Mr. Zurfluh is Founder, and CEO of Pinnacle Wealth Brokers, a National Exempt Market Dealer registered from Nova Scotia to British Columbia. He is a Director for Pinnacle Wealth Planning, an Insurance Agency. A founding sponsor of the National Exempt Market Association, and a Founder and Director in the Pinnacle 20/20 Foundation. Darvin has a developed a background in investments and real estate over the last 20 years and earned numerous designations, including Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute (FCSI), the highest honor in the financial services industry, Financial Management Advisor (FMA) through the Canadian Securities Institute. He also holds CFP through the Financial Planners Standards Council, and (RFC) through The IARFC, International Association of Registered Financial Consultants. Darvin has earned much of his wealth through his personal real estate refurbishments, rental properties and passive real estate investments. In 1997 he started in the banking industry, dealing with investments, loans and mutual funds. In the year 2000 he obtained his life and disability licenses to offer full service financial planning, where he later became the Top Canadian Senior Financial Producer for a large insurance firm. While he gained much experience in mortgages and mutual funds he found his true passion is searching for alternative investments. Darvin was a pioneer in the industry; bringing the first sizeable exempt market distribution channel in Western Canada known as Alberta Land & Investment Brokers, which was recognized as the fastest growing company in Alberta by Venture Magazine’s Fast Growth 50 (under 20 mil category) and 9th fastest Emerging Growth Company in Canada by Profit Magazine. With intentions to grow outside of Alberta, Pinnacle was formed and has more Dealing Representatives than any Exempt Market Dealer in the country. Darvin is a fourth generation Albertan and resides in Calgary with his wife and four children.