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Verified funeral homes, hospice, and grief counselors in
California.

Funeral homes, hospice and palliative care, grief counselors, financial advisors, and estate attorneys serving California. Before a listing appears here, we check the provider's phone, business address, and working website against the provider's own site, and MORTL writes the standard listing description from it. Sponsored Pro and Premium cards may include a provider-written bio.

Provider listings aren’t recommendations, endorsements, guarantees, or referrals. We check a license only for estate attorneys, on the state’s official lawyer lookup. We don’t verify anyone’s disciplinary history, availability, or quality. Check those directly before hiring.

549Listed in California
5Provider Types

What California law says before a provider can do anything

Ask a funeral home about these before you sign. They set what has to happen, and when, no matter who you hire.

Cremation waiting periodNo statutory wait
Cremation permitRequired
Death certificate filingWithin 8 days
First certified copy$26
Small estate limit$208,850
Transfer-on-death deedRevocable transfer on death (TOD) deed
State estate taxNone
Donor registryRegisterMe.org

Verified in California so far: 540 financial advisors, 5 funeral homes, 3 grief counselors, 1 estate attorney.

Every figure here comes from MORTL's California guide, which cites the statute or the state agency behind it. Read the California guide for the rest of it: the cremation and burial rules in full, probate and the small-estate threshold, who inherits when there's no will, advance directives, and the estate tax.

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549 providers

Before a provider is listed, MORTL checks their phone, business address, and working website. MORTL writes standard listing descriptions from that site. Sponsored Pro and Premium cards may include a provider-written bio. Provider information can change after listing. MORTL doesn’t verify every license, disciplinary history, availability, or quality. Check credentials, pricing, and availability directly before hiring.
◈Financial Advisor
Santa Barbara, California

15 Equity

California investment management firm offering investment management and wealth management services in the Santa Barbara area.

◈Financial Advisor
Tustin, California

21 West Wealth Management LLC

California wealth management firm offering wealth management, wealth accumulation, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, including 3(38) fiduciary services, in the Tustin area.

◈Financial Advisor
Simi Valley, California

3(38) Investment Fiduciaries

California financial advisor offering 3(38) investment fiduciary services, investment monitoring, quarterly investment reporting, and committee meeting support for retirement plans in the Simi Valley area.

◈Financial Advisor
Napa, California

5t Wealth, LLC

California wealth management firm offering investment management, wealth planning, and family office services, including endowments and foundation resources, in the Napa area.

◈Financial Advisor
Rolling Hills, California

Acquirers Funds, LLC

California investment management firm offering an actively managed exchange-traded fund and deep-value equity investing services in the Rolling Hills area.

◈Financial Advisor
Sacramento, California

Adams Ashby Financial Advisors

California financial advisory firm offering financial planning, investment management, and portfolio review services in the Sacramento area.

◈Financial Advisor
Alameda, California

Adelante Capital Management LLC

California investment management firm offering real estate investment strategies and market insights for publicly traded real estate securities in the Alameda area.

◈Financial Advisor
Torrance, California

Advanced Portfolio Strategies

California financial advisory firm offering investment management, financial planning, business planning, pension and retirement plans, and estate and wealth management services in the Torrance area.

◈Financial Advisor
Los Angeles, California

Ag Asset Advisory, LLC

California multi-family office offering wealth planning, tax mitigation, and complexity management strategies for entrepreneurs, including services for liquidity events and exits, in the Los Angeles area.

◈Financial Advisor
Fresno, California

Agriglobe Land Advisors, LLC

California agricultural asset management company offering farm investment management, budgeting, and fiduciary oversight of farming operations in the Fresno area.

◈Financial Advisor
Palo Alto, California

Ahoy Capital

California fund manager offering venture capital fund investments and start-up company investments focused on early-stage and emerging technology opportunities in the Palo Alto area.

◈Financial Advisor
Oakland, California

Ak Global Asset Management, LLC

California investment advisory firm offering tailor-made portfolio construction and actively managed investment accounts, including fee-based only services, in the Oakland area.

◈Financial Advisor
Santa Barbara, California

Alamar Capital Management, LLC

California investment management firm offering customized investment management and investment advisory services for families and institutional investors in the Santa Barbara area.

◈Financial Advisor
Menlo Park, California

Alameda Capital Management, LLC

California investment management firm offering private credit and real estate investment strategies for institutional investors, financial advisors, family offices, and insurers in the Menlo Park area.

◈Financial Advisor
Walnut Creek, California

Alamo Capital

California financial advisory firm offering bonds and fixed income investing, stock and mutual fund trading, retirement planning, investment accounts, college savings plans, wealth management, investment banking, underwriting, municipal finance, and insurance solutions such as annuities, disability, health, and life insurance, in the Walnut Creek area.

◈Financial Advisor
Torrance, California

Albitz/Miloe And Associates, Inc.

California financial advisory firm offering financial planning and wealth management services, including retirement planning for building wealth, approaching retirement, and in-retirement stages, in the Torrance area.

◈Financial Advisor
Torrance, California

Alessandra Capital Management, LLC

California financial advisory firm offering wealth management, financial planning, and retirement planning services in the Torrance area.

◈Financial Advisor
Folsom, California

Allworth Financial, L.P.

California financial advisory firm offering financial planning, investment management, tax planning, estate and legacy planning, and insurance and risk services, including 401(k) services for employers, in the Folsom area.

⚱Funeral Director
Bakersfield, California

Alma Funeral Home & Crematory

California funeral home offering burial, cremation, pre-planning, and veterans services, including personalization options and grief resources, in the Bakersfield area.

◈Financial Advisor
Los Angeles, California

Alpha Analytics Investment Group LLC

California investment advisory firm offering institutional investment management services for individuals and families in the Los Angeles area.

◈Financial Advisor
South San Francisco, California

Alpha Solutions Investment Advisors

California investment advisory firm offering wealth management, portfolio management, and retirement planning services in the South San Francisco area.

◈Financial Advisor
Irvine, California

American Fundstars

California financial firm offering investment advisory and securities broker dealer services, including asset management and investment planning, in the Irvine area.

◈Financial Advisor
San Ramon, California

American Investors Co

California financial advisory firm offering securities brokerage, investment advisory, financial planning, and asset management services in the San Ramon area.

◈Financial Advisor
Rancho Santa Fe, California

American Money Management, LLC

California financial advisor offering divorce financial analysis, investment management, and financial planning, including settlement negotiation prep and post-divorce financial rebuilding, in the Rancho Santa Fe area.

◈Financial Advisor
Carlsbad, California

Anchor Bay Capital, Inc.

California financial advisor offering financial planning, investment management, tax preparation, and trust and estate planning services, including coordinated retirement income planning, in the Carlsbad area.

◈Financial Advisor
Carlsbad, California

Anchor Bay Private Wealth LLC

California financial advisory firm offering financial planning, investment management, tax preparation, and trust and estate planning, including coordinated services for retirees, business owners, and individuals in wealth transitions, in the Carlsbad area.

◈Financial Advisor
Aliso Viejo, California

Anchor Capital

California investment management firm offering risk-managed mutual funds, model portfolios, and market insights in the Aliso Viejo area.

◈Financial Advisor
Danville, California

Andrews, Lucia Wealth Management LLC

California financial advisor offering wealth management, retirement planning, estate planning, and tax strategies, including investment planning and risk management services, in the Danville area.

◈Financial Advisor
Santa Monica, California

Angeles Wealth Management, LLC

California financial advisor offering private wealth management, family office, investment management, and philanthropic planning services, including complex wealth planning and family legacy strategies, in the Santa Monica area.

◈Financial Advisor
Grass Valley, California

Apple & Associates

California financial advisory firm offering retirement planning, investment management, risk management, college planning, estate planning, and tax mitigation strategies in the Grass Valley area.

About This Directory

How provider listings work.

Providers come from public sources and provider submissions. Before a listing goes live, MORTL checks the provider's phone, business address, and working website. MORTL writes standard listing descriptions from that site. Sponsored Pro and Premium cards may include a provider-written bio. A provider without a working website isn’t listed.

A listing isn’t a recommendation, endorsement, guarantee, or referral.

MORTL checks a license only for estate attorneys: a lawyer the firm names has to show as active on the state’s official lawyer lookup before the listing goes up. MORTL doesn’t verify any provider’s disciplinary history, availability, or quality of service. Provider information can change after a listing is added.

Before hiring any provider, check their license with the state licensing board or professional authority, get pricing in writing, and confirm availability directly.

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Worked with a funeral home, grief counselor, hospice, financial advisor, or death doula worth finding? Tell us who they are. It takes a minute and it's free.

Every suggestion gets the same check as the rest of the directory: we confirm the provider's phone and address against their own website before anything is listed.

Death doulas aren’t in the directory because no verifiable registry exists to check them against. You can still suggest one; submissions stay open.

Free. Before listing, we check every suggested provider's phone and address against their own website. Listing in this directory isn’t an endorsement by MORTL.

For Providers

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MORTL readers are planning ahead: people getting their wills, directives, and funeral wishes in order before a crisis. Listing here puts you in front of them before they need you.

A standard listing in the MORTL directory costs nothing, now or later. We list funeral directors, grief counselors, financial advisors, and hospice providers. Founding providers get in before the category fills up.

Death doulas can apply, but don’t appear in the directory yet: no verifiable registry exists to check a doula listing against.

✓Operates in one of our listed provider categories
✓Has a working website that shows your phone and address
✓Transparent about how you work and what you charge

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Provider Directory Disclosure: A listing in the MORTL directory isn’t a recommendation, endorsement, guarantee, or referral. Before listing, MORTL checks each provider's phone, business address, and working website. MORTL writes standard descriptions from that site; sponsored Pro and Premium cards may include a provider-written bio. MORTL doesn’t verify every license, disciplinary history, availability, or quality. Check credentials directly before hiring. Read our Provider Review Policy →