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Dirk Gilliard

26 Years of Experience
Menlo Park, CA
2 Disclosures

Dirk Gilliard is a registered investment advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, based in Menlo Park, CA, with 26 years of industry experience. Dirk operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Alternative Investments, Annuities, Business Owners, Charitable Giving, and 14 more. Their firm serves 62,466 clients with $180B in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
1048 advisors
Number of Clients
62,466 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$2.9M average
Assets Under Management
$181.9B

Fee Structure

Planning is included in investment management (also available separately)
Minimum Annual Fee:$5,000

Focus Partners charges an annual fee based on a percentage of your portfolio value, generally up to 1.25%, with a minimum annual fee of $5,000. Fees are typically billed quarterly in advance and vary depending on the amount of assets managed, the scope of services, and the specific relationship history. In addition to the main management fee, certain specialized strategies carry additional charges: the Options Income Overlay and Index Income Overlay strategies charge an annual fee of 0.75% on the notional value target, and the TrendWise strategy charges an additional 0.25% per year over the standard management rate.

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Location

1550 El Camino Real, Suite 100, Menlo Park, CA, 94025

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History

Regulatory History (2)
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Customer Dispute
June 2021
Settled
Criminal
January 1989
Final Disposition
Employment History
Current Registrations
Focus Partners Wealth, LLC
July 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos
Previous Registrations
Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC
June 2019 - November 2024 · 5 yrs 5 mos
Dan Goldie Financial Services LLC
January 2011 - May 2019 · 8 yrs 4 mos
Partnervest Advisory Services LLC
October 2008 - December 2010 · 2 yrs 2 mos
Emeritus Investment Management, INC.
July 1997 - August 2005 · 8 yrs 1 mo
State Registrations2 states
CATX
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