Asset Planning Corporation (Knoxville)

Name: Asset Planning Corporation
Address: 234 S. Peters Rd., Knoxville, TN, 37923
Telephone: 865-690-1231

Asset Planning Corporation is a large advisory firm based in Knoxville. It manages $204.99 million of regulatory assets for 660 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.

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

Asset Planning Corporation: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Asset Planning Corporation is $204.99 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 214% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $200.33 million in discretionary accounts and $4.66 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $307.73 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $517.34 thousand.

Asset Planning Corporation has custody of $7.02 million in cash and securities for 9 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 48% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 29% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in government bonds form 17% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Asset Planning Corporation 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 Paul Kemp Fain serves?

The firm provides services to individuals and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of Paul Kemp Fain is high net worth individuals with 73 clients and $138.91 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Asset Planning Corporation has the 2nd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $200.98 million for 195 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.

Asset Planning Corporation doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Asset Planning Corporation

The company employs 6 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 67 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 4 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.

Paul Kemp Fain has been acting as President since 1 Jan 1988. Inc. Financial Planning Investment Group joined the executive team most recently as the Owner.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Donna J Fain	Secretary	1 May 1975	Other	1496506
Louis James Macloskey	President/director/chief compliance officer	1 Apr 1982	Other	316342
Mitzi Sue Stamps	Sr. vice president, administrative services	1 Dec 1984	Other	1339173
Paul Kemp Fain	President/chief compliance officer	1 Jan 1988	75% - 100%	1790210
Paul Kemp Iii Fain	President	1 Jan 1988	75% - 100%	1790210
Anne Severance Fletcher	Financial adviser	1 Sep 2001	Other	3003090
Gina Johnston Kryah	Client service administrator	1 Feb 2002	Other	4316043
Renee Suzanne Post	Vice president	1 Jan 2011	Other	4237548
Inc. Financial Planning Investment Group	Owner	1 Jan 2012	75% - 100%	65-0648310

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Louis James Macloskey	President	1 Jan 1996	75% - 100%	316342
Renee Suzanne Post	Vice president	1 Jul 1999	25% - 50%	4237548

Based in Knoxville

The principal office where Asset Planning Corporation performs its advisory services is located at 234 S. Peters Rd., Knoxville, TN 37923, 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 865-690-1231 or by fax 865-690-5224. The normal business hours are by appointment only on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at assetplanningcorp.com/.