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RegimeBroadening Pressures
Pulse RegimeII of IV
LiquidityExpanding
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Wealth Guidance With Purpose
Carota Wealth Management — SEC Registered RIA

An SEC-registered fiduciary investment adviser (CRD #127344). Nearly thirty years of independent practice — serving individuals, families, and business owners navigating significant financial decisions.

// Macro Pulse Regime
Broadening
Pressures
Regime II · As of Jul 20, 2026
// Liquidity Cycle
Expanding
Global Liquidity Cycle · As of Jul 21, 2026
// Years in Practice
~30
Multiple Market Cycles
Framework reflects internal research classification. Not investment advice.
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// Why Carota Wealth Management

Built Different.
On Purpose.

We are not a big-box advisory firm. We're an independent fiduciary with the tools, discipline, and conviction of an institutional manager — focused entirely on you.

01

The Fiduciary Difference

As an SEC-registered investment adviser, we are held to a fiduciary standard — a legal obligation to prioritize your interests in every recommendation we make. That standard does not bend. Material conflicts of interest are disclosed in our Form ADV, available upon request.

02

Institutional Process

Macro-first analysis, proprietary quality screening, and confluence-driven entries — the same disciplines — macro-first analysis, quality screening, and systematic sector monitoring — used by institutional asset managers.

03

In It for the Long Term

In our experience, the decisions that matter most — a business exit, an inheritance, a retirement transition — unfold over years. We work that way too.

~30
Years in Practice
100%
Fiduciary Commitment
Receive wealth or prosperity without arrogance; and be ready to let it go.
Marcus Aurelius — Meditations VIII.33
// Investment Process

Not a Model Portfolio.
A Conviction.

// 01 — MACRO REGIME

Every Decision Starts with the Macro

We identify the current economic regime through our proprietary Market Pulse Regimes℠ framework — monitoring seven macro actors (Fed, Treasury, Consumer, Credit, Inflation, Liquidity, and Shock) — assessing whether each is accelerating, decelerating, or shifting stance. Regime state determines sector posture before any ETF candidate is evaluated.

// 02 — SECTOR SCAN

Systematic Daily Scanning

Daily systematic scanning across sector ETFs — filtered first by regime posture, then scored on technical confluence: RSI, distance from key moving averages, price momentum, and volume. Only regime-aligned candidates enter the review queue. Flags are research inputs, not automatic actions. Discipline before conviction.

20 Sectors Monitored
// 03 — QUALITY FILTER

Avoiding Losers Is Just As Important As Finding Winners

Every candidate is filtered through a regime-posture gate before any technical review. Sectors in GATE status don’t get considered — regardless of momentum signals. We eliminate structural risk at the regime layer so individual ETF selection isn’t carrying that weight. Discipline over opportunity cost.

The R-Factor quality screen is a proprietary internal research tool. Past screening outcomes are not indicative of future results.

R-Factor Quality Model
// 04 — SECTORS + RISK

The Regime Draws the Line.

Not all sectors are in play at all times. The regime determines which sectors receive consideration (Pass), which require additional caution (Flag), and which are excluded entirely (Gate). Capital follows the macro signal — not the calendar, not the consensus. Risk management is structural, not optional.

All Sectors · Regime-Guided
// Market Pulse Regimes℠
Regime I of IV
Supportive
Expansion
Growth
Inflation
Liquidity
Policy
Risk assets lead. Equities broaden. Capital flows toward cyclicals and growth sectors.
// Market Pulse Regimes℠
Regime II of IV
Broadening
Pressures
Growth
Inflation
Liquidity
Policy
Real assets and commodities outperform. Inflation hedges take priority. Rate sensitivity rises.
// Market Pulse Regimes℠
Regime III of IV
Stressed
Slowdown
Growth
Inflation
Liquidity
Policy
Defensive positioning. Capital preservation over growth. Hard assets hold value where equities struggle.
// Market Pulse Regimes℠
Regime IV of IV
Synchronized
Cooling
Growth
Inflation
Liquidity
Policy
Bonds and duration assets recover. Selectivity tightens. Quality over momentum as cycle turns.

The signal grid visualizes four primary dimensions of the seven macro actors monitored by MPR℠ — condensed for clarity.

// Live Dashboard

The Framework
Behind Every Decision.

// Macro Framework
REGIMEBROADENING PRESSURES
LIQUIDITYEXPANDING —
FRAMEWORKMARKET PULSE REGIMES℠
AS-OF2026-07-18 POST-OPEN
POSTUREREAL ASSETS + INFLATION HEDGES
BONDSREPLACED ✕
// Fiduciary Standards
REGISTRATIONSEC-REGISTERED ✓
FIDUCIARYALWAYS ACTIVE
FEE BASEDALWAYS ✓
CUSTODYTRADEPMR / WFC
EXPERIENCENEARLY 30 YEARS
APPROACHDYNAMIC & STRATEGIC

The Market Pulse Regimes℠ framework reflects an internal research classification. It is not investment advice, a portfolio recommendation, or an indication of current client holdings.

Death and life, success and failure, pain and pleasure, wealth and poverty, all these happen to good and bad alike, and they are neither noble nor shameful — and hence neither good nor bad.
Marcus Aurelius — Meditations
// Investment Philosophy
“Wealth Guidance
With Purpose
because every allocation decision
deserves a reason.”
Raymond Carota · Private Wealth Advisor
// The Team

The People
Behind the Process.

Every client relationship is personal. That starts with knowing exactly who you're working with.

RC
Raymond Carota
Private Wealth Advisor

Nearly thirty years building personalized financial strategies across investments, tax, insurance, and estate planning. Founder, president, and chief compliance officer of Brandywine Financial Group, Inc. The sole adviser on every client relationship — by design.

AP
Alicia Palmer
Client Support Specialist

11+ years as a Customer Account Manager. Now bringing the same dedication and precision to every client relationship at Carota Wealth Management. Your advocate from day one — and every day after.

Ready to Build
a Real Plan?

No templates. No static allocations. Just a disciplined, fiduciary advisor who takes your financial future as seriously as you do.

610.828.1155  ·  [email protected]  ·  Thompsons Station, TN

We welcome conversations with individuals who are simply asking whether their current arrangement still serves them. Due diligence is not a betrayal — it is sound judgment.