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Jose Alfredo Del Carmen

Advisor at Merrill — Riverside, CA Vine St

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

4 years

Location

Riverside, CA 92507

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Merrill

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Total advisors

25,558

Across 3,163 offices

Clients per advisor

70 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$860,085 Very High

HNW client ratio

29% High

About

Jose Del Carmen is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He has worked at Bank of America since 2014 and has been with Merrill since 2013. Outside of finance, he has experience in the hospitality industry, having worked at Heroes Bar and Grill from 2014 to 2018. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations using model-based and discretionary investment strategies.

Client services

Based on Merrill

Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops
Performance measurement reports, allocation modeling, ips, research reports and services, see schedule d

Expertise

Based on Merrill

Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management Wealth management

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Location

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Riverside, CA Vine St

3550 Vine St

Riverside CA 92507

Advisors at this office

30

Most active in

California · Texas

Work history

4 years of industry experience

Bank Of America, N.a.

2021 - Present • 5 years

Riverside, CA

BANK OF AMERICA

2018 - 2021 • 3 years

Riverside, CA

BANK OF AMERICA

2014 - 2018 • 4 years

Riverside, CA

Heroes Bar and Grill

2014 - 2018 • 4 years

Riverside, CA

Merrill

2013 - Present • 13 years

Riverside, CA

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Business activities & affiliations

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Mathew D

Series 66

Fontana, CA

Duvall Wealth Management LLC

Mathew Duvall is a financial advisor at Duvall Wealth Management LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, Duvall teaches math at Mt. San Antonio College and Bonita Unified School District. Duvall Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual clients, managing approximately $1.25 million across about 27 accounts. The firm offers portfolio management with written investment policy statements, standalone financial plans, and advisory services for employer-sponsored retirement plans, utilizing a long-term trading approach based on fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods.

Annuities Real estate investing
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Jennifer T

Series 63

Redlands, CA

Retirement Wealth Group, Inc

Jennifer Turner is a financial advisor with Retirement Wealth Group, Inc. in Redlands, CA, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 33 years of industry experience. She has worked at Retirement Wealth Group and LPL Financial Corp since 2009. Her business activities include providing fixed annuities and group health and long-term care insurance. Retirement Wealth Group, Inc. offers financial planning and consulting services to individuals, including trusts, estates, and retirement accounts. The firm uses both fundamental and technical analysis and employs Modern Portfolio Theory in portfolio construction, providing planning and implementation on hourly or fixed-fee bases rather than charging based on assets under management.

General retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Annuities
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Omar S

Series 65, Series 66

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Santa Cruz Financial

Omar Shallan is a financial advisor at Santa Cruz Financial with Series 65 and Series 66 credentials. He has 10 years of prior experience at Save In Insurance and has been with Santa Cruz Financial since 2025. Santa Cruz Financial serves individual clients by offering investment advice, non-discretionary portfolio management, and comprehensive financial planning on an hourly basis. The firm employs a long-term, passive investment strategy focused on diversified allocations to large-cap equities, dividend-growth stocks, and high-quality bonds, and it does not accept commissions or third-party economic benefits.

General retirement planning Passive / index investing Cash flow / budgeting
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Allen D

Series 63, Series 65

Lake Mathews, CA

Royale Investment Advisor LLC

Allen Drake is the sole advisor at Royale Investment Advisor LLC, an independent firm based in Lake Mathews, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 20 years of experience in financial advisory services, having led Royale since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, he sells life, health, and disability insurance as an agent with EMC Insurance Services. Royale Investment Advisor LLC provides asset management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers tailored portfolios and planning across various areas, including retirement, estate, charitable giving, tax and corporate structuring, and specialized analyses, managing assets largely on a non-discretionary basis with a focus on fundamental analysis and a long-term buy-and-hold strategy.

General retirement planning General tax planning Wealth management Active portfolio management
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Saad E

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Ontario, CA

XEL

Saad El Hajjaoui is a financial advisor with Xel Wealth Management, Inc. in Ontario, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Falcon Wealth and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Outside of advising, he is a partner at Olve Branch Medical Corp, a medical billing and practice consulting firm where he assists with financial matters and relationship management. Xel Wealth Management is an independent, single-advisor firm managing approximately $8.5 million for around 34 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services, employing a diversified investment approach that integrates fundamental, quantitative, technical analysis, and modern portfolio theory, along with a wrap fee program and tax planning services.

Options & derivatives strategies General retirement planning Debt management Tax-loss harvesting Executive Founder/Business Owner
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Scott G

Series 65

Loma Linda, CA

Gutman Financial Planning LLC

Scott Gutman is the sole advisor at Gutman Financial Planning LLC in Loma Linda, CA. He holds a Series 65 license and has two years of experience as a financial advisor. Gutman also works full-time as an Information Exchange Specialist for the Fontana Unified School District, where he handles IT duties related to data management and oversees the Medi-Cal billing department. Gutman Financial Planning LLC serves individuals, families, trusts, and estates with financial planning, investment consulting, and portfolio management on an hourly, project, or ongoing basis. The firm employs a strategic, long-term investment approach focused on asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing using primarily low-cost mutual funds and ETFs.

General retirement planning General tax planning Wealth management Cash flow / budgeting
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