Cutter And Company Brokerage, Inc. (Ballwin)

Name: Cutter And Company Brokerage, Inc.
Address: 15415 Clayton Road, Ballwin, MO, 63011
Telephone: 636-537-8770

Cutter And Company Brokerage, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Ballwin. It manages $600.17 million of regulatory assets for 2,025 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2003 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Florida, and 24 other states.

Cutter And Company Brokerage provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for more than 250 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Cutter And Company Brokerage: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Cutter And Company Brokerage, Inc. is $600.17 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 1073% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $474.09 million in discretionary accounts and $126.08 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $357.26 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $180.63 thousand.

Cutter And Company Brokerage has custody of $715.76 million in cash and securities for 2,618 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 45% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 23% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in non-exchange traded securities form 11% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Cutter And Company Brokerage, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and commissions. 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 William Louis Meyer serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of William Louis Meyer is individuals with 1,876 clients and $469.69 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Cutter And Company Brokerage has the highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $600.17 million for 2,025 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.

Cutter And Company Brokerage doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Cutter And Company Brokerage, Inc.

The company employs 44 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 80 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 4 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 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.

William Louis Meyer has been acting as President since 1 Aug 1988. Deborah Marie Castiglioni joined the executive team most recently as the Ceo, Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer Ra.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
William Louis Meyer	President	1 Aug 1988	75% - 100%	1018380
Deborah Marie Castiglioni	Ceo, vice president, co-chief compliance officer	1 Aug 1988	25% - 50%	1937591
Nancy L Richter	Co-chief compliance officer - bd	1 Sep 2011	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Deborah Marie Castiglioni	Ceo, vice president, chief compliance officer-ra	1 Jan 2015	25% - 50%	1937591
Nancy L Richter	Chief compliance officer - bd	1 Jan 2015	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx

Based in Ballwin

The principal office where Cutter And Company Brokerage, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 15415 Clayton Road, Ballwin, MO 63011, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Dayton, OH. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 636-537-8770 or by fax 636-537-8779. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at cutter-co.com.