Diligent Investors, LLC (Banning)

Name: Diligent Investors, LLC
Address: 132 West Ramsey Street, Banning, CA, 92220
Telephone: (909) 792-2894

Diligent Investors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Banning. It manages $305 million of regulatory assets for 989 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2011 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Texas, and Utah.

Diligent Investors provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, 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.

Diligent Investors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Diligent Investors, LLC is $305 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 110% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $305 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $308.39 thousand each.

Diligent Investors has custody of $109.68 million in cash and securities for 293 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 62% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 30% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 4% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Diligent Investors, LLC 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 Diligent Investors serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, insurance companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Diligent Investors is high net worth individuals with 92 clients and $190 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Diligent Investors has the 5th highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $305 million for 543 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.

Diligent Investors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Diligent Investors, LLC

The company employs 4 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 4 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.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Edward Phillip Cicchillo	Managing member and chief compliance officer	1 Jul 2011	25% - 50%	4208501
Doyal Nichols Brown	Managing member	1 Jul 2011	25% - 50%	32193
Henk Juergen Fischer	Part-owner	1 Jun 2017	Other	4032809
James Allen Wilson	Part owner	1 Jun 2017	Other	4445002

Based in Banning

The principal office where Diligent Investors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 132 West Ramsey Street, Banning, CA 92220 The mailing address of the firm is 132 West Ramsey Street, Banning, CA 92220. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number (909) 792-2894 or by fax (909) 335-9533. The normal business hours are 7:00am to 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at diligentinvestorsllc.com.