Portfolio Design Advisors, Inc. (Centennial)

Name: Portfolio Design Advisors, Inc.
Address: 9055 East Mineral Circle, Centennial, CO, 80112
Telephone: 877-335-7035

Portfolio Design Advisors, Inc. is a related adviser based in Centennial. It manages $39.5 million of regulatory assets for 206 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Colorado, Florida, and 5 other states.

Portfolio Design Advisors provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Portfolio Design Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Portfolio Design Advisors, Inc. is $39.5 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -65% since the beginning of its operation, and $226.03 thousand of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $39.5 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $191.75 thousand each.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 68% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 27% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 4% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Portfolio Design Advisors, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. 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 Dean Allen Rager serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Dean Allen Rager is individuals with 201 clients and $39.34 million of assets under management. Among the 3 most similar advisory firms, Portfolio Design Advisors has the highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $39.5 million for 206 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.

Portfolio Design Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Portfolio Design Advisors, Inc.

The company employs 4 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 75 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 4 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 10 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.

Dean Allen Rager has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2014. Jennifer Lynn Pattavina joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Elgonde Magdalena Scheffy	Chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2006	Other	1009038
Inc. Gwm Holdings	Stockholder	1 Jan 2009	75% - 100%	20-5307411
Wesley Lee Strode	Portfolio manager	1 Feb 2012	Other	5080829
Russell Rhine Diachok	President	1 Jun 2012	Other	1049804
Dean Allen Rager	Program director	1 Jun 2012	Other	2852133
Michelle Marie Atlas	National sales manager	1 Jun 2012	Other	4540422
Jennifer Lynn Pattavina	Chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2012	Other	2759403
Dean Allen Rager	President	1 Jan 2014	Other	2852133

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Russell Rhine Diachok	Shareholder	1 May 2007	25% - 50%	1049804
George Theodore Diachok	Shareholder	1 May 2007	25% - 50%	66991

Based in Centennial

The principal office where Portfolio Design Advisors, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 9055 East Mineral Circle, Centennial, CO 80112, 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 877-335-7035. The normal business hours are 7:00 am - 4:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at selectone.us.