Top general estate planning guidance 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.

You need general estate planning guidance when you want to organize your assets, appoint decision-makers, or plan for how your estate is handled after your death. A common mistake is relying on generic documents that don’t reflect Oregon’s specific tax and legal environment, which can lead to unintended consequences.

  • Oregon-specific tax insight. Confirm how they address state income tax implications in your estate plan, since Oregon has no sales tax but relatively high income taxes.
  • Comprehensive document review. Ask if they regularly update wills, trusts, and powers of attorney to reflect changes in your life and state laws.
  • Decision-maker appointments. Ensure they help you choose and clearly define roles for executors, trustees, and healthcare proxies.
  • Asset protection strategies. Look for advisors who discuss how to safeguard your assets from probate and potential creditors within Oregon’s legal framework.

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Devin H

CFP®, Series 65

Bend, OR

Farther

Devin Harrigan is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Farther since 2025. Prior to joining Farther, he spent over two decades at Ascent Capital Management LLC. Farther provides discretionary investment management and related advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates via a web and mobile platform combined with in-person meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach using proprietary model portfolios and algorithmic rebalancing, primarily with ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income, supplemented by AI tools under internal review.

Passive / index investing Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Options & derivatives strategies
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Shannon G

Series 63, Series 65

Eugene, OR

Roehl & Yi Investment Advisors, LLC

Shannon Grant is a financial advisor at Roehl & Yi Investment Advisors, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Roehl & Yi in 2021, he worked at Advised Assets Group LLC from 2006 to 2017. Roehl & Yi Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered wealth management firm serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm combines fundamental analysis with an asset-allocation framework based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers discretionary portfolio management with ongoing reviews.

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Private / alternative investments Real estate investing
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Michelle W

Series 66

Lake Oswego, OR

Allium Financial Advisors, LLC

Michelle Wanless is a financial advisor at Allium Financial Advisors, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including D.A. Davidson & Co. and E2I Advisors, LLC. Wanless is also a commissioned notary public for the state of Washington. Allium Financial Advisors, LLC manages approximately $638.9 million in client assets and serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with comprehensive financial planning and consulting, emphasizing asset allocation, diversification, and manager selection.

Business succession planning Charitable giving & philanthropy Private / alternative investments
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Rebecca R

Series 63, Series 65

Lake Oswego, OR

Human Investing

Rebecca Rohleder is a financial advisor at Human Investing with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Prior to joining Human Investing in 2025, she worked at TIAA-CREF and Tiaa for ten years, as well as at LPL Financial and Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC. Human Investing serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, and retirement plan sponsors by providing comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, tax consulting, and workplace advisory services. The firm employs a fee-only fiduciary model and commonly uses broadly diversified, low-cost index funds and ETFs, including direct indexing through a Vanguard Personalized Indexing relationship.

General retirement planning Income planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Tax-loss harvesting Wealth management Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Rahul S

Series 65

Corvallis, OR

Red Spruce Capital, LLC

Rahul Shah is a financial advisor at Red Spruce Capital, LLC in Corvallis, OR, with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Red Spruce Capital since 2014. Red Spruce Capital provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, and corporations, emphasizing customized portfolio construction and a long-term investment approach. The firm is notable for its use of borrowing strategies in separately managed accounts and manages approximately $257 million across 143 client accounts.

Active portfolio management Concentrated stock management Options & derivatives strategies
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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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Kayla S

Series 63, Series 65

Warwick, RI

Mass Mutual Investors Services

Kayla Santos is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services in Warwick, RI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services since 2017 and previously at MetLife Securities. In addition to her advisory role, Santos is an independent insurance agent, offering life, fixed annuities, disability, long-term care, and health insurance products. Mass Mutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm provides financial planning, asset management, wrap and money-manager programs, and educational seminars, structuring engagements as annual collaborative relationships focused on goal analysis and written recommendations.

Divorce financial planning General estate planning guidance Multi-generational wealth transfer Cash flow / budgeting Founder/Business Owner Attorney Executive Married/Couples/Partners Divorced

Gordon B

Series 66

Luling, LA

Edward Jones

Gordon Brown III is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Edward Jones since 2008. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, with approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment options, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Retirement income strategy General estate planning guidance Multi-generational wealth transfer Wealth management Oil & Gas Engineering Professional
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William S

Series 63, Series 65

College Station, TX

Smith & Wyatt

William Soltow is a financial advisor at Smith & Wyatt with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at CoreCap Advisors, LLC. Outside of advising, he is the founder of Frontier Wealth Management and serves as an independent insurance agent with Goosehead Insurance. Smith & Wyatt serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and corporations, managing approximately $207 million across 724 clients. The firm provides tailored financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, estate-planning consulting, and specialized educational programs, utilizing mutual funds and ETFs as primary investment vehicles.

Government Employee
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Thaddeus P

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Grand Rapids, MI

Advance Wealth Management Service, LLC

Thaddeus Phelps is a CFP® professional with 28 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Advance Wealth Management Service, LLC since 2019 and previously spent 14 years with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. In addition to his advisory work, Phelps owns a tax preparation business and an accounting support service, and he serves in fiduciary roles such as trustee and executor. Advance Wealth Management Service, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary investment management through a wrap asset management program and emphasizes an individualized approach with asset allocation supported by fundamental, sector, and technical analysis, including risk management strategies such as put options and conservative cash instruments.

College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Charitable giving & philanthropy General estate planning guidance General tax planning Options & derivatives strategies
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