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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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Austyn Leigh Shepherd

IAR
RR
CRD#: 4850609
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

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

Disclosures:
Experience:
22 years registered
KM

Kristin Holly Mata

Kristin Holly Maia, Kristin H Mata, Kristin Holly Pedersen
IAR
RR
CRD#: 5223095
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
20 years registered
LB

Lorena Boyce

Lorena Quiroga
IAR
RR
CRD#: 4670296
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93108

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

Disclosures:
Experience:
22 years registered
DJ

David Atwater Johannsen

David Johannsen
IAR
CRD#: 2430156
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93111

Registered Affiliation(s):JOHANNSEN & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
33 years registered
MD

Mitchell Lawrence Direnzi

IAR
RR
CRD#: 3244956
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

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

Disclosures:
Experience:
22 years registered
MK

Mark Joseph Kavaloski

Mark Kavaloski
IAR
CRD#: 2474248
Location:
Santa Ynez, CA 93460-0900

Registered Affiliation(s):AMERITRUST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD

Disclosures:
Experience:
32 years registered
RC

Robert Wayne Carey

Bob Carey
RR
CRD#: 3085944
Location:
Oxnard, CA 93036

Registered Affiliation(s):CETERA ADVISOR NETWORKS LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
22 years registered
RC

Ryan Earl Curtis

IAR
CRD#: 2591395
AIF®: Accredited Investment Fiduciary
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):CURTIS ADVISORY GROUP, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
29 years registered
MA

Matthew Anthony Adams

IAR
RR
CRD#: 5322351
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Oxnard, CA 93036

Registered Affiliation(s):MORGAN STANLEY

Disclosures:
Experience:
19 years registered
SB

Steven Patrick Byrd

RR
CRD#: 1927540
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):NYLIFE SECURITIES LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
36 years registered
RC

Rhonda Marie Castillo

Rhonda Espinosa, Rhonda M Slider
RR
CRD#: 1963691
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-3217

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

Disclosures:
Experience:
36 years registered
JN

John Raymond Nelson

John Raymond Nelson Iii
IAR
CRD#: 2584314
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):NFP RETIREMENT INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
31 years registered
JW

Joseph Richard Weiland

Joe Weiland, Joseph Weiland
IAR
CRD#: 2641532
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):ARLINGTON FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
31 years registered
RH

Richard Wells Hughes

Richard Hughes, Wells Hughes
IAR
CRD#: 2716113
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):ARLINGTON FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
31 years registered
TD

Todd Emil Dawes

Todd Emil Dawes
IAR
RR
CRD#: 4547462
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

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

Disclosures:
Experience:
26 years registered
JG

Jeffrey Andrew Grange

IAR
RR
CRD#: 4875083
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Registered Affiliation(s):LPL FINANCIAL LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
21 years registered
KB

Kevin Lee Bailey

RR
CRD#: 1934505
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93109

Registered Affiliation(s):NYLIFE SECURITIES LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
36 years registered
AW

April Nena Walstad

April Walstad, April Walstad Woodward
IAR
CRD#: 2558366
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93108

Registered Affiliation(s):WALSTAD INVESTMENT COUNSEL, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
32 years registered
SM

Susan Kay Mack

Susan Ivy, Susan Mack, Susan Mack-Munford, Susan Williams
IAR
RR
CRD#: 5231597
Location:
Carpinteria, CA 93013

Registered Affiliation(s):PLANMEMBER SECURITIES CORPORATION

Disclosures:
Experience:
18 years registered
Joseph L Gagnon

Joseph L Gagnon

Joseph Louis Gagnon, Joseph Gagnon
IAR
CRD#: 4857998
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Registered Affiliation(s):CREATIVEONE WEALTH, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
22 years registered
LL

Lisa Bettina Lomeli

Bettina Lomeli
IAR
RR
CRD#: 4982313
Location:
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

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

Disclosures:
Experience:
21 years registered
KS

Kirk Brian Stovesand

IAR
CRD#: 4249778
CFP®: Certified Financial PlannerCPWA®: Certified Private Wealth Advisor
Location:
Goleta, CA 93117

Registered Affiliation(s):WALPOLE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
26 years registered
AR

Armando Ramos

RR
CRD#: 2082042
Location:
Ventura, CA 93003

Registered Affiliation(s):PFS INVESTMENTS INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
36 years registered
CC

Clarice Merle Couey

IAR
RR
CRD#: 4853354
Location:
Oxnard, CA 93036

Registered Affiliation(s):OSAIC WEALTH, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
21 years registered

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