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Financial advisors in Seattle, WA

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

1,957 registered advisors work in Seattle; the most are at Morgan Stanley (144). 331 list the CFP designation and 1,269 are also registered broker representatives.

Firms with the most advisors in Seattle

FirmAdvisors in Seattle
Morgan Stanley news144
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated news123
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC news113
Brighton Jones LLC104
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC news95
LPL Financial LLC news74
UBS Financial Services Inc. news74
RBC Capital Markets, LLC news64
Edward Jones news61
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated news58
D.A. Davidson & Co.51
Strategic Advisers LLC51
Freestone Capital Management, LLC48
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC news45
Lnw35
Empirical Wealth Management32
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. news30
Badgley Phelps Wealth Managers27
Corient news27
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. news27
Russell Investments26
MML Investors Services, LLC19
U.S. Bancorp Advisors, LLC18
Cetera Investment Advisers LLC news17
Tiaa-Cref Individual & Institutional Services, LLC16

Advisors in Seattle, A to Z (first 300 of 1,957)

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Other cities in Washington

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Bellevue 1,378Spokane 501Vancouver 478Camas 339Tacoma 292Kirkland 276Bellingham 202Mercer Island 153Gig Harbor 134Kennewick 127Redmond 113Edmonds 106Olympia 104Everett 102Renton 102Issaquah 99Lynnwood 99Yakima 96Federal Way 85Bothell 71Silverdale 71Puyallup 68Spokane Valley 67Wenatchee 65

Questions

How many financial advisors are in Seattle, WA?

1,957 investment adviser representatives are registered at firm offices in Seattle, Washington, according to the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure records. 1,269 of them are also registered as broker representatives, and 331 list the CFP designation.

Which firm has the most financial advisors in Seattle?

Morgan Stanley, with 144 registered advisors in Seattle, followed by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated with 123.

How do I check a financial advisor in Seattle?

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.