Vision Retirement, LLC (Ridgewood)

Name: Vision Retirement, LLC
Address: 216 East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ, 07450
Telephone: 201-447-2212

Vision Retirement, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Ridgewood. It manages $143.74 million of regulatory assets for 420 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2014 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Florida, Massachusetts, and 5 other states.

Vision Retirement provides financial planning services and portfolio management for individuals and small businesses. It prepares financial plans for less than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Vision Retirement: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Vision Retirement, LLC is $143.74 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 0% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $143.34 million in discretionary accounts and $400 thousand in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $344.58 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $100 thousand.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 90% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 5% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 4% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Vision Retirement, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, 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 Vision Retirement serves?

The firm provides services to individuals and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of Vision Retirement is high net worth individuals with 55 clients and $82.79 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Vision Retirement has the 5th highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $143.74 million for 240 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.

Vision Retirement doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Vision Retirement, LLC

The company employs 8 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 38 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 3 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate 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
Paul David Muller	Managing member, cco	1 Sep 2014	75% - 100%	2729766
Jason M. Ellis	Member and sr. wealth advisor	1 Sep 2014	Other	3274072

Based in Ridgewood

The principal office where Vision Retirement, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 216 East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Nutley, NJ. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 201-447-2212 or by fax 201-447-2230. The normal business hours are 9-5 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at visionretirement.com.