Montag & Caldwell, LLC (Atlanta)


Montag & Caldwell, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Atlanta. It manages $2.1 billion of regulatory assets for 439 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2010 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, and 16 other states.

Montag & Caldwell provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and portfolio management for european funds. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Montag & Caldwell: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Montag & Caldwell, LLC is $2.1 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -85% since the beginning of its operation, and $68.01 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $2.1 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $4.78 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 84% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 6% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in government bonds form 5% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Montag & Caldwell, LLC 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.

What kind of clients Charles Everett Markwalter serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Charles Everett Markwalter is pension and profit sharing plans with 19 clients and $828.88 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Montag & Caldwell has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.1 billion for 439 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.

Montag & Caldwell doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Montag & Caldwell, LLC

The company employs 21 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 71 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 8 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Charles Everett Markwalter has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2017. Janet Boutin Bunch joined the executive team most recently as the Managing Principal And Director Of Operations.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Ronald Emmanuel Canakaris Chairman, cio, manager 1 Mar 1972 25% - 50% 4323422
William Alan Vogel Ceo, president, manager 1 Feb 1988 Other 1870098
Brian William Stahl Vice president, treasurer 1 Jan 1999 Other 5124250
George Milner Northrop Vice president 1 Apr 2002 Other 1392615
Rebecca Mitchell Keister Executive vice president, chief compliance officer, secretary 1 Dec 2004 Other 336791
Janet Boutin Bunch Executive vice president, manager 1 Jan 2006 Other 1823590
Grover Cleveland Maxwell Executive vice president 1 Jan 2006 Other 2116457
Llc Montag & Caldwell Applicant 1 Sep 2010 75% - 100% 26-3165863
Charles Everett Markwalter Vice president 1 Oct 2010 Other 4548571
Charles Everett Markwalter Senior vice president 1 Jan 2014 Other 4548571
Charles Jefferson Hagood Senior vice president 1 Jan 2014 Other 2704268
George Milner Northrop Senior vice president 1 Mar 2014 Other 1392615
Andrew Winter Jung Vice president and co-director of research 1 Jan 2015 Other 2630901
Michael Scott Thompson Vice president and co-director of research 1 Jan 2015 Other 6437651
Andrew Winter Jung Senior vice president and co-director of research 1 Dec 2015 Other 2630901
Michael Scott Thompson Senior vice president and co-director of research 1 Dec 2015 Other 6437651
Ronald Emmanuel Canakaris Chairman, co-cio, manager 1 Mar 2017 25% - 50% 4323422
William Alan Vogel Ceo, manager 1 Mar 2017 Other 1870098
Charles Everett Markwalter President 1 Mar 2017 Other 4548571
Andrew Winter Jung Senior vice president, co-cio 1 Mar 2017 Other 2630901
Michael Scott Thompson Senior vice president, director of research 1 Mar 2017 Other 6437651
James Merlin Francis Vice president 1 Mar 2017 Other 2485767
Janet Boutin Bunch Managing principal and director of operations 1 Feb 2019 Other 1823590
Ronald Emmanuel Canakaris Managing principal and strategist, chairman emeritus 1 Feb 2019 25% - 50% 4323422
William Alan Vogel Managing principal, portfolio manager 1 Feb 2019 Other 1870098
Rebecca Mitchell Keister Managing principal and chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2019 Other 336791
Charles Everett Markwalter Executive managing principal and ceo 1 Feb 2019 Other 4548571
Andrew Winter Jung Managing principal and director of investments 1 Feb 2019 Other 2630901
Michael Scott Thompson Managing principal and director of research 1 Feb 2019 Other 6437651
James Merlin Francis Managing principal and director of marketing 1 Feb 2019 Other 2485767

Based in Atlanta

The principal office where Montag & Caldwell, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 3455 Peachtree Rd Ne Ste 1200, Atlanta, GA 30326 4202, 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 404-836-7100 or by fax 404-836-7230. The normal business hours are 9:00 am -5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at montag.com.