Sherpa Financial Guides, Inc.

Sherpa Financial Guides, Inc. is a small registered investment adviser that serves individual clients, including high‑net‑worth individuals, through investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm offers managed accounts (both discretionary and non‑discretionary), financial planning consulting, and ongoing portfolio management, and it maintains a stated $10,000 minimum account size.

The firm tailors advice to each client’s objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizon and employs strategies such as asset allocation, dollar‑cost averaging, technical analysis, and both long‑ and short‑term purchases as appropriate. SFG recommends using an independent qualified custodian (Charles Schwab), conducts at least quarterly account reviews, and may trade with discretionary authority when clients grant written authorization and limits.

SFG’s brochure discloses several features that are less common among peers: its public materials reference hypothetical performance examples, third‑party ratings, and past performance results, and its representatives are licensed insurance agents who may offer commissionable insurance products (the brochure notes up to 30% of a representative’s time may be spent on insurance activities). The brochure also discloses that the owner provides tax preparation separately (a smaller portion of time) and describes the firm’s fiduciary obligations and disclosure practices intended to address the potential conflicts those ancillary activities create.