Aris Wealth Services Inc (State College)


Aris Wealth Services Inc is a large advisory firm based in State College. It manages $1.68 billion of regulatory assets for 6,787 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2000 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, and 39 other states.

Aris Wealth Services provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, 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.

Aris Wealth Services: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Aris Wealth Services Inc is $1.68 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 40% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $1.66 billion in discretionary accounts and $21.15 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $247.87 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $261.15 thousand.
Aris Wealth Services has custody of $1.68 billion in cash and securities for 4,300 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Aris Wealth Services Inc for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. Hourly charges are usually charged for consulting work and special projects. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Aris Wealth Services Inc

Doug Jon Planeta has been acting as President since 1 Jun 2001. Davin Andrew Gibbins has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Jun 2003. John Salvatore Battaglia joined the executive team most recently as the Director, President.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Aris Corporation Of America Parent corporation 1 Jan 1994 75% - 100% 25-1724474
Robert Arthur Szeyller Director 1 Jan 1994 Other 441719
Thomas James Ericson Vp, general counsel, compliance officer 1 Apr 1997 Other 2334305
Robert Eugene Mcnichol President, ceo 1 Jun 2000 Other 330207
John Salvatore Battaglia Director, cfo 1 Jun 2000 Other 1894227
Melinda Lee Huffer Svp, director 1 Jun 2000 Other 1988210
Thomas James Wolfe Director of finance 1 Dec 2000 Other 4268452
David William Kuhr Director of compliance 1 Feb 2001 Other 2317114
Doug Jon Planeta Director 1 Jun 2001 Other 4005423
Richard Charles Musar Director 1 Jun 2001 Other 1787258
Laurie Jamison Knisely Director of compliance 1 Jun 2003 Other 1793597
Davin Andrew Gibbins Chief investment officer 1 Jun 2003 Other 4409770
Charles Timothy Boyd Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2004 Other 3153323
John Salvatore Battaglia Director, president 1 Jan 2015 Other 1894227
Richard Charles Musar Senior vice president 1 Jan 2015 Other 1787258
Davin Andrew Gibbins Vice president, chief investment officer 1 Jan 2015 Other 4409770
Charles Timothy Boyd Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2015 Other 3153323
Charles George Goldman Director, chairman of the board, ceo 1 Jan 2015 Other 4338747
Ted Fyke Angus Director, executive vice president, general counsel, secretary 1 Jan 2015 Other 4156167
Gary George Zyla Executive vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer 1 Jan 2015 Other 5906412

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. Assetmark Financial Shareholder 1 Jan 2015 75% - 100% 86-0898056
Inc. Assetmark Financial Holdings Shareholder 1 Jan 2015 75% - 100% 30-0774039
Llc (Parent) Aqgen Liberty Holdings Shareholder 1 Jan 2015 75% - 100% 46-2427926
Llc Aquiline Liberty Holdings Shareholder 1 Jan 2015 25% - 50% 46-3433937
L.P. Genstar Capital Partners V Shareholder 1 Jan 2015 25% - 50% 26-0504698
L.P. Genstar Capital Partners Vi Shareholder 1 Jan 2015 25% - 50% 80-0690808

Based in State College

The principal office where Aris Wealth Services Inc performs its advisory services is located at 270 Walker Dr, State College, PA 16801, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 814-231-3710 or by fax 814-231-2222. The normal business hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at aris.lightport.com/welcome.asp.