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Zeller Kern Business Advisors

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Client assets under management

$0

Clients

12

0% high-net-worth

Advisors

2

of 3 employees

Firm type

Supported

1-4 advisors or >$200M in AUM

Clients per advisor

6

Very Low

Average account size

$0

About

Zeller Kern Business Advisors focuses on business owners, offering business continuity planning, business valuation, exit planning, business value-building consulting, and a Legacy Planning program that includes family retreats and leadership experiences for sizable estates. The firm, in operation since 2007, maintains a small client roster managed by two advisors and structures engagements as project- and planning-based relationships.

The firm’s model is advisory and implementation-focused rather than discretionary investment management: Zeller Kern does not provide portfolio management for individual clients and does not use a percentage-of-AUM fee structure, instead relying on engagement fees and referrals to outside specialists for transactions and execution. Its advisors are registered representatives and investment adviser representatives of Equitable Advisors, LLC and are licensed insurance agents; they may implement recommendations through Equitable and can receive commissions, a relationship the brochure discloses and addresses in its conflict-of-interest controls.

Zeller Kern is notable for its formal affiliations with a broker-dealer (Equitable) and access to an affiliated SEC-registered adviser, with advisors spending a substantial portion of their time in those roles—an operating model that differs from many independent planning boutiques. The firm’s use of educational formats (family retreats, meetings, and workshops) tied to exit and legacy work and its explicit offering of insurance products and commission-based implementation are features that are uncommon among similarly supported firms.

Client services

Financial planning Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Business exit / sale strategy Business ownership considerations Business succession planning Business Financial Management General estate planning guidance

Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees such as $2,300 for Business Valuation Consultation and $595 for Business Exit Planning Assessment

Commissions

Commissions from insurance and securities products if client implements recommendations through Equitable Advisors, LLC

Project-based

Hourly charges reported in SEC Form ADV Part 1, though no specific hourly rate stated in brochure

Other

Minimum fee: $595 for Business Exit Planning Assessment, $2,300 for Business Valuation Consultation (50% discount available with certain engagements) Fee-only: Fixed fees such as $2,300 for Business Valuation Consultation and $595 for Business Exit Planning Assessment

Main office location

Zeller Kern Business Advisors

2377 Gold Meadow Way, Suite 100

Gold River CA 95670, United States

Number of offices

3

Most active in

California · Idaho

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Trevor K

Series 63, Series 66

Gold River, CA

Zeller Kern Business Advisors

Trevor Kern is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Zeller Kern Wealth Advisors and Commonwealth Financial Network. He is also a trustee of a living trust. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and third-party asset managers. The firm employs a hybrid referral and implementation model that includes both advisory and brokerage/insurance channels.

Business exit / sale strategy Business ownership considerations Business succession planning Business Financial Management General estate planning guidance Founder/Business Owner
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Steven Z

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Gold River, CA

Zeller Kern Business Advisors

Steven Zeller is a CFP® professional with 30 years of industry experience. He is a principal at Zeller Kern Business Advisors and has worked previously with Commonwealth Financial Network and Equitable Advisors. He is also the founder of the Sacramento Business Advisors Network, a local networking group. Zeller Kern Business Advisors serves business owners with services including business continuity planning, business valuation, exit planning, and legacy planning through family retreats and leadership experiences. The firm focuses on advisory and implementation-based engagements rather than discretionary portfolio management, relying on engagement fees and referrals to outside specialists.

Business exit / sale strategy Business ownership considerations Business succession planning Business Financial Management General estate planning guidance Founder/Business Owner
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