Laguna Hills, CA Office

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Firm-wide stats for OSAIC

Total advisors

7,847

Across 3,554 offices

Clients per advisor

73 Low

Avg AUM per client

$398,336 Typical

HNW client ratio

10% Low

About

Osaic Wealth serves a broad mix of retail and institutional clients through a multi-advisor platform that supports individual investors (including high‑net‑worth and non‑HNW households), retirement plan sponsors and participants, charities, and corporate clients. It offers both brokerage and advisory services across a range of programs — including comprehensive financial planning, advisor‑managed wrap and non‑wrap portfolios, Unified Managed Accounts, third‑party money manager programs, and retirement plan consulting — many of which are delivered through affiliated broker‑dealer and RIA relationships.

The firm’s investment process emphasizes model‑based asset allocation and portfolio optimization supported by risk‑tolerance questionnaires, efficient frontier analysis, and rebalancing tools; advisors can implement discretionary UMA or advisor‑managed strategies, impose client restrictions, or select third‑party managers and proprietary “Enterprise Strategist” models. Osaic also maintains multiple custodial and legacy program arrangements (including accounts transitioned from earlier mergers), and makes alternative investments available via third‑party platforms that perform initial and ongoing due diligence.

Compared with peers, Osaic is notable for its scale and recent consolidation activity, its complex affiliate network (broker‑dealer, asset managers, insurance and trust affiliates) and private‑equity ownership that influence its platform economics and product offerings. The firm also operates multiple lending and cash‑management programs and receives third‑party platform and revenue‑sharing arrangements — matters it discloses as potential conflicts of interest — and has had several recent regulatory disclosures and enforcement matters that led to enhanced controls and independent reviews.

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Expertise

Annuities Private / alternative investments

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Location

Laguna Hills CA

Advisors at this office

2

Advisors at this office

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Christa V

Series 66

Laguna Hills, CA

OSAIC

Christa Varda is a financial advisor at Osaic, holding a Series 66 designation with 13 years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms, including LPL Financial and Securities America Advisors. Outside of her advisory role, she is a trustee of a family trust and an officer of a corporation established for tax purposes. Osaic Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, charities, and corporate clients, offering both brokerage and advisory services through a multi-advisor platform. The firm emphasizes model-based asset allocation and portfolio optimization, supporting various investment strategies and maintaining a complex network of affiliated entities.

Annuities Private / alternative investments
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Batala F

Series 66

Laguna Hills, CA

OSAIC

Batala Fortes is a financial advisor at Osaic with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Osaic, Fortes worked at LPL Financial and Securities America Advisors. Outside of advisory work, Fortes serves as trustee for a family trust and also works as a part-time Uber driver. Osaic Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, charities, and corporate clients. The firm provides brokerage and advisory services through model-based asset allocation and portfolio optimization, offering various managed account programs and third-party money manager options.

Annuities Private / alternative investments
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