Top 10 financial advisor firms in California

942 SEC-registered financial advisor firms are headquartered in California, with $1.18T in combined regulatory assets under management. The largest by assets are IEQ Capital ($56.8B), Beacon Pointe Advisors ($54.9B) and Capital Group Private Client Services ($48.4B).

942
Financial advisor firms: $1.18T
Their combined AUM: $329M
Median firm AUM: 116,152
Clients of the top 10

The 10 largest by assets

1
IEQ Capital
RIA
$56.8B
Up to 1.00% a year
2
Beacon Pointe Advisors
RIA
$54.9B
0.50% to 1.50% a year
3
Capital Group Private Client Services
RIA
$48.4B
Up to 0.65%
4
Canterbury Consulting
RIA
$45.9B
0.10% to 0.50% a year
5
EP Wealth Advisors
RIA
$45.1B
Regulatory AUM
6
Lido Advisors
RIA
$42.5B
1.00% to 1.25% a year
7
Allworth Financial
RIA
$33.6B
Up to 2.00%
8
H&H International Investment
RIA
$25.5B
Up to 2.10%
9
Jordan Park Group
RIA
$23.3B
0.30% to 0.75% a year
10
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
RIA
$22.5B
0.50% to 1.50% a year

Profiles of the top 10

No. 1 · RIA

IEQ Capital

IEQ Capital is an investment adviser based in Foster City, CA, registered with the SEC since 2019. It provides financial planning and investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations. Its regulatory assets under management total $56.8 billion, as filed on 9 June 2026.

IEQ Capital charges up to 1.00% a year for its Investment management fee.

Regulatory AUM: $56.8B
Clients: 2,309
Advisory staff: 193
Founded: 2019
Fee schedule: Up to 1.00% a year
Custodians: Fidelity
Headquarters: 950 Tower Lane, Suite 1800, Foster City, CA 94404
Phone: 650-581-9807
Website: ieqcapital.com

No. 2 · RIA

Beacon Pointe Advisors

Beacon Pointe Advisors is an investment adviser based in Newport Beach, CA, registered with the SEC since 2002. It provides financial planning and investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, individual clients and charitable organizations. Its regulatory assets under management total $54.9 billion, as filed on 31 August 2026.

Beacon Pointe Advisors charges 0.50%–1.50% a year for its Private clients.

Regulatory AUM: $54.9B
Clients: 29,929
Advisory staff: 440
Fee schedule: 0.50% to 1.50% a year
Minimum account: $1,000,000
Custodians: Charles Schwab, Fidelity
Headquarters: 24 Corporate Plaza, Suite 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: 949-718-1600
Website: beaconpointefunds.com

No. 3 · RIA

Capital Group Private Client Services

Capital Group Private Client Services is an investment adviser based in Los Angeles, CA, registered with the SEC since 2021. It provides investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations and other businesses. Its regulatory assets under management total $48.4 billion, as filed on 25 September 2026.

Capital Group Private Client Services charges up to 0.65% for its Advisory fee. The brochure does not state whether the rate is annual.

Regulatory AUM: $48.4B
Clients: 9,843
Advisory staff: 107
Founded: 2020
Fee schedule: Up to 0.65%
Minimum account: $5,000,000
Custodians: The Bank of New York Mellon
Headquarters: 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071
Phone: 213-486-9200
Website: capitalgroup.com

No. 4 · RIA

Canterbury Consulting

Canterbury Consulting is an investment adviser based in Newport Beach, CA, registered with the SEC since 1989. It provides investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations and pooled investment vehicles. Its regulatory assets under management total $45.9 billion, as filed on 4 May 2026.

Canterbury Consulting charges 0.10%–0.50% a year for its Wealth Management Services.

Regulatory AUM: $45.9B
Clients: 172
Advisory staff: 25
Founded: 1988
Fee schedule: 0.10% to 0.50% a year
Custodians: Charles Schwab, The Northern Trust
Headquarters: 610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 500, Newport Beach, CA 92660-6404
Phone: 949-721-9580
Website: canterburyconsulting.com

No. 5 · RIA

EP Wealth Advisors

EP Wealth Advisors is an investment adviser based in Torrance, CA, registered with the SEC since 1987. It provides financial planning and investment management. Its clients include individual clients, high-net-worth individuals, and corporations and other businesses. Its regulatory assets under management total $45.1 billion, as filed on 17 September 2026.

Regulatory AUM: $45.1B
Clients: 20,738
Advisory staff: 320
Founded: 1999
Custodians: Charles Schwab, Fidelity
Headquarters: 21535 Hawthorne BLVD, Suite 400, Torrance, CA 90503
Phone: 310-543-4559
Website: epwealth.com

No. 6 · RIA

Lido Advisors

Lido Advisors is an investment adviser based in Los Angeles, CA, registered with the SEC since 2015. It provides financial planning and investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, corporations and other businesses, and individual clients. Its regulatory assets under management total $42.5 billion, as filed on 27 August 2026.

Lido Advisors charges 1.00%–1.25% a year for its Lido’s primary Asset Management fee.

Regulatory AUM: $42.5B
Clients: 13,800
Advisory staff: 235
Founded: 1999
Fee schedule: 1.00% to 1.25% a year
Minimum account: $1,000,000
Custodians: Fidelity, Charles Schwab
Headquarters: 1875 Century Park East, Suite 950, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone: 800-301-5436
Website: lidoadvisors.com

No. 7 · RIA

Allworth Financial

Allworth Financial is an investment adviser based in Folsom, CA, registered with the SEC since 2007. It provides financial planning and investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, individual clients, and pension and profit-sharing plans. Its regulatory assets under management total $33.6 billion, as filed on 29 July 2026.

Allworth Financial charges up to 2.00% for its Asset management. The brochure does not state whether the rate is annual.

Regulatory AUM: $33.6B
Clients: 29,297
Advisory staff: 165
Fee schedule: Up to 2.00%
Custodians: Charles Schwab, Fidelity
Headquarters: 340 Palladio Pkwy., Suite 501, Folsom, CA 95630
Phone: 916-482-2196
Website: allworthfinancial.com

No. 8 · RIA

H&H International Investment

H&H International Investment is an investment adviser based in Palo Alto, CA, registered with the SEC since 2018. It provides investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, corporations and other businesses, and pooled investment vehicles. Its regulatory assets under management total $25.5 billion, as filed on 17 September 2026.

H&H International Investment charges up to 2.10% for its Portfolio management. The brochure does not state whether the rate is annual.

Regulatory AUM: $25.5B
Clients: 2
Advisory staff: 2
Founded: 2017
Fee schedule: Up to 2.10%
Custodians: Charles Schwab, Interactive Brokers
Headquarters: 2479 E Bayshore RD #120, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Phone: 650-319-6832

No. 9 · RIA

Jordan Park Group

Jordan Park Group is an investment adviser based in San Francisco, CA, registered with the SEC since 2017. It provides financial planning and investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles and charitable organizations. Its regulatory assets under management total $23.3 billion, as filed on 8 July 2026.

Jordan Park Group charges 0.30%–0.75% a year for its Investment and Financial Advisory Services.

Regulatory AUM: $23.3B
Clients: 229
Advisory staff: 99
Founded: 2017
Fee schedule: 0.30% to 0.75% a year
Minimum account: $25,000,000
Custodians: Charles Schwab, Fidelity
Headquarters: 100 Pine Street, Suite 2600, San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: 415-417-3000
Website: jordanpark.com

No. 10 · RIA

Signature Estate & Investment Advisors

Signature Estate & Investment Advisors is an investment adviser based in Los Angeles, CA, registered with the SEC since 1999. It provides financial planning and investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, individual clients, and corporations and other businesses. Its regulatory assets under management total $22.5 billion, as filed on 14 September 2026.

Signature Estate & Investment Advisors charges 0.50%–1.50% a year for its Investment Management (Equity/Blended portfolios).

Regulatory AUM: $22.5B
Clients: 9,833
Advisory staff: 128
Founded: 1997
Fee schedule: 0.50% to 1.50% a year
Minimum account: $250,000
Custodians: Charles Schwab, Fidelity
Headquarters: 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone: 310-712-2323
Website: seia.com

Questions about financial advisors in California

How many financial advisor firms are headquartered in California?

942 SEC-registered financial advisor firms report their principal office in California, managing $1.18T in regulatory assets between them. The other 789 advisers headquartered in the state are broker-dealers, other kinds of wealth firm, or fund and institutional managers.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 1.F, 5.D and 5.F

What is the largest financial advisor firm in California?

IEQ Capital, with $56.8B in regulatory assets under management on its latest Form ADV. The next largest are Beacon Pointe Advisors ($54.9B) and Capital Group Private Client Services ($48.4B).

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.F

How large is a typical financial advisor firm in California?

The median firm manages $329M in regulatory assets. That is the midpoint of the 942 firms headquartered in California.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.F

How much do financial advisors in California charge?

Of the 10 largest firms, 9 publish an asset-based fee schedule for their main service in their brochure. The highest rate in those schedules runs from 0.50% to 2.10% of assets, depending on the firm; each firm's fee is in its profile above.

Source: Form ADV Part 2A brochures, Item 5

How can I check a financial advisor's record in California?

Search the firm or the person on the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure site, adviserinfo.sec.gov, which shows registrations, Form ADV filings and any disclosures. Each firm profile in this directory links its SEC record.

Source: SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure

How is this list ordered?

By regulatory assets under management as filed on Form ADV, largest first. A firm is included when its principal office is in the state and most of its client assets belong to individuals and its type is RIA, which leaves out broker-dealers, wirehouses, RIA networks, digital advice, bank, insurance and family-office firms. A firm with only a branch office here is listed in its own headquarters state.

Source: Niva directory methodology

California has 942 financial advisor firms; see every adviser in the state →

The 10 largest by assets

Profiles of the top 10

Questions about financial advisors in California

Top financial advisor firms by city in California