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Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors, LLC (Newport Beach)


Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Newport Beach. It manages $2.19 billion of regulatory assets for 7,761 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2009 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Colorado, and 28 other states.

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Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for more than 250 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors, LLC is $2.19 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 2481% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $2.14 billion in discretionary accounts and $55.09 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $282.25 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $289.97 thousand.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 54% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 22% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in state and local bonds form 11% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors is high net worth individuals with 608 clients and $1.5 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors has the 3rd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.19 billion for 2,044 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors, LLC

The company employs 80 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 56 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 55 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 4 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Michael Gaffney Dow has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Nov 2018. Llc Bpwa Boston Ownership joined the executive team most recently as the Class B Member.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Llc Beacon Pointe Holdings Class a member 1 Jul 2009 25% - 50% 27-063826
Matthew Baird Cooper Managing member/class a member 1 Jul 2009 Other 2207087
Shannon Elizabeth Eusey Manager 1 Jul 2009 Other 2521647
Garth Kevin Flint Manager 1 Jul 2009 Other 210005
Mollie F Rosing Manager 1 Jul 2009 Other 4882480
Shannon E. Eusey Manager, chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2009 Other 2521647
Bruce Alan Meyer Class b member 1 Mar 2011 Other 2900514
Matthew Baird Cooper Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2011 Other 2207087
Eric Carlin Howie Class b member 1 Sep 2011 Other 4328428
Laine Ryhiner Ainsworth Class b member 1 Jan 2013 Other 1531334
Mark Louis Moehlman Class b member 1 Jan 2013 Other 337455
Gary Keith Dorfman Class b member 1 Oct 2013 Other 1418742
Llc Independent Financial Advisors Class b member 1 Feb 2014 Other 33-0888730
Llc Bpwa Az Ownership Class b member 1 Jan 2015 Other 47-4711082
Diane Marilyn Peck Chief financial officer 1 Aug 2015 Other 4518073
Llc Bpwa Boston Ownership Class b member 1 Oct 2015 Other 81-1723720
Michael Gaffney Dow Chief investment officer 1 Nov 2018 Other 2272245

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 12 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Garth Kevin Flint Trustee 1 May 1987 50% - 75% 210005
The Garth Kevin Flint And Claudia Ann Flint Family Trust Dtd 5/7/87 Owner 1 May 1987 50% - 75% pending
Shannon E. Eusey Owner 1 Mar 2002 25% - 50% 2521647
The Garth Kevin Flint And Claudia Ann Flint Family Trust Dtd 5/7/87 Member 1 Mar 2006 25% - 50% xxx-xx-xxxx
Claudia Ann Flint Trustee 1 Mar 2006 50% - 75% 5925061
Garth Kevin Flint Owner 1 Mar 2006 50% - 75% 210005
The Richard And Shannon Eusey Trust Owner 1 Mar 2006 25% - 50% xxx-xx-xxxx
Shannon Elizabeth Eusey Trustee 1 Jul 2006 50% - 75% 2521647
The Richard And Shannon Eusey Trust Member 1 Jul 2006 25% - 50% xxx-xx-xxxx
Richard Edward Eusey Trustee 1 Jul 2006 50% - 75% 2513775
Bruce Alan Meyer Member 1 Jan 2015 50% - 75% 2900514
Chitra Raghavan Staley Member 1 Oct 2015 75% - 100% 727441

Based in Newport Beach

The principal office where Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 24 Corporate Plaza Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Tulsa, OK. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 949-718-1600 or by fax 949-718-0601. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at bpwealthadvisors.com.


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