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Sara Nicole Light

Advisor at CWM, LLC — Yakima, WA South Second St.

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Credentials

Series 65

Experience

1 year

Location

Yakima, WA 98901

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CWM, LLC

Enterprise

Total advisors

653

Across 222 offices

Clients per advisor

80 High

Avg AUM per client

$875,860 High

HNW client ratio

14% Typical

About

Sara Light is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Waymaker Wealth Advisors and entrepreneurial ventures such as Java Heaven and Grace+Joy Clothing Boutique. CWM, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management using model portfolios overseen by an in-house Investment Committee and offers retirement-plan services alongside various investment and advisory options.

Client services

Based on CWM, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers
Sub-advisory services for other investment advisory firms

Expertise

Based on CWM, LLC

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)

Occupation focus

Based on CWM, LLC

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

fixed fee for financial planning services ranging from $500 to $25,000 or more; flat-dollar annual fee for investment management services (billed quarterly in advance)

Percentage

$0+: up to 2.50% annually $0+: up to 1.00% for sub-advisory services $0+: up to 2.00% annually for Variable Sub-Account Management Services $0+: 0.20% asset-based fee for True Wealth Financial Planning Program (minimum $3,500)

Project-based

up to $500 per hour for financial planning services

Location

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Yakima, WA South Second St.

230 South Second St., Suite 201

Yakima WA 98901

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

Washington

Work history

1 year of industry experience

CWM, LLC

2025 - Present • 1 year

Omaha, NE

Waymaker Wealth Advisors

2025 - Present • 1 year

Yakima, WA

Waymaker Wealth Advisors

2024 - 2025 • 1 year

Yakima, WA

Java Heaven

2022 - 2024 • 2 years

Yakima, WA

Grace+Joy Clothing Boutique

2019 - 2024 • 5 years

Yakima, WA

Riverside Christian School

2016 - 2022 • 6 years

Yakima, WA

Yakima Coffee Company

2015 - 2018 • 3 years

Yakima, WA

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Steven P

Series 63, Series 65

Yakima, WA

Alegria Asset Management

Steven Pilger is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with BBM Financial Services, Inc. since 1987 and OSAIC since 1989. He serves on the board of directors for Comprehensive Healthcare in Yakima, WA, and also acts as an independent insurance agent specializing in life, accident, and health insurance. OSAIC Wealth, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA member broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory services and employs a technology-driven investment process combining risk assessment, asset allocation, and portfolio optimization.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy
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Matthew D

CFA®, Series 65

Yakima, WA

Tieton Capital Management

Matthew Dhane is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Tieton Capital Management since 2005, where he serves as one of two advisors. The firm manages individual and institutional clients using a fundamentals-based, bottom-up approach focused on small-cap value equities. Tieton Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily through a concentrated Small Cap Value strategy and serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth households, foundations, endowments, trusts, pension plans, and select government entities.

Active portfolio management Concentrated stock management
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Kevin G

CFP®, Series 66

Yakima, WA

Alegria Asset Management

Kevin Good is a Certified Financial Planner® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a principal at Alegria Asset Management. He has been with OSAIC since 2015 and also works as a substitute instructor in the Business Technology and Accounting program at Perry Technical Institute. Additionally, he serves as a board member at the Yakima Country Club, where he advises on the Green's Committee. Alegria Asset Management provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and insurance products to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $37.6 million across about 44 client relationships and integrates RIA advisory services with broker-dealer registration and insurance agency activities.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy
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William D

CFA®, Series 65

Yakima, WA

Tieton Capital Management

William Dezellem is a CFA® charterholder with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Tieton Capital Management since 2005, where he serves as one of two advisors. Tieton Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth households, foundations, endowments, trusts, and pension plans. The firm specializes in a Small Cap Value equity strategy using a fundamentals-based, bottom-up process and also manages style-allocated portfolios with no-load mutual funds and ETFs for select clients.

Active portfolio management Concentrated stock management
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Craig M

Series 63, Series 65

Yakima, WA

Alegria Asset Management

Craig Mendenhall is a financial advisor with Alegria Asset Management in Yakima, WA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and over 42 years of industry experience. He has been associated with BBM Financial Services, Inc. and Alegria Asset Management since 1975 and has prior experience with New England Mutual Life Insurance dating back to 1976. Outside of advisory services, he owns and operates BBM Financial Services, which provides third-party administrator services for ERISA retirement plans. Alegria Asset Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses by offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and insurance/annuity products. The firm uses the Vision2020 Wealth Management Platform and manages portfolios primarily on a non-discretionary basis, combining RIA advisory services with broker-dealer and insurance agency activities.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy
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Bennett W

Series 65

Yakima, WA

Surience Private Wealth LLC

Bennett Wood is a financial advisor at Surience Private Wealth LLC with a Series 65 designation and experience beginning in 2024. Prior to his current role, he held positions at Suncadia, Central Washington University, SS Steiner, Fred Meyer, and West Valley School District. Surience Private Wealth LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals—including high net worth clients—and institutional entities. The firm uses proprietary econo-physics based mathematical models combined with qualitative analysis to manage portfolios primarily composed of equities, fixed-income securities, and ETFs within a risk-managed, trend-focused approach.

Concentrated stock management Divorce financial planning Charitable giving & philanthropy Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Tax-loss harvesting
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