People's United Advisors, Inc. (Bridgeport)

Name: People's United Advisors, Inc.
Address: 850 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT, 06604
Telephone: 646-971-2505

People's United Advisors, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Bridgeport. It manages $8.55 billion of regulatory assets for 11,926 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2018 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Colorado, and 30 other states.

People's United Advisors provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for less than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

People's United Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of People's United Advisors, Inc. is $8.55 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 158% since the beginning of its operation, and $50 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $8 billion in discretionary accounts and $545.92 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $689.8 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $1.66 million.

People's United Advisors has custody of $1.5 billion in cash and securities for 1,400 clients in total and its related person acts as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 42% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 29% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 8% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay People's United Advisors, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed 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 Galan George Daukas serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, insurance companies, investment companies, charitable organizations, other investment advisers, high net worth individuals, banking or thrift institutions, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Galan George Daukas is banking or thrift institutions with 1 clients and $3.54 billion of assets under management. Among the 12 most similar advisory firms, People's United Advisors has the highest percentage of banking or thrift institutions out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $8.55 billion for 3,634 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.

People's United Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at People's United Advisors, Inc.

The company employs 140 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 82 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 95 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 25 people 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.

Galan George Daukas has been acting as President since 1 Feb 2018. John Steven Traynor has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Feb 2018. Kirk William Walters joined the executive team most recently as the President/Ceo/Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Galan George Daukas	President/ceo/director	1 Feb 2018	Other	1617862
John P Barnes	Director	1 Feb 2018	Other	5050059
Chantal Deckey Simon	Director	1 Feb 2018	Other	1557560
John Buckley Eagan	Director	1 Feb 2018	Other	5347527
John Steven Traynor	Chief investment officer	1 Feb 2018	Other	1362579
Gregg Scott Fisher	Head of research and portfolio strategy	1 Feb 2018	Other	2271529
Brian Edward Delman	Chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2018	Other	4315597
People's United Bank	Parent	1 Feb 2018	75% - 100%	06-1213065
Daniel G Roberts	Director	1 Jun 2018	Other	6986015
Kirk William Walters	President/ceo/director	1 Aug 2019	Other	7170404

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
People's United Financial Inc.	Parent	1 Feb 2018	75% - 100%	20-8447891

Based in Bridgeport

The principal office where People's United Advisors, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 850 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Wethersfield, CT. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 646-971-2505. The normal business hours are 8:30 - 5:00 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at gersteinfisher.com and its LinkedIn profile.