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Top Financial Advisors in Birmingham, Alabama

Finding the right financial advisor in Birmingham 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 Birmingham, 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 Birmingham, AL.


Find the Best Financial Advisor Firms in Birmingham:

ARLINGTON PARTNERS LLC

CRD#: 109335

RIA

Address: The John Hand Building 2000 Morris Avenue, Suite 1300, Birmingham, AL 35203

Clients: 22

Average Clients per Advisor: 1

AUM: $ 6.1B

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WA ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

CRD#: 115332

RIA

Address: 600 University Park Place Suite 501, Birmingham, AL 35209

Clients: 1,454

Average Clients per Advisor: 31

AUM: $ 5.8B

STONEGATE INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC

CRD#: 314889

RIA

Address: 2005 Stonegate Trail Suite # 101, Birmingham, AL 35242

Clients: 435

Average Clients per Advisor: 39

AUM: $ 4.1B

CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 15708

BD
RIA

Address: 2801 Highway 280 South, Birmingham, AL 35223

Clients: 11,701

In Business for: 41 Years

Average Clients per Advisor: 18

AUM: $ 4.0B

Disclosures: 68

SA STONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC.

CRD#: 174182

RIA

Address: 2 Perimeter Park South Suite 500 West, Birmingham, AL 35243

Clients: 6,560

Average Clients per Advisor: 26

AUM: $ 2.5B

THE WELCH GROUP, LLC

CRD#: 111273

RIA

Address: 3940 Montclair Rd Fifth Floor, Birmingham, AL 35213

Clients: 686

Average Clients per Advisor: 31

AUM: $ 2.5B

How We Chose the Top Financial Advisors in Birmingham, Alabama

To create this list of top financial advisor firms in Birmingham, 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 Birmingham has to offer.

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James Edward Kline

James Edward Kline

Jim Kline
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2348466
CFP®: Certified Financial PlannerChFC®: Chartered Financial Consultant
Location:
Birmingham, AL 35223

Registered Affiliation(s):WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
33 years
Frederic Luther Sjostrom

Frederic Luther Sjostrom

Frederic L (iii) Sjostrom, Ric Sjostrom
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2610325
CFP®: Certified Financial PlannerChFC®: Chartered Financial Consultant
Location:
Pelham, AL 35124

Registered Affiliation(s):WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
31 years
Mary Onita Wier

Mary Onita Wier

IAR
RR
CRD#: 2331610
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Birmingham, AL 35203-0686

Registered Affiliation(s):NBC SECURITIES, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
33 years
Jamie Mackinnon Holman

Jamie Mackinnon Holman

Jamie M Holman
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2298855
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Birmingham, AL 35223

Registered Affiliation(s):WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
33 years
Lisa Irby Gaddis

Lisa Irby Gaddis

Lisa Renee Irby
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2678734
CFP®: Certified Financial PlannerChFC®: Chartered Financial Consultant
Location:
Birmingham, AL 35242-9258

Registered Affiliation(s):AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
30 years
William Walker Grooms

William Walker Grooms

William W Grooms
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2877739
CFP®: Certified Financial PlannerCIMA®: Certified Investment Management Analyst
Location:
Birmingham, AL 35209

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

Disclosures:
Experience:
29 years

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