Financial Advisors in Poway, California (San Diego County)

Daniel Chong
Index Fund Advisors, Inc. (IFA) is a fee-only advisory and wealth management firm that provides risk-appropriate, returns-optimized, globally-diversified and tax-managed investment strategies with a fiduciary standard of care.
Founded in 1999, IFA is a Registered Investment Adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that provides investment advice to individuals, trusts, corporations, non-profits, and public and private institutions. Based in Irvine, California, IFA manages individual and institutional accounts, including IRA, 401(k), 403(b), profit sharing, pensions, endowments and all other investment accounts. IFA also facilitates IRA rollovers from 401(k)s and 403(b)s.
The value of IFA extends beyond superior investment advice. As a holistic financial partner, IFA helps guide investors through all life and retirement stages. Our Wealth Advisors take a personalized approach to matching people with portfolios while providing a full-range of wealth services for a better overall client experience.
IFA avoids the futile, speculative, and unnecessary cost-generating activities of stock, time, manager, and style picking. Contrarily, IFA employs a disciplined, quantitative approach that emphasizes broad diversification and consistent exposure to the structural trends of global publicly-traded markets.
IFA bases its investment strategy on the highly respected research indexes designed by Eugene Fama and Kenneth French, incorporating 88 years of IFA Index Portfolio risk and return data, third generation index fund designs and 30 years of refined passive trading techniques, employed by Dimensional Fund Advisors.... See More

Richard Schultz, BS, CFP
Specializing in active management, we serve investors seeking attractive investment returns with less risk than what can ordinarily be achieved through traditional methods of diversification.
We believe that the key to successful investing is to follow a disciplined investment approach that will hold up in all market conditions. Utilizing a disciplined investment process we strive to capture most of returns available in financial markets during favorable conditions, but effectively mitigate risk during volatile market conditions in order to preserve gains.... See More

Linda Barlow, CFP, MS
Linda A. Barlow, CFP, is an independent, full service, fee only financial advisor registered as an Investment Advisor with the SEC. Fee only means we do not receive commissions or referral fees from the products we recommend to you. We provide financial planning and management or investment portfolios for individuals and small to medium sized pension plans. Our firm has been named one of the top 100 financial planning firms in the country by Mutual Funds magazine and one of the "top dogs" in Bloomberg Magazine.We emphasize an individualized approach to financial planning and asset management, developed for each client's specific needs regarding income, growth, safety and tax benefits. Some clients look for an advisor to help them plan for the future. Others need an advisor simply because they don't have the time nor inclination to manage their own investments. We are your source of advice in these critical areas of your financial well Summary* More than 30 years in the financial services industry* Faculty at California State University, Fullerton and University of California, Irvine* Speaker at Los Angeles Times Investment Conference* One of Bloomberg's Top Wealth Managers from 2002 - 2006* One of "100 Greatest Financial Planners" by Mutual Funds Magazine, 2001* Frequent guest on public television, often quoted in the Orange County Register... See More

Ray Prospero-JD, ChFC® is an award-winning financial advisor in Southern CA. He is a former Senior Vice President at Merrill Lynch where he was awarded the Circle of Excellence, reserved for top advisors nationwide. He is the recipient of Corona, CA's 40 under 40 award, recognized by US Congress, CA Senate and Assembly. Ray has been featured in various media, including Forbes, FOX Business and US News & World Report.

Giving back to the community is important to Ray. He is on the Board of Directors for LifeStream Blood Bank and the Board of Elders for Crossroads Christian Church and School.... See More

We provide advice. Period.

When you hire AdvicePeriod, you hire a knowledgeable fiduciary committed to helping you keep more of what you earn. We've built our firm to achieve three simple objectives, and they define how we work with every client, every day.

1. We want clients to meet their objectives. To help clients meet their financial goals, we focus on planning with frequent plan updates.

2. We want clients to sleep at night. We plan for the unexpected and constantly monitor client portfolios, so they can spend their time doing things they want to do!

3. We want clients to be happy they met us. To help ensure clients are happy we’re part of their life, we keep them “in the know” by striving to provide world-class service, frequent contact, 24/7 technology access, and transparency.... See More

David Barnett, CFP
Barnett Financial Planning provides fee-only financial planning and investment advice on an hourly, as-needed, project, or retainer basis. Our firm has no minimum asset size or income requirements to become a client. In addition, our firm provides ongoing asset management service on a percentage of assets-under-management basis for those clients requesting this service.... See More

Patricia Parker, CDFA, CFP
Patricia Heaton Parker, CFP, CEP, CDFA, has been an active member of the Financial Planning Industry for over 20 years. She founded her firm, Discovery Financial to service the needs of clients going through transition. Whether its retirement, marriage, divorce or being widowed, change is difficult. Finding someone to trust, someone who will help you make smart financial decisions is challenging. Ms. Parker has helped hundreds of clients over the years find peace in these turbulent times. Services include Financial Plans and Investment Management services. The initial consultation, either by phone or in person, is free of charge or obligation. It is a time to see whether or not the client and Advisor are a good fit. Any additional services are available by either an hourly fee or a quoted flat fee.Investment Management services are billed as an annual percentage of Assets Under Management (AUM). Our Fee range for Investment Management starts at 1% of Assets under our Management per year. Discounts for Investment Services start at $600,000 for total household account. Financial Planning Services range from $850 for a single planning issue to between $1500-$5500 for a Comprehensive Financial Plan. We believe in helping the communities we serve, and therefore we do not require a minimum account size to work with us.Ms. Parker strongly believes in giving back to her community and her Industry. Ms. Parker is a active member of the OC Financial Planning Association where she serves on the Board of Directors. She is also an active member of NAWBO-OC (National Association of Women Business Owners) and AiP (Advisors in Philanthropy). Ms. Parker is an Instructor at the University of California Irvine Campus (UCI) where she teaches Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits and Investments for the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER program.... See More

Steven Medland, CFP, MBA
Risk management is at the heart of our approach to financial planning. With our expertise in mathematical analysis and financial planning, we make careful investment choices by methodically monitoring market analytics and influencers to help you grow your financial security and optimize your financial future.
With over 32 years of experience helping clients manage their financial affairs and more than $130 million in assets under our management, TABR Capital Management is a professional partner you can trust. Our team, headed by President/Principal Robert M. Kargenian, CMT, and Steven W. Medland, MBA, CFP®, recommends the same proven investment strategies for our clients-and invests in the same funds-that we use for our personal portfolios. Our distinctive approach ensures that you will have a comprehensive financial strategy to address every element of your financial life, from management of your investments and portfolio to assessment of your financial and insurance risk.... See More

Carl Carpenter, BS, CFA, CFP
BFP is an independent, fee-only, financial advisory firm that provides portfolio management and financial planning to clients that are serious about achieving financial prosperity. BFP is owned and operated by Carl Carpenter, CFA®, CFP®. Carl has over twenty-five years of investment, financial planning, tax, and accounting experience. BFP specializes in retirement planning.
What makes BFP unique?
1) FEE-ONLY - Because we are an independent, fee-only firm, we give objective financial advice. You never have to worry if we are recommending an action that isn't in your best interest simply because we are looking for a fast sales commission.
2) PERSONAL ATTENTION - We give you the individualized personal attention you deserve. With some firms, you may meet the principal for the initial meeting, but after that your accounts are generically outsourced and/or handled by junior staffers. That never happens at BFP!
3) OUR TOTAL SATISFACTION GUARANTEE - We are confident that you will be totally satisfied with our services. If you aren't completely satisfied within the first three months of your asset management start date for any reason, we will gladly refund all fees received.
Call us today to schedule your no-cost, no-obligation initial consultation. Evening and week-end appointments available.... See More