Insight Securities, Inc. (Highland Park)


Insight Securities, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Highland Park. It manages $213.26 million of regulatory assets for 247 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Arizona, California, and 32 other states.

Insight Securities provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for less than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Insight Securities: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Insight Securities, Inc. is $213.26 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 105% since the beginning of its operation, and $150 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $213.26 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $863.42 thousand each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 66% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 13% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in derivatives form 10% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Insight Securities, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and commissions. 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 Carlos Javier Legaspy serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Carlos Javier Legaspy is corporations or other businesses with 43 clients and $150.11 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Insight Securities has the highest percentage of corporations or other businesses out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $213.26 million for 247 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 45% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Insight Securities doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Insight Securities, Inc.

The company employs 21 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 48 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 16 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.

Carlos Javier Legaspy has been acting as President since 1 Dec 2012. Lawrence M. Elman joined the executive team most recently as the Corporate Secretary.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Jerry Leonard Schwartz Cfo, vice president, chief operations officer 1 Mar 1989 Other 1688470
Lawrence M. Elman Assistant secretary 1 Oct 1999 Other 4042382
Joseph Douglas Ogrin Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2011 Other 5381085
Diane Christine Ryan Secretary 1 Dec 2012 Other 4393251
William Bruce Amoruso Head trader 1 Dec 2012 Other 5440550
Carlos Javier Legaspy President/ceo 1 Dec 2012 Other 2148751
Michael Joseph Mr. Makula Manager of finance 1 Dec 2012 Other 4643441
Inc. Intelligenics Holding company/stockholder 1 Jul 2013 75% - 100% 46-1777454
James J Kim Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2014 Other 6040592
Michael Hunt Legette Vp-compliance and business development 1 Apr 2014 Other 2499864
Michael Hunt Legette Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2014 Other 2499864
James J Kim Co-chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2014 Other 6040592
Omar James Gaafar Co-chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2014 Other 4916775
Patricia Marie Coutre Head trader 1 Feb 2015 Other 2384386
Charles Edward Lief Vp-business development 1 Jul 2015 Other 1270916
Ross Jeffrey Greenspan Vp insurance & special projects 1 Jul 2016 Other 6551821
Myrna Estela Hernandez Vp - latin operations 1 Oct 2016 Other 4604459
Lawrence M. Elman Corporate secretary 1 Sep 2019 Other 4042382
James J Kim Chief compliance officer/ head of aml 1 Sep 2019 Other 6040592
Omar James Gaafar President 1 Sep 2019 Other 4916775
Myrna Estela Chavira Ceo 1 Sep 2019 Other 4604459

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Carlos Javier Legaspy Shareholder 1 Sep 2019 75% - 100% 2148751

Based in Highland Park

The principal office where Insight Securities, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 600 Central Ave., Highland Park, IL 60035, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Coral Gables, FL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 224-632-4700 or by fax 224-632-4593. The normal business hours are 8:00am-5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at insightamericas.net.