Ramiah Investment Group, Inc. (Brookfield)

Name: Ramiah Investment Group, Inc.
Address: 675 N.Barker Road, Suite #200, Brookfield, WI, 53045
Telephone: 262-784-7205

Ramiah Investment Group, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Brookfield. It manages $121.65 million of regulatory assets for 918 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Colorado, Florida, and 8 other states.

Ramiah Investment Group provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, selection of other advisers, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for more than 50 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Ramiah Investment Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ramiah Investment Group, Inc. is $121.65 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 458% since the beginning of its operation, and $94.36 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $90.95 million in discretionary accounts and $30.7 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $114.69 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $245.62 thousand.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 62% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 22% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 15% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ramiah Investment Group, 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 S P Ramiah serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of S P Ramiah is individuals with 462 clients and $84.37 million of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Ramiah Investment Group has the 4th highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $121.65 million for 486 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 49% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Ramiah Investment Group doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Ramiah Investment Group, Inc.

The company employs 4 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 75 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 3 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.

S P Ramiah has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2004. Letha Joseph Ramiah joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer;Secretary, Shareholder(Common).

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Ramu Ramiah	President;shareholder(common)	1 Mar 2004	75% - 100%	2284958
S P Ramiah	President	1 Mar 2004	75% - 100%	2284958
Letha Joseph Ramiah	Chief compliance officer;secretary, shareholder(common)	1 Sep 2004	Other	4814081
Letha Joseph	Chief compliance officer;secretary, shareholder(common)	1 Sep 2004	Other	4814081

Based in Brookfield

The principal office where Ramiah Investment Group, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 675 N.Barker Road, Suite #200, Brookfield, WI 53045, 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 262-784-7205 or by fax 262-784-7206. The normal business hours are 8:00 am to 4:30pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at brookcapital.com/.