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Financial advisors in Bakersfield, CA

Every SEC-registered investment adviser representative at a firm office in Bakersfield, with the firms that employ the most of them.

The short answer

152 registered advisors work in Bakersfield; the most are at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (15). 16 list the CFP designation and 127 are also registered broker representatives.

Firms with the most advisors in Bakersfield

FirmAdvisors in Bakersfield
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated news15
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC news14
State Farm Investment Management Corp.13
LPL Financial LLC news12
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC news11
Morgan Stanley news11
Edward Jones news10
UBS Financial Services Inc. news6
Barnes Wealth Management Group5
Principal Securities, Inc.5
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC news4
MML Investors Services, LLC4
Bolthouse Investment Management Services3
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. news3
Woodward Diversified Capital, LLC3
World Investment Advisors, LLC3
Applied Wealth Management2
Entruity Wealth, LLC2
Mestmaker & Petrey Wealth Advisors2
Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.2
Anchor Point Financial1
Capital Analysts1
Cetera Investment Advisers LLC news1
Commonwealth Financial Network news1
Gomez Financial Planning1

Advisors in Bakersfield, A to Z

CFP advisors in Bakersfield →

Other cities in California

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San Diego 3,490San Francisco 3,219Los Angeles 3,218Newport Beach 1,783Irvine 1,659Pasadena 1,109Walnut Creek 1,049San Jose 897Beverly Hills 656Roseville 611Westlake Village 597Sacramento 588Palo Alto 500Torrance 471La Jolla 463Carlsbad 429Menlo Park 428Santa Barbara 422El Segundo 421Fresno 413San Rafael 394San Mateo 354Woodland Hills 343Long Beach 335

Questions

How many financial advisors are in Bakersfield, CA?

152 investment adviser representatives are registered at firm offices in Bakersfield, California, according to the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure records. 127 of them are also registered as broker representatives, and 16 list the CFP designation.

Which firm has the most financial advisors in Bakersfield?

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, with 15 registered advisors in Bakersfield, followed by Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC with 14.

How do I check a financial advisor in Bakersfield?

Each advisor below links to a profile with their firm, registrations, exams and how long they've been registered, plus links to the SEC's adviser search and FINRA BrokerCheck, where any disclosures are listed in full.

Source: the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure daily file. Advisors are listed at the city of the firm office they're registered at; an advisor registered at offices in more than one city appears in each. Broker-only representatives (FINRA BrokerCheck) aren't included. Moving firms? See who's moving this week, compare payouts by firm or value a recruiting offer.