Mcadams Wright Ragen, Inc. (Seattle)

Name: Mcadams Wright Ragen, Inc.
Address: 925 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104
Telephone: 206-664-8850

Mcadams Wright Ragen, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Seattle. It manages $3.53 billion of regulatory assets for 5,004 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 49 other states.

Mcadams Wright Ragen provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, selection of other advisers, and publication of newsletters. It prepares financial plans for less than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Mcadams Wright Ragen: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Mcadams Wright Ragen, Inc. is $3.53 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 6534% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $3.23 billion in discretionary accounts and $298.08 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $735.12 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $493.51 thousand.

Mcadams Wright Ragen has custody of $3.59 billion in cash and securities for 5,137 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Mcadams Wright Ragen, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and commissions. 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 Mcadams Wright Ragen, Inc.

Scott Wayne Mcadams has been acting as President since 1 Jul 1998. Baird Financial Corporation joined the executive team most recently as the Shareholder.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Brooks Geer Ragen	Chairman of the board	1 Jul 1998	Other	370117
Scott Wayne Mcadams	President/ceo	1 Jul 1998	Other	1559165
Inc. Manzanita Capital	Holding company/equity owner	1 Nov 1998	75% - 100%	91-1920553
Candace Lynn Richardson	Senior vice president of operations	1 Jan 1999	Other	2184649
Cameron Brooks Ragen	Member of investment committee	1 Jan 2000	Other	2140003
David Jerome Director	Executive vp/cfo/finop	1 Jan 2000	Other	1060159
Heather Hewson Rock	Member investment committee	1 Nov 2000	Other	1346744
Marshelle Doran	Senior vice president / fixed income	1 May 2001	Other	1629663
Marshelle Mclean Doran	Senior vice president / fixed income	1 May 2001	Other	1629663
David Jerome Director	Executive vp/cfo/finop/cco	1 Aug 2001	Other	1060159
Timothy Craig Bueneman	Senior vice president managing director institutional sales	1 Sep 2001	Other	34750
Richard Milton Fong	Managing director capital markets	1 Oct 2001	Other	730506
Cameron Brooks Ragen	Member of investment committee/srop	1 Dec 2003	Other	2140003
Brett Robert Johnson	Assistant vice president/srop/crop	1 Jan 2004	Other	3004098
Brian Douglas Westlund	Senior vice president / branch manager	1 Apr 2004	Other	720756
Paul Christopher Latta	Director of research	1 Apr 2004	Other	2324753
Jody Lee Cannady	Assistant vice president / finance	1 Apr 2004	Other	4502140
Robert John Rogowski	Vice president / real estate broker	1 Jul 2005	Other	1818321
Diane Hauge Daggatt	Managing director institutional sales	1 Aug 2005	Other	2552918
Michelle Elizabeth Heyne	Vice president & chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2006	Other	1353177
Michelle Elizabeth Heyne	Srop/crop	1 Jun 2007	Other	1353177
Alicia Maria Guagliardo	Cco	1 Aug 2012	Other	2091180
Baird Financial Corporation	Shareholder	1 Jul 2014	75% - 100%	30-1289533
Steven Gregory Booth	Director	1 Jul 2014	Other	2147388
Paul Edward Purcell	Director	1 Jul 2014	Other	844873
Michael John Schroeder	Director	1 Jul 2014	Other	1483012
Dominick Paul Zarcone	Director	1 Jul 2014	Other	2154034

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 3 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Brooks Geer Ragen	Shareholder	1 Apr 2001	25% - 50%	370117
Baird Holding Company	Shareholder	1 Jul 2014	75% - 100%	39-2027336
Inc. Baird Financial Group	Shareholder	1 Jul 2014	75% - 100%	80-0844225

Based in Seattle

The principal office where Mcadams Wright Ragen, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 925 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Mount Vernon, WA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 206-664-8850 or by fax 206-470-3512. The normal business hours are 7:30 am to 3:30 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.mwrinc.com.