Winch Advisory Services, LLC (Appleton)

Name: Winch Advisory Services, LLC
Address: 424 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Appleton, WI, 54911
Telephone: 920-739-8577

Winch Advisory Services, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Appleton. It manages $290.86 million of regulatory assets for 2,839 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Florida, Louisiana, and 4 other states.

Winch Advisory Services provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for approximately 1,000 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Winch Advisory Services: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Winch Advisory Services, LLC is $290.86 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 178% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $290.86 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $102.45 thousand each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 69% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 23% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 8% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Winch Advisory Services, 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 Christina Vignec Winch serves?

The firm provides services to individuals and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of Christina Vignec Winch is individuals with 759 clients and $237.09 million of assets under management. Among the 14 most similar advisory firms, Winch Advisory Services has the 2nd highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $290.86 million for 814 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.

Winch Advisory Services doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Winch Advisory Services, LLC

The company employs 21 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 95 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 9 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
Christina Vignec Winch	President	1 Jan 1998	75% - 100%	1069904
Christina Vignec Winch	President/chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2004	75% - 100%	1069904

Based in Appleton

The principal office where Winch Advisory Services, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 424 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Appleton, WI 54911, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Austin, TX. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 920-739-8577 or by fax 920-954-5499. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Other. You can find more information about the New York firm at winchfinancial.com.