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Dean Jackson

CRESSET ASSET MANAGEMENT | Wealth Manager
Menlo Park, CA 94025
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CRD#: 2556318
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Professional summary


Dean Jackson, CFP®, who also goes by Michael Dean Jackson, is a registered financial advisor currently at CRESSET ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC located in Menlo Park, California.

Dean is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 1994. Dean has worked at 8 firms and has passed the Series 65, Series 63, SIE, Series 31, Series 7, Series 10 and Series 9 exams.

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Question & Answer


What are your service offerings?
Trust & estate planning
Insurance
Loans/credit services
Philanthropic services
Executive services/Equity comp...
Financial planning
Retirement planning
What is your current number of clients?
Under 100
What is your minimum asset requirement?
10M
Are you a "fiduciary"?
Yes

Aliases


Michael Dean Jackson

Other business activities


Outside business activity is any business or activity undertaken by an advisor that is outside the scope of their relationship with their firm (e.g., consulting services, real estate, freelance work, teaching, etc.). Investors should stay informed about these activities to ensure no conflicts of interest.
1) Name of business: Kenobi32, LLC Investment related: No Start date: 12/31/2015 Description of duties: LLC created in 2015 to facilitate a seed private investment in a startup company. I am one of two members. There will be no subsequent investments made under this LLC. Time devoted: less than 1 hour 2) Name: Client's Trust Account Investment-Related: Yes Position/ Title: Trustee Duties: Mr. Jackson acts in the capacity of trustee for a client account. 3) As of August 2025, Mr. Jackson serves as trustee for two client trust accounts, providing general administrative and fiduciary services. This is not investment related. Mr. Jackson devotes 1-5 hours per year in this capacity, none of which are during securities trading hours.

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - RIA


CRESSET ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC - Registered Investment Advisory firm

Version Date: Wed Sep 08 2021

Our firm, Cresset Asset Management, LLC (“Cresset”, “we”, “our”), is registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Brokerage and investment advisory services and fees differ, and it is important for you to understand these differences. Free and simple tools are available to research firms and financial professionals at Investor.gov/CRS, which also provides educational materials about broker-dealers, investment advisers, and investing.

Types of Services Offered:

Services: We offer investment advisory and family office services to retail investors which includes high net worth individuals, trusts and estates. These services include wealth management, which is a combination of investment management and financial planning, and family office services. We may also offer these services on a stand-alone basis. Our services can be offered as a wrap fee program where we combine securities transaction fees and other fees and expenses with our investment advisory services. Our services are tailored to meet your individual needs, life circumstances and investment goals.

Accounts, Investments, and Monitoring: We provide services to individual, joint, retirement, trust and estate and separately managed accounts. We primarily use independent managers, private, money market, mutual, and exchange-traded funds, stocks, bonds, and alternative investments in constructing portfolios. We do not make available or offer advice with respect to only proprietary products or a limited menu of products or types of investments. As part of our services, we monitor portfolios and securities in accounts on a regular and continuous basis. We also meet with you at least annually, or more frequently, depending on your needs.

Investment Authority: We provide our services on a perpetual and discretionary basis. We execute investment recommendations in accordance with your investment objectives without your prior approval of each specific transaction. Our engagement will continue until you notify us otherwise in writing. We also offer our services on a non-discretionary basis, which means we are required to obtain your consent prior to executing any trades in your accounts. Therefore, you will make the ultimate decision regarding the purchase or sale of investments in your accounts. However, we may not be able to aggregate your order with other client orders under this type of authority and therefore you may not receive the same price as other clients.

Account Minimums & Other Requirements: We do not require an account or relationship size minimum in order for you to open/maintain an account or establish a relationship.

Additional Information: For more detailed information on our relationships and services, please see Item 4 – Advisory Services and Item 7 – Types of Clients of our Form ADV Part 2A available via our firm’s Investment Adviser Public Disclosure Page.


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  • Given my financial situation, should I choose an investment advisory service? Why or why not?
  • How will you choose investments to recommend to me?
  • What is your relevant experience, including your licenses, education and other qualifications?
  • What do these qualifications mean?

Asset-Based Fees: Our asset-based fees for wealth and investment management services range up to 2.00% annually. This fee will be collected on a monthly or quarterly basis and calculated as a percentage of the value of assets we manage as determined in the Client Engagement Agreement we have with you. This presents a conflict of interest as we are financially incentivized to encourage you to place more assets in your advisory account as you will pay more in advisory fees. If you are engaged in our wrap fee program, our asset-based fee will inherently include the costs and securities transaction fees that we pay to third parties and custodians of your assets to perform the services we provide to you.

Fixed Fees: Our fixed project-based fees for stand-alone financial planning, family office, and consultive services are negotiable based on the nature and complexity of the services provided and the overall relationship with us. We will provide you with an estimate of the total cost prior to engaging us for these services. We will collect fees based on your agreement with us.

Performance-Based Fees: We may charge a performance-based fee on assets in certain types of investment accounts that we manage based on the performance of the account as determined in the Client Engagement September 08, 2021 Agreement. This presents a conflict of interest as we are financially incentivized to recommend investments that are riskier or more speculative than might otherwise be the case in the absence of such an arrangement.

Other Fees & Costs: In addition to our advisory fee, you will also be responsible for third party manager fees, custody fees, account administrative fees, fees and expenses related to mutual funds and exchange-traded funds and applicable securities transaction fees. If you are in our wrap fee program, applicable securities transaction fees will be included in our advisory fees.

Additional Information: You will pay fees and costs whether you make or lose money on your investments. Fees and costs will reduce any amount of money you make on your investments over time. Please make sure you understand what fees and costs you are paying. For more detailed information on our fees, please see Item 5 – Fees and Compensation of our Form ADV Part 2A available via our firm’s Investment Adviser Public Disclosure Page.


Questions to ask your Professional:
  • Help me understand how these fees and costs might affect my investments. If I give you $10,000 to invest, how much will go to fees and costs, and how much will be invested for me?

When we act as your investment adviser, we have to act in your best interest and not put our interests ahead of yours. At the same time, the way we make money creates some conflicts with your interests. You should understand and ask us about these conflicts because they can affect the investment advice we provide you. Here is an example to help you understand what this means.

We will recommend that you invest in proprietary products that are managed by an affiliate of ours. Investing in a proprietary product means that individuals within our organization will receive additional revenue from the fees collected for the management of these products. We are therefore financially incentivized to recommend that you invest directly into proprietary products over other alternatives. However, you are not obligated to invest in proprietary products in order to maintain an advisory relationship with us.

Additional Information: For more detailed information, please see Item 10 – Financial Industry Activities of our Form ADV Part 2A available via our firm’s Investment Adviser Public Disclosure Page.


Questions to ask your Professional:
  • How might your conflicts of interest affect me, and how will you address them?

Our financial professionals are compensated based on an agreed-upon annual salary and on the revenues generated from the accounts they service. Additionally, they may purchase or receive equity interests in our firm or an affiliate. This means financial professionals have an incentive to increase the asset size in the relationship or solicit new business, taking time away from the day-to-day servicing of current clients.

Certified licenses


Advisors may have various certifications and credentials from different organizations. AdvisorCheck highlights these seven certifications - AIF®, CFP®, ChFC®, CFA, CLU®, CIMA®, CPWA®
CFP®

Start date: 2002

Experience


Current

April 21, 2023 - Present

CRESSET ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

Office #1: 2500 Sand Hill Road Suite 110, Menlo Park, CA 94025
RIA
CRD#: 288566
Menlo Park, CA
Past

September 30, 2015 - May 17, 2023

J.P. MORGAN PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISORS LLC

RIA
CRD#: 108559
Menlo Park, CA
Past

September 30, 2015 - May 17, 2023

FIRST REPUBLIC SECURITIES COMPANY, LLC

BD
CRD#: 105108
Palo Alto, CA
Past

September 23, 2011 - September 30, 2015

CONSTELLATION WEALTH ADVISORS LLC

RIA
CRD#: 142502
MENLO PARK, CA
Past

September 23, 2011 - September 30, 2015

CONSTELLATION WEALTH ADVISORS LLC

BD
CRD#: 142502
MENLO PARK, CA
Past

May 23, 2011 - September 22, 2011

EXOS ADVISORS, LLC

RIA
CRD#: 151631
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Past

January 4, 2010 - September 22, 2011

XFA SECURITIES, LLC

BD
CRD#: 147909
CHICAGO, IL
Past

July 8, 1997 - January 6, 2010

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

RIA
CRD#: 7691
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Past

April 11, 1996 - January 6, 2010

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

BD
CRD#: 7691
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Past

November 16, 1994 - March 21, 1996

AMERIPRISE ADVISOR SERVICES, INC.

BD
CRD#: 5979
DETROIT, MI

Primary Firm SEC Registration


This SEC-registered firm can serve clients nationwide. Some states may require the firm to submit a notice filing if the firm has more than 5 clients or a physical office there. You can view these state-level filings under the section titled "State Registrations and Notice Filings".
CRESSET ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
CRESSET ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
ALTON WEALTH ADVISERS LLC | TRUE CRESSET | SPORTS + ENTERTAINMENT | PAGNATOKARP | MERISTEM CRESSET | CRESSET WEALTH ADVISORS LLC | CRESSET WEALTH ADVISORS | CRESSET SPORTS + ENTERTAINMENT | CRESSET FAMILY OFFICE | CRESSET CYPRESS ADVISORS | CRESSET ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | CRESSET ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | CRESSET | CH INVESTMENT PARTNERS | BERMAN CRESSET

CRD#: 288566 / SEC#: 801-110753

RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (7/10/2017 Approved)

State Registrations and Notice Filings


Listed states reflect where the advisor is authorized to serve clients under state regulations.

IAR
means the advisor is registered as an Investment Advisor Representative in this state and is authorized to provide investment advice to clients there.

Highlighted states indicate IAR registrations

IAR
California
(4/21/2023)
IAR
Texas
(10/17/2025)

Exams


State Security Law Exam
IAR
Series 65
Date: 4/17/1996
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
State Security Law Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 31
Date: 4/18/1996
Futures Managed Funds Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
Principal/Supervisory Exam
Principal/Supervisory Exam

Current Firm


CRESSET ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
CRESSET ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
ALTON WEALTH ADVISERS LLC | TRUE CRESSET | SPORTS + ENTERTAINMENT | PAGNATOKARP | MERISTEM CRESSET | CRESSET WEALTH ADVISORS LLC | CRESSET WEALTH ADVISORS | CRESSET SPORTS + ENTERTAINMENT | CRESSET FAMILY OFFICE | CRESSET CYPRESS ADVISORS | CRESSET ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | CRESSET ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | CRESSET | CH INVESTMENT PARTNERS | BERMAN CRESSET

CRD#: 288566 / SEC#: 801-110753

RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (7/10/2017 Approved)
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Contact information


Main Address
444 W. Lake Street Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60606
Mailing Address
Phone number
(312) 429-2400
Established
Firm type
Fiscal year end
# of Employees
468

SEC notice filing (52 States and Territories)


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Documents


Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

CRESSET ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC FORM ADV2A ("DISCLOSURE BROCHURE") AND APPENDIX 1 ("WRAP FEE BROCHURE") (10/29/2025)

Regulatory assets under management


Total Number of Accounts42,546
AUM (Assets Under Management)$ 71,864,303,961

Accountant surprise examination report


Filing DateForm ADV-E CoverForm ADV-E Report
11/10/2025
Cover Page
10/09/2024
11/20/2023
12/21/2022

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Company Information


CRESSET ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

CRESSET ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

Wealth ManagerCRD#: 288566Menlo Park, CA 94025

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