Shikiar Asset Management Inc (New York)

Name: Shikiar Asset Management Inc
Address: 1350 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY, 10019
Telephone: 212-888-6565

Shikiar Asset Management Inc is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $474 million of regulatory assets for 214 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California and New York.

Shikiar Asset Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Shikiar Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Shikiar Asset Management Inc is $474 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 56% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $410 million in discretionary accounts and $64 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $2 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $7.11 million.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 57% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 17% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in state and local bonds form 11% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Shikiar Asset Management Inc for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. 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 Shikiar Asset Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Shikiar Asset Management is high net worth individuals with 102 clients and $458 million of assets under management. Among the 5 most similar advisory firms, Shikiar Asset Management has the 2nd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $458 million for 102 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.

Shikiar Asset Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Shikiar Asset Management Inc

The company employs 7 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 57 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 2 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.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Stuart Alan Shikiar	President, chairman, secretary, treasurer	1 May 1993	75% - 100%	422111
Jeffrey Laikind	Managing director	1 Nov 1996	Other	300679
Diane Maria Mcdermott	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2004	Other	1413015
Diane Maria Mcdermott	Chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2004	Other	1413015
Gary Alexander Friedle	Vice president and chief operating officer	1 Aug 2004	Other	2178333
Diane Maria Mcdermott	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2005	Other	1413015
Albert Israel Sipzener	Partner	1 Feb 2007	Other	2544231
Lockwood Talmage Sloan	Vice president	1 Jun 2015	Other	2609023
Samuel Max Shikiar	Managing director	1 Sep 2018	Other	4975634

Based in New York

The principal office where Shikiar Asset Management Inc performs its advisory services is located at 1350 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10019, 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 212-888-6565 or by fax 212-888-6596. The normal business hours are 8:00 am to 6:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at shikiar.com.