Brighton Jones LLC was founded in 1999 by Jon Jones and Charles Brighton, both former Deloitte partners who transitioned from accounting to wealth management. The firm has grown to become one of the largest independent RIAs in the United States, managing $26 billion in assets under advisement for over 4,000 clients across 22 cities. Brighton Jones operates as an employee-owned firm and has achieved all growth organically without acquisitions or external capital. The company maintains a strong corporate culture, being named one of Seattle Business magazine's Best Companies to Work For 16 consecutive years and achieving B Corporation certification. The firm employs approximately 320 advisors with various professional credentials and maintains an exemplary regulatory record with no disciplinary events over the past decade.

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Brighton Jones portfolios are customized for each client with an investment process grounded in Nobel Prize-winning research in both traditional and behavioral finance. The firm emphasizes diversification among and within asset classes while minimizing frictional costs such as taxes, commissions, and management fees. Research in behavioral finance guides the firm to help clients overcome psychological biases that can impair decision-making. The investment approach utilizes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with strategies including long-term purchases, short-term purchases, margin transactions, and options. Each portfolio is tailored to individual client needs, reflecting the firm's commitment to personalized wealth management and fiduciary responsibility.

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