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Robert Seidel

17 Years of Experience
Santa Barbara, CA
1 Disclosure

Robert Seidel is a registered investment advisor at World Investment Advisors, LLC, based in Santa Barbara, CA, with 17 years of industry experience. Robert 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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Criminal
February 2000
Final Disposition
Other Business Activities

Robert works for Sequoia Consulting Group (DBA for Pensionmark) providing investment advisory services. This takes nearly full-time hours.

Employment History
Current Registrations
World Investment Advisors, LLC
July 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos
Previous Registrations
Empower Advisory Group, LLC
February 2016 - June 2023 · 7 yrs 4 mos
Empower Financial Services, INC.Broker
August 2015 - June 2023 · 7 yrs 10 mos
First Southeast 401(k) Fiduciaries, INC.
May 2010 - July 2015 · 5 yrs 2 mos
Securian Financial Services, INC.
November 2007 - March 2009 · 1 yr 4 mos
Securian Financial Services, INC.Broker
September 2007 - March 2009 · 1 yr 6 mos
T. Rowe Price Investment Services, INC.Broker
July 2007 - September 2007 · 2 mos
State Registrations1 state
SC
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