At the heart of our program is the unique relationship we establish with our partners. Hanson McClain Strategic Advisors lives by a set of Core Values we’ve established.

About Our Founders

Scott Hanson and Pat McClain are experts at guiding and assisting advisors in growing their practices. Through strategic collaboration with motivated partners, they have helped hundreds of independent investment advisors make dramatic improvements in their practices. Since founding Hanson McClain in 1993, the company has experienced steady growth and now assists in the advisement of more than $1 billion in assets in their Sacramento office,¹ and has helped advisors acquire $3.6 billion in assets under their management.²

In 2004, Hanson and McClain formed a financial services company that grew quickly to become one of the largest of its kind in the nation. The firm was sold in 2007 to a Fortune 500 company.

Both partners are recognized for innovative practice management and investment solutions. They have appeared on numerous national financial television programs, and have provided investment advice and commentary in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times. Locally-based in Sacramento, they host a weekly call-in talk radio show covering investment and financial topics. Scott Hanson was recently named among Barron’s Top 100 Independent Financial Advisors,³ and was selected as one of the 25 most influential people in the financial services industry nationwide.⁴

¹ $1 billion is the approximate amount of client assets under advisement by Hanson McClain Advisors, a Registered Investment Advisory Firm, and Hanson McClain, a Registered Broker/Dealer.
² Assets captured by HMRN Partners as of 12/31/2010.
³ Published in August, 2011: Barron’s: Top 100 Independent Financial Advisors 2011. Barron’s © magazine is a trademark of Dow Jones L.P.
⁴ Published in Investment Advisor magazine 2005: 25 most influential people in the financial services industry.