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Cristopher Jon Borden

Advisor at Ashton Thomas Private Wealth — Honolulu, HI

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Credentials

Series 65

Experience

19 years

Location

Honolulu, HI 96813

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Ashton Thomas Private Wealth

Multi-team

Total advisors

77

Across 20 offices

Clients per advisor

41 Low

Avg AUM per client

$1,841,971 Very High

HNW client ratio

38% High

About

Cristopher Borden is a Series 65-credentialed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with Ashton Thomas Private Wealth and has held roles at Pan Pacific Partners, KOBO Retirement Strategies, Shuster Advisor Group, and Daniel Investment Associates. Borden is also owner and Chief Investment Officer of Kobo Wealth Conservancy, where he manages portfolios and client service. Additionally, he owns Pan Pacific Partners, providing trust and fiduciary administrative services. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth households, trusts, estates, and charitable entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement-plan fiduciary consulting, employing a range of investment strategies and operating the Amplify Platform for back-office support and model management.

Client services

Based on Ashton Thomas Private Wealth

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers
Variable product model design and maintenance

Expertise

Based on Ashton Thomas Private Wealth

Passive / index investing Options & derivatives strategies Retirement income strategy

Occupation focus

Based on Ashton Thomas Private Wealth

Founder/Business Owner Executive Financial Professional

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Fee options

Fixed

Variable product model design and maintenance fees range from $1,200 to $1,500 per variable contract.

Percentage

$0 - $2,000,000: Negotiable, up to 2.99% annually $2,000,000 - $10,000,000: 0.75% annually (Mill Street Small Cap Core Strategy) $10,000,000+: 0.70% annually (Mill Street Small Cap Core Strategy)

Commissions

Certain representatives may receive commissions for securities and insurance products sold in their separate capacities; no advisory fee charged for assets sold on commission basis.

Project-based

Financial planning and consulting fees negotiable but generally range from $150 to $1,000 per hour.

Other

Account minimum: $2,000,000 Fee-only: Annual investment advisory fees up to 2.99% of assets under management, negotiable; standalone financial planning hourly fees generally range $150 to $1,000 per hour; variable product model design and maintenance fees $1,200 to $1,500 per variable contract.

Location

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Honolulu, HI

1003 Bishop Street, Suite 1820

Honolulu HI 96813

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

Hawaii

Work history

19 years of industry experience

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, LLC

2025 - Present • 1 year

Scottsdale, AZ

Pan Pacific Partners, LLC

2019 - Present • 7 years

Honolulu, HI

KOBO Retirement Strategies

2017 - 2024 • 7 years

Pasadena, CA

Shuster Advisor Group, LLC

2016 - 2025 • 9 years

Pasadena, CA

Daniel Investment Associates, LLC

2015 - 2021 • 6 years

Santa Barbara, CA

Kobo Wealth Conservancy, LLC

2007 - Present • 19 years

Honolulu, HI

Bishop Street Capital Management

2006 - 2007 • 1 year

Honolulu, HI

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Martin W

Series 63, Series 65, Series 7

Honolulu, HI

SEA Financial Hawaii

As a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA), Martin Garrett provides both comprehensive financial planning and investment management under one roof. This coordinated approach allows us to align your investments with your broader life goals—helping you build long-term financial confidence while managing risk along the way. We believe financial planning should be personal, not generic. That’s why we take the time to understand your current situation, your priorities, and what matters most to you before developing a strategy tailored to your life. Our role goes beyond managing investments—we help organize the bigger financial picture so all the moving parts work together. Most people have a CPA, investment advisor, insurance agent, and estate attorney all working separately. Unfortunately, that often leads to gaps, missed opportunities, and strategies that unintentionally conflict with one another. At SEA, we help coordinate taxes, investments, risk management, and estate planning into one integrated strategy centered around your goals. We primarily work with business owners, professionals, and families seeking thoughtful, long-term guidance—not just investment management or one-time transactions. Whether you’re getting financially organized for the first time or managing a more complex situation, our goal is to simplify the process and provide clear direction. The best first step is simply a conversation to determine whether we’re the right fit for one another.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy General tax planning Wealth management Inherited wealth Founder/Business Owner Self-Employed Attorney Established Professionals Young Professionals Life coaching / goal alignment Women Business Owners Married/Couples/Partners
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Daniel T

Series 65

Kaneohe, HI

Akamai Wealth Management, LLC

Daniel Turner is a financial advisor with Akamai Wealth Management, LLC in Kaneohe, HI, holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include mortgage lending positions at Geneva Financial, LLC and others, as well as ownership of several related business entities focused on retirement, equity, and employee benefits consulting. Outside of advisory work, he is a licensed insurance agent and mortgage loan originator, engaging in insurance product sales and mortgage lending activities. Akamai Wealth Management provides non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach that includes fundamental and technical analysis, Modern Portfolio Theory, and Monte Carlo modeling, and it also offers pension plan consulting and annuity management services.

Annuities Retirement income strategy General retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner
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Lesley B

CFP®, CFA®, Series 65

Honolulu, HI

L.J. Brey, Inc.

Lesley Brey is a CFP® and CFA® with 29 years of industry experience, operating as the sole advisor at L.J. Brey, Inc. since 1996. She serves as a Regent at Chaminade University of Honolulu, participating in governance discussions since 2014. L.J. Brey, Inc. provides fee-only financial planning and discretionary investment management focused on aligning investment decisions with retirement, cash flow, estate, and legacy goals. The firm emphasizes long-term equity exposure, broad diversification, low cost, and periodic rebalancing using institutional-class mutual funds, tailoring each client’s Investment Policy to their specific objectives and risk tolerance.

General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting
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Jeffery M

CFA®, Series 65

Honolulu, HI

Tangent Financial

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Options & derivatives strategies Annuities Real estate investing
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Gregory G

Series 63, Series 65

Honolulu, HI

The Retirement Optimization Group, LLC

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Social Security optimization General estate planning guidance Retirement income strategy Cash flow / budgeting
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Colin T

Series 65

Honolulu, HI

Alakai Securities Inc.

Colin Teraoka is a financial advisor at Alakai Securities Inc. in Honolulu, HI, with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has a career background that includes leadership roles in several affiliated businesses providing captive insurance management, accounting and tax services, and life insurance products. Alakai Securities Inc. operates as a single-advisor independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm provides financial planning and consulting, primarily referring clients to a third-party money manager for portfolio management through the Morgan Stanley Professional Alliance.

General retirement planning General tax planning
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