Austin, TX Congress Avenue Office

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Creative Planning

Enterprise

Firm-wide stats for Creative Planning

Total advisors

1,187

Across 416 offices

Clients per advisor

73 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$2,113,277 Very High

HNW client ratio

45% Very High

About

Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a broad client base that includes individuals (including high‑net‑worth and ultra‑affluent clients), pension and profit‑sharing plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, institutional and retirement plan services (including ERISA 3(38)/3(21) engagements), sub‑advisory arrangements, and access to private market investments and collective investment trusts, managing roughly $295.6 billion in client assets across more than 1,100 advisors and 151 offices.

The firm describes a financial‑planning‑led investment approach that favors low‑cost indexing and buy‑and‑hold strategies for long‑term goals while using short‑term passive allocations for liquidity needs, supplemented by direct and enhanced direct indexing, tax‑loss harvesting, individually managed equity and bond strategies, and selective private market exposure. Creative Planning also uses sub‑advisors and model portfolios for retirement plans, offers managed account and payroll services, and acknowledges its fiduciary duties when advising retirement accounts.

Compared with many peers, Creative Planning has several uncommon structural features: it is affiliated with a law firm (Creative Planning Legal, P.A.) and maintains relationships with accounting and audit resources (including BerganKDV and related accounting entities), and it operates an affiliated trust company and multiple non‑investment service affiliates (payroll, lending, TPA). The firm does not participate in a wrap fee program, states it does not advertise performance or hypothetical performance, and discloses that a minority investor (TPG) and the firm’s role as manager or recommender of certain private funds create specific conflicts of interest that are disclosed in its brochure.

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Expertise

Private / alternative investments Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy

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Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired

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Location

401 Congress Avenue, Suite 1100

Austin TX 78701

Advisors at this office

4

Advisors at this office

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Claudia N

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Austin, TX

Creative Planning

Claudia Nybo is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. She previously worked for Diversified and its affiliated entities for a decade before joining Creative Planning in 2022. Based in Austin, TX, she holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a broad suite of supplemental investment and retirement plan services, alongside affiliated legal, trust, and recordkeeping businesses.

Private / alternative investments Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired
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Pamela R

Series 65

Austin, TX

Creative Planning

Pamela Raffaele is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 17 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Ml&R Wealth Management, LLC for 18 years before joining Creative Planning. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse range of clients, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in client assets through a financial planning–led investment process that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a broad suite of retirement plan services and affiliated legal, trust, and recordkeeping businesses.

Private / alternative investments Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired
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Christine D

Series 66, Series 65, Series 63

Austin, TX

Creative Planning

Christine Devries is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 15 years of industry experience. She holds Series 66, Series 65, and Series 63 licenses. Her prior work includes roles at Milliman, Austin Independent School District, Diversified Investors Securities Corp., Diversified Investment Advisors, and Wells Fargo Investments. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing over $295 billion in assets.

Private / alternative investments Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired
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Alex P

CFP®, Series 66

Austin, TX

Creative Planning

Alex Pollard is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2017. Prior to that, he spent one year with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Pollard is involved in property management and construction through ownership of Pollard Enterprises, LLC, and manages additional rental property businesses. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, tax-efficient strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets through a broad network of advisors.

Private / alternative investments Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired
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