Flat-fee financial advisors working with founders and business owners in El Centro, CA

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 own a business or recently founded one, you likely face complex financial decisions like managing cash flow, tax planning, and growth funding. Without an advisor familiar with founder-specific challenges, you might miss opportunities to optimize your business and personal finances together. Flat-fee advisors charge a set price, so you know your costs upfront without surprises.

  • Business cash flow insight. Look for advisors who understand how to balance your business income and expenses with your personal financial goals.
  • Tax planning tailored to founders. Confirm they consider state tax nuances like California's high income taxes and Proposition 13 property tax limits.
  • Growth and exit strategy. Ask how they help plan for scaling your business or preparing for a sale while protecting your wealth.
  • Fee transparency. Since these advisors work on a flat-fee basis, ensure you understand what services are included and how often fees are charged.

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Broc W

Series 66

Brawley, CA

Valley Wealth Strategies, LLC

Broc Wavra is a financial advisor at Valley Wealth Strategies, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at LPL Financial since 2017, concurrently serving with Valley Wealth Strategies and Zuk Financial Group. In addition to his advisory roles, he works part-time as a paralegal at Citadel Law Offices. Valley Wealth Strategies, LLC is an SEC-registered multi-advisor firm providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm primarily employs a long-term investment approach while offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account management, and manages a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy General tax planning Wealth management Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Jackson D

Series 65

El Centro, CA

Carson Wealth

Jackson Dewbre is a financial advisor with Carson Wealth and holds a Series 65 designation. He has four years of industry experience with prior roles at Yuma & Imperial Valley Wealth Management and Yuma Investment Group Wealth Management. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a Service Project Manager for Foothills Rotary and is a board member of NexGen, a networking group for young professionals. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $50.6 billion across a network of over 650 advisors. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, with an investment approach guided by an Investment Committee that constructs and monitors model portfolios using fundamental and technical analysis.

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Private / alternative investments Options & derivatives strategies
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Paul O

Series 66

El Centro, CA

J.P. Morgan Securities

Paul Ochoa is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His career includes roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank, Navy Federal Credit Union, and Navy Federal Investment Services. J.P. Morgan Securities provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, combining quantitative asset-allocation modeling with centralized due diligence and an ESG eligibility framework to guide fund and strategy recommendations.

Wealth management Executive Founder/Business Owner
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Trisha H

CFP®, Series 66

Bermuda Dunes, CA

LPL Financial

Trisha Howse is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at LPL Financial since 2011. She previously worked at Uvest Financial Services Group for eight years and Merrill for two years. Outside of her advisory role, she operates a DBA under Valley Financial Management affiliated with her LPL business. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides advisory and brokerage services to individual clients, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment solutions, supported by technology and a wide network of over 22,800 advisors.

Wealth management Retirement income strategy College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Tax-loss harvesting Annuities Retired Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Nelson B

Series 63, Series 65

El Centro, CA

integrity Advisory Solutions

Nelson Baxley is a financial advisor with Integrity Advisory Solutions, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Groves Capital, Inc., The Alliance Insurance Group, American Income Life Insurance Company, Pfs Investment, and Primerica Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he assists clients as a licensed loan originator with mortgage financing and provides estate planning referrals through a cloud-based trust and directive service. Integrity Advisory Solutions serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and other businesses. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and sub-advisory services through a network of independent advisors, managing approximately $1.1 billion in client assets.

Private / alternative investments Concentrated stock management Founder/Business Owner Executive
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Hassan A

Series 63, Series 65

Rockville, MD

LPL Financial

Hassan Al Kadhimi is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. He is also involved with NIHFCU Wealth Advisors, a related business entity. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolio programs, and institutional platforms, supported by a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Wealth management Retirement income strategy College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Tax-loss harvesting Annuities Retired Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Amanda S

Series 66

Ft. Wayne, IN

Raymond James & Associates

Amanda Scheele is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Raymond James in 2024, she worked at Wells Fargo Clearing from 2016 to 2024 and is involved with Lucky Duck since 2025. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, and municipal entities. The firm offers financial planning and non-discretionary consulting services, drawing on various portfolio management styles and affiliated research.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Business succession planning Founder/Business Owner Executive

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