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Finding a Top Financial Advisor Firm in Plano, Texas

You might end up considering dozens of financial advisor firms before finding the right advisor for you. To narrow the field for Plano residents, SmartAsset determined the top firms in the city. Below, in a table and in reviews, we lay out what you need to know about the firms to determine which one suits your needs. If you want a different way to search, try SmartAsset’s financial advisor matching tool to get connected with advisors who serve your area.

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1 Fisher Investments Fisher Investments logo Find an Advisor

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$173,418,270,044 Varies based on account type
  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Portfolio assessment

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Varies based on account type

Financial Services

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Portfolio assessment
2 Retirement Planners of America Retirement Planners of America logo Find an Advisor

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$3,429,793,211 No set account minimum
  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management

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No set account minimum

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  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
3 SFMG Wealth Advisors SFMG Wealth Advisors logo Find an Advisor

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$1,884,948,124 $1,000,000
  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Selection of other advisors

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$1,000,000

Financial Services

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Selection of other advisors

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4 Insight Wealth Partners Insight Wealth Partners logo Find an Advisor

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$688,116,833 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
5 WealthStar Advisors, LLC WealthStar Advisors, LLC logo Find an Advisor

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$608,946,247 No set account minimum
  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management

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No set account minimum

Financial Services

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
6 Moss, Luse & Womble, LLC Moss, Luse & Womble, LLC logo Find an Advisor

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$319,593,000 No set account minimum
  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Pension consulting

Minimum Assets

No set account minimum

Financial Services

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Pension consulting
7 The Watchman Group, Inc. The Watchman Group, Inc. logo Find an Advisor

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$451,116,226 $1,000,000
  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management

Minimum Assets

$1,000,000

Financial Services

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
8 Lifeway Financial Corporation Lifeway Financial Corporation logo Find an Advisor

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$262,553,513 No set account minimum
  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management

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No set account minimum

Financial Services

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
9 Legacy Consulting Group Legacy Consulting Group logo Find an Advisor

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$269,231,831 No set account minimum
  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management

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No set account minimum

Financial Services

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
10 Strategic Financial Planning, Inc. Strategic Financial Planning, Inc. logo Find an Advisor

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$134,499,222 No set account minimum
  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Pension consulting
  • Selection of other advisors
  • Educational seminars

Minimum Assets

No set account minimum

Financial Services

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

What We Use in Our Methodology

To find the top financial advisors in Plano, 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.

Fisher Investments

Fisher Investments is a massive, fee-only financial advisory firm based in Washington that has over 100,000 individual clients to its name - more than half of whom have a high net worth. If you're an individual interested in working with Fisher, you'll generally need at least $500,000 in investable assets, though this minimum is waivable. Clients who use the firm's WealthBuilder program are only required to have $200,000 in investable assets.

Fisher Investments Background

Fisher Investments was founded in 1979 by Ken Fisher and is a national firm operating in many states. Fisher still principally owns the firm. He also had a hand in creating the theory behind the "Price-to-Sales Ratio," and he was a Forbes investment columnist from 1984 until 2016. Fisher has also been ranked on Forbes' list of the Richest Americans, as well as its list of Global Billionaires.

Fisher Investments Investment Strategy

According to its SEC-filed Form ADV, Fisher Investments' principal goal is "maximizing returns relative to risk compared to particular benchmarks."

Depending on your long- or short-term goals, risk tolerance and time horizon, the firm will recommend a distinct set of investments. For example, riskier investors will have portfolios centered around common stock and cash equivalents. Risk-averse investors will have their assets invested more in fixed-income securities, such as bonds and cash. For those in between those two extremes, Fisher recommends a blended portfolio that features some proportionate allocation of stocks, fixed-income and cash.

Retirement Planners of America

Retirement Planners of America, formerly known as Money Matters With Ken Moraif, sits at the top of our Plano, Texas list. The firm’s sizable team boasts several certified financial planners (CFPs), an important certification to consider when choosing a financial advisor. In addition to its CFPs, there are also chartered financial consultants (ChFCs), chartered retirement planning counselors (CRPCs) and retirement income certified professionals (RICPs).

Retirement Planners of America, which is fee based, does not require a set account minimum. Its clients include individuals, high-net-worth individuals, defined benefit plans, participant and non-participant directed defined contribution plans and institutions.

All of Retirement Planners of America's investment advisor representatives are required to be licensed insurance agents and will earn commissions from sales. While this may present a potential conflict of interest, the firm is a fiduciary, which means it must act in clients' best interests at all times.

Retirement Planners of America Background

Retirement Planners of America was founded in 2011 as Money Matters with Ken Moraif. The firm rebranded to Retirement Planners of America in 2019. The employee-owned firm’s principal owners are senior advisors Kenneth A. Moraif, Charles D. Dyer, Jr. and Douglas M. Bartol.

Retirement Planners of America says its goal is to guide its clients "along the path to financial peace of mind." The firm says it will help its clients navigate things like maintaining their lifestyle after retirement, assessing financial needs after losing a loved one or going through a divorce or helping with Medicare and long-term care planning. Its services include financial planning, investment management, family legacy planning and income tax planning assistance. The firm's discretionary portfolio management services are offered as part of a wrap program.

Retirement Planners of America also offers educational events hosted by industry professionals, client appreciation events and a podcast. The firm's founder has hosted the radio show "Money Matters With Ken Moraif" since 1996.

Retirement Planners of America Investing Strategy

The firm's namesake and senior advisor Ken Moraif has published a book titled "Buy, Hold and Sell!" In this book, Moraif explains why the "buy and hold investment philosophy" is incomplete. Instead, Moraif advocates for investors having a "proactive plan that includes a sell strategy" so their retirement plans aren't devastated during a bear market. These beliefs largely inform the firm’s investing strategy.

However, the firm works with individual clients to determine an appropriate investment strategy and asset allocation model. The firm allocates clients' assets based on their investment strategy, goal or model, and they are free to adjust their asset allocations. Typically, Retirement Planners of America recommends mutual funds, variable annuities and fixed annuities.

Once a client's portfolio has been created, the firm will monitor the portfolio and rebalance it at least quarterly. 

SFMG Wealth Advisors

SFMG Wealth Advisors is a large firm and it comes in next on our list of the top financial advisory firms in Plano. SFMG provides a range of financial advisory services to a client base composed almost exclusively of non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals. They also work with a very small number of charitable organizations. They impose a $1 million minimum account size.

SFMG recently transitioned from a fee-based fee structure to a fee-only one. That means all of its compensation comes from client-paid fees and not third-party product sales.

SFMG Wealth Advisors Background

SFMG Wealth Advisors is the result of several mergers between companies. Strategic Financial Management was founded by Greg Morgan in 1992. He joined forces with David White and Craig Greenway and created Strategic Financial Management Group in 2002. Kevin Margolis joined in 2004, and the firm was changed to SFMG in 2005. Today, the firm is owned by Ryan Blair, J. Taylor Nipp, Shashin Shah, Craig Greenway, Kevin Margolis. The Executive Committee members are also equity stakeholders.

SFMG provides its clients with financial planning, wealth management and investment advisory services. Financial planning services span a variety of topics and may include estate planning, retirement and anything else a client needs guidance on.

SFMG Wealth Advisors Investment Strategy

SFMG, like many other financial advisory firms that do investment management, tailors its investment strategies to the individuals needs of clients. Clients are permitted to place restrictions on the management of their money. Advisors also work with clients to determine their specific goals and objectives when it comes to investing. A large element of this process is determining risk tolerance.

SFMG looks to centralize their investment decision making process among its advisors and its investment team. Advisors do not look to time the market, instead focusing on long-term investing. Specific investment include stocks, bonds, cash, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), private equity, real estate, commodities, hedge funds and third-party subadvisors.

Insight Wealth Partners

Insight Wealth Partners primarily serves individuals, about two-thirds of which are high-net-worth individuals. In addition, the firm says that it works with trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans and corporations. Insight Wealth Partners does not require a minimum account balance for its asset management services, but it does require a minimum annual fee of $1,000. For its financial planning services, the firm usually charges a minimum first-year fee of $2,500.

Insight Wealth Partners is relatively small when it comes to staff size. The team includes several certified financial planners (CFPs). Notably, David Dryden, one of the firm’s managing partners, has been named "Best Financial Planner in Dallas" for multiple years by D Magazine.

This is a fee-based firm, so a few of its advisors may earn commissions from the sale of insurance products. While this could develop into a conflict of interest, the firm is a fiduciary, and must act in your best interest at all times.

Insight Wealth Partners Background

Insight Wealth Partners is an employee-owned firm founded in 2010. The firm's five owners are its managing partners: David Dryden, Travis Carter, Wayne Smith III, M. Chad Lowe and Ryan Ferguson. Each owns a 20% share of the firm. 

Insight Wealth Partners takes a team approach to financial management and says it collaborates closely with its clients and their other advisors. The firm's services include asset management and comprehensive financial advice. The latter may encompass retirement income planning, education planning, estate planning, tax planning, protection planning and asset protection strategies. For certain clients, the firm may review their 401(k), 403(b) or 457 plans.

Insight Wealth Partners Portfolio Management

Insight Wealth Partners offers two different types of portfolio management: traditional portfolio management and synthetic portfolio management. Its investment strategy for its traditional portfolios is based on modern portfolio theory, with an emphasis on strategic and tactical asset allocation. The firm says that its synthetic equity strategy attempts to "mirror the upside momentum of the major market indices while preserving the downside risk exposure by using a heavily weighted fixed-income portfolio combined with advanced options strategies such as puts, calls and leaps."

Both portfolio types will be tailored according to clients' investing goals. Insight Wealth Partners relies on its exploratory financial planning process to uncover its clients' goals and needs. The firm regularly reviews its clients' portfolios once they’ve been implemented and rebalances as necessary.

WealthStar Advisors, LLC

Like many of the firms on this list, WealthStar Advisors does not require a set account minimum. However, the firm’s current client base contains nearly twice as many non-high-net-worth individuals as high-net-worth individuals. WealthStar also notes that it specializes in serving small business owners.

The firm has a decent-sized team of advisors. Their financial certifications include certified financial planners (CFPs) and chartered retirement planning counselors (CRPCs), among others.

WealthStar Advisors is a fee-based firm. Certain employees are licensed insurance agents, and they may earn commissions from recommending insurance products as part of the firm's financial planning services. However, the firm is bound by fiduciary duty to put its clients' best interests before its own.

WealthStar Advisors Background

WealthStar Advisors has been in business since 2010. WealthStar’s principal owners are its co-founders, Jeffrey Wolf, Scott Stockton and Erik Wyse.

WealthStar offers portfolio management, financial planning and 401(k) plan participant advisory services. Notably, the firm only offers portfolio management on a wrap fee basis. Its financial planning and 401(k) plan participant services are offered on a standalone basis or as part of a wrap program. 

WealthStar Advisors Investing Approach

WealthStar Advisors' portfolio management services, offered through a wrap program that it sponsors, are based on each client's goals, objectives, time horizon and risk tolerance. The firm's investment strategies are tailored to these factors and it may include equity substitution strategy, margin transactions, short-term trading, short sales and options writing.

Clients have the option of imposing any reasonable restrictions on their portfolios. The firm sends reports to clients on a quarterly basis and contacts clients at least once a year to determine if there have been any changes in their financial circumstances, objectives or risk tolerance.

Moss, Luse & Womble

Moss, Luse & Womble is up next on our list. The firm doesn't require a minimum account size for investment advisory services. It works only with individuals, most of whom do not have a high net worth.

Advisors with the firm work on a fee-only basis. This means their only compensation comes from fees charged to clients. It also indicates that they don’t earn commissions from third-party financial institutions for selling their products or services. 

Moss, Luse & Womble Background

Though registered with the SEC in 2019, Moss, Luse & Womble has been around since 2010.  Its owners are Jeffrey Moss, Jason Luse and Michael Womble through their respective limited liability companies.

Working primarily with non-high-net-worth individuals, advisors provide the following services: 

Moss, Luse & Womble Investment Strategy

Moss, Luse & Womble emphasizes diversification. They believe that investing in various, non-correlating asset classes can help the client take advantage of upmarkets while mitigating risk during down markets. As a client, you can expect your portfolio generally to contain: 

  • Exchange-listed securities
  • Corporate debt securities
  • Certificates of deposit (CDs)
  • Municipal securities
  • Mutual funds
  • U.S. government securities

The Watchman Group

The Watchman Group is a fee-only firm that serves individuals and high-net-worth individuals, as well as charitable organizations and corporations. Unlike many of the firms on this list, The Watchman Group does require an account minimum. To be a client of this firm, you'll need a minimum of $1 million in investable assets and pay $5,000 a year in annual fees.

The Watchman Group is on the smaller side compared to many of the other firms. It has one certified financial planner (CFP), one chartered financial analyst (CFA) and two certified public accountants (CPA) on its team. 

The Watchman Group Background

The Watchman Group has been in business since 2004. The firm is principally owned by Mark Robinson, president and chief investment officer (CIO).

The Watchman Group's financial planning services include retirement planning, income planning and tax planning. In addition, it may collaborate with its network of partners to provide services such as estate planning, tax preparation and life and disability insurance. The firm manages portfolios on a discretionary basis, and its portfolios are customized to meet each client's needs, objectives and risk tolerance.  

The Watchman Group Investing Approach

In its customized portfolios, The Watchman Group says it strives to tie a client's goals and risk/reward framework to his or her financial plan and investments. The firm says it wants investment returns to be aligned with clients' time horizons and it also wants to ensure clients' investments are tax efficient. Typically, The Watchman Group says it uses low-cost investment strategies and primarily invests clients' assets in stocks, fixed income and mutual funds.

The Watchman Group conducts its own fundamental research to determine which companies to invest in. While many firms use third-party money managers, The Watchman Group emphasizes that it builds, implements and manages client portfolios itself, which it argues results in a "more personalized and cost-efficient" portfolio. Another unique aspect of The Watchman Group's investment management services is its emphases on client education and active participation.

Lifeway Financial Corporation

Lifeway Financial Corporation's advisory team includes certified financial planners (CFPs), chartered financial analysts (CFAs) and certified divorce financial analysts (CDFAs). A CDFA a useful certification for those looking for help navigating the financial complexities of divorce.

The fee-only firm’s clients include individuals both with and without a high net worth. It does not have a specific account minimum.

Lifeway Financial Corporation Background

Lifeway Financial Corporation was founded in 1999. David Brunson, Lifeway's founder, president and chief compliance officer (CCO), is the firm's principal owner.

The firm provides financial planning to most of its clients. Elements of its financial plans may include financial goals and objectives, financial statement analysis, cash flow and tax reports, education and retirement planning, estate and survivor planning, investment strategy and portfolio management. In addition to financial planning, the firm offers investment management and consultations. 

Lifeway Financial Corporation Investment Strategy

Lifeway Financial Corporation believes that the investment management process should be guided by client objectives, preferences and constraints. It believes this information is best obtained through a recurring, comprehensive financial planning process, one of the firm's fundamental services.

Like many financial advisor firms, Lifeway Financial Corporation espouses a long-term investment approach and asset diversification within interdependent asset classes. The firm strives to achieve a balance between risk and return while staying true to clients' objectives. Clients’ objectives dictate the balance between income and growth assets in their portfolios.

Legacy Consulting Group

Legacy Consulting Group is a fee-based firm with certified financial planners (CFPs), certified public accountants (CPAs), chartered financial analysts (CFAs) and more on staff. It serves about an equal number of non-high-net-worth individuals and high-net-worth individuals. It also works with pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations and donor advised funds. Legacy does not have a minimum account size.

Certain advisory agents at this firm are also licensed as insurance agents or are registered representatives of a broker-dealer. Though they may earn commissions from selling securities or insurance products, they're required by fiduciary duty to put clients' best interests before their own.

Legacy Consulting Group Background

Legacy Consulting Group was founded in 2000. The firm is entirely employee-owned, with president, chief compliance officer (CCO) and chief investment officer (CIO) Steven Wachs and partner and financial planner Roger Shake acting as principal owners.

Legacy Consulting Group offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management services, financial life planning services, third-party manager selection and special project and review and consulting services. Its financial planning services can encompass the identification of goals and objectives, an assessment of assets, liabilities and net worth and analyses of retirement income needs, income tax situations and education funding needs.

Legacy Consulting Group Investment Strategy

Legacy Consulting Group often relies on a multi-tiered approach to building client portfolios. This incorporates diversification at three different levels. The first level involves diversification across different types of asset classes, such as large and small company equities or growth and value equities. The second level incorporates the use of mutual funds, separate account managers, ETFs and multiple fixed-income investments to reduce risk. The third level of diversification may include alternative investments, which are used to provide non-correlation.

Typically, the firm says that its client portfolios include no-load mutual funds and individual stocks, bonds and ETFs. Legacy Consulting Group considers client's investment objectives, risk tolerance, net worth, net income, age, investment time horizon, tax situation and other factors when it designs customized portfolios.

Strategic Financial Planning

Strategic Financial Planning takes the eighth spot on our Plano list. The firm has no set account minimum, which means technically anyone can become a client. The firm's actual client base is dominated by high-net-worth individuals, though it also works with non-high-net-worth individuals and charities. This is a fee-only firm.

The small advisory staff at this firm holds a number of certifications. These include three certified financial planners (CFPs), one certified public accountant (CPA) and one personal financial specialist (PFS).

Strategic Financial Planning Background

Strategic Financial Planning has been in business for a little over two decades, as it first opened in 1999. Firm president and chief compliance officer (CCO) Bryan Keith Lee owns the firm in its entirety.

The services at this firm cover areas like retirement planning, investing, insurance planning, employee benefits, taxes, estate planning, education fund planning, cash flow planning, business planning and family wealth planning.

Strategic Financial Planning Investment Strategy

When you become a client of Strategic Financial Planning, you and your advisor will meet to discuss where you are in your financial journey and where you want to end up. To do this, the firm will go over your short- and long-term goals, risk tolerance, tax situation and time horizon.

Based on your goals and what you currently have, the firm will develop a financial and investment plan to fit your needs. Once your assets are invested, the firm will monitor how your portfolio is doing and make adjustments as necessary.

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