Signature Estate & Investment Advisors Llc
SEC-registered
Wealth Manager · Large ($10B–$100B)
CRD 108163
· SEC file 801-56288
· Los Angeles, CA
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ADV data as of Mar 31, 2026
- Regulatory AUM
- $22.5B
- Discretionary
- $3.6B
- Clients
- 9,833
- Avg AUM / client
- $2.3M
- Accounts
- 9,833
- Employees
- 241
AUM over time
$2.1B
$22.5B
Dec 2011
Dec 2025
Annual snapshots from Form ADV filings · as of Mar 31, 2026
Asset allocation (SMA assets by investment type)
as of Mar 31, 2026
Registered investment companies (funds/ETFs)
$10.4B
46%
Exchange-traded equities
$7.0B
31%
Investment-grade corporate bonds
$2.7B
12%
US government & agency bonds
$902M
4%
State & local bonds
$902M
4%
Cash & equivalents
$902M
4%
Pooled investment vehicles
$225M
1%
Share of SMA assets by investment vehicle type, as filed in Form ADV Item 5.K. Dollar figures are percentages applied to total regulatory AUM.
Who they serve
| Client type | Clients | AUM | % of AUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individuals (non-high net worth) | 4,600 | $4.8B | 21.1% |
| High net worth individuals | 4,920 | $16.9B | 75.1% |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | 95 | $174M | 0.77% |
| Charitable organizations | 22 | $100.0M | 0.44% |
| Corporations and other businesses | 196 | $586M | 2.6% |
Retirement plan clients
Plans that reported this firm as an investment service provider on Form 5500 Schedule C.
People (137)
roster as of Jul 20, 2026| Name | Role / title | Credentials | With firm since | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian David Holmes | President/Ceo/Secretary | CFP | Aug 1996 (30y) | 50% – 75% |
| Gary Kendall Liska | Senior Partner/Cfo | CFP | Feb 1997 (30y) | 10% – 25% |
| Eric Zachary Rosen | Chief Compliance Officer | Dec 2017 (9y) | Less than 5% | |
| Maryanopolis, Christopher | Chief Operating Officer | Jan 2021 (6y) | Less than 5% | |
| Berlinski, Milton, Ralph | Managing Member | Jun 2021 (5y) | GP / trustee / elected manager of Reverence Capital Partners Opportunities Fund V (Pe Fund Iii) Gp, Llc (indirect) | |
| Hassanein, Ahmed | Chief Financial Officer | Mar 2023 (3y) | Less than 5% | |
| Payam Taghibagi | Registered representative | CFP | May 1997 (29y) | |
| Theodore Elias Saade | Registered representative | CFP | Mar 2001 (25y) | |
| Vincent Anthony Dileva | Registered representative | CFP | Mar 2001 (25y) | |
| Michael Joseph Evans | Registered representative | CFP | Nov 2003 (23y) | |
| John Patrick Keenan | Registered representative | CFP | Jan 2005 (22y) | |
| Frederick Charles Miller | Registered representative | CFP Chartered Financial Consultant | Oct 2006 (20y) | |
| Eric Clayton Pritz | Registered representative | CFP | Dec 2006 (20y) | |
| Michael Thomas Van Kleeck | Registered representative | Feb 2010 (16y) | ||
| Jeffrey Michael Zuanich | Registered representative | CFP CFA | Apr 2010 (16y) | |
| Vincent Habacon Reyes | Registered representative | Apr 2010 (16y) | ||
| John C Williams | Registered representative | Aug 2010 (16y) | ||
| Thomas Caesar West | Registered representative | Jan 2011 (16y) | ||
| Joseph David Dawkins | Registered representative | CFP | Jun 2012 (14y) | |
| Hampton Collier Adams | Registered representative | Jul 2012 (14y) | ||
| William Raymond Collopy | Registered representative | Aug 2012 (14y) | ||
| Troy A Franzen | Registered representative | Oct 2013 (13y) | ||
| David Larry Johnson | Registered representative | CFP | Nov 2013 (13y) | |
| Kyle Christopher Smith | Registered representative | CFP | Nov 2013 (13y) | |
| Tony Quang Nguyen | Registered representative | Jan 2015 (12y) | ||
| Michael Macauley | Registered representative | CFP CFA | Apr 2015 (11y) | |
| Chad Michael Miller | Registered representative | Jul 2015 (11y) | ||
| Ronald Reyes | Registered representative | Sep 2015 (11y) | ||
| Leonard Frederick Hirsh | Registered representative | CFP | Apr 2016 (10y) | |
| Liselotte Anne Richards | Registered representative | May 2016 (10y) | ||
| Robert James Curtiss | Registered representative | CFP | Nov 2016 (10y) | |
| Gabriella H Cajina Schafer | Registered representative | Jul 2017 (9y) | ||
| Joshua S Woodard | Registered representative | Jul 2017 (9y) | ||
| Robert Glenn Mcgregor | Registered representative | CFP | Sep 2017 (9y) | |
| Kyle Robert Demshki | Registered representative | CFP | Nov 2017 (9y) | |
| Samuel Everritt Miller | Registered representative | CFP CFA | May 2018 (8y) | |
| Raymond Wan | Registered representative | Nov 2018 (8y) | ||
| Robert C Papa | Registered representative | CFP | Nov 2018 (8y) | |
| Jennifer Kim | Registered representative | CFP | Mar 2019 (7y) | |
| Mark Edward Copeland | Registered representative | CFP | Mar 2019 (7y) | |
| Brian Stephen Schiazzano | Registered representative | Mar 2019 (7y) | ||
| Michaela Hurtienne | Registered representative | CFP | Sep 2019 (7y) | |
| Alex Kim | Registered representative | Jun 2020 (6y) | ||
| Arvette Reid | Registered representative | Sep 2020 (6y) | ||
| Ilya A Solovey | Registered representative | Oct 2020 (6y) | ||
| Damon Jeffrey Varady | Registered representative | Oct 2020 (6y) | ||
| Rivers Joe Rodriguez | Registered representative | CFP | Apr 2021 (5y) | |
| Patrick Copeland Currall | Registered representative | Jul 2021 (5y) | ||
| Hayley A Bates | Registered representative | CFP | Oct 2021 (5y) | |
| Faye Sylvia Lawrence | Registered representative | CFP | Mar 2022 (4y) | |
| Samantha K Driver | Registered representative | Apr 2022 (4y) | ||
| Vannara Murphy | Registered representative | Jun 2022 (4y) | ||
| Eric David Hirsch | Registered representative | CFP | Sep 2022 (4y) | |
| Jared Le Chase | Registered representative | CFP | Jan 2023 (4y) | |
| Lisa Marie Windsor | Registered representative | CFP | Feb 2023 (3y) | |
| Kyle Michael Mcpherson | Registered representative | CFA | Apr 2023 (3y) | |
| Ruderis Edenilson Fuentes | Registered representative | Jul 2023 (3y) | ||
| Christine Walker Matthew | Registered representative | Nov 2023 (3y) | ||
| Luke Hayes | Registered representative | Feb 2024 (2y) | ||
| Corey Goldstein | Registered representative | CFP | Mar 2024 (2y) | |
| Zulpikar Iskander | Registered representative | Apr 2024 (2y) | ||
| Aaron Jett | Registered representative | CFP Chartered Financial Consultant | May 2024 (2y) | |
| Daniel Gregory Nigito | Registered representative | CFP | Jun 2024 (2y) | |
| David Weikert | Registered representative | CFP | Jun 2024 (2y) | |
| Azim Nakhooda | Registered representative | Jun 2024 (2y) | ||
| Howard Slater | Registered representative | Chartered Financial Consultant | Jun 2024 (2y) | |
| Christine Sivak | Registered representative | Jun 2024 (2y) | ||
| David Robertson | Registered representative | CFP | Jun 2024 (2y) | |
| Frank Legan | Registered representative | Jun 2024 (2y) | ||
| Mark Munday | Registered representative | CFP | Jun 2024 (2y) | |
| Jonathan Arntz | Registered representative | CFP | Jun 2024 (2y) | |
| Rebecca Bar Shain | Registered representative | CFP | Jun 2024 (2y) | |
| Adam Meidenbauer | Registered representative | CFP | Jun 2024 (2y) | |
| Michael Anthony Dejohn | Registered representative | Jun 2024 (2y) | ||
| William Glubiak | Registered representative | Jun 2024 (2y) | ||
| Edward Detomaso | Registered representative | Chartered Financial Consultant | Jul 2024 (2y) | |
| Mordechai Khaimov | Registered representative | Jul 2024 (2y) | ||
| Jami Merrell | Registered representative | Aug 2024 (2y) | ||
| Noah James Reynolds | Registered representative | Aug 2024 (2y) | ||
| Parker Thomas Hendershot | Registered representative | CFA | Sep 2024 (2y) | |
| Kade James Orsburn | Registered representative | Sep 2024 (2y) | ||
| Samuel David Orr | Registered representative | Sep 2024 (2y) | ||
| Jonathan Douglas Harold Arntz | Registered representative | Oct 2024 (2y) | ||
| Canon Jill Price | Registered representative | Dec 2024 (2y) | ||
| Andrew Rome | Registered representative | Jan 2025 (2y) | ||
| John Christopher Rasic | Registered representative | CFP | Jan 2025 (2y) | |
| Jonathan Nicolas | Registered representative | Jan 2025 (2y) | ||
| Kelli Ann French | Registered representative | Jan 2025 (2y) | ||
| Stephanie Irene Mills | Registered representative | Jan 2025 (2y) | ||
| Stephanie M Perkins | Registered representative | Jan 2025 (2y) | ||
| Yevgeniy Lev | Registered representative | Jan 2025 (2y) | ||
| Christopher Michael Gardner | Registered representative | CFP | Jan 2025 (2y) | |
| Cole Griffin Brownell | Registered representative | CFP | Jan 2025 (2y) | |
| Shane Thomas Hixon | Registered representative | Mar 2025 (1y) | ||
| Jacob Cooper | Registered representative | CFP | Apr 2025 (1y) | |
| Andrea Mitchell | Registered representative | Apr 2025 (1y) | ||
| Michael Tadashi Mahony | Registered representative | May 2025 (1y) | ||
| Bradley Repinsky | Registered representative | Jun 2025 (1y) | ||
| Alyson Lapidus | Registered representative | Aug 2025 (1y) | ||
| Christopher Hopkins | Registered representative | Aug 2025 (1y) | ||
| Ryan Miller | Registered representative | Aug 2025 (1y) | ||
| Remy Chang | Registered representative | Sep 2025 (1y) | ||
| Nicholas Robert Guidos | Registered representative | CFP | Sep 2025 (1y) | |
| Victoria Marie Murphy | Registered representative | Sep 2025 (1y) | ||
| Rael Rubin | Registered representative | CFP | Oct 2025 (1y) | |
| Jason Teich | Registered representative | Oct 2025 (1y) | ||
| Anthony Joseph Amaradio | Registered representative | Oct 2025 (1y) | ||
| Mark Goldsmith | Registered representative | Oct 2025 (1y) | ||
| Semir Mutwakil Amin | Registered representative | Oct 2025 (1y) | ||
| Anthony Pizzo | Registered representative | Oct 2025 (1y) | ||
| Daniel Amaradio | Registered representative | CFP | Oct 2025 (1y) | |
| Gary Raymond Mccarver | Registered representative | CFP | Oct 2025 (1y) | |
| Riley King | Registered representative | Oct 2025 (1y) | ||
| Heather Brinker | Registered representative | Nov 2025 (1y) | ||
| Edgar Haroutunian | Registered representative | CFP | Dec 2025 (1y) | |
| Christopher Gasparro | Registered representative | Dec 2025 (1y) | ||
| Carlos F Sanabria | Registered representative | Jan 2026 (1y) | ||
| Kyle Mitchell Steckler | Registered representative | Jan 2026 (1y) | ||
| Matthew Austin Keller | Registered representative | Jan 2026 (1y) | ||
| Phillip D Argue | Registered representative | Jan 2026 (1y) | ||
| Chad Eldridge Bates | Registered representative | CFP | Jan 2026 (1y) | |
| John Joseph Van Dalsem | Registered representative | Jan 2026 (1y) | ||
| Matthew Ward Hathway | Registered representative | Jan 2026 (1y) | ||
| William Marshall Scherer | Registered representative | Jan 2026 (1y) | ||
| Matthew David Outcalt | Registered representative | Jan 2026 (1y) | ||
| Craig Pierce | Registered representative | Feb 2026 (0y) | ||
| Hannah Showalter Adams | Registered representative | Feb 2026 (0y) | ||
| Calvin Tseng | Registered representative | CFP | Feb 2026 (0y) | |
| Danny Murego | Registered representative | Mar 2026 (0y) | ||
| Claire Hauck | Registered representative | CFA | Apr 2026 (0y) | |
| Michael Hu | Registered representative | CFP | May 2026 (0y) | |
| Aidan Flynn | Registered representative | May 2026 (0y) | ||
| Theresa Nguyen Ngo | Registered representative | May 2026 (0y) | ||
| Kendall Lynn Matrisian | Registered representative | May 2026 (0y) | ||
| Benjamin Roger Gilmore | Registered representative | CFP | Jun 2026 (0y) | |
| Megan Victoria Montes | Registered representative | Jun 2026 (0y) | ||
| Andrew Howard | Registered representative | Jul 2026 (0y) |
Entity owners (Schedule A/B)
| Entity | Title / status | Since | Sch. | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signature Financial Services Group | Shareholder | Oct 2022 | A | 75% or more |
| Seia Holdings, Llc | Shareholder | Sep 2022 | B | ≈ 37.5% – 75% via Signature Financial Services Group |
| Reverence Capital Partners Opportunities Fund V (Pe Fund Iii), L.P. | Limited Partner | Oct 2022 | B | ≈ 9.38% – 37.5% via Seia Holdings, Llc |
| Reverence Capital Partners Opportunities Fund V (Pe Fund Iii) Gp, L.P. | General Partner | Jun 2021 | B | GP / trustee / elected manager of Reverence Capital Partners Opportunities Fund V (Pe Fund Iii), L.P. (indirect) |
| Reverence Capital Partners Opportunities Fund V (Pe Fund Iii) Gp, Llc | General Partner | Jun 2021 | B | GP / trustee / elected manager of Reverence Capital Partners Opportunities Fund V (Pe Fund Iii) Gp, L.P. (indirect) |
Estimated effective ownership (look-through of filed bands):
- Seia Holdings, Llc: 50% – 75% of Signature Financial Services Group × 75% – 100% direct ≈ 37.5% – 75% of the firm
- Reverence Capital Partners Opportunities Fund V (Pe Fund Iii), L.P.: 25% – 50% of Seia Holdings, Llc × 50% – 75% of Signature Financial Services Group × 75% – 100% direct ≈ 9.38% – 37.5% of the firm
Roster from the IAPD representatives feed; ownership and acquisition dates from Form ADV Schedule A/B. "Since" is the earliest filed registration or acquisition date.
Retirement plans served (26)
| Plan | Sponsor | Participants | Plan assets | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Caci Smart Plan | Caci International, Inc. | 23,471 | $3.9B | 01/01/2024 |
| Csss.Net 401(k) Plan | Client Server Software Solutions, Inc. Dba Constellation West | 116 | $10.6M | 01/01/2024 |
| Lcg, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan | Lcg, Inc. | 293 | $21.3M | 01/01/2024 |
| Bcs, Llc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | Bcs, Llc | 226 | $11.9M | 01/01/2024 |
| Summit Ridge Energy 401(k) Plan | Summit Ridge Energy, Llc | 140 | $12.0M | 01/01/2024 |
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. Retirement Savings Plan | Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1,939 | $715M | 01/01/2024 |
| Loeb & Loeb Llp Profit Sharing And 401(k) Plan | Loeb & Loeb Llp | 718 | $438M | 01/01/2024 |
| Rhythm Management Group Corp 401(k) Plan | Rhythm Management Group Corp | 91 | $3.7M | 01/01/2024 |
| Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Llp Retirement Plan | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Llp | 1,870 | $1.2B | 01/01/2024 |
| Sgh Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan And Trust | Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. | 765 | $464M | 01/01/2024 |
| Scpmg Keogh Plan | Southern California Permanente Medical Group | 11,088 | $7.9B | 01/01/2024 |
| The 401(k) Plan For Permanente Medical Groups | Southern California Permanente Medical Group | 18,579 | $6.5B | 01/01/2024 |
| Red Gate Group 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | The Red Gate Group, Limited | 85 | $8.8M | 01/01/2024 |
| Truwest Company, Llc Retirement Savings Plan | Truwest Company, Llc | 261 | $21.5M | 01/01/2024 |
| Nationwide It Services, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | Nationwide It Services, Inc. | 404 | $14.9M | 01/01/2024 |
| Iworks Corporation 401(k) Plan | Iworks Corporation | 142 | $10.3M | 01/01/2024 |
| P E Systems, Inc. 401(k) And Profit Sharing Plan | P E Systems, Inc. | 368 | $30.1M | 01/01/2024 |
| Malik Consulting Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust | Malik Consulting Inc | 155 | $7.9M | 01/01/2024 |
| Sabel Systems Technology Solutions Llc 401(k) Plan | Sabel Systems Technology Solutions Llc | 252 | $16.7M | 01/01/2024 |
| Blue Umbrella 401(k) Plan | Advanced Systems Engineering Corporation | 117 | $47.1M | 01/01/2024 |
| Schwabplan Retirement Savings And Investment Plan | The Charles Schwab Corporation | 32,145 | $8.9B | 01/01/2024 |
| The Mathworks 401(k) Retirement Plan | The Mathworks, Inc. | 3,799 | $1.8B | 01/01/2024 |
| Envisioneering, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan | Envisioneering, Inc. | 178 | $26.3M | 01/01/2024 |
| Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Llp Profit Sharing Plan | Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Llp | 111 | $148M | 01/01/2024 |
| Latham & Watkins 401(k) Savings And Profit Sharing Plan | Latham & Watkins Llp | 4,864 | $3.1B | 01/01/2024 |
Top 25 of 26 plans by assets.
From Form 5500 service-provider disclosures.
Documents (1 archived)
| Form | Period | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Form ADV (full filing) | 03/31/2026 | 1.2 MB | View · PDF · Source ↗ |
Archived copies of the firm's regulatory filings, versioned by content hash.
Disciplinary disclosures
No disciplinary events reported on the firm's latest Form ADV filing.
How they charge
- • Percentage of assets under management
- • Hourly charges
- • Fixed fees
Services
- • Financial planning services
- • Portfolio management for individuals/small businesses
- • Portfolio management for businesses/institutional clients
- • Selection of other advisers
- • Educational seminars/workshops
Custody
Reported custodians
- Charles Schwab & Co. $16.4B (73% of AUM) Mar 2026
- Fidelity Brokerage Services $6.1B (27% of AUM) Mar 2026
- National Financial Services (Fidelity) $688M (12% of AUM) Jul 2018
Amounts as reported in ADV Item 5.K.(3) (custodians holding 10%+ of SMA assets).
Firm reports having custody of client funds or securities (Item 9.A).
Source
All data on this page comes from this firm's Form ADV filings, reproduced without modification. Latest filing: Mar 31, 2026.
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