The Monroe Vos Consulting Group Inc. (Houston)

Name: The Monroe Vos Consulting Group Inc.
Address: 1001 Mckinney, Houston, TX, 77002
Telephone: 713-227-0100

The Monroe Vos Consulting Group Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Houston. It manages $4.96 billion of regulatory assets for 463 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and 3 other states.

The Monroe Vos Consulting Group 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.

The Monroe Vos Consulting Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of The Monroe Vos Consulting Group Inc. is $4.96 billion. $147.81 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The Monroe Vos Consulting Group has custody of $315.11 million in cash and securities for 71 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 72% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 9% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in other assets form 8% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay The Monroe Vos Consulting Group Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and commissions. 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 Jamison Monroe serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, insurance companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Jamison Monroe is pension and profit sharing plans with 20 clients and $2.9 billion of assets under management. Among the 4 most similar advisory firms, The Monroe Vos Consulting Group has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $4.96 billion for 97 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 3% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

The Monroe Vos Consulting Group doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at The Monroe Vos Consulting Group Inc.

The company employs 18 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 28 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 5 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.

Jamison Monroe has been acting as President since 1 Dec 1994. Julie Lynn Swanson joined the executive team most recently as the President/Secretary/Chief Compliance Officer/Coo.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Jamison Monroe	Chairman/ceo/cfo	1 Dec 1994	25% - 50%	1262909
Timothy John Vos	Vice chairman	1 Dec 1994	25% - 50%	1425498
Julie Lynn Swanson	President/secretary/chief compliance officer/coo	1 Jan 2003	Other	1412892
Timothy Alston Rucker Callahan	Executive vice president	1 Jan 2003	Other	1247993

Based in Houston

The principal office where The Monroe Vos Consulting Group Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 1001 Mckinney, Houston, TX 77002, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Birmingham, AL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 713-227-0100 or by fax 713-227-0222. The normal business hours are 8:00am-5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at monroevos.com.