Financial Advising near Saratoga, CA

“This is the first time I was involved in a 1031 exchange transaction. My financial advisor recommended First American Exchange Company. Not knowing what to expect, I called the company and talked with Ms. Colleen Pham, Senior Exchange Officer.

Colleen was extremely thorough and provided all the information I needed. Over the next few days, she spent extra time to answer my questions related to the 1031 exchange and gave me detailed knowledge. Without professional and timely help from Colleen, there is no way the transaction could have gone as smoothly as it did.

From the beginning to end, over a few weeks, Colleen kept me posted on the progress and sent me emails explaining the next steps. I will definitely do business with First American Exchange Co., just because of the excellent service I received from Colleen Pham. Will very highly recommend her and the company.

Alka”

“Christine has helped me put my finances in order and I do believe I now have a healthy attitude towards my finances. I used to be so anxious because of fears that I don't have enough money for my retirement and at the same time I fear that I am too stingy but she has helped me find the root cause of all these anxieties, see the overall picture of all my finances by monitoring my assets and stick to a budgeting system. I can smile now and found peace with my finances. I can spend money with no guilt and I feel confident about the future. That in itself is worth a lot so it was a wise decision that I invested on Christine's coaching!”

“I've used Brenner Financial for the last few years for our taxes. They are very prompt and answer emails even on weekends when the office is closed. They do everything electronically and have a very hassle free experience. Beyond satisfied with their customer service”

“Cannot recommend Richard and his team enough. They are who you want to work with if you have problems with debt, and want an efficient and viable solution to address them.”

“Great experience with this branch! The MSR was pleasant to work with, able to help me with my needs within the 5 mins I was there. The branch atmosphere was positive, sense of urgency within the team to jump on to assist when the line started to build up. Thanks for taking care of my financial needs!”

“Just closed my account today due to current complication with FRB's stock dropped 99% and assets sold to JP Morgan.The service was as good as the day I went there and opened my account. No questions asked, every necessary details provided to me and swift service without even one second of delay. There was a bit of sadness in the air as we all can feel, but they served me to the last second with professionalism and efficiency.I am wondering why FRB had to go, I wish this did not have to happen.”

“SJ Accounting Consulting, Inc is my regular go to service for doing my taxes and I absolutely love this firm. They are super punctual and always on time in filing taxes. They are very clear in their instructions on what is needed, and once I provide all documents, the taxes are done seamlessly without any follow ups. This place is such a respite, especially after dealing with so many unprofessional tax guys in the bay area. Thank you Sean and team!”

“I’ve known Mandy since before she became a certified financial planner. I witnessed how hard she worked to get her licenses and her CFP designation. She put great passion and dedication in building the strong practice that she has now. Her perseverance, honesty and caring personality were enough reasons for me to want to become her client. I actually truly appreciated that she never pushed me to transfer my accounts with her. She always helped me stay on top of my financial affairs, even before I became her client. She loves her work and her clients and it shows. I am grateful for her.”

“Appreciate Diana's service. She was kind and patience. Able to answer my questions and concerns with her knowledge. Definitely made my day! Great customer service experience!”

“I used to be a client of Cindy Shi's. Cindy took care of tax returns and 401K setup for a company I ran in the past and always addressed any tax/accounting issues with analytical solution as well as great attentiveness. The 401K portfolio she recommended and set up for the company also performed well. That was over ten years ago.Recently I visited her office for advice related to some specific accounting and investment issues. Again, I was greeted with utmost professionalism and patience, and got sound objective advice to my raised questions. I would highly recommend her for anyone who seeks professional and attentive accounting/investment service.”

“I had to go into the branch to meet my new financial consultant.Very courteous and helpful staff when I arrived.I was able to get everything done to my complete satisfaction in a short space of time.”

“11/1/2023thinkorswimCharles Schwab & Co., Inc.schwab.com/contact-us877-519-1403This is a review for a stock trading platform which I just installed and compared with my previous platform called StreetSmart Edge (SSE), also provided by Schwab. This has gotta be a first review and I hope it will be relevant to somebody, I could have used this information.thinkorswim (TOS) is a powerful, feature filled and customizable equity trading platform that is in many ways superior to StreetSmart Edge.Trades are easy to setup from multiple places and very intuitive with lots of options available.Charting appears to be at least as equivalent to SSE with apparently many more studies available. I was able to replicate my SSE chart setups quickly.The MarketWatch Calendar is an excellent feature where you can display the dates for earnings releases, dividend ex-dates and other stuff. I had to create individual manual notes for these in SSE, a real time saver.However it does lack some key features that SSE has; the ability to display the daily change in account value (so you know how you did that day), the ability to execute a sell order using specified lots (for tax purposes, however you can still do this with Schwab.com) and the ability to display top holdings for funds and ETFs in Fundamentals. There are some minor quirks like being able to retain the number of days when displaying account information (it always defaults to 1 day when switching menus).TOS takes a little getting used to time because it is so customizable and will take at least a few days of work to get it the way you want it to look and work. Service has been excellent through the chat support feature with very helpful and responsive agents. When I first ran it, I was thinking of going back to SSE but after a little use I really like it and not going back to SSE.”

“Morgan S. stands out as the finest banker I've ever come across in my entire life. Her friendly, patient, and expert demeanor shines through in every interaction. Even when facing uncertain situations, she diligently reached out to the bank's support team to confirm her responses. All in all, my visit to this branch was truly exceptional.”

“Today I got some great help from Diego who called me right on time for our appointment. Diego knew how to help me with my retirement account and could explain the steps I needed to take. He made it easy to get the results I wanted in an efficient way. He is in the office and can help you with online matters. I highly recommend Diego who is professional and friendly.”

“We have always had good service at Bay Area Tax. Dorothy has always been professional and gives us good tax advice when planning for the following year. Turn around of tax prep is quick. We have recommended her to friends and family.”

“I have been at Bay Area Tax ever since they took over Draper and Forester which might have been 15 or more years ago. Although it may take a day or two to get response to email, someone is usually available in the office to take your call for you to leave a message as well. The one star ratings on here are bogus - most people never even used them and left one star. You want to be ripped off and pay more then go elsewhere. Dorothy now does my companies business tax return because I trust her and she does a great job.”