Pfm Asset Management LLC (Harrisburg)


Pfm Asset Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in Harrisburg. It manages $95.31 billion of regulatory assets for 2,183 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, Arkansas, California, and 37 other states.

Pfm Asset Management provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and advice to clients on matters not involving securities. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Pfm Asset Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Pfm Asset Management LLC is $95.31 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 8223% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $94.1 billion in discretionary accounts and $1.21 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $62.24 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $1.8 million.

Investments

The firm invests in government bonds the most. They account for 34% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is pooled investment vehicles, which make up 33% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment and business development companies form 12% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Pfm Asset Management LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and performance-based 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 Martin Paul Margolis serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, investment companies, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, banking or thrift institutions, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Martin Paul Margolis is state or municipal government entities with 629 clients and $48.78 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Pfm Asset Management has the highest percentage of state or municipal government entities out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $85.3 billion for 705 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Pfm Asset Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Pfm Asset Management LLC

The company employs 242 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 91 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 4 people 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.

Martin Paul Margolis has been acting as President since 1 Oct 1995. Karen Jones joined the executive team most recently as the Secretary.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Martin Paul Margolis President/manager 1 Oct 1995 Other 1739243
Glen Williard Managing director 1 Jul 2001 Other 1736091
Llc Pfm Asset Management 100% shareholder 1 Jul 2001 75% - 100% 114474
Martin Paul Margolis President 1 Jul 2001 Other 1739243
Debra Jean Goodnight Secretary/treasurer 1 Jul 2001 Other 2227096
F John White Managing director 1 Jul 2001 Other 1564501
Stephanie Josette Gibson Managing director 1 Jul 2001 Other 1868698
Keith Curry Managing director 1 Jul 2001 Other 1820230
Barbara C. Bisgaier Managing director 1 Jul 2001 Other 4347083
Steve Boyle Treasurer/asst. secretary 1 Jul 2001 Other 4434955
Mary Harris Marosky Financial operations principal 1 Feb 2002 Other 1402821
David Unkovic Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2007 Other 5279725
Martin Paul Margolis President/chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2008 Other 1739243
Debra Jean Goodnight Secretary/asst. treasurer 1 May 2009 Other 2227096
Steve Boyle Treasurer/asst. secretary/manager 1 May 2009 Other 4434955
Llc Pfm Investment Member 1 May 2009 75% - 100% 26-4770449
F John White Manager 1 May 2009 Other 1564501
Leo Joseph Karwejna Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2011 Other 2782481
F John White Chairman 1 Jan 2012 Other 1564501
John Herbert Bonow Ceo & manager 1 Jan 2012 Other 6021221
Karen Jones Secretary 1 Jun 2019 Other 7153431
Cheryl Denise Maddox Assistant secretary 1 Jun 2019 Other 7153453

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 13 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Llc Icv Associates Ii General partner 1 Jul 2005 Other 27-0109978
Llc Pfm I Member 1 May 2009 75% - 100% 26-4770013
Llc Icv/Pfm Co Investor Member (class a units & indirectly class b units) 1 May 2009 25% - 50% 26-4715041
L.P. Icv Partners Ii Member 1 May 2009 25% - 50% 27-0109977
Llc Pfm Group Member 1 May 2009 75% - 100% 26-4770013
Martin Paul Margolis Manager 1 May 2009 Other 1739243
Lloyd M Metz Manager 1 May 2009 Other 2366776
Tarrus Richardson Manager 1 May 2009 Other 5668871
Tarrus Lamon Richardson Manager 1 May 2009 Other 5668871
Willie Edward Woods Manager 1 Dec 2009 Other 2384656
Kalpana H. Rao Manager 1 Dec 2009 Other 5751606
Cory D. Mims Manager 1 Dec 2009 Other 5751629
Robert William Crispin Manager 1 Oct 2010 Other 1642909

Based in Harrisburg

The principal office where Pfm Asset Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 213 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101 2141, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in West Holbrook, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 717-231-6200 or by fax 717-233-6073. The normal business hours are 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. et on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at pfm.com.