The Pacific Center For Financial Services (San Ramon)

Name: The Pacific Center For Financial Services
Address: 2000 Crow Canyon Place, San Ramon, CA, 94583
Telephone: (925)838-7700

The Pacific Center For Financial Services is a large advisory firm based in San Ramon. It manages $648.27 million of regulatory assets for 1,475 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Florida, and 4 other states.

The Pacific Center For Financial Services provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, and pension consulting services. It prepares financial plans for approximately 700 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

The Pacific Center For Financial Services: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of The Pacific Center For Financial Services is $648.27 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 77% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $546.69 million in discretionary accounts and $101.58 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $437 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $453.47 thousand.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 61% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 36% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 2% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay The Pacific Center For Financial Services for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. 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 Stephen Frederick Schliesser serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Stephen Frederick Schliesser is individuals with 714 clients and $333.18 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, The Pacific Center For Financial Services has the 2nd highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $648.27 million for 891 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.

The Pacific Center For Financial Services doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at The Pacific Center For Financial Services

The company employs 9 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 56 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.

Stephen Frederick Schliesser has been acting as President since 1 Apr 1997. Schliesser Family Trust joined the executive team most recently as the Owner.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Stephen Frederick Schliesser	Ceo/director	1 Apr 1997	Other	1439219
Gloria Schliesser	Cfo/director	1 Apr 1997	Other	4297755
Stephen Frederick Schliesser	Chief compliance officer	1 Dec 2004	Other	1439219
Schliesser Family Trust	Owner	1 Mar 2007	75% - 100%	xxx-xx-xxxx

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Stephen Frederick Schliesser	Trustee/owner	1 Mar 2007	50% - 75%	1439219
Gloria Schliesser	Trustee/owner	1 Mar 2007	50% - 75%	4297755

Based in San Ramon

The principal office where The Pacific Center For Financial Services performs its advisory services is located at 2000 Crow Canyon Place, San Ramon, CA 94583 The mailing address of the firm is 2000 Crow Canyon Place, San Ramon, CA 94583. An additional office of the firm is in Walnut Creek, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number (925)838-7700 or by fax (925)838-7499. The normal business hours are 8:30 to 5:00 (2:00 fridays) on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at pcfsonline.com.