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Financial advisors in Santa Cruz, CA

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

73 registered advisors work in Santa Cruz; the most are at Morgan Stanley (31). 8 list the CFP designation and 60 are also registered broker representatives.

Firms with the most advisors in Santa Cruz

FirmAdvisors in Santa Cruz
Morgan Stanley news31
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC news7
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC news6
LPL Financial LLC news4
Natural Bridges Financial Advisors3
State Farm Investment Management Corp.3
Edward Jones news2
Wynn Capital Management, LLC2
East Rock Financial Services, LLC1
Equinox Wealth Management1
Equity Advisors, LLC1
Evanson Financial, LLC Dba Evanson Asset Management1
Fifth Third Securities, Inc.1
Fullguards Financial1
LPL Enterprise, LLC news1
Legacy Wealth Advisors, LLC1
O'Connor Capital Advisory, LLC1
Osaic Wealth, Inc. news1
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. news1
Strategic Advisers LLC1
Thurston Springer Advisors1
Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.1
Wealthdevs1

Advisors in Santa Cruz, A to Z

CFP advisors in Santa Cruz →

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 Santa Cruz, CA?

73 investment adviser representatives are registered at firm offices in Santa Cruz, California, according to the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure records. 60 of them are also registered as broker representatives, and 8 list the CFP designation.

Which firm has the most financial advisors in Santa Cruz?

Morgan Stanley, with 31 registered advisors in Santa Cruz, followed by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC with 7.

How do I check a financial advisor in Santa Cruz?

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.