Stearns Financial Services Group Inc (Greensboro)

Name: Stearns Financial Services Group Inc
Address: 324 W Wendover Avenue, Greensboro, NC, 27408
Telephone: 336-230-1811

Stearns Financial Services Group Inc is a large advisory firm based in Greensboro. It manages $1.31 billion of regulatory assets for 2,115 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Colorado, Florida, and 10 other states.

Stearns Financial Services Group provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for more than 100 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Stearns Financial Services Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Stearns Financial Services Group Inc is $1.31 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1131% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.93 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.31 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $619.53 thousand each.

Stearns Financial Services Group has custody of $651.69 million in cash and securities for 386 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 75% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 10% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in exchange traded securities form 9% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Stearns Financial Services Group Inc 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 Stearns Financial Services Group serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Stearns Financial Services Group is high net worth individuals with 319 clients and $1.01 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Stearns Financial Services Group has the 3rd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.29 billion for 633 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.

Stearns Financial Services Group doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Stearns Financial Services Group Inc

The company employs 29 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 52 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 15 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 compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

John Meredith Simms has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Nov 1995. Haleh Moddasser joined the executive team most recently as the Senior Vice President And Financial Advisor, Director, Class A And Class B Shareholder.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Dennis Gale Stearns	President, chief compliance officer, director, class a and class b shareholder	1 Jul 1991	50% - 75%	721875
Steven Joseph Glacobbe	Vice president	1 Oct 1995	Other	2761892
Steven Joseph Giacobbe	Vice president	1 Oct 1995	25% - 50%	2761892
John Meredith Simms	Chief investment officer	1 Nov 1995	Other	1409264
Arthur Arnold Herzog Iii	Financial planner	1 Oct 2002	Other	4641687
Myron James Mckee	Senior financial advisor	1 Jan 2005	Other	2560752
Pamela Stearns	Secretary, cfo, director, class a shareholder	1 Jul 2008	Other	5656401
John Madison Thomas	Vice president, director; class a and class b shareholder	1 Jan 2015	Other	6104410
James Glenn Joyce Jr.	Vp - research and operations, director, class a and class b shareholder	1 Jan 2015	Other	4692146
Haleh Moddasser	Senior vice president and financial advisor, director, class a and class b shareholder	1 Jan 2017	Other	6033749

Based in Greensboro

The principal office where Stearns Financial Services Group Inc performs its advisory services is located at 324 W Wendover Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27408, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Chapel Hill, NC. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 336-230-1811 or by fax 336-230-2160. The normal business hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at sfsg.net and its LinkedIn profile.