Scf Investment Advisors, Inc. (Fresno)

Scf Investment Advisors, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Fresno. It manages $1.16 billion of regulatory assets for 6,221 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2010 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 48 other states.

Scf Investment Advisors provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, publication of newsletters, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for more than 100 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Scf Investment Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Scf Investment Advisors, Inc. is $1.16 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 2092% since the beginning of its operation, and $5.44 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.02 billion in discretionary accounts and $138.81 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $191.13 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $157.38 thousand.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 51% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, 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 Scf Investment Advisors, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and commissions. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Alan Richard Carlisle 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 Alan Richard Carlisle is individuals with 5,922 clients and $813.88 million of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Scf Investment Advisors has the highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.16 billion for 6,221 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.

Scf Investment Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Scf Investment Advisors, Inc.

The company employs 137 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 137 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.

Alan Richard Carlisle has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2010. Grant David Cox joined the executive team most recently as the Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Inc. Scf Holdings	Owner	1 Jun 1998	75% - 100%	91-1937835
Randy Layne Meadows	President, c.e.o.	1 Oct 2002	Other	1332106
Mark Allen Townsend	Secretary/ treasurer	1 Oct 2002	Other	1453290
David Alan Haskin	Executive vice president	1 Dec 2002	Other	1148341
Ricardo Almaguer	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2010	Other	2516216
Alan Richard Carlisle	President	1 Mar 2010	Other	2646681
John Arthur Barragan	Chief operating officer	1 Oct 2010	Other	2941942
Alan Richard Carlisle	Chief investment officer	1 Dec 2012	Other	2646681
Randy Layne Meadows Jr	Chief financial officer	1 Jun 2013	Other	5864815
David Alan Haskin	Chief operating officer	1 Jun 2013	Other	1148341
Alan Richard Carlisle	Chief investment officer	1 Sep 2013	Other	2646681
David Alan Haskin	Executive vice president, operations	1 Oct 2013	Other	1148341
Grant David Cox	Executive vice president, chief marketing officer	1 Jan 2017	Other	6016392

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Randy Layne Meadows	President	1 Jun 1998	25% - 50%	1332106
Mark Allen Townsend	Indirect owner	1 Jun 1998	25% - 50%	1453290

Based in Fresno

The principal office where Scf Investment Advisors, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 155 E. Shaw Avenue, Fresno, CA 93710, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Beaverton, OR. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 559-456-6108 or by fax 559-456-6109. The normal business hours are 6:00 am to 4:00 pm (pct) on Monday - Friday.