Ashford Consulting Group, Inc. (Wilmington)


Ashford Consulting Group, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Wilmington. It manages $231.1 million of regulatory assets for 2 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Delaware.

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Ashford Consulting Group provides 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.

Ashford Consulting Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ashford Consulting Group, Inc. is $231.1 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -98% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $231.1 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $115.55 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 86% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is pooled investment vehicles, which make up 14% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ashford Consulting Group, Inc. 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.

Careers at Ashford Consulting Group, Inc.

The company employs 11 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 82 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 2 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.

Theodore H. Iii Ashford has been acting as President since 1 Sep 2013. Sophia Sue Smith joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Robert Donald Gooderham President and chief operating officer 1 Apr 2004 25% - 50% 4489319
Theodore H Ashford Chairman, director & c.e.o. (class a & class b shs) 1 Apr 2004 25% - 50% 8101
Theodore John Suess Managing director 1 Apr 2004 Other 4840695
Thomas William Black Managing director 1 Apr 2004 Other 4840700
Linda M. Drew Managing director 1 Apr 2004 Other 4840703
Anthony Mark Petrucci Chief financial officer & chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2005 Other 4382051
Garry A Musto Vice president (class b shs) 1 Aug 2005 Other 5035235
Seth Jordan Yablanovitz Quantative analyst 1 Jun 2006 Other 2766627
Seth Jordan Yablonovitz Vice president (class b shares) 1 Oct 2009 Other 2766627
Seth Jordan Yablanovitz Principal (class b shares) 1 Oct 2009 Other 2766627
Sara E Williams Vice president (class b shares) 1 Oct 2012 Other 6274003
Theodore H. Iii Ashford Director 1 Sep 2013 Other 4370791
Anthony Mark Petrucci Director 1 Sep 2013 Other 4382051
Ellen Worthington Griggs Director 1 Jul 2017 Other 736662
Garry A Musto Director and shareholder 1 Oct 2017 25% - 50% 5035235
Seth Jordan Yablonovitz Director and shareholder 1 Oct 2017 25% - 50% 2766627
Sara E Williams Director and shareholder 1 Oct 2017 Other 6274003
Robert Donald Gooderham Director and shareholder 1 Oct 2017 25% - 50% 4489319
Sophia Sue Smith Chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2018 Other 6914068

Based in Wilmington

The principal office where Ashford Consulting Group, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at One Walkers Mill Road, Wilmington, DE 19807 4664, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 302-691-0228 or by fax 302-655-7348. The normal business hours are 9:00a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at ashfordcg.com.