Common Sense Investment Management, LLC (Portland)


Common Sense Investment Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Portland. It manages $373.54 million of regulatory assets for 6 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Oregon.

Common Sense Investment Management provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Common Sense Investment Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Common Sense Investment Management, LLC is $373.54 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -38% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $373.54 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $62.26 million each.
Common Sense Investment Management has custody of $116 million in cash and securities for 6 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Common Sense Investment Management, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Common Sense Investment Management, LLC

Marc Eric Lorin has been acting as President since 1 Aug 2014. Kristie Oh Leake joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Financial Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Janet Louise Bisenius Member 1 Jan 1997 25% - 50% 4480933
James Allan Bisenius Member/ceo/managing director 1 Jan 1997 Other 856664
Stacey Marie Strade Managing director/sr. v.p. research 1 Jan 1997 Other 2432898
Scott Alan Thompson Manging director/sr. v.p. finance 1 Jan 1997 Other 2821414
Kathleen Dorothy Strade Managing director/sr. v.p. operations 1 Jan 1997 Other 1616208
Stacey Marie Squires Member 1 Jan 1997 Other 2432898
Craig Patrick Stuvland Managing director 1 Oct 1999 Other 720649
Richard Jay Gass Managing director/sr. v.p. research 1 Jan 2003 Other 4649282
Craig Patrick Stuvland Managing director/president/coo 1 Apr 2003 Other 720649
Dean Raymond Derrah Managing director 1 Mar 2005 Other 1468864
Thomas Philip Harbolt Cfo/general counsel/chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2006 Other 5120449
Jonathan Edward Mcgowan Managing director/sr. v.p. research 1 Jan 2006 Other 5120455
John Charles Kopchik Managing director/sr. v.p. research 1 Jan 2006 Other 5120456
Mark Arthur Wentzien Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2007 Other 2888873
Dean Raymond Derrah President 1 Nov 2009 Other 1468864
Daniel Scott Waldo Watson Chief financial officer 1 Nov 2010 Other 5878559
Bft Csim Llc Member 1 Dec 2012 Other 461932634
Craig Patrick Stuvland Member 1 Dec 2012 Other 720649
Michael John Wietecki Chief operating officer / chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2013 Other 5655365
Jonathan Gane Chief executive officer 1 Jan 2014 25% - 50% 5557852
Kristie Oh Leake Chief financial officer 1 Jan 2014 Other 6318121
Scott Alan Thompson Chief investment officer - fund of funds 1 Jan 2014 Other 2821414
Marc Eric Lorin President 1 Aug 2014 Other 1993808

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
The Bisenius Family Trust Member 1 Dec 2012 75% - 100% 46-6464400
James Allan Bisenius Trustee 1 Dec 2012 75% - 100% 856664

Based in Portland

The principal office where Common Sense Investment Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 15350 Sw Sequoia Parkway, Portland, OR 97224, 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 503-639-6551 or by fax 503-639-4243. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm pst on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at csimllc.com.