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Northrock Partners, LLC

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Firm-wide stats for Northrock Partners, LLC

Total advisors

94

Across 20 offices

Clients per advisor

51 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$2,520,339 Very High

HNW client ratio

47% Very High

About

NorthRock Partners provides comprehensive wealth management and advisory services to individuals (including high-net-worth clients), trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. Services delivered through its wrap-fee Advisory Services Program include financial planning, portfolio management (discretionary and non-discretionary), and retirement-plan consulting, and the firm may serve ERISA plan clients in either a 3(21) or 3(38) capacity.

The firm describes a tailored, holistic investment approach rooted in broad asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing, and frequently uses Independent Managers to implement strategies while maintaining ongoing oversight. NorthRock also integrates private market allocations, including privately placed pooled vehicles and illiquid investments, into client portfolios where appropriate and uses AI and other automated tools to support tax-aware investing, risk assessment, and portfolio monitoring while retaining human review of recommendations.

NorthRock is notable among peers for sponsoring and advising private funds and accepting performance-based compensation (including carried interest) for certain fund investors, with private-fund and fund-level fees potentially included within client Program accounts. The firm also has affiliated tax and accounting services (NorthRock Partners Tax Services, LLC and Private Tax Services, LLC), employees who are licensed insurance agents, and strategic revenue-sharing relationships with managers such as CIO Capital Group, Coller, and other private-market partners—arrangements the firm discloses as creating potential conflicts that it addresses through its policies and oversight.

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Expertise

Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy

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Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive

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Demographic focus

Approaching retirement Established Professionals

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Location

432 Clay Street

San Francisco CA 94111

Advisors at this office

5

Advisors at this office

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Alison D

Series 63, Series 66

San Francisco, CA

Northrock Partners, LLC

Alison Diessner is a financial advisor with NorthRock Partners, LLC in San Francisco, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 13 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Ameriprise, Ashfield Capital Partners, and Hall Capital Partners. NorthRock Partners offers comprehensive wealth management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tailored, holistic investment approach that includes broad asset allocation, diversification, and integration of private market allocations, supported by AI tools and ongoing human oversight.

Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive Approaching retirement Established Professionals
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Austen C

Series 65

San Francisco, CA

Northrock Partners, LLC

Austen Clark is a financial advisor at NorthRock Partners, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Ballentine Partners, LLC and NERA Economic Consulting. Outside of finance, he has experience operating a jetski rental business. NorthRock Partners provides comprehensive wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a tailored, holistic investment approach emphasizing asset allocation, diversification, and the use of Independent Managers, and incorporates private market allocations alongside AI-supported portfolio monitoring.

Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive Approaching retirement Established Professionals
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Erika N

CFP®, Series 66

San Fransico, CA

Northrock Partners, LLC

Erika Navarrete is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience. She is currently with NorthRock Partners, LLC and has previous experience at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and Wilsey Ham. NorthRock Partners provides wealth management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tailored investment approach focused on broad asset allocation, diversification, and integrates private market allocations alongside AI-supported tools for portfolio monitoring.

Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive Approaching retirement Established Professionals
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Courtney H

Series 66

San Francisco, CA

Northrock Partners, LLC

Courtney Horn is a financial advisor at NorthRock Partners, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for 15 years at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. in San Francisco, CA. NorthRock Partners provides comprehensive wealth management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tailored, holistic investment approach emphasizing broad asset allocation, diversification, and periodic rebalancing, often utilizing independent managers and integrating private market allocations where appropriate.

Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive Approaching retirement Established Professionals
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Steven M

CFP®, Series 63

San Francisco, CA

Northrock Partners, LLC

Steven Minkoff is a CFP® with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving at NorthRock Partners, LLC since 2023. Prior to this, he worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 18 years. NorthRock Partners provides wealth management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a holistic investment approach emphasizing broad asset allocation, diversification, and integration of private market allocations, supported by AI tools and ongoing oversight.

Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive Approaching retirement Established Professionals
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