Top factor investing / smart beta financial advisors in Oregon
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're looking to enhance your portfolio with factor investing—strategies that target specific drivers of returns like value or momentum—you need an advisor who understands how to balance these factors over time. A common mistake is treating factor investing as a one-size-fits-all approach, which can lead to unintended risks or missed opportunities.
- Factor selection insight. Ask how they choose which factors to emphasize and why, ensuring their approach aligns with your risk tolerance and goals.
- Smart beta integration. Confirm how they blend factor strategies with traditional indexing to manage costs and improve diversification.
- Market cycle awareness. Factor performance varies with economic conditions; check how they adjust strategies as markets evolve.
- Fee structure clarity. Since many here offer flat-fee pricing, understand how fees relate to the complexity of managing factor-based portfolios.
Here are top matches to get you started. Review each profile to compare experience, credentials, and approach.
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Lisa K
Series 66
Salem, OR
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC
Lisa Kachel specializes in factor investing and smart beta strategies, making her well-suited to help clients in Oregon enhance portfolios by targeting specific return drivers. With 11 years of experience at a large SEC-registered firm, she offers flat-fee financial planning and combines passive and active management, providing a strategic approach that balances cost and diversification for mid-career professionals and baby boomers.
Experience: 11 years
Avg account: $1,378,035
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Brenda M
Series 63, Series 65
Portland, OR
Cerity partners LLC
Brenda Mccombs specializes in factor investing and smart beta strategies, offering tailored portfolio management that balances factor selection with market cycle awareness to align with client goals. Based in Portland, OR, she brings 19 years of experience and serves high-net-worth clients through Cordant Wealth Partners, which employs a tiered fee schedule from 0.50% to 1.25% AUM and integrates comprehensive financial planning with discretionary portfolio oversight.
Experience: 20 years
Avg account: $4,574,620
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Anson L
Series 65
The Dalles, OR
von Borstel & Associates
Anson Lilienthal specializes in factor investing and smart beta strategies, offering tailored portfolio management that integrates options and derivatives to enhance diversification and risk management. Based in The Dalles, OR, he serves high-net-worth clients independently with a fee structure of 1.15% AUM and up to $500 hourly for planning, distinguishing him by combining modern portfolio theory with personalized financial planning at von Borstel & Associates.
Experience: 3 years
Avg account: $1,362,931
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Peter D
CFP®, CFA®, Series 66
Lake Oswego, OR
Taurus Capital Advisors, LLC
Peter De Graff specializes in factor investing and smart beta strategies, leveraging his CFP® and CFA® credentials to balance factor selection and market cycle awareness for clients in Oregon. His firm, Taurus Capital Advisors, offers a flat-fee comprehensive financial planning service for clients with $750,000 or more in assets, emphasizing tax-conscious, diversified portfolios and integrating tax preparation, which distinguishes him from other advisors with similar specialties.
Experience: 6 years
Avg account: $874,336
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Ted T
Series 65
Clackamas, OR
Strategic Finance Inc.
Ted Taplett specializes in factor investing and smart beta strategies, utilizing a proprietary three-factor approach that balances market, value, and momentum exposures to align with client goals. Operating from Clackamas, Oregon, he offers flat-fee consulting projects negotiated case-by-case, serving both individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management, which may provide a more tailored and cost-transparent alternative to traditional asset-based fees.
Experience: 2 years
Avg account: $462,500
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