Michele Sarna
Advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC
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Advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC
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Firm
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC
Location
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Credentials
Series 63, Series 66
Industry experience
18 years
Michele Sarna is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Beacon Pointe and its affiliated entities since 2017, as well as at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Integrated Wealth Management, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she is a licensed insurance agent involved in the sale of life and accident/health insurance products. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a combination of third-party independent managers selected through a formal due-diligence process. The firm offers discretionary wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and outsourced CIO solutions, and sponsors proprietary investment vehicles including private funds and a registered interval fund.
Based on Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC
Based on Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC
Fixed fees for financial planning and educational seminars, negotiable based on complexity
$0+: 0.50% to 1.50% annually (negotiable tiered range for Wealth Advisory Services) $0+: 0.02% to 0.04% annually platform fee for Envestnet UMA (minimum $50 per account) $0+: 0.50% to 2.00% annually for Wrap Fee Program $0+: 0.25% to 1.00% annually for American Funds F-2 Direct Program $0+: 0.05% to 0.50% annually for Retirement Plan Consulting Services $0+: 0.20% to 0.50% annually for Consulting Services (discretionary portfolios) $0+: 0.08% to 0.50% annually for Consulting Services (non-discretionary portfolios) $0+: 0.20% to 0.50% annually for Outsourced Chief Investment Officer Services (OCIO) $0+: 1.00% annual management fee for Private Funds (waived for clients of Beacon Pointe) $0+: 0.95% annual management fee for BPMAX Interval Fund
Hourly fees typically range between $350 and $500 per hour for consulting and financial planning services
Performance-based fees only for certain legacy private fund investments negotiated as a percentage of profits; no other performance-based fees charged
Annual retainer fees for consulting services, tiered based on assets under supervision
Account minimum: $1,000,000 Minimum fee: Minimum quarterly fee of $1,250, waivable at discretion Fee-only: Consulting fees charged as annual retainers, project fees (minimum $25,000), or hourly fees ($350-$500/hr), financial planning fees hourly or fixed, generally negotiated
24 Corporate Plaza, Suite 150
Newport Beach, CA 92660
California
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC
2020 - Present (6 years)
Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, Llc
2017 - Present (9 years)
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC
2017 - 2020 (3 years)
Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors, LLC
2017 - 2020 (3 years)
Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments
2010 - 2017 (7 years)
Integrated Wealth Management, Inc
2010 - 2017 (7 years)
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Insurance agent
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Real estate agent
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