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Looking for help managing your money and investments? It may be time to start working with a financial advisor. SmartAsset put together this list of the top financial advisors in America to help you understand your options. Below, you'll find a description of each of the top 10 financial advisor firms, including information about each firm's services, fees, advisory certifications, office locations, minimum investment amount and more. Alternatively, SmartAsset's financial advisor matching tool can assist you by connecting you with fiduciary financial advisors in your area.

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To put together this list of the top financial advisor firms in America, we began by identifying all firms that are registered with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) and headquartered in the U.S. All SEC-registered firms are legally required to abide by fiduciary duty and must report essential information about their business to the SEC. To further refine our list, we removed any firms that have disclosures on their Form ADV, as well as firms that do not offer financial planning services or do not work primarily with individual clients. The firms that made the cut are listed above in order of the most assets under management (AUM) to the least.

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Finding a Top Financial Advisor Firm

Rank

Financial Advisor

Assets Managed

Minimum Assets

Financial Services

1

CAPTRUST

$389,150,706,027

$50,000

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Pension consulting
  • Selection of other advisors
  • Publication of periodicals
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2

Fisher Investments

$120,948,538,616

Varies based on account type

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Portfolio assessment
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3

Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc

$62,466,368,235

Varies based on account type

  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management
  • Selection of other advisors
  • Sub-advisory
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4

Hall Capital Partners

$41,599,805,285

No set account minimum

  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management
  • Selection of other advisors (including private fund managers
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5

Chevy Chase Trust Company

$33,997,884,407

$3,000,000

  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management
  • Selection of other advisors
  • Publication of periodicals
  • Educational seminars
  • Trustee and investment manager for collective funds
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6

Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc.

$26,693,197,000

Varies based on account type

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Pension consulting
  • Selection of other advisors
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7

Silvercrest Asset Management Group, LLC

$25,070,080,215

No set account minimum

  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management
  • Selection of other advisors
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8

Cerity Partners, LLC

$24,682,540,139

$2,000,000

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Pension consulting
  • Selection of other advisors
  • Tax services
  • Bill pay
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9

Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC

$23,734,428,158

No set account minimum

  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management
  • Pension consulting
  • Selection of other advisors
  • Educational seminars
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10

SCS Capital Management, LLC

$22,229,947,139

$25,000,000

  • Financial planning
  • Portfolio management
  • Selection of other advisors
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