Sumnicht & Associates, LLC (Appleton)

Name: Sumnicht & Associates, LLC
Address: W6240 Communication Court, Appleton, WI, 54914 8549
Telephone: 920-731-4455

Sumnicht & Associates, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Appleton. It manages $300.1 million of regulatory assets for 777 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Florida, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Sumnicht & Associates provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and advice on matters not involving securities.. It prepares financial plans for more than 100 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Sumnicht & Associates: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Sumnicht & Associates, LLC is $300.1 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 10% since the beginning of its operation, and $200 thousand of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $247.92 million in discretionary accounts and $52.18 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $536.62 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $165.66 thousand.

Sumnicht & Associates has custody of $195.36 million in cash and securities for 27 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 79% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is other assets, which make up 12% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 6% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Sumnicht & Associates, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. 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 Sumnicht & Associates serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Sumnicht & Associates is high net worth individuals with 58 clients and $265.18 million of assets under management. Among the 4 most similar advisory firms, Sumnicht & Associates has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $300.1 million for 154 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Sumnicht & Associates also advises several private funds. Namely, one private equity fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $100,000 for each fund.

Careers at Sumnicht & Associates, LLC

The company employs 5 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 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 2 people 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.

Charles Henry Self has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Mar 2014. Vernon Coffey Sumnicht joined the executive team most recently as the Owner.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Vernon Coffey Sumnicht	Ceo	1 Nov 1988	Other	1315421
Prateek Mehrotra	Chief investment officer	1 Oct 2002	Other	4618007
Robert Louis Riedl	Director of wealth management	1 Sep 2003	Other	1109543
Linda Marlene Wanta	Operations director	1 Oct 2004	Other	3106704
David Edwin Hackney	Managing director, chief compliance officer	1 Dec 2004	Other	4712011
Llc Sumnicht Holdings	Holding company	1 Jan 2005	75% - 100%	20-2137893
Charles Henry Self	Chief investment officer	1 Mar 2014	Other	5527810

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Vernon Coffey Sumnicht	Owner	1 Jan 2005	50% - 75%	1315421
Debra Sumnicht	Passive owner	1 Jan 2005	25% - 50%	4908286

Based in Appleton

The principal office where Sumnicht & Associates, LLC performs its advisory services is located at W6240 Communication Court, Appleton, WI 54914 8549, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Lake Forest, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 920-731-4455 or by fax 920-731-9679. 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 sumnicht.com.