Colton Walker
CFP®, CRPC®
Clayton Wealth Partners
Wealth Advisor
Colton Walker
CFP®, CRPC®
Clayton Wealth Partners
Wealth Advisor
As a fee-only financial planner, my focus is to offer unbiased financial advice to help you achieve your life goals. - Colton Walker, CFP®, CRPC®
Fee-Only financial planner located in Topeka, KS, serving clients locally and across the country
Colton Walker is a Topeka, KS fee-only financial advisor serving clients locally and across the country. Clayton Wealth Partners provides comprehensive wealth management including asset management, tax planning, and estate planning to help individuals and institutions organize, grow and protect their assets through life’s transitions. As a fee-only, fiduciary, and independent financial advisor, Colton Walker is never paid a commission of any kind, and has a legal obligation to provide unbiased and trustworthy financial advice.
Colton Walker savors those moments when a client learns that a long-held dream has been attained or that their family will be OK in a time of change. As a Wealth Advisor, Colton creates financial recommendations based on each client’s situation. He also attends client meetings with our Senior Wealth Advisors and follows up on action items and other tasks after each meeting.
Colton graduated from Kansas State University with a bachelor’s degree in personal financial planning. He recently received his certification and is now a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®). His broad experience includes investments, cash flow, retirement planning, education savings, and estate planning strategies.
Colton and his wife, Megan, live in Topeka, where they run the Community Church children’s ministry. Colton loves a good steak, but hold the potatoes—he doesn’t like them. His favorite destination is Switzerland, and his favorite book is the Dale Carnegie classic, How to Win Friends and Influence People.
Education and Designations
BS, Personal Financial Planning, Kansas State University
AS, Economics, Kansas City Kansas Community College
CFP® Designation, Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards
Memberships and Community Activities
Member, Financial Planning Association
Children’s Ministry Director, Community Church
Colton Walker is a Member of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors
The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) is a leading professional association of Fee-Only financial advisors - highly trained professionals who are committed to working in the best interests of those they serve.
NAPFA members live by three important values:
- To be the beacon for independent, objective financial advice for individuals and families.
- To be the champion of financial services delivered in the public interest.
- To be the standard bearer for the emerging profession of financial planning.
At Clayton Wealth Partners, we believe that you are best served when your financial advice is objective and your fees are transparent. That is why we embrace our role as NAPFA-registered fee-only financial advisors.
Since 1984, our Topeka-based Registered Investment Advisory firm has been serving individuals and institutions throughout Kansas, including Lawrence, Dodge City, and Hays. We serve as life consultants and seek to be the advisors you turn to whenever you have a financial question, no matter how big or small.
Our advisors have combined deep experience with highly regarded certifications, including the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation, to better serve you as we work to bring clarity to your financial options and achieve your goals.
As fee-only financial planners, we do not sell products and do not accept commissions or referral fees. What’s more, we have a fiduciary responsibility to put your interests ahead of ours. Our fiduciary responsibility is not limited to only certain types of investment accounts. It applies to everything we do for you. Always.
Fee-Only, Fiduciary, Independent: Three Important Criteria to Consider When Choosing a Financial Advisor.
Specialties
- Comprehensive Financial Planning
- Retirement Income Planning
- Investment Management
- College Education Planning
- Tax Planning
Ideal Clients
- Retirees and Near Retirees
- Growing Families
- Business Owners and Executives
- Sudden Money Situations
- Novice Investors
Working Together
- In-Office Meetings
- Virtual Meetings
- Clearly Defined Fees
- No Product Sales
- Complimentary Initial Consultation
Professional Designations & Affiliations
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Colton Walker is a NAPFA-Registered Financial AdvisorThe National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) is a leading professional association of Fee-Only financial advisors—highly trained professionals who are committed to working in the best interests of those they serve.
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Colton Walker is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional - Click for VerificationCFP® professionals are held to strict ethical standards to ensure financial planning recommendations are in your best interest. What’s more, a CFP® professional must acquire several years of experience related to delivering financial planning services to clients and pass the comprehensive CFP® Certification Exam before they can use the CFP® designation.
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Colton Walker is a Member of The Financial Planning Association® (FPA®)FPA® is the largest membership organization for CFP® professionals in the U.S. and supports high standards of professional competence, ethical conduct, and clear, complete disclosure when serving clients.
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Colton Walker is a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor℠ (Learn More)The Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor℠ or CRPC® designation is a premier retirement planning credential. The CRPC® program covers all aspects of the retirement process in a single comprehensive program with no product or advising biases.
Contact Colton Walker
Office Locations:
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716 S Kansas Ave
Topeka, KS 66603 -
832 Pennsylvania St.
Suite 1005
Lawrence, KS 66044
