Keystate Advisory, LLC (Las Vegas)


Keystate Advisory, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Las Vegas. It manages $5.75 billion of regulatory assets for 122 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2011 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Delaware and Nevada.

Keystate Advisory provides portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients and securities and credit evaluation. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Keystate Advisory: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Keystate Advisory, LLC is $5.75 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 272% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $5.75 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $47.12 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in state and local bonds the most. They account for 52% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is government bonds, which make up 42% 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 Keystate Advisory, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management 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 Keystate Advisory serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies and banking or thrift institutions. The largest group of clients of Keystate Advisory is banking or thrift institutions with 43 clients and $5.59 billion of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Keystate Advisory has the highest percentage of banking or thrift institutions out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $5.75 billion for 120 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Keystate Advisory doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Keystate Advisory, LLC

The company employs 7 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person 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.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Joshua Cael Miller Chief compliance officer & ceo 1 Jan 2011 25% - 50% 5878557
Larry Merrell Wood Senior vice president 1 Jan 2011 Other 5193775
Monte Lynn Miller Executive chairman 1 Jan 2011 Other 5878558
Nicholas R. Miller Irrevocable Trust Member 1 Jan 2011 25% - 50% 88-6068885
Monte L. & Susan J. Miller Family Lp Member 1 Jan 2011 Other 88-0360138
Joshua C. Miller Irrevocable Trust Member 1 Jan 2011 25% - 50% 88-6068883
Llc Keystate Holdings Managing member 1 Oct 2011 75% - 100% 453249620
Susan J. Miller 1996 Irrevocable Trust Member 1 Oct 2011 Other 886068884
William Uelmen Executive vice president 1 Oct 2011 Other 5690725
Ivan Shawn Farris Senior vice president 1 Oct 2011 Other 5690899
Lisa Jones Desler Vice president 1 Oct 2011 Other 2593826

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 8 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Joshua Cael Miller Trustee 1 Aug 1996 25% - 50% 5878557
Nicholas Ryan Miller Trustee 1 Aug 1996 25% - 50% 5879249
Monte Lynn Miller Sole trustee 1 Dec 1996 75% - 100% 5878558
Inc. Keystate Corporate Management (Nv) Managing member 1 Oct 2011 75% - 100% 880266227
Inc. Jnm Holdings Member 1 Oct 2011 75% - 100% 880266227
Monte L. Miller Trustee Susan J. Miller 1996 Irrevocable Trust Controlling shareholder 1 Oct 2011 Other 886068884
Joshua C. Miller 1996 Irrevocable Trust Shareholder 1 Oct 2011 25% - 50% 88-6068883
Nicholas R. Miller 1996 Irrevocable Trust Shareholder 1 Oct 2011 25% - 50% 88-6068885

Based in Las Vegas

The principal office where Keystate Advisory, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 101 Convention Center Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89109 The mailing address of the firm is Po Box 50102, Henderson, NV 89016. An additional office of the firm is in Wilmington, DE. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 702-598-3738 or by fax 702-446-0466. The normal business hours are 7 am to 5 pm pdt on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at key-state.com/bank-portfolio-consulting.aspx.