Roman Butler Fullerton & Co (St Louis)


Roman Butler Fullerton & Co is a large advisory firm based in St Louis. It manages $334.4 million of regulatory assets for 1,227 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Florida, Illinois, and 4 other states.

Roman Butler Fullerton & provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It prepares financial plans for more than 50 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Roman Butler Fullerton &: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Roman Butler Fullerton & Co is $334.4 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 67% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $328.05 million in discretionary accounts and $6.34 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $269.56 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $634.47 thousand.
Roman Butler Fullerton & has custody of $191.67 million in cash and securities for 154 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 47% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 43% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 7% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Roman Butler Fullerton & Co for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed 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 Anthony Edward Kalinowski serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Anthony Edward Kalinowski is high net worth individuals with 79 clients and $218.88 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Roman Butler Fullerton & has the 3rd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $333.63 million for 486 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.

Roman Butler Fullerton & doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Roman Butler Fullerton & Co

The company employs 12 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 58 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 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.

Anthony Edward Kalinowski has been acting as President since 1 Feb 2010. Paul Thomas Fullerton joined the executive team most recently as the Vice President/Secretary.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Robert William Butler President 1 Oct 1981 75% - 100% 1005779
Charles Philip Fullerton Vice president 1 May 1985 Other 1200518
Kevin Joseph Lang Secretary/treasurer 1 Jun 1990 Other 2550575
Milton Perry Wilkins Vice president 1 Nov 1997 Other 2969908
Paul Thomas Fullerton Vice president/secretary 1 Oct 2003 Other 4699243
Anthony Edward Kalinowski President/chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2010 75% - 100% 1666634

Based in St Louis

The principal office where Roman Butler Fullerton & Co performs its advisory services is located at 11500 Olive Blvd., St Louis, MO 63141, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Alton, NH. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 314-997-1652 or by fax 314-997-0123. The normal business hours are 08:00am-04:30pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at rbfadvisors.net.