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Will Smith

Advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC

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Firm

Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC

Location

Akron, OH 44333

Credentials

CFP®

Industry experience

2 years

About

Will Smith is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. Prior to joining Beacon Pointe in 2025, he worked at The Jentner Corporation for nine years in total and had a one-year tenure at Cornerstone Capital Advisors. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a manager-of-managers approach, utilizing a proprietary “Focus List” and a formal due diligence process to select and monitor investment managers, and sponsors proprietary investment vehicles as well as advising registered interval funds.

Client services

Based on Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Newsletters or periodicals Educational seminars or workshops Consulting services

Expertise

Based on Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC

Wealth management Private / alternative investments ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting

Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees for financial planning and educational seminars, negotiable based on complexity

Percentage

$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

Project-based

Hourly fees typically range between $350 and $500 per hour for consulting and financial planning services

Performance-based

Performance-based fees only for certain legacy private fund investments negotiated as a percentage of profits; no other performance-based fees charged

Subscriptions

Annual retainer fees for consulting services, tiered based on assets under supervision

Other

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

Location

3677 Embassy Pkwy

Akron, OH 44333

Most active in

Ohio

Work history

Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC

2025 - Present (1 year)

The Jentner Corporation

2023 - 2025 (2 years)

The Jentner Corporation

2016 - 2023 (7 years)

Unemployed

2016 - 2016 (1 year)

Cornerstone Capital Advisors

2015 - 2016 (1 year)

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