

The team is guided by the principles of strategic macro asset allocation, which considers asset class and style and tactical micro allocation, which looks at business cycles, global and domestic economic conditions and event-driven opportunities. SEIA’s Department of Investment Management and Economic Strategy (DIMES) heads up the firm’s research and development of its asset allocation strategies for portfolios.


The firm’s namesake is an island reef called a lido that separates the lagoon of Venice, Italy, from the Adriatic Sea. According to the firm's brochure, "Lido is majority-owned by certain pooled investment vehicles advised by affiliates of Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC," which is "a middle-market private equity firm." The firm's chief executive officer Jason Ozur, president Ken Stern, chairman and founder Gregory Kushner and other Lido employees own directly or indirectly the substantial remainder of Lido. The firm predominantly serves high-net-worth individuals, but it also works with non-high-net-worth clients, banking or thrift institutions, investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, charities, insurance companies, corporations and ERISA pooled plans.Ĭertifications earned by advisors at the firm include certified financial planner (CFP), certified public accountant (CPA), certified investment management analyzt (CIMA) and accredited investment fiduciary (AIF), among other designations.Ĭertain Lido representatives are also representatives of a securities broker-dealer and those individuals may receive commissions or fees for the sale of these products in a client’s advisory account. Lido Advisors is a fee-based firm that generally requires a $1 million account minimum. The qualifying firms were then ranked according to the following criteria:

Next, we filtered out firms that don't offer financial planning services, those that don't serve primarily individual clients and those that have disclosures on their record. To find the top financial advisors in Los Angeles, we first identified all firms registered with the SEC in the city. Minimum AssetsVaries based on account typeĪdvanced Research Investment Solutions, LLC Selection of other advisors (including private fund managers).
