Advocacy Wealth Management, LLC (Atlanta)

Name: Advocacy Wealth Management, LLC
Address: 3350 Riverwood Parkway, Atlanta, GA, 30339 6401
Telephone: 800-633-2967

Advocacy Wealth Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Atlanta. It manages $661.06 million of regulatory assets for 1,103 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, and 26 other states.

Advocacy Wealth Management provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for more than 499 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Advocacy Wealth Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Advocacy Wealth Management, LLC is $661.06 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 113% since the beginning of its operation, and $60 thousand of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $660.68 million in discretionary accounts and $385.98 thousand in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $599.53 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $385.98 thousand.

Advocacy Wealth Management has custody of $316.09 million in cash and securities for 383 clients in total and its related person acts as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 56% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 20% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 19% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Advocacy Wealth Management, 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 Advocacy Wealth Management serves?

The firm provides services to individuals and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of Advocacy Wealth Management is high net worth individuals with 338 clients and $443.73 million of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Advocacy Wealth Management has the 4th highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $659.45 million for 750 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.

Advocacy Wealth Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Advocacy Wealth Management, LLC

The company employs 18 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 78 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 14 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 compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Forge Consulting Llc	Member	1 Aug 2006	75% - 100%	27-0041577
Victor Patrick Wilkerson	Chief financial officer, founding partner	1 Feb 2014	Other	2854435
Thomas Marion Johnson	Coo/cco	1 Feb 2014	Other	811554
Anthony William Hosfeld	Founding partner	1 Feb 2014	Other	2834666
David Michael Paventi	Coo	1 Jan 2017	Other	5395957

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 3 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Charles Thomas Schell	Managing member	1 Aug 2006	25% - 50%	5237886
Henry Hungerford Spooner Phillips	Managing member	1 Aug 2006	25% - 50%	5237893
Courtland Greene Phillips	Managing member	1 Aug 2006	25% - 50%	4377445

Based in Atlanta

The principal office where Advocacy Wealth Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 3350 Riverwood Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339 6401, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Enfield, CT. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 800-633-2967 or by fax 866-631-0607. The normal business hours are 9:00-5:00 est on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at advocacywealth.com.