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Kestra Advisory

Enterprise

Firm-wide stats for Kestra Advisory

Total advisors

1,483

Across 553 offices

Clients per advisor

78 High

Avg AUM per client

$618,892 High

HNW client ratio

23% Typical

About

Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement‑plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad mix of institutional and individual clients. The firm’s brochure describes services such as vendor searches and benchmarking, plan design and compliance testing, fiduciary consulting and oversight, plan‑level investment advice, employee education, pooled plan solutions, and advisor‑managed accounts.

Advisors act as ERISA fiduciaries where applicable and may be engaged to provide discretionary 3(38) or non‑discretionary 3(21) services; recommended investments are supported by due diligence that considers performance, fees, manager tenure, and investment process. Kestra distributes multiple management platforms and third‑party managed solutions (for example, AdvisorEnterprise and AdvisorChoice) and permits use of complex products and discretionary trading within its supervisory framework.

Compared with many enterprise peers, Kestra discloses activities that align with serving very large institutional investors: the firm reports approximately $79.8 billion in assets under management, acts as a placement agent for private funds, and offers pooled employer plan arrangements, and its disclosures indicate it counts sovereign wealth funds among its clients — a relatively uncommon client type for firms in this category. The brochure also highlights extensive affiliate and third‑party relationships (including an affiliated broker‑dealer and custodial/technology partners such as Envestnet and NFS), which expand product access but are identified in the disclosure as sources of potential conflicts of interest.

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Expertise

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy Annuities Wealth management

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Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Location

San Diego CA

Advisors at this office

2

Advisors at this office

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Mahalene D

Series 63, Series 65

San Diego, CA

Kestra Advisory

Mahalene Dulay is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Foresters Advisory Services LLC and Foresters Financial Services. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved as a PTA board member focusing on diversity and inclusion, and she owns two ventures focused on financial education and consulting for financial professionals. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services such as plan design, fiduciary consulting, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a diverse client base, including large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy Annuities Wealth management Founder/Business Owner Executive
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John D

Series 63, Series 65

San Diego, CA

Kestra Advisory

John Doney is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Intervest International Equities Corp for five years and served in the United States Navy from 1989 to 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he operates a consulting business providing expert advice and assessments to U.S. military and government clients. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors, institutional, and individual clients. The firm provides fiduciary services, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving a diverse client base that includes large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy Annuities Wealth management Founder/Business Owner Executive
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