New England Investment & Retirement Group, Inc. (North Andover)

Name: New England Investment & Retirement Group, Inc.
Address: 231 Sutton Street, North Andover, MA, 01845
Telephone: 978-975-2559

New England Investment & Retirement Group, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in North Andover. It manages $523.12 million of regulatory assets for 1,993 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2007 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Florida, Maine, and 6 other states.

New England Investment & Retirement Group provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, and pension consulting services. It prepares financial plans for more than 50 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

New England Investment & Retirement Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of New England Investment & Retirement Group, Inc. is $523.12 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 1277% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.09 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $522.11 million in discretionary accounts and $1.01 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $262.11 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $1.01 million.

New England Investment & Retirement Group has custody of $250.77 million in cash and securities for 277 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 51% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 35% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 10% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay New England Investment & Retirement Group, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, 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 Laura Giacoumakis serves?

The firm provides services to individuals and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of Laura Giacoumakis is high net worth individuals with 136 clients and $332.23 million of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, New England Investment & Retirement Group has the 6th highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $511.47 million for 743 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.

New England Investment & Retirement Group doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at New England Investment & Retirement Group, Inc.

The company employs 16 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 38 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 4 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.

Laura Giacoumakis has been acting as President since 1 May 2007. Brian Christopher Pirri joined the executive team most recently as the Partner.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Nicholas John Giacoumakis	President and director	1 Jul 1997	75% - 100%	1887595
Laura Giacoumakis	Director	1 May 2007	Other	5642827
Stephen K Kenda	Managing partner/director	1 May 2007	Other	5387965
Andrew Manfred St. Pierre	Chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2009	Other	4450706
Richard Joseph Chipman	Director	1 May 2010	Other	5887249
Theresa Pluskey	Chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2011	Other	3220633
Randall Michael Patrick	Chief operations officer	1 Jun 2011	Other	5833073
Dennis Michael Galvin	Chief operations officer	1 Jan 2012	Other	4615984
Peter Francis Flynn	Chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2013	Other	2655124
Patrick James Sheppard	Chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2014	Other	1779929
Craig Dickson Moreshead	Cco	1 Sep 2015	Other	2076630
Wade Christopher Boylan	Coo	1 Sep 2015	Other	5315272
Robert Michael Cowles	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2016	Other	6610042
Brian Christopher Pirri	Partner	1 Mar 2018	Other	5414908

Based in North Andover

The principal office where New England Investment & Retirement Group, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 231 Sutton Street, North Andover, MA 01845, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Naples, FL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 978-975-2559 or by fax 978-975-2789. The normal business hours are 8am-5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at neinv.com.