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Tim Formica

Advisor at BCN Financial, Inc.

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Location

Cypress, CA

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

33 years

About

Tim Formica is a financial advisor at BCN Financial, Inc. with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including LPL Financial LLC and Crown Capital Securities, LP. Outside of his advisory role, he is also active as a licensed real estate broker and is involved with Arbor Financial/The Turnkey Foundation. BCN Financial provides retirement plan advisory and financial planning services primarily to participants of employer-sponsored retirement plans and members of over 200 Police and Fire Department associations. The firm’s investment approach centers on mutual funds and ETFs, combining fundamental, technical, and sentiment analysis with a market-timing component, and it maintains a focus on client reporting and transparency.

Client services

Based on BCN Financial, Inc.

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Newsletters or periodicals

Expertise

Based on BCN Financial, Inc.

Active portfolio management

Occupation focus

Based on BCN Financial, Inc.

Public Service Employee

Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $100,000: 0.90% annually $100,000 - $500,000: 0.75% annually $500,000 - $1,000,000: 0.65% annually $1,000,000+: 0.55% annually

Commissions

Certain individuals receive commissions from insurance sales and mutual fund C-share trailing commissions; BCN policy not to receive commissions on advisory account trades

Other

Minimum fee: Monthly fixed fee of $45.00 plus a one-time setup fee of $350 Fee-only: Fixed fees: $45.00 monthly plus $350 setup fee; Financial planning services at $3.00 per member per month for associations

Location

Cypress, CA

Most active in

California · Idaho · Nevada

Work history

4Mac Associates, Inc.

2025 - Present (1 year)

LPL Financial

2024 - Present (2 years)

Tim Formica Loans LLC

2017 - 2025 (8 years)

Crown Capital Securities, Lp

2017 - 2024 (7 years)

Arbor Financial Group/Turnkey Foundation

2017 - Present (9 years)

Leader One Financial

2016 - 2017 (1 year)

Catalyst Lending Inc

2014 - 2016 (2 years)

Clarity Real Estate Network

2014 - 2016 (2 years)

Bcn Financial, Inc

2005 - Present (21 years)

Quest Securities, Inc.

2000 - 2017 (17 years)

Disclosures

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