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Vantage Financial Group

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Client AUM

$116,400,000

Clients

441

Advisors

4

across 2 offices

About

Vantage Financial Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals (including high-net-worth clients), as well as to corporations and business entities. The firm offers both one-time and ongoing planning consultations and also conducts public seminars and workshops on investment and service topics.

Portfolios and plans are built around each client’s stated goals, time horizon, and risk tolerance, with investment selection informed by fundamental and technical analysis and periodic account reviews (typically quarterly). Vantage manages accounts on a discretionary basis and provides ERISA plan services, acting either as a limited-scope 3(21) advisor or as a discretionary 3(38) investment manager depending on the client engagement.

Unlike most peers, the firm regularly holds public educational seminars and workshops, and its advisory representatives are licensed to sell insurance products—an affiliation and source of external compensation that the brochure discloses and says is managed through policies and fiduciary obligations. The firm reports roughly $118 million in discretionary assets under management and combines retail wealth management with plan-level fiduciary services, creating a hybrid service mix that some prospective clients may find distinctive.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Retirement income strategy General retirement planning Debt management Tax strategies for small businesses

Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Ongoing financial planning fixed fee up to $10,000 per year charged quarterly in arrears

Percentage

Up to 2.00% annually, negotiable, maximum 2.00%

Commissions

Advisors receive external compensation from sales of investment-related products such as insurance (commission-based)

Project-based

One-time financial planning hourly fee at $250 per hour

Other

Fee-only: Financial planning offered as $250 per hour (one-time) or ongoing fixed fees up to $10,000 annually

Main office

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164 Maple St., Suite 1

Auburn CA 95603

Advisors at this office

3

Most active in

California · Oregon · Washington

Also doing business as

Hudson Financial Services, Inc. · Vantage Financial Group

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Mark C

Series 65

Auburn, CA

Vantage Financial Group

Mark Cuniberti is a financial advisor at Vantage Financial Group with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Hudson Financial Services, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, and as an independent insurance agent. Outside of financial advising, he owns a water pump supply business and hosts an economic radio talk show. Vantage Financial Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, corporations, and business entities. The firm tailors portfolio management to clients’ goals and risk tolerance, using fundamental and technical analysis, and offers educational public seminars and workshops.

Retirement income strategy General retirement planning Debt management Tax strategies for small businesses Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Jess H

Series 65

Auburn, CA

Vantage Financial Group

Jess Hudson is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor at Vantage Financial Group in Auburn, CA, with eight years of industry experience. She previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. and MKB Financial Services before joining Vantage Financial Group, where she has been since 2020. Vantage Financial Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and business entities. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolio management based on clients’ goals, time horizons, and risk tolerance, and offers educational seminars and workshops in addition to its advisory services.

Retirement income strategy General retirement planning Debt management Tax strategies for small businesses Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Timothy S

Series 65

Auburn, CA

Vantage Financial Group

Timothy Steele is a financial advisor at Vantage Financial Group with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at HBW Advisory Services LLC. Outside of finance, he serves as an Associate Professionals Pastor at The Pointe Church, where he preaches, leads a small group, and assists with leadership decisions. Vantage Financial Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, corporations, and business entities. The firm tailors portfolio management to clients’ goals and risk tolerance, using fundamental and technical analysis, and offers educational seminars and workshops at no charge.

Retirement income strategy General retirement planning Debt management Tax strategies for small businesses Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Karsten K

Series 66

Springfield, OR

Vantage Financial Group

Karsten Kaczmar is a financial advisor at Vantage Financial Group with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., and First Command Financial Planning. Outside of his advisory role, he has experience working with rideshare companies Uber and Lyft. Vantage Financial Group provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and business entities. The firm emphasizes customized portfolios based on clients’ goals and risk tolerance and regularly conducts public seminars and workshops on investment topics.

Retirement income strategy General retirement planning Debt management Tax strategies for small businesses Founder/Business Owner Executive
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