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Top Financial Advisors in Bethesda, Maryland

Finding the right financial advisor in Bethesda is a difficult thing to do. Not only are there seemingly endless advisors to choose from, but it is challenging to evaluate whether any given advisor has the right experience and specializations to match your unique needs. AdvisorCheck is here to help. Our comprehensive database of financial advisors in the US, including the best financial advisors in Bethesda, combined with our one-of-a-kind tool kit allows you to find, evaluate, and monitor financial advisors better than ever before.

To start, here are some of the top financial advisor firms in Bethesda, MD.


Find the Best Financial Advisor Firms in Bethesda:

CHEVY CHASE TRUST COMPANY

CRD#: 110742

RIA

Address: 7501 Wisconsin Avenue 15th Floor, Bethesda, MD 20814

AUM: $ 32.0B

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HERITAGE INVESTORS MANAGEMENT CORP

CRD#: 110420

RIA

Address: 7101 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 950, Bethesda, MD 20814-4878

Clients: 122

Average Clients per Advisor: 20

AUM: $ 3.1B

PENNINGTON PARTNERS & CO., LLC

CRD#: 282688

RIA

Address: 7920 Norfolk Avenue Suite 1150, Bethesda, MD 20814

AUM: $ 1.7B

FBB CAPITAL PARTNERS

CRD#: 108967

RIA

Address: 4520 East-west Highway Suite 450, Bethesda, MD 20814

Clients: 485

Average Clients per Advisor: 32

AUM: $ 1.6B

TRUMBOWER FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC

CRD#: 107495

RIA

Address: 3 Bethesda Metro Center Ste 340, Bethesda, MD 20814-5330

Clients: 156

Average Clients per Advisor: 19

AUM: $ 1.5B

SARGENT INVESTMENT GROUP

CRD#: 297499

RIA

Address: 7250 Woodmont Avenue Suite 260, Bethesda, MD 20814

Clients: 149

Average Clients per Advisor: 13

AUM: $ 1.0B

How We Chose the Top Financial Advisors in Bethesda, Maryland

To create this list of top financial advisor firms in Bethesda, we started by identifying SEC-registered firms with at least $100 million in assets under management (AUM). We included firms that employ professionals registered to provide investment advisory services, either solely as investment adviser representatives (IARs) or as both IARs and registered brokers. Dually registered advisors can offer investment advice and also help clients buy or sell securities like stocks and mutual funds. From there, we ranked the remaining firms based on several key factors, giving higher rankings to those with greater total AUM and to those that primarily serve individual clients rather than institutional investors. This approach helps ensure you're choosing from among the best financial advisors Bethesda has to offer.

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Stephen Yong Park

Yong Joon Park
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2606525
Location:
Mclean, VA 22102

Registered Affiliation(s):UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
29 years
Martha Nash Crocker

Martha Nash Crocker

Martha N. Crocker, Martha Stevens Crocker, Mollie Crocker, Martha Steven Nash, Martha Stevens Nash, Mollie Nash
IAR
RR
CRD#: 1530465
AIF®: Accredited Investment FiduciaryCFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Linthicum Heights, MD 21090

Registered Affiliation(s):COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK

Disclosures:
Experience:
39 years
Arden Thomas Widmann

Arden Thomas Widmann

IAR
RR
CRD#: 1891122
AIF®: Accredited Investment FiduciaryCFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Bowie, MD 20716

Registered Affiliation(s):COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK

Disclosures:
Experience:
37 years
Christopher Jerome Detmer

Christopher Jerome Detmer

Chris Detmer
IAR
RR
CRD#: 1678291
CFP®: Certified Financial PlannerChFC®: Chartered Financial ConsultantCLU®: Chartered Life Underwriter
Location:
Washington, DC 20006

Registered Affiliation(s):STEWARD PARTNERS INVESTMENT ADVISORY, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
39 years
Susan Beresford Shields

Susan Beresford Shields

Susan Beresford, Susan Laurelle Perpall
IAR
RR
CRD#: 1532900
CFP®: Certified Financial PlannerCIMA®: Certified Investment Management Analyst
Location:
Reston, VA 20190

Registered Affiliation(s):MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

Disclosures:
Experience:
40 years
Davita Crystal Alford-cooper

Davita Crystal Alford-cooper

Davita Crystal Alford
IAR
RR
CRD#: 1913963
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Glen Echo, MD 20812

Registered Affiliation(s):RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC

Disclosures:
Experience:
37 years

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