Clearbrook Investment Solutions LLC (New York)


Clearbrook Investment Solutions LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $175.65 million of regulatory assets for 17 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2010 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Massachusetts and New York.

Clearbrook Investment Solutions provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Clearbrook Investment Solutions: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Clearbrook Investment Solutions LLC is $175.65 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 314% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $175.65 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $10.33 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 90% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is pooled investment vehicles, which make up 7% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 3% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Clearbrook Investment Solutions LLC 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 Clearbrook Investment Solutions serves?

The firm provides services to charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Clearbrook Investment Solutions is charitable organizations with 5 clients and $90.45 million of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Clearbrook Investment Solutions has the highest percentage of charitable organizations out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $175.65 million for 14 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.

Clearbrook Investment Solutions doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Clearbrook Investment Solutions LLC

The company employs 16 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 69 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No 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.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Clearbrook Global Advisors Llc Member 1 Oct 2010 50% - 75% 73-1719518
Clearbrook Llc Member 1 Oct 2010 75% - 100% 73-1719518
Cynthia Lauren Mullock Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2010 Other 5785734
Walter Alan Gilmore Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2011 Other 1996728
Frederick William Weiss Managing director/member 1 Mar 2011 50% - 75% 1578639
Mark Alden Baker Managing director 1 Jan 2015 Other 1853276
Timothy Chan Ng Managing director 1 Nov 2018 Other 1009388

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 13 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Four Families Funding Llc Member 1 Oct 2010 50% - 75% 61-1605483
Elliott Wakefield Wislar Elected manager 1 Oct 2010 Other 1492343
James Deforrest Bishop Elected manager 1 Oct 2010 Other 5871231
John Logan Morris Elected manager 1 Oct 2010 Other 1061207
Robert J. Mooney Elected manager 1 Oct 2010 Other 4085030
James Deforest Bishop Elected manager 1 Oct 2010 Other 5871231
Robert James Mooney Elected manager 1 Oct 2010 Other 4085030
Jeffrey Hamilton Salzman Elected manager 1 Apr 2011 Other 827668
Richard Spencer Frary Elected manager 1 Apr 2011 Other 706378
Robert Louis Mazzeo Elected manager 1 Apr 2011 Other 2460221
John B Wislar Elected manager 1 Jun 2011 Other 1850440
Timothy Chan Ng Elected manager 1 Aug 2011 Other 1009388
Clearbrook Holdings Llc Member 1 Oct 2017 50% - 75% 82-2741944

Based in New York

The principal office where Clearbrook Investment Solutions LLC performs its advisory services is located at 40 East 52 Nd Street, 15 Th Floor, New York, NY 10022, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Boston, MA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-683-6686 or by fax 212-683-6927. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at clearbrookglobal.com.