Michael W Cook Asset Management Inc. (Memphis)

Name: Michael W Cook Asset Management Inc.
Address: 6000 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN, 38119
Telephone: (901) 333-6980

Michael W Cook Asset Management Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Memphis. It manages $738 million of regulatory assets for 1,113 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, and 41 other states.

Michael W Cook Asset Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, and portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Michael W Cook Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Michael W Cook Asset Management Inc. is $738 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 440% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $738 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $663.07 thousand each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Michael W Cook Asset Management Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based 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.

Careers at Michael W Cook Asset Management Inc.

John Mcfadden has been acting as President since 1 Dec 1995. Inc. Mwcam joined the executive team most recently as the Shareholder.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Michael Whitman Cook	Chairman/secretary	1 Jan 1989	Other	1347358
Andrew G. Taylor	President/treasurer	1 Mar 1990	Other	4342791
Alexander Mayer	Director	1 May 1990	Other	1385643
Michael H. Thompson	Director	1 Sep 1990	Other	4342798
Charles Kemmons Jr Wilson	Director	1 Sep 1990	Other	1469152
William P. Halliday	Director	1 Dec 1994	Other	4342808
John Mcfadden	Director	1 Dec 1995	Other	4342796
Michael Whitman Cook	Chairman/ceo	1 Jan 2003	Other	1347358
Dixon D. Low	Director	1 Jan 2003	Other	4497027
Marcus Elbert Smith	Director	1 Jan 2003	Other	2335618
Michael W Cook Asset Management Inc.	Shareholder	1 Jan 2003	75% - 100%	108741
Andrew Glenn Taylor	President/chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2003	Other	4342791
Michelle L Pedzich	Compliance officer	1 Jun 2003	Other	2741641
Michelle Lynn Pedzich	Compliance officer	1 Jun 2003	Other	2741641
Julian Patrick Kirk	Vice president	1 Feb 2004	Other	4709575
Inc. Mwcam	Shareholder	1 Jul 2005	75% - 100%	01-0556672
Earl Wayne Powell	Director	1 Jul 2005	Other	1350954
Marko Dimitrijevic	Director	1 Jul 2005	Other	1471648
David Gershman	Director	1 Jul 2005	Other	5059820

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Third Security Management Corp.	Shareholder	1 Jan 2003	75% - 100%	01-0556672
Third Security Llc	Shareholder	1 Jan 2003	75% - 100%	54-1923091
Randal J. Kirk	Shareholder	1 Jan 2003	75% - 100%	4496987
Randal Joe Kirk	Shareholder	1 Jan 2003	75% - 100%	4496987
Cmt Holdings	Shareholder	1 Jul 2005	75% - 100%	20-3251024
Llc Cmt Participation	Shareholder	1 Jul 2005	25% - 50%	56-6758132

Based in Memphis

The principal office where Michael W Cook Asset Management Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 6000 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38119, which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number (901) 333-6980 or by fax (901) 333-6981. The normal business hours are 8:00am 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.cookmayertaylor.com.