Marvin & Palmer Associates (Wilmington)

Name: Marvin & Palmer Associates
Address: 200 Bellevue Parkway, Ste 220, Wilmington, DE, 19809 3727
Telephone: 302-573-3570

Marvin & Palmer Associates is a large advisory firm based in Wilmington. It manages $157.74 million of regulatory assets for 7 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Delaware.

Marvin & Palmer Associates provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Marvin & Palmer Associates: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Marvin & Palmer Associates is $157.74 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -98% since the beginning of its operation, and $3.05 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $157.74 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $22.53 million each.

Marvin & Palmer Associates has custody of $9.61 million in cash and securities for 1 client in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 72% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 28% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Marvin & Palmer Associates 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 Stanley Palmer serves?

The firm provides services to charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Stanley Palmer is corporations or other businesses with 1 clients and $93.7 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Marvin & Palmer Associates has the highest percentage of corporations or other businesses out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $157.74 million for 7 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 14% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Marvin & Palmer Associates also advises several private funds. Namely, one other private fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $100,000 for each fund.

Careers at Marvin & Palmer Associates

The company employs 11 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 36 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. Only one employee is registered as an investment adviser representative 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.

Stanley Palmer has been acting as President since 1 Jul 1986. Stephen D Marvin joined the executive team most recently as the Portfolio Manager, Principal.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Stanley Palmer	President	1 Jul 1986	Other	4340239
David Fred Marvin	Chief executive officer/director	1 Jul 1986	25% - 50%	4340227
Karen Twaddell Buckley	Chief financial officer	1 Jul 1986	Other	4340240
Irving Saul Shapiro	Director	1 Jul 1986	Other	4340241
The Rt Hon Lord Moore	Director	1 Nov 1989	Other	4340247
Charles J. Pilliod	Director	1 Dec 1990	Other	4340250
Gilbert Hahn	General counsel and chief compliance officer	1 Jun 1998	Other	4340252
Madelyn Bosko Smith	Director	1 Sep 2001	Other	4463166
Stanley Palmer	Vice chairman/director	1 Mar 2008	Other	4340239
Karen Twaddell Buckley	Chief operating officer and chief financial officer/director	1 Mar 2008	Other	4340240
Todd David Marvin	President/director	1 Mar 2008	Other	1702687
David L. Schaen	President/director	1 Mar 2008	Other	4550696
Todd David Marvin	Director	1 May 2008	Other	1702687
David L. Schaen	Director	1 May 2008	Other	4550696
Stephen D Marvin	Portfolio manager, principal	1 Dec 2012	Other	3051285
Brian David Marvin	Client service & marketing, principal	1 Dec 2012	Other	2650492

Based in Wilmington

The principal office where Marvin & Palmer Associates performs its advisory services is located at 200 Bellevue Parkway, Ste 220, Wilmington, DE 19809 3727, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 302-573-3570 or by fax 302-573-8921. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at marvinandpalmer.com.