Bristlecone Advisors LLC is a large advisory firm based in Seattle. It manages $1.19 billion of regulatory assets for 790 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Idaho, and 5 other states.
Bristlecone Advisors provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, selection of other advisers, and family office services. It prepares financial plans for more than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.
The assets under management (AUM) of Bristlecone Advisors LLC is $1.19 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 2058% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.
The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Bristlecone Advisors LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management 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.
The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Bristlecone Advisors is high net worth individuals with 247 clients and $1.13 billion of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Bristlecone Advisors has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.
The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.19 billion for 334 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.
Bristlecone Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.
The company employs 17 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 53 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 10 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.
The principal office where Bristlecone Advisors LLC performs its advisory services is located at 999 3 Rd Ave, Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98104, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Bellevue, WA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.
You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 206-664-6813 or by fax 206-664-2501. The normal business hours are 7:00 am to 4:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at bristleconeadvisors.com.