Mcdonald Investments Inc. (Cleveland)


Mcdonald Investments Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Cleveland. It manages $6.2 billion of regulatory assets for 12,887 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, and 44 other states.

Mcdonald Investments provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and pension consulting services. It prepares financial plans for approximately 1,000 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Mcdonald Investments: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Mcdonald Investments Inc. is $6.2 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 178% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $5.55 billion in discretionary accounts and $652.05 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $545.78 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $239.19 thousand.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Mcdonald Investments Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and commissions. Commissions are paid and earned by the adviser when a trade or a sales of an investment is made. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Mcdonald Investments Inc.

Robert G. Jones has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2001. Douglas William Preiser joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Executive Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Richard S. Demko Managing director 1 Jun 1995 Other 835850
Daniel F. Austin Senior managing director 1 Aug 1995 Other 1245073
Robert T. Clutterbuck Chief executive officer 1 Aug 1995 Other 801997
Ralph Della Ratta (Jr.) Senior managing director 1 Jun 1996 Other 1769611
William Bayne Jr Summers Chairman of the board 1 Aug 1996 Other 439987
Thomas M. Mcdonald Senior managing director 1 May 1997 Other 326904
Patricia J. Jamieson Senior managing director, director 1 Jun 1997 Other 1211524
Patricia Jane Jamieson Senior managing director, director 1 Jun 1997 Other 1211524
Keycorp Sole shareholder 1 Oct 1998 75% - 100% 34-6542451
Karen A. Janes Director of compliance, managing director 1 Jun 1999 Other 2033043
Marlene Tehi Chief financial officer, managing director 1 Jun 1999 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Kathryn Hale Louttit Director, legal counsel 1 Aug 2000 Other 4365135
David Schafer Chief operations officer 1 Nov 2000 Other 1368781
Kenneth James Patsey Managing director 1 Jan 2001 Other 1396728
Douglas William Preiser Managing director 1 Jan 2001 Other 1690776
John Leroy Schlifer Senior managing director 1 Jan 2001 Other 1490587
Robert G. Jones Director 1 Mar 2001 Other 2617719
Robert Dominic Jr Moran Chief financial officer 1 Jul 2001 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Douglas John Butler Managing director 1 Jun 2002 Other 1263314
Robert T. Clutterbuck Vice chairman 1 Aug 2002 Other 801997
Robert G. Jones Chief executive officer 1 Aug 2002 Other 2617719
Thomas Ware Bunn President 1 Aug 2002 Other 2319189
Christopher Marrott Gorman Executive vice president, director 1 Jul 2003 Other 2213982
Richard James Buoncore Senior managing director 1 Jul 2003 Other 1652210
Shelly Ann Goering Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2003 Other 4712335
Charles Ralph Shaw Chief executive officer 1 Sep 2004 Other 2530142
Douglas William Preiser Sr. managing director, director 1 Mar 2005 Other 1690776
John Leroy Schlifer Sr. managing director, director 1 Mar 2005 Other 1490587
Robert Bauman Jr Heisler Chief executive officer 1 Jul 2005 Other 3153542
Douglas William Preiser Chief executive officer 1 Jan 2006 Other 1690776
Salvatore Anthony Messina Group president 1 Jan 2006 Other 1011476

Based in Cleveland

The principal office where Mcdonald Investments Inc. performs its advisory services is located at Mcdonald Investments Center, Cleveland, OH 44114, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Cincinnati, OH. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 216-443-2300 or by fax 216-563-2065. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at mcdinvest.com.