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Carolyn Person Taylor

Carolyn P. Taylor

WEATHERLY ASSET MANAGEMENT | President, Founding Partner
DEL MAR, CA 92014
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CRD#: 1258663
Carolyn Person Taylor

Professional summary


Carolyn Person Taylor, CFA, who also goes by Carolyn Elisabeth Person, Kay Taylor, is a registered financial advisor currently at WEATHERLY ASSET MANAGEMENT located in Del Mar, California.

Carolyn is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 1984. Carolyn has worked at 3 firms and has passed the Series 65, Series 63, Series 3 and Series 7 exams.

Biography


Carolyn P. Taylor, majority owner of the partnership at Weatherly Asset Management, is personally and professionally committed to providing comprehensive high-quality investment management services to clients of Weatherly Asset Management. With over 39 years of portfolio management experience to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, Carolyn offers a wealth of investment expertise to WAM’s clients. Under Carolyn’s leadership and strategic vision, Weatherly focuses on creating the ideal client experience and improving clients’ world through problem solving, impact and change on their business, family and community. She leads the Weatherly team by design in our industry for focusing on perpetual innovation, technology, mentoring and human capital development. Carolyn is a founding member of National Advisors Trust Company (NATC), an advisor owned Trust Company with assets of $8.9 billion as of December 2019. Carolyn provided a decade of service to the San Diego Foundation’s Investment Committee and was also included in the Fidelity Investments 2017 Executive Panel as a contributor on the “Attracting Women Advisors to Your Firm” article. Carolyn is an engineer by training, having received her B.S. and B.A. from Stanford University. Her analytical training was initially as an Investment Banker in public finance for Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. in New York. Carolyn managed over $1 billion in assets during her previous experience as a portfolio manager at Neuberger & Berman in New York and, prior to that, at Payden & Rygel Investment Counsel in Los Angeles. In June 1994, Carolyn relinquished responsibilities at Neuberger & Berman to devote her full attention as President and Chief Investment Officer at Weatherly Asset Management, which began managing client funds in December 1994. Outside of Weatherly, Carolyn can be found spending time with her family, staying active outdoors hiking or taking an ocean swim, or enjoying a glass of wine.
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Question & Answer


What are your service offerings?
Trust & estate planning
Philanthropic services
Trading individual securities
Financial planning
Retirement planning
What is your current number of clients?
Greater than 100
What is your minimum asset requirement?
2M
Are you a "fiduciary"?
Yes

Aliases


Carolyn Elisabeth Person | Kay Taylor

Other business activities


Outside business activity is any business or activity undertaken by an advisor that is outside the scope of their relationship with their firm (e.g., consulting services, real estate, freelance work, teaching, etc.). Investors should stay informed about these activities to ensure no conflicts of interest.
The advisor shows no other business activity.

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - RIA


Click below to view Carolyn Person Taylor's CRS (Customer Relationship Summary).
CRS (Customer Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses


Advisors may have various certifications and credentials from different organizations. AdvisorCheck highlights these seven certifications - AIF®, CFP®, ChFC®, CFA, CLU®, CIMA®, CPWA®
CFA

Experience


Current

February 15, 1995 - Present

WEATHERLY ASSET MANAGEMENT

Office #1: 832 Camino Del Mar, Suite 4, Del Mar, CA 92014
RIA
CRD#: 106935
DEL MAR, CA
Past

November 1, 1988 - July 11, 1994

NEUBERGER BERMAN BD LLC

BD
CRD#: 2908
Past

November 21, 1984 - March 20, 1986

MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.

BD
CRD#: 7556

Primary Firm SEC Registration


This SEC-registered firm can serve clients nationwide. Some states may require the firm to submit a notice filing if the firm has more than 5 clients or a physical office there. You can view these state-level filings under the section titled "State Registrations and Notice Filings".
WA
WEATHERLY ASSET MANAGEMENT
WEATHERLY ASSET MANAGEMENT | WEATHERLY ASSET MANAGEMENT LP

CRD#: 106935 / SEC#: 801-48177

RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (1/10/1995 Approved)

State Registrations and Notice Filings


Listed states reflect where the advisor is authorized to serve clients under state regulations.

IAR
means the advisor is registered as an Investment Advisor Representative in this state and is authorized to provide investment advice to clients there.

Highlighted states indicate IAR registrations

IAR
Arizona
(11/5/2014)
IAR
California
(2/15/1995)
IAR
Florida
(3/29/2021)
IAR
Illinois
(3/23/2021)
IAR
Louisiana
(3/15/2021)
IAR
Massachusetts
(6/24/2021)
IAR
Nevada
(3/26/2021)
IAR
New Hampshire
(3/15/2021)
IAR
New York
(11/29/2022)
IAR
Oregon
(3/15/2021)
IAR
Texas
(4/5/1999)
IAR
Washington
(6/21/2016)

Exams


State Security Law Exam
IAR
Series 65
Date: 5/14/1992
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
State Security Law Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
General Industry/Product Exam

Current Firm


WA
WEATHERLY ASSET MANAGEMENT
WEATHERLY ASSET MANAGEMENT | WEATHERLY ASSET MANAGEMENT LP

CRD#: 106935 / SEC#: 801-48177

RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (1/10/1995 Approved)
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Contact information


Main Address
832 Camino Del Mar, Suite 4, Del Mar, CA 92014
Mailing Address
Phone number
(858) 259-4507
Established
Firm type
Fiscal year end
# of Employees
15

SEC notice filing (12 States and Territories)


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Documents


Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

20250228_ADV2A (3/3/2025)

Regulatory assets under management


Total Number of Accounts1,310
AUM (Assets Under Management)$ 1,502,521,887

Red Flags


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Company Information


WEATHERLY ASSET MANAGEMENT

President, Founding PartnerCRD#: 106935Del Mar, CA 92014

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