Stack Financial Management Inc (Whitefish)

Name: Stack Financial Management Inc
Address: 625 Wisconsin Avenue, Whitefish, MT, 59937 2129
Telephone: 406-862-8000

Stack Financial Management Inc is a large advisory firm based in Whitefish. It manages $1.19 billion of regulatory assets for 1,289 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Colorado, and 33 other states.

Stack Financial Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and educational seminars and workshops. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Stack Financial Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Stack Financial Management Inc is $1.19 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 3067% since the beginning of its operation, and $3.99 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.19 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $921.95 thousand each.

Stack Financial Management has custody of $281.57 million in cash and securities for 217 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 68% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is government bonds, which make up 23% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment and business development companies form 7% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Stack Financial Management Inc for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Lisa Stack serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, other investment advisers, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Lisa Stack is high net worth individuals with 379 clients and $861.23 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Stack Financial Management has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.19 billion for 741 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Stack Financial Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Stack Financial Management Inc

The company employs 13 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 46 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 7 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Lisa Stack has been acting as President since 1 Jan 1994. Catherine Marie Hetrick joined the executive team most recently as the Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
James Bryan Stack	President, director	1 Jan 1994	75% - 100%	2458324
Lisa Ann Stack	Chief financial officer, director	1 Jan 1994	Other	2458316
Lisa Stack	Director	1 Jan 1994	Other	2458316
Catherine Marie Hetrick	Chief compliance officer, corporate secretary	1 Sep 1997	Other	4361522
Nancy Denise Falkner	Director, director of operations	1 Mar 2011	Other	4800451
Nancy Denise Falkner	Vice president, director	1 Sep 2012	Other	4800451
Catherine Marie Hetrick	Vice president, chief compliance officer, director	1 Oct 2015	Other	4361522

Based in Whitefish

The principal office where Stack Financial Management Inc performs its advisory services is located at 625 Wisconsin Avenue, Whitefish, MT 59937 2129, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 406-862-8000 or by fax 406-862-7707. The normal business hours are 7:30am to 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at stackfinancialmanagement.com and its LinkedIn profile.