Beacon Pointe Advisors: An Independent Investment Advisory Firm Tiburon Research September 1, 2012.

Beacon Pointe Advisors:An Independent Investment Advisory Firm

Tiburon ResearchSeptember 1, 2012

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• Founded in 2002• Based in Newport Beach, CA• CEO: Garth Flint• 286 accounts• $4.0 billion assets under management• Web site: www.bpadvisor.com

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Beacon Pointe Advisors

Source: 9/1/12 Beacon Pointe Advisors Web Site; 3/3/11 RIA Biz; 3/3/11 Practice Management Letter; 6/08 Registered Rep; Tiburon Research & Analysis

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Early Phase

Approximate Dates: XXXX - XXXX

• XXXX: --

2011 - 2012

Key Steps:

Beacon Pointe Advisors was Founded in 2002 and Has Subsequently Evolved through Three Phases, Including its Early, Middle, & Acquisitions Phases

Middle Phase

Beacon Pointe Advisors History

Beacon Pointe

Advisors Founded

2002 2012

Beacon Pointe

Advisors Today

Acquisitions Phase

XXXX - 2010

• 2002: Beacon Pointe Advisors founded

• XXXX: -- • 2011: Acquired Copperwynd Financial

Source: 9/1/12 Beacon Pointe Advisors Web Site; 3/3/11 RIA Biz; 3/3/11 Practice Management Letter; Tiburon Research & Analysis

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• Founded in 2002• Based in Newport Beach, CA• CEO: Garth Flint

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Beacon Pointe Advisors was Founded in 2002

Source: 9/1/12 Beacon Pointe Advisors Web Site; 6/08 Registered Rep; Tiburon Research & Analysis

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Copperwynd Financial

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Beacon Pointe AdvisorsAcquisitions

• Based in Scottsdale, AZ

• $125 million assets under management

• CEO: Bruce Meyer• Acquired in 2001

– Rebranded Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors - Arizona

Beacon Pointe Advisors Has Acquired at Least One Firm, Including Copperwynd Financial in 2011

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Source: 3/3/11 RIA Biz; 3/3/11 Practice Management Letter; Tiburon Research & Analysis

Meyer used Cambridge

Investment Research as Independent Broker/Dealer

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286

2007 2012

Beacon Pointe Advisors Accounts

Beacon Pointe Advisors Has 286 Accounts

Source: 6/08 Registered Rep; Tiburon Research & Analysis

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$4.1 $4.2$4.0

2006 2007 2011

Beacon Pointe AdvisorsAssets Under Management

($ Billions)

Beacon Pointe Advisors Has $4.0 Billion Assets Under Management, Relatively Steady Since 2006

Source: 3/3/11 RIA Biz; 3/3/11 Practice Management Letter; 6/08 Registered Rep; Tiburon Research & Analysis

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Beacon Pointe Advisors Businesses

Beacon Pointe Advisors Has Two Core Businesses, Including Institutional Consulting & Private Client

Source: 3/3/11 RIA Biz Email (Southall); Tiburon Research & Analysis

Beacon Pointe Advisors Businesses

Institutional Consulting

Private Client

Beacon Financial

Advisors = private client?

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Beacon Pointe Advisors’ First Business is Institutional Consulting

Source: Tiburon Research & Analysis

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Beacon Pointe Advisors’ Second Business is Private Client

Source: Tiburon Research & Analysis

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Beacon Pointe Advisors Custodies at TD Ameritrade

Source: Tiburon Research & Analysis

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Beacon Pointe AdvisorsWeb Site

Beacon Pointe Advisors Has a Web Site with Seven Sections, Including Client Services, Methodology, About Us, News & Events, BP Wealth Advisors, Contact, & Client Login

Source: 5/23/12 Beacon Pointe Advisors Web Site; 9/23/08 Beacon Pointe Advisors Web Site; Tiburon Research & Analysis

Beacon Pointe AdvisorsWeb Site

Client Services Methodology About Us News & EventsBP Wealth Advisors

Contact Client Login

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Garth FlintCEO

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Beacon Pointe Advisors Organizational Chart

Beacon Pointe Advisors is Led by its CEO Garth Flint

Source: 3/3/11 RIA Biz; 9/23/08 Beacon Pointe Advisors Web Site; Tiburon Research & Analysis

Matthew Cooper?

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Beacon Pointe Advisors is Privately Owned

Source: Tiburon Research & Analysis

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Source: Tiburon Research & Analysis

Tiburon Strategic Advisors

• Focus on corporate-level strategy- Serve senior executives only at financial

services companies- Key services: market seminars, market

research, & strategy consulting - Served over 350 corporate clients and

completed over 1,500 projects since 1998- Host semi-annual CEO Summits, offer free

weekly research releases, and offer free business benchmarking tools for all types of advisors

• Chip Roame background- McKinsey & Company- Charles Schwab & Company- Tiburon since 1998

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