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Determined Advisors LLC

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Client assets under management

$13,781,800

Clients

21

14% high-net-worth

Advisors

1

of 1 employees

Firm type

Independent

1 advisor with up to 2 employees

Clients per advisor

21

Typical

Average account size

$656,276

About

Determined Advisors provides financial planning and ongoing portfolio management to individual and high‑net‑worth clients, delivering broad financial planning across retirement, estate, tax‑aware planning, education funding, divorce planning, and employee‑benefit analysis. The firm also offers investment consultation and retirement‑plan rollover advice and can work on either broad‑based or modular engagements depending on client needs.

The firm constructs customized portfolios using a Core + Satellite framework that pairs a lower‑cost passive core with smaller active exposures and relies on fundamental analysis and a focus on tax efficiency (including consideration of qualified dividend treatment). Accounts may be managed on a discretionary or non‑discretionary basis, with periodic and event‑driven reviews and written plan or performance reports provided to clients.

The practice is small in scale by assets and client count and is led by an adviser with prior institutional asset‑management and credit‑research experience and graduate business training, a background the brochure highlights as central to its oversight. The brochure also notes the firm’s preference for a particular custodian for trade execution, participation in the SmartAsset lead‑generation marketplace, and an explicit policy of not voting client proxies—features that distinguish it from many solo independent advisers.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Cash flow / budgeting Debt management College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General retirement planning Retirement withdrawal strategies

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed annual retainer fee of $10,000 for ongoing financial planning and advice, paid quarterly in advance.

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1.00% $1,000,001 - $2,500,000: 0.75% $2,500,001+: 0.50%

Project-based

Hourly financial planning fee of $200 per hour billed in 15-minute increments.

Other

Fee-only: Financial planning retainer fee of $10,000 annually, paid quarterly in advance; hourly financial planning fee of $200 per hour billed in 15-minute increments.

Main office location

Determined Advisors LLC

San Diego CA, United States

Number of offices

1

Most active in

California

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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