Top planning for children with special needs financial advisors in San Marcos, TX

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 a child with special needs, planning for their long-term financial security is crucial, especially as you consider future care and support. Without focused expertise, advisors might overlook key expenses or benefits unique to your child's situation.

  • Government benefits navigation. Confirm how they help coordinate your child's eligibility for programs like Medicaid or Supplemental Security Income without jeopardizing benefits.
  • Trust and guardianship planning. Ask about strategies for setting up special needs trusts and legal guardianships that protect your child's assets and rights.
  • Tax implications in Texas. Since Texas has no state income tax but significant property taxes, check how they model these factors in your overall plan.
  • Coordination with care providers. Effective planning often involves working alongside healthcare and educational professionals; see how they integrate these perspectives into financial decisions.

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Richard S

Series 63, Series 65

San Marcos, TX

Primerica Advisors

Richard Salas is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in San Marcos, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors since 1983 and Primerica Financial Services since 1991. Salas is a member of Three Rivers Evangelical Free Church. Primerica Advisors provides discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, offering model-delivery strategies and discretionary separately managed account options primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm curates third-party asset managers and delegates trading responsibilities to BNY Mellon Advisors, operating under a tiered wrap fee structure.

ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting Income planning
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Henry A

Series 66

San Marcos, TX

Advisory Services Network

Henry Arellano is a financial advisor with Advisory Services Network and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 14 years of industry experience, including 12 years at Edward Jones before joining Advisory Services Network in 2023. Outside of his advisory work, he is the founder of APREMIER Consulting, which develops coaching and training products for business process optimization, and he owns an auto repair shop where he is involved in financial oversight. Advisory Services Network serves individuals, families, corporations, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans through a network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, managing approximately $8.6 billion in client assets with tailored strategies across various investment types.

Wealth management Private / alternative investments Business succession planning Equity compensation tax strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Jonathon Z

Series 63, Series 66

San Marcos, TX

Empower Advisory Group

Jonathon Zambrano is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Before entering financial services, he worked in various roles including as an apprentice electrician and delivery driver for Uber Eats. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm delivers services through an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization Debt management College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Christopher T

Series 63, Series 65

San Marcos, TX

Edward Jones

Christopher Thomas is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in San Marcos, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at PNC Investments and multiple BBVA affiliates spanning wealth solutions, securities, insurance, and banking from 2012 to 2022. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a wide range of discretionary and non-discretionary advisory strategies, supported by a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide.

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Multi-generational wealth transfer Retired Founder/Business Owner Executive
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James M

Series 66

San Marcos, TX

Equitable Advisors

James Mcallister is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in San Marcos, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors and its predecessor, Axa Advisors, since 2004. Outside of his advisory work, he is also active as a musician, performing vocals and playing instruments. Equitable Advisors provides financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset-management services to individual, institutional, and charitable clients. The firm utilizes a variety of advisory models, including third-party asset managers and LPL-sponsored programs, and offers ERISA fiduciary services to qualified plans.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy Concentrated stock management Equity Recipients (RS/RSU, SOP, ESPP) Long-term care insurance Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive Approaching retirement Sandwich Generation
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Amanda Q

Series 66

Richmond, VA

Wells Fargo Advisors

Amanda Quicke is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors in Richmond, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. She has worked within Wells Fargo entities since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she has ownership interests in an investment-related business, Granite Wealth Management, LLC. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network serves individuals, trusts, and institutional clients by providing a broad range of investment and financial planning services. The firm utilizes proprietary research and planning tools to develop tailored recommendations, offering both brokerage and advisory programs.

Divorce financial planning Planning for children with special needs Business exit / sale strategy Cash flow / budgeting Founder/Business Owner

Rudenca B

Series 66

Livingston, NJ

Merrill

Rudenca Blloshmi serves as a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. In this role, she helps clients develop personalized wealth management strategies tailored to their individual financial goals. She provides access to Merrill’s investment insights alongside the banking and lending solutions offered by Bank of America. Rudenca focuses on client areas including family wealth management, personal retirement planning, philanthropic planning, tax minimization, retirement income, special needs planning, managing new wealth, and women and wealth. Rudenca holds multiple professional designations, including Accredited Wealth Management Advisor (AWMA), CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist (CRPS), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA), and Sports & Entertainment Accredited Wealth Management Advisor (SE-AWMA). She attended Pace University without earning a degree and conducts business in both English and Albanian. Rudenca is involved with the Global Albanians Foundation and enjoys baseball, biking, golfing, music, and photography in her personal time.

Wealth management Retirement income strategy General retirement planning Charitable giving & philanthropy Planning for children with special needs Women Professionals Women's Finance

Matthew S

CFP®, ChFC®, Series 63, Series 66

Baytown, TX

Edward Jones

Matthew Seale is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Baytown, TX, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and registered Series 63 and Series 66. He has 21 years of industry experience, all with Edward Jones since 2004. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, managing approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a network of more than 23,700 financial advisors.

Divorce financial planning Retirement income strategy General estate planning guidance Planning for children with special needs Wealth management Retired Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Lanis W

Series 66

Laguna Niguel, CA

G. A. Repple & Company

Lanis Webb is a financial advisor at G. A. Repple & Company with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with G. A. Repple & Company since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, Webb works as an independent fixed insurance sales agent. G. A. Repple & Company provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including retail individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate entities, employing various analytical approaches to portfolio construction and offering multiple investment program options.

Planning for children with special needs Divorce financial planning General retirement planning
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Evan H

CFP®, CFA®, Series 63, Series 65

Los Altos, CA

Mok Capital Management

Evan Hirano is a CFP® and CFA® with 10 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Mok Capital Management since 2015 and at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2017. Mok Capital Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, living trusts, charities, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, managing portfolios that may include individual stocks, bonds, ETFs, and limited options strategies.

Planning for children with special needs Elder care planning General estate planning guidance Charitable giving & philanthropy Options & derivatives strategies
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