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Nelson Capital Management

Menlo Park, California

Fee-only

Nelson Capital Management at a glance

  • One of 1,191 fee-only firms based in California in the Wellspent graph.
  • 4 advisors are listed here; 2 of 4 hold the CFP.
  • Its Form ADV reports 10 employees and 199 individual clients, 178 of them high net worth.
  • Its average account is about $1.2 million (assets it manages divided by its 685 accounts).

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Facts

Based inMenlo Park, California
Websitenelsoncap.com
Phone(650) 322-4000

Nelson Capital Management fees

Nelson Capital Management doesn't publish its prices on its website, or we couldn't confirm them word for word. Ask for its Form ADV Part 2A, which must describe its fees.

For comparison, fee-only firms that publish prices charge a median of $4,500 a year for ongoing planning, $2,000 for a one-time plan, $300 an hour, or 1% of assets. See the fee report.

What its SEC filing says

Paid byPercentage of assets · Hourly
Assets managed$811 million
Individual clients21
High-net-worth clients178
Accounts managed685
Employees10
Planning clients1-10
Registered withThe SEC (801-62601)
Financial planningOffered
Form ADV filedApril 2, 2026
SEC recordCRD 129776

Advisors at this firm (4)