Gold Investment Management Ltd. (Edmonton)

Name: Gold Investment Management Ltd.
Address: 10226 104 Street Nw, Edmonton, Ab T5 J 1 B8
Telephone: 780-436-9955

Gold Investment Management Ltd. is a large advisory firm based in Edmonton. It manages $238.41 million of regulatory assets for 1,867 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2011 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Texas and Washington.

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

Gold Investment Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Gold Investment Management Ltd. is $238.41 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 92091% since the beginning of its operation, and $237.87 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $238.41 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $127.7 thousand each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 56% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is non-exchange traded securities, which make up 42% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment grade corporate bonds form 1% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Gold Investment Management Ltd. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. 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 Gold Investment Management serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Gold Investment Management is high net worth individuals with 215 clients and $74.23 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Gold Investment Management has the 4th lowest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $168.79 million for 643 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 99% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Gold Investment Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Gold Investment Management Ltd.

The company employs 5 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 80 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. Only one employee is registered as an investment adviser representative 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.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Gold Investment Holdings Ltd.	Owner	1 Aug 2007	75% - 100%	84-5276153
Andrew Nmn Plokhii	Vice president	1 Sep 2010	Other	5975749
Jonathan Andrew Lewis Goldenstein	Chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2011	Other	5975791
Jonathon Andrew Lewis Gold	Chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2011	Other	5975791

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 3 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Jonathon Andrew Lewis Gold	President	1 Aug 2007	50% - 75%	5975791
Christine Ruth Gold	Vice president	1 Aug 2007	25% - 50%	5975753
Jonathan Andrew Lewis Goldenstein	President/chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2007	50% - 75%	5975791

Based in Edmonton

The principal office where Gold Investment Management Ltd. performs its advisory services is located at 10226 104 Street Nw, Edmonton, Ab T5 J 1 B8, which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 780-436-9955 or by fax 866-541-7947. The normal business hours are 8:00am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at gold-im.com and its LinkedIn profile.