Signator Investors, Inc. (Boston)

Signator Investors 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 approximately 750 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Signator Investors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Signator Investors, Inc. is $6.59 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 1507% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $1.67 billion in discretionary accounts and $4.92 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $263.19 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $175.47 thousand.

Investments

The firm invests in non-exchange traded securities the most. They account for 56% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 35% 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 Signator Investors, 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 Brian Basil Heapps serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Brian Basil Heapps is individuals with 40,125 clients and $6.37 billion of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Signator Investors has the highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $6.58 billion for 40,436 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.

Signator Investors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Signator Investors, Inc.

The company employs 1,206 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 96 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 164 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 8 people 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.

Brian Basil Heapps has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2007. Thomas Joseph Horack joined the executive team most recently as the Vp & Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 14 indirect owners.

Based in Boston

The principal office where Signator Investors, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116 The mailing address of the firm is 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116. An additional office of the firm is in Cedar Rapids, IA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 800-543-6611 or by fax 617-572-5631. The normal business hours are 8:30 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at signatorinvestors.com.

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