Dhruv Pershad Gupta

Employer firm

Ip Financial Advisory Services LLC CRD 305772

$481M regulatory AUM

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Financial planning
• Portfolio management (individuals)
• Portfolio management (institutions)
• Pension consulting
• Selection of other advisers
• CONSULTING SERVICES TO QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS

From the firm’s Form ADV. Read the guides:

• Item 5F — Regulatory AUM
• Item 5G — Advisory services
• Full firm profile

Current Employers

Employment History

• 01/2014 → 01/2017
  Lifemark Securities
  Rochester, NY
• 03/2015 → 12/2016
  Essential Wealth Advisors Llc
  Morgan Hill, CA
• 02/2017 → 08/2018
  Foresters Equity Services, Inc.
  San Diego, CA
• 08/2018 → 01/2019
  Creative Financial Designs, Inc.
  Reno, NV
• 01/2019 → 10/2025
  Emerson Equity Llc
  San Mateo, CA
• 10/2025 → Present
  Innovation Partners Llc
  Charlotte, NC
• 10/2025 → Present
  Ip Financial Advisory Services Llc
  Charlotte, NC

Previous Registrations

• 2019-02-05 → 2025-10-31
  Emerson Equity Llc
  Reno, NV
  San Mateo, CA
  San Mateo, CA
  Reno, NV
• 2018-08-02 → 2019-02-08
  Creative Financial Designs, Inc.
  Reno, NV
  Kokomo, IN
  Reno, NV
• 2017-02-15 → 2018-08-01
  Foresters Equity Services, Inc.
  Reno, NV
  Pittsburg, CA
• 2015-03-26 → 2017-01-24
  Lifemark Securities Corp.
  Reno, NV
  Rochester, NY
  Morgan Hill, CA

Other Businesses

1. ESSENTIAL WEALTH ADVISORS LLC-DHRUV GUPTA; RENO, NV 89511; OWNER; INVESTMENT RELATED; START DATE: 8/2008; 40 HOURS PER WEEK; PROSPECT AND MANAGE CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS; INSURANCE SALES. 2. SAINERGY INC.; MORGAN HILL, CA 95037; PART OWNER; NON-INVESTMENT RELATED; START DATE: 2/2001; 1 HOUR PER WEEK; AS A 10% OWNER, I PROVIDE CONSULTING FOR COMPLIANCE RELATED ACTIVITY - REVIEW CONTRACTS, VENDOR AGREEMENTS. 3. REAL ESTATE SALES PERSON (NEVADA) - HOUTE PROPERTIES, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR; REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT FOR PERSONAL PORTFOLIO AND REAL ESTATE AGENT FOR OTHERS; 5470 KIETZKE LANE, SUITE 300, RENO, NV 89511; RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SALES; PART-TIME AS OF MAY 05, 2019; 10 HOURS PER MONTH OR LESS - PROVIDE MARKET DATA TO POTENTIAL RE BUYERS FOR FUTURE SALE. 4)- SHIKHAR PARTNERS LLC-REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT-MINORITY SHAREHOLDER-10655 PROFESSIONAL CIRCLE,STE A, RENO, NV 89521-JAN 2018-ZERO HOURS DURING SECURITIES TRADING HOURS.

Exams

• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  2015-02-09
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  2008-08-20

Other Names

• Dhruv Pershad Gupta
• Dhruv Pershad Gupta
• Dhruv Gupta
• Dhruv Pershad Gupta
• Dhruv P Gupta