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First Financial Consulting

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Client AUM

$739,197,300

Clients

636

Advisors

8

of 12 employees

About

First Financial Consulting provides financial planning and investment consulting to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and closely held businesses. The firm offers customizable, project-based or ongoing services that address retirement planning, tax and cash-flow analysis, education funding, estate planning, charitable giving, and business succession.

The firm develops individualized asset allocation models and concise investment policy statements and recommends investment managers and implementation steps, but does not accept discretionary authority to trade client accounts. Clients retain custody of assets and the firm assists with implementation and monitoring at the client’s direction, typically reviewing portfolios on a quarterly basis if requested.

Distinctive for a team-sized adviser, First Financial’s business is primarily non-discretionary — the firm explicitly does not take ownership or custody of client assets, does not vote proxies, and relies on client-selected custodians and client-directed implementation. The brochure also notes a long operating history, adherence to a formal fiduciary/code of ethics framework (including NAPFA/CFP standards), no disclosed disciplinary history, and business continuity and information security programs.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

General retirement planning Tax strategies for small businesses Business succession planning Charitable giving & philanthropy Cash flow / budgeting

Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner

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Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees for financial planning and investment consulting services, amounts negotiable and based on client agreement.

Project-based

$300 per hour for financial planning and investment consulting services.

Other

Fee-only: Financial planning and investment consulting services offered on an hourly basis at $300/hr.

Main office

517 South Lake Avenue

Pasadena CA 91101

Advisors at this office

8

Most active in

California

Also doing business as

Financial Resources Consulting Group · First Financial Consulting

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Advisors at this firm

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Gregory W

Series 63

Pasadena, CA

First Financial Consulting

Gregory Welborn is a financial advisor at First Financial Consulting in Pasadena, CA, with 29 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with First Financial Consulting since 1996. First Financial Consulting provides financial planning and investment consulting to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and closely held businesses. The firm delivers customizable services focused on retirement planning, tax and cash-flow analysis, education funding, estate planning, charitable giving, and business succession, operating primarily on a non-discretionary basis without taking custody of client assets.

General retirement planning Tax strategies for small businesses Business succession planning Charitable giving & philanthropy Cash flow / budgeting Founder/Business Owner
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Scott S

ChFC®, Series 63

Pasadena, CA

First Financial Consulting

Scott Sommers is a financial advisor at First Financial Consulting in Pasadena, CA, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. Sommers has worked at Financial Resources Consulting Group since 2000. First Financial Consulting provides financial planning and investment consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and closely held businesses. The firm offers customizable services focused on retirement planning, tax and cash-flow analysis, estate planning, and business succession, operating primarily on a non-discretionary basis without taking custody of client assets.

General retirement planning Tax strategies for small businesses Business succession planning Charitable giving & philanthropy Cash flow / budgeting Founder/Business Owner
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Luis S

Series 66

Pasadena, CA

First Financial Consulting

Luis Salas Ruiz is a financial advisor at First Financial Consulting in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America and Merrill, as well as involvement with the Calvert House Catholic Center and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund. First Financial Consulting provides financial planning and investment consulting to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and closely held businesses. The firm specializes in non-discretionary services, developing individualized asset allocation models and investment policy statements while assisting clients with implementation and monitoring at their direction.

General retirement planning Tax strategies for small businesses Business succession planning Charitable giving & philanthropy Cash flow / budgeting Founder/Business Owner
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Daniel B

CFP®, Series 66

Pasadena, CA

First Financial Consulting

Daniel Beckwith is a CFP® with 11 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at First Financial Consulting since 2018 and previously spent two years with WESCAP Group. Beckwith is based in Pasadena, CA, and holds the Series 66 designation. First Financial Consulting is a team-based firm serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, and closely held businesses. The firm provides financial planning and investment consulting through customizable, project-based or ongoing services, focusing on client-directed implementation without discretionary trading authority.

General retirement planning Tax strategies for small businesses Business succession planning Charitable giving & philanthropy Cash flow / budgeting Founder/Business Owner
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Christian W

Series 66

Pasadena, CA

First Financial Consulting

Christian Welborn is a financial advisor with First Financial Consulting in Pasadena, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at Axa-Advisors, LLC for one year and has worked concurrently in a marketing support role for Salted Stone since 2017. First Financial Consulting provides financial planning and investment consulting to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and closely held businesses, emphasizing non-discretionary services where clients retain custody and direct implementation. The firm offers customizable planning that includes retirement, tax, estate, and business succession strategies, supported by individualized asset allocation models and investment policy statements.

General retirement planning Tax strategies for small businesses Business succession planning Charitable giving & philanthropy Cash flow / budgeting Founder/Business Owner
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John G

Series 63, Series 65

Pasadena, CA

First Financial Consulting

John Griesinger is a financial advisor at First Financial Consulting in Pasadena, CA, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with First Financial Consulting since 2009. First Financial Consulting provides financial planning and investment consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and closely held businesses. The firm delivers customizable, project-based or ongoing services and focuses on non-discretionary advising, assisting clients with implementation and monitoring while clients retain custody of their assets.

General retirement planning Tax strategies for small businesses Business succession planning Charitable giving & philanthropy Cash flow / budgeting Founder/Business Owner
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Christopher S

CFP®, Series 65

Pasadena, CA

First Financial Consulting

Christopher Siraganian is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 10 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with First Financial Consulting since 2016. First Financial Consulting provides financial planning and investment consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and closely held businesses. The firm offers customizable project-based or ongoing services and focuses on non-discretionary advice, with clients retaining custody of their assets and directing implementation.

General retirement planning Tax strategies for small businesses Business succession planning Charitable giving & philanthropy Cash flow / budgeting Founder/Business Owner
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Chad G

Series 63, Series 66

Pasadena, CA

First Financial Consulting

Chad Germann is a financial advisor at First Financial Consulting in Pasadena, CA, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with First Financial Consulting since 2011. First Financial Consulting provides financial planning and investment consulting to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and closely held businesses. The firm offers customizable services focused on retirement planning, tax and cash-flow analysis, education funding, estate planning, charitable giving, and business succession, primarily on a non-discretionary basis without taking custody of client assets.

General retirement planning Tax strategies for small businesses Business succession planning Charitable giving & philanthropy Cash flow / budgeting Founder/Business Owner
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