Kevin B Ou

Advisor at Merrill — Rolling Hills Estates, CA Silver Spur Rd

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

18 years

Location

Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274

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Total advisors

25,610

Across 3,246 offices

Clients per advisor

70 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$860,085 Very High

HNW client ratio

29% High

About

Kevin Ou is a Senior Financial Advisor and Managing Director at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He is a co-founder of The Peninsula Group, where he provides leadership, strategy, and tailored advice to a select group of clients. In his role, Kevin focuses on wealth planning with a tax-sensitive approach to retirement, investment, estate, and insurance strategies. He has extensive experience assisting clients with concentrated and restricted stock by developing thoughtful approaches to diversification and risk mitigation.

Prior to joining Merrill Lynch in 2024, Kevin spent 17 years at UBS and Morgan Stanley, serving as an Executive Director and Senior Portfolio Management Director. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an MBA in Finance from Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management. He is also a graduate of Columbia University's School of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, where he earned the Certified Portfolio Manager (CPM®) designation. Additionally, he holds California life and health insurance and annuity licenses.

Outside of his professional career, Kevin serves on the Board of the South Coast Botanic Garden. He is also involved with his local church, plays violin in the Holloway String Quartet, and enjoys playing tennis at the Palos Verdes Tennis Club. Kevin is fluent in English and Taiwanese.

Client services

Based on Merrill

Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops
Performance measurement reports, allocation modeling, ips, research reports and services, see schedule d

Expertise

Wealth management Concentrated stock management Retirement income strategy College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Charitable giving & philanthropy

Occupation focus

Executive

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Location

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Rolling Hills Estates, CA Silver Spur Rd

608 Silver Spur Rd

Rolling Hills Estates CA 90274

Advisors at this office

13

Most active in

California · South Carolina · Texas

Work history

18 years of industry experience

Bank of America, N.A.

2024 - Present • 2 years

Rolling Hills Estates, CA

Merrill

2024 - Present • 2 years

Rolling Hills Estates, CA

MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY llc

2017 - 2024 • 7 years

Rolling Hills, CA

Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A.

2015 - 2024 • 9 years

New York, NY

Morgan Stanley

2015 - 2024 • 9 years

CA

UBS Financial Services

2008 - 2015 • 7 years

Seal Beach, CA

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

2008 - 2008 • 1 year

Long Beach, CA

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Business activities & affiliations

Marie T

CFP®

Hawthorne, CA

Modern Assets, LLC

I'm Marie Thomasson, CFP®, and I built Mothered to offer financial planning for women so that money supports your human experience instead of dictating it. My clients carry a lot of labels: wife, divorcee, widow, mother, daughter, or single. At Mothered, you’re more than any of them. Whether you’re planning for the next three generations or “just” yourself, we support your needs and desires fully, without judgment, and with the care you deserve. You’ve carried the weight financially and emotionally, whether you’re in the midst of figuring out the moving parts or in a place to stop and get organized. Let Mothered share the load by caring for your finances like a mother would. Mothered keeps a small client load to give each person depth of care and attention. My job is to collaborate with you to build a framework that nurtures your financial empowerment so that your will outshines the pull of fear. My clients often bring me problems that aren’t financial, and I organize a financial gameplan to dispel the fear at the root of the issue. Mothered’s services transmute your emotional responses to money so you can use it as the tool for the life you want: a life of art and culture, hotels with robes, travel, and care for your loved ones and community. Money gets to be a resource for connection and expression as well as freedom from want and security from fear. Wild, worldly matriarchs and childless cat ladies, please apply.

Inherited wealth ESG / Sustainable investing Inheritance planning Multi-generational wealth transfer Retired Artists or Creative Public Service Employee Caretaker Intergenerational Families Gen X (Born 1965-1980)

Jeffrey M

Series 66, Series 65

Downey, CA

Kodiak Capital Advisors LLC

Jeffrey Mansell is a financial advisor with Kodiak Capital Advisors LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Kodiak Capital Advisors since 2015 and previously at National Planning Corporation and Edward Jones. Kodiak Capital Advisors LLC is a state-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis and offers investment strategies including stocks, bonds, ETFs, and options, with an emphasis on small- and medium-cap securities.

Active portfolio management Self-Employed Retired Founder/Business Owner Government Employee Christian Faith Based Approaching retirement Retired Established Professionals Mid-Career Professionals
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George B

CFA®

Palos Verdes Estates, CA

Confido Capital, LLC

Brad Boyd, CFA, is founder and CIO of Confido Capital, LLC. He helps individuals, families and business owners build portfolios around their income needs, long-term goals and tolerance for risk. He brings 20+ years of investment-industry experience, with expertise in fixed income, income strategies, multi-asset investing, portfolio construction and risk management. Before founding Confido, Brad held executive and portfolio management roles at Oaktree and Payden & Rygel. Today, he combines that experience with personal, approachable investment management and wealth advisory, with a focus on the South Bay of Los Angeles.

Private / alternative investments Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management
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Linda W

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Long Beach, CA

Linda A. Walker, CFP

Linda Walker is a Certified Financial Planner® with 46 years of industry experience. She has served as principal of her independent firm, Linda A. Walker, CFP, since 1996 and has also been affiliated with LPL Financial since 1991. Her outside activities include limited involvement in non-variable insurance related to long-term care. Her firm provides financial planning and consulting services to a small client base, focusing on retirement, education, tax, and budgeting projections. The firm offers non-discretionary, fee-for-service advice emphasizing asset allocation using Morningstar tools and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

General retirement planning Income planning Cash flow / budgeting
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Jeffrey B

CFA®, Series 63, Series 65

Hermosa Beach, CA

Cove Street Capital, LLC

Jeffrey Bronchick is a CFA® charterholder and principal at Cove Street Capital, LLC, where he has worked since 2011. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Cove Street Capital is an independent advisory firm that offers discretionary portfolio management to individuals, institutions, and various organizations. The firm uses a research-driven, value-oriented approach focusing on undervalued small- and micro-cap stocks through fundamental analysis and systematic screening.

Active portfolio management Concentrated stock management Private / alternative investments Real estate investing
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James R

CFP®, Series 63

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Reeves, James, Townsend

James Reeves is a CFP® with 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at Reeves, James, Townsend since 2020 and previously spent 16 years at Securities Service Network, LLC and SSN Advisory, Inc. The firm provides non-discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, maintaining a small client roster with roughly $17 million in assets under management. Investment advice is delivered on a non-discretionary basis, with a focus on fundamental analysis, client approval for trades, and regular account reviews.

Options & derivatives strategies Tax-loss harvesting Wealth management
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