Gary K. Liska has been in the financial services industry since 1994. He is a founding partner of SEIA, an independent registered investment advisory firm that reached the milestone of $5 billion in assets under management in fewer than 20 years. Gary is a Certified Financial Planner (CFPยฎ) and Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIFยฎ), and he holds a Master of Science degree in financial services. He is also a core member of SEIAโs investment committee, and he specializes in comprehensive wealth management strategies for both individuals and corporations.
Certifications/Designations: Master of Science degree in Financial Planning
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER
Accredited Investment Fiduciaryยฎ
Chartered Mutual Fund Counselor
Accredited Asset Management Specialist
*Licensed attorney, not currently practicing. SEIA is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or tax services.
The reported Assets Under Management (AUM) represents the combined total of Signature Estate & Investment Advisors, LLC (SEIA) and its affiliated entities as of 3/31/2025. AUM includes portfolios continuously supervised or managed by SEIA and its affiliates. The AUM encompasses assets like stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, and cash, among others. For more details on the professional designations listed, including description, minimum requirements, and ongoing education requirements, please contact (310) 712-2323 or visit seia.com/disclosures. SEIA is an SEC-registered investment adviser; however, such registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training and no inference to the contrary should be made. Securities offered through Signature Estate Securities, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advisory services offered through SEIA, 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90067, (310) 712-2323.
A charitable remainder trust (CRT) is a powerful financial instrument that allows individuals to contribute to charitable causes while also securing their financial well-being, with SEIA providing guidance on how to establish and manage such trusts.
This past June, inflation peaked at 9.1% from one year ago โ the highest CPI print since 1981 โ as measured by the Consumer Price Index, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, although the CPI measure has since subsided to 8.2% in September. In response, the Fed began an aggressive campaign of rate increases […]
The concept of negative interest rates is still difficult for most investors to comprehend. Imagine walking into your bank and depositing $1 million, only to find that in a week or two your account balance is down to $999,000 or $998,000. This is essentially what is happening now across many European countriesโfor example, France, Germany […]
If you have a highly appreciated, concentrated stock position, you have likely invested in, or inherited, one or two stocks that have done exceptionally well. Alternately, your career success has allowed you to amass a considerable exposure to shares in the company you work for. With the current bull market having officially become the longest […]
Much has been written about the impending intergenerational wealth transfer—with more than $30 trillion expected to be passed down from baby boomer parents to their GenX and millennial heirs over the next three decades.1 Yet nearly half (46 percent) of all family heads have yet to engage in any inheritance conversation with their future heirs.2 […]
As all eyes turn toward the 2016 presidential election, the litany of polls and predictions from political, economic and market pundits intensifies. Nightly newscasts and online media outlets are a veritable blur of โtalking heads,โ each offering a particular partisan alarmist spinโoften portraying the nation as either saved or doomed depending on how the election […]