Ironwood Investment Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $147.36 million of regulatory assets for 220 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2006 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 48 other states.
Ironwood Investment Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. 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 Ironwood Investment Management, LLC is $147.36 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -67% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.
The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ironwood Investment Management, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management 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.
The firm provides services to high net worth individuals and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Lester Pollack is high net worth individuals with 199 clients and $130.61 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Ironwood Investment Management has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.
The amount of regulatory assets under management is $130.62 million for 200 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.
Ironwood Investment Management also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $100,000 for each fund.
The company employs 7 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 57 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No 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.
Lester Pollack has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2006. Shantelle Reidy joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.
The principal office where Ironwood Investment Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 67 Batterymarch Street, Boston, MA 02110, 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 617-757-7600 or by fax 617-757-7605. 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 ironwoodinvestmentmanagement.com.