Sigfig Wealth Management LLC (San Francisco)

Name: Sigfig Wealth Management LLC
Address: 560 Davis Street, San Francisco, CA, 94111
Telephone: 855-974-4344

Sigfig Wealth Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $485.14 million of regulatory assets for 12,328 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2011 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 49 other states.

Sigfig Wealth Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses and publication of newsletters. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Sigfig Wealth Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Sigfig Wealth Management LLC is $485.14 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1370% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $485.14 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $39.35 thousand each.

Sigfig Wealth Management has custody of $148.2 million in cash and securities for 2,558 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 97% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 1% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 1% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Sigfig Wealth Management LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management 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 Sigfig Wealth Management serves?

The firm provides services to individuals and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of Sigfig Wealth Management is individuals with 11,154 clients and $465.01 million of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Sigfig Wealth Management has the highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $485.14 million for 11,168 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.

Sigfig Wealth Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Sigfig Wealth Management LLC

The company employs 188 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 5 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 10 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 compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Terry E Banet has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Jan 2012 and Michael Tai Sha is the Chief Executive Officer of Sigfig Wealth Management LLC family office. Amy Elizabeth Chen joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Michael Tai Sha	Chief executive officer/ managing member	1 Oct 2006	Other	5968172
Inc. Nvest	Member	1 Oct 2006	75% - 100%	20-5695125
Roger Houng Chiu Fong	Chief technology officer	1 Feb 2007	Other	5968174
Aditya Krishna Denduluri	Chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2010	Other	5355849
Rama (Nmn) Sadasivan	Director, business development	1 Jul 2011	Other	5971217
Terry E Banet	Chief investment officer	1 Jan 2012	Other	3081918
Terry Ellen Banet	Chief investment officer	1 Jan 2012	Other	3081918
Kathryn Susanne Mcbride	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2012	Other	4929868
Jennifer Tracey Dickinson	Chief compliance officer	1 Oct 2012	Other	6082325
Jeremy Niel Armstrong	Chief compliance officer	1 Apr 2013	Other	1675339
Aaron Gubin	Chief compliance officer	1 May 2014	Other	6331310
Katrina Iamscicova	Chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2015	Other	3273964
Evan F Meagher	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2015	Other	3273964
Katrina Iamscicova	Counsel, chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2017	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
David Yoo	Chief product and customer experience officer	1 Apr 2017	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Yulia Kalk	Interim chief compliance officer	1 May 2018	Other	2612028
Amy Elizabeth Chen	Chief compliance officer	1 Nov 2018	Other	6531906

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
L.P. Dcm V	Shareholder	1 Jan 2006	25% - 50%	98-0504084
L.P. Dcm Investment Management V	General partner	1 Jul 2006	Other	98-0504088

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Sigfig Wealth Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 560 Davis Street, San Francisco, CA 94111, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Phoenix, AZ. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 855-974-4344. The normal business hours are 10:00 am - 6:00 pm pst on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at sigfig.com.