Cai Acquisition, Inc (Wyncote)


Cai Acquisition, Inc is a large advisory firm based in Wyncote. It manages $2 billion of regulatory assets for 8,136 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, and 47 other states.




Cai Acquisition provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Cai Acquisition: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Cai Acquisition, Inc is $2 billion. The company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $800 million in discretionary accounts and $1.2 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $278.45 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $228.01 thousand.

Fees & Commissions

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

Careers at Cai Acquisition, Inc

Cai Acquisition, Inc is owned by Edward Forst. Harry Samuel Forst has been acting as President since 1 Feb 2012. Stephen Thomas Mayhew has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Feb 2012 and Thomas Forst is the Chief Executive Officer of Cai Acquisition, Inc family office. Inc. Lincoln Investment Group Holdings joined the executive team most recently as the Owner.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Edward Forst Owner 1 Feb 2012 75% - 100% 708024
Thomas Forst Chief executive officer 1 Feb 2012 Other 841057
Norman Mark Marr Chief financial officer 1 Feb 2012 Other 2790881
Deirdre Broderick Koerick Chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2012 Other 1029346
Thomas G Murphy Chief operations officer 1 Feb 2012 Other 2227373
Harry Samuel Forst Director 1 Feb 2012 Other 1197596
Karen A Oneill Director 1 Feb 2012 Other 1756874
Rosemarie Forst Director 1 Feb 2012 Other 831899
Mariellen Forst Paulus Director 1 Feb 2012 Other 1640246
Edward Samuel Forst Director 1 Feb 2012 Other 211437
Stephen Thomas Mayhew Chief investment officer 1 Feb 2012 Other 1557505
Edward Forst Director 1 Jun 2012 Other 708024
Inc. Lincoln Investment Group Holdings Owner 1 Jun 2012 75% - 100% 45-5025285

Based in Wyncote

The principal office where Cai Acquisition, Inc performs its advisory services is located at 218 Glenside Avenue, Wyncote, PA 19095, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Jenkintown, PA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 215-881-4520 or by fax 215-376-1057. The normal business hours are 9:00am-5:00pm on Monday - Friday.