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Fee-only advisors for founders
Advisors with specific depth in founder and early-employee planning. Pre-IPO, pre-acquisition, or post-liquidity, these are the firms that live inside the founder arc.
Fee-only onlyAudience: Founders
By the numbers
The Wellspent public graph lists 2,690 fee-only financial advisors working with founders at 977 firms, most in Houston, Atlanta and Boston. 41% hold the CFP certification. Of the 2684 with fees on file, 92% charge percentage of assets.
- Advisors listed
- 2,690
- Firms
- 977
- Cities
- 658
- Hold the CFP
- 41%
- Other credentials: CFA 11% · CPA 2% · EA 1%
- How they charge (of 2684 with fees on file): percentage of assets 92% · fixed fees 56% · hourly 46% · ongoing planning fee 9%
Source: Wellspent public graph, data as of . Shares are of advisors listed here; an advisor can hold several credentials or fee types. Methodology
2690 matching advisors
| Advisor | Firm | City | Credentials | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Pennington | The Financial Resource Center | Carmel | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Kevin Blocker | Linkside Financial | Charlotte | Not listed | Percentage of assets |
| Kevin Caldwell | Islands East Advisors | Chester | Not listed | Flat fee or retainer, Hourly |
| Kevin Lindley | Beaird Harris | Dallas | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Kevin Londergan | BayRock Financial | Friendswood | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Kevin McNab | ACE Wealth Partners | Westminster | CFP, ChFC | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Kevin Penner | Parcion Private Wealth | Bellevue | CFP | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Khristopher Torres | RiversEdge Advisors | San Antonio | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Kilburn Sherman | Maclendon Wealth Management | Jensen Beach | PFS | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Kody Williams | Saling Wealth Advisors | Louisville | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Kraishylea Agboaye | Beaird Harris | Dallas | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Kurt Gunter | Lake Hills Wealth Management | Austin | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Kyle Roney | Troika Capital Advisors | Athens | Not listed | Percentage of assets |
| Laura Kohler | Willow Grove Advisors | Berkeley | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Laura Martin | Richard P. Slaughter Associates | Austin | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Lauren Desmarteaux | Preserve Private Wealth | Port St. Lucie | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Lauren Fine | Beatrice Advisors | Cleveland | CFA | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Lee Jones | Tangent Retirement | Irvine | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
| Lily Evans | Evans Wealth Management | Duluth | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Lindsey Johns | Zuckerman Investment Group | Chicago | CFP | Percentage of assets |
| Lisa Stroud | Century Management Financial Advisors | Austin | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Lucas Cheatham | Diamond Client Group | The Woodlands | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Malique Micenheimer | WIN Private Wealth | Elk Grove | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
| Marcel Quiroga | TQM Wealth Partners | Marblehead | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Marisa Facciolo | RiversEdge Advisors | Wilmington | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Mark Eid | Acts Financial Advisors | Mclean | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Mark Herman | Acorn Financial Services | Alexandria | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Mark Okamoto | Century Management Financial Advisors | Austin | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Marshall Rathmell | BCR Wealth Strategies | Vestavia | CFP, PFS | Percentage of assets |
| Martin Rascon | Weatherly Asset Management | Del Mar | CFA | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Matthew Dunn | ARQ Wealth Advisors | Hudson | CFA | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Matthew Dupree | Denver Private Wealth Management | Denver | CFA | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Matthew Heard | BMSS Wesson Wealth Solutions | Birmingham | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Matthew Heller | HCR Wealth Advisors | Los Angeles | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Matthew Oberdorfer | Oberdorfer Financial | Gahanan | Not listed | Flat fee or retainer, Ongoing planning fee |
| Matthew Santarsiero | Tomoro | Colts Neck | CFP | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Matthew Vance | VergePointe | Lake Oswego | CFP | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Matthew Williamson | 11 Financial | Lufkin | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Megan Beaufays | Avion Wealth | The Woodlands | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Megan Cline | Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors | Houston | Not listed | Percentage of assets |
| Megan Dant | Saling Wealth Advisors | Louisville | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Mervin Burton | Beatrice Advisors | New York | CFA | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Michael Cox | Seaside Wealth Advisors | Mechanicsburg | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Michael Crew | Flax Pond Capital | Merion Station | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Michael Jones | High Probability Advisors | Pittsford | CFA | Percentage of assets |
| Michael Klaiber | Verity Investment Partners | Beaufort | CFA | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Michael Kuehn | Verity Investment Partners | Beaufort | CFA | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Michael Nix | Verity Investment Partners | Beaufort | CFA | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Michael Schwartz | MZ Capital | Washington | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Michael Seelman | ProffittGoodson Private Wealth | Knoxville | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
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