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Top Financial Advisors in Walnut Creek, California

Finding the right financial advisor in Walnut Creek 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 Walnut Creek, 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 Walnut Creek, CA.


Find the Best Financial Advisor Firms in Walnut Creek:

ADERO PARTNERS, LLC

CRD#: 297808

RIA

Address: 1646 N. California Blvd. Suite 320, Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Clients: 318

Average Clients per Advisor: 13

AUM: $ 4.4B

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DESTINATION WEALTH MANAGEMENT

CRD#: 110365

RIA

Address: 1255 Treat Boulevard Suite 900, Walnut Creek, CA 94597

Clients: 883

Average Clients per Advisor: 25

AUM: $ 4.1B

EARNED WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC

CRD#: 108052

RIA

Address: 165 Lennon Lane Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA 94598

Clients: 694

Average Clients per Advisor: 34

AUM: $ 1.9B

BURTON ENRIGHT WELCH

CRD#: 118376

RIA

Address: 1850 Mt. Diablo Boulevard Suite 335, Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Clients: 266

Average Clients per Advisor: 24

AUM: $ 1.2B

CAPITAL ADVANTAGE, INC.

CRD#: 108985

RIA

Address: 1855 Olympic Blvd. Ste 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Clients: 357

Average Clients per Advisor: 39

AUM: $ 1.1B

ELEVATION WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC

CRD#: 123971

RIA

Address: 200 Pringle Avenue Suite 400, Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Clients: 170

Average Clients per Advisor: 24

AUM: $ 582M

How We Chose the Top Financial Advisors in Walnut Creek, California

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

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Aleea Mcguire

Aleea Madelyn Mcguire

Aleea Bell
IAR
RR
CRD#: 1424102
AIF®: Accredited Investment FiduciaryCFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
San Francisco, CA 94109

Registered Affiliation(s):FSC SECURITIES CORPORATION

Disclosures:
Experience:
40 years
Nancy Hairsine

Nancy Marie Hairsine

Nancy Marie Aanestad, Patterson Marie Nancy, Nancy Aanestad Marie Patterson
IAR
RR
CRD#: 702783
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Pittsburg, CA 94565

Registered Affiliation(s):LIFEMARK SECURITIES CORP.

Disclosures:
Experience:
46 years
Nina Gabriel

Nina J Gabriel

IAR
RR
CRD#: 703518
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Mill Valley, CA 94941

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

Disclosures:
Experience:
46 years
Benjamin Wong

Benjamin William Wong

IAR
RR
CRD#: 1211472
AIF®: Accredited Investment FiduciaryCFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Pleasanton, CA 94566

Registered Affiliation(s):MARINER WEALTH

Disclosures:
Experience:
42 years
Michael Sui

Michael Kirk Sui

IAR
RR
CRD#: 1307380
CFP®: Certified Financial PlannerCIMA®: Certified Investment Management Analyst
Location:
San Francisco, CA 94104

Registered Affiliation(s):MORGAN STANLEY

Disclosures:
Experience:
42 years
James Sams

James Allen Sams

IAR
RR
CRD#: 1015509
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
San Francisco, CA 94104

Registered Affiliation(s):AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
44 years

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