Allegheny Financial Group Ltd (Pittsburgh)


Allegheny Financial Group Ltd is a large advisory firm based in Pittsburgh. It manages $2.36 billion of regulatory assets for 6,457 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 43 other states.

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Allegheny Financial Group provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It prepares financial plans for approximately 2,000 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Allegheny Financial Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Allegheny Financial Group Ltd is $2.36 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 103% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $2.19 billion in discretionary accounts and $178.83 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $390.32 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $208.43 thousand.
Allegheny Financial Group has custody of $261.13 million in cash and securities for 120 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 87% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 9% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in pooled investment vehicles form 2% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Allegheny Financial Group Ltd 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 James Joseph Browne serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of James Joseph Browne is high net worth individuals with 601 clients and $1.61 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Allegheny Financial Group has the 4th highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.36 billion for 1,978 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.

Allegheny Financial Group also advises several private funds. Namely, six hedge funds and one real estate fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $250,000 for each fund.

Careers at Allegheny Financial Group Ltd

The company employs 99 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 44 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 23 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.

James Joseph Browne has been acting as President since 1 Nov 1976. David Michael Jeter joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
James Joseph Browne Director 1 Nov 1976 Other 33228
James Dillon Hohman Director 1 Nov 1976 Other 248192
Joseph M Dicarlo Director 1 May 1985 Other 707619
Philip Michael Gallagher Secretary/director 1 May 1985 Other 857266
Karl G Smrekar Director 1 Jul 1997 Other 1280168
Norbert John Marinack Director 1 Jul 1997 Other 1248104
Mark Andrew Ganung President/ceo 1 Jul 1999 Other 1481353
Harry George Harper Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2000 Other 1197481
Susan D. Schellin President/ceo 1 Oct 2002 Other 4610750
Robin Marie Miller Chief compliance officer/vp 1 Oct 2002 Other 1899745
Rom Steven Hurst Director 1 Mar 2004 Other 2574391
Aimee Anne Toth Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2006 Other 5079628
Brandon James Haynes Director/president 1 Feb 2007 Other 3101940
Jonathan A Kuhn Director 1 Feb 2007 Other 2560067
Jennifer Susan Schrauder Director 1 Feb 2007 Other 2758354
Raymond Louis Schutzman Director 1 Feb 2007 Other 1015962
Deborah Ann Turek Director 1 Feb 2007 Other 2193600
Michael Anthony Montileone Director 1 Nov 2007 Other 2017882
Ralph Samuel Boyd Director 1 Nov 2007 Other 3034257
Darin Bryce Hawn Director 1 Jun 2011 Other 3204556
Stephen Francis Kutlenios Director 1 Jul 2013 Other 723068
Stephen Turner Hawbaker Cco 1 Jan 2015 Other 4752583
Mark Angelo Manetti Director 1 Jul 2015 Other 4760810
David Michael Jeter Director 1 Jul 2017 Other 2178135

Based in Pittsburgh

The principal office where Allegheny Financial Group Ltd performs its advisory services is located at Stone Quarry Crossing, Pittsburgh, PA 15237, 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 412-367-3880 or by fax 412-367-8353. The normal business hours are 8am-5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at alleghenyfinancial.com and its LinkedIn profile.