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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.


Find the Best Financial Advisor Firms in Santa Barbara:

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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Jennifer Suzann Perrin-brittingham

Jennifer Brittingham
RR
CRD#: 3200043
Location:
Carpinteria, CA 93013

Registered Affiliation(s):PLANMEMBER SECURITIES CORPORATION

Disclosures:
Experience:
27 years registered
JB

Jean-luc Michel Julien Bourdon

IAR
CRD#: 5238953
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

Registered Affiliation(s):LUCENT WEALTH PLANNING, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
20 years registered
LC

Leslie Carole Carpenter

Leslie Carpenter-Henley
RR
CRD#: 3249760
Location:
Oxnard, CA 93036-0706

Registered Affiliation(s):ALLSTATE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
27 years registered
WY

William Alan Yingst

Bill Yingst
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2209516
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):MORGAN STANLEY

Disclosures:
Experience:
34 years registered
TH

Troy Glen Hammond

IAR
RR
CRD#: 2254232
AIF®: Accredited Investment Fiduciary
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):PENSIONMARK FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
34 years registered
LB

Laura Elizabeth Battle

Laura Elizabeth Basler, Basler Elizabeth Laura
RR
CRD#: 2805024
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):PENSIONMARK SECURITIES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
26 years registered
DB

David James Backens

IAR
CRD#: 5873523
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):CERTIS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
16 years registered
TN

Timothy Richard Nightingale

Tim R. Nightingale
RR
CRD#: 4257394
Location:
Montecito, CA 93108

Registered Affiliation(s):NORTHERN TRUST SECURITIES, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
26 years registered
JO

Jennifer Marie Owens

Jennifer Marie Merkelis
RR
CRD#: 4154041
Location:
Carpinteria, CA 93013

Registered Affiliation(s):PLANMEMBER SECURITIES CORPORATION

Disclosures:
Experience:
26 years registered
AB

Aaron Del Brown

IAR
CRD#: 4864142
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

Registered Affiliation(s):CREATIVEONE WEALTH, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
21 years registered
LR

Lisa Ann Ruelas

RR
CRD#: 4158085
Location:
Ventura, CA 93001

Registered Affiliation(s):PFS INVESTMENTS INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
26 years registered
MH

Mohammed Abdul Hamid

Mohammed A Hamid, Mohammed Hamid
RR
CRD#: 3271822
Location:
Ventura, CA 93003

Registered Affiliation(s):J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
27 years registered
JF

John Clinton Farrar

PR
CRD#: 4189008
Location:
Westlake Village, CA 91361

Registered Affiliation(s):FARMERS FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
26 years registered
JR

Jayme Riggio

RR
CRD#: 4204126
Location:
Oxnard, CA 93036-0211

Registered Affiliation(s):ALLSTATE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
26 years registered
SW

Sydney Walker

IAR
RR
CRD#: 2977095
CFP®: Certified Financial PlannerChFC®: Chartered Financial ConsultantCLU®: Chartered Life Underwriter
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED

Disclosures:
Experience:
28 years registered
MO

Mikael D O'neil

Mikael D Oneil, Mike Oneil
PR
CRD#: 3267212
Location:
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

Registered Affiliation(s):JONESTRADING

Disclosures:
Experience:
25 years registered
DH

Douglas Alan Harlow

Doug Harlow
RR
CRD#: 4353928
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-5160

Registered Affiliation(s):ALLSTATE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
25 years registered
JB

Jeffery Dane Brookshire

IAR
RR
CRD#: 2964215
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Registered Affiliation(s):CETERA INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
29 years registered
RD

Rick Gabon Du Breuil

Rick Dubreuil
IAR
CRD#: 5075913
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93108

Registered Affiliation(s):ARIADNE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LP

Disclosures:
Experience:
20 years registered
KR

Kevin Charles Root

Kevin C Root
IAR
CRD#: 5553574
Location:
Montecito, CA 93108

Registered Affiliation(s):OAK ROOT LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
18 years registered
SH

Sandra Lee Howard

Sandra Howard Lovelace, Sandra Lee Lovelace
RR
CRD#: 4304790
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93111

Registered Affiliation(s):FIRST HEARTLAND CAPITAL, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
25 years registered
RW

Ryan Daniel Wolfshorndl

IAR
CRD#: 5950446
Location:
Goleta, CA 93111

Registered Affiliation(s):ANODOS ADVISORS, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
15 years registered
AW

Aaron Jay Wright

A Jay Wright, Jay A Wright
RR
CRD#: 4354998
Location:
Goleta, CA

Registered Affiliation(s):NYLIFE SECURITIES LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
25 years registered
AP

Anita J Peca

Anita Diane Jorgensen, Anita D Jorgensen-Peca
IAR
CRD#: 5293661
Location:
Goleta, CA 93117

Registered Affiliation(s):WALPOLE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
20 years registered

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