Annette Brinton, CFP®
Partner, Senior Wealth Advisor

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Annette Brinton is a Partner and Senior Wealth Advisor for the Beacon Pointe Mill Valley, CA office, bringing over three decades of experience as a finance professional to the clients she serves. She is passionate about helping people gain clarity over their financial situation and managing their wealth to provide for a fulfilling life.

Prior to co-founding Waypoint Wealth Partners, which joined Beacon Pointe Advisors in 2025, Annette had her own firm and worked as a Client Advisor for two independent wealth management firms in the Bay Area. Annette started her career in the early 90’s with Ernst & Young, doing both audit and individual tax work, and subsequently spent over 10 years working in corporate finance and operations. She has worked extensively in over 20 countries around the world including a year in Hong Kong and China and three years living in London.

Annette holds a B.A. in Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a graduate certificate in Personal Financial Planning from UC Berkeley. She is also a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP®), an active member of the Financial Planning Association, and a leader within Beacon Pointe’s Women’s Advisory Institute. Outside of the office, Annette is deeply involved in the Sausalito community. She serves on the Board of Literacy by the Bay and is a long-standing member of the Sausalito Women’s Club, where she chairs the Fiscal Advisory Board and sits on the Scholarship Board. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, snowboarding, traveling with her husband Adrian, and sharing good food with friends.