Provise Management Group, LLC (Clearwater)


Provise Management Group, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Clearwater. It manages $1.33 billion of regulatory assets for 3,326 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2002 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Colorado, Connecticut, and 16 other states.

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Provise Management Group provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for approximately 1,000 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Provise Management Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Provise Management Group, LLC is $1.33 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 214% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $1.33 billion in discretionary accounts and $7.81 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $400.78 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $411.25 thousand.
Provise Management Group has custody of $62.66 million in cash and securities for 58 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 47% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 41% 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 Provise Management Group, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and commissions. Hourly charges are usually charged for consulting work and special projects. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Vincent Raymond Ferrara serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Vincent Raymond Ferrara is high net worth individuals with 200 clients and $631.79 million of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Provise Management Group has the 4th highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.33 billion for 1,193 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.

Provise Management Group doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Provise Management Group, LLC

The company employs 19 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 74 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 14 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 9 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 receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Vincent Raymond Ferrara has been acting as President since 1 Feb 2002. L.P. Kingfisher Holding joined the executive team most recently as the Owner.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Bruce Elliott Fyfe Executive vice president 1 May 2000 Other 1423565
Vincent Raymond Ferrara Chairman/ceo/chief compliance officer/manager 1 Feb 2002 Other 206520
Lucas Prewett Executive vice president 1 Feb 2002 Other 2250947
Bruce Elliott Fyfe Executive vice president 1 Feb 2002 Other 1423565
Lori Michell Lieser Vice president 1 Feb 2002 Other 2131475
Angela Nelson Durbin Secretary/treasurer 1 Feb 2002 Other 1489080
Inc. National Financial Partners Member 1 Feb 2002 75% - 100% 13-4029115
Corp. National Financial Partners Member 1 Feb 2002 75% - 100% 13-4029115
Allen Edward Fleeger Cco 1 Nov 2003 Other 4520702
Kimberly Lyn Adams Dipiero Executive vice president/cfo 1 Jan 2005 Other 2578181
Eric Russell Ebbert President/coo/manager 1 Jan 2005 Other 2234222
Kimberly Lyn Adams Cfo 1 Jan 2005 Other 2578181
Brett Ronald Schneider Director 1 Jan 2009 Other 5636953
Nancy Bowler Croy Executive vice president 1 Jul 2011 Other 4167826
Jon Michael Brethauer Vice president 1 Jul 2011 Other 4760552
Tina Joan Tenret Vice president 1 Jul 2011 Other 5096353
Inc. Nfp Advisor Services Holdings D Shareholder 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 47-1566880
Llc Kestra Financial Sole member 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 47-1566880
Inc Kestra Financial Managing member 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 47-1566880
James Lynn Poer Vice president 1 Jun 2016 Other 1983357
Robert Bredt Norwood Vice president, assistant secretary 1 Jul 2016 Other 2536685
Yin Yin Assistant secretary 1 Jul 2016 Other 3219513
Lydia R Zaidman Assistant secretary 1 Jul 2016 Other 5032816
Michelle Britnell Coo, secretary/treasurer 1 Jan 2017 Other 4866900
Marianne Commorato Vice president, compliance 1 Jan 2018 Other 2222329

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 28 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
L.P. Apollo Investment Fund Shareholder 1 Feb 2002 25% - 50% 13-3985622
L.P. Apollo Advisors Iv Apollo investment fund 1 Feb 2002 Other 13-3582975
Inc. Apollo Capital Management Iv General partner 1 Feb 2002 Other 13-3983721
L.P. Madison Dearborn Capital Partners Vi A Owner 1 Jul 2013 75% - 100% 26-1274415
L.P. Madison Dearborn Partners Vi A & C General partner 1 Jul 2013 Other 26-1267403
Madison Dearborn Partners General partner 1 Jul 2013 Other 157349
Patriot Intermediate Holdings B Corp Owner 1 Jul 2013 75% - 100% 46-2704384
Patriot Intermediate Holdings A Corp. Owner 1 Jul 2013 75% - 100% 46-2723281
Llc Patriot Investment Holdings Owner 1 Jul 2013 75% - 100% 30-0781325
Inc. Kestra Advisor Services Holdings C Owner 1 Jun 2014 75% - 100% 47-1573405
Inc. Kestra Advisor Services Holdings B Owner 1 Jun 2014 75% - 100% 47-1585299
Inc. Kestra Advisor Services Holdings A Owner 1 Jun 2014 75% - 100% 47-1595804
Inc. Nfp Advisor Services Holdings C Owner 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 47-1573405
Inc. Nfp Advisor Services Holdings B Owner 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 47-1585299
Inc. Nfp Advisor Services Holdings A Owner 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 47-1595804
Llc Nfp Parent Co Owner 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 47-1953275
Llc Nfp Holdings Owner 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 30-0781325
Inc. Kestra Advisor Services Holdings C Owner 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 47-1573405
Inc. Kestra Advisor Services Holdings B Owner 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 47-1585299
Inc. Kestra Advisor Services Holdings A Owner 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 47-1595804
Lp Kestra Financial Holdings Owner 1 Jun 2016 75% - 100% 81-2073450
Lp Trident Vi Parallel Fund Limited partner 1 Jun 2016 25% - 50% 98-1132009
Lp Trident Vi Limited partner 1 Jun 2016 25% - 50% 98-1131820
L.P. Kingfisher Holding Owner 1 Jun 2019 75% - 100% 83-3788640
Inc. Kingfisher Holding A Owner 1 Jun 2019 75% - 100% 83-3797972
Inc. Kingfisher Holding B Owner 1 Jun 2019 75% - 100% 83-3798493
L.P. Warburg Pincus Financial Sector Limited partner 1 Jun 2019 25% - 50% 82-1919654
Llc Kingfisher Holding Gp General partner 1 Jun 2019 Other 83-3788468

Based in Clearwater

The principal office where Provise Management Group, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 611 Druid Rd E. Ste 105, Clearwater, FL 33756, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Tampa, FL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number [727] 441-9022 or by fax [727] 449-1625. The normal business hours are 8:00am-5:00pm eastern on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at provise.com.