Top RIA Firms to Watch in 2020
Published on May 20, 2020
investor.com Announces the 2020 Firms to Watch List
As the new year kicks off, more than half of Americans surveyed have vowed to improve their finances. But, as they research different financial professionals, how will they know how to choose a financial advisor they can trust?
That's where investor.com comes in.
Our main search bar across the investor.com website enables Americans to quickly pull a Checkup page for over 650,000 individuals and 7,000 RIA firms. Using the same single search bar, Americans can find a Trusted SEC-regulated RIA firm in their city. We’ve made it even easier to find a financial fiduciary with the release of our 2020 Firms to Watch list.
The 94 financial advisory firms listed below were selected using our rigorous Trust algorithm, which sorts through 23 million data points from the SEC, FINRA and manual compilations regularly. In particular, the qualifiers for the 2020 Firms to Watch are as follows:
- The firms hold fiduciary status.
- They have a secure website.
- They have a fee-only model.
- They do not have common conflicts of interest.
- They do not have a 12b1 conflict.
- They wrapped up 2019 with clean disciplinary records.
It is important to note that the list is not based on how many years these advisory firms have been registered or their total assets under management (AUM); it is based on the fact that they are doing business the right way.
We applaud these firms for their commitment to fiduciary advice and putting the interests of their clients first, and we’re excited to see how they grow and shape the industry in 2020.
Congratulations!
| Firm | Year Registered | Headquarters | Advisor / Client Ratio | Minimum |
| Alpha Financial Advisors | 2014 | Charlotte, NC | 1:43 | $750,000 |
| Alpha Investment Consulting Group | 2006 | Milwaukee, WI | 1:2 | $20,000,000 |
| Alpha Investment Management | 2005 | Cincinnati, OH | 1:1015 | $50,000 |
| Altman Investment Management | 2001 | Princeton, NJ | 1:11 | $1,000,000 |
| Andco Consulting | 2001 | Orlando, FL | 1:3 | No data |
| Arbor Wealth Advisors | 2013 | Troy, MI | 1:60 | $500,000 |
| Arcadia Investment Advisors | 1999 | Eagle, ID | 1:131 | $100,000 |
| Aspen Capital Management | 2004 | Boise, ID | 1:57 | $500,000 |
| Asset Advisory Group | 1997 | Cincinnati, OH | 1:76 | $250,000 |
| Aufman Associates | 1983 | Sewickley, PA | 1:70 | $533,333 |
| Avier Wealth Advisors | 2012 | Bellevue, WA | 1:47 | $500,000 |
| BCR Wealth Strategies | 2002 | Vestavia Hills, AL | 1:42 | $250,000 |
| Baxter Capital Management | 1979 | Indianapolis, IN | 1:5 | $2,500,000 |
| BeManaged | 2009 | Grand Rapids, MI | 1:337 | No data |
| Bolton Partners Investment Consulting Group | 1994 | Baltimore, MD | 1:1 | No data |
| Brent Forrest & Associates | 2011 | San Antonio, TX | 1:363 | $500,000 |
| Bull City Advisors | 2012 | Durham, NC | 1:54 | $2,000,000 |
| Callan | 1973 | San Francisco, CA | 1:4 | No data |
| Cape Ann Capital | 2006 | Chester, MA | 1:121 | No data |
| Capital Resource Management | 1991 | Deerfield, IL | 1:50 | $5,000,000 |
| Carswell Investments | 2011 | East Syracuse, NY | 1:71 | Not data |
| Clinton Investment Management | 2008 | Stamford, CT | 1:70 | $1,000,000 |
| Coburn Barrett | 2013 | San Francisco, CA | 1:1 | $2,000,000 |
| Comperio Retirement Consulting | 2006 | Cary, NC | 1:10 | No data |
| Conservest Capital Advisors | 1993 | Wood, PA | 1:46 | $2,000,000 |
| Corrigan Financial | 1997 | Middletown, RI | 1:86 | No data |
| Crosspoint Capital Management | 2019 | San Francisco, CA | 1:142 | No data |
| DE Groote Financial Group | 2013 | Westlake Village, CA | 1:135 | No data |
| DHK Financial Advisors | 1993 | Portsmouth, NH | 1:22 | No data |
| Denali Wealth Management | 2010 | Mequon, WI | 1:52 | No data |
| Dover Partners | 1989 | Dayton, OH | 1:16 | $1,000,000 |
| Empyrion Wealth Management | 1990 | Roseville, CA | 1:83 | $1,000,000 |
| Enright, Mollin, Cascio & Ramusevic | 1990 | Elmhurst, NY | 1:100 | No data |
| Equius Partners | 1984 | Novato, CA | 1:107 | No data |
| ForUsAll | 2013 | San Francisco, CA | 1:4640 | No data |
| Foster Group | 1991 | West Des Moines, IA | 1:53 | $300,000 |
| Frank, Rimerman Advisors | 2003 | Palo Alto, CA | 1:49 | $2,142,857 |
| Frontier Asset Management | 2001 | Sheridan, WY | 1:357 | $100,000 |
| Fund Direct Advisors | 2013 | Greensboro, NC | 1:40 | No data |
| Gibson Capital | 2009 | Wexford, PA | 1:38 | $2,142,857 |
| Grace Capital | 2007 | Quincy, MA | 1:67 | No data |
| Greerwalker Wealth Management | 2002 | Charlotte, NC | 1:85 | $500,000 |
| Gutt Financial Management | 1995 | Atlanta, GA | Unknown | $1,000,000 |
| Hanson & Doremus Investment Management | 1998 | Burlington, VT | 1:67 | $250,000 |
| Harvest Capital Management | 2020 | Concord, NH | 1:33 | $2,000,000 |
| Hodge Financial Services | 2009 | Hinsdale, NH | 1:72 | $50,000 |
| International Research & Asset Management | 2020 | Dallas, TX | 1:36 | $1,000,000 |
| Ironwood Wealth Management | 2004 | Hurricane, WV | 1:124 | $100,000 |
| JE Wilson Advisors | 1997 | Columbia, SC | 1:72 | $600,000 |
| Kuhn Advisors | 1993 | Durham, NC | 1:40 | $1,000,000 |
| LCG Associates | 1982 | Atlanta, GA | 1:3 | No data |
| Lassus Wherley | 1986 | New Providence, NJ | 1:39 | $1,111,111 |
| Lumin Financial | 2011 | Southfield, MI | 1:69 | $250,000 |
| M.Z. Kark & Associates | 1985 | Denver, CO | 1:69 | No data |
| Madden Funds Management | 1995 | Oak Park, IL | 1:90 | $100,000 |
| Marquette Associates | 2010 | Chester, PA | 1:9 | No data |
| Mercer Global Advisors | 2008 | Denver, CO | 1:39 | $500,000 |
| Mill Creek Capital Advisors | 2006 | Conshohocken, PA | 1:15 | $3,000,000 |
| Moler Capital Management | 1995 | 1:44 | No data | |
| Monograph Wealth Advisors | 2015 | El Segundo, CA | 1:43 | $8,500,000 |
| New England Retirement Consultants | 2012 | Boston, MA | 1:2 | $25,000,000 |
| Pacific Asset Management | 2002 | Gig Harbor, WA | 1:81 | $250,000 |
| Paratus Financial | 2005 | Dallas, TX | 1:20 | No data |
| Park Place Capital Corporation | 1988 | Nashville, TN | 1:1 | No data |
| PartnersInWealth | 2000 | Houston, TX | 1:34 | $1,000,000 |
| Personal Capital Advisors Corporation | 2011 | San Francisco, CA | 1:139 | $100,000 |
| Pinney & Scofield | 1985 | Cambridge, MA | 1:95 | $1,000,000 |
| Potomac Fund Management | 1988 | Easton, MD | 1:198 | $50,000 |
| ProNvest | 2002 | Chattanooga, TN | 1:9868 | No data |
| Prudent Management Associates | 1983 | Philadelphia, PA | 1:59 | $1,000,000 |
| Retirement Fund Management | 2008 | Atlanta, GA | 1:22 | $5,000,000 |
| Riverbend Capital Advisors | 2011 | Chicago, IL | 1:94 | $500,000 |
| Robinswood Financial | 2007 | Kirkland, WA | 1:77 | $250,000 |
| Rowling & Associates | 2012 | San Diego, CA | 1:76 | No data |
| Scott Snow (financial Advisors) | 2005 | Westlake, OH | 1:88 | $2,000,000 |
| Servus Capital Management | 2016 | Lynchburg, VA | 1:156 | No data |
| Siena Wealth Management | 2020 | San Jose, CA | 1:49 | $500,000 |
| Smart Portfolios | 2007 | Lake Forest Park, WA | 1:29 | $100,000 |
| Spectrum Financial Management | 2003 | San Rafael, CA | 1:126 | $500,000 |
| Steele Capital Management | 1995 | Dubuque, IA | 1:166 | No data |
| Stolper & Co. | 1976 | San Diego, CA | 1:48 | $3,000,000 |
| Summit Portfolio Management | 1994 | Las Vegas, NV | 1:111 | $250,000 |
| Symmetry Partners | 2002 | Glastonbury, CT | 1:513 | No data |
| TFC Financial Management | 1982 | Boston, MA | 1:35 | $2,000,000 |
| Thalassa Capital | 2018 | Santa Monica, CA | 1:33 | $250,000 |
| The Nestegg Group | 2006 | Lincolnwood, IL | 1:65 | $200,000 |
| The Wealth Collaborative | 2007 | Westlake Village, CA | 1:71 | $500,000 |
| Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors | 1984 | Miami Beach, FL | 1:78 | $500,000 |
| Tobias Financial Advisors | 1989 | Plantation, FL | 1:46 | $1,000,000 |
| Ward & Associates | 1998 | Encinitas, CA | 1:17 | $1,000,000 |
| WebsterRogers Financial Advisors | 2002 | Florence, SC | 1:42 | $250,000 |
| Whelan Financial | 1991 | Fresno, CA | 1:68 | $500,000 |
| Willow Creek Wealth Management | 1999 | Sebastopol, CA | 1:89 | $1,000,000 |
| Wingate Wealth Advisors | 1987 | Lexington, MA | 1:50 | No data |
