Popular Securities, LLC (Hato Rey)


Popular Securities, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Hato Rey. It manages $1.08 billion of regulatory assets for 1,915 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2014 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Puerto Rico, Texas, and Virgin Islands, U.S..

Popular Securities provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and educational seminars and workshops. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Popular Securities: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Popular Securities, LLC is $1.08 billion. $18.83 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

Investments

The firm invests in state and local bonds the most. They account for 54% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 25% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment grade corporate bonds form 15% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Popular Securities, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. 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 Richard L Carrion serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Richard L Carrion is corporations or other businesses with 354 clients and $492.12 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Popular Securities has the highest percentage of corporations or other businesses out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.08 billion for 1,915 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.

Popular Securities also advises several private funds. Namely, one private equity fund.

Careers at Popular Securities, LLC

The company employs 107 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 44 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 44 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.

Richard L Carrion has been acting as President since 1 May 1995. Rosa Angela Colon Ortiz joined the executive team most recently as the Co Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Richard L Carrion Director 1 May 1995 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Juan O Guerrero Director 1 Aug 1995 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Juan O Guerrero Preston Elected manager 1 Aug 1995 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Inc. Popular Holding company 1 Apr 1997 75% - 100% 66-0416582
Carlos Jose Vazquez Director 1 Jul 1997 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Carlos Jose Vazquez Camunas Elected manager 1 Jul 1997 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Maria T Herrera Rodriguez Elected manager 1 Nov 2000 Other 2534160
Beatriz L Diaz Cfo 1 Aug 2006 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Kenneth William Mcgrath Senior managing director 1 Jan 2007 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Marla Marie Acosta Ashby Coo 1 Jun 2008 Other 3256258
Gregory Kaufman President & ceo 1 Sep 2012 Other 1720305
Rosa Angela Colon Ortiz Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2013 Other 4202101
Jose Joaquin Torres Ramos Coo 1 Oct 2014 Other 1684523
Gregory Kaufman Chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2014 Other 1720305
Marla Marie Acosta Ashby Chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2016 Other 3256258
Jaime Antonio Toro Lavergne Branch manager 1 Feb 2016 Other 5984147
Rosa Angela Colon Ortiz Co-chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2018 Other 4202101

Based in Hato Rey

The principal office where Popular Securities, LLC performs its advisory services is located at Popular Center, 209 Ponce De Leon, Hato Rey, PR 00918, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in San Juan, PR. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 787-758-7400 or by fax 787-763-5995. The normal business hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at popularsecurities.com.