Jesse Rodriquez is the Founder and President of Rodriquez Wealth Management. Jesse has served as a financial advisor to wealthy families for nearly three decades, beginning his career in the investment advisory industry as an intern at the age of nineteen. He has been working with many of the same client families, their second and even third generations ever since.

Jesse began his career at Smith Barney in the Private Client Group. After eleven years at Smith Barney,  Jesse along with his assistant Cathy Anderson joined Merrill Lynch, where he was instrumental in growing the Manhattan Beach office and became its largest individual producer. In 2011,  Jesse and his entire team joined the flagship UBS office in Newport Beach as Managing Director - Wealth Management. By 2019, he again became the largest individual producer. In January of 2020,  Jesse followed his lifelong passion by founding and becoming the sole owner of Rodriquez Wealth Management, a true independent and fiduciary practice based in Newport Beach.

Jesse believes that by not accepting private equity or having other institutional ownership, his practice can stay truly independent and unbiased in how they advise clients. He focuses on providing multi-generational clients with a “family office” experience, serving as their trusted advisor and providing thoughtful advice regarding any financial issue that may arise. While the practice has undergone substantial asset growth (all organic), his handpicked team stands ready, willing and able to accept new client relationships.

Jesse has been named one of Forbes “Best-In-State Wealth Advisors” from 2018-2025, is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP^®) Professional, a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC^®), and a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA^®).  He earned the CPWA^® designation from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a BS in Finance from CSU Long Beach and is a member of TIGER 21. In his free time, Jesse is a voracious reader of history and non-fiction and enjoys ocean fishing and diving, snow skiing and running, having completed the New York, Los Angeles and San Diego marathons. Jesse resides in Newport Beach with his wife and two children.

CA Insurance License Number: 0C87490. Resident State CA.

The use of the CDFA^® designation does not permit Wells Fargo Advisors or its Financial Advisors to provide legal advice, nor is it meant to imply that the firm or its associates are acting as experts in this field.

2026 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors; Awarded April 2026; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/24- 6/30/25 (Source: Forbes.com)
2025 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors; Awarded April 2025; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/23- 6/30/24 (Source: Forbes.com).
2024 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors; Awarded April 2024; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/22 - 6/30/23 (Source: Forbes.com).
2023 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors: Awarded April 2023; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/21 - 6/30/22 (Source: Forbes.com).
2022 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors: Awarded April 2022; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/20 - 6/30/21 (Source: Forbes.com).
2021 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors: Awarded February 2021; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/19 - 6/30/20 (Source: Forbes.com).
2020 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors: Awarded January 2020; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/18 - 6/30/19 (Source: Forbes.com).
2019 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors: Awarded February 2019; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/17 - 6/30/18 (Source: Forbes.com).
2018 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors: (Awarded February 2018; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/16 - 6/30/17 (Source: Forbes.com).

The Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors rating algorithm is based on the previous year’s industry experience, interviews, compliance records, assets under management, revenue and other criteria by SHOOK Research, LLC. Investment performance is not a criterion. Self-completed survey was used for rating. This rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria.

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