Wealth Care LLC (Merritt Island)


Wealth Care LLC is a large advisory firm based in Merritt Island. It manages $306.35 million of regulatory assets for 607 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2006 and has operated in the jurisdictions of District of Columbia, Florida, New York, and Texas.

Wealth Care provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and pension consulting services. It prepares financial plans for more than 100 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Wealth Care: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Wealth Care LLC is $306.35 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 501% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $306.35 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $504.7 thousand each.
Wealth Care has custody of $48 million in cash and securities for 47 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in non-exchange traded securities the most. They account for 68% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 26% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 6% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Wealth Care LLC 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 Wealth Care serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Wealth Care is high net worth individuals with 82 clients and $215.92 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Wealth Care has the 5th highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $306.35 million for 150 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.

Wealth Care doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Wealth Care LLC

The company employs 3 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 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.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Rachel Esther Podnos Miss 1 Jan 1987 Other 6271878
Stephen Daniel Podnos Managing member/chief compliance officer 1 May 2003 75% - 100% 4642467
Rachel Esther Podnos Control person 1 Nov 2016 Other 6271878

Based in Merritt Island

The principal office where Wealth Care LLC performs its advisory services is located at 405 Sims Way, Merritt Island, FL 32952, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Washington Dc, DC. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 321-543-1099 or by fax 815-301-3777. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Other. You can find more information about the New York firm at wealthcarellc.com.