Independent, equity Recipients (RS/RSU, SOP, ESPP) financial advisors in Gilbert, AZ

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 have equity compensation like RSUs (restricted stock units) or ESPPs (employee stock purchase plans) vesting soon, you need an advisor who understands how to time sales and tax impacts. Without this expertise, you might trigger unexpected tax bills or miss opportunities to maximize your gains. Independent advisors here operate without firm constraints, which can mean more flexible advice tailored to your unique equity situation.

  • Tax timing insight. Ask how they plan sales around your vesting schedule to manage tax brackets and avoid surprises.
  • Equity type knowledge. Confirm they understand differences between RSUs, stock options, and ESPPs, as each has unique tax and exercise rules.
  • Liquidity planning. Check how they help balance holding company stock versus diversifying to reduce risk.
  • Coordination with your tax pro. Ensure they work alongside your accountant to align equity sales with your overall tax strategy.

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Nicholas L

CFP®, Series 65

Gilbert, AZ

Kingdom Wealth Advisers

Nicholas Lombardozzi is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Kingdom Wealth Advisers in Gilbert, AZ. His prior experience includes roles at Creative Planning, Keystone Wealth Partners, Edelman Financial Engines, Edelman Financial Services, and Barrows Sollenberger Group. Kingdom Wealth Advisers provides portfolio management and planning services primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plan accounts. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach favoring passive, long-term strategies and offers fiduciary advice to retirement and IRA accounts with documented client risk tolerance and investment policies.

Passive / index investing Real estate investing Annuities
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Jason J

Series 66

Gilbert, AZ

OSAIC

Jason Jensen is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He currently works at Osaic Wealth Inc and has held prior roles at Ameriprise, Juncture Wealth Advisors, and Wells Fargo Advisors, among others. Osaic Wealth, Inc. serves a broad range of clients, including individual and high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations through a large network of affiliated advisers and multiple advisory platforms. The firm offers integrated brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to various managed account solutions, utilizing asset-allocation tools and automated rebalancing to construct diversified portfolios.

Annuities Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Nicholas H

Series 65

Gilbert, AZ

Clear Skies Financial

Nicholas Harris is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Clear Skies Financial in Gilbert, AZ. He has 19 years of experience with Northrop Grumman and has been with Clear Skies Financial and RejuvGen since 2026. Outside of his advisory work, he is a part-owner of Unique Ink Printing LLC, a printing company offering screen printing, embroidery, decals, and vinyl services. Clear Skies Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary asset management, financial planning, and 401(k) consulting. The firm manages approximately $24 million across a small client base, providing portfolio management through a sponsored wrap fee program that incorporates both fundamental and technical analysis.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Equity compensation tax strategy
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Ryan D

Series 63, Series 66

Gilbert, AZ

United Advisor Group

Ryan Droeg is a financial advisor at United Advisor Group with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Strategic Financial Alliance, Sagepoint Financial, and H.Beck, Inc. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales specializing in non-variable insurance and has a bookkeeping and tax-related role with Farnsworth Company. United Advisor Group serves individuals, small businesses, trusts, and charities through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of services including investment management, financial and retirement planning, and family office services, utilizing a combination of proprietary model portfolios, custom-traded accounts, and third-party money managers.

Annuities
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Robert W

Series 63, Series 66

Gilbert, AZ

W Wealth Advisors

Robert Wojcik is a financial advisor at W Wealth Advisors in Gilbert, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with W Wealth Advisors since 2010. W Wealth Advisors is a fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, trusts, foundations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory services, and hourly consulting through a customized, client-centered process that integrates both fundamental and technical analysis, utilizing a mix of active and passive investment strategies.

General retirement planning Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Cash flow / budgeting Debt management Wealth management Founder/Business Owner Retired

Daniel M

Series 63, Series 65

Canfield, OH

Merrill

Daniel Memo is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He has been in the financial services industry since 1998 and began his career with Smith Barney. Daniel focuses on serving high net worth individuals and business retirement planning. He holds FINRA Series 7, 66, 3, and 31 registrations. Daniel earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from John Carroll University. He also holds professional designations including Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). His areas of expertise include college education planning, corporate benefits, equity compensation services, retirement income, and small business strategies. Daniel is active in the Poland community where he resides with his wife, Erin, and their four sons. He participates in organizations such as the Poland Community Baseball Association, Poland Flag Football, and St. Vincent De Paul. He has served as a board member of the Rich Center for Autism and is affiliated with Magic of Michael. Outside of work, Daniel enjoys baseball, basketball, football, golfing, swimming, table tennis, traveling, and spending time with his family.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Business ownership considerations Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Equity Recipients (RS/RSU, SOP, ESPP)
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Jorden B

Series 65

Claremont, CA

LifeSteps Financial

Jorden Bastien is a financial advisor at LifeSteps Financial with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with LifeSteps Financial, formerly Foothill Financial Advisors, since 2012. LifeSteps Financial is a team-based registered investment adviser with seven advisors managing approximately $443 million in client assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, businesses, and retirement plan participants, offering investment advisory and financial planning services alongside bill payment and reconciliation and a short-term cash management program for high-net-worth clients.

Stock option exercise strategy Cash flow / budgeting

Kenneth M

Series 63, Series 66

Cincinnati, OH

Empower Advisory Group

Ken Mason is an Executive Planning Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a role he has held since 2025. In this capacity, he works closely with clients to develop wealth strategies that incorporate their workplace benefits, aiming to support them in pursuing their financial goals. Ken emphasizes building trust through a consultative approach, ensuring clients receive personalized and understandable financial plans. He is committed to helping clients achieve peace of mind by focusing on what matters most to them. Specific details about his education, credentials, or personal interests were not provided.

Wealth management Equity Recipients (RS/RSU, SOP, ESPP) Exec comp design Retirement income strategy Income planning Executive Consultant

David S

ChFC®, Series 66

Thomasville, NC

Edward Jones

David Snapp is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Thomasville, NC, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and the Series 66 license and has been with Edward Jones since 2015. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, including households across the wealth spectrum, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporate clients, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management and offers a range of advisory strategies alongside affiliated mutual funds and specialized investment services.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Charitable giving & philanthropy Divorce financial planning Equity Recipients (RS/RSU, SOP, ESPP) General estate planning guidance Retired Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Michael E

CFA®

Tysons Corner, VA

Harbour Capital Advisors, LLC

Michael Elliott is a CFA® charterholder with two years of experience in the financial industry. He currently works at Harbour Capital Advisors, LLC, where he has been since 2024. Prior to this, he held roles at CFRA Research, Avascent, Raymond James & Co., and Marriott & Co Investment Banking. Harbour Capital Advisors serves ultra-high-net-worth families and charitable organizations, managing approximately $701 million for around 55 clients. The firm uses customized investment policy statements, mean-variance optimization, and a core-satellite investment approach that includes both liquid public securities and alternative investments, alongside wealth-transfer and family-governance services.

Wealth management Family Business Business succession planning Charitable giving & philanthropy Equity Recipients (RS/RSU, SOP, ESPP) Founder/Business Owner Established Professionals
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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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