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RIA / WealthAdvisor27 years in industry

MICHAEL SHAWN BAKOS

Advisor at BEACON POINTE ADVISORS, LLC

NEWPORT BEACH, CA | SAN DIEGO, CA

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 1:03 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 0
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Nov 18, 2005 to Sep 15, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: BEACON POINTE ADVISORS, LLC
Current firm class: independent wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Apr 19, 1999earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 27derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 5derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Apr 19, 1999
First registration: Nov 18, 2005
Dual registered: no
Other names: MIKE BAKOS
IAPD individual key: 3177360

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
BEACON POINTE ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Feb 3, 2021	n/a	yes	SAN DIEGO, CA\|NEWPORT BEACH, CA	Current employment
ALPHA CUBED INVESTMENTS, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Jun 28, 2018	Jan 10, 2020	no	COSTA MESA, CA	Previous registration
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	National bd RIA	Apr 11, 2007	Jun 13, 2018	no	SAN DIEGO, CA	Previous registration
TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Former SEC adviser	Apr 24, 2006	Mar 1, 2007	no	SAN DIEGO, CA	Previous registration
TD AMERITRADE, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Nov 18, 2005	Mar 1, 2007	no	SAN DIEGO, CA\|San Diego, CA	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
ALPHA CUBED INVESTMENTS, LLC	BEACON POINTE ADVISORS, LLC	Jan 10, 2020	Feb 3, 2021	390	Firm change	RIA to RIA
STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	ALPHA CUBED INVESTMENTS, LLC	Jun 13, 2018	Jun 28, 2018	15	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
TD AMERITRADE, INC.	TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	Mar 1, 2007	Apr 24, 2006	-311	Channel change	Other
TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLC	Mar 1, 2007	Apr 11, 2007	41	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ BEACON POINTE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Feb 3, 2021 to presentfactForm ADV
→ ALPHA CUBED INVESTMENTS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 28, 2018 to Jan 10, 2020factForm ADV
→ STRATEGIC ADVISERS LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 11, 2007 to Jun 13, 2018factForm ADV
→ TD AMERITRADE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 24, 2006 to Mar 1, 2007factForm ADV
→ TD AMERITRADE, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 18, 2005 to Mar 1, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

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