Sean van der Wal, CFP®, CDFA®
Designations and Licenses
Sean is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional and a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst®.
Experience and Education
Sean brings nearly 15 years of wealth management and investment experience to his clients. He partners with them by creating a personal financial office, leveraging resources across investment management, tax and wealth transfer planning to develop a coordinated strategy that aligns with their objectives and preferences.
Prior to joining Mariner, Sean developed a wide-ranging skill set serving high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients at firms such as Morgan Stanley and at a multi-family office in Menlo Park, California. He also co-founded a long-short hedge fund and launched a software company to help families manage their estate planning needs.
Sean holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and finance from California State University, Chico.
Personal Interests
Away from the office, Sean enjoys spending time with his son and daughter, skiing and snowboarding at Lake Tahoe and learning about new technologies.
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Center for Financial Planning, Inc. owns and licenses the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, and CFP® (with plaque design) in the United States to Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., which authorizes individuals who successfully complete the organization’s initial and ongoing certification requirements to use the certification marks.