Bfsg, LLC (Irvine)

Name: Bfsg, LLC
Address: 2040 Main Street, Irvine, CA, 92614
Telephone: 949-955-2552

Bfsg, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Irvine. It manages $444.82 million of regulatory assets for 1,072 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2007 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Colorado, and 4 other states.

Bfsg provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and educational seminars and workshops. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Bfsg: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Bfsg, LLC is $444.82 million. The firm's AUM has gone down by -91% since the beginning of its operation, and $478.96 thousand of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $444.42 million in discretionary accounts and $394.64 thousand in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $415.35 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $197.32 thousand.

Bfsg has custody of $59.04 million in cash and securities for 113 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 60% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 29% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 11% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Bfsg, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients John Christopher Campbell serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of John Christopher Campbell is high net worth individuals with 134 clients and $296.41 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Bfsg has the 5th highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $440.08 million for 452 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.

Bfsg also advises several private funds. Namely, one other private fund.

Careers at Bfsg, LLC

The company employs 28 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 68 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 18 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 compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

John Christopher Campbell has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2007. Martina Marie Schackman joined the executive team most recently as the Vice President.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Rachel Marie Genske	Chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2005	Other	2219182
Rachel Marie Fequiere	Chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2005	Other	2219182
Llc Focus Operating	Member	1 Mar 2007	75% - 100%	20-8161914
John Christopher Campbell	President	1 Mar 2007	Other	4393592
Rachel Marie Fequiere	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2007	Other	2219182
John C Campbell	President	1 Mar 2007	Other	4393592
Martina Marie Schackman	Chief financial officer	1 Jul 2008	Other	2198637
Rachel Marie Fequiere	Vice president & treasurer	1 Jan 2016	Other	2219182
Patrick David Powers	Co-president	1 Jan 2016	Other	1583912
Michael Angelo Allbee	Senior portfolio manager and chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2016	Other	5411348
Darren Robert Stewart	Vice president and secretary	1 Jan 2016	Other	5178972
Christopher Scott Rowey	Vice president	1 Jan 2016	Other	1601388
Grace Lau	Co-president	1 Jan 2017	Other	2766928
Martina Marie Schackman	Vice president	1 Mar 2019	Other	2198637

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 14 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
L.P. Summit Partners Vi (Gp)	General partner	1 Feb 2000	Other	04-3540852
Llc Summit Partners Vi (Gp)	General partner	1 Feb 2000	Other	135263
L.P. Summit Partners Vi (Gp)	General partner	1 Dec 2000	Other	04-3540852
Llc Summit Partners Vi (Gp)	General partner	1 Dec 2000	Other	135263
L.P. Summit Ventures Via	Member	1 Jan 2006	50% - 75%	04-3540853
L.P. Summit Ventures Vi A	Member (manager)	1 Jan 2006	25% - 50%	04-3540853
Llc Focus Financial Partners	Member	1 Jan 2007	75% - 100%	16-1728260
Llc Focus Financial Partners	Member	1 Mar 2007	75% - 100%	16-1728260
Lp. Cp Falcon Aiv	Member	1 Oct 2013	25% - 50%	36-4767158
L.P. Trident Vi Parallel Fund	Member	1 Apr 2017	75% - 100%	98-1132009
Trident Ffp Blocker Llc	Limited partner	1 May 2017	25% - 50%	82-1662776
L.P. Trident Vi	Limited partner	1 May 2017	25% - 50%	98-1131820
L.P. Trident Ffp	Member	1 Jul 2017	25% - 50%	82-1662703
Focus Financial Partners Inc.	Member	1 Jul 2018	75% - 100%	47-4780811

Based in Irvine

The principal office where Bfsg, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 2040 Main Street, Irvine, CA 92614, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Phoenix, AZ. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 949-955-2552 or by fax 949-955-2553. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at bfsg.net.