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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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Kevin Robert Richard

IAR
RR
CRD#: 2793216
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

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

Disclosures:
Experience:
30 years registered
CM

Christian Soren Marx

IAR
RR
CRD#: 2177654
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):MORGAN STANLEY

Disclosures:
Experience:
32 years registered
KS

Kelly Jean Siedschlag

IAR
RR
CRD#: 2181008
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

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

Disclosures:
Experience:
32 years registered
Scott William Riesen

Scott William Riesen

Scott W Riesen
IAR
RR
CRD#: 4809044
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-3217

Registered Affiliation(s):CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
22 years registered
JB

Janet Leann Barr

IAR
RR
CRD#: 2417829
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93111

Registered Affiliation(s):WEALTHCARE ADVISORY PARTNERS LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
32 years registered
RC

Ron Dale Culverson

IAR
RR
CRD#: 2515381
Location:
Carpinteria, CA 93013

Registered Affiliation(s):PLANMEMBER SECURITIES CORPORATION

Disclosures:
Experience:
32 years registered
RB

Richard Benton Buie

Rich Buie, Richard B Buie
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2469899
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

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

Disclosures:
Experience:
32 years registered
JM

Jeffrey Malcolm Moorhouse

Jeff M Moorhouse, Jeff Moorhouse
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2383298
Location:
Ventura, CA 93001

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

Disclosures:
Experience:
32 years registered
JL

John Duran Lopez

IAR
RR
CRD#: 2478902
Location:
Ventura, CA 93003

Registered Affiliation(s):LPL FINANCIAL LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
32 years registered
WM

William Leon Meeks

IAR
RR
CRD#: 2815362
Location:
Ventura, CA 93003

Registered Affiliation(s):AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES

Disclosures:
Experience:
29 years registered
JB

Jeannie Abacan Balmes

IAR
RR
CRD#: 2432549
Location:
Oxnard, CA 93036

Registered Affiliation(s):MORGAN STANLEY

Disclosures:
Experience:
32 years registered
Abiel Acosta

Abiel Acosta

IAR
RR
CRD#: 4851789
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Oxnard, CA 93036

Registered Affiliation(s):LINCOLN FINANCIAL ADVISORS CORPORATION

Disclosures:
Experience:
22 years registered
DK

Dawn Marie Kirchner

Dawn Marie Zimmermann
IAR
RR
CRD#: 1991094
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93111

Registered Affiliation(s):CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
29 years registered
JD

James Russell Dawson

IAR
RR
CRD#: 2943575
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Oxnard, CA 93036

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

Disclosures:
Experience:
29 years registered
SB

Stuart Jay Birdt

IAR
CRD#: 1233429
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):CRESSET ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
39 years registered
KB

Kevin Robert Bourke

IAR
CRD#: 1660351
CFP®: Certified Financial PlannerChFC®: Chartered Financial Consultant
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):BOURKE WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Disclosures:
Experience:
36 years registered
JS

Jeffrey Howard Seymour

Jeffrey H Seymour
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2255321
Location:
St Simons Island, GA

Registered Affiliation(s):PENSIONMARK FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
31 years registered
SK

Sabrina Noelani-ngiau Kranz

Sabrina Ngiau Kranz, Sabrina M Michon, Sabrina N Michon, Sabrina Ngiau Michon, Sabrina Michon, Sabrina M Ngiau
IAR
RR
CRD#: 2529165
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):MORGAN STANLEY

Disclosures:
Experience:
31 years registered
Patricia Ann Fahnoe

Patricia Ann Fahnoe

Tricia Fahnoe, Patricia Ann Jay
IAR
CRD#: 2636618
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):MISSION WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LP

Disclosures:
Experience:
31 years registered
Douglas Eugene Birch

Douglas Eugene Birch

Doug Birch
IAR
RR
CRD#: 5052024
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

Registered Affiliation(s):CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
21 years registered
JF

James Joseph Friedman

IAR
CRD#: 1180441
Location:
Ventura, CA 93001

Registered Affiliation(s):INTEGRITY WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
39 years registered
AS

Arthur Gentry Swalley

IAR
CRD#: 2065991
CIMA®: Certified Investment Management Analyst
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):ARLINGTON FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
36 years registered
Yvonne Marie Wood

Yvonne Marie Wood

Yvonne M Wood
IAR
CRD#: 2072310
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93108

Registered Affiliation(s):MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
36 years registered
DG

David Charles Gore

IAR
CRD#: 1457688
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):WEST COAST FINANCIAL, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
40 years registered

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