Nelson Capital Management, LLC (Foster City)

Name: Nelson Capital Management, LLC
Address: 950 Tower Lane, Suite 1500, Foster City, CA, 94404 2125
Telephone: 650-376-6550

Nelson Capital Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Foster City. It manages $1.85 billion of regulatory assets for 1,094 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2009 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Idaho, Illinois, and 7 other states.

Nelson Capital Management provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It prepares financial plans for more than 50 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Nelson Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Nelson Capital Management, LLC is $1.85 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 252% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $1.84 billion in discretionary accounts and $16.18 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.68 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $8.09 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Nelson Capital Management, LLC 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.

Careers at Nelson Capital Management, LLC

Scott Craig Benner has been acting as President since 1 Apr 2004. Lloyd Sherer Kurtz has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Oct 2009. Andrew Nelson Owen joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Inc. Wells Fargo Investment Group	Direct owner	1 Oct 2002	75% - 100%	41-1975159
Scott Craig Benner	President/ceo/director	1 Apr 2004	Other	1174914
Suanne Marie Ramar	Vice president/director	1 Jan 2005	Other	801199
Doretta Louise Dunegan	Chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2005	Other	2200106
Angela Dee Coffman	Chief financial officer & treasurer	1 Jul 2009	Other	5697090
Thomas Karl Hoops	Director	1 Jul 2009	Other	5156895
Lloyd Sherer Kurtz	Chief investment officer/director	1 Oct 2009	Other	4975625
Kristopher Ryan Smith	Director	1 Oct 2009	Other	4347963
Michael James Hogan	Director	1 Oct 2009	Other	1492040
Shannon Marie Horton	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2010	Other	5747183
James Paul Record	Chief compliance officer	1 Dec 2011	Other	4455403
Eugenia Tsvetkova	Chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2014	Other	6299560
Stephen David Young	Chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2014	Other	3074311
Andrew Nelson Owen	Director	1 Mar 2015	Other	4782698

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Wells Fargo & Company	Shareholder	1 Dec 2002	75% - 100%	41-0449260

Based in Foster City

The principal office where Nelson Capital Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 950 Tower Lane, Suite 1500, Foster City, CA 94404 2125, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Minneapolis, MN. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 650-376-6550 or by fax 650-376-6560. The normal business hours are 7:00 am - 4:30 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at nelsoncapital.com.