Betzold Investment Group, Inc. (Chicago)


Betzold Investment Group, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $157.2 million of regulatory assets for 3 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Florida, Illinois, Puerto Rico, and Texas.

Betzold Investment Group provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, selection of other advisers, and publication of newsletters. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Betzold Investment Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Betzold Investment Group, Inc. is $157.2 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 0% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Betzold Investment Group, Inc. 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.

Careers at Betzold Investment Group, Inc.

Nicholas William Betzold has been acting as President since 1 Jul 1999. Richard Scott Berg joined the executive team most recently as the Ceo/President/Secretary.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
David Floyd Wilding Compliance officer 1 Jul 1996 Other 2400287
James Varland Lorentsen Chief financial officer & treasurer 1 Apr 1997 Other 2882871
Nicholas William Betzold President/ceo/chairman 1 Jul 1999 50% - 75% 1926843
Richard Scott Berg Senior vice president 1 Jul 1999 Other 1077170
Bradford Jack Heitman Senior vice president 1 Jul 1999 Other 2056247
Philip Mark Nussbaum Senior vice president 1 Jul 1999 Other 2302635
Brian Douglas Bobbitt Executive vice president 1 Aug 1999 Other 3092558
Eric Christian Brown Executive vice president 1 Aug 1999 Other 2753031
Harold Alexander Rich Director 1 Jan 2000 Other 1367263
Lawrence Robert Levin Vice chairman & secretary 1 Jan 2000 Other 4349502
Michael John O'connor Director 1 Jan 2000 Other 4349510
Oscar Im Executive vice president 1 Jun 2001 Other 3005253
Peter Eugene Refakis Director 1 Jul 2002 Other 4615303
Shawn Stephen Sullivan Managing director 1 May 2003 Other 1517434
Nicholas William Betzold Chairperson 1 Nov 2004 50% - 75% 1926843
Richard Scott Berg Ceo/president/secretary 1 Nov 2004 Other 1077170
Philip Mark Nussbaum Minority shareholder 1 Nov 2004 Other 2302635
Lawrence Robert Levin Vice chairperson 1 Nov 2004 Other 4349502

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Betzold Investment Group, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 500 W. Madison, Chicago, IL 60661, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in San Juan, PR. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 312-551-1000 or by fax 312-628-0703. The normal business hours are 8am-5pm cst on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.betzoldgroup.com.