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Johnny R. Esparza

Why I Love My Job

I get to play an important part in helping our clients reach their financial goals.

As an operations analyst, John carries out a wide variety of tasks; his primary focus is implementing trades and other trading-related functions. John excels at paying attention to detail and, as he says “treating each client’s account with the same care, respect, and precision – as if they were my own personal account.”

He joined our Long Beach team in 2022 after eight years of service with the United States Army. For John, the culture at HH is a big motivator: “knowing that every individual who works here wants success for themselves, the firm, and most importantly, our clients. I enjoy knowing that everyone here has an open door and is willing to talk or help at any time it’s needed.”

In his role as an Intelligence Analyst with the Army, John analyzed data, created detailed intelligence reports and presentations, and briefed leadership. He was also responsible for assessing and managing risk to protect assets, property, and equipment. The recipient of multiple service awards for outstanding performance and professionalism, John spent four years in active service, including two separate six month long deployments in Niger, and four years with the National Guard.

He has also worked for one year as a background investigator for CACI International Inc., the multinational professional services and information technology company.

John earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Intelligence and Information Operations from the University of Arizona in May 2022. He also holds certifications as an Intelligence Analyst and as a Background Investigator.

John and his wife were high school sweethearts; they share a chocolate Labrador named Mandy. On Monday nights, you’ll find him bowling – he loves bowling! – in a Las Vegas league with his childhood best friends.

Fun Fact

I once drove over four hours for Del Taco – I was living in North Carolina and the closest one was in South Carolina.

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.