Natural Investments, LLC (Windsor)

Name: Natural Investments, LLC
Address: 1330 Gumview Road, Windsor, CA, 95492
Telephone: 707-758-0171

Natural Investments, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Windsor. It manages $524.17 million of regulatory assets for 3,086 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2008 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Colorado, and 27 other states.

Natural Investments provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, selection of other advisers, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for more than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Natural Investments: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Natural Investments, LLC is $524.17 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 649% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $521.42 million in discretionary accounts and $2.75 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $169.57 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $249.85 thousand.

Natural Investments has custody of $294.25 million in cash and securities for 571 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 53% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 23% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 11% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Natural Investments, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and hourly charges. Hourly charges are usually charged for consulting work and special projects. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Harold Arthur Brill serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Harold Arthur Brill is high net worth individuals with 170 clients and $294.85 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Natural Investments has the 5th highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $524.17 million for 904 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.

Natural Investments doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Natural Investments, LLC

The company employs 15 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 15 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.

Harold Arthur Brill has been acting as President since 1 Jan 1999. Malaika Thandi Maphalala joined the executive team most recently as the Partner.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Harold Arthur Brill	President	1 Jan 1999	25% - 50%	1946338
Christopher James Peck	Chief compliance officer	1 Apr 2007	25% - 50%	4527203
Michael A Kramer	Principal	1 Apr 2007	25% - 50%	4405730
Malaika Thandi Maphalala	Partner	1 Apr 2017	Other	5675926
James Rice Frazier	Partner	1 Apr 2017	Other	4469041
Gregory E. Pitts	Partner	1 Apr 2017	Other	5534370

Based in Windsor

The principal office where Natural Investments, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1330 Gumview Road, Windsor, CA 95492 The mailing address of the firm is P.O. Box 7775, #43366, San Francisco, CA 94120 7775. An additional office of the firm is in Paonia, CO. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 707-758-0171. The normal business hours are by appointment on Other. You can find more information about the New York firm at naturalinvesting.com.