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Sean Oflaherty

24 Years of Experience
Santa Barbara, CA
1 DisclosureSells Insurance

Sean Oflaherty is a registered investment advisor at World Investment Advisors, LLC, based in Santa Barbara, CA, with 24 years of industry experience. Sean operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Estate Planning, Financial Planning & Coaching, Investment Management, Retirement Planning, and 1 more. Their firm serves 17,488 clients with $56B in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
362 advisors
Number of Clients
17,488 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$3.2M average
Assets Under Management
$56.3B

Fee Structure

WIA Wealth charges a percentage of your portfolio each year. The exact percentage will be outlined in your agreement and will never exceed 3.00%. Fees may be negotiable. WIA IARs may also use a custodian other than Schwab or Fidelity, which will be made clear to the client prior to any accounts being opened.

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Location

24 E. Cota Street, Suite 200, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101

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History

Regulatory History (1)
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Customer Dispute
June 2001
Closed-No Action
Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

Sean is the Managing Director of the Western Region for BCG Pension Risk Consultants since 2001, focusing on fixed annuity sales for terminating DB plans. This takes about 10-20% of his time.

Employment History
Current Registrations
World Investment Advisors, LLC
June 2015 - Present · 10 yrs 11 mos
Previous Registrations
Independent Financial Partners
January 2011 - July 2015 · 4 yrs 6 mos
LPL Financial LLC
August 2010 - May 2011 · 9 mos
Royal Alliance Associates, INC.
October 2007 - June 2010 · 2 yrs 8 mos
Partnervest Advisory Services LLC
October 2006 - September 2007 · 11 mos
Financial West Group
November 2003 - October 2006 · 2 yrs 11 mos
Commonwealth Financial Network
April 2001 - November 2003 · 2 yrs 7 mos
State Registrations1 state
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