Advisors at this firm
David A
Series 66
Los Angeles, CA
The Pacific Group
David Adefeso is a financial advisor at Sootchy Securities, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Axa Advisors, LLC for 16 years. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in technology development through Sootchy, Inc. and has appeared as himself on a reality TV show. Sootchy Securities, LLC provides web-based and mobile college-savings advisory services focused on 529 plans, offering non-discretionary, recommendation-only guidance primarily advocating target-date funds through an automated online platform. The firm serves clients via its technology-driven approach without exercising investment discretion or ongoing account monitoring.
Nickolas W
Series 65, Series 66
Los Angeles, CA
The Pacific Group
Nickolas Waggoner is a financial advisor at The Pacific Group in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Pacific Advisory Group from 2015 to 2018. Outside of advisory work, he is the owner of 2nd Amendgents, LLC, a clothing business, and is involved with a financial technology company called Sootchy, Inc. The Pacific Group provides investment and planning services to individuals, retirement plans, and business clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning. The firm uses various analytical methods and model portfolios tailored to client objectives, serving a broad range of investment types.
Benjamin K
Series 66
Los Angeles, CA
The Pacific Group
Benjamin Kim is a financial advisor at The Pacific Group with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and JP Morgan Chase. Kim is also a licensed agent for fixed and traditional insurance products. The Pacific Group provides investment and planning services to individuals, retirement plans, and business clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and a wrap-fee program, using multiple methods of analysis and tailoring each client relationship through ongoing monitoring and suitability assessments.
