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Ryan Andrew Formanek

Advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC — Tracy, CA

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Credentials

Series 65

Experience

14 years

Location

Tracy, CA

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Focus Partners Wealth, LLC

Enterprise

Total advisors

1,042

Across 256 offices

Clients per advisor

59 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$2,557,933 Very High

HNW client ratio

49% Very High

About

Ryan Formanek is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked for nine years at Churchill Management Group. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Client services

Based on Focus Partners Wealth, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Newsletters or periodicals Educational seminars or workshops
Tax prep. srvcs, dispute resolution srvcs, family office srvcs, bus. mgmt. srvcs, ins. solutions, credit & cash mgmt solutions.

Expertise

Based on Focus Partners Wealth, LLC

Options & derivatives strategies Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business sale tax planning

Occupation focus

Based on Focus Partners Wealth, LLC

Dentist Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired

Demographic focus

Based on Focus Partners Wealth, LLC

Established Professionals Approaching retirement Values-based investing

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial counseling, divorce planning, aging life care planning, practice integrated wealth management (generally $150-$825/month), family budget services ($3,000 to $6,000 fixed monthly fees), business solutions ($5,000 to $50,000 fixed fees), aging life care planning ($1,500 upfront plus $250/hour for additional meetings)

Percentage

$0 - $25,000,000: Up to 1.25%, negotiable and based on client factors $25,000,000+: Negotiable and varying based on client relationship and assets

Project-based

Financial counseling (sometimes), family office services ($95 to $275/hour), business management ($80 to $375/hour), dispute resolution services ($250 to $300/hour)

Performance-based

Performance-based fees charged for certain Private Funds and private accounts; e.g., carried interest on private equity funds, 10%-15% of distributions after hurdle for TCP fund.

Subscriptions

Subscription fee for The Prudent Speculator newsletter: $33/month, $325-$375/year, or $595-$695/2 years.

Other

Account minimum: $5,000 Minimum fee: Typically subject to a minimum fee of $5,000 Fee-only: Financial counseling fees generally annual/fixed billed quarterly; family office fees quarterly or hourly rates $95-$275/hr; family budget fees fixed monthly fees $3,000-$6,000 or higher; business management hourly rates $80-$375; dispute resolution hourly rates $250-$300; tax compliance fees variable.

Location

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Tracy, CA

Tracy CA

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

California

Work history

14 years of industry experience

Focus Partners Wealth, LLC

2025 - Present • 1 year

Boston, MA

Churchill Management Group

2016 - 2025 • 9 years

Los Angeles, CA

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Paolo M

Series 63, Series 66

Tracy, CA

401K Engineers Inc.

Paolo Marchetti is a financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at 401K Engineers Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. from 2015 to 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he owns an S-corporation providing fiduciary services under ERISA Section 3(16). 401K Engineers Inc. offers portfolio management to individual investors and advisory services to retirement plan sponsors, including pension and profit-sharing plans, as well as charitable organizations. The firm focuses on customized investment policies and long-term strategies, integrating pension consulting and coordination with estate-planning attorneys.

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Annuities General estate planning guidance Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner
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Christopher F

Series 65

Lathrop, CA

King Financial

Christopher Fahey is a Series 65 licensed advisor with King Financial, where he has worked since 2024. He has over a decade of entrepreneurial experience, including founding Gravity Picks Inc and previously operating Elite DJ. Fahey also has a background in accountancy through Tim Wheeler Accountancy Corporation. King Financial offers investment and planning services to individuals, corporations, and retirement plans, utilizing a long-term investment approach based on modern portfolio theory. The firm integrates insurance and tax perspectives into client work and provides specialized advisory services such as 1031 exchange and Qualified Opportunity Zone fund analysis.

Real estate investing Wealth management
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Timothy W

Series 65

Lathrop, CA

King Financial

Timothy Wheeler is a Series 65-registered advisor at King Financial with three years of industry experience. He has a background in accounting, operating his CPA practice, Wheeler CPA Group PC, since 2017. Prior to this, he worked at Bill Pollard CPA for 14 years. King Financial provides investment and planning services to individuals, corporations, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and real estate advisory services. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory approach with a long-term horizon and integrates insurance and tax/accounting expertise into its client services.

Real estate investing Wealth management
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Devin K

Series 66

Lathrop, CA

King Financial

Devin King is a financial advisor at King Financial with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including LPL Financial and Equitable Advisors before joining King Financial in 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in buying and selling collectibles through Damask Holdings. King Financial provides investment and planning services to individuals, corporations, and retirement plans, focusing on portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory approach and integrates insurance and tax expertise into client strategies.

Real estate investing Wealth management
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Vijay M

Series 65

Lathrop, CA

Sophis Investments LLC

Vijay Malik is a financial advisor at Sophis Investments LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Everest Group LLC and Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Middle America Capital, a Nebraska real estate investment company. Sophis Investments is a small team advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, endowments, foundations, pooled investment vehicles, and certain businesses. The firm employs a concentrated, bottom-up fundamental equity approach with long-term holdings and uses performance-based fees for qualified clients, managing both individual accounts and pooled investment vehicles.

Concentrated stock management Active portfolio management
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Shaun V

Series 63, Series 65

Manteca, CA

Advisor Share Wealth Management, LLC

Shaun Vaught is a financial advisor with Advisor Share Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having eight years of industry experience. He has been associated with Cetera Advisor Networks LLC since 2015 and operates Vaught And Muela Insurance Services. Outside of his financial career, he serves as a pastor at the Christian Worship Center, a role he has held since 1995. Advisor Share Wealth Management, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, professional advisers, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, retirement-plan services, and a web-based asset management platform used by independent advisers, utilizing third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios to implement client strategies.

Private / alternative investments ESG / Sustainable investing Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Wealth management Founder/Business Owner Executive
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