Pathstone Family Office, LLC (Englewood)


Pathstone Family Office, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Englewood. It manages $8.53 billion of regulatory assets for 8,334 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2010 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, California, Colorado, and 27 other states.

Pathstone Family Office provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, selection of other advisers, and family office services - expense management, bill pay, insurance advisory, concierge service, philanthropic advisory. It prepares financial plans for more than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Pathstone Family Office: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Pathstone Family Office, LLC is $8.53 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 18021% since the beginning of its operation, and $76.01 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $3.73 billion in discretionary accounts and $4.8 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $621.44 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $2.07 million.
Pathstone Family Office has custody of $2.44 billion in cash and securities for 224 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 35% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 24% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in pooled investment vehicles form 22% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Pathstone Family Office, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Matthew Jacob Fleissig serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Matthew Jacob Fleissig is high net worth individuals with 254 clients and $7.27 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Pathstone Family Office has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $8.53 billion for 323 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Pathstone Family Office also advises several private funds. Namely, four hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $250,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Pathstone Family Office, LLC

The company employs 112 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 59 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 31 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 3 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Matthew Jacob Fleissig has been acting as President since 1 Dec 2015. Kristin Lynn Fafard has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Dec 2015. Jennifer Christian Murtie joined the executive team most recently as the Coo.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Steven Barry Braverman Executive managing director 1 Feb 2010 Other 1172475
Allan Jay Zachariah Executive managing director 1 Feb 2010 Other 4955143
Llc Pathstone Holdings Managing member 1 Feb 2010 75% - 100% 27-0937180
Matthew Douglas Sher Chief compliance officer, director of operations 1 Mar 2010 Other 4828775
Tammy Lynn Surratt Managing director 1 Jan 2013 Other 4371065
Matthew Jacob Fleissig Managing director-investments 1 Feb 2013 Other 4688934
Steven Barry Braverman Co- chief executive officer 1 Dec 2015 Other 1172475
Allan Jay Zachariah Co- chief executive officer 1 Dec 2015 Other 4955143
Matthew Jacob Fleissig President 1 Dec 2015 Other 4688934
John Robert Lapann Chairman 1 Dec 2015 Other 1034888
Kristin Lynn Fafard Chief investment officer 1 Dec 2015 Other 2722375
Jennifer Christian Murtie Co- coo/cmo 1 Dec 2015 Other 6155714
Matthew Douglas Sher Chief compliance officer, cto 1 Dec 2015 Other 4828775
Richard Miles Tardiff General counsel 1 Dec 2015 Other 4629253
Eric James Godes Co-coo 1 Dec 2015 Other 1207569
Matthew Douglas Sher Chief technology officer 1 Jul 2016 Other 4828775
Richard Miles Tardiff General counsel/ chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2016 Other 4629253
Jennifer Christian Murtie Coo 1 Oct 2016 Other 6155714

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Llc Pf Holdings Managing member 1 Feb 2010 25% - 50% 12-3456789

Based in Englewood

The principal office where Pathstone Family Office, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 10 Sterling Blvd, Englewood, NJ 07631, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Atlanta, GA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 201-944-7284 or by fax 888-850-7284. The normal business hours are 9 to 5 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at pathstonetrust.com.