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Summit Financial, Llc

4 Campus Drive, Parsippany, NJ 07054 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
CA RA APPROVED 2025-07-08
  • CA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-07-08

Branch Locations

5000 Birch Street Suite 100, Newport Beach, CA 92660 • United States

Disclosures

1 disclosure category reported Yes on this SEC record. Read each Yes below, then review the firm’s Form ADV Item 11 guide for how disclosure questions work.

  • Regulatory action No
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint Yes
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Gr Capital Asset Management Newport Beach CA 09/2000 12/2018
Niagara International Capital Limited Clarence NY 11/2013 11/2017
Westpark Capital Inc Newport Beach CA 11/2017 10/2020
Poseidon Holdings Trust Newport Beach CA 06/2018 06/2019
American Trust Investment Services, Inc. Newport Beach CA 11/2020 07/2025
Summit Financial D/B/A Clarity Capital Partners Llc Newport Beach CA 07/2025 Present
Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments Albany NY 07/2025 Present
  • 09/2000 → 12/2018
    Gr Capital Asset Management
    Newport Beach, CA
  • 11/2013 → 11/2017
    Niagara International Capital Limited
    Clarence, NY
  • 11/2017 → 10/2020
    Westpark Capital Inc
    Newport Beach, CA
  • 06/2018 → 06/2019
    Poseidon Holdings Trust
    Newport Beach, CA
  • 11/2020 → 07/2025
    American Trust Investment Services, Inc.
    Newport Beach, CA
  • 07/2025 → Present
    Summit Financial D/B/A Clarity Capital Partners Llc
    Newport Beach, CA
  • 07/2025 → Present
    Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments
    Albany, NY
Previous Registrations
  • 2010-09-03 → 2025-09-30
    Clarity Capital Partners
    Newport Beach, CA
    Newport Beach, CA
  • 2016-07-08 → 2016-08-25
    Reno, NV
    Costa Mesa, CA
  • 2010-08-24 → 2013-11-13
    Campbell, CA
    Newport Beach, CA
  • 2011-06-06 → 2013-03-27
    Whjr Associates
    Newport Beach, CA
  • 2008-08-08 → 2010-09-15
    Next Financial Group, Inc.
    Houston, TX
    Newport Beach, CA
  • 2004-02-04 → 2005-04-08
    Associated Securities Corp.
    Santa Barbara, CA
    Newport Beach, CA
  • 2002-09-25 → 2005-04-08
    Associated Planners Investment Advisory Inc
    Santa Barbara, CA
Other Businesses

1) Summit Financial d/b/a Clarity Capital Partners LLC. Investment-related. At registered location. RIA. Managing Partner. 07/2025. 120 hrs/month. 120 hrs during trading hrs. CCO, Managing Partner, book of business/client management of accounts, trading. 2) Fixed Insurance. Investment-related. At registered location. Fixed Insurance. Agent. 07/2025. 5 hrs/month. 5 hrs during trading hrs. Provide insurance advice based on the needs of clients. 3) Astarion. Investment-related. 5000 Birch Street, Suite 100, Newport Beach CA 92660. LLC. Beneficial Owner. 04/2021. 2 hrs/month. 2 hrs during trading hrs. LLC for inherited wealth which I manage with investments. 4) Memory Royalties. Not investment related. At registered location. Book. Author. 01/2023. 0 hrs/month. 0 hrs during trading hrs. Book was written by me (Todd) and available for purchase. 5) Levendi Winery, Inc. Not investment-related. 1107 Quail Street Newport Beach CA, 92660. Winery. Partner. 12/2001. 3 hrs/month. 3 hrs during trading hrs. Delegate, strategy, k1 annually, no other considerations. 6) Alder. Not investment-related. 4100 Mac Arthur Blvd, Suite 325 Newport Beach CA, 92660. Non-profit. Board member. 12/2001. 2 hrs/month. 2 hrs during trading hrs. Attend meetings and events 1-2 times per month. 7) Clarity Capital Insurance Solutions. Investment-related. 5000 Birch Street, Suite 100 Newport Beach CA, 92660. Insurance. Owner. 5/2021. 3 hrs/month. 1 hr during trading hrs. Track, organize, disperse commissions to CCP agents for life, health, annuities new business. (8) www.youthinvestmentinstitute.org: Charitable/tax-exempt; investment related; Educate young people on financial literacy - will teach/coach a class focused on finance/investments (no stock picking names/mutual funds, etc.); additional duty as an advisor to this organization (no comp); Started by a friend and his son, no address only on the web - founders reside in Orange County, CA.; start date soon, TBD; 1-2 hours devoted to this activity per calendar quarter; less than 1 hour monthly, none during securities trading. (9) Newport Institute of Artificial Intelligence - Board Member; Not investment related; Non-profit being started to help kids/young adults with at least 2 years experience develop business/learning with AI; Duties: at start up phase -number of meetings/calls while getting grants (attempting to) with Anthropic--after grants/programs start then plan to have quarterly board meetings; Address: 23 Corporate Plaza, Suite 280, Newport Beach, CA Tel: 310-800-0013; www.newportai.org; Start date: 6/30/2026; 4 hrs. per month devoted to this outside activity; 0 hrs. during securities trading.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2002-10-01
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2002-10-01
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