Steven Hiraga
CFP®, CPFA®
Smith Bruer Advisors
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor™
Steven Hiraga
CFP®, CPFA®
Smith Bruer Advisors
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor™
As a fiduciary financial planner, I want to empower people to make decisions. Our firm focuses on comprehensive financial planning to help you achieve your goals and not sell you products. - Steven Hiraga, CFP®, CPFA®
Fee-Only financial planner located in Tallahassee, Florida serving clients locally and across the country.

Steven Hiraga is a Tallahassee, FL Certified Financial Planner™. Smith Bruer Advisors is a registered financial adviser serving clients nationally with locations in Tallahassee, Florida, and Colorado Springs, Colorado. Smith Bruer Advisors specializes in financial planning, wealth management, investment management, and retirement planning to help clients work towards their financial goals at all stages of life. Steven Hiraga is a fiduciary financial planner.
What’s your background? At Smith Bruer Advisors I focus on wealth management, planning for retirement, insurance needs, and saving for college for individuals and families. I joined the banking industry in 2005 and gained widespread experience in financial and credit analysis. I joined the financial services industry in 2013 and since then have worked to employ an analytical and pragmatic approach to serving my clients.
What degrees do you hold? I hold a B.S. in Psychology from The Florida State University.
What do you do for fun? As a native Floridian, I have adopted Tallahassee as my home after growing up in Hollywood, FL. My wife Priya and I enjoy attending FSU football games, hiking and traveling, and I am also an avid golfer and fisherman.
What charities do you support? I am proud to serve as a golf coach for the Leon County Special Olympics and have volunteered with numerous other local non-profit organizations.
Steven Hiraga 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.
Smith Bruer Advisors believes in empowering our clients to make decisions. Since our founding we have focused on placing each client’s interests first in order to help them achieve their financial planning goals. Smith Bruer Advisors focuses on comprehensive financial planning and personalizing our clients’ investment options through an evidence-based approach.
Smith Bruer Advisors serves clients nationally as a fee-only, fiduciary, independent registered investment adviser with offices in Tallahassee, Florida and Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Specialties
- Financial Planning
- Retirement Planning
- Investment Management
- Business Planning
- Estate Services
- Education Planning
Ideal Clients
- Retirees and Near Retirees
- Young Families
- Entrepreneurs & Business Owners
- Medical Professionals
- Military
- Sudden Money Situations
Working Together
- In-Office Meetings
- Virtual Meetings
- No-Cost Initial Consultation
- Hourly Fee
- Monthly Retainer
- % of Assets Under Management
Professional Designations & Affiliations
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Steven Hiraga 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.
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Steven Hiraga 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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Steven Hiraga is a Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA)
The Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA) credential — developed by some of the nation’s leading advisors and retirement plan experts — demonstrates a financial advisor's knowledge, expertise and commitment to working with retirement plans.
Plan advisors who earn their CPFA demonstrate the expertise required to act as a plan fiduciary or help plan fiduciaries manage their roles and responsibilities.
Contact Steven Hiraga
Office Locations:
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1700 Summit Lake Drive
Suite 102
Tallahassee, FL 32317