Visionpoint Advisory Group, LLC (Dallas)


Visionpoint Advisory Group, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Dallas. It manages $1.73 billion of regulatory assets for 3,213 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, Arkansas, California, and 18 other states.

Visionpoint Advisory Group provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for more than 25 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Visionpoint Advisory Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Visionpoint Advisory Group, LLC is $1.73 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 1006% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $701.04 million in discretionary accounts and $1.02 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $223.83 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $12.65 million.
Visionpoint Advisory Group has custody of $7.83 million in cash and securities for 15 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 75% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 16% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 5% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Visionpoint Advisory Group, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Visionpoint Advisory Group serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Visionpoint Advisory Group is pension and profit sharing plans with 146 clients and $1.23 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Visionpoint Advisory Group has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.73 billion for 2,053 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.

Visionpoint Advisory Group doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Visionpoint Advisory Group, LLC

The company employs 51 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 65 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 33 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person 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.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. The Scott Munger Agency Member 1 Jan 2007 Other 20-8181228
Matthew Gerard Stahr Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2013 Other 2689806
James Marshall Mars Managing principal 1 Aug 2013 75% - 100% 1492554
Andrew Hughes Susanin Partner 1 Aug 2013 Other 2991266
Jimmy Edward Waggoner Partner 1 Aug 2013 Other 2211077
Donald Pete Peterson Partner 1 Aug 2013 Other 4402496
James Marshall Llc Member 1 Dec 2014 50% - 75% 81-1258767
Peterson Corporate Planning Llc Member 1 Dec 2014 Other 47-2813438
Jw Financial Llc Member 1 Dec 2014 Other 47-2645210
A.H. Susanin Llc Member 1 Jan 2015 Other 47-2814385
David Michael Suntken Partner 1 Jul 2018 Other 2214499
Dicyple Llc Member 1 Aug 2018 Other 83-1736041
Scott Michael Munger Partner 1 Sep 2018 Other 4177601
Kirsten Saggau Beaudoin Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2019 Other 4692679

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Scott Michael Munger Managing member 1 Jan 2007 75% - 100% 4177601
James Marshall Mars Managing member 1 Dec 2014 75% - 100% 1492554
Jimmy Edward Waggoner Managing member 1 Dec 2014 75% - 100% 2211077
Donald Pete Peterson Managing member 1 Dec 2014 75% - 100% 4402496
Andrew Hughes Susanin Managing member 1 Jan 2015 75% - 100% 2991266
David Michael Suntken Managing member 1 Aug 2018 75% - 100% 2214499

Based in Dallas

The principal office where Visionpoint Advisory Group, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 5001 Spring Valley Road, Dallas, TX 75244, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Dubuque, IA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 800-282-4032 or by fax 888-400-8955. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 5 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at vpadvisor.com and its LinkedIn profile.