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Channel Wealth, LLC

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Client assets under management

$807,433,877

Clients

1,974

43% high-net worth

Advisors

8

of 17 employees

Firm type

Team

4-10 advisors or $500M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

247

Very High

Average account size

$409,034

About

Channel Wealth provides discretionary and non‑discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting to a mix of individuals (including high‑net‑worth clients), trusts, estates, retirement plans, institutions, and brokerage customers. The firm also recommends and monitors independent managers and sub‑advisors as part of its client service model.

Its investment process draws on multiple methods of analysis — including fundamental, technical, charting, relative‑strength and trend‑following techniques — and employs both active and passive strategies across asset classes, with tools such as tactical asset allocation, options, alternative investments, and cash or margin strategies used as appropriate. Portfolios are constructed around individualized client profiles and monitored on an ongoing basis, while third‑party managers are reviewed regularly (no less than semi‑annually).

Noteworthy aspects disclosed in the firm’s ADV include that certain supervised persons are licensed insurance agents who may offer commissionable insurance products, a practice that is uncommon among peer team firms. Channel Wealth also discloses use of generative artificial intelligence in certain administrative processes, provides advisory services to brokerage customers where the broker‑dealer pays the advisory fee, and reports managing roughly $840.9 million in discretionary AUM plus about $195.5 million in assets under advisement — just over $1.03 billion in total across approximately 1,900 accounts.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Non-profits

Expertise

Active portfolio management Passive / index investing Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)

Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees offered for financial planning and consulting, specific amounts not stated

Percentage

Up to 2.0% annually (single flat percentage or tiered or linear fee schedules possible)

Project-based

Hourly fees offered for financial planning and consulting, specific rates not stated

Other

Minimum fee: May include a minimum quarterly fee, specific amount not stated Fee-only: Fixed fees and hourly fees offered for financial planning and consulting

Main office location

Channel Wealth, LLC

3760 State Street, Suite 201

Santa Barbara CA 93105, United States

Number of offices

2

Most active in

Arizona · California · Massachusetts · Nevada · North Carolina · Oregon · Texas · Virginia · Washington

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Ross A

CFP®, Series 66

Santa Barbara, CA

Channel Wealth, LLC

Ross Anderson is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with Channel Wealth, LLC, where he has worked since 2022, and previously held roles at Ameriflex Financial Services and SagePoint Financial from 2013 to 2022. Anderson serves on the board of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Foundation, which manages the allocation of the foundation’s funds. Channel Wealth provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, institutions, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a blend of active and passive investment strategies, incorporating various analytical techniques and portfolio construction principles to tailor solutions to client objectives.

Active portfolio management Passive / index investing Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Brett W

Series 63, Series 65

Santa Barbara, CA

Channel Wealth, LLC

Brett Weichbrod is a financial advisor at Channel Wealth, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at SagePoint Financial and Stride Investment Management, LLC. He serves on the boards of Domestic Violence Solutions and the Santa Barbara Executive Roundtable. Channel Wealth provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, institutional investors, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a blend of active and passive strategies, incorporating fundamental and technical analysis, tactical asset allocation, and alternative investments to build customized portfolios monitored regularly.

Active portfolio management Passive / index investing Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Maxwell P

Series 63, Series 66

Santa Barbara, CA

Channel Wealth, LLC

Maxwell Phillips is a financial advisor at Channel Wealth, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at SagePoint Financial for 10 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is a trustee involved in correspondence with a property manager and partner, and he operates as a sole proprietor insurance agent. Channel Wealth provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, institutional investors, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a blend of active and passive strategies, incorporating various analytical techniques and portfolio construction methods to align with client objectives.

Active portfolio management Passive / index investing Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Justin A

CFP®, Series 63

Santa Barbara, CA

Channel Wealth, LLC

Justin Anderson is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at Channel Wealth, LLC since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at The Ameriflex Group, Inc., SagePoint Financial, and Ameriflex Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Finance Chair and Treasurer for the MOXI Museum, a non-profit children's museum in Santa Barbara. Channel Wealth provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, institutions, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a blend of active and passive strategies with portfolio construction guided by Modern Portfolio Theory, customizing portfolios to client objectives and monitoring them regularly.

Active portfolio management Passive / index investing Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Maria V

Series 63, Series 66

Santa Barbara, CA

Channel Wealth, LLC

Maria Vallejo Meza is a financial advisor at Channel Wealth, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at SagePoint Financial for seven years. Outside of advisory work, she is a California Notary Public. Channel Wealth, LLC provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, institutional investors, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a blend of active and passive strategies customized to client objectives, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with consulting and oversight of independent managers.

Active portfolio management Passive / index investing Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Christian S

Series 66

Santa Barbara, CA

Channel Wealth, LLC

Christian Snowden is a financial advisor at Channel Wealth, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at SagePoint Financial for eight years before joining Channel Wealth in 2022. Snowden also serves on the board of directors for The Friendship Paddle, a nonprofit that organizes fundraising events, and operates a sole proprietorship as an insurance agent. Channel Wealth is a 10-advisor team providing investment management and financial planning to individuals, institutional investors, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a blend of active and passive strategies, incorporating various analytical techniques and portfolio construction methods tailored to client objectives.

Active portfolio management Passive / index investing Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Joseph O

Series 65

Santa Barbara, CA

Channel Wealth, LLC

Joseph O'Flaherty is a financial advisor with Channel Wealth, LLC in Santa Barbara, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Channel Wealth since 2022 and concurrently at Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC since 2009. Channel Wealth is a 10-advisor team managing over $800 million in assets, providing investment management and financial planning to individuals, institutional investors, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a blend of active and passive strategies, utilizing fundamental and technical analysis along with tactical asset allocation to customize portfolios according to client objectives.

Active portfolio management Passive / index investing Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Justin P

Series 63, Series 65

Santa Barbara, CA

Channel Wealth, LLC

Justin Pollack is a financial advisor at Channel Wealth, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Sagepoint Financial for seven years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the audit committee of The Paul and Patricia Bragg Foundation and has participated in a local commercial for Cox Communications with his family. Channel Wealth provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, institutional investors, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a blend of active and passive investment strategies and customizes portfolios based on client objectives, operating as a 10-advisor team with over $800 million in assets under management.

Active portfolio management Passive / index investing Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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