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Independent RIAs in Berkeley, California

As of October 2, 2026, 14 independent wealth management RIAs with their main office in Berkeley, California reported $4.5 billion in regulatory assets under management; the largest by assets was Blume Capital Management, Inc., with $856.6 million.

Include wirehouses and broker-dealer firms

Independent wealth management RIAs
14
Regulatory assets under management
$4.5 billion
Average per firm
$320.0 million
SEC-registered, of those listed
9 of 14 (64.3%)

Firms by assets

Independent RIAs in Berkeley, California, largest first
#FirmRegistrationRAUMAccounts
1 Blume Capital Management, Inc. SEC $856.6 million 903
2 Affinity Capital Advisors LLC SEC $851.3 million 1,766
3 North Berkeley Wealth Management, LLC SEC $829.8 million 1,502
4 Elmwood Wealth Management SEC $477.9 million 676
5 Nia Impact Capital SEC $459.0 million 313
6 Willow Grove Advisors, LLC SEC $369.8 million 782
7 Topel & Distasi Wealth Management, LLC SEC $312.1 million 638
8 Clayton Partners LLC SEC $172.0 million 80
9 Sasser Investment Management, Inc. SEC $120.1 million 119
10 Northern California Fiduciary Advisors, LLC State $16.0 million 46
11 Tilden Path Capital LLC State $12.8 million 25
12 RO2 Wealth State $2.1 million 1
13 Effective Finance LLC State $0 0
14 Fruition Advisors LLC State $0 0

Independent RIAs in California, including every city.

Data as of October 2, 2026, from Form ADV. Sources: SEC registered adviser data (ia100226.zip) and IAPD compilation reports. How the directory is built.