Pleasanton Wealth

Pleasanton Wealth provides comprehensive financial planning and ongoing portfolio management to individuals, families, trusts, estates, business entities, charitable organizations and retirement/pension plans. The firm manages about $1.06 million on behalf of roughly 15 client accounts and, like many independent advisers, generally charges advisory fees based on assets under management while also offering retirement, estate, tax and risk‑management planning.

The firm’s process begins with a discovery-driven financial plan that assesses assets, income, expenses, risk tolerance and time horizon to determine a target asset mix, followed by implementation and periodic rebalancing. Pleasanton Wealth employs a mix of technical, fundamental, cyclical, quantitative and qualitative analysis in portfolio construction, and a substantial portion of client assets are managed on a non‑discretionary basis, requiring client approval before new positions are added or removed; accounts are reviewed at least annually.

Compared with many peers, Pleasanton Wealth offers retirement plan and pension consulting services — including preparing investment policy statements, participant‑level advice and performance monitoring — and runs educational meetings and seminars for plan participants and prospects on topics such as diversification, asset allocation and enrollment. Operationally, the firm provides standalone financial planning engagements, delegates custody to qualified custodians, and does not vote client proxies on clients’ behalf.