The Investment House LLC (Culver City)

Name: The Investment House LLC
Address: 300 Corporate Pointe, Culver City, CA, 90230
Telephone: 310-873-3021

The Investment House LLC is a large advisory firm based in Culver City. It manages $788.75 million of regulatory assets for 421 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Colorado, Illinois, and 4 other states.

The Investment House provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, and portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

The Investment House: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of The Investment House LLC is $788.75 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 161% since the beginning of its operation, and $6.69 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $788.75 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.87 million each.

The Investment House has custody of $82.47 million in cash and securities for 17 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 94% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 3% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment and business development companies form 1% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay The Investment House LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based 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 Timothy John Wahl serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, investment companies, high net worth individuals, and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Timothy John Wahl is high net worth individuals with 149 clients and $602.76 million of assets under management. Among the 12 most similar advisory firms, The Investment House has the 2nd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $761.26 million for 197 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 2% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

The Investment House also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $500,000 for each fund.

Careers at The Investment House LLC

The company employs 13 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 69 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 9 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 don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Timothy John Wahl has been acting as President since 1 Apr 2012. Deanna Wahl joined the executive team most recently as the Trustee.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
The Cohen Family 1992 Revocable Trust	Member	1 Mar 2012	50% - 75%	xxx-xx-xxxx
The Wahl Family Trust Dtd 2/26/2013	Member	1 Mar 2012	25% - 50%	xxx-xx-xxxx
Timothy John Wahl	President	1 Apr 2012	Other	2326669
Jed Marshall Cohen	Senior managing director	1 Apr 2012	75% - 100%	49964
David Larry Kahn	Chief compliance officer	1 May 2012	Other	1242008

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Jed Marshall Cohen	Trustee	1 Aug 1992	50% - 75%	49964
Roberta Sue Cohen	Trustee	1 Aug 1992	50% - 75%	345578
Timothy John Wahl	Trustee	1 Feb 2013	50% - 75%	2326669
Deanna Wahl	Trustee	1 Feb 2013	50% - 75%	6263491

Based in Culver City

The principal office where The Investment House LLC performs its advisory services is located at 300 Corporate Pointe, Culver City, CA 90230, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Carlsbad, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 310-873-3021 or by fax 310-473-8899. The normal business hours are 6:00 am - 2:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at tihllc.com.