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Dylan James Macdonald

Advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC — Newport Beach, CA Corporate Plaza

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Credentials

CFP®

Experience

9 years

Location

Newport Beach, CA 92660

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Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC

Enterprise

Total advisors

472

Across 98 offices

Clients per advisor

63 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$1,661,951 Very High

HNW client ratio

39% High

About

Dylan Macdonald is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. He has been with Beacon Pointe Advisors since 2017, with prior experience at The Doman Group. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced CIO solutions to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm combines proprietary asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private markets.

Client services

Based on Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC

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

Expertise

Based on Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC

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

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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

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Newport Beach, CA Corporate Plaza

24 Corporate Plaza, Suite 150

Newport Beach CA 92660

Advisors at this office

120

Most active in

California · Texas

Work history

9 years of industry experience

Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC

2026 - Present • 1 year

Newport Beach, CA

Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC

2018 - 2026 • 8 years

Newport Beach, CA

Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC

2017 - 2018 • 1 year

Newport Beach, CA

The Doman Group

2016 - 2017 • 1 year

New York, NY

Disclosures

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