Financial Horizons Wealth Building Strategies LLC (San Ramon)


Financial Horizons Wealth Building Strategies LLC is a large advisory firm based in San Ramon. It manages $207.7 million of regulatory assets for 203 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2003 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Texas, Utah, and Washington.




Financial Horizons Wealth Building Strategies provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and family office. It prepares financial plans for more than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Financial Horizons Wealth Building Strategies: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Financial Horizons Wealth Building Strategies LLC is $207.7 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 267% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $194.79 million in discretionary accounts and $12.91 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $973.93 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $4.3 million.
Financial Horizons Wealth Building Strategies has custody of $15 thousand in cash and securities for 2 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Financial Horizons Wealth Building Strategies LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Financial Horizons Wealth Building Strategies LLC

David Shiell has been acting as President since 1 Jun 1998. Theresa Brown joined the executive team most recently as the Partner.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Armanino Mckenna Llp Owner, member 1 Sep 1997 50% - 75% 94-6214841
Joseph Francis Moore Managing partner of amllp 1 Sep 1997 Other 4584186
Armanino Llp Owner, member 1 Sep 1997 50% - 75% 94-6214841
David Shiell President 1 Jun 1998 25% - 50% 3084744
David William Shiell President/chief compliance officer 1 Jun 1998 25% - 50% 3084744

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 39 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Mark Wagner Partner 1 Jan 1987 Other 6398365
Brad Cless Partner 1 Jan 1995 Other 6398288
Thomas Gard Partner 1 Jan 2000 Other 6398314
Paul Peterson Partner 1 Jan 2001 Other 6398352
Herman Brause Partner 1 Jan 2002 Other 6398282
Daniel Jones Partner 1 Jan 2003 Other 6398325
Jeffrey Stegner Partner 1 Jan 2003 Other 6398355
Andrew J. Armanino Managing partner 1 Jan 2005 Other 4932364
Paul O'grady Partner 1 Jan 2005 Other 6398346
Dan Bowen Partner 1 Jan 2006 Other 6398279
Scott Copeland Partner 1 Jan 2006 Other 6398297
Jon Davies Partner 1 Jan 2006 Other 6398302
Thomas Mescall Partner 1 Jan 2006 Other 6398333
Matthew Alexis Perreault Partner 1 Jan 2006 Other 1961823
David Sordello Partner 1 Jan 2006 Other 6398354
David Davis Partner 1 Jan 2007 Other 6398305
Ellerbe Malcolm Partner 1 Jan 2007 Other 6398308
Joshua Nevarez Partner 1 Jan 2007 Other 6398344
Jeffrey Foster Partner 1 Sep 2007 Other 6398310
Lori Colvin Partner 1 Jan 2008 Other 6398292
Kevin Wise Partner 1 Apr 2008 Other 6398367
Matthew Chavez Partner 1 Jan 2009 Other 6398287
Scott Borgia Partner 1 Jan 2009 Other 6398276
John Brychel Partner 1 Jan 2009 Other 6398285
Timothy Hourigan Partner 1 Jan 2009 Other 6398322
Robert Tuvell Partner 1 Jan 2009 Other 6398363
Matthew Armanino Partner 1 Jan 2010 Other 6398260
Takashi Midorikawa Partner 1 Jan 2010 Other 6398337
Bruce Kirschenbaum Partner 1 Aug 2010 Other 6398327
Christopher Moore Partner 1 Aug 2010 Other 6398343
David Lee Partner 1 Jan 2011 Other 6398330
Monika Pelz Partner 1 Jan 2011 Other 6398349
Jeremy Sucharski Partner 1 Jan 2011 Other 6398358
Lynn Henley Partner 1 Dec 2011 Other 6398315
Lindy Antonelli Partner 1 Sep 2012 Other 6398259
John Dunican Partner 1 Jan 2013 Other 6398306
John Horner Partner 1 Jan 2013 Other 6398319
Theresa Brown Partner 1 Jan 2014 Other 6398283
Ricardo Martinez Partner 1 Jan 2014 Other 6398331

Based in San Ramon

The principal office where Financial Horizons Wealth Building Strategies LLC performs its advisory services is located at 12657 Alcosta Boulevard, San Ramon, CA 94583, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 925-790-2892 or by fax 925-790-2893. The normal business hours are 8:30am to 5:00pm on Monday - Friday.