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Top Financial Advisors in Santa Barbara, California

Finding the right financial advisor in Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara, 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 Santa Barbara, CA.


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PENSIONMARK FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

CRD#: 208512

RIA

Address: 24 E. Cota Street Suite 200, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Clients: 3,311

Average Clients per Advisor: 25

AUM: $ 26.6B

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EL CAPITAN ADVISORS

CRD#: 290340

RIA

Address: 1900 State Street Suite J, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

AUM: $ 7.4B

MISSION WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LP

CRD#: 113057

RIA

Address: 1111 Chapala Street 3rd Floor, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Clients: 766

Average Clients per Advisor: 13

AUM: $ 5.0B

WEST COAST FINANCIAL, LLC

CRD#: 104677

RIA

Address: 1435 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Clients: 344

Average Clients per Advisor: 12

AUM: $ 1.5B

ARLINGTON FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC

CRD#: 283288

RIA

Address: 100 E. De La Guerra St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Clients: 24

Average Clients per Advisor: 4

AUM: $ 741M

CURTIS ADVISORY GROUP, LLC

CRD#: 151695

RIA

Address: 735 State Street Suite 214, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Clients: 60

Average Clients per Advisor: 20

AUM: $ 396M

How We Chose the Top Financial Advisors in Santa Barbara, California

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

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Jeffry Lawrence Pittman

Jeffry Lawrence Pittman

IAR
RR
CRD#: 1986022
CFP®: Certified Financial PlannerCPWA®: Certified Private Wealth Advisor
Location:
Montecito, CA 93108

Registered Affiliation(s):LPL FINANCIAL LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
36 years
Christopher Taylor Gallo

Christopher Taylor Gallo

Chris Gallo, Christopher T Gallo
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2353050
CFP®: Certified Financial PlannerCIMA®: Certified Investment Management AnalystCPWA®: Certified Private Wealth Advisor
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
33 years
Lisa Ann Schomer

Lisa Ann Schomer

Lisa Ann Riehm
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2070251
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93103

Registered Affiliation(s):LPL FINANCIAL LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
36 years
James Douglas Gray

James Douglas Gray

IAR
RR
CRD#: 2213326
Location:
Oxnard, CA 93036-1238

Registered Affiliation(s):AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
33 years
John Stephen Hepp

John Stephen Hepp

Stephen Hepp, Steve Hepp
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2543516
CIMA®: Certified Investment Management Analyst
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

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

Disclosures:
Experience:
31 years
James Matthew Watts

James Matthew Watts

IAR
RR
CRD#: 4735301
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Solvang, CA 93463

Registered Affiliation(s):EDWARD JONES

Disclosures:
Experience:
22 years

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