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Financial advisors in Santa Maria, CA

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

The short answer

40 registered advisors work in Santa Maria; the most are at Morgan Stanley (6). 8 list the CFP designation and 33 are also registered broker representatives.

Firms with the most advisors in Santa Maria

FirmAdvisors in Santa Maria
Morgan Stanley news6
Eagle Strategies LLC5
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC news4
X Advisors, LLC4
LPL Financial LLC news3
State Farm Investment Management Corp.3
Benedetti Financial, Inc.2
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. news2
Edward Jones news2
Golden State Wealth Management, LLC2
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated news2
Cetera Investment Advisers LLC news1
First Command Advisory Services1
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC news1
Monarch Wealth Strategies1
Strategic Advisers LLC1

Advisors in Santa Maria, A to Z

CFP advisors in Santa Maria →

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 Maria, CA?

40 investment adviser representatives are registered at firm offices in Santa Maria, California, according to the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure records. 33 of them are also registered as broker representatives, and 8 list the CFP designation.

Which firm has the most financial advisors in Santa Maria?

Morgan Stanley, with 6 registered advisors in Santa Maria, followed by Eagle Strategies LLC with 5.

How do I check a financial advisor in Santa Maria?

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.