Epoch Consulting Group (Santa Rosa)

Name: Epoch Consulting Group
Address: 2455 Bennett Valley Road, Suite B115, Santa Rosa, CA, 95404
Telephone: 707-524-5800

Epoch Consulting Group is a large advisory firm based in Santa Rosa. It manages $544.08 million of regulatory assets for 71 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Epoch Consulting Group provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, 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.

Epoch Consulting Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Epoch Consulting Group is $544.08 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 2076% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 71% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 15% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 9% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Epoch Consulting Group 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 Rick Lane Tasker serves?

The firm provides services to individuals and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Rick Lane Tasker is pension and profit sharing plans with 50 clients and $533.04 million of assets under management. Among the 12 most similar advisory firms, Epoch Consulting Group has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $538.33 million for 71 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.

Epoch Consulting Group doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Epoch Consulting Group

The company employs 2 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 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.

Rick Lane Tasker has been acting as President since 1 Sep 2004. Kirk Waite Mulligan joined the executive team most recently as the Secretary/Treasurer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Rick Lane Tasker	President/chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2004	50% - 75%	728427
Kirk Waite Mulligan	Secretary/treasurer	1 Sep 2004	50% - 75%	824077

Based in Santa Rosa

The principal office where Epoch Consulting Group performs its advisory services is located at 2455 Bennett Valley Road, Suite B115, Santa Rosa, CA 95404, 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 707-524-5800 or by fax 707-524-4621. The normal business hours are 7:00 to 5:00 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at epochconsultinggroup.com.