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Top Financial Advisors in Birmingham, Alabama

Finding the right financial advisor in Birmingham 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 Birmingham, 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 Birmingham, AL.


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WAVERLY ADVISORS, LLC

CRD#: 115332

RIA

Address: 600 University Park Place Suite 501, Birmingham, AL 35209

Clients: 6,707

Average Clients per Advisor: 44

AUM: $ 16.1B

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STONEGATE INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC

CRD#: 314889

RIA

Address: 2005 Stonegate Trail Suite # 101, Birmingham, AL 35242

Clients: 858

Average Clients per Advisor: 71

AUM: $ 5.7B

STONEX ADVISORS INC.

CRD#: 174182

RIA

Address: 2 Perimeter Park South Suite 500 West, Birmingham, AL 35243

Clients: 8,958

Average Clients per Advisor: 38

AUM: $ 4.5B

EVERSOURCE WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC

CRD#: 286340

RIA

Address: 3500 Colonnade Parkway Suite 150, Birmingham, AL 35243

Clients: 1,418

Average Clients per Advisor: 35

AUM: $ 4.0B

THE WELCH GROUP, LLC

CRD#: 111273

RIA

Address: 3940 Montclair Rd Fifth Floor, Birmingham, AL 35213

Clients: 742

Average Clients per Advisor: 30

AUM: $ 3.2B

ONEASCENT FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

CRD#: 284549

RIA

Address: 23 Inverness Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35242

Clients: 3,435

Average Clients per Advisor: 60

AUM: $ 2.6B

How We Chose the Top Financial Advisors in Birmingham, Alabama

To create this list of top financial advisor firms in Birmingham, 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 Birmingham has to offer.

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Shawn Buchanan
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Shawn Thomas Buchanan

IAR
RR
CRD#: 3055871
CFP®: Certified Financial PlannerChFC®: Chartered Financial Consultant
Location:
Birmingham, AL 35242

Registered Affiliation(s):AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
28 years
Kevin Harper
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Kevin Wade Harper

Kevin Harper
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2671089
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Birmingham, AL 35242

Registered Affiliation(s):RFG ADVISORY, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
30 years
Al Desforges

Al Joseph Desforges

Al Desforges, Alfred J Desforges, Alfred Joseph Desforges
IAR
RR
CRD#: 1247079
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Birmingham, AL 35243

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

Disclosures:
Experience:
42 years
Jones Dunham

Jones Charles Dunham

Chuck Dunham
IAR
RR
CRD#: 1251563
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Birmingham, AL 35223-2424

Registered Affiliation(s):OSAIC FA, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
42 years
Anne Medori

Anne Mason Medori

Anne Louise Kitchings, Anne Kitchings Mason
IAR
RR
CRD#: 1375207
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Birmingham, AL 35242

Registered Affiliation(s):AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
41 years
Charles Terry

Charles Reed Terry

Reed Terry
IAR
RR
CRD#: 1593377
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Birmingham, AL 35223

Registered Affiliation(s):SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
39 years

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