# Financial advisors in Santa Maria, CA

> AdvisorCensus lists 77 investment advisory firms with a principal office in the Santa Maria metro area, drawn from Form ADV filings as of October 2026. Firms are listed alphabetically; sort by years registered or assets band using the controls below. Firms may request removal from the directory, so this count can differ from the number of firms that file Form ADV.

Source: Form ADV filings as of October 2026. Rebuilt monthly. HTML page: https://advisorcensus.com/advisors/ca/santa-maria/page/2

## At a glance

- Investment advisory firms: 77
- Registration: SEC-registered investment adviser: 33, State-registered investment adviser: 30, Exempt reporting adviser: 14
- How firms are compensated (Form ADV Item 5.E; shares of the firms that file it): Fee-only (AdvisorCensus test) 29 (46%); Percentage of assets 58 (92%); Hourly charges 31 (49%); Subscription fees (newsletter or periodical) 1 (2%); Fixed fees 35 (56%); Commissions 1 (2%); Performance-based fees 7 (11%); Other 4 (6%); No compensation arrangements reported 14
- Regulatory assets under management (Item 5.F): Under $25 million 11 (14%); $25 million to $100 million 15 (19%); $100 million to $500 million 21 (27%); $500 million to $1 billion 8 (10%); $1 billion to $5 billion 1 (1%); Over $5 billion 2 (3%); Not reported 19 (25%)
- Years registered: Under 5 years 29 (38%); 5 to 9 years 20 (26%); 10 to 19 years 19 (25%); 20 years or more 9 (12%)

## Firms (page 2 of 2, 51 to 77 of 77, sorted by name)

| Firm | CRD | City | Registration | Assets band | Years registered | Compensation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Nexxus Holdings Advisors LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/nexxus-holdings-advisors-llc-santa-barbara-ca-166884) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/nexxus-holdings-advisors-llc-santa-barbara-ca-166884.md)) | 166884 | Santa Barbara, CA | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 12 | % of assets, Fixed fee, Performance fee |
| [Omega Financial Group, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/omega-financial-group-llc-santa-barbara-ca-164147) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/omega-financial-group-llc-santa-barbara-ca-164147.md)) | 164147 | Santa Barbara, CA | SEC-registered investment adviser | $500 million to $1 billion | 13 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Open Path Financial](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/open-path-financial-goleta-ca-329943) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/open-path-financial-goleta-ca-329943.md)) | 329943 | Goleta, CA | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 2 | Hourly |
| [Pacific Wealth Strategies Group, Inc.](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pacific-wealth-strategies-group-inc-santa-barbara-ca-144789) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pacific-wealth-strategies-group-inc-santa-barbara-ca-144789.md)) | 144789 | Santa Barbara, CA | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 19 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Painted Porch Advisors LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/painted-porch-advisors-llc-santa-barbara-ca-304375) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/painted-porch-advisors-llc-santa-barbara-ca-304375.md)) | 304375 | Santa Barbara, CA | SEC-registered investment adviser | $500 million to $1 billion | 4 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [Planmember Asset Management Corporation](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/planmember-asset-management-corporation-carpinteria-ca-289591) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/planmember-asset-management-corporation-carpinteria-ca-289591.md)) | 289591 | Carpinteria, CA | SEC-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 9 | % of assets |
| [Planmember Securities Corporation](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/planmember-securities-corporation-carpinteria-ca-11869) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/planmember-securities-corporation-carpinteria-ca-11869.md)) | 11869 | Carpinteria, CA | SEC-registered investment adviser | Over $5 billion | 35 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee, Commissions |
| [Presidio Financial Advisors LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/presidio-financial-advisors-llc-santa-barbara-ca-313150) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/presidio-financial-advisors-llc-santa-barbara-ca-313150.md)) | 313150 | Santa Barbara, CA | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 5 | % of assets, Hourly |
| [Santa Barbara Venture Partners GP II LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/santa-barbara-venture-partners-gp-ii-llc-santa-barbara-ca-322615) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/santa-barbara-venture-partners-gp-ii-llc-santa-barbara-ca-322615.md)) | 322615 | Santa Barbara, CA | Exempt reporting adviser | Not reported | 0 | Not reported |
| [Santafino Wealth Management LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/santafino-wealth-management-llc-santa-barbara-ca-333407) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/santafino-wealth-management-llc-santa-barbara-ca-333407.md)) | 333407 | Santa Barbara, CA | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 1 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Scop Ventures, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/scop-ventures-llc-santa-barbara-ca-331287) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/scop-ventures-llc-santa-barbara-ca-331287.md)) | 331287 | Santa Barbara, CA | Exempt reporting adviser | Not reported | 2 | Not reported |
| [Select Investment Services](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/select-investment-services-santa-barbara-ca-331739) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/select-investment-services-santa-barbara-ca-331739.md)) | 331739 | Santa Barbara, CA | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 2 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Soho Financial Services LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/soho-financial-services-llc-montecito-ca-142510) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/soho-financial-services-llc-montecito-ca-142510.md)) | 142510 | Montecito, CA | State-registered investment adviser | Under $25 million | 7 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [Summa Capital Management LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/summa-capital-management-llc-santa-barbara-ca-139984) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/summa-capital-management-llc-santa-barbara-ca-139984.md)) | 139984 | Santa Barbara, CA | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 20 | % of assets |
| [Synchronous Wealth Advisors LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/synchronous-wealth-advisors-llc-solvang-ca-317161) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/synchronous-wealth-advisors-llc-solvang-ca-317161.md)) | 317161 | Solvang, CA | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 0 | Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [The J R Baker Group](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/the-j-r-baker-group-buellton-ca-132931) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/the-j-r-baker-group-buellton-ca-132931.md)) | 132931 | Buellton, CA | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 9 | % of assets, Fixed fee |
| [Thryve Wealth Management](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/thryve-wealth-management-santa-barbara-ca-335920) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/thryve-wealth-management-santa-barbara-ca-335920.md)) | 335920 | Santa Barbara, CA | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 1 | % of assets |
| [Trinity Capital Management, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/trinity-capital-management-llc-santa-barbara-ca-143097) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/trinity-capital-management-llc-santa-barbara-ca-143097.md)) | 143097 | Santa Barbara, CA | SEC-registered investment adviser | $500 million to $1 billion | 19 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Trivest Capital Management Inc](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/trivest-capital-management-inc-santa-barbara-ca-107586) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/trivest-capital-management-inc-santa-barbara-ca-107586.md)) | 107586 | Santa Barbara, CA | State-registered investment adviser | Not reported | 23 | Other |
| [Vantagepoint Capital Partners](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/vantagepoint-capital-partners-carpenteria-ca-161447) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/vantagepoint-capital-partners-carpenteria-ca-161447.md)) | 161447 | Carpenteria, CA | Exempt reporting adviser | Not reported | 14 | Not reported |
| [Vida Wealth Partners, Inc.](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/vida-wealth-partners-inc-santa-barbara-ca-140824) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/vida-wealth-partners-inc-santa-barbara-ca-140824.md)) | 140824 | Santa Barbara, CA | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 1 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee |
| [Walkabout Ventures LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/walkabout-ventures-llc-santa-barbara-ca-304706) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/walkabout-ventures-llc-santa-barbara-ca-304706.md)) | 304706 | Santa Barbara, CA | Exempt reporting adviser | Not reported | 2 | Not reported |
| [Walstad Investment Counsel, Inc.](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/walstad-investment-counsel-inc-santa-barbara-ca-107112) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/walstad-investment-counsel-inc-santa-barbara-ca-107112.md)) | 107112 | Santa Barbara, CA | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 14 | % of assets |
| [Wang Financial, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wang-financial-llc-santa-barbara-ca-167570) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wang-financial-llc-santa-barbara-ca-167570.md)) | 167570 | Santa Barbara, CA | State-registered investment adviser | $25 million to $100 million | 5 | % of assets, Hourly, Fixed fee, Other |
| [Watchfire Ventures, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/watchfire-ventures-llc-montecito-ca-309929) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/watchfire-ventures-llc-montecito-ca-309929.md)) | 309929 | Montecito, CA | Exempt reporting adviser | Not reported | 3 | Not reported |
| [Waybury Capital Management, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/waybury-capital-management-llc-carpinteria-ca-335114) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/waybury-capital-management-llc-carpinteria-ca-335114.md)) | 335114 | Carpinteria, CA | Exempt reporting adviser | Not reported | 0 | Not reported |
| [X Advisors, LLC](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/x-advisors-llc-santa-maria-ca-315838) ([md](https://advisorcensus.com/firm/x-advisors-llc-santa-maria-ca-315838.md)) | 315838 | Santa Maria, CA | SEC-registered investment adviser | $100 million to $500 million | 2 | % of assets |

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## Questions people ask

**How many financial advisory firms are there in Santa Maria, CA?**
AdvisorCensus lists 77 investment advisory firms with a principal office in the Santa Maria metro area, from Form ADV filings as of October 2026: 33 SEC-registered, 30 state-registered, and 14 exempt reporting advisers. Firms may request removal, so the count can differ slightly from the number of firms that file Form ADV.

**How many fee-only financial advisors are in Santa Maria, CA?**
29 of the 77 firms meet AdvisorCensus's fee-only test: paid only by a percentage of assets, hourly charges, fixed fees, or subscription fees on Form ADV Item 5.E (no commissions, performance-based fees, or other compensation), with no sales-related compensation ties in the same filing: no employee registered with a broker-dealer or licensed as an insurance agent (Item 5.B), no brokerage, insurance, real estate, or other product sales business (Item 6.A), no related broker-dealer, insurance company, real estate broker, or futures commission merchant (Item 7.A), and no referral fees from others or other sales interest (Item 8). Form ADV has no fee-only box, so this is derived from the filing; it is not a fee-only certification, and a firm's own page lists its compensation arrangements as filed.

**How many financial advisors in Santa Maria, CA offer financial planning?**
41 of the 63 firms in Santa Maria, CA that answer Form ADV Item 5.G, which asks what advisory services a firm provides, report financial planning services, as of October 2026. Exempt reporting advisers do not answer Item 5.G. Each firm page lists every advisory service the firm reports.

**Are the financial advisors in Santa Maria, CA fiduciaries?**
Every firm on this page is an investment adviser that files Form ADV, and an investment adviser owes its clients a fiduciary duty under federal law, made up of a duty of care and a duty of loyalty: it must act in the client's best interest and not put its own interests ahead of the client's, and must eliminate its conflicts of interest or disclose them fully and fairly. Form ADV has no fiduciary box because the duty comes with being an investment adviser. The duty covers the firm's advice; a firm or its people may also sell securities through a broker-dealer or insurance as licensed agents, roles held to other standards. The 29 firms that meet AdvisorCensus's fee-only test report none of those sales ties.

**How do I check whether a financial advisor has disciplinary disclosures?**
Each firm page shows how many Form ADV Item 11 disciplinary questions the firm answered yes and links to the firm's record on the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure site (adviserinfo.sec.gov), where the detail of each disclosure is public. Individual advisers' records are on the same site and on FINRA BrokerCheck.

**Does AdvisorCensus rate, verify, or recommend these firms?**
No. The directory shows what each firm filed, in alphabetical order unless you choose another sort, and no firm's position depends on payment. Firms that claim their page can add a description and links, marked as provided by the firm; the filed facts are never changed by that content.

**What does regulatory assets under management mean?**
Regulatory assets under management (RAUM) is the figure a firm reports on Form ADV Item 5.F: the securities portfolios it provides continuous and regular supervisory or management services for, at market value, including assets managed without discretion. It measures scale, not performance or quality.

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