Trail Ridge Investment Advisors, LLC (Fort Collins)

Name: Trail Ridge Investment Advisors, LLC
Address: 375 E. Horsetooth Rd, Fort Collins, CO, 80525
Telephone: 970 305-5150

Trail Ridge Investment Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Fort Collins. It manages $102.24 million of regulatory assets for 130 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2018 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Colorado.

Trail Ridge Investment Advisors provides financial planning services and 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.

Trail Ridge Investment Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Trail Ridge Investment Advisors, LLC is $102.24 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -5% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $102.24 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $786.45 thousand each.

Trail Ridge Investment Advisors has custody of $86.48 million in cash and securities for 30 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 50% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 26% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 17% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

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

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of Trail Ridge Investment Advisors is high net worth individuals with 20 clients and $71.73 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Trail Ridge Investment Advisors has the 4th highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $86.01 million for 53 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.

Trail Ridge Investment Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Trail Ridge Investment Advisors, LLC

The company employs 5 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 5 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.

Mark Kenneth Kerwood has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Mar 2017. Jeffrey Blaine Kadavy joined the executive team most recently as the President & Ceo.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Jeffrey Blaine Kadavy	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2017	25% - 50%	5735756
Mark Kenneth Kerwood	Chief investment officer	1 Mar 2017	Other	6759249
Peter Bowen Loritz	Principal	1 Mar 2017	Other	6727336
Jacqueline C Zipser	Board member	1 Mar 2017	Other	6776060

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
David Chadwick Jones	Chief planning officer	1 Sep 2016	Other	6710729
Jeffrey Blaine Kadavy	President & ceo	1 Jul 2017	25% - 50%	5735756

Based in Fort Collins

The principal office where Trail Ridge Investment Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 375 E. Horsetooth Rd, Fort Collins, CO 80525 The mailing address of the firm is Po Box 273147, Fort Collins, CO 80527. An additional office of the firm is in Denver, CO. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 970 305-5150 or by fax N/A. The normal business hours are 8:00am-5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at linkedin.com/company/16207046/.