Jake Elm, CFP®

Senior Financial Advisor

Hi, I’m Jake Elm, CFP®, a Financial Advisor at Dentist Advisors. I help dentists make thoughtful financial decisions around budgeting, debt and student loans, saving, investing, and long-term retirement planning. My goal is to help dentists plan responsibly for the future while still enjoying life today.

I found my way into financial planning in college simply because I wanted to understand how money works and how to build and maintain wealth. Since personal finance isn’t something most of us are taught early on, discovering that I could learn it deeply and help others do the same felt like a natural fit. While I enjoy the problem-solving side of building a financial plan, what keeps me passionate about this work is seeing how money touches every part of life and helping people use it intentionally to live their best life.

To me, client success means less stress, fewer unknowns, and more time and energy to focus on what matters most. Making as much money as possible isn’t the goal. Money is simply a tool, and I love when clients tell me they feel confident about their financial future and clear on how to reach their goals.
I’ve been a financial advisor for over seven years at Dentist Advisors. I earned my degree in Personal Financial Planning from Utah Valley University and hold the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation.

Outside of work, I enjoy reading, movies, sports, good food, traveling with my family, and golfing whenever I can. I’m also a loyal Utah Jazz and Utah Utes football fan, for better or worse.


My Content

Are You Taking Advantage Of This Market?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

Last week, I mentioned that the U.S. stock market has been on a run over the past three years. Here...

Why Do We Feel So Bad Financially?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

A new survey from Gallup shows that Americans feel worse off financially today than at any point in the last...

Is $500,000 Enough?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

There was a graph from a Goldman Sachs survey making the rounds on my side of LinkedIn this past week....

Just Save

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

It seems like money has just been flying out of my wallet lately. $3,500 – A late-night emergency room visit...

Do You Hate Paying Taxes?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

It’s tax week! I get more complaints about taxes than any other finance topic—more than market corrections, inflation, budgeting, debt,...

How Does the Stock Market Perform After Declines?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

The stock market has taken a bit of a tumble recently. Interestingly enough, almost exactly a year ago, the stock...

How Are You Using Your Income?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

When you make money, it can only go to four places. You can pay taxes. You can pay down debt....

Investing Lessons From March Madness

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

Just as March Madness rolls around each year, so does this article. I share it every year because I think...

The Luckier You Are, The Nicer You Should Be

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

I’ve been thinking about the role that luck plays in our lives recently, and wanted to revisit a story I...

Stop Complaining About Gas Prices

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

With President Trump’s strikes on Iran and the widening war across the Middle East, a lot of people are understandably...

Fresh or Rotten? Rating Dentists’ Biggest Financial Decisions

With the Oscars just around the corner, Matt, Jake, and Christine borrow a page from Rotten Tomatoes to rate some...

The Next Big AI Company?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

How difficult is it to pick the best-performing stocks? Well, it seems like pretty much everyone is on the hunt...