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Cairn Financial Group

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Client assets under management

$72,288,237

Clients

189

11% high-net worth

Advisors

3

of 4 employees

Firm type

Supported

1-3 advisors or $200M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

63

Typical

Average account size

$382,477

About

Cairn Financial Group works with individual and high-net-worth clients as well as retirement plans and a private investment fund, providing comprehensive financial planning and both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. Services include ongoing financial planning, investment management guided by an Investment Policy Statement, selection and oversight of third‑party advisers, and project-based planning engagements.

The firm’s investment process is asset-allocation driven and employs optimization, quantitative and technical analysis, and tactical allocation in constructing diversified portfolios of mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income and equities. Adviser discretion is used for many managed accounts, and the firm also offers operational support for retirement plan participants, including assistance implementing 401(k) allocation changes and an annual planning touchpoint for plan clients.

What is distinctive about Cairn is that it acts as manager of a private real estate pooled vehicle and provides portfolio management services to that fund, which exposes certain investors to performance‑based compensation and related conflicts of interest that the firm discloses and addresses. The firm also operates an educational arm that delivers post‑secondary financial planning courses to healthcare students and offers facilitative estate‑planning services through a third‑party online provider, features that are less common among similar-sized supported advisers.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Business exit / sale strategy Real estate investing Active portfolio management

Fee options

Fixed

Project-based financial planning flat fees (amount varies by scope and complexity).

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1.25% annually $1,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.95% annually >$5,000,000+: 0.75% annually

Project-based

Financial planning hourly fee of $400.

Performance-based

Performance fee of 20% on Fund profits after a threshold multiple of invested capital is achieved for investors in the Fund.

Other

Fee-only: Financial planning fixed fees ranging from $1,800 to $6,800 annually; project-based flat fees or $400 hourly rate; additional administrative fees of $100 to $250 for estate planning support.

Main office location

Cairn Financial Group

Nashville TN, United States

Number of offices

1

Most active in

Alabama · Colorado · Louisiana · Mississippi · New Jersey · North Carolina · Tennessee · Texas

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Sirkka W

Series 65

Nashville, TN

Cairn Financial Group

Sirkka Wood is a financial advisor with Cairn Financial Group in Nashville, TN, holding a Series 65 designation. She joined Cairn Financial Group in 2024 and has prior experience at H&R Block. Outside of her financial advisory role, she has been a Pilates instructor and trainer at Marathon Pilates since 2015. Cairn Financial Group provides financial planning and investment management services to individuals, businesses, and organizations, including high-net-worth clients and pension plans. The firm offers customized asset allocation, discretionary account management, 401(k) advisory services, and manages a private real estate pooled vehicle.

Business exit / sale strategy Real estate investing Active portfolio management
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William G

CFP®, Series 66

Nashville, TN

Cairn Financial Group

William Greene is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cairn Financial Group since 2018. Prior to that, he worked at Shoemaker Financial, Minnesota Life Insurance Company, and Securian Financial Services. He is also an adjunct professor, teaching personal financial planning courses to undergraduate and graduate healthcare students. Cairn Financial Group provides financial planning and investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm uses individualized asset allocation documented in an Investment Policy Statement and manages accounts on a discretionary basis, employing ETFs, mutual funds, equities, proprietary models, and third-party sub-advisers where appropriate.

Business exit / sale strategy Real estate investing Active portfolio management
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Taylor W

CFP®, Series 66

Nashville, TN

Cairn Financial Group

Taylor Whitt is a CFP® with 10 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Cairn Financial Group, where he has worked since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial, Truxton Trust, and MassMutual-affiliated firms. Cairn Financial Group provides financial planning and investment management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers customized asset allocation, discretionary account management, 401(k) advisory services, and manages a private real estate pooled fund.

Business exit / sale strategy Real estate investing Active portfolio management
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