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ChFC
RC
ChFC

Ralph Coppola

33 Years of Experience
West Warwick, RI
Sells Insurance

Ralph Coppola is a ChFC-designated registered investment advisor at Summit Financial, LLC, based in West Warwick, RI, with 33 years of industry experience. Ralph operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Education Planning, Estate Planning, Financial Planning & Coaching, High Net Worth, and 3 more. Their firm serves 9,865 clients with $15B in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
229 advisors
Number of Clients
9,865 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$1.5M average
Assets Under Management
$15.0B

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$100K

Summit Financial offers various investment management programs. Financial advisors set their own advisory fees, but the maximum advisory fee for all programs is 1.50%. Clients in certain programs may also pay a program fee. Clients invested in the Tax-Deferred Strategies Portfolios are charged a monthly platform fee of $20/month by Nationwide, plus a "Low Cost Fund Platform Fee" up to 0.35% annually. Fees are negotiable.

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Location

1350 Division Rd, Suite 200, West Warwick, RI, 02893

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History

Regulatory History
Clean regulatory record

No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.

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Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

Ralph is insurance licensed and owns Sustainable Benefits Strategies, LLC, an insurance business, dedicating about a quarter of his time to it. He also volunteers for several organizations, including the Northern RI Council of the Arts, Providence Chamber Board of Trustees, Health Source RI, Rhode Island Trucking Foundation, Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce Government affairs committee, and Rhode Island Business Leaders Alliance.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Summit Financial, LLC
July 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos
Previous Registrations
Summit Financial, LLC
July 2025 - July 2025 · 0 mos
The Patriot Financial Group, LLC
March 2021 - July 2025 · 4 yrs 4 mos
Ivy Wealth Management, INC.
December 2018 - June 2021 · 2 yrs 6 mos
Pensionmark Securities, LLCBroker
December 2018 - December 2018 · 0 mos
Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC
September 2016 - December 2018 · 2 yrs 3 mos
Meridien Financial Group, INC.Broker
January 2002 - December 2018 · 16 yrs 11 mos
Quick & Reilly, INC.Broker
June 2000 - November 2001 · 1 yr 5 mos
CUNA Brokerage Services, INC.Broker
July 1999 - April 2000 · 9 mos
Nathan & Lewis Securities, INC.Broker
August 1996 - July 1999 · 2 yrs 11 mos
New England SecuritiesBroker
December 1991 - July 1996 · 4 yrs 7 mos
State Registrations1 state
RI
Advisor

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Exams
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