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Top Financial Advisors in Berkeley, California

Finding the right financial advisor in Berkeley is a difficult thing to do. Not only are there seemingly endless advisors to choose from, but it is challenging to evaluate whether any given advisor has the right experience and specializations to match your unique needs. AdvisorCheck is here to help. Our comprehensive database of financial advisors in the US, including the best financial advisors in Berkeley, combined with our one-of-a-kind tool kit allows you to find, evaluate, and monitor financial advisors better than ever before.

To start, here are some of the top financial advisor firms in Berkeley, CA.


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PARKSIDE ADVISORS LLC

CRD#: 125553

RIA

Address: 2040 Bancroft Way Suite 300, Berkeley, CA 94704

Clients: 48

Average Clients per Advisor: 12

AUM: $ 747M

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NORTH BERKELEY WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC

CRD#: 136431

RIA

Address: 1820 Solano Ave, Suite C!, Berkeley, CA 94707

Clients: 198

Average Clients per Advisor: 24

AUM: $ 711M

BLUME CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

CRD#: 111768

RIA

Address: 1708 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94709

Clients: 75

Average Clients per Advisor: 37

AUM: $ 696M

NIA IMPACT CAPITAL

CRD#: 286587

RIA

Address: Berkeley, CA

Clients: 76

Average Clients per Advisor: 19

AUM: $ 526M

ELMWOOD WEALTH MANAGEMENT

CRD#: 165639

RIA

Address: 2027 Fourth Street Suite 203, Berkeley, CA 94710-1912

Clients: 69

Average Clients per Advisor: 17

AUM: $ 333M

TOPEL & DISTASI WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC

CRD#: 285538

RIA

Address: 2907 Claremont Avenue, Suite 111, Berkeley, CA 94705

Clients: 119

Average Clients per Advisor: 39

AUM: $ 300M

How We Chose the Top Financial Advisors in Berkeley, California

To create this list of top financial advisor firms in Berkeley, we started by identifying SEC-registered firms with at least $100 million in assets under management (AUM). We included firms that employ professionals registered to provide investment advisory services, either solely as investment adviser representatives (IARs) or as both IARs and registered brokers. Dually registered advisors can offer investment advice and also help clients buy or sell securities like stocks and mutual funds. From there, we ranked the remaining firms based on several key factors, giving higher rankings to those with greater total AUM and to those that primarily serve individual clients rather than institutional investors. This approach helps ensure you're choosing from among the best financial advisors Berkeley has to offer.

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Curtis Chen

Curtis S Chen

IAR
RR
CRD#: 2782747
AIF®: Accredited Investment FiduciaryCFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
San Mateo, CA 94402

Registered Affiliation(s):LPL FINANCIAL LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
29 years
Michael Matthews

Michael Grant Matthews

Grant Matthews
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2595676
CFP®: Certified Financial PlannerCIMA®: Certified Investment Management AnalystCPWA®: Certified Private Wealth Advisor
Location:
Menlo Park, CA 94025

Registered Affiliation(s):MORGAN STANLEY

Disclosures:
Experience:
31 years
Michael Oster

Michael Richard Oster

Michael Oster
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2344553
CFP®: Certified Financial PlannerChFC®: Chartered Financial Consultant
Location:
Oakland, CA 94607

Registered Affiliation(s):MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

Disclosures:
Experience:
33 years
Steven Wilcox

Steven Michael Wilcox

Steven M Wilcox
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2431427
CFP®: Certified Financial PlannerChFC®: Chartered Financial Consultant
Location:
San Ramon, CA 94583

Registered Affiliation(s):SECURIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
32 years
Rufus Williams

Rufus Theodore Williams

Rufus Theodore Williams
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2431770
CFP®: Certified Financial PlannerChFC®: Chartered Financial Consultant
Location:
Fairfield, CA 94534

Registered Affiliation(s):SOLANO WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
32 years
Lisa Hughes

Lisa Anne Hughes

Lisa A Hughes
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2380780
CFP®: Certified Financial PlannerChFC®: Chartered Financial Consultant
Location:
Palo Alto, CA 94304

Registered Affiliation(s):MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

Disclosures:
Experience:
32 years

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