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Financial Coaching Partners LLC

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About

Financial Coaching Partners serves primarily individual clients, focusing on financial planning, bookkeeping and ongoing financial management while referring investment implementation to third-party registered investment advisers. The firm operates on a fee-for-service and hourly basis as a fee-only adviser and does not directly manage client investment accounts.

Its investment approach is grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and the efficient market philosophy; FCP selects and recommends third-party money managers that follow the same academic, asset-allocation framework and rebalancing practices. The firm acts as a fiduciary, tailors written financial plans and periodic reviews to clients’ goals and life events, and explicitly avoids recommending individual securities or sector bets.

What is distinctive about FCP relative to many peers is the combination of fee-only planning with hands-on financial management services such as bookkeeping, bill-paying and account reconciliation, together with the principal’s ongoing role as an independent insurance agent, notary and paralegal for trust preparation. It is also notable — and less common among supported firms — that FCP does not provide direct portfolio management, relying instead on recommended third-party RIAs and custodial reporting for investment execution and oversight.

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Expertise

General retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General estate planning guidance General tax planning

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Fee options

Fixed

Monthly financial bookkeeping and management fees ranging from $200 to $1,000 per month, negotiable based on complexity

Project-based

Hourly fee up to $300/hour for financial consultations and bookkeeping

Other

Minimum fee: Initial financial assessment fee ranges from $500 to $5,000 depending on complexity Fee-only: Fee-only financial planning firm; does not accept commissions or other compensation

Main office

Somis CA

Advisors at this office

5

Most active in

California

Also doing business as

Financial Coaching Partners Insurance Solutions, LLC · Financial Coaching Partners LLC

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Diane U

Series 65

Somis, CA

Financial Coaching Partners LLC

Diane Upson is a financial advisor with Financial Coaching Partners LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and bringing 14 years of industry experience. She has been with Financial Coaching Partners since 2011. Outside of her advisory role, she is a licensed notary public in California. Financial Coaching Partners primarily serves individual clients, providing financial planning, bookkeeping, and ongoing financial management while referring investment implementation to third-party registered investment advisers. The firm operates on a fee-for-service basis and emphasizes Modern Portfolio Theory in its investment approach, focusing on fiduciary responsibility and tailored financial plans without direct portfolio management.

General retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General estate planning guidance General tax planning
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Carole U

Series 63, Series 65

Somis, CA

Financial Coaching Partners LLC

Carole Upson is a financial advisor with Financial Coaching Partners LLC in Somis, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. She has been with Financial Coaching Partners since 2009. Outside of her advisory role, she refers clients to attorneys for trust document preparation and works as an independent life insurance agent. Financial Coaching Partners primarily serves individual clients by providing financial planning, bookkeeping, and ongoing financial management while referring investment implementation to third-party registered investment advisers. The firm follows a fiduciary, fee-for-service model grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and focuses on tailored financial plans without direct portfolio management.

General retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General estate planning guidance General tax planning
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Pamela L

Series 63, Series 66

Somis, CA

Financial Coaching Partners LLC

Pamela Linderman is a financial advisor at Financial Coaching Partners LLC with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including LPL Financial and Sagepoint Financial, INC. Pamela also owns an insurance agency and provides estate planning services. Financial Coaching Partners primarily serves individual clients with financial planning, bookkeeping, and ongoing financial management, referring investment implementation to third-party registered investment advisers. The firm operates as a fee-only adviser, focusing on Modern Portfolio Theory and efficient market principles while avoiding direct portfolio management.

General retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General estate planning guidance General tax planning
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Frank S

Series 65

Somis, CA

Financial Coaching Partners LLC

Frank Simonelli III is a Series 65-credentialed advisor at Financial Coaching Partners LLC in Somis, CA, where he has worked since 2016. He has 10 years of industry experience. Financial Coaching Partners primarily serves individual clients with financial planning, bookkeeping, and ongoing financial management, referring investment implementation to third-party registered investment advisers. The firm operates on a fee-only, fee-for-service, and hourly basis, following an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and efficient market principles without direct portfolio management.

General retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General estate planning guidance General tax planning
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Shannon H

Series 63, Series 66

Somis, CA

Financial Coaching Partners LLC

Shannon Horton is a financial advisor with Financial Coaching Partners LLC in Somis, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Financial Coaching Partners since 2011. Outside of advising, he refers clients to attorneys for trust document preparation and assists in gathering information for those services. Financial Coaching Partners primarily serves individual clients with financial planning, bookkeeping, and ongoing financial management while referring investment implementation to third-party registered investment advisers. The firm operates on a fee-only basis, follows a Modern Portfolio Theory investment approach, and combines planning with hands-on financial management services without directly managing client investment accounts.

General retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General estate planning guidance General tax planning
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