Bel Air, MD Office
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Centaurus Financial, Inc.
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Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a broad mix of clients including individuals (both non‑HNW and high‑net‑worth), families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. Its IARs deliver financial planning, portfolio management through the CLASSIC Plus platform (including FlexUMA and TPMM options), retirement-plan consulting, and specialized services such as advisory management of annuity and variable life sub‑accounts.
The firm offers both discretionary and non‑discretionary arrangements, with a larger share of assets managed on a non‑discretionary basis — $3.21 billion discretionary versus $6.53 billion non‑discretionary as of April 30, 2026 — and IARs employ a mix of fundamental, technical (including charting), bottom‑up and top‑down analysis. Clients may be placed on model overlay programs (FlexUMA) with a third‑party overlay manager, use tax‑overlay services, or be referred to approved third‑party money managers; the firm also has policies to permit a limited set of non‑traded alternative investments (including certain REITs and DPPs) in fee accounts under specified conditions.
Compared with many peers, Centaurus is dually registered as an RIA and a FINRA member broker‑dealer, has management personnel licensed as real estate brokers and insurance agents, and maintains procedures to hold and value certain illiquid real‑estate‑related investments in advisory accounts. Its disclosure history includes multiple regulatory matters resolved with the SEC and FINRA (including a FINRA finding in July 2026), and the firm describes specific conflicts‑of‑interest mitigations such as crediting back 12b‑1 fees and disclosing cash‑sweep and transition‑credit arrangements with its clearing firm.
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Location
57 East Broadway, 2nd Floor
Bel Air MD 21014
Advisors at this office
3
Advisors at this office
David P
Series 63, Series 65
Bel Air, MD
Centaurus Financial, Inc.
David Pellegrino is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been affiliated with Centaurus Financial since 2011. Pellegrino also serves as president of PFS Financial and The Eagle Group Financial Advisors. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management through the CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, with assets managed under both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.
Louis D
CFP®, ChFC®, Series 63, Series 66
Bel Air, MD
Centaurus Financial, Inc.
Louis Defidelto is a CFP® and ChFC® with 22 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked with Centaurus Financial, Inc. since 2011 and The Eagle Group Financial Advisors since 2004. In addition to his advisory career, he serves as a captain and flight officer for United Airlines. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, businesses, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management solutions, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches with various analytical methods and specialized advisory services.
Ryan P
Series 66
Bel Air, MD
Centaurus Financial, Inc.
Ryan Pellegrino is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Centaurus Financial, he worked at Oliver Wyman for six years. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management through the CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory management of annuity and variable life sub-accounts.
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