Don’t know about newport/irvine but the century city branch has the private banking & investment group. Interned there while in college. My FA had 1.5billion in AUM in 2007, 750mm in 2009. A lot of big earners in century city.

Just left ML PMD program in Laguna Hills. Obviously LA is big but from what I understood while there Laguna Hills was #2 in the country on several metrics and ahead of both Irvine and Newport Beach. The Complex Director there is smart and fair and offices moving to Irvine Spectrum area w/in year so better location.

I have no choice for the two states but for me that I’ve been know was the realtors newport beach in Orange County.

I believe it is either Century City PBIG or Beverly Hills (which also has a PBIG but just has a ton of producers)