Adam Smith Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Minnetonka. It manages $350.19 million of regulatory assets for 791 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2011 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Florida, Minnesota, and Texas.
Adam Smith Advisors provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.
The assets under management (AUM) of Adam Smith Advisors, LLC is $350.19 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 1823% since the beginning of its operation, and $2.01 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.
The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Adam Smith Advisors, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and hourly charges. Hourly charges are usually charged for consulting work and special projects. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.
The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Anton Joseph Christianson is high net worth individuals with 120 clients and $267.89 million of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Adam Smith Advisors has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.
The amount of regulatory assets under management is $350.19 million for 275 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.
Adam Smith Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.
The company employs 10 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 70 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 7 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 compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.
Anton Joseph Christianson has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2009. Keith Norman Tufte joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Investment Officer And President.
The principal office where Adam Smith Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 301 Carlson Parkway, Minnetonka, MN 55305, 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 952-893-9012 or by fax 952-893-9036. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at cherrytree.com/adam-smith-advisors-overview/.