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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Christensen | Awaken Wealth Partners | Houston | CFP | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Ryan Hill | Brock Hill Wealth Management | Wilmington | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Ryan Kolstad | AP Investment Management | Mountain View | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
| Ryan Kotys | Kotys Wealth Professionals | Valparaiso | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Ryan Redmond | Stone Pillars Wealth Management | Franklin | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Ryan Robertson | Factor Wealth Management | Chicago | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Ryan Sullivan | Off the Beaten Path Financial | Wilsall | Not listed | Percentage of assets, One-time planning fee |
| Samaya Patel | Blume Capital Management | Berkeley | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Samuel Baynes | Baynes Investment Counsel | Fort Worth | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Sandra Cleveland | BCR Wealth Strategies | Vestavia | CFP | Percentage of assets |
| Sarah Contino | CAM Investor Solutions | Austin | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Sarah McIvor | Avion Wealth | The Woodlands | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Sarah Smith | Willow Grove Advisors | Berkeley | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Scott Cannady | Hayden Harper Advisory | Charlotte | CFP | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Scott Theodorson | VergePointe | Lake Oswego | CFP | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Sean Kearney | Amvoy Wealth | New York | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Sean Tyll | Acorn Financial Services | Reston | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Seth Bittner | Stillwater Private Wealth | Allentown | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
| Shannon Schulz | S. Harris Financial Group | San Antonio | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Shannon Ware | Acorn Financial Services | Harrisonburg | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Sheree Bollinger | Legacy Financial Independent Advisors | Louisville | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Sierra Merrick | Acorn Creek Capital | Fort Collins | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Spencer Lawson | BCR Wealth Strategies | Vestavia | CFP | Percentage of assets |
| Stacee Kratovil | Parcion Private Wealth | Bellevue | CFP | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Stacey Young | Means Wealth Management | Bangor | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
| Stephen Chang | Acts Financial Advisors | Mclean | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Stephen Engel | Palumbo Wealth Management | Great Neck | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Stephen Jimenez | Peerless Wealth | Columbus | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Steven Brandt | Acorn Financial Services | Alexandria | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Steven Campeas | HCR Wealth Advisors | Los Angeles | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Steven Hutchison | RiversEdge Advisors | Wilmington | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Steven Zangmeister | Aspire Growth Partners | Medina | ChFC | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Stuart Herzog | Beaird Harris | Dallas | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Tamer Alamuddin | Choate Wealth | Boston | CFA | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Taro Taguchi | MZ Capital | Washington | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Taylor Bennett | Trinity Strategic Wealth | Tulsa | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Tera Probst | Sound Legacy Wealth Advisors | Kirkland | Not listed | Percentage of assets |
| Terry Davis | Gryphon Financial Partners | Columbus | CFP | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Theadora Westlake-Stearns | Values Added | Washington | CFP | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Theresa Sommerdyke | Three Seasons Wealth | Draper | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Thomas Bruce | Tanglewood Total Wealth Management | Houston | Not listed | Percentage of assets |
| Thomas Cefalu | Downtown Wealth Studios | New York | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Thomas Fletcher | GenSphere Private Wealth | Gig Harbor | CFA | Percentage of assets, One-time planning fee |
| Thomas Herlihy | Means Wealth Management | Bangor | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
| Thomas Regan | Gryphon Financial Partners | Cincinnati | CFP | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Timothy Garcia-Prats | Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors | Houston | Not listed | Percentage of assets |
| Tory Parke | Three Seasons Wealth | Salt Lake City | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Fixed fees |
| Trevor Martin | Richard P. Slaughter Associates | Austin | Not listed | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Trey Ortman | Ortman Finances | Canistota | Not listed | Ongoing planning fee, Percentage of assets |
| Triton Lee | Cannon Capital Management | Salt Lake City | Not listed | Percentage of assets |
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