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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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Cathy Ann Sabo

Cathy Fields, Cathy Moriarty
RR
CRD#: 5055289
Location:
Oxnard, CA 93036

Registered Affiliation(s):LINCOLN FINANCIAL ADVISORS CORPORATION

Disclosures:
Experience:
17 years registered
CA

Carlos Arturo Anaya

Carlos Anaya
RR
CRD#: 5424017
Location:
Oxnard, CA 93030

Registered Affiliation(s):TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC

Disclosures:
Experience:
17 years registered
LB

Lisa Ann Barrantes-delossantos

Lisa A Barrantes, Lisa Ann Barrantes
IAR
RR
CRD#: 1755258
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
27 years registered
JF

Jonathan Marshall Fuhrer

IAR
RR
CRD#: 3163270
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):MORGAN STANLEY

Disclosures:
Experience:
27 years registered
EW

Eric Scott Wasmuth

E. Wasmuth, Scott Wasmuth
IAR
RR
CRD#: 3198286
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

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

Disclosures:
Experience:
27 years registered
MW

Monica T Williams

Monica Mary Timpe
IAR
RR
CRD#: 3272208
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

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

Disclosures:
Experience:
27 years registered
JM

Josh N Macaluso

Josh Nicholas Macaluso
IAR
RR
CRD#: 4000784
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

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

Disclosures:
Experience:
27 years registered
DV

David Michael Vaughan

IAR
RR
CRD#: 4747122
AIF®: Accredited Investment FiduciaryCFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):PENSIONMARK FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
22 years registered
WS

Wesley Allan Sanchez

IAR
RR
CRD#: 3269387
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93108

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

Disclosures:
Experience:
27 years registered
KN

Karin Vilkas Napel

Karin Napel, Karin Vilkas Tomas, Karin Ernestine Vilkas
RR
CRD#: 5770066
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):FIRST REPUBLIC SECURITIES COMPANY, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
16 years registered
CW

Christopher James Wharton

Chistopher J Wharton, Chistopher James Wharton, Chris James Wharton
RR
CRD#: 5783757
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):PENSIONMARK SECURITIES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
16 years registered
JW

James Clayton Weimer

IAR
CRD#: 6371194
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):WEST COAST FINANCIAL, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
11 years registered
RW

Ryan Grant Warner

R. Grant Warner
RR
CRD#: 6165441
Location:
Carpinteria, CA 93013

Registered Affiliation(s):FARMERS FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
13 years registered
JK

Joshua Adam Ketterling

RR
CRD#: 5678393
Location:
Ventura, CA 93001

Registered Affiliation(s):COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK

Disclosures:
Experience:
16 years registered
JV

Jose Abel Vasquez

Abel Vasquez
RR
CRD#: 5423867
Location:
Oxnard, CA 93030

Registered Affiliation(s):TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC

Disclosures:
Experience:
16 years registered
BR

Blanca Estella Rosario

Blanca Estella Didimizio, Blanca Estella Didomizio, Estella V Didomizio, Blanca Estella Didomizio, Blanca Rosario, Blanca Rosario
PR
CRD#: 5495676
Location:
St Petersburg, FL 33716-1202

Registered Affiliation(s):TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC

Disclosures:
Experience:
16 years registered
JG

Joel David Goldberg

IAR
RR
CRD#: 4091777
Location:
Ventura, CA 93003

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

Disclosures:
Experience:
26 years registered
AF

Alejandra Folguera

PR
CRD#: 5322852
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):MILTONIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
6 years registered
SC

Sean Anthony Conroy

Sean Anthony Covoy
RR
CRD#: 5819338
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
16 years registered
NG

Nicole Marie Garcia

Nicole Marie Johnson
RR
CRD#: 6107068
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):VALMARK SECURITIES, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
13 years registered
WP

Weston Paul Patton

IAR
CRD#: 6622730
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):MISSION WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LP

Disclosures:
Experience:
10 years registered
SM

Samuel Stuart Marshall

Sam Marshall
IAR
CRD#: 6866260
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):WEST COAST FINANCIAL, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
10 years registered
AR

Alissa Jade Rennacker

IAR
CRD#: 6911529
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):WEST COAST FINANCIAL, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
8 years registered
BP

Bryan Kent Pinkerton

Bryan Pinkerton
RR
CRD#: 5867043
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93111

Registered Affiliation(s):FARMERS FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
15 years registered

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