TAMAR SECURITIES - Key Persons


Amit Raz

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director - Investments

Amit Stavinsky - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • CEO, Managing Director and Lead Advisor
Amit Stavinsky is the Managing Director, and the Lead Advisor of the wealth management firm TAMAR SECURITIES, LLC. He is also a registered representative with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc. ("PKS"), a registered broker-dealer and Member FINRA/SIPC. A native of Israel, Amit has been an investment professional in the US since 1991. From 1996 to 2010, Amit served as an Executive Director of Investments and an Omega Portfolio Manager with Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. Before joining Oppenheimer in 1996, he worked as a Financial Advisor at Prudential Securities. From 1982 to 1986, Amit served as a Lieutenant in the Israeli Air Force, performing various aviation intelligence assignments. Subsequently, he founded the Israeli Economic Monthly Review, a financial publication with a circulation of 20,000 that targeted institutional and high net worth readers. He sold this publication after moving to the U.S. Amit describes himself as a top-down value investor who seeks to identify domestic and global companies in undervalued sectors which he refers to as "Super Cycles" that sell at deep discounts to both their respective and historical intrinsic values. Amit defines "Super Cycles" as undervalued sectors in the global economy that he believes are best positioned for "Long-Term Growth". Amit graduated magna cum laude in Finance from Woodbury University. He holds the General Securities Representative License (Series 7), the Uniform Securities Agent State Law Exam (Series 63) and the Uniform Investment Advisor Law Exam (Series 65). He is also licensed as an Agent for Life Insurance in the state of California. Amit resides in Woodland Hills, CA with his wife and three children. He is an advisor to the Peace Works Corporation and a frequent speaker at synagogues in the Los Angeles area.

Anthony Rodriguez

Job Titles:
  • Graphic Designer

Bradley Cotner

Job Titles:
  • Registered Sales Associate

Daniel Itzhaki

Job Titles:
  • Registered Relationship Associate

David Sirin

Job Titles:
  • Financial Advisor

Dominick Savo

Job Titles:
  • Senior Client Associate
  • Senior Financial Advisor
Dominick Savo has an extensive educational background, initially receiving his Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering from Tri State University in 1960 and going on to obtain a Masters in Physical Chemistry from Loyola University in 1968, as well as a Masters in Management from Northwestern University in 1980. Dominick began his career in the financial industry as an Independent Financial Representative with Primerica Financial Services in 1998 where he remained until August of 2013 in addition to serving as President and CEO of Janco Greenhouses. Dominick joined Tamar Securities in August of 2013. Dominick holds the Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative License (Series 6), the Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts License (Series 26) as well as the Uniform Agent State Law Examination (series 63) and the Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination (series 65). He is also licensed as an Agent for Life and Health Insurance in the state of Califoria.

Eric LeCours

Job Titles:
  • Financial Advisor

Franklin M. Parks

Job Titles:
  • Senior Financial Associate
A native of Washington, D.C., grew up in Maryland. He attended the University of Maryland, graduating with a degree in Communications from the College Parks campus in 1981. After he moved to Los Angeles, he joined Dean Witter in 1987. Subsequently, Frank worked at Morgan Stanley. In 2003, he joined Oppenheimer where he became associated with Amit Stavinsky. Frank holds the General Securities Representative License (Series 7) as well as the Uniform Securities Agent State Law Exam (Series 63). He is also licensed as an Agent for Life Insurance in the state of California.

Javier Orozco

Job Titles:
  • Registered Relationship Associate

Jonathan Ezra

Job Titles:
  • Financial Advisor - Senior Trader

Joseph Craig Estes

Job Titles:
  • Financial Advisor
  • Senior Financial Advisor

Luz Pina

Job Titles:
  • Sales Assistant

Mark Benavides

Job Titles:
  • Financial Advisor

Melody Nekourouh

Job Titles:
  • Registered Relationship Associate

Nuclean Marcelo

Job Titles:
  • Controller

Richard Mason, Sr.

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director - Investments
  • Senior Financial Advisor

Roberta Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Director
  • Administrative Director of Human Resources

Trevor O'Shaughnessy

Job Titles:
  • Registered Relationship Associate