Lifesteps Financial
Firm details
- Headquarters
- Claremont, California
- CRD number
- 153852
- Registered since
- June 22, 2010
- Website
- www.lifestepsfinancial.com
- Custodians
- CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
- Fee structure
- Percentage of AUM, Fixed Fees
- Client types
- HNWI61.66%
- Individuals34.83%
- Corporations / Businesses3.51%
- Services
- Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Institutional ClientsSelection of Other Advisers
Firm profile
FINTRXOverview
Lifesteps Financial is an independent registered investment adviser established in 2010 and organized as a corporation under individual ownership. The firm serves both individual and family clients as well as institutional clients, offering financial planning and discretionary portfolio management for individuals, small businesses, and institutions. It also provides manager selection services, which supports a capital allocator role when placing client assets with third‑party managers. Fees are charged as a percentage of assets under management and via fixed‑fee arrangements. The firm does not identify itself as an active ESG investor. Its regulatory filings indicate it is not a newly formed adviser and does not position itself as a pension consultant or related adviser.
Assets & Accounts
Public Holdings
Investments & Alternatives
Location & Offices
Investment profile
FINTRXTraditional investments used
Alternative investments used
Active ESG investor
Technology & operations
FINTRXCRM & tech providers
TAMPs used
Clients
FINTRXClient base
Client personas
Asset composition
- Public Funds/Mutual Funds41%
- Exchange Traded Equities23%
- State & Local Bonds18%
- Cash & Cash Equivalents17%
- Other1%
Owners & executives
1 of 1
Henry Ford
Founder, Chief Executive OfficerCRD 2697895
Contacts
3 of 6
M'lissa Swift
Financial PlannerCRD 7220761
Marylynn Ford
AnalystCRD 6027933

Jorden Bastien
Senior AdvisorCRD 6064289
Wealth teams
FINTRXNewly hired reps
FINTRXRecent M&A activity
FINTRXRecent filings
FINTRXAwards
FINTRXETF holdings
1 of 319Active vs passive
$151M in ETFs
90%
$135M
7%
$15.5M
| ETF | Provider | Style | Category | Value | Shares | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INVESCO QQQ TRUST SERIES 1 (QQQ) | Invesco | Passive | Large Growth | $32.7M | 44,460 | 21.74% |
Location
Claremont, CA
Los Angeles
Location
Claremont, CA
Headquartered in Claremont, CA, anchoring the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA metro in the West.
- Metro area
- Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
- Region
- West
- County
- Los Angeles
- Address
- 250 W 1st St
- Time zone
- PT (UTC-8)
- Office locations
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