Sara Testa

CITY NATIONAL SECURITIES

LOS ANGELES, CA 90071

CRD#: 6100034

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Professional summary

Sara Testa, who also goes by Sara Lynn Testa, is a registered financial professional currently at CITY NATIONAL SECURITIES, INC. located in Los Angeles, California.

Sara is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 2023. Sara has worked at 3 firms and has passed the Series 63, Series 79TO and SIE exams.

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Aliases

Sara Lynn Testa

Other business activities

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CRS (Customer Relationship Summary)

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Experience

Current

May 9, 2025 - Present

CITY NATIONAL SECURITIES, INC.

Office #1: 555 South Flower Street 11th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071

RIA

CRD#: 103705

LOS ANGELES, CA

Past

May 30, 2024 - April 24, 2025

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC

CRD#: 79

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Past

October 19, 2023 - May 16, 2024

U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.

CRD#: 17868

San Fransicso, CA

Primary Firm SEC Registration

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CITY NATIONAL SECURITIES, INC.

CITY NATIONAL SECURITIES, INC. | RBC SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 103705 / SEC#: 801-71181, 8-52265

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (3/22/2010 Approved)

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Los Angeles district office)

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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California
(5/9/2025)

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 12/15/2023

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 79TO

Date: 10/18/2023

Investment Banking Registered Representative Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 8/24/2023

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

SRO Registrations

FINRA

Current Firm

CITY NATIONAL SECURITIES, INC.

CITY NATIONAL SECURITIES, INC. | RBC SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 103705 / SEC#: 801-71181, 8-52265

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (3/22/2010 Approved)

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Los Angeles district office)

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Contact information

Main Address

555 South Flower Street 11th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071

Mailing Address

555 South Flower Street 11th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071

Phone number

(310) 888-6400

Established

California since 11/03/1999

Firm type

Corporation

Fiscal year end

October

Firm Size

Medium

# of Employees

186

SEC notice filing (31 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (51 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

RBC SECURITIES ASSET ALLOCATION PROGRAM BROCHURE (1/29/2026)

RBC SECURITIES INVESTMENT ADVISORY PROGRAM BROCHURE (1/29/2026)

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
CITY NATIONAL BANK	SOLE SHAREHOLDER
BANUELOS, ALMA DELIA	BOARD DIRECTOR	4530705
BARTON, RICHARD JOSEPH	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	2040869
BRETADO, SANTIAGO AVILA	VP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	1945627
DANIEL, JOBY SWANKUTTY	BOARD DIRECTOR	6616727
GIAQUINTO, GREGG	BOARD DIRECTOR	3182583
MAGUIRE, WILLIAM JOHN JR	PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	2040885
O'KEEFFE, IVOR PATRICK	CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER & BOARD DIRECTOR	2397120
RILEY, SHAWN DAVID	BOARD DIRECTOR	7574191

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	1,781
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 1,515,102,638

Disclosures

Regulatory Event

Accountant surprise examination report

Filing Date	Form ADV-E Cover	Form ADV-E Report
01/28/2025	Cover Page	Report
10/27/2023	Cover Page	Report

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Sara Testa

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Certified licenses

Experience

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC

U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.

Primary Firm SEC Registration

CITY NATIONAL SECURITIES, INC.

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 63

Date: 12/15/2023

Series 79TO

Date: 10/18/2023

SIE

Date: 8/24/2023

FINRA

Current Firm

CITY NATIONAL SECURITIES, INC.

Contact information

SEC notice filing (31 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (51 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Direct owners and executive officers

Regulatory assets under management

Disclosures

Accountant surprise examination report

Red Flags

Company Information

CITY NATIONAL SECURITIES, INC.

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