Ryan Gordon,
CFP®
Vice President, Pier Avenue Wealth Management
Financial Advisor, RJFS
What Ryan truly values most are the relationships he builds with the individuals and families he serves, getting to know them personally, helping them identify and clarify their long-term goals and create a financial plan designed to pursue them.
He knows that acting with honesty and integrity, providing objective advice and putting the needs of his clients first are fundamentally important to creating a long-term, trusting client-advisor relationship.
Early in his career, Ryan realized the importance of financial planning and set out to become a Certified Financial Planner™ practitioner, one of the most respected financial planning credentials among consumers and the recognized standard of excellence in personal financial planning. In 2004, he became one of the youngest CFPs in the country and incorporated the financial planning process into his relationships, along with the CFP Board’s code of ethics for integrity, objectivity, competence, fairness, confidentiality, professionalism and diligence.
Ryan established Pier Avenue Wealth Management in 2017. Prior to establishing Pier Avenue, he spent 15 years at two large Wall Street firms, UBS and Wells Fargo Advisors. He earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from California State University-Long Beach.
Ryan lives in Manhattan Beach, California, with his wife, Kelly, and three children, Emma, Jack and Drew. When he is not helping clients, he is actively involved in various nonprofit charities the family supports, as well as coaching his children’s various sports teams.
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, Certified Financial Planner™, 
