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Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc.

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Client assets under management

$578,929,269

Clients

528

28% high-net-worth

Advisors

8

of 17 employees

Firm type

Team

5-30 advisors or >$500M in AUM

Clients per advisor

66

Typical

Average account size

$1,096,457

About

Caldwell Sutter Capital serves primarily high‑net‑worth individuals, their families, and related accounts, and the firm also accepts corporations and municipal clients. It provides portfolio management and financial planning and is dually registered as an SEC investment adviser and a FINRA‑member broker‑dealer while also holding registration as a municipal advisor.

The firm constructs separate, customized equity and fixed‑income portfolios through strategies such as CS Value Equity, CS Value Income, and CS Strategic Diversified, relying on a bottom‑up, fundamental value process that emphasizes long‑term, buy‑and‑hold investing in niche or structurally inefficient securities. Advisors collect client investment profiles and perform proprietary research to tailor allocations and select municipal and corporate bonds based on relative value and client liquidity, tax, and income needs.

Distinctive operational features include its broker‑dealer activities (including principal and agency‑cross transactions and a practice of recommending its broker‑dealer or affiliated clearing arrangements for execution in certain strategies), its status as a licensed insurance agency whose representatives may earn commission‑based compensation for insurance sales, and its registration as a municipal advisor. The brochure also discloses that the firm may trade client accounts on margin and that these multiple roles create potential conflicts of interest, with policies described to address and mitigate those conflicts.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Retirement income strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy Gifting strategies Business exit / sale strategy Tax-loss harvesting

Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Percentage

$0+: 0.5% annually on fixed income securities (Treasuries, corporate bonds, municipal bonds, government securities) $0+: 0.5% annually on limited partnerships and other private funds managed by third parties $0+: 1.0% annually on ETFs and closed-end funds included in CS Value Equity $0+: 1.5% annually on individually researched equities in CS Value Equity 0+: 0.15% to 1.5% annually flat fee range for CS Strategic Diversified (negotiated based on asset size and complexity)

Commissions

Commission-based compensation earned by registered representatives in their separate capacities when purchasing or selling securities or insurance products; separate and in addition to advisory fees.

Other

Account minimum: $250,000

Main office location

Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc.

30 Liberty Ship Way #3225

Sausalito CA 94965, United States

Number of offices

3

Most active in

Arizona · California · Florida · Idaho · Illinois · Nevada · New York · Ohio · Oregon · Texas · Washington

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Sean T

Series 66

Austin, TX

Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc.

Sean Tuohy is a financial advisor at Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc. in Austin, TX, with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked for SWBC Investment Company and SWBC Investment Services LLC for nine years. Caldwell Sutter Capital primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities, as well as corporate and municipal clients. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental value investment approach with a long-term, buy-and-hold orientation, managing approximately $606 million across customized portfolio management and financial planning strategies.

Retirement income strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy Gifting strategies Business exit / sale strategy Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Joseph H

Series 63, Series 65

Sausalito, CA

Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc.

Joseph Helmer is a financial advisor at Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Caldwell Sutter Capital since 2008. Helmer serves as a director on the board of Crazy Woman Creek Bancorp, the bank holding company of Buffalo Federal Bank, where he participates on the audit committee. Caldwell Sutter Capital primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, their families, and related entities, as well as corporate and municipal clients. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental value investment approach with a long-term, buy-and-hold orientation, managing approximately $606 million across customized portfolio strategies.

Retirement income strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy Gifting strategies Business exit / sale strategy Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Edward S

Series 63, Series 66

Sausalito, CA

Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc.

Edward Smith is a financial advisor at Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Caldwell Sutter Capital since 2018. Caldwell Sutter Capital primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities, as well as corporate and municipal clients. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental value investment approach with a long-term, buy-and-hold orientation, managing approximately $606 million across customized portfolio management and financial planning strategies.

Retirement income strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy Gifting strategies Business exit / sale strategy Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Jon G

Series 66

Sausalito, CA

Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc.

Jon Goshay is a financial advisor at Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked in real estate and technology ventures. Outside of finance, he composes and produces music and has signed with a label to distribute his work. Caldwell Sutter Capital primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities, offering portfolio management and financial planning with a bottom-up, fundamental value investment approach. The firm manages approximately $606 million for a mid-sized client base supported by five advisors.

Retirement income strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy Gifting strategies Business exit / sale strategy Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Susan M

CFA®, Series 63, Series 65

Sweet, ID

Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc.

Susan Metcalf is a CFA® charterholder with 39 years of industry experience. She is currently with Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc., where she has worked since 2017, and has also been with Sutter Securities Inc. since 2010. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as Vice President of Letha Irrigation and Water Company, which manages water rights for agricultural land, and is a managing partner of a family partnership that owns ranch property. Caldwell Sutter Capital primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities, along with corporate and municipal clients. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental value investment approach with a long-term, buy-and-hold orientation, managing roughly $606 million across customized portfolio strategies.

Retirement income strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy Gifting strategies Business exit / sale strategy Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Evan H

Series 63, Series 65

Sausalito, CA

Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc.

Evan Hershey is a financial advisor at Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc. with 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at NBC Securities, Inc. and Umpqua Investments, Inc. He serves as a director on the investment committee for the Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation. Caldwell Sutter Capital primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities, offering portfolio management and financial planning through a bottom-up, fundamental value investment approach.

Retirement income strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy Gifting strategies Business exit / sale strategy Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Joseph R

Series 66

Sausalito, CA

Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc.

Joseph Raymond is a financial advisor at Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Santa Monica Partners, Brandes Investment Partners, Brandes Institute, and Utah Tech University. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the editor of a book published by Santa Monica Partners and receives a share of the profits from its sales. Caldwell Sutter Capital primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities, as well as corporate and municipal clients. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental value approach focused on individual equity and fixed-income research, offering customized portfolio management and financial planning through several distinct strategies.

Retirement income strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy Gifting strategies Business exit / sale strategy Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Gregory H

Series 66

Sausalito, CA

Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc.

Gregory Harder is a financial advisor at Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at NBC Securities, Inc. and Edward Jones. Outside of his advisory role, he is self-employed as a life insurance agent. Caldwell Sutter Capital primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities, as well as corporate and municipal clients. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental value investment approach with a long-term, buy-and-hold orientation, managing approximately $606 million across customized portfolio management and financial planning strategies.

Retirement income strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy Gifting strategies Business exit / sale strategy Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner Executive
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