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Top Financial Advisors in Sacramento, CA

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Finding a Top Financial Advisor in Sacramento, California

Entrusting your financial future to a stranger is never easy. That’s where we come in. We’ve researched the top advisor firms who serve Sacramento, California, giving you all the details you need to get a grasp of each company in the list below. If you’re still undecided, you can try our financial advisor pairing tool for a tailored recommendation.

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1 Adams Ashby Financial Advisors Adams Ashby Financial Advisors logo Find an Advisor

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$737,096,379 No set account minimum
  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Pension consulting services

Minimum Assets

No set account minimum

Financial Services

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Pension consulting services
2 Lucas Group Financial Planners, Inc. Lucas Group Financial Planners, Inc. logo Find an Advisor

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$374,733,822 $250,000
  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisors

Minimum Assets

$250,000

Financial Services

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisors
3 Avisen Advisors, LLC Avisen Advisors, LLC logo Find an Advisor

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$356,123,136 Varies based on account type
  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Selection of other advisors

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Varies based on account type

Financial Services

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Selection of other advisors
4 Boyd Wealth Management, LLC Boyd Wealth Management, LLC logo Find an Advisor

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$345,018,336 Varies based on account type
  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Pension consulting

Minimum Assets

Varies based on account type

Financial Services

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Pension consulting

What We Use in Our Methodology

To find the top financial advisors in Sacramento, we first identified all firms registered with the SEC in the city. Next, we filtered out firms that don't offer financial planning services, those that don't serve primarily individual clients and those that have disclosures on their record. The qualifying firms were then ranked according to the following criteria:

  • AUM
    Firms with more total assets under management are ranked higher.
  • Individual Client Count
    Firms who serve more individual clients (as opposed to institutional clients) are ranked higher.
  • Clients Per Advisor
    Firms with a lower ratio of clients per financial advisor are ranked higher.
  • Age of Firm
    Firms that have been in business longer are ranked higher.
  • Fee Structure
    Firms with a fee-only (as opposed to fee-based) compensation structure are ranked higher.

All information is obtained through public records and is updated annually after the firms’ form ADV filing. This list may include firms that have a business relationship with SmartAsset, in which SmartAsset is compensated for lead referrals. Such relationships have no impact on our rankings, and firms are included and ranked based strictly on the above criteria. SmartAsset is not a client of the aforementioned firms, and did not receive compensation for including any of the firms on the aforementioned list.

Adams Ashby Financial Advisors

Adams Ashby Financial Advisors is a fee-only firm that works with clients who are both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth individuals, as well as charities, pensions and profit-sharing plans. 

The firm has a small number of advisors on staff working with its relatively small client base. At least one of the advisors holds the designation of a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®).

Adams Ashby offers financial planning, investment management, portfolio review and pension consulting to its clients. Its financial planning services focus on six main areas: 

  • Retirement planning
  • Investment profile assessment
  • Investment and real estate holdings review
  • Income and estate tax reduction analysis and planning
  • Family budgeting and financial progress coaching
  • Family financial documents review

The firm seeks to meet clients' financial goals through their investments, and it develops an appropriate investment approach based on the information advisors learn about clients in initial meetings. 

Common investments used in client portfolios include exchange-traded funds (ETFs), mutual funds and individual stocks or bonds. It may employ a range of investment strategies, including long-term and short-term purchases, short sales, trading, margin transactions and options.

Adams Ashby does not have a minimum account size requirement.

Lucas Group Financial Planners

Lucas Group Financial Planners is a fee-based firm with a team that holds several professional certifications. These include the Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®), chartered advisor in philanthropy (CAP) and chartered retirement plans specialist (CRPS) designations.

The firm works with a range of clients, including high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans.

For its model portfolio management services, Lucas Group typically requires a $250,000 minimum investment, though this amount can be negotiable.

The firm offers a variety of financial planning services, with a focus on income tax planning. Other areas include cash flow analysis, investment planning, insurance needs, retirement planning, estate strategies, and preparing for death or disability.

Investment services are delivered through model asset allocation portfolios that match each client’s goals and risk tolerance. 

Lucas Group manages these portfolios on a discretionary basis, making investment decisions without needing client approval for each trade. Portfolios typically include mutual funds and publicly traded securities.

Avisen Advisors

Avisen Advisors is a fee-based firm that works with both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations and businesses.

The company employs advisors on staff who may earn commissions on certain transactions, like the sale of securities or insurance products. Despite the potential conflict of interest this creates, Avisen Advisors is a fiduciary and must act in its clients' best interests.

By opening an investment management account with Avisen Advisors, you'll have a number of portfolio options from which to choose. 

While Avisen offers its own investment portfolio, its clients can also select from several other strategies, including some offered by Lockwood Capital Management and a few other companies. Portfolio managers at Avisen may use LCM’s portfolio models to match your financial needs with the model that would best accomplish your stated objectives.

You may want to ask your advisor about each program and associated fees before agreeing to a management relationship.

Boyd Wealth Management

Boyd Wealth Management specializes in both personal wealth management and business planning. The firm's current client base includes individuals with and without a high net worth, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses.

The firm has advisors who hold the designations of Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®), chartered financial consultant (ChFC) and chartered financial analyst (CFA). 

This is a fee-based firm, as its advisors may earn commissions from selling insurance products in addition to the fees its clients pay. Boyd is a fiduciary though, requiring it to always act in clients' best interests.

Boyd Wealth Management offers a wide range of services, including portfolio and asset management, financial and investment planning, retirement and estate planning, and tax strategies for individuals and businesses. Other services include charitable and education planning, insurance and debt analysis, real estate review, evaluating lines of credit, corporate structure advice, and retirement plan consulting.

The firm creates a customized asset allocation for each client based on their risk tolerance, time horizon, tax situation and investment goals. The firm prioritizes both diversification and tax efficiency when investing. Individual stocks, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), options and mutual funds are commonly used.

How Long $1mm Lasts in Retirement

SmartAsset's interactive map highlights places where $1 million will last the longest in retirement. Zoom between states and the national map to see the top spots in each region. Also, scroll over any city to learn about the cost of living in retirement for that location.

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Methodology We analyzed data on average expenditures for seniors, cost of living and investment returns to determine how many years of retirement a $1 million nest egg would cover in cities across America.

First, we looked at data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on the average annual expenditures of seniors. We then applied cost of living data from the Council for Community and Economic Research to adjust those national average spending levels based on the costs of each expense category (housing, food, healthcare, utilities, transportation and other) in each city. Using this data, SmartAsset calculated the average cost of living for retirees in the largest U.S. cities.

We assumed the $1 million would grow at a real return (interest minus inflation) of 2%. Then, we divided $1 million by the sum of each of those annual numbers to determine how long $1 million would cover retirement expenses in each of the cities in our study. Cities where $1 million lasted the longest ranked the highest in the study.

Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Council for Community and Economic Research