Who they serve
Fee-only advisors for pre-retirees
Pre-retirees, typically five to ten years from exit, are running the last big wave of planning: Roth conversion window, late-career savings catchup, pre-Medicare healthcare bridging, concentrated-position unwinds, and the first long-term drawdown model.
By the numbers
The Wellspent public graph lists 2,969 fee-only financial advisors who work with pre-retirees at 1,381 firms, most in Houston, San Diego and Charlotte. 52% hold the CFP certification. Of the 2959 with fees on file, 85% charge percentage of assets.
- Advisors listed
- 2,969
- Firms
- 1,381
- Cities
- 859
- Hold the CFP
- 52%
- Other credentials: CFA 8% · CPA 3% · EA 2%
- How they charge (of 2959 with fees on file): percentage of assets 85% · fixed fees 40% · hourly 39% · ongoing planning fee 17%
Source: Wellspent public graph, data as of . Shares are of advisors listed here; an advisor can hold several credentials or fee types. Methodology
Advisors who work with pre-retirees
| Advisor | Firm | City | Credentials | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney King | Retirement Planning Blueprint | Charlotte | CFP | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Stacey Young | Means Wealth Management | Bangor | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
| Stelianos Elenis | High Pass Asset Management | Denver | CFA | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Stephen Erken | Maxele Advisors | Webster Groves | CFP | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Stephen Islander | Presidio Capital Management | San Diego | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Stephen Jimenez | Peerless Wealth | Columbus | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Steven Fox-Middleton | SFM Financial Advisors | Vancouver | CFP | Percentage of assets |
| Steven Wilkes | Hutchinson Capital Management | San Rafael | CFA | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Stuart Quint | Ambassador Wealth Management | Vancouver | CFA | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Suzue Sato | MoneyCafe Advisors | Denver | Not listed | Hourly, Fixed fees |
| Svetlana Kot | Rebalance | Palo Alto | Not listed | Percentage of assets |
| Sydney Peatrowsky | Virtue Wealth Counsel | Omaha | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Tanis Kelly | Lindsey & Lindsey Wealth Management | Irvine | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Teofilo Ferreira | Wingate Wealth Advisors | Lexington | CFP | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Thomas Herlihy | Means Wealth Management | Bangor | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
| Timothy Slevin-Vegdahl | Multnomah Group | Portland | CFP | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Tracy Kuntz | Towneley Capital Management | Laguna Hills | CFP | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Travis Broadhurst | Sweeney Financial Advisors | Bedford | Not listed | Percentage of assets |
| Travis Shepherd | Prostatis Group | Greenwell Springs | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Travis Tsukayama | Andrews Advisory Associates | Honolulu | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Trevor Reece | Waypoint Financial Planning | Marietta | Not listed | Ongoing planning fee, Hourly |
| Tyler Madill | Maris Wealth Management | Duluth | Not listed | Percentage of assets, One-time planning fee |
| Tyler Trahan | Lindsey & Lindsey Wealth Management | Irvine | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Tyler Weerden | Layered Financial | Arlington | Not listed | Flat fee or retainer, One-time planning fee |
| Vanessa Pruett-Urie | Prostatis Group | Hanover | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Vannak Sao | Proactive Financial Solutions 360 | North Attleboro | Not listed | Percentage of assets |
| Veronica Dibble | Goodwin Investment Advisory | Woodstock | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Wendy Wyatt | Prentice Financial Planning | Olympia | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| William Dippell | Milestone Money | Chicago | Not listed | Flat fee or retainer, Ongoing planning fee |
| William Larson | William B. Larson, CPA | Dallas | Not listed | Hourly |
| William McCaffrey | Glassy Mountain Advisors | Arlington | CFP | Percentage of assets |
| Yvonne Marsh | Marsh Wealth Management | Knoxville | Not listed | Percentage of assets |
| Zachary DeBottis | Rockbridge Investment Management | Syracuse | CFP | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Zachary Gutermuth | Legacy Financial Independent Advisors | Louisville | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Zachary Means | Means Wealth Management | Bangor | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
| Aaron Clarke | Heritage Financial | Gainesville | CFP | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Aaron Szager | Osborne Partners | Menlo Park | CFP | Percentage of assets, Performance-based fees |
| Abel Reyes | Rimac Capital | Bayonne | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Abigail Chao | Cosmos Wealth | La Jolla | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Adam Brown | Castle Coast Wealth | La Jolla | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Adam Waitkevich | Caveness Wealth Advisory | Worcester | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Alexander MacKnight | Rimac Capital | Bayonne | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Alexander Marek | Ironwood Wealth Management | Chandler | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Alexander Potenza | Skyview Financial Group | Ponte Vedra Beach | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Alexander Potenza | Skyview Financial Group | Ponte Vedra Beach | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Alexandra McConnell | QuadCap Wealth Management | Frisco | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Alexandra Sandberg | Osborne Partners | San Francisco | CFP, ChFC | Percentage of assets, Performance-based fees |
| Alexis Buchholz | BFG Wealth Management | Dallas | Not listed | Percentage of assets |
| Alfred Brady | MBR Financial | Houston | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
| Alychandra McFarlane | WealthFolio Advisors | Sonoma | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
Guides
- Financial advisor for retirement: what to look for
- Financial advisors for teachers, federal employees and tech workers
- Is a 1% financial advisor fee too much?
- When can I retire? The ages and rules that decide it
- Roth conversions: how to decide how much to convert
- When to claim Social Security: how to make the decision
- Pension lump sum or monthly payments: how to decide
- Health insurance if you retire before 65