Associated Planners Investment Advisory Inc (Boston)


Associated Planners Investment Advisory Inc is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $398.57 million of regulatory assets for 2,756 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 48 other states.




Associated Planners Investment Advisory provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and pension consulting services. It prepares financial plans for more than 100 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Associated Planners Investment Advisory: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Associated Planners Investment Advisory Inc is $398.57 million. The firm's AUM has gone down by -18% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $258.36 million in discretionary accounts and $140.21 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $153.7 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $130.42 thousand.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Associated Planners Investment Advisory Inc for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and commissions. Commissions are paid and earned by the adviser when a trade or a sales of an investment is made. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Associated Planners Investment Advisory Inc

Neal Edwin Nakagiri has been acting as President since 1 Mar 1985. Phillip Buhay Valtairo joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Financial Officer / Finop.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. Associated Financial Group Holding company 1 Jan 1985 75% - 100% 95-3936729
Neal Edwin Nakagiri President 1 Mar 1985 Other 722534
Barry Jack Schmidt Vice president / advisory services 1 Jul 1990 Other 1494452
Inc. Pacific Select Distributors Holding company 1 Jul 1997 Other 4452
Pacific Life Insurance Co. Parent 1 Jul 1997 Other 95-1107900
John Roy Lindsey Vice president / cfo 1 Jun 1998 Other 1323663
Maxie Lee Robinson Vice president / compliance 1 Jul 1999 Other 2243994
Elgonde Magdalena Scheffy Sr. vice president & coo 1 Apr 2000 Other 1009038
Denise Marie Evans Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2004 Other 4441308
Kim A Richardson Chief marketing officer 1 Jul 2005 Other 2206243
Esther Marion Stearns Director 1 Jun 2007 Other 1088948
Stephanie Leigh Brown Director 1 Jun 2007 Other 1973369
William Edward Dwyer Director 1 Jun 2007 Other 1274680
John Lincoln Dixon Chairman/ceo & director 1 Aug 2007 Other 68827
John Michael Mcgivney Chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2007 Other 1001787
John Andrew Kalbaugh Chief executive officer 1 Apr 2008 Other 1821773
David Clifford Becker Cfo/treasurer 1 Jun 2008 Other 4635972
Kari Schepman Turigliatto Svp, general counsel 1 Jul 2008 Other 2725276
Allison Lee Couch President 1 Nov 2008 Other 2149574
Scott Nathan Brody Svp, chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2009 Other 2890610
Phillip Buhay Valtairo Chief financial officer / finop 1 Sep 2009 Other 4481362
Kathleen Denise Vannoy Pineda Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2009 Other 1347526

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 15 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Pacific Life Corp. Holding company 1 Sep 1997 75% - 100% 33-0769203
Pacific Mutual Holding Company Holding company 1 Sep 1997 75% - 100% 33-0769202
Llc Pacific Select Group Holding company 1 Dec 2005 75% - 100% 95-3793471
Pacific Life Insurance Co Holding company 1 Dec 2005 75% - 100% 105169
Inc. Lpl Investment Holdings Principal stockholder 1 Dec 2005 75% - 100% 04-3046611
L.P. Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners V Stockholder 1 Dec 2005 25% - 50% 01-0818596
Llc Hellman & Friedman Investors V General partner 1 Dec 2005 Other 01-0818590
Inc. Tpg Advisors Iv General partner 1 Dec 2005 Other 20-0348083
Iv L.P. Tpg Genpar General partner 1 Dec 2005 Other 20-0347947
L.P. Tpg Partners Iv Stockholder 1 Dec 2005 25% - 50% 20-0347894
William Stanley Price Stockholder 1 Dec 2005 25% - 50% 5085519
David Nmi Bonderman Stockholder 1 Dec 2005 25% - 50% 1892040
James George Coulter Stockholder 1 Dec 2005 25% - 50% 5085548
Lpl Independent Advisor Services Group Llc Parent company 1 Jun 2007 75% - 100% 95-3793471
Inc Lpl Holdings Managing member 1 Jun 2007 75% - 100% 04-3046611

Based in Boston

The principal office where Associated Planners Investment Advisory Inc performs its advisory services is located at One Beacon Street, 22 Nd Floor, Boston, MA 02108, 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 617-423-3644 or by fax 617-426-8589. The normal business hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday.