Since 1991, Carlton has been helping his clients achieve their financial goals with his sound financial principles and disciplined investment programs. He takes pride in providing a high level of personalized service and builds multi-generational family relationships that maintain a long-term investment perspective. Carlton focuses on a broad array of wealth management strategies that include investing, insurance (through affiliates), estate investment planning strategies and providing access to lending services through City National Bank, our affiliate.
Carlton uses ongoing dynamic means to proactively organize, coordinate and manage his clients’ financial needs. He examines each of the three phases of wealth management: accumulation, preservation and distribution. Carlton carefully considers each client’s age, time frame, risk tolerance and goals and objectives to help properly allocate their investments among the primary asset classes, including stocks, bonds, cash, real estate and commodities, if appropriate. Regular consultations help determine if adjustments are needed in accordance with market conditions and changes in lifestyle.
Carlton establishes an appropriate goals-based asset allocation through his detail-oriented planning process. He utilizes a combination of tactical and strategic portfolio management. Generally, the goal is to reduce downside volatility while increasing average returns over a full market cycle.
Carlton was named a Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisor in 2023 and 2024. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, one of the financial industry’s most rigorous and in-depth certifications. He also completed the Certified Investment Management Analyst® (CIMA®) designation through the Investments and Wealth Institute and the University of Pennsylvania’s prestigious Wharton School.
Carlton lives in Hollister with his wife, Julia, and their son, Jackson.
