Large-firm, business Financial Management financial advisors in California

The right financial advisor for you depends on how you weigh location, expertise, experience, the clients they typically serve, and how they work with you.

If you run a business in California, managing your company's finances well is crucial to keeping operations smooth and profitable. Without focused financial management, it's easy to miss cash flow issues or tax opportunities that could impact your bottom line.

  • Cash flow insight. Look for advisors who analyze your business's income and expenses to help you avoid shortfalls and plan for growth.
  • Tax strategy alignment. Confirm how they integrate tax planning with your financial management to minimize liabilities and maximize savings.
  • Financial reporting clarity. Ask how they present financial data so you can make informed decisions without getting lost in jargon.
  • Growth planning support. Check if they help you model scenarios for expansion, investment, or hiring to keep your business on track.

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Jared F

Series 65

Huntington Beach, CA

Northwest Asset Management

Jared Fruth is a financial advisor at Northwest Asset Management with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Securities America, Inc., KMS Financial Services, Inc., Oppenheimer Funds, and John Paul Mitchell Systems. Northwest Asset Management is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.6 billion for nearly 3,000 clients, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and corporations. The firm employs a customized, fiduciary approach using Modern Portfolio Theory and strategic asset allocation, combining fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios with periodic rebalancing.

Retirement income strategy Wealth management Active portfolio management Founder/Business Owner
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David H

Series 65

Irvine, CA

Martin Wealth Management, LLC

David Hart is a financial advisor with Martin Wealth Management, LLC in Irvine, CA. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 15 years of industry experience. Hart previously worked with Safeguard Investment Advisory Group and LifePro Asset Management. He is also a Certified Financial Fiduciary and volunteers as an instructor with the Foundation for Fiduciary Education, providing unbiased fiduciary financial education to the public. Martin Wealth Management offers investment advisory services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients by co-advising and directing accounts to a third-party money manager, Matson Money. The firm focuses on client onboarding, documentation, and ongoing review of third-party manager accounts rather than direct asset management.

Medicare planning Annuities
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Alan T

Series 63, Series 65

Los Angeles, CA

Regal Investment Advisors LLC

Alan Toman is a financial advisor with Regal Investment Advisors LLC in Los Angeles, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Regal Investment Advisors since 2018 and has prior experience with Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation and Bankers Life. Outside of his advisory role, Toman is active in the insurance sector, offering accident and health insurance, fixed and indexed annuities, and traditional life insurance products through American Senior Benefits and as an insurance agent. Regal Investment Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management services to independent advisers and other registered advisers, serving a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers proprietary and third-party model portfolios across various asset classes, with advisers selecting allocations and granting Regal authority to implement and manage strategies.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies
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Mher K

Series 63, Series 65

Los Angeles, CA

Morgan Stanley

Mher Khukoyan is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Bank of America, Merrill, and J.P. Morgan Securities. Khukoyan is based in Los Angeles, CA. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a range of advisory services to individuals and institutions, offering tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and modeling techniques. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and delivers both direct and employer-based financial planning programs.

General estate planning guidance
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Taylor R

Series 63, Series 65

San Francisco, CA

Oppenheimer

Taylor Reed is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at NYLIFE Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Co, and Atlas Capital Advisors LLC. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers a range of programs including asset management, consulting, and retirement services, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts across diverse portfolio strategies.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy General retirement planning Wealth management Executive Founder/Business Owner

Amanda F

Series 66

Lexington, NC

Edward Jones

Amanda Fleming is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Lexington, NC, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones, she was involved with several businesses including Max Travels, LLC, a travel agency she founded and where she designed vacations for clients, primarily family. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients with a range of investment programs and advisory services supported by a nationwide network of over 23,000 financial advisors.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business ownership considerations Tax strategies for small businesses Founder/Business Owner Doctor or Medical Professional Public Service Employee
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Thomas H

Series 66

Wayne, PA

Merrill

Thomas Helmig Jr. is a financial advisor at Merrill with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill since 2007 and Bank of America, N.A. since 2011. Merrill serves a broad range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers managed account programs, discretionary portfolio management, and brokerage services through a combination of personal financial advisors and an affiliated registered broker-dealer, with a focus on manager selection and tax-efficient investment strategies.

Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management Wealth management
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Zachary O

CFP®, Series 66

Franklin, TN

CAP Partners, LLC

Zachary Olinger is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at CAP Partners, LLC since 2018. Prior to joining CAP Partners, he worked at Guardian Life from 2015 to 2018. CAP Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered, multi-member investment adviser that provides personalized investment management, financial planning, and counseling to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm typically employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach combined with fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

General retirement planning General tax planning Business Financial Management Life insurance needs analysis
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Heath B

Series 65

Grand Rapids, MI

Fiduciary Financial Advisors

Heath Biller is a Series 65-credentialed advisor with Fiduciary Financial Advisors in Grand Rapids, MI, bringing five years of industry experience. He also works part-time as a registered nurse at Mary Free Bed hospital. Fiduciary Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporations, and foundations. The firm offers a range of services such as discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and outsourced CFO engagements, with a noted emphasis on digital-asset advisory and formal trust arrangements.

Private / alternative investments Retirement income strategy Business Financial Management Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Michael T

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

St. George, UT

Soltis Investment Advisors, LLC

Michael Turvey is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience and currently serves at Soltis Investment Advisors, LLC. His prior experience includes positions at Charles Schwab and Co., Inc., Td Ameritrade Institutional, and Thinkorswim Advisors, Inc. Soltis Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and pension/401(k) consulting to individuals, institutions, trusts, endowments, and retirement plans. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory–based investment process combining quantitative and qualitative analysis and manages approximately $13 billion in client assets.

Wealth management Retirement income strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy Business Financial Management Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Jeffrey P

Series 66

Dacula, GA

Merrill

Jeffrey Park is a financial advisor at Merrill with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill and affiliated firms since 2011, including roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is a sole owner and co-owner of family rental properties in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors.

Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management Wealth management
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Scott M

Series 63, Series 65

New York, NY

Morgan Stanley

Scott Mahoney is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley since 2009, including roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Giants Foot Cubed LLC. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is a large SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a wide range of advisory programs and financial planning services supported by structured planning tools and broad investment resources.

General estate planning guidance
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Elizabeth B

Series 66

New York, NY

J.P. Morgan Securities

Elizabeth Brown is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities in New York, NY, where she has worked since 2012. She has 26 years of industry experience. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to clients such as corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager and fund searches, and customized performance reporting through a select group of Wealth Advisors. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with brokerage, distribution, and investment management capabilities.

Wealth management Executive Founder/Business Owner
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Wesley P

Series 63, Series 66

Fort Worth, TX

Wells Fargo Clearing

Wesley Pool is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at JPMorgan Securities LLC for seven years. Outside of finance, he has been involved with #TagMeBro LLC and Fry Street Public House. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions.

Retired Founder/Business Owner
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Willie M

Series 63, Series 66

Cary, NC

Equitable Advisors

Willie Myles is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Cary, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Equitable Advisors since 2016, previously serving at Axa Advisors and MSI Financial Services. Outside of advising, he is a co-chairman of a fundraising campaign for Alpha Light Fund Inc., a nonprofit focused on renovating the House of Alpha. Equitable Advisors serves a range of clients including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, providing financial planning, retirement consulting, and asset management through a network of representatives and third-party managers. The firm offers various investment vehicles and ERISA fiduciary services, relying on third-party program sponsors and an affiliation with a publicly traded parent company.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy Concentrated stock management Equity Recipients (RS/RSU, SOP, ESPP) Long-term care insurance Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive Approaching retirement Sandwich Generation
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