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Financial advisors in Los Angeles, CA

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

3,218 registered advisors work in Los Angeles; the most are at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (315). 359 list the CFP designation and 2,284 are also registered broker representatives.

Firms with the most advisors in Los Angeles

FirmAdvisors in Los Angeles
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated news315
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC news291
Capital Client Group, Inc.276
Morgan Stanley news194
Lido161
UBS Financial Services Inc. news133
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC news119
Rockefeller Financial LLC news96
Seia73
Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc.68
Strategic Advisers LLC58
MML Investors Services, LLC53
Equitable Advisors, LLC news46
LPL Financial LLC news45
RBC Securities, Inc. news43
Composition Wealth, LLC42
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. news39
Cetera Investment Advisers LLC news38
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. news37
Mai Capital Management, LLC33
Aspiriant, LLC30
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC news29
Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC news25
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC24
Perennial Financial Services24

Advisors in Los Angeles, A to Z (first 300 of 3,218)

CFP advisors in Los Angeles →

Other cities in California

All of California →

San Diego 3,490San Francisco 3,219Newport 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 335Folsom 305

Questions

How many financial advisors are in Los Angeles, CA?

3,218 investment adviser representatives are registered at firm offices in Los Angeles, California, according to the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure records. 2,284 of them are also registered as broker representatives, and 359 list the CFP designation.

Which firm has the most financial advisors in Los Angeles?

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, with 315 registered advisors in Los Angeles, followed by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC with 291.

How do I check a financial advisor in Los Angeles?

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.