Crestwood Advisors Group, LLC (Boston)

Name: Crestwood Advisors Group, LLC
Address: One Liberty Square, Boston, MA, 02109
Telephone: 617-523-8880

Crestwood Advisors Group, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $3.01 billion of regulatory assets for 3,115 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2017 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Colorado, Connecticut, and 11 other states.

Crestwood Advisors Group provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, educational seminars and workshops, and family office consulting. It prepares financial plans for more than 250 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Crestwood Advisors Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Crestwood Advisors Group, LLC is $3.01 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 105% since the beginning of its operation, and $732.23 thousand of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $2.97 billion in discretionary accounts and $44 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $965.65 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $1.07 million.

Crestwood Advisors Group has custody of $949.38 million in cash and securities for 265 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 70% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is state and local bonds, which make up 11% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment grade corporate bonds form 8% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Crestwood Advisors Group, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management 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 Crestwood Advisors Group serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Crestwood Advisors Group is high net worth individuals with 499 clients and $2.79 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Crestwood Advisors Group has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.97 billion for 754 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.

Crestwood Advisors Group doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Crestwood Advisors Group, LLC

The company employs 35 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 77 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 22 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 5 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.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Roy Donald Treible	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2017	Other	5296328
Michael Arthur Eckton	Ceo	1 Jan 2017	Other	1969077
Llc Focus Operating	Member (manager)	1 Jan 2017	75% - 100%	20-8161914

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 7 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Llc Focus Financial Partners	Member	1 Jan 2007	75% - 100%	16-1728260
L.P. Cp Falcon Aiv	Member	1 Oct 2013	25% - 50%	36-4767158
L.P. Trident Vi Parallel Fund	Member	1 Apr 2017	75% - 100%	98-1132009
Trident Ffp Blocker Llc	Limited partner	1 May 2017	25% - 50%	82-1662776
L.P. Trident Vi	Limited partner	1 May 2017	25% - 50%	98-1131820
L.P. Trident Ffp	Member	1 Jul 2017	25% - 50%	82-1662703
Focus Financial Partners Inc.	Member	1 Jul 2018	75% - 100%	47-4780811

Based in Boston

The principal office where Crestwood Advisors Group, LLC performs its advisory services is located at One Liberty Square, Boston, MA 02109, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Darien, CT. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 617-523-8880 or by fax 617-523-8118. The normal business hours are 8:30 am - 5:30 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at crestwoodadvisors.com.