About Us
Willner Heller is a highly specialized wealth management firm based in Los Angeles, California.
We have been creating customized investment portfolios for high net worth individuals and small business owners since 2003.
Our Partners
Matthew D. Heller
Matthew D. Heller is a founding partner of Willner Heller LLC, a private wealth management firm in Encino California.
Willner Heller is a Registered Investment Advisor founded by Mr. Heller and Kenneth Willner in 2003. Willner Heller manages customized portfolios of equity and fixed income instruments for a variety of clients including families, corporations, non-profits and foundations. Willner Heller’s strategy is to create unique, tax-efficient portfolios through active management, tactical asset allocation and diversification techniques designed to achieve alpha while minimizing systemic market risk.
Matt was named a Five Star Wealth Manager in 2011, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. Matt was selected as a Trusted Advisor by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal in 2013. Mr. Heller has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Newsweek, Ventura Blvd. Magazine, Los Angeles Magazine and Advisors Magazine. Matt is the former president of the Community Center Alliance, a 501c3 which worked with the Cities of Calabasas and Agoura Hills to provide physical fitness programs to local youths and senior citizens. Mr. Heller has also served as an alumni mentor in the USC Marshall School of Business and the Dornsife College Gateway programs. Matt endowed the Lisa S & Matthew D. Heller scholarship at the University of Southern California and he is a member of the USC Associates. Matt previously served as a commissioner on the Calabasas Parks, Recreation and Education Commission and he is a former executive board member of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Anti-Defamation League.
Mr. Heller is a graduate of the Salvin Leadership Program sponsored by ADL and he also completed the Riordan Volunteer Leadership Development Program through the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce where he also chaired the Government Affairs Committee.
Mr. Heller graduated from the University of Southern California and he is a Registered Financial Consultant (RFC).
Kenneth L. Willner
Kenneth L. Willner attended San Diego State University and joined the firm, Milton F. Willner & Co. Certified Public Accounting. Ken worked with his father, Milton F. Willner until Milt passed away in 2002. Ken renamed the firm Willner & Ornedo when Mario Ornedo became a partner in the accounting practice that same year. Willner & Ornedo, LLP is a member of the AICPA and CSCPA.
In 2003 Ken and Matt formed Willner Heller LLC to provide superior asset management services to clients while considering both their tax situation and their overall financial needs and goals.
Ken Willner is a member of the AICPA and the AICPA Personal Financial Planning Section. Ken volunteers his time in a variety of charities dealing with the arts and at risk youth.
Miles Rader
Wealth Advisor
Willner & Heller LLC
15760 Ventura Blvd, #2026
Encino, CA 91436
Office: (818) 501-7590 x 180
Fax: (818) 501-9266
Miles was born and raised in Los Angeles. He grew up going to local schools in the Los Angeles area before earning his degree in Business Administration with an Emphasis in Finance from California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks.
After graduation, Miles took an internship at UBS Westlake Village before starting full time at UBS Downtown Los Angeles. He worked at UBS for 2 years, where he earned the SIE (Securities Industry Essentials), Series 7, and Series 66.
After leaving UBS, Miles joined MAP Strategic Wealth Advisors, an RIA in West Los Angeles, where he spent the next 2 years prior to joining Willner Heller.
