The Corundum Group, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Colorado Springs. It manages $748.54 million of regulatory assets for 349 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, and Washington.
The Corundum Group provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for more than 50 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.
The assets under management (AUM) of The Corundum Group, Inc. is $748.54 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 25% since the beginning of its operation, and $6.72 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.
The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay The Corundum Group, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and fixed fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.
The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Ronald Steven Johnson is pooled investment vehicles with 15 clients and $504.33 million of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, The Corundum Group has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.
The amount of regulatory assets under management is $748.54 million for 107 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.
The Corundum Group also advises several private funds. Namely, one liquidity fund, four real estate funds, eight other private funds, and one private equity fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $50,000.
The company employs 8 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 50 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. Only one employee is registered as an investment adviser representative 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 compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.
Ronald Steven Johnson has been acting as President since 1 Apr 2015. John Robert Foss joined the executive team most recently as the President And Chief Compliance Officer.
The principal office where The Corundum Group, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 1 South Nevada, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, 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 719-228-1080 or by fax 719-228-1081. The normal business hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at thecorundumgroup.com.