Bell Investment Advisors Inc
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Client AUMClient assets under management
$722,700,153
Clients
429
Advisors
9
of 14 employees
About
Bell Investment Advisors is a team-based SEC-registered adviser that serves individual clients (including high-net-worth households), trusts, and institutional accounts, providing ongoing investment management alongside financial planning and consultation services. The firm offers both project-based planning and ongoing advisory relationships to align portfolios with clients’ financial objectives.
BIA implements diversified strategies primarily through exchange-traded funds and no-load mutual funds, with occasional use of individual securities and option strategies where appropriate, and states that leverage is not a core part of its approach. Investment policy statements are customized for each client and portfolios are monitored and reviewed on an ongoing basis to reflect changes in objectives, time horizon and liquidity needs.
Notable operational distinctions include managing 529 plan assets on a separate platform (maintained at American Funds) and recommending a single primary custodian (Schwab), from which the firm receives institutional services, technology and practice-support benefits that it discloses as potential conflicts of interest. The firm generally executes trades on an account-by-account basis rather than aggregating block trades, does not vote client proxies (forwarding ballots to clients), uses standing letters of authorization in some accounts (a form of custody under SEC guidance), and provides fee-only comprehensive planning engagements in addition to hourly consultation.
Client services
Expertise
Fee options
Flat fee of $150 for 529 plan set-up and $150 for annual allocation recommendation
1.00% annually up to $3,000,000; negotiable above $3,000,000
$150/hour for financial consultation services
Account minimum: $1,000,000 Minimum fee: $2,500 minimum quarterly investment management fee Fee-only: Fixed financial planning services starting at $10,000; hourly consultation at $150/hour
Main office
2 Theatre Square, Suite 315
Orinda CA 94563
Advisors at this office
9
Most active in
California · New York · Oregon · Texas · Washington
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Trust company
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Fund sponsor
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Accountant / CPA / tax prep
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Lawyer
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Other specialized services
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