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Finding a Top Financial Advisor Firm in Phoenix, Arizona

Finding a top financial advisor is no easy task, so SmartAsset made it easier for Arizonans with this list of the top financial advisor firms in Phoenix. Through extensive research into hundreds of firms, SmartAsset determined Phoenix’s top financial advisor firms and laid out in the tables and reviews below what sets those firms apart.

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1 TFO Phoenix, Inc. TFO Phoenix, Inc. logo Find an Advisor

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$3,340,454,739 $20,000 minimum annual fee
  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Pension consulting
  • Selection of other advisors
  • Educational seminars
  • Family office
  • Financial consulting

Minimum Assets

$20,000 minimum annual fee

Financial Services

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Pension consulting
  • Selection of other advisors
  • Educational seminars
  • Family office
  • Financial consulting
2 Versant Capital Management, Inc. Versant Capital Management, Inc. logo Find an Advisor

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$754,759,854 $2,000,000
  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management 
  • Selection of other advisors
  • Consulting

Minimum Assets

$2,000,000

Financial Services

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management 
  • Selection of other advisors
  • Consulting
3 Wall Capital Group, Inc. Wall Capital Group, Inc. logo Find an Advisor

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$630,225,976 No set account minimum
  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Pension consulting
  • Selection of other advisors

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No set account minimum

Financial Services

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Pension consulting
  • Selection of other advisors

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4 Heritage Wealth Management, LLC Heritage Wealth Management, LLC logo Find an Advisor

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$545,050,946 No set account minimum
  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisors

Minimum Assets

No set account minimum

Financial Services

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisors
5 Windsor Capital Management, LLC Windsor Capital Management, LLC logo Find an Advisor

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$26,371,000 Varies based on account type
  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Pension consulting
  • Advisory consulting

Minimum Assets

Varies based on account type

Financial Services

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Pension consulting
  • Advisory consulting
6 Redwood Private Wealth Redwood Private Wealth logo Find an Advisor

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$204,343,703 No set account minimum
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management
  • Selection of other advisors
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Minimum Assets

No set account minimum

Financial Services

  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management
  • Selection of other advisors
  • Educational seminars/workshops
7 Your Source Financial Your Source Financial logo Find an Advisor

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$235,751,773 No set account minimum
  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management

Minimum Assets

No set account minimum

Financial Services

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
8 Perspective Financial Services, LLC Perspective Financial Services, LLC logo Find an Advisor

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$212,661,005 No set account minimum
  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Pension consulting

Minimum Assets

No set account minimum

Financial Services

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Pension consulting
9 Strategy Financial Group Find an Advisor

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$135,789,796 $100,000
  • Investment management
  • Tax planning
  • Asset protection
  • Risk management
  • Retirement planning

Minimum Assets

$100,000

Financial Services

  • Investment management
  • Tax planning
  • Asset protection
  • Risk management
  • Retirement planning
10 Eaton-Cambridge Inc. Eaton-Cambridge Inc. logo Find an Advisor

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$190,070,622 None
  • Investment management 
  • Selection of third-party money managers
  • Financial planning
  • Tax planning
  • Advisory to retirement plans

Minimum Assets

None

Financial Services

  • Investment management 
  • Selection of third-party money managers
  • Financial planning
  • Tax planning
  • Advisory to retirement plans

What We Use in Our Methodology

To find the top financial advisors in Phoenix, we first identified all firms registered with the SEC in the city. Next, we filtered out firms that don't offer financial planning services, those that don't serve primarily individual clients and those that have disclosures on their record. The qualifying firms were then ranked according to the following criteria:

  • AUM
    Firms with more total assets under management are ranked higher.
  • Individual Client Count
    Firms who serve more individual clients (as opposed to institutional clients) are ranked higher.
  • Clients Per Advisor
    Firms with a lower ratio of clients per financial advisor are ranked higher.
  • Age of Firm
    Firms that have been in business longer are ranked higher.
  • Fee Structure
    Firms with a fee-only (as opposed to fee-based) compensation structure are ranked higher.

All information is obtained through public records and is updated annually after the firms’ form ADV filing. This list may include firms that have a business relationship with SmartAsset, in which SmartAsset is compensated for lead referrals. Such relationships have no impact on our rankings, and firms are included and ranked based strictly on the above criteria. SmartAsset is not a client of the aforementioned firms, and did not receive compensation for including any of the firms on the aforementioned list.

TFO Phoenix

Although TFO Phoenix is the largest firm on this list, it does not have a traditional minimum account size requirement. However, the fee-only firm has a minimum annual fee of $20,000, which may make its services cost-prohibitive for certain clients. The firm may choose to waive this minimum fee, though.

There is a large team of advisory employees working in the offices of TFO Phoenix. This group includes several certified public accountants (CPAs) and certified financial planners (CFPs), as well as a certified private wealth advisor (CPWA), a chartered alternative investment analyst (CAIA), a chartered financial analyst (CFA) and a certified wealth strategist (CWS).

TFO Phoenix Background

Firm president Chris Erblich created TFO Phoenix in 2011. Erblich has maintained principal ownership of his firm, though he does so via two trusts: CASK Irrevocable Trust U/A and TFO, Irrevocable Trust U/A. With around 25 years spent in financial services, Erblich is a veteran of the industry.

The double-digit number of CPAs at TFO Phoenix affords it an impressive array of tax professionals. Regardless of this distinction, the firm also offers investment management, comprehensive family office services, retirement plan services and consulting.

TFO Phoenix Investing Strategy

According to its Form ADV paperwork, TFO Phoenix believes that "diversification is key" when building a successful investment portfolio. While this appears to be especially important at TFO, this is a widely utilized investment principle that helps to mitigate risk by spreading clients' assets out across different areas of the market. Diversification is inherently opposed to stock-picking, which is a much riskier style of investing. Presumably, this is why TFO looks to diversify rather than identify specific securities to invest in.

Versant Capital Management

Despite holding the next spot on our list, Versant Capital Management is still one of the largest in terms of assets under management. The fee-only firm has one of the highest account minimums of any firm on this list at $2 million. However, the firm may be willing to waive or reduce this requirement under certain circumstances.

The firm boasts an impressive array of expertise, as it employs certified financial planners (CFPs), chartered financial analysts (CFAs) and more. Generally speaking, these advisors work with individuals both with and without a high net worth, retirement plans, charities and businesses.

Versant Capital Management Background

Tom Connelly, who has more than 30 years of experience in the financial industry, founded Versant Capital Management in 2004. Connelly remains the firm’s president and chief investment officer (CIO). Two trusts, The Connelly Family Trust and The Elizabeth M. Shabaker Revocable Trust, own Versant Capital Management. Elizabeth Shabaker, who serves as a trustee for the latter, is a principal and CEO at Versant. 

The word “versant” means experienced or practiced. The firm derived its name from this word to reflect its primary goal, which is to act as well-versed and highly knowledgeable advisors to its clients.

Versant Capital Management Investing Philosophy

At Versant Capital Management, clients work directly with the firm’s CIO. The firm’s investment model focuses on minimizing turnover, taxes, fees, proprietary products and changes in asset allocation. First and foremost, the firm says it focuses on clients’ individual financial goals and risk tolerance when making investment decisions. The firm measures risk and success by whether it's meeting a client’s financial objectives. 

Versant primarily invests its clients’ assets in equity securities, corporate debt securities, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, municipal securities, investment company securities, stocks, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds. The firm emphasizes the importance of a broad diversification of asset classes and investing over the long term, to allow investments to grow over time.

Wall Capital Group

Wall Capital Group has a small team of advisors on staff, including a certified financial planner (CFP), a certified investment management analyst (CIMA) and a certified retirement counselor (CRC). This fee-only firm is well-known for serving public safety professional pension funds and public safety professionals themselves. Furthermore, many of the firm's employees are former police officers and firefighters.

A large percentage of Wall Capital Group's assets under management belongs to various institutions such as government entities, retirement plans and charitable organizations. However, more than three-quarters of the firm's client base consists of individuals, though most of them do not have a high net worth. Wall Capital recently removed its $50,000 minimum asset requirement, though it still prefers clients who have at least that much to invest.

Wall Capital Group Background

Wall Capital Group has been in business since 1990, making it one of the oldest firms on this list. President David Wall and Colleen Wall, his wife, co-founded the firm and remain equal owners to this day. Wall Capital was originally named Money Matters Financial Group, but it shifted to its current title in March of 2018.

There are three overarching categories of advisory services at Wall Capital Group: asset management, financial planning and investment consulting. Some of its specific offerings include retirement planning, tax planning, estate planning, education fund planning, discretionary portfolio management and more.

Wall Capital Group Investing Strategy

The investing style of Wall Capital Group is a client-centric one, meaning it's based on the financial needs of its clients. This is most obviously seen in regard to risk tolerance, as the firm creates a strategic asset allocation that's built specifically for each client's risk profile. As your portfolio ages over the long term, the firm will continuously rebalance your investments to ensure your asset allocation remains intact.

As a general statement, Wall Capital is heavily in favor of investing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds. These securities are an interesting in-between in terms of risk, as they feature diversified groups of typically riskier investments, like stocks. This allows the firm to utilize some of those securities without taking on a large amount of risk.

Heritage Wealth Management

Heritage Wealth Management takes the fifth spot on our list. The firm's client base is dominated by individuals with less than a high net worth, though it also works with high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations and businesses. The firm does not have a minimum account size.

The advisory staff at this firm boasts a number of certifications. These include certified financial planner (CFP), certified public accountant (CPA), chartered alternative investment analyst (CAIA), certified plan fiduciary advisor (CPFA), chartered life underwriter (CLU), chartered financial consultant (ChFC) and more.

As a fee-based firm, certain advisors at Heritage can receive commissions when they sell insurance to clients. While this creates a potential conflict of interest, the firm's fiduciary duty requires it to act in clients' best interests, no matter what.

Heritage Wealth Management Background

Heritage Wealth Management is owned by four employees of the firm: president Michael Frost, CEO Ralph Nelson, chief operating officer (COO) David Maxey and director of advanced planning Jared Williams. The firm has been in business since 2011.

This firm divides its services into four main categories: Wealth, Tax, Insurance and Law. Wealth is the most comprehensive, as it covers investing and financial planning.

Heritage Wealth Management Investing Strategy

Heritage Wealth Management manages its clients' investment portfolios based on the specifics of their current situation and future needs. As a result, the firm will work with clients to determine their risk tolerance, time horizon, liquidity needs, short- and long-term goals and more. These factors will inform what kind of asset allocation the firm uses with your funds.

The firm will perform ongoing supervision to your portfolio as it ages. Depending on how your goals or the market changes, the firm may decide to buy or sell investments are certain times. Your advisor might also consider rebuilding your asset allocation.

Windsor Capital Management

Windsor Capital Management is a fee-only firm that specializes in equity, fixed-income and balanced portfolio management. The firm works with an even split of high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth individual clients, as well as businesses, retirement plans and charitable organizations.

Windsor Capital Management’s account minimums depend on the style of portfolio management. For fixed-income accounts, the minimum is $200,000. For balanced accounts, it’s $400,000.

Windsor Capital Management Background

Windsor Capital Management was founded in 2000. The firm is principally owned by President and CEO Darren Whitehurst and chief investment officer (CIO) Donald Peppler. The firm has secondary offices in Oak Brook, Illinois and Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Windsor Capital Management offers traditional portfolio management services, web-based portfolio management services, advisory consulting services and advisory services to retirement plans. These services are offered on an individual basis or clients can opt for all of the above. Though the firm’s website is pretty bare-bones, it does have a blog that’s updated at least once a month that anyone can subscribe to. The firm also has its monthly newsletters posted online. 

Windsor Capital Management Investing

Windsor Capital Management takes clients’ risk tolerances, time horizons and goals into consideration for its portfolio management services. However, the firm invests clients according to one or more of its model portfolios, which are designed for varying degrees of risk tolerance. Clients are not able to set restrictions on particular holdings, allocations or types of securities purchased.

Windsor Capital Management primarily recommends individual fixed-income and equity securities, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and closed-end mutual funds. Notably, tax efficiency is not a top priority for the firm when it’s investing its clients' assets. The firm advises that its clients consult a tax professional regarding the investment of their assets.

Redwood Private Wealth

Redwood Private Wealth is a fee-based firm that works almost exclusively with individuals, the vast majority of whom are not high-net-worth clients. The only institutional clients at the firm are pension/profit-sharing plans and corporations.

Some advisors at Redwood are insurance agents, meaning they can earn commissions for selling insurance products. This is a conflict of interest, but all employees are still bound to act in the best interest of the client when serving as an advisor. Investment management fees are based on a percentage of assets under management.

There is no set account minimum.

Redwood Private Wealth Background

Redwood was founded in 2021. It is owned by NCAZ Financial Holdings, LLC.

Financial services include portfolio management, financial planning and consulting.

Redwood Private Wealth Investment Strategy

Nearly three-quarters of all money managed by Redwood is invested in mutual funds. The rest is split between stocks, bonds and cash holdings.

Your Source Financial

Next up on our list of the top financial advisors in Phoenix is Your Source Financial. This small firm works with a variety of clients, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals. Other institutional clients include retirement plans and corporations. There isn't a set account minimum at the firm, so technically just about anyone can become a client.

This fee-based firm has advisors on staff who are also registered insurance agents. These advisors can receive commissions for selling insurance to clients, which is a potential conflict of interest. This is mitigated by the fact that the firm is a fiduciary that is legally obligated to act in the best interests of clients at all times.

Your Source Financial Background

Your Source Financial was founded in 2000 and has been open for business ever since. It is principally owned by both Raymond J. DiMuro and George R. Collett. Both DiMuro and Collett are partners at the firm and are certified financial planners (CFPs).

Your Source Financial provides clients with a range of services. These include financial planning and investment advisory services. Assets at the firm are managed on a primarily discretionary basis. 

Your Source Financial Investment Strategy

Like most of the firms on this list, Your Source Financial provides clients with investment strategies that are tailored to their individual needs as investors. Advisors meet with clients to determine their goals, objectives, limitations and any other significant data points. The firm may also take advantage of the services of certain third-party managers as well.

Advisors use a wide range of investments to populate client portfolios. These may include exchanged-listed securities, over-the-counter securities, foreign securities, certificates of deposit (CDs), corporate debt securities, municipal securities, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), government securities, managed futures, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and limited partnerships. 

Perspective Financial Services

Fee-only Perspective Financial Services earns all of its compensation from client-paid fees and not third-party commissions. These clients include both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth individuals, with the latter outnumbering the former. This firm does not have a minimum asset requirement for new clients.

Despite being a fairly small operation, the team of advisors at Perspective has a fair amount of designations. In fact, there are two certified financial planners (CFPs), one accredited investment fiduciary (AIF) and one master of business administration (MBA).

Perspective Financial Services Background

Perspective Financial Services has been in business for nearly two decades, as it was originally established in 2003. The firm is principally owned by founder, president, lead financial planner and chief compliance officer (CCO) Michael P. McCann. McCann has about 30 years of experience in the financial services industry.

This firm divides its services into four proprietary groupings:

  • Pacesetter: Includes investment management and self-service financial planning
  • Wealth Builder: Includes investment management and personalized, advisor-led financial planning
  • Income Director: Includes investment management and personal retirement planning and estate planning
  • Legacy Creator: Includes investment management and personal retirement planning, estate planning, long-term care planning, tax planning and more

Perspective Financial Services Investing Strategy

Custom portfolio creation is the premier investing service at Perspective Financial Services. In turn, you and your advisor will meet to figure out exactly what type of investor you are. Based on these findings, the firm will develop a personalized investment plan that's intended to help you reach your short- and long-term goals. This service is available on both a discretionary and non-discretionary basis. As your portfolio's returns develop, the firm may rebalance it if your original asset allocation falls out of place.

Strategy Financial Group

Strategy Financial Group is a fee-based advisory firm that offers the services of financial consulting and investment management to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations and corporations.

As a fee-based firm, there is a potential conflict of interest as the firm and its advisors may earn a commission for the sale of certain securities. However, both are bound to a fiduciary duty which means that the needs of the client must come first. 

Strategy Financial Group Background

Strategy Financial Group was founded in 2012 by Calvin Goetz. The firm has six financial advisors today and works with more than 500 clients, managing more than $130 million in assets under management (AUM). 

Strategy Financial Group Investment Strategy

Strategy Financial Group aims to construct diversified, multi-asset class, and multi-strategy portfolios that utilize a blend of tactical and strategic solutions in equities and fixed-income. The firm will work with each individual client to provide long-term total return and limit downside risk but do it while attending to the need and long-term goals of each client. 

Eaton-Cambridge

Easton-Cambridge is a fee-based advisory firm that offers the services of investment management, selection of third-party money managers, financial planning, tax planning, and retirement plan advisory. The firm works with individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations and business entities. 

As a fee-based firm there is the potential for a conflict of interest as the firm and its advisors may earn a commission for the sale of certain securities. However, the firm and its advisors are always bound to a fiduciary duty which means they must put the needs of each individual client first. 

Easton-Cambridge Management Background

Easton-Cambridge was founded in 1998 under the business name Cambridge Wealth Management, Inc. In 2012, the firm changed its name to Eaton-Cambridge Inc. The firm is owned by Robert Korljan, who serves as the President, and Marc Giannone, who serves as the Chief Compliance Officer today. Today, the advisors at the firm work with more than 220 clients, managing $190+ million in assets under management (AUM).

Easton-Cambridge Investment Strategy

The firm's investment philosophy is based on the academic findings of Markowitz, Fama, and French. It's heavily based on Modern Portfolio Theory and the Efficient Market Hypothesis. The firm develops portfolios based on a long-term asset allocation strategy that is consistent with the client's investment objective and risk tolerance. 

How Long $1mm Lasts in Retirement

SmartAsset's interactive map highlights places where $1 million will last the longest in retirement. Zoom between states and the national map to see the top spots in each region. Also, scroll over any city to learn about the cost of living in retirement for that location.

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Methodology We analyzed data on average expenditures for seniors, cost of living and investment returns to determine how many years of retirement a $1 million nest egg would cover in cities across America.

First, we looked at data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on the average annual expenditures of seniors. We then applied cost of living data from the Council for Community and Economic Research to adjust those national average spending levels based on the costs of each expense category (housing, food, healthcare, utilities, transportation and other) in each city. Using this data, SmartAsset calculated the average cost of living for retirees in the largest U.S. cities.

We assumed the $1 million would grow at a real return (interest minus inflation) of 2%. Then, we divided $1 million by the sum of each of those annual numbers to determine how long $1 million would cover retirement expenses in each of the cities in our study. Cities where $1 million lasted the longest ranked the highest in the study.

Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Council for Community and Economic Research