Lawley Retirement Advisors, LLC (Buffalo)


Lawley Retirement Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Buffalo. It manages $682.3 million of regulatory assets for 89 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Lawley Retirement Advisors provides pension consulting services and retirement plan services. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Lawley Retirement Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Lawley Retirement Advisors, LLC is $682.3 million. The company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 48% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is pooled investment vehicles, which make up 47% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 5% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Lawley Retirement Advisors, LLC 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.

What kind of clients Lawley Retirement Advisors serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Lawley Retirement Advisors is pension and profit sharing plans with 89 clients and $682.3 million of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Lawley Retirement Advisors has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $682.3 million for 89 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Lawley Retirement Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Lawley Retirement Advisors, LLC

The company employs 7 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 57 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 4 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 18 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
Llc Lawley Benefits Group Owner 1 Jan 2016 75% - 100% 16-1578519
James Joseph Rehak Managing member, managing director, and chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2016 Other 1503983
Todd Michael Tevens Managing director 1 Jan 2016 Other 4262030
Andrea Lynn Tevens Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2016 Other 4151476

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. Lawley Service Majority owner 1 Jan 2000 50% - 75% 16-0802517

Based in Buffalo

The principal office where Lawley Retirement Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 361 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14202, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Rochester, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 716-849-8219 or by fax 716-849-8245. The normal business hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at lawleyretirement.com.