Flat-fee, fee-only financial advisors
Flat-fee planning decouples advisor pay from client asset levels. This list is limited to advisors whose record explicitly uses the flat-fee model.
By the numbers
The Wellspent public graph lists 987 fee-only financial advisors on this list at 704 firms, most in San Diego, New York and San Francisco. 66% hold the CFP certification. Of the 987 with fees on file, 100% charge flat fee or retainer.
- Advisors listed
- 987
- Firms
- 704
- Cities
- 473
- Hold the CFP
- 66%
- Other credentials: CFA 10% · CPA 4% · EA 5%
- How they charge (of 987 with fees on file): flat fee or retainer 100% · ongoing planning fee 54% · percentage of assets 48% · one-time planning fee 45%
Source: Wellspent public graph, data as of . Shares are of advisors listed here; an advisor can hold several credentials or fee types. Methodology
987 matching advisors
| Advisor | Firm | City | Credentials | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Kelley | Means Wealth Management | Bangor | CFP | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
| Christine Parker | Parker Financial | La Plata | CFP | Percentage of assets, Ongoing planning fee |
| Courtney Kenning | Destiny Capital | Golden | CFP | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
| Curtis Burch | Destiny Capital | College Station | CFP | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
| Daniel Huffman | Cornerstone Financial Planning | Other | ChFC | Flat fee or retainer, Ongoing planning fee |
| Danielle Barbato | Milestone Asset Management Group | Avon | CFP | Flat fee or retainer |
| David Dedman | Pulse Wealth | Lexington | ChFC | Flat fee or retainer, Ongoing planning fee |
| David Ritrovato | Bluesphere Advisors | East Norriton | CFP | Flat fee or retainer, Ongoing planning fee |
| Devin Carroll | Carroll Advisory Group | Texarkana | CFP | Flat fee or retainer, Ongoing planning fee |
| Elizabeth McCollum | Prosperity Financial Planning | Celebration | CFP | Flat fee or retainer, Ongoing planning fee |
| Giovanna Leyva | Tidemark Financial Partners | San Diego | CFP | Flat fee or retainer, Percentage of assets |
| Heath Hamrick | H Cubed Financial Solutions | Granbury | CFP | Flat fee or retainer |
| James Osborne | Bason Asset Management | Lakewood | CFP | Flat fee or retainer, Ongoing planning fee |
| Jameson Holehouse | Destiny Capital | Detroit Lakes | CFP | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
| Jamie Stone | Means Wealth Management | Greenville | CFP, ChFC | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
| Jarrod Musick | Destiny Capital | Denver | CFP | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
| Jeremy Reed | Carroll Advisory Group | Texarkana | CFP | Flat fee or retainer, Ongoing planning fee |
| John Bubello | Compass Retirement | Old Saybrook | CFP | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
| John Foley | LifeWise Wealth Advisors | Champaign | CFP, ChFC | Flat fee or retainer |
| John Fredrick | RockCrest Financial | Somers Point | ChFC | Flat fee or retainer, Ongoing planning fee |
| John Kennedy | LifeWise Wealth Advisors | Champaign | CFP | Flat fee or retainer |
| John Sena | Mike Sena Advisors | Roswell | CFP | Flat fee or retainer, Hourly |
| John Wright | MarsJewett Financial Group | Bellevue | CFP | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
| Jonathan Wallace | Wayfinder Wealth Warriors | Lexington | CFA | Flat fee or retainer, Hourly |
| Joseph Carbone | Focus Planning Group | Bayport | CFP | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Joshua Nuss | LifeWise Wealth Advisors | Champaign | CFP | Flat fee or retainer |
| Joshua Simpson | Illumination Wealth Management | San Diego | ChFC | Flat fee or retainer, Ongoing planning fee |
| Joshua Zorger | Fortitude Private Wealth | Carmel | CFP | Percentage of assets, Hourly |
| Kevin Burns | Navwell Advisors | Garden City | CFP | Flat fee or retainer, Ongoing planning fee |
| Kevin Langman | Finovo Wealth Inc. | Calgary | Not listed | Flat fee or retainer, Ongoing planning fee |
| Logan Sanders | Sanders Retirement Planning | Omaha | CFP | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
| Lucas Baker | MarsJewett Financial Group | Bellevue | CFP | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
| Matthew Ohrenich | Stillwater Private Wealth | Allenton | CFP | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
| McKenzie Ebbesen | Bason Asset Management | Platte City | CFP | Flat fee or retainer, Ongoing planning fee |
| Michelle Brow | Full Bloom Financial | Northville | ChFC | Flat fee or retainer, Ongoing planning fee |
| Nicholaus Domachowski | Carroll Advisory Group | Texarkana | CFP | Flat fee or retainer, Ongoing planning fee |
| Peter Bobolia | Destiny Capital | Denver | CFP, ChFC | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
| Richard LoPresti | Milestone Asset Management Group | Avon | CFP | Flat fee or retainer |
| Sanjay Pawar | Bluesphere Advisors | East Norriton | CFP, CFA | Flat fee or retainer, Ongoing planning fee |
| Scott Jewett | MarsJewett Financial Group | Bellevue | CFP | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
| Shane Kelly | Mayport | Newton | CFP, CFA | Flat fee or retainer, Ongoing planning fee |
| Tedi Hughes | Destiny Capital | Lake Ozark | CFP | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
| Timothy Doyle | Destiny Capital | Denver | CFP | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
| Tyler Abney | Tidemark Financial Partners | San Diego | CFP | Flat fee or retainer, Percentage of assets |
| Tyler Linsten | Alder Cove Capital | Tukwila | CFA | Flat fee or retainer, Percentage of assets |
| Tyler Reeves | Plimsoll Financial Planning | Hoover | CFP | Flat fee or retainer, Ongoing planning fee |
| Adam Wilkins | Boldin | Mill Valley | CFP | Flat fee or retainer, Ongoing planning fee |
| Adrienne Stark | Boldin | Mill Valley | CFP | Flat fee or retainer, Ongoing planning fee |
| Alex Offerman | Model Wealth | Wheaton | CFP | Hourly, Flat fee or retainer |
| Alondra Garcia | Ellevest | New York | CFA | Percentage of assets, Flat fee or retainer |
About this list
Any fee-only advisor whose profile matches this list's filters appears here automatically, and the list updates as profiles change. Nobody pays to be included or to rank higher.
More in the methodology.