Ryan Beck & Co., Inc. (Florham Park)


Ryan Beck & Co., Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Florham Park. It manages $1.24 billion of regulatory assets for 3,213 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2002 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Connecticut, Florida, and 12 other states.

Ryan Beck & Co. provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and pension consulting services. It prepares financial plans for more than 50 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Ryan Beck & Co.: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ryan Beck & Co., Inc. is $1.24 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 79% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $613.51 million in discretionary accounts and $628.54 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $432.66 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $350.16 thousand.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ryan Beck & Co., Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and commissions. 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.

Careers at Ryan Beck & Co., Inc.

Michael M Horn has been acting as President since 1 Jan 1986. Thomas William Cullen joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Financial Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Jack Richard Rosenthal Executive v.p. 1 Mar 1963 Other 404709
Michael M Horn Director 1 Jan 1986 Other 1469525
Leonard J Stanley Senior v.p., cfo, cao 1 Jan 1997 Other 2564540
Matthew Robert Naula Executive v.p. 1 Feb 1997 Other 345238
Jay Suskind Executive v.p. 1 Feb 1997 Other 2171144
Craig Stephen Eckenthal Executive v.p. 1 Jun 1997 Other 707811
Ben Alan Plotkin Chairman and ceo, director 1 Jun 1998 Other 1692122
Inc. Bank Atlantic Bancorp Shareholder 1 Jun 1998 75% - 100% 65-0507804
Inc. Bankatlantic Bancorp Shareholder 1 Jun 1998 75% - 100% 65-0507804
Robert M Berson President, coo 1 Nov 2000 Other 20337
John Nelson Wyllys Executive v.p., manager of private client group 1 Feb 2001 Other 830609
John Marcelliano Senior v.p., corporate secretary 1 Feb 2001 Other 3025676
Melissa Joseph Schultz Executive v.p., institutional sales research & syndicate 1 Feb 2001 Other 1155034
Paul Garry Hines Director 1 Aug 2001 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
John Richter Pellegrino Director of compliance 1 Apr 2002 Other 826719
Genevieve Ann Desroches Associate v.p. - compliance registered options principal 1 Apr 2002 Other 1256675
Allen Cor Brautigam Sr. vice president 1 Apr 2002 Other 2400179
Garry Joseph Stegeland Senior vice president & general counsel 1 Aug 2002 Other 1881270
Inc Rb Holdings Shareholder 1 Jun 2003 75% - 100% 412094319
Inc Ryan Beck Holdings Shareholder 1 Jun 2003 75% - 100% 41-2094319
Leonard J Stanley Executive v.p., cao 1 Sep 2003 Other 2564540
Robert M Berson Chairman - exec. mgmt. committee 1 Sep 2003 Other 20337
John Marcelliano Executive v.p., corporate secretary 1 Sep 2003 Other 3025676
Lawrence Alan Silverstein Executive v.p., cfo 1 Sep 2003 Other 1758096
Michael Jeffrey Kollender Managing director - middle market research 1 Sep 2003 Other 2477137
Robert G Cox Director 1 Sep 2003 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Garry Joseph Stegeland Executive vice president, general counsel & corporate secretary 1 Jan 2004 Other 1881270
Michael Jeffrey Kollender Executive vice president, managing director 1 Jan 2004 Other 2477137
John Richter Pellegrino Senior v.p.,director of compliance, senior registered options principal 1 Jan 2005 Other 826719
Garry Joseph Stegeland Executive vice president, general counsel & corporate secretary, chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2005 Other 1881270
John Richter Pellegrino Senior v.p.,director of compliance 1 Mar 2005 Other 826719
Robert Paul Krackow Senior registered options principal 1 Mar 2005 Other 847241
Raymond Baumkirchner Director 1 Apr 2005 Other 726791
John Richter Pellegrino Senior v.p.,director of compliance, compliance registered options principal 1 Jun 2005 Other 826719
Lawrence Alan Silverstein Executive v.p., - finance 1 Aug 2005 Other 1758096
Anthony Gerard Simone Executive vice president - cfo 1 Aug 2005 Other 2260735
Anthony Rosario Coscia Director 1 Feb 2006 Other 5118280
Eugene George Jr Oleary Vice president, compliance registered options principal 1 Sep 2006 Other 1943169
Lawrence Starr Vice president, senior compliance registered options principal 1 Sep 2006 Other 434008
Stifel Financial Corp. Shareholder 1 Feb 2007 75% - 100% 43-1273600
Stifel Financial Corp. Shareholder 1 Mar 2007 75% - 100% 43-1273600
Ronald James Kruszewski Director 1 Mar 2007 Other 1434827
James Mark Zemlyak Director 1 Mar 2007 Other 1586132
Thomas William Cullen Chief financial officer 1 Apr 2007 Other 2702098

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc Bankatlantic Bancorp Shareholder 1 Jun 2003 75% - 100% 65-0507804

Based in Florham Park

The principal office where Ryan Beck & Co., Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 18 Columbia Turnpike, First Floor, Florham Park, NJ 07932, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 973-597-6000 or by fax 973-597-6097. The normal business hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at ryanbeck.com/.

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