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Michael Skillman

25 Years of Experience
Newport Beach, CA
1 Disclosure

Michael Skillman is a registered investment advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, based in Newport Beach, CA, with 25 years of industry experience. Michael operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Estate Planning, Financial Planning & Coaching, Investment Management, Retirement Planning, and 1 more. Their firm serves 18,377 clients with $40B in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
453 advisors
Number of Clients
18,377 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$2.2M average
Assets Under Management
$39.8B

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$1M
Minimum Annual Fee:$5,000

Beacon Pointe charges a percentage of your portfolio's value each year for investment advice. This fee is negotiable and can range from 0.50% to 1.50% annually, but there is a minimum quarterly fee of $1,250.

Beacon Pointe also uses third-party managers, and their fees are separate from Beacon Pointe's fees. Some clients may pay a percentage of profits from certain investments instead of a management fee. Clients in the American Funds F-2 Direct Program pay between 0.25% and 1.0% of the value of assets invested in the program. Clients in the sub-advisory program through SEI pay a 0.08% fee in addition to the advisory fee paid to Beacon Pointe.

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Location

24 Corporate Plaza, Suite 150, Newport Beach, CA, 92660

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History

Regulatory History (1)
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Criminal
March 1983
Final Disposition
Employment History
Current Registrations
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC
December 2025 - Present · 9 mos
Previous Registrations
Foreside Fund Services, LLCBroker
May 2023 - May 2024 · 1 yr
Foreside Fund Services, LLCBroker
August 2021 - May 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos
Faith Investor Services
June 2021 - April 2025 · 3 yrs 10 mos
Allianz Global Investors Distributors LLCBroker
November 1994 - September 2010 · 15 yrs 10 mos
Pacific Mutual Distributors, INC.Broker
June 1994 - November 1994 · 5 mos
Zweig Securities CORP.Broker
December 1993 - March 1994 · 3 mos
Pacific Mutual Distributors, INC.Broker
December 1988 - April 1993 · 4 yrs 4 mos
State Registrations1 state
CA
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