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Donald Chet Kaplan

Advisor at Equitable Advisors — Sammamish, WA

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Credentials

CFP®, Series 66

Experience

2 years

Location

Sammamish, WA

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Equitable Advisors

Institution

Total advisors

4,633

Across 966 offices

Clients per advisor

16 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$570,841 High

HNW client ratio

47% Very High

About

Donald Kaplan is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Cipher Skin and Boyett Petroleum, and spent 28 years at Phillips 66. Kaplan maintains an active CPA license in New York and operates a management consulting business that supports administrative functions for a short-term rental property. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by offering financial planning, retirement plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and third-party managers. The firm employs a hybrid referral and implementation model, combining advisory and brokerage channels to tailor services to client goals and risk tolerance.

Client services

Based on Equitable Advisors

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

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Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization

Occupation focus

Based on Equitable Advisors

Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive

Demographic focus

Based on Equitable Advisors

Approaching retirement Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964)

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Fee options

Percentage

$0+: 0.20% to 2.50% annually (varies by program and asset level; see product-specific minimum and maximum fees) $0+: Financial planning fixed fees: $250 - $25,000 for new plans; $250 - $12,500 for reviews $0+: Financial planning hourly fees: $100 - $400 per hour

Commissions

Variable life and annuity sales commissions and renewal commissions are received in brokerage capacity, not advisory fees.

Project-based

Financial planning hourly fees generally range from $100 to $400 per hour.

Other

Minimum fee: Financial planning fixed fees may range from $250 to $25,000 for new clients; follow-on plan review fees generally range from $250 to $12,500; hourly fees generally range from $100 to $400 per hour. Fee-only: Fee-based financial planning services are offered, including fixed and hourly fees as noted above.

Location

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Sammamish, WA

Sammamish WA

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Texas · Washington

Work history

2 years of industry experience

Equitable Advisors

2023 - Present • 3 years

New York, NY

Cipher Skin

2021 - 2022 • 1 year

Denver, CO

Boyett Petroleum

2020 - 2021 • 1 year

Modesto, CA

Kaplan Peak Performance Consulting, LLC

2019 - Present • 7 years

Sammamish, WA

Unemployed

2018 - 2019 • 1 year

Sammamish, WA

Phillips 66

1990 - 2018 • 28 years

Houston, TX

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Trey G

Series 66, CFP®

Issaquah, WA

Gevers Wealth Management

Trey Gevers is a financial advisor at Gevers Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Cetera and Columbia Hospitality. Outside of his advisory role, he volunteers with Young Life. Gevers Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary investment management and stand-alone financial consulting services to a range of clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, nonprofits, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis, modern portfolio theory, and regular account monitoring to construct and manage portfolios.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Income planning Social Security optimization Roth conversion strategy Retired
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Ronald C

CFA®

Kirkland, WA

Lakeside Financial Inc.

Ronald Chan is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Lakeside Financial Inc. in Kirkland, WA, with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Lakeside Financial since 2015. Outside of investment advisory, he spends significant time providing management consulting services, including financial analysis and strategic recommendations, notably for a corporate client in the furniture industry. Lakeside Financial is an independent, state-registered firm managing approximately $35 million for around 34 clients. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and business entities, offering investment management, financial planning, and management consulting. Its investment approach incorporates intrinsic-value, quantitative, and qualitative analysis across multiple asset classes and geographies, with features such as the use of margin, securities lending, and performance-based fee arrangements.

Options & derivatives strategies Concentrated stock management Private / alternative investments
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Lauren V

Series 65

Seattle, WA

Vignec Financial LLC

Lauren Vignec is the principal of Vignec Financial LLC in Seattle, WA, holding a Series 65 designation with over 17 years of experience in wealth management. Prior to founding her own firm in 2025, she worked at Erickson Wealth & Tax Management for 16 years. Outside of advising, she prepares tax returns for an unaffiliated CPA firm during the initial tax season and owns a mobile video-game startup. Vignec Financial LLC is a newly registered investment adviser providing discretionary investment management and portfolio oversight primarily to individual clients. The firm employs a long-term, passive investment approach using risk-based model portfolios mainly composed of broadly diversified ETFs and mutual funds, with scheduled rebalancing and no market timing or individual security selection.

Passive / index investing Tax-loss harvesting
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Dwayne R

CFP®, ChFC®, Series 66

Kirkland, WA

Valiant Financial Planning, LLC

Dwayne Reinike is a financial advisor at Valiant Financial Planning, LLC in Kirkland, WA, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations with five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Edward Jones and First Command Brokerage Services Inc, as well as service in the United States Navy. Valiant Financial Planning, LLC is an independent, fee-only firm serving individual clients, including high-net-worth households, with comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm employs customized asset allocation strategies combining passive and active investments, guided by Modern Portfolio Theory and client-specific goals, and uses a tiered, fixed annual fee structure based on asset thresholds.

Business exit / sale strategy Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Justin R

CFA®

Bellevue, WA

Rare Wolf Capital LLC

Justin Rolfe is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Rare Wolf Capital LLC in Bellevue, WA, with seven years of industry experience. He worked at Bank of America for nine years before spending six years at Bristlecone Advisors, LLC. Rare Wolf Capital LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts and estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate entities with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment approach combining fundamental, technical, quantitative, and sector/cyclical analysis, managing a variety of asset classes while offering limited bill-pay administrative services.

Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management Private / alternative investments
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Janice B

Series 63, Series 65

Kirkland, WA

Concepts Financial Services, LLC

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General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Business exit / sale strategy Tax strategies for small businesses Cash flow / budgeting
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