Signaturefd, LLC (Atlanta)

Name: Signaturefd, LLC
Address: 1230 Peachtree Street, Ne, Atlanta, GA, 30309
Telephone: 404-253-7600

Signaturefd, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Atlanta. It manages $3.49 billion of regulatory assets for 5,589 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2009 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, California, Colorado, and 17 other states.

Signaturefd provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for approximately 1,000 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm also engages as mortgage broker.

Signaturefd: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Signaturefd, LLC is $3.49 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 249% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $2.77 billion in discretionary accounts and $722.68 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $564.23 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $1.07 million.

Signaturefd has custody of $151.93 million in cash and securities for 265 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 66% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 12% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in pooled investment vehicles form 8% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Signaturefd, 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.

What kind of clients Signaturefd serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Signaturefd is high net worth individuals with 711 clients and $3.22 billion of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Signaturefd has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $3.49 billion for 1,128 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Signaturefd also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund and three private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $250,000 to $500,000.

Careers at Signaturefd, LLC

The company employs 77 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 58 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 38 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 2 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 don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Jr. James F Frazier	Member	1 Jun 1997	Other	4407848
David A. Deeter	Member	1 Jun 1997	Other	4407851
Iii Roger W. Lusby	Member	1 Jun 1997	Other	4407854
Ruth Ann Bartlett	Member	1 Jun 1997	Other	4407856
Jefery Ronald Miller	Member	1 Jun 1997	Other	4407866
D. Shawn Fowler	Member	1 Jun 1997	Other	4407881
David Scott Fisher	Member	1 Jan 2000	Other	2912277
Douglas William Liptak	Member	1 Jan 2000	Other	2895533
Jeffrey S. Peller	Member	1 Jan 2000	Other	4407861
Chris Etheridge	Member	1 Jan 2001	Other	4649722
Rhonda C Striplin	Member	1 Jan 2002	Other	4649708
Karen Thurman	Member	1 Jan 2002	Other	4649711
Terri Lawson	Member	1 Jan 2002	Other	4649713
Blair Chapman Cunningham	Member	1 Dec 2002	Other	2407612
Andy Burnett	Member	1 Jan 2003	Other	4649714
Robert Kameron Besson	Member	1 Jan 2004	Other	4646237
Jeremy Lee Sperring	Chief financial officer / member	1 Mar 2004	Other	4939767
Charles Spencer Zimmerman	Member	1 Jan 2005	Other	3220430
Wayne Dale Reid	Member	1 Jan 2005	Other	4939792
Llp O'sullivan Creel Wealth Advisors	Member	1 Jan 2005	Other	128000
Heather A Robertson Fortner	Chief compliance officer (cco) / member	1 Mar 2006	Other	5123016
William Seth Mcdaniel	Member	1 Aug 2006	Other	5116385
Jason Meadows	Member	1 Jan 2008	Other	5512975
Linda Schaeffer	Member	1 Jan 2008	Other	5512977
William Andrew Godshall	Member	1 Jan 2008	Other	5234173
Elizabeth Page Harty	Member	1 Jul 2008	Other	4234456
Jamie Van Dyke Mccusker	Member	1 Jun 2009	Other	5624311
Stephen Todd Sheets	Member	1 Jun 2009	Other	4857849
Jamie Mccusker Gentry	Member	1 Jun 2009	Other	5624311
Frank Dallas Strickland	Member	1 May 2012	Other	4630362
James Earl Tally	Member	1 Jul 2012	Other	4250033
Philip Chisom Beatty	Member	1 Sep 2013	Other	4278751
Daniel Mark Dubay	Member	1 Sep 2013	Other	1876135
James Minton Boone	Member	1 Sep 2013	Other	25893
Charles Gerald Gray	Member	1 Sep 2013	Other	1921547
David Ames Daniell	Member	1 Jul 2014	Other	6466642
Ronny Lloyd Greer	Member	1 Jul 2014	Other	6466652
Jeremy Daniel Jones	Member	1 Jul 2014	Other	6053020
Russell Bennett Cearley	Member	1 Jan 2015	Other	5131318
Victoria Kent Shackley	Member	1 Jan 2015	Other	4262535
John C O'donnell	Member	1 Jan 2015	Other	4872022
Eric William Frasier	Member	1 Jan 2015	Other	2252992
Tyler Dorsey Reams	Member	1 Jan 2016	Other	5463007
Maria Chapman Mccool	Member	1 Jan 2016	Other	6631055
Megan Rebecca Peller	Member	1 Jan 2016	Other	6776735
Elizabeth Jean Garrett	Member	1 Jan 2017	Other	6776843
Kris Moss Spain	Member	1 Jan 2017	Other	6776846
Thomas Walter Clarke	Member	1 Jan 2019	Other	4486405
Richard R Atkins	Member	1 Jan 2019	Other	7087918
Matthew B. Barber	Member	1 Jan 2019	Other	6375315
James Frederick Loyd	Member	1 Jan 2019	Other	5957966
Blake Morgan Williams	Member	1 Jan 2019	Other	5544384

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
John Mortimer O'sullivan	Partner	1 Apr 1998	Other	4400238
Larry Kelly Hicks	Partner	1 Apr 1998	Other	3152135
Daniel Kopack	Partner	1 Jul 2001	Other	4703389
Llp O'sullivan Creel	General partner	1 Jul 2004	75% - 100%	59-3068078

Based in Atlanta

The principal office where Signaturefd, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1230 Peachtree Street, Ne, Atlanta, GA 30309, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Charlotte, NC. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 404-253-7600 or by fax 404-253-7601. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at signaturefd.com.