People's Securities, Inc. (Bridgeport)


People's Securities, Inc. is a related adviser based in Bridgeport. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Connecticut, Florida, and 12 other states.

People's Securities provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for more than 250 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay People's Securities, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Michael Eugene Harkins serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Michael Eugene Harkins is individuals with 2,661 clients and $0 of assets under management. Among the 5 most similar advisory firms, People's Securities has the highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

People's Securities doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at People's Securities, Inc.

The company employs 550 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 8 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 91 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 compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Michael Eugene Harkins has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2004. Kirk William Walters joined the executive team most recently as the Sevp Corporate Dev & Strategic Planning.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Robert Vincent Rodia President & ceo 1 Apr 1983 Other 402299
Edward John Kruszka Vice president 1 Jun 1988 Other 1360290
People's United Bank Parent 1 Jul 1988 75% - 100% 06-1213065
People's Bank Parent 1 Jul 1988 75% - 100% 06-1213065
Michael Eugene Harkins First vice president 1 Nov 1993 Other 1449431
Bryan Joseph Huebner Director 1 Oct 1996 Other 1212129
John Albert Klein Director 1 Dec 1999 Other 2505919
Robert Ronald D'amore Director 1 May 2000 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Patricia Lynn Chonko Corporate secretary 1 Jul 2001 Other 1361029
William Theodore Kosturko Director 1 Jul 2002 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Phillip Roger Sherringham Evp/cfo 1 Jun 2003 Other 2307486
Michael Eugene Harkins President/ceo 1 Jul 2004 Other 1449431
Bruce Timothy Mcelwee Treasurer 1 Jul 2004 Other 1743373
Edward John Kruszka Chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2004 Other 1360290
Dennis Patrick Beirne Chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2006 Other 2306864
Robert Edward Trautmann Director 1 Jun 2008 Other 5557737
Louise Sandberg Director 1 Jun 2008 Other 5074374
Chantal Deckey Simon Director 1 Sep 2009 Other 1557560
John P Barnes Director 1 Aug 2010 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Galan George Daukas Director 1 Feb 2014 Other 1617862
Jeffrey Michael Liguori Managing director of omia 1 Dec 2014 Other 2664381
Brian Edward Delman Chief compliance officer, investment advisory 1 Nov 2016 Other 4315597
Gregg Scott Fisher Head of quantitative research & portfolio strategy 1 Nov 2016 Other 2271529
William Albert Jollie Svp head of investment operations 1 Nov 2016 Other 3265071
Robert Nicholas Martz Senior vice president 1 Nov 2016 Other 1901431
Jane Ellen Porter Stefanowicz Corporate secretary 1 Dec 2016 Other 2293920
Daniel G Roberts Director 1 Jul 2018 Other 6986015
Jeffrey Frank Hunter Principal operations officer 1 Oct 2018 Other 1851035
Kristy Lynn Berner Director 1 Oct 2018 Other 7062749
Kirk William Walters Sevp corporate dev & strategic planning 1 Jul 2019 Other 7170404

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
People's United Financial Inc. Parent 1 Jul 1988 75% - 100% 06-0272630
People's Mutual Holdings Parent 1 Jul 1988 75% - 100% 06-0272630

Based in Bridgeport

The principal office where People's Securities, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 850 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604 The mailing address of the firm is 850 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604. An additional office of the firm is in Wethersfield, CT. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 1-800-392-3009 or by fax 1-844-820-8021. The normal business hours are 8:30 - 5:00 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at olsonmobeck.com/.