Sarah Minakary, CFP^®, CEPA^®

Managing Director, Partner

Sarah Minakary is a Managing Director and Partner at The Rand Group. With nearly 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, she is dedicated to providing clients with objective, thoughtful guidance and personalized wealth management and financial planning solutions. Sarah’s goal is to give her clients the information they need to make informed decisions about their finances. She believes that an educated client is a better client and works hard to provide comprehensive financial planning services that go beyond investment management. She values the deep relationships she has with her clients and does not take lightly the trust they place in the team to help them achieve financial success.

Sarah was named to AdvisorHub’s Advisors to Watch list in 2026* and AdvisorHub’s Women to Watch list in 2026**. She was also named to Forbes’ Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State list in 2025 and 2026 and Forbes’ Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-In-State list in 2019 and 2022–2025***. She has also been recognized as a Five Star Wealth Manager**** from 2013–2024.

Sarah is passionate about philanthropy. She serves on the board of directors for Court Appointed Special Advocates, an organization providing critically needed mentorship and advocacy for youth in foster care. She is also an avid supporter of City of Hope, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. In 2021, she received an honorable mention in the “Volunteer of the Year” category from Invest in Others, a charitable foundation that recognizes the philanthropic work of advisors in the financial services industry.

Prior to Hightower, Sarah was a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley. She earned her MBA from the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business and her Bachelor of Science in Economics, with an emphasis in Management, from the University of California, Irvine. Sarah holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification and the Certified Exit Planning Advisor, CEPA® designation. She also holds the Series 7 and 66 securities registrations and insurance licenses.

*This Rating is provided on June 2026 by AdvisorHub. It covers the period of 2026. There was no compensation exchanged in consideration for or the use of this Rating. For more information, please visit https://www.advisorhub.com/advisors-to-watch-rankings/

**This Rating is provided on April 2026 by AdvisorHub. It covers the period of 2026. There was no compensation exchanged in consideration for or the use of this Rating. For more information, please visit https://www.advisorhub.com/women-advisors-to-watch-2026/

***This Rating is provided on August 6, 2025 by Forbes. It covers the period of 2025. There was no compensation exchanged in consideration for or the use of this Rating. For more information, please visit https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-in-state-next-gen-advisors/

****Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers. The Five Star award is not indicative of the wealth manager’s future performance. Wealth managers may or may not use discretion in their practice and therefore may not manage their clients’ assets. The inclusion of a wealth manager on the Five Star Wealth Manager list should not be construed as an endorsement of the wealth manager by Five Star Professional. Working with a Five Star Wealth Manager or any wealth manager is no guarantee as to future investment success, nor is there any guarantee that the selected wealth managers will be awarded this accomplishment by Five Star Professional in the future. Five Star Professional is not an advisory firm, and the content of this material should not be considered financial advice. For more information on the Five Star award and the research/selection methodology, go to www.fivestarprofessional.com