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Helping investors see the world and their wealth from a clearer perspective

Based in California’s Bay Area and serving clients nationwide, De La Torre Financial Group is an independent, fiduciary firm grounded in the view that some aspects of modern financial planning reply on assumptions that may not hold in all market environments. 
The name De La Torre—meaning “of the tower”— reflects our approach. From a higher vantage point, broader patterns come into focus: the monetary forces influencing markets, the gradual erosion of purchasing power, and risks that traditional strategies may not fully address.

We work with investors who are asking thoughtful questions about inflation, diversification, and how their portfolios may respond as conditions evolve. Through disciplined research, direct portfolio management, and ongoing client education, we develop strategies grounded in long-term principles of wealth preservation and risk management.

Solutions delivered with rigorous credentials and independent thinking

Ryan earned his CFP® designation and continued to explore the questions traditional frameworks often leave unanswered. His work in monetary history, Austrian economic principles, and global macro risk has shaped a perspective that extends beyond conventional financial planning. That intellectual honesty is a key reason clients seek out De La Torre Financial Group.

His wife, Alicia*, brings over 17 years of experience in delivering a personalized, concierge-level client experience, ensuring every relationship is handled with care, responsiveness, and attention to detail.

*Alicia Bolton Registered Administrative Assistant of Cetera Wealth Services LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. 

Portfolios built from conviction, not convention

Ryan, CFP® designs and manages each portfolio personally, with a deliberate approach grounded in purchasing power, macro risk, and long-term resilience. Every allocation is intentional—aligned with the client’s objectives and informed by a broader view of today’s monetary environment.

Integration of hard assets, including precious metals, where they serve a clear role in preserving purchasing power
Direct indexing and covered call strategies designed for tax efficiency and income generation
Equity concentration management for executives and professionals with significant single-stock exposure

Our portfolios reflect something less common: a genuine understanding of monetary history and a willingness to build accordingly. 

Technical expertise, applied with conviction

As an independent, fiduciary firm, we design investment strategies grounded in our own research and perspective—aligned with client objectives and free from external mandates or product-driven constraints. Through ongoing macro analysis, disciplined portfolio construction, and direct oversight, we bring a level of rigor and focus that defines our approach.

Our thoughts on gold, silver, and sound money
Gold has been recognized as a form of money for thousands of years and has historically been viewed as a store of value across different economic systems. Silver can serve as a tactical diversifier—more volatile than gold due to industrial demand, but still tied to precious metals.

This distinction informs how portfolios are constructed. Gold plays a central role in addressing long-term purchasing power and monetary risk, while silver can serve a more dynamic role depending on economic conditions. Together, they behave differently across market environments—an important consideration in building portfolios designed to endure.

We are here to help you understand the history, examine the evidence, and decide for yourself whether your current portfolio reflects the world as it actually is.

What reality could the right
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You have worked hard to build what you have. The question is whether your current
strategy is built to last — not just in favorable markets, but across the full arc of
an economic cycle. We can help you find out.

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Our Foundational Values

Our values shape how we think, how we serve, and how we show up for our clients. They define our culture, guide our decisions, and ensure our work is always grounded in transparency, care, and a client-first mindset.

Disciplined teamwork
We operate as a unified team — organized, aligned, and fully accountable. Each person knows their role and executes it with precision, so you always feel the confidence of a team working in sync and in your corner.


Purposeful processes

We believe that structure brings clarity, and clarity brings confidence. Our frameworks and processes are built around custom portfolio thinking: intentional, transparent, and designed around your specific goals, not a generic plan.


Coach to empower

We are educators first. Our job is to give you the foundation—economic history, monetary principles, portfolio strategy—so you can make decisions with real understanding. The more you know, the better every conversation gets.

Serving You in Partnership With:

Partners to provide enhanced financial services

Through our partnerships, we benefit from expert legal and financial services, objective investment research, and over 100 years of financial planning experience. This allows us to deliver comprehensive, personalized solutions with the full weight of an institutional platform behind every recommendation.

Advanced
 Planning Team

We draw on experienced legal and financial specialists to help deliver customized estate, trust, and advanced planning solutions tailored to high-net-worth clients.

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Investment Management Team

The Cetera Investment Team provides objective research and guidance to support the development of your personalized investment strategy.

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Financial Plan Design Team

For clients with trust and estate planning needs, Cetera's Trust Services provides specialized guidance to help protect and transfer wealth across generations.

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*Investing in gold, silver, and other precious metals involves risk, including price volatility and potential loss of principal. Values may fluctuate due to market conditions, interest rates, currency movements, and economic or geopolitical events. Precious metals can be volatile and may not be suitable for all investors. Diversification does not guarantee a profit or protect against loss. Cetera does not offer direct investments in gold(commodities). 

**Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Market conditions may cause the value of investments to fluctuate. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Diversification does not ensure a profit or protect against loss. 

***Alternative investments are speculative and involve a high degree of rrisk, including the possible loss of principal. These investments may be illiquid, subject to greater volatility, and involve higher fees than traditional investments. Alternative investments may not be suitable for all investors and re intended for investors who understand and can bear the assocaited risks.