Sean Cartin

CFP®

EP Wealth Advisors

Vice President

Sean Cartin

CFP®

EP Wealth Advisors

Vice President

Helping you achieve your financial goals is our priority. As an independent financial advisor, EP Wealth Advisors brings an in-depth planning-based approach to address your unique financial goals and needs. - Sean Cartin, CFP®

Local Financial Planning Advice, National Reach | Fee-Only, Fiduciary | $500,000 Investment Minimum

Sean Cartin is a San Diego, CA fee-only financial planner. EP Wealth Advisors provides comprehensive and objective financial planning to help clients organize, grow and protect their assets through life’s transitions. As a fee-only, fiduciary, and independent financial advisor, Sean Cartin is never paid a commission of any kind, and has a legal obligation to provide unbiased and trustworthy financial advice.

Sean Cartin, Vice President, attended Georgetown University where he earned a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in finance. While at Georgetown, he was a four-year member of the nationally ranked Men’s Lacrosse team. Sean joined EP Wealth Advisors to drive the expansion of the firm’s presence in the San Diego area. He specializes in helping affluent families and individuals, businesses and non-profit organizations address critical planning issues and make investment decisions based upon their goals. Prior to becoming part of the EP team, Sean was a private client advisor with Bernstein Global Wealth Management. Sean has resided in San Diego since 2001.

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

  • Financial Planning
  • Retirement Planning
  • Tax Planning
  • Estate Planning
  • Divorce Financial Planning
  • Investment Management
  • Charitable Giving
  • Business Planning

Ideal Clients

  • High Net Worth Families and Individuals
  • Retirees and Near Retirees
  • Business Owners and Executives
  • Widows or Divorced Women
  • Professional Athletes and Entertainers
  • Sudden Money Situations

Working Together

  • 80+ CFP® and CFA Professionals
  • 31 Offices Nationwide
  • Virtual Meetings
  • Clearly Defined Fees

Professional Designations & Affiliations

  • National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA)
    Sean Cartin is a NAPFA-Registered Financial Advisor

    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.

  • Certified Financial Planner (CFP)
    Sean Cartin is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional - Click for Verification

    CFP® 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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Office Locations:

  • 5151 Shoreham Place
    Suite 270
    San Diego, CA 92122
  • 18301 Von Karman Ave.
    Suite 410
    Irvine, CA 92612
  • 21515 Hawthorne Blvd
    Suite 1200
    Torrance, CA 90503

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