
• American College 2003
  • Chartered Financial Consultant
  • Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Experience:

• 1992-present
  • MassMutual Commonwealth - Agent
  • MML Investors Services, LLC. - Registered Representative
• 1974-1992
  • Colonial Automotive Group
  • Norfolk, Virginia
  • Financial Management
• Edward Tyng is a registered representative of and offers securities investment advisory and financial planning services through MML Investors Services, LLC. Member SIPC. Supervisory Office: 222 Central Park Avenue Suite 1100 Virginia Beach, VA 23462 (757) 490-9041.

Industry Honors:

• Life and Qualifying Member MDRT – Million Dollar Roundtable - 2002 - 2018
• Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) Leader's Conference 1995 - 2017

Professional Associations:

• National Association of Estate Planners
• Hampton Roads Estate Planning Council-Member
• Society of Financial Service Professionals (SFSP)-Member
• CLTC-Certified Long - Term Care
• Tidewater Builders Association- Associate member
• Hampton Road Gift Planning Council- Member

Community:

• The Noblemen of Virginia Beach (children’s charity)-Member
• Sons of the American Revolution (SAR)-Member

Personal Interests:

• Golf
• Cycling
• Running
• Ballroom Dancing
• Collector of Antique Jukeboxes and records
• Wife - Sharon Tyng, Teacher, City of Virginia Beach Schools
• Daughter - Heather Tyng-Gordon, Graphic Designer, Professor

Christopher J. Westerman, CFP® , CMFC® , CRPC® is a Financial Advisor and Director of Financial Planning with MassMutual, a financial services firm that provides financial solutions to individuals and businesses. He consults regularly with clients and prospects on a variety of topics to help create financial solutions and help provide assurance. Within the firm, he works with other advisors and their clients to identify optimal solutions to reach their goals.

Raised in Florida, Chris graduated from the University of Florida and now lives in Chesapeake. He is married to Brittany, a 3rd grade teacher in the City of Chesapeake.  They are the proud parents of Keegan, their young son.  Chris has been very active in the community working with an Early Learning Center, mentoring young students, participating in tHRive/Chamber of Commerce, the City of Portsmouth Supplemental Retirement Board, Rotary Club, and was named a Top 40 Under 40 by Inside Business in 2016.  In his spare time, he enjoys spending time outdoors, community service projects, and staying fit.