Estate Management Counselors,LLC (Atlanta)

Name: Estate Management Counselors,LLC
Address: 5064 Roswell Road C 300, Atlanta, GA, 30342
Telephone: 404-250-9798

Estate Management Counselors,LLC is a large advisory firm based in Atlanta. It manages $153.12 million of regulatory assets for 872 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2006 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama and Georgia.

Estate Management Counselors provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, pension consulting services, and tax advice acting as tax attorney. It prepares financial plans for more than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Estate Management Counselors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Estate Management Counselors,LLC is $153.12 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 466% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $153.12 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $175.6 thousand each.

Estate Management Counselors has custody of $153.12 million in cash and securities for 280 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 78% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is non-investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 5% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in exchange traded securities form 5% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Estate Management Counselors,LLC 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 Estate Management Counselors serves?

The firm provides services to individuals and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of Estate Management Counselors is high net worth individuals with 49 clients and $85.92 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Estate Management Counselors has the 4th highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $153.12 million for 280 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.

Estate Management Counselors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Estate Management Counselors,LLC

The company employs 4 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 50 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 2 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.

Estate Management Counselors,LLC is owned by Sean Garnet Todd. Kevin Wilbur Bubb joined the executive team most recently as the Principal & Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Sean Garnet Todd	Owner/ member/ chief compliance officer	1 Jan 1998	75% - 100%	2956662
Kevin Wilbur Bubb	Principal & chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2006	Other	4745631

Based in Atlanta

The principal office where Estate Management Counselors,LLC performs its advisory services is located at 5064 Roswell Road C 300, Atlanta, GA 30342, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Columbus, GA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 404-250-9798 or by fax 404-250-1971. The normal business hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at emcadvisors.com.