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Nicholas Ventimiglio

GIVING TREE WEALTH ADVISORS
San Ramon, CA 94583
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CRD#: 4595708
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Professional summary


Nicholas Ventimiglio is a registered financial advisor currently at GIVING TREE WEALTH ADVISORS located in San Ramon, California and FORTUNE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. located in San Ramon, California.

Nicholas is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 2002. Nicholas has worked at 8 firms and has passed the Series 65, Series 63, Series 99TO, SIE, Series 7 and Series 6 exams.

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Question & Answer


Are you a "fiduciary"?
Yes

Aliases


None

Other business activities


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1.) NICHOLAS VENTIMIGLIO; AGENT; INSURANCE; START:1/1/2008 2.) NICHOLAS VENTIMIGLIO CDFA, INC.; DIRECT OWNER/Investment Advisor Representative; REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISOR; START:4/22/2010 5. Rep is a co-founder of a financial software company called Trade Wrangler, Inc. This company is still in development and has no revenue customers or outside investors. FFS has given conditional approval for this business: Everything must be pre approved before going live. This product cannot be offered to FFS clients as it would be considered a conflict of interest. Rep and John Kim have joined together to create a new RIA, named Giving Tree Wealth Advisors. This is a General Partnership owned 50% by John Kim's S Corp and 50% by Ventimiglio's S Corp [NVCDFA,INC.] This will be A CA registered RIA

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Certified licenses


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None

Experience


Current

March 12, 2021 - Present

GIVING TREE WEALTH ADVISORS

Office #1: 2603 Camino Ramon 200, San Ramon, CA 94583
RIA
CRD#: 312361
San Ramon, CA
Current

February 8, 2016 - Present

FORTUNE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

Office #1: 2603 Camino Ramon Road Suite 200, San Ramon, CA 94583
BD
CRD#: 42150
San Ramon, CA
Past

July 26, 2012 - August 9, 2012

FIRST ALLIED SECURITIES, INC.

RIA
CRD#: 32444
SAN RAMON, CA
Past

July 2, 2012 - February 11, 2016

FIRST ALLIED ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.

RIA
CRD#: 137888
SAN RAMON, CA
Past

April 28, 2010 - March 27, 2025

NICHOLAS VENTIMIGLIO, CDFA

RIA
CRD#: 150854
SAN RAMON, CA
Past

July 24, 2007 - July 2, 2012

FIRST ALLIED SECURITIES, INC.

RIA
CRD#: 32444
SAN RAMON, CA
Past

July 23, 2007 - February 11, 2016

FIRST ALLIED SECURITIES, INC.

BD
CRD#: 32444
SAN RAMON, CA
Past

February 4, 2005 - July 23, 2007

FINANCIAL TELESIS INC

BD
CRD#: 31012
SAN RAMON, CA
Past

June 18, 2004 - August 13, 2007

KIM FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC.

RIA
CRD#: 126745
SAN RAMON, CA
Past

September 8, 2003 - July 13, 2004

MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC

RIA
CRD#: 10409
WALNUT CREEK, CA
Past

October 14, 2002 - July 13, 2004

MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC

BD
CRD#: 10409
SPRINGFIELD, MA

State Registrations and Notice Filings


Listed states reflect where the advisor is authorized to serve clients under state regulations.

IAR
means the advisor is registered as an Investment Advisor Representative in this state and is authorized to provide investment advice to clients there.
RR
indicates the advisor is registered as a Registered Representative in this state, allowing them to offer securities such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds through a broker-dealer.

Visual representation of state registrations

RR
California
(2/8/2016)
IAR
California
(3/12/2021)
RR
Colorado
(1/5/2022)
RR
Oregon
(2/8/2016)

Exams


State Security Law Exam
IAR
Series 65
Date: 7/14/2003
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
State Security Law Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 99TO
Date: 1/2/2023
Operations Professional Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
SRO Registrations
RR
FINRA

Current Firm


GT
GIVING TREE WEALTH ADVISORS
GIVING TREE WEALTH ADVISORS

CRD#: 312361 / SEC#:

California
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (3/12/2021 Approved)
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Contact information


Main Address
2603 Camino Ramon 200, San Ramon, CA 94583
Mailing Address
Phone number
(844) 434-6435
Established
Firm type
Fiscal year end
# of Employees
2

Documents


Latest Form ADV

Regulatory assets under management


Total Number of Accounts311
AUM (Assets Under Management)$ 107,177,910

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Company Information


GIVING TREE WEALTH ADVISORS

CRD#: 312361San Ramon, CA 94583

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