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Keith Allen Ferguson

BEACON POINTE ADVISORS
Waco, TX
·CRD# 848262·48 years experience

Professional Summary

Keith Allen Ferguson, who also goes by Keith Allen Ferguson Sr, Keith Allen Ferguson, is a registered financial advisor currently at BEACON POINTE ADVISORS, LLC located in Waco, Texas. Keith is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 1978. Keith has worked at 10 firms and has passed the Series 63, SIE, Series 3, Series 5, Series 7, Series 9, Series 10 and Series 8 exams.

At a Glance

Always Fiduciary

Fiduciary Standard

Fee Structure

Account Minimum

Active Clients

Fiduciary Standard

Fee Structure

Account Minimum

Active Clients

Other Aliases

Keith Allen Ferguson Sr, Keith Allen Ferguson

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Years of Experience

48 years in the financial services industry

Current & Past Employments

BEACON POINTE ADVISORS, LLC·CRD# 119290
RIA
4830 Lakewood Dr, Waco, TX 76710
July 29, 2022 - Present
BENCHMARK PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC·CRD# 170525
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Charlotte, NC
January 5, 2021 - January 6, 2025
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC·CRD# 149018
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October 14, 2015 - January 26, 2021
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.·CRD# 6694
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WELLS FARGO ADVISORS FINANCIAL NETWORK, LLC·CRD# 11025
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WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC·CRD# 19616
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A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.·CRD# 4
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October 9, 2002 - January 1, 2008
A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.·CRD# 4
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November 6, 1985 - January 3, 2008
ROTAN MOSLE INC.·CRD# 727
BD
March 31, 1982 - November 13, 1985
SCHNEIDER, BERNET & HICKMAN, INC.·CRD# 750
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January 19, 1981 - April 5, 1982
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February 1, 1978 - February 11, 1980

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Current Firm

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BEACON POINTE ADVISORS, LLC

BEACON POINTE ADVISORS, LLC | BEACON POINTE INSURANCE SERVICES, LLC

CRD#: 119290 / SEC#: 801-60943
RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (2/20/2002 Approved)

Contact Information

Main Address

24 Corporate Plaza Suite 150, Newport Beach, CA 92660

Phone Number

(949) 718-1600

# of Employees

780

SEC notice filing (53 States and Territories)

Registered to provide investment advisory services in 53 US states and territories.

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

BEACON POINTE ADVISORS, LLC FORM ADV PART 2 - APPENDIX 1 (3/31/2026)

Regulatory Assets Under Management

Total Number of Accounts

29,892

AUM (Assets Under Management)

$54,872,534,714

Accountant Surprise Examination Report

Filing DateForm ADV-E CoverForm ADV-E Report
09/26/2025Cover PageReport
12/26/2024Cover PageReport
11/28/2023Cover PageReport

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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.

Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC, Not investment-related; Address: Main office located at 24 Corporate Plaza Dr., STE., 150, Newport Beach CA 92660; Position/Title: Agent; Start Date: 07/2022; HRS/MO During trading hours: 10 hrs./Mo.; Duties: Sale of insurance products (life/health/accident).

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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".
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BEACON POINTE ADVISORS, LLC

BEACON POINTE ADVISORS, LLC | BEACON POINTE INSURANCE SERVICES, LLC

CRD#: 119290 / SEC#: 801-60943
RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (2/20/2002 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.
IAR
Texas
(7/29/2022)

Don't see your state listed? The advisor may still be able to work with you under the federal De Minimis Rule, which allows up to five investment advisory clients in a state without registration. Some states, like TX, LA, NE, and NH, may still require registration or notice filing. Contact the advisor or their firm to confirm their investment advisory availability in your state.

Exams

Financial professionals may take different exams throughout their careers based on the types of services they provide and roles they perform.

Series 63 — Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

Passed Nov 1983About the Series 63 exam

SIE — Securities Industry Essentials Examination

Passed Oct 2018About the SIE exam

Series 3 — National Commodity Futures Examination

Passed Dec 1983About the Series 3 exam

Series 5 — Interest Rate Options Examination

Passed Oct 1981

Series 7 — General Securities Representative Examination

Passed Jan 1978About the Series 7 exam

Series 9 — General Securities Sales Supervisor - Options Module Examination

Passed Jan 2023About the Series 9 exam

Series 10 — General Securities Sales Supervisor - General Module Examination

Passed Jan 2023About the Series 10 exam

Series 8 — General Securities Sales Supervisor Examination (Options Module & General Module)

Passed Jun 1986

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - RIA

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BEACON POINTE ADVISORS, LLC — Registered Investment Advisory firm

Version Date: Wed, Oct 02, 2024

Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser. 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.

We offer advisory services to retail investors. We manage a portion or all of your assets, which typically include equities, bonds, exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, or other securities. We monitor each account on an ongoing basis and make adjustments consistent with your investment objectives and goals. Additionally, we may recommend unaffiliated third-party investment managers (“Independent Managers”) to manage all or a portion of your assets. We monitor/review each Independent Manager on an ongoing basis. In some cases, we allocate a portion of your assets among individual stocks and bonds, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, real estate investment trusts, interval funds, or private funds. We offer investment advisory services on a discretionary basis, meaning that you authorize us to hire/fire Independent Managers and choose the securities to be bought or sold, subject to your stated investment objectives and restrictions you place on the account. We will provide financial planning advice to clients upon request and subject to a minimum account size in accordance with the Advisory Agreement. Generally, our minimum account size is $1 million, but we reserve the right to reduce or waive account minimums at our discretion. We may also offer advisory services through our Unified Managed Account (“UMA”) structure on a discretionary basis, which may consist of any combination of separately managed accounts, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and/or third-party strategies in a single account.

Additional Information: Please also see Items 4, 5, 7 and 13 of Form ADV, Part 2A.


Questions to ask your Professional:

  • 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?

We charge a fee based on the total assets in your account, subject to a minimum quarterly program fee of $1,250. This fee is generally payable quarterly in advance. The more assets in your account, the more you will pay in fees, and we may have an incentive to encourage you to increase the assets in your account.

Fees for our financial consulting services may be fixed, hourly, or based upon a percentage of assets under supervision. The specific fee amount and the fee-paying arrangements are determined on a case-by-case basis and will be outlined in your agreement.

Our fee does not include management fees charged by Independent Managers or any applicable charges imposed by custodians, brokers or other third parties such as, platform fees, brokerage commissions, transaction fees, custodial fees, wire transfer/electronic fund fees, or other fees/taxes in connection with securities transactions in your account. The Independent Manager fees may be greater than our fees. Money market funds, mutual funds, and ETFs also charge their own internal management 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. Please also see Item 5 of Form ADV, Part 2A.


Questions to ask your Professional:

  • Ask your financial 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 interest 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 are some examples to help you understand what this means.

  • We offer our own real estate, sustainable, and credit-oriented investment funds (“Funds”) to clients. While clients do not pay additional fees for investing in the Funds, we have an incentive to grow the assets in the Funds.

  • We may also recommend that clients invest in mutual funds managed by a related adviser, or an interval fund managed by us (“Related Funds”). We have an incentive to recommend the Related Funds because we or our related adviser receive fees based on their total assets.

  • Some of our employees are licensed insurance agents of a related insurance agency and receive commissions for recommending insurance products, which creates a financial incentive. Clients will not pay both a management fee and commission for such products.

  • We participate in referral programs in which we pay custodians a portion of our fee collected from clients they refer to us. We have an incentive to recommend that clients maintain their accounts with such custodians in order to continue receiving their products/services and participating in their referral programs.

Additional Information: Please also see Items 10-12, 14 of Form ADV, Part 2A.


Questions to ask your Professional:

  • How might your conflicts of interest affect me, and how will you address them?

Our financial professionals earn salaries and, when applicable, merit bonuses for performing advisory functions. Some of our financial professionals may receive compensation that is based, at least in part, on the number or amount of client referrals or new accounts brought to the firm. Some of our financial professionals earn additional compensation from insurance or brokerage commissions. For more information regarding these activities, refer to Item 10 of Form ADV, Part 2A and your financial professional’s Form ADV, Part 2B Supplement.

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