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Nicholas Bzovi

Advisor at Ducere Wealth Management — Newport Beach, CA

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Credentials

CFA®, Series 63, Series 66

Experience

23 years

Location

Newport Beach, CA 92660

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Ducere Wealth Management

Team

Total advisors

8

Across 3 offices

Clients per advisor

16 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$3,836,900 Very High

HNW client ratio

41% High

About

Nicholas Bzovi is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He currently works at Ducere Wealth Management and has previously been employed at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Great Point Capital, LLC. Ducere Wealth Management serves accredited investors, high-net-worth individuals, families, business owners, and corporations by providing discretionary investment management alongside tax optimization and estate planning services. The firm uses a long-term strategic asset allocation approach with tactical adjustments and emphasizes tax-efficient strategies and due diligence for alternative investments.

Client services

Based on Ducere Wealth Management

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Ducere Wealth Management

Private / alternative investments Tax-loss harvesting Retirement income strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy Multi-generational wealth transfer

Occupation focus

Based on Ducere Wealth Management

Founder/Business Owner Retired

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Fixed

Flat fees may be charged at Firm's discretion for certain clients, including lesser fees, flat fees, or waived fees.

Percentage

$0 - $2,000,000: 1.00% $2,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.75% $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.60% $10,000,000+: 0.50%

Other

Account minimum: $2,000,000

Location

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Newport Beach, CA

1401 Dove Street, Suite 630

Newport Beach CA 92660

Advisors at this office

6

Most active in

California

Work history

23 years of industry experience

Ducere Wealth Management

2025 - Present • 1 year

Newport Beach, CA

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LlC

2022 - 2025 • 3 years

Newport Beach, CA

Great Point Capital, LLC

2003 - 2022 • 19 years

Chicago, IL

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Business activities & affiliations

Justin K

Series 65

Irvine, CA

Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial, Inc.

Justin Klein is a financial advisor with Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial, Inc. in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Klein Pavlis & Peasley since 2003. Klein Pavlis & Peasley provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, combining model-based asset allocation with estate-planning education and management of held-away accounts. The firm also offers fee-based publications and public educational programming alongside its investment services.

Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management General estate planning guidance Income planning Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner
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Nickolaos S

Series 66, Series 7

Irvine, CA

Equitable Advisors

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Wealth management Annuities Tax-loss harvesting Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Founder/Business Owner Retired Self-Employed Military & Veterans Professional Athlete Approaching retirement Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964) HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet) Young Professionals Established Professionals
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Series 65

Los Alamitos, CA

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Active portfolio management Concentrated stock management Wealth management
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Mohammad P

Series 66

Lake Forest, CA

Solid State Wealth Advisory Group

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Wealth management Tax strategies for small businesses
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Gary M

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Laguna Niguel, CA

Trusted Financial Advisors

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General retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Active portfolio management

Mark W

CFP®

Irvine, CA

Mile Wealth Management

Thanks for your interest in my firm! I’m Mark Wilson, APA, CFP®, a proud father of two and lucky husband of one. I founded MILE Wealth Management to provide real wealth management to families and “Make It Look Easy” (MILE). Providing integrated financial planning and investment management is hard. This is the reason why most financial advisors do bare minimum planning or no planning at all. Those that do financial plans intentionally make it look complex to justify their fees. The industry is full of jargon, acronyms, fine print and disclosures. It’s no wonder that their “customers” are not meeting their goals or sleeping well at night. My goal is to use my experience, teaching background, wise use of technology and smarts to make it look easy. I’ve found that families that understand their financial situation, set their personal targets and see their next steps will be able to achieve their short and long-term goals and make adjustments as necessary. I want you to be relaxed about your finances, focus on what’s really important and make it look easy. Have a look at our website (www.milewealth.com) or call 949-441-4410 to find out more.

General retirement planning Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964)
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