Creating a Future of Financial Freedom

In this increasingly complex world, your finances are like a puzzle—you need all the pieces to see the big picture. As comprehensive wealth advisors, we bring those pieces together, building you a plan to enjoy the future you deserve.

Financial Planning For Every Stage of Your Life

Your financial situation is unique. So why do insurance agents and investment advisors push one-size-fits-all products and plans that don’t address your needs? At Classic Financial, we analyze your specific circumstances, tailor strategies to suit you, and guide you toward the financial freedom you’ve worked to accomplish.

Accumulation

With high taxes and endless expenses, generating enough wealth to live the life you dream of is easier said than done. We help maximize your investments by recommending stocks, bonds, ETFs and mutual funds, opening and optimizing retirement accounts, and partnering with certified accountants to reduce your tax liability.

Distribution

When the future you’ve been planning for finally arrives, we can facilitate your transition to a work-optional lifestyle. Our experts enact industry-leading practices in insurance and retirement planning, ensuring financial strength and longevity by continually reevaluating your assets, investments, and strategies.

Legacy

We will help ensure your legacy can live on through personalized estate planning. From preparing wills, trusts, and charitable donations to establishing college savings plans that benefit your children and grandchildren, our team can help your money go where you want it to go.

Our Mission

Our mission is to serve as trusted partners to high-net-worth individuals and families, providing personalized guidance at every step of their financial lives. We help protect and grow wealth, enhance quality of life, and create enduring legacies through thoughtful planning, deep relationships, and a long-term commitment for generations to come.

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Comprehensive financial plans

People may need more than just a conventional financial or retirement plan. You might want help planning for, and prudently addressing all life events. Our comprehensive financial plans cover everything from running a business, planning for a child’s education, preparing for retirement, or creating a plan for your estate. We also address potential events that can drastically alter your long-term financial security. During the process, we provide in-depth analysis of your financial life so we can meet all of your financial goals.

Financial Planning

Whether your focus is preserving principal, maximizing income or wealth accumulation, we carefully design a strategy to help you achieve your long-term financial goals.

Investment Planning

When building a balanced investment portfolio, there are many key factors to consider. We take the guess work out of the equation and focus on the right amount of diversification and exposure.

Insurance Planning

Our firm takes pride in building comprehensive insurance plans that integrate all aspects of our clients’ financial picture, providing the protection you, your business, and your family needs.

Insurance Service

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Taxes Planning

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Business Planning

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About Us

Classic Financial provides investors custom-tailored investment strategies to meet short and long term needs. We provide full transparency in the form of separately managed accounts. Our goal is to help our clients realize their financial dreams by offering creative solutions through an open and transparent process utilizing both financial and insurance solutions to achieve financial independence.

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Get to Know Our Experts

Unlike insurance brokers and investment consultants, our comprehensive wealth advisors leverage their big-picture perspective to oversee every element of your finances.

Find Out If Classic Financial is the Right Fit For You

Speak with a Certified Financial Planner today to see if our approach aligns with your needs; if it’s a match, we can get started right away.

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What Our Clients Say

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Articles

Financial Freedom Through Smart Investments: Early Retirement Plan

Financial Freedom Through Smart Investments: Early Retirement Plan

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Protecting Your Legacy: Why Estate Planning Isn’t Just for the Wealthy

Estate planning is a crucial aspect of protecting your legacy, regardless…

Navigating Market Volatility: Strategies for Retirement Portfolio Management

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Ellen R. Horn

Vice President

Ellen is a native Californian and comes from a family of educators. She graduated from California State University, Northridge with a BA in Liberal Studies and an additional 30 postgraduate units in special education. Always interested in the business world, she incorporated her knowledge and background with children and was the Primary Director of a Resident and Day Camp in Malibu. Her leadership skills helped grow and organize the business to make it one of the most successful Children’s Camps in Southern California.

After a decade long career as an educator, her teaching credentials enabled her to help clients understand how to reach their financial goals. Ellen has been in the financial business since 1992 and has been working with Charlie for over 25 years. One of her priority roles with Classic Financial is to help clients better understand the programs and tools they implement to reach their financial goals. She has direct contact with every client and coordinates all quarterly, semiannual and annual reviews. Ellen is a member of the MDRT’s Quarter of the Table and has received numerous acknowledgments for her financial success and professionalism. 

Charles M. Russo, CFP®

President, CEO

Charlie moved from New York to California in 1982 and began his career in the Financial Planning industry with Mutual of New York in Beverly Hills. In 1994, Charlie decided to extend his education and obtain his Certified Financial Planning designation. In addition to completing a comprehensive financial planning curriculum approved by the CFP Board, CFP® professionals are required to complete continuing education coursework. This includes a CFP Board-approved code of ethics course that sets forth their ethical responsibilities to the public, clients and employers. CFP® professionals must have a minimum of three years’ experience in the personal financial planning process prior to earning the right to use the CFP® certification marks.

Charlie has been helping individuals, business owners and health professionals reach their financial goals for over 30 years. In effort to provide clients with a more personalized and comprehensive approach, he began Classic Financial in 2000. Charlie is also an Investment Advisor Representative and Insurance Agent. He is a member of the MDRT’s Top of the Table and has been recognized several times for his financial aptitude.