Stephen L. Block
ELEVATION WEALTH PARTNERS | Wealth Advisor & Partner
WALNUT CREEK, CA 94596
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CRD#: 4584035
Professional summary
Stephen Lee Block, CFA is a registered financial advisor currently at ELEVATION WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC located in Walnut Creek, California.
Stephen is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 2002. Stephen has worked at 3 firms .
Biography
Steve is an independent financial advisor in his fourth decade of helping clients reach their financial goals through investment analysis and financial planning. Prior to joining Elevation Wealth Partners, he managed individuals’ wealth at Bay Isle Financial, from 1996 to 2005, and at Phocas Financial, which he co-founded, from 2005 to 2023.
In addition, Steve has extensive experience with institutional portfolios in the small cap value and large cap value strategy, managing over $1 billion in assets for government and company pension plans, foundations, and endowments. He also served as a senior financial analyst in M&T Bank’s corporate finance department and as an employee benefit plan actuarial consultant at Howard Johnson & Company.
A youth softball and baseball coach for 15 years, Steve now spends his free time hitting home runs and diving for fly balls with the Walnut Creek Creakers slow-pitch softball league and traveling with his wife.
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Are you a "fiduciary"?
Yes
Aliases
None
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Certified licenses
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Education
University of California, San Diego
BA - Quantitative Economic Decision Science
University of Michigan Ross School of Business
MBA - Accounting and Finance
Experience
Current
October 11, 2023 - Present
ELEVATION WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC
Office #1: 200 Pringle Avenue Suite 400, Walnut Creek, CA 94596RIA
CRD#: 123971
WALNUT CREEK, CA
Past
January 13, 2009 - February 15, 2024
PHOCAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
RIA
CRD#: 135470
ALAMEDA, CA
Past
March 8, 2002 - April 26, 2005
BAY ISLE FINANCIAL LLC
RIA
CRD#: 119026
OAKLAND, CA
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ELEVATION WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC
ELEVATION WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC | ZRC WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC | ZRC FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC
CRD#: 123971 / SEC#: 801-81152
RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (3/17/2015 Approved)California
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (4/17/2015 Terminated)State Registrations and Notice Filings
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IAR
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IAR
California(10/11/2023)
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Current Firm
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ELEVATION WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC
ELEVATION WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC | ZRC WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC | ZRC FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC
CRD#: 123971 / SEC#: 801-81152
RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (3/17/2015 Approved)California
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (4/17/2015 Terminated)Upgrade to AdvisorCheck Premium
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Contact information
Main Address
200 Pringle Avenue Suite 400, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Mailing Address
Phone number
(707) 524-6131
Established
Firm type
Fiscal year end
# of Employees
10
SEC notice filing (4 States and Territories)
Regulatory assets under management
| Total Number of Accounts | 933 |
| AUM (Assets Under Management) | $ 582,090,191 |
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ELEVATION WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC
Wealth Advisor & PartnerCRD#: 123971Walnut Creek, CA 94596TRUST BUT VERIFY
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