FINANCIAL ZEN

RIASEC Registered
Total AUM
$149M
Discretionary
$149M
100% of AUM
Avg account
$279K
Accounts
536
Employees
4
Advisory reps
2

Firm details

Headquarters
SAN FRANCISCO, California
CRD number
282230
Custodians
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI76.79%
  • Individuals23.21%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPublication of PeriodicalsEducational Seminars / Workshops

Firm profile

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Overview

Financial Zen is an independent registered investment adviser that serves individual and family clients with a mix of financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, periodic publications and educational seminars. The firm operates on a fee model that combines percentage-of-assets and fixed fees and runs client relationships on a discretionary basis, indicating advisers make portfolio decisions without seeking trade-by-trade client approval. Investment activity is driven around public mutual funds as the core building block of portfolios, supplemented by allocations to third‑party alternative investment managers. The firm does not identify as an ESG-focused investor and is not positioned as a multi-state or pension consultant adviser. Service delivery appears oriented toward comprehensive wealth-management for high-net-worth households rather than institutional or retirement-plan sponsorship.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

Location & Offices

Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

TAMPs used

Clients

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Client base

Client personas

Asset composition

Asset composition: Public Funds/Mutual Funds 75%, Exchange Traded Equities 12%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 8%, US Government Bonds 3%, State & Local Bonds 2%, Investment Grade Corp Bonds 1%75%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds75%
  • Exchange Traded Equities12%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents8%
  • US Government Bonds3%
  • State & Local Bonds2%

Contacts

2 of 2
  • Amanda Bearden

    Lead AdvisorCRD 7708372

  • RICHARD VALENZI

    OwnerCRD 3081032

Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Recent filings

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Awards

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Location

Primary office

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

SAN FRANCISCO

Location

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Headquartered in SAN FRANCISCO, CA, anchoring the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA metro in the West.

Metro area
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
Region
West
County
SAN FRANCISCO
Address
600 California St
Time zone
PT (UTC-8)
Office locations

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