Dale K. Ehrhart, Inc. (Venice)

Name: Dale K. Ehrhart, Inc.
Address: 100 W Venice Ave, Venice, FL, 34285
Telephone: 941-485-8220

Dale K. Ehrhart, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Venice. It manages $569.67 million of regulatory assets for 461 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Florida, Georgia, and 6 other states.

Dale K. Ehrhart provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, 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.

Dale K. Ehrhart: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Dale K. Ehrhart, Inc. is $569.67 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 410% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $442.2 million in discretionary accounts and $127.47 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.05 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $3.11 million.

Dale K. Ehrhart has custody of $27.62 million in cash and securities for 5 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 68% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is other assets, which make up 24% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in exchange traded securities form 3% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Dale K. Ehrhart, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management 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 Byron Anthony Sanders 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 Byron Anthony Sanders is high net worth individuals with 66 clients and $541.39 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Dale K. Ehrhart has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $569.67 million for 166 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.

Dale K. Ehrhart doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Dale K. Ehrhart, Inc.

The company employs 5 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 60 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 3 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 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.

Byron Anthony Sanders has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2003. Michael Warren Hartley joined the executive team most recently as the President / Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Thomas Blair Trammell	Senior vice president, chief compliance officer	1 Mar 1992	50% - 75%	1003389
Nancy Jean Trammell	Secretary/treasurer	1 Mar 1992	Other	2454656
Michael Thomas Hartley	President	1 Mar 1992	50% - 75%	1522614
Gladys Ruth Gettehartley	Treasurer fop	1 Mar 1992	Other	2229275
Micki Ruth Gette	Treasurer fop	1 Mar 1992	Other	2229275
Gerard Frederick Stellwagen	Vice president - insurance	1 Oct 1999	Other	1005272
Bruce David Swanson	Vice president - marketing	1 Oct 1999	Other	1113446
Michael Thomas Hartley	Ceo	1 Jan 2003	50% - 75%	1522614
Byron Anthony Sanders	President	1 Jan 2003	Other	835737
Robert Caldwell Keyser	Vice president - insurance	1 Apr 2003	Other	857271
James Henry Moore	Vice president	1 Jan 2005	Other	4165738
Michael Warren Hartley	Vice president - research	1 Jul 2005	Other	4828732
Bonnie Brown Hartley	Secretary/treasurer	1 Feb 2017	Other	6894411
Michael Warren Hartley	President / chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2017	Other	4828732
Brian Richard Pope	Vice president - private client services	1 Sep 2017	Other	5970760

Based in Venice

The principal office where Dale K. Ehrhart, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 100 W Venice Ave, Venice, FL 34285, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 941-485-8220 or by fax 941-488-8465. The normal business hours are 9:00am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at dkeinc.com.