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

Do You Really Need to Buy a House?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

I was in Disneyland this past week with my family, so I didn’t have time to write something new. However,...

Goal Setting for Dentists: How to Build Habits That Stick

On this episode of The Dentist Money Show, Matt, Jake, and Christine break down how dentists can set goals that...

What Was The Best Investment in 2025?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

Each year, Ben Carlson updates his asset allocation quilt chart, detailing the performance of different market segments from the previous...

Do Trump Accounts Stink?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

This is a text I got from a friend a few days ago: “Jake, write an article next week on...

Should You Invest in 2026?

By Jake Elm, CFP®, Financial Advisor

Happy New Year! I hope all of your goals and resolutions are off to a strong start. via GIPHY Before...

How to Crash Proof Your Portfolio

On this episode of The Dentist Money Show, Matt, Jake, and Rabih explain why diversification is one of the most...

What I’m Into – Best of 2025

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for. In what has become a fun tradition for me, I’m ready to...

Is Inflation Ruining Our Lives?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

Gallup conducts a survey each year asking Americans their biggest financial concern: As you can see, starting in 2022, worries...

A Decade of The Dentist Money Show: 10 Principles That Still Matter

On this special 10-year anniversary episode of The Dentist Money Show, Matt, Ryan, Will, Jake, Taylor, and Rabih revisit the...

The 3 Types of Investment Accounts

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

Let’s revisit some investment account basics, shall we? The more conversations I have about investing, the more I realize the...

Is Gen Z Doomed?

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

I hope everyone had an awesome Thanksgiving weekend! Now that we’re back in the swing of things, here are a...

Living Without Regret

By Jake Elm, CFP® , Financial Advisor

Happy Thanksgiving week! I can’t help but get a little sentimental at the end of each year as Thanksgiving and...