Kent Erickson

Financial Advisor

BFA™

Kent Erickson, BFA, is a financial advisor in Allworth’s Redding, California, office. A graduate of Simpson University (3.925 GPA), he is a native of Redding, and teaches a financial literacy course at his church that examines behavioral finance, budgeting, investing, insurance, and investment risk management. With a passion for the outdoors, he is an avid kayaker and paddleboarder, and he and his wife Kelly enjoy spending their weekends floating down the Trinity and Sacramento rivers or hiking in Lassen National Park.

I possess a high attention to detail which enables me to keep my clients’ short- and long-term objectives top of mind. I love partnering with people to make certain each small and large piece of the puzzle fit together in support of their financial goals.

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