Advisor at Willow Creek Financial
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Firm
Willow Creek Financial
Location
San Diego, CA 92131
Credentials
CFA®
Industry experience
< 1 year
Francisco Lopez is a CFA® charterholder with over 15 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Willow Creek Financial since 2025 and previously held roles at System 2 Advisors and Quotient Investors. Lopez is based in San Diego, CA. Willow Creek Financial provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management primarily through its sponsored wrap fee programs, alongside financial planning and retirement plan consulting, and incorporates active strategies including derivatives and margin within separately managed accounts when suitable.
Based on Willow Creek Financial
Up to $100,000 per year for Financial Planning and Consulting; Retirement Plan Consulting flat fees range from $750 to $10,000 per year.
Up to $250 per hour for Retirement Plan Consulting services.
9820 Willow Creek Road, Suite 210
San Diego, CA 92131
California
Willow Creek Financial
2025 - Present (1 year)
System 2 Advisors
2018 - 2025 (7 years)
Self-Employed
2017 - 2018 (1 year)
Quotient Investors
2008 - 2017 (9 years)
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Series 7, Series 66
La Mesa, CA
OSAIC
Grant Knox has been a Financial Advisor since 1994 and holds the following registrations and licenses: General Securities, California Life and Health Insurance, and California Real Estate and Mortgage Lending. A Southern California native, Grant excels at strategies for financial health and wealth that are attainable and effective. He is passionate about helping others achieve financial success and exceed their goals. He is a certified Kingdom Advisor, able to offer counsel on the integration of a Biblical worldview into financial practices. He holds the Certified Plan Fiduciary Designation (CPFA), designating expertise in company retirement plans. He holds a Bachelors degree from Evangel University and a D.Min. from Summit Bible College. Grant lives in La Mesa with his wife, Nicole and their son Noah. He loves to travel, active in his church, is a voracious reader and an avid soccer fan, having played on and managed recreational soccer teams for over 30 years.
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