Jaron Gardiner
CFP®, ChSNC®
EP Wealth Advisors
Vice President
Jaron Gardiner
CFP®, ChSNC®
EP Wealth Advisors
Vice President
As a fee-only financial planner, my focus is to offer unbiased financial advice to help you achieve your life goals. - Jaron Gardiner, CFP®, ChSNC®
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Jaron Gardiner is a Vancouver, WA fee-only financial advisor serving clients locally and across the country. EP Wealth Advisors provides comprehensive financial planning, tax planning, and investment management to help individuals, couples, families and small businesses organize, grow and protect their assets through life’s transitions. As a fee-only, fiduciary, and independent financial advisor, Jaron Gardiner is never paid a commission of any kind, and has a legal obligation to provide unbiased and trustworthy financial advice.
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Jaron Gardiner is Vice President at EP Wealth Advisors®. As a Wealth Advisor, Jaron works with clients to build comprehensive financial plans that help provide the confidence and direction for a successful retirement. As a college instructor and business owner, he understands the specifics of state pensions and the challenges of owning a business and thrives in helping educators and entrepreneurs alike apply strategies that will better prepare them for retirement. Jaron started his career in retail but soon realized that he had a passion for finance. He enrolled in Washington State University, where he graduated with an MBA in business administration and finance. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and Chartered Special Needs Consultant ™. He especially enjoys his work as a Wealth Advisor because it merges his financial expertise with his passion for helping people. A resident of Battle Ground, WA, Jaron and his wife, Wendy, are busy raising six daughters. He also stays active volunteering for a variety of organizations, including as a coach for youth soccer.
Jaron Gardiner 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.
EP Wealth Advisors is a fee-only registered investment advisory and financial planning firm headquartered in Torrance, California. EP Wealth manages over $16.1 billion in AUM as of December 31, 2022. With offices from coast to coast, EP Wealth combines the resources of a large firm with a local approach to provide client-centric financial planning, wealth management and investment management services to individuals and businesses. EP Wealth continues to grow and enrich the lives of our clients and team and has been recognized as a leader in the RIA space by multiple financial and industry publications, including Barron's 2022 list of top RIA’s, Financial Planning’s top firms of 2022, and many more at both the national and regional level. The firms Torrance headquarters has been named a Best Place to Work by the Los Angeles Business Journal, and several advisors and functional leaders have been named to varied "Best", "Rising Star" and "40 Under 40" lists.
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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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Jaron Gardiner 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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Jaron Gardiner 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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Jaron Gardiner is a Chartered Special Needs Consultant® (ChSNC®)ChSNC® designees are equipped with the specialized skills needed to help parents and caregivers plan for the future with honesty, ethics and compassion. A ChSNC® can navigate the unique considerations, estate planning, special needs trusts, life insurance, tax deductions, healthcare issues, Medicaid complexities, and the emotional aspects of providing for a loved one with a disability.
Contact Jaron Gardiner
Office Locations:
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410 W 12th St
Vancouver, WA 98660
