Palisades Hudson Asset Management, L.P. (Fort Lauderdale)

Name: Palisades Hudson Asset Management, L.P.
Address: 200 Sw First Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33301
Telephone: 954-524-5552

Palisades Hudson Asset Management, L.P. is a large advisory firm based in Fort Lauderdale. It manages $1.3 billion of regulatory assets for 158 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, and 6 other states.

Palisades Hudson Asset Management provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and pension consulting services. It prepares financial plans for more than 100 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Palisades Hudson Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Palisades Hudson Asset Management, L.P. is $1.3 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 125% since the beginning of its operation, and $30.38 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $700.53 million in discretionary accounts and $597.2 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $5.19 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $25.97 million.

Palisades Hudson Asset Management has custody of $241.14 million in cash and securities for 52 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 42% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 33% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in pooled investment vehicles form 7% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Palisades Hudson Asset Management, L.P. 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 Palisades Hudson Asset Management serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Palisades Hudson Asset Management is high net worth individuals with 90 clients and $871.49 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Palisades Hudson Asset Management has the 4th highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.3 billion for 141 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 5% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Palisades Hudson Asset Management also advises several private funds. Namely, six private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $25,000 to $250,000.

Careers at Palisades Hudson Asset Management, L.P.

The company employs 17 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 8 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 6 people 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.

Paul Benjamin Jacobs has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Jul 2012. Eric Meermann joined the executive team most recently as the Vice President.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Larry Michael Elkin	President of general partner	1 Nov 1997	75% - 100%	4369232
Inc. Palisades Hudson Asset Management	General partner	1 Nov 2004	Other	13-3975571
Larry M. Elkin Living Trust	Limited partner	1 Nov 2004	75% - 100%	20-6415671
Jonathan Michael Bergman	Chief investment officer	1 Jan 2005	Other	5313051
Eric Meermann	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2007	Other	5312891
Paul Benjamin Jacobs	Chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2009	Other	5244873
Shomari Deshawn Hearn	Vice president/chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2012	Other	5026079
Paul Benjamin Jacobs	Chief investment officer	1 Jul 2012	Other	5244873
Anna K Pfaehler	Chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2012	Other	6103483
Eric Meermann	Vice president	1 Jan 2017	Other	5312891

Based in Fort Lauderdale

The principal office where Palisades Hudson Asset Management, L.P. performs its advisory services is located at 200 Sw First Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Atlanta, GA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 954-524-5552 or by fax 914-723-5139. The normal business hours are 9:00am to 5:30pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at palisadeshudson.com.