Independent financial advisors working with expats 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 live abroad or plan to move outside the U.S., you need an advisor who understands the unique tax and financial rules for expats. Without this expertise, you might face unexpected tax penalties or miss out on benefits designed for Americans living overseas. Independent advisors here operate without ties to larger firms, which can mean more personalized attention to your specific situation.

  • Cross-border tax knowledge. Confirm they understand U.S. tax filing requirements for expats, including foreign earned income exclusions and tax treaties.
  • Currency and banking insight. Ask how they handle multiple currencies and international banking complexities that affect your investments.
  • Retirement planning abroad. Check if they can navigate how living overseas impacts Social Security and retirement account withdrawals.
  • Compliance with local laws. Ensure they consider the financial regulations of your country of residence, not just U.S. rules.

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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 worked at firms including Atlas Capital Advisors LLC, New York Life Insurance Company, and NYLIFE Securities LLC. He is based in San Francisco, CA. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides advisory and brokerage services such as discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, consulting, retirement services, and financial planning, utilizing a range of asset allocation and investment strategies.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Wealth management Active portfolio management Executive Founder/Business Owner
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Domonic M

Series 65

Orlando, FL

Hoxton Wealth

Domonic Mustafa is a financial advisor with Hoxton Wealth, holding a Series 65 credential and approximately eight years of industry experience across various firms. His prior roles include positions at Selby Jennings, Pinpoint Partners, and Infinity Financial Solutions, where he also serves as a consultant focusing on investment management and specialized planning. Hoxton Wealth provides personalized investment management and advisory services primarily to expatriates and clients with international pension assets. The firm employs risk-based model portfolios using passive ETFs and blends, offering services such as pension transfer advisory for UK pension holders considering Self-Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs).

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management
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Henry P

CFP®, Series 65

Ferrisburgh, VT

Veteran Wealth Planning

Henry Preston is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience. He is the founder and sole advisor at Veteran Wealth Planning, having previously worked at Hanson and Doremus Investments and Planning and served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Outside of his advisory role, he manages several LLCs that oversee investment real estate operations. Veteran Wealth Planning serves a variety of private clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and business entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a fiduciary approach with discretionary management primarily using passive ETFs, complemented by modern portfolio theory and both long- and short-term trading strategies.

Annuities Military & Veterans Founder/Business Owner Expats
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Jon H

Series 65

Atlanta, GA

Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC

Jon Holand is an investment advisor at Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Beacon Global Advisor Network since 2019. He also has a long-term affiliation with Austen Morris Associates dating back to 2006. Beacon Global Advisor Network provides investment advisory and planning services primarily to individual clients through a network of about 60 independent advisors. The firm manages approximately $397 million in client assets and offers discretionary portfolio management, modular financial planning, and retirement consulting, with a focus on serving U.K. expatriates alongside non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals.

Wealth management Founder/Business Owner Expats
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Benjamin R

Series 65

Boston, MA

Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC

Benjamin Robinot is a Series 65-credentialed advisor with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC and has also been associated with 360 Advisory LLC for over a decade. Robinot is a non-operating partner at Three Sixty Advisory LLP in the UK and holds a minority stake in Orfi Capital Ltd, an asset management company based in Hong Kong. Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, and similar entities, focusing on French expatriates in the U.S. and U.S. persons with euro-denominated assets. The firm’s investment approach combines macroeconomic and thematic European research with fundamental and technical analysis to construct and monitor portfolios, implementing strategies through direct management, exchange-traded products, or outside managers.

Cross-border / expatriate tax planning Debt management ESG / Sustainable investing Wealth management Founder/Business Owner Expats

Ratnadeep D

Series 66

Exton, PA

Merrill

Ratnadeep Damle is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He focuses on understanding clients' financial and life priorities to customize strategies that align with their goals. His expertise includes college education planning, international wealth management, legacy planning, personal retirement planning, portfolio management, small business strategies, tax minimization, and retirement income. Before joining Merrill, Ratnadeep managed the international division of an aerospace software company. He holds a Bachelor's Degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Master's Degree from Columbia University. He carries the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation. Ratnadeep is involved with community organizations such as Civil Air Patrol, CyberPatriot, and the MIT Alumni Group in the Delaware Valley Region. He speaks English, Marathi, French, Hindi, German, and Japanese. His personal interests include hiking, music, reading, singing, spending time with family, traveling, and yoga.

Wealth management General retirement planning Retirement income strategy College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Immigrants Expats
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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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Edwina M

Series 65

Cincinnati, OH

Waverly Advisors, LLC

Edwina Martin is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience, currently with Waverly Advisors, LLC. She previously worked at 9258 Wealth Management for five years and was employed at Teradata Corp for eleven years. Martin also serves as assistant director of tax planning at 9258 Tax and Planning, a non-investment related business. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-market allocations, offering a range of investment management and financial planning services.

Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Options & derivatives strategies Tax-loss harvesting Multi-generational wealth transfer Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Craig M

Series 63, Series 65

Columbia, SC

Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC

Craig Mcdaniel Jr. is a financial advisor with Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC in Columbia, SC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Investment Group, Inc. and The McDaniel Corporation since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in life insurance sales and serves as an independent agent for annuities and related products. Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and supervisory services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized investment management through discretionary mandates, third-party managers, and private-label model portfolios, using a blend of analytical methods with ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Active portfolio management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Annuities Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner Retired
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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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Sarah C

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Boston, MA

Santander Securities LLC

Sarah Currier Barrella is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in financial advisory services. She currently works at Santander Securities LLC and Santander Bank, NA, having previously held positions at TD Bank and Citizens Securities, Inc. Barrella is based in Boston, MA. Santander Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base with approximately $3.14 billion in regulatory assets under management across 10,800 client relationships. The firm offers investment advisory services, portfolio management through wrap-fee programs, and financial planning, operating both as a registered investment adviser and a FINRA-registered broker-dealer.

ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting General retirement planning Income planning Founder/Business Owner
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