Five Star award winner Frank Deptola

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

AWARDS

Five Star Wealth Manager 2015-2025, Recognized in The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, & Forbes Magazine. Appeared in National Public Television's 'Front Page' series on Financial Empowerment.

A one minute commercial about our role in the 'Front Page' series was shown on Public Television, Fox News, CNBC, CNN, and MSNBC

Guest lecturer at Texas A & M and Cal State Fullerton's Certified Financial Planning Programs (CFP)

Produced an objective educational video entitled 'Coordination of SSI/SSDI Benefits for Disabled Relatives

Why People Choose Us

Clients choose us because of the value they receive from our three step approach. This includes first obtaining a comprehensive understanding of their current financial picture and future goals and needs. Secondly, by our construction of financial plans and investment strategies specifically designed for them. And, lastly by consistently providing "conceirge" level personalized service and support. Our clients do not phone into call centers, or suffer the inconveniences often associated with "do it yourself" type website service models. Instead, they get a well trained person that knows them, and their needs, when they call.

Charitable Commitment

At Frank Deptola & Associates, LLC, we believe in giving back to our communities. Our commitment is two fold - both personal time and financial support. Each employee is required to give 10% of their time to local charitable causes. Causes we have supported include: Foster Child summer weekend camp; beach cleanup; feeding the hungry through the "We Give Thanks" program in Anaheim; and participating in the St. John's Jubilate Choir. Through the Frank Deptola & Associates Donor Advised Fund, we also have supported: a partial college scholarship & crystal trophy called the "Mountie Award & Scholarship" for a senior high school football player at Homer-Center H.S.; sponsorship of an actor/actress at The Chance Theater, a community theater in Anaheim; support of the St. John's Jubilate Choir; support of a scholarship given to young women in the entertainment industry; and sponsorship of local little league type soccer and baseball programs. In fact, some 2% of our net profits annually are returned to the community through these activities.

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This award was issued on 05/01/2025 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 07/31/2024 through 12/31/2024. Fee paid for use of marketing materials. Self-completed questionnaire was used for rating. This rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria. 2712 Orange County-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 117 (4 % of candidates) were named 2025 Five Star Wealth Managers. The following prior year statistics use this format: YEAR: # Considered, # Winners, % of candidates, Issued Date, Research Period. 2024: 2,682, 140, 5%, 5/1/24, 7/25/23 - 1/31/24; 2023: 2,576, 160, 6.2%, 5/1/23, 7/25/22 - 2/10/23; 2022: 2482, 143, 6%, 5/1/22, 8/30/21 - 3/4/22; 2021: 2398, 144, 6%, 5/1/21, 8/17/20 - 3/12/21; 2020: 2320, 152, 7%, 5/1/20, 8/1/19 - 3/13/20; 2019: 2469, 187, 8%, 5/1/19, 8/13/18 - 3/11/19; 2018: 2423, 144, 6%, 5/1/18, 6/21/17 - 3/16/18; 2017: 1790, 280, 16%, 5/1/17, 8/24/16 - 2/24/17; 2016: 1383, 312, 23%, 2/1/16, 8/19/15 - 1/15/16; 2015: 2010, 351, 17%, 3/1/15, 8/30/14 - 1/30/15; 2014: 3489, 302, 9%, 3/1/14, 8/30/13 - 1/30/14; 2013: 2293, 415, 18%, 3/1/13, 8/30/12 - 1/30/13; 2012: 1760, 255, 14%, 3/1/12, 8/30/11 - 1/31/12.

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Frank Deptola (CA Insurance License #0F34992) is a Registered Representative and Investment Adviser with/and offers securities and advisory services offered through Commonwealth Financial Network, member FINRA (www.finra.org)/SIPC (www.sipc.org), a Registered Investment Adviser. Fixed insurance products and services are separate from and not offered through Commonwealth Financial Network.

2015-2025 Five Star Wealth Manager Award, created by Five Star Professional. The 2025 award was presented in February 2025 based on data gathered within 12 months preceding the issue date. 2,712 advisors were considered, 117 advisors were recognized. Advisors pay a fee to hold out marketing materials. Not indicative of advisor’s future performance. Your experience may vary. For more information, please visit www.fivestarprofessional.com.

Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers. The award is based on 10 objective criteria. Eligibility criteria - required: 1. Credentialed as a registered investment adviser (RIA) or a registered investment adviser representative; 2. Actively licensed as a RIA or as a principal of a registered investment adviser firm for a minimum of 5 years; 3. Favorable regulatory and complaint history review (As defined by FSP, the wealth manager has not; A. Been subject to a regulatory action that resulted in a license being suspended or revoked, or payment of a fine; B. Had more than a total of three settled or pending complaints filed against them and/or a total of five settled, pending, dismissed or denied complaints with any regulatory authority or FSP's consumer complaint process. Unfavorable feedback may have been discovered through a check of complaints registered with a regulatory authority or complaints registered through FSP's consumer complaint process; feedback may not be representative of any one client's experience; C. Individually contributed to a financial settlement of a customer complaint; D. Filed for personal bankruptcy within the past 11 years; E. Been terminated from a financial services firm within the past 11 years; F. Been convicted of a felony); 4. Fulfilled their firm review based on internal standards; 5. Accepting new clients. Evaluation criteria - considered: 6. One-year client retention rate; 7. Five-year client retention rate; 8. Non-institutional discretionary and/or non-discretionary client assets administered; 9. Number of client households served; 10. Education and professional designations. FSP does not evaluate quality of services provided to clients. The award is not indicative of the wealth manager's future performance. Wealth managers may or may not use discretion in their practice and therefore may not manage their clients' assets. The inclusion of a wealth manager on the Five Star Wealth Manager list should not be construed as an endorsement of the wealth manager by FSP or this publication. Working with a Five Star Wealth Manager or any wealth manager is no guarantee as to future investment success, nor is there any guarantee that the selected wealth managers will be awarded this accomplishment by FSP in the future. Visit www.fivestarprofessional.com.