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Christin N. Niccoli

Why I Love My Job

I love the hardworking, dedicated people I work with. Even though we all work hard, we always find time to laugh and develop great memories. I’ve made so many great friendships—I consider them family. I feel helpful in the work I do and that’s important to me. Helping establish accounts that will help our clients for their futures is a great feeling. I can count on my team and they know they can count on me.

Our client teams count on Christin to pull together the documents and sign-offs needed to help get new clients settled in and new accounts launched. She’s a fabulous resource for questions about required forms, paperwork processes, and paper trails—and she’s always attuned to getting things right. Christin also has trained all of the ACSM team and is one of the main point people with our custodians. We value her constant readiness to offer a helping hand.

Christin is based in our Long Beach office. Prior to joining us in 2013, she wore several hats for ProMedia Publishing in Santa Ana as an event coordinator and membership coordinator/receptionist. She has also worked in customer operations, office management, and as a customer service representative.

Christin is happiest when with her family—which includes her son, her husband, and her 3 little girls—whether it’s spending the weekend at Disneyland or staying home doing crafts and watching movies with her family. Also high on her list are travel, country music, cooking, and sports. Christin grew up in a military family, which, she says, helped her to adapt to change and learn how to conquer shyness and become “a people person who can make friends with anyone.”

Fun Fact

My dad was in the military so we moved a lot. I was transferred to three different elementary schools and grew up in six different houses.

HH ranked No. 8 on the 2023 CNBC Financial Advisor 100 list

Last received September 2023 based on 12/31/2022 data.
CNBC enlisted data provider AccuPoint Solutions to assist with ranking.

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Disclaimer and Methodology

Disclaimer

The rating is not indicative of Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors future performance. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors did not pay a fee to participate in the survey.

Methodology

CNBC enlisted data provider AccuPoint Solutions to assist with the ranking of registered investment advisors for this year’s FA 100 list.

The methodology consisted of first analyzing a variety of core data points from AccuPoint Solutions’ proprietary database of registered investment advisors. This analysis started with an initial list of 40,646 RIA firms from the Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory database. Through a process, the list was eventually cut to 812 RIAs with those firms meeting CNBC’s proprietary criteria.

CNBC staff sent an extensive email survey to all those firms that met the initial criteria to gather more details. In turn, those advisory firms filled out a comprehensive application in regard to their practice. The CNBC team verified that data with those firms and with the SEC regulatory database. AccuPoint once again applied CNBC’s proprietary weighted categories to further refine and rank the firms, ultimately creating the list of the top 100 firms.

The primary data points used in the analysis were reviewed, either as a minimum baseline or within a range, eliminating those firms that did not meet CNBC’s requirements. Once the initial list was compiled, weightings were also applied accordingly. These data points included:

Advisory firm’s regulatory/compliance record. (editor’s note: Each advisory firm’s CRD number was checked for validity. Any firm that had a disclosure on its SEC ADV was automatically disqualified from the ranking)
Number of years in the business.
Number of certified financial planners.
Number of employees.
Number of investment advisors registered with the firm.
The ratio of investment advisors to total number of employees.
Total assets under management.
Percentage of discretionary assets under management.
Total accounts under management.
Number of states where the RIA is registered.
Country of domicile.