Strategic Wealth Partners Group, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Deerfield. It manages $2.08 billion of regulatory assets for 4,017 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2014 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Colorado, and 14 other states.
Strategic Wealth Partners Group provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, educational seminars and workshops, and credit and cash management solutions. It prepares financial plans for more than 50 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm also engages as credit and cash management solutions.
The assets under management (AUM) of Strategic Wealth Partners Group, LLC is $2.08 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 66% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.69 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.
The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Strategic Wealth Partners Group, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. 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.
The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Strategic Wealth Partners Group is high net worth individuals with 478 clients and $1.9 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Strategic Wealth Partners Group has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.
The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.06 billion for 670 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.
Strategic Wealth Partners Group also advises several private funds. Namely, one other private fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $100,000 for each fund.
The company employs 35 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 49 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 17 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.
There are 4 people 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 receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.
David James Copeland has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Nov 2014 and Neal Howard Price is the Chief Executive Officer of Strategic Wealth Partners Group, LLC family office. Focus Financial Partners Inc. joined the executive team most recently as the Member.
The principal office where Strategic Wealth Partners Group, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 520 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield, IL 60015, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Fort Myers, FL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.
You can reach the main office by calling the phone number (224) 632-1600 or by fax (224) 632-1601. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at stratwealth.com.