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Financial ADVSR advisor directory · SEC adviser records

Financial advisors in San Francisco, CA

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

3,219 registered advisors work in San Francisco; the most are at Morgan Stanley (418). 422 list the CFP designation and 2,168 are also registered broker representatives.

Firms with the most advisors in San Francisco

FirmAdvisors in San Francisco
Morgan Stanley news418
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC news294
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated news215
UBS Financial Services Inc. news189
Farther news131
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC news109
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. news79
Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. news75
Iconiq Capital, LLC73
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. news70
Strategic Advisers LLC65
Parallel Advisors, LLC54
Perigon Wealth Management, LLC52
Equitable Advisors, LLC news48
Sofi Wealth LLC48
RBC Capital Markets, LLC news40
LPL Financial LLC news35
Blackrock Investment Management, LLC34
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated news34
Robertson Stephens32
Ieq Capital, LLC27
Cerity Partners LLC news23
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. news23
Corient news22
Alliancebernstein L.P.21

Advisors in San Francisco, A to Z (first 300 of 3,219)

CFP advisors in San Francisco →

Other cities in California

All of California →

San Diego 3,490Los 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 335Folsom 305

Questions

How many financial advisors are in San Francisco, CA?

3,219 investment adviser representatives are registered at firm offices in San Francisco, California, according to the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure records. 2,168 of them are also registered as broker representatives, and 422 list the CFP designation.

Which firm has the most financial advisors in San Francisco?

Morgan Stanley, with 418 registered advisors in San Francisco, followed by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC with 294.

How do I check a financial advisor in San Francisco?

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.