Asset Consulting Group, LLC (Clayton)

Name: Asset Consulting Group, LLC
Address: 231 South Bemiston Avenue, Clayton, MO, 63105
Telephone: 314-862-4848

Asset Consulting Group, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Clayton. It manages $359.17 million of regulatory assets for 11 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2009 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Florida, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Asset Consulting Group provides portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and asset consulting group (acg) provides comprehensive investment consulting services to taxable and tax-exempt entities.. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Asset Consulting Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Asset Consulting Group, LLC is $359.17 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -99% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $359.17 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $32.65 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 42% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is other assets, which make up 41% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in pooled investment vehicles form 17% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Asset Consulting Group, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, 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 Jason Constantine Pulos serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, charitable organizations, other investment advisers, high net worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Jason Constantine Pulos is high net worth individuals with 50 clients and $265.8 million of assets under management. Among the 5 most similar advisory firms, Asset Consulting Group has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $359.17 million for 139 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.

Asset Consulting Group doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Asset Consulting Group, LLC

The company employs 47 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 66 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 17 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.

Jason Constantine Pulos has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2004. Daniel Christopher Tarlas joined the executive team most recently as the Senior Managing Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Michael James Christ	Managing director	1 Apr 1991	Other	4340132
Daniel Christopher Tarlas	Managing director	1 Apr 1992	Other	1189379
Donald John Mueth	Managing director & chief financial officer	1 Jan 2004	Other	1359739
George Anthony Tarlas	Managing director	1 Jan 2004	Other	4345391
Jason Constantine Pulos	Director	1 Jan 2004	Other	4345397
Adam Marc Rezak	Chief compliance officer	1 Oct 2007	Other	2621346
Jill Sugar Factor	General counsel	1 Jan 2008	Other	5502377
Llc Gwm Holdco	Member	1 Dec 2008	75% - 100%	26-0898051
Jason Constantine Pulos	Managing director & chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2010	Other	4345397
Thomas Steven Margulis	Managing director	1 Jan 2010	Other	3150266
Daniel Christopher Tarlas	Senior managing director	1 Mar 2014	Other	1189379
George Anthony Tarlas	Senior managing director	1 Mar 2014	Other	4345391
Lori Diana Mills	Managing director	1 Mar 2014	Other	4421419

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 12 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Llc Guggenheim Capital	Shareholder	1 Nov 2000	75% - 100%	36-4358656
Llc Guggenheim Capital	Member	1 Oct 2005	75% - 100%	36-4358656
Llc Guggenheim Partners	Member	1 Dec 2008	75% - 100%	20-3571204
Inc Sage Assets	Member	1 Dec 2008	25% - 50%	26-3960584
Inc. Sammons Enterprises	Shareholder	1 Dec 2008	75% - 100%	75-6027423
Inc. Consolidated Investment Services	Shareholder	1 Dec 2008	75% - 100%	88-0214301
Trustee Greatbanc Trust Company	Trustee	1 Jan 2010	Other	75-0864422
Inc. Esot Sammons Enterprises	Shareholder	1 Mar 2010	75% - 100%	75-0864422
Inc. Guggenheim Manager	Managing member	1 Jan 2011	Other	36-4406374
Guggenheim Manager	Managing member	1 Jan 2011	Other	36-4406374
Inc. Consolidated Investment Services	Shareholder	1 Jul 2011	75% - 100%	88-0214301
Inc. Sammons Equity Alliance	Shareholder	1 Jul 2011	75% - 100%	45-2838232

Based in Clayton

The principal office where Asset Consulting Group, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 231 South Bemiston Avenue, Clayton, MO 63105, 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 314-862-4848 or by fax 314-862-5967. The normal business hours are 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at acgnet.com.