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Channel Wealth, LLC

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Client assets under management

$807,433,877

Clients

1,974

43% high-net-worth

Advisors

8

of 17 employees

Firm type

Team

5-30 advisors or >$500M in AUM

Clients per advisor

247

Very High

Average account size

$409,034

About

Channel Wealth serves a mix of individual and institutional clients, including high‑net‑worth individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm offers discretionary and non‑discretionary investment management, financial planning and consulting, ERISA plan advisory services, and selection and oversight of independent managers, and it also provides advisory services to certain broker‑dealer customers.

The firm builds diversified portfolios using both active and passive approaches and may employ tactical asset allocation, trend‑following, and relative‑strength models (often implemented with ETFs). Investment decision‑making combines fundamental, technical, and charting analysis and can include options, alternative investments, and margin strategies for clients where appropriate, with ongoing monitoring and periodic reviews.

A distinctive aspect of the firm is that certain supervised persons are licensed insurance agents who may offer commissionable insurance products; Channel Wealth discloses this affiliation and says it maintains procedures to address the resulting conflicts of interest. The firm also discloses its use of third‑party referral platforms, the engagement of independent managers, a custodial relationship that provides research and brokerage support, and recent disclosures addressing risks associated with generative artificial intelligence.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Non-profits

Expertise

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)

Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees may be charged for financial planning and consulting services

Percentage

up to 2.0% annually (can be a fixed flat percentage, tiered fee schedule, or linear breakpoint schedule)

Project-based

Hourly fees may be charged for financial planning and consulting services

Other

Minimum fee: May include a minimum quarterly fee per Investment Advisory Agreement Fee-only: Financial Planning and Consulting fees may include fixed fees or hourly fees

Main office location

Channel Wealth, LLC

3760 State Street, Suite 201

Santa Barbara CA 93105, United States

Number of offices

2

Most active in

Arizona · California · Massachusetts · Nevada · North Carolina · Oregon · Texas · Virginia · Washington

Disclosures

Exclamation point means they have disclosures of this type. Check mark means no disclosures of this type were found.

Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Ross A

CFP®, Series 66

Santa Barbara, CA

Channel Wealth, LLC

Ross Anderson is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with Channel Wealth, LLC, where he has worked since 2022, and previously held roles at Ameriflex Financial Services and SagePoint Financial from 2013 to 2022. Anderson serves on the board of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Foundation, which manages the allocation of the foundation’s funds. Channel Wealth provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, institutions, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a blend of active and passive investment strategies, incorporating various analytical techniques and portfolio construction principles to tailor solutions to client objectives.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Brett W

Series 63, Series 65

Santa Barbara, CA

Channel Wealth, LLC

Brett Weichbrod is a financial advisor at Channel Wealth, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at SagePoint Financial and Stride Investment Management, LLC. He serves on the boards of Domestic Violence Solutions and the Santa Barbara Executive Roundtable. Channel Wealth provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, institutional investors, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a blend of active and passive strategies, incorporating fundamental and technical analysis, tactical asset allocation, and alternative investments to build customized portfolios monitored regularly.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Maxwell P

Series 63, Series 66

Santa Barbara, CA

Channel Wealth, LLC

Maxwell Phillips is a financial advisor at Channel Wealth, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at SagePoint Financial for 10 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is a trustee involved in correspondence with a property manager and partner, and he operates as a sole proprietor insurance agent. Channel Wealth provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, institutional investors, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a blend of active and passive strategies, incorporating various analytical techniques and portfolio construction methods to align with client objectives.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Justin A

CFP®, Series 63

Santa Barbara, CA

Channel Wealth, LLC

Justin Anderson is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at Channel Wealth, LLC since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at The Ameriflex Group, Inc., SagePoint Financial, and Ameriflex Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Finance Chair and Treasurer for the MOXI Museum, a non-profit children's museum in Santa Barbara. Channel Wealth provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, institutions, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a blend of active and passive strategies with portfolio construction guided by Modern Portfolio Theory, customizing portfolios to client objectives and monitoring them regularly.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Maria V

Series 63, Series 66

Santa Barbara, CA

Channel Wealth, LLC

Maria Vallejo Meza is a financial advisor at Channel Wealth, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at SagePoint Financial for seven years. Outside of advisory work, she is a California Notary Public. Channel Wealth, LLC provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, institutional investors, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a blend of active and passive strategies customized to client objectives, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with consulting and oversight of independent managers.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Christian S

Series 66

Santa Barbara, CA

Channel Wealth, LLC

Christian Snowden is a financial advisor at Channel Wealth, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at SagePoint Financial for eight years before joining Channel Wealth in 2022. Snowden also serves on the board of directors for The Friendship Paddle, a nonprofit that organizes fundraising events, and operates a sole proprietorship as an insurance agent. Channel Wealth is a 10-advisor team providing investment management and financial planning to individuals, institutional investors, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a blend of active and passive strategies, incorporating various analytical techniques and portfolio construction methods tailored to client objectives.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Joseph O

Series 65

Santa Barbara, CA

Channel Wealth, LLC

Joseph O'Flaherty is a financial advisor with Channel Wealth, LLC in Santa Barbara, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Channel Wealth since 2022 and concurrently at Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC since 2009. Channel Wealth is a 10-advisor team managing over $800 million in assets, providing investment management and financial planning to individuals, institutional investors, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a blend of active and passive strategies, utilizing fundamental and technical analysis along with tactical asset allocation to customize portfolios according to client objectives.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Justin P

Series 63, Series 65

Santa Barbara, CA

Channel Wealth, LLC

Justin Pollack is a financial advisor with Channel Wealth, LLC in Santa Barbara, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Sagepoint Financial for seven years before joining Channel Wealth in 2022. Outside of his advisory role, Pollack provides insurance services through a sole proprietorship, serves on the audit committee for the Paul and Patricia Bragg Foundation, and appeared with his family in a local commercial for Cox Communications. Channel Wealth serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and retirement plans, offering a range of investment management and advisory services. The firm employs diversified portfolios combining active and passive strategies, integrating fundamental and technical analysis, and may utilize options and alternative investments where appropriate.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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