Johnstone Financial Advisors, Inc. (Lake Oswego)

Name: Johnstone Financial Advisors, Inc.
Address: 334 3 Rd Street, Lake Oswego, OR, 97034
Telephone: 503-699-2929

Johnstone Financial Advisors, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Lake Oswego. It manages $136 million of regulatory assets for 695 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, California, Florida, and 6 other states.

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

Johnstone Financial Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Johnstone Financial Advisors, Inc. is $136 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -20% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $136 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $195.68 thousand each.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 90% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 5% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in government bonds form 5% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Johnstone Financial Advisors, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, 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.

What kind of clients Johnstone Financial Advisors serves?

The firm provides services to individuals and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of Johnstone Financial Advisors is high net worth individuals with 66 clients and $81 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Johnstone Financial Advisors has the 3rd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $136 million for 351 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.

Johnstone Financial Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Johnstone Financial Advisors, Inc.

The company employs 4 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 75 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 3 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.

Mark Alan Buser has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Jan 2014. Jamie Lynn Sullivan joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Financial Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Grant Carey Johnstone	Chief executive officer; chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2005	25% - 50%	2876349
Amy Rebecca Johnstone	Corporate officer	1 Sep 2005	25% - 50%	5054997
Mark Alan Buser	Chief investment officer	1 Jan 2014	Other	4238541
Katie Ann Laplante	Chief operating officer	1 Jan 2014	Other	5550658
Jamie Lynn Sullivan	Chief financial officer	1 Jan 2016	Other	6598856

Based in Lake Oswego

The principal office where Johnstone Financial Advisors, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 334 3 Rd Street, Lake Oswego, OR 97034, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Vancouver, WA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 503-699-2929 or by fax 503-699-2933. The normal business hours are 6:30 am - 4:30 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at johnstonefinancialadvisors.com/.