Novus Advisors, LLC (Greenville)

Name: Novus Advisors, LLC
Address: 14 South Main Street, Greenville, SC, 29601
Telephone: 864-272-3579

Novus Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Greenville. It manages $181.58 million of regulatory assets for 208 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Florida, Georgia, and 12 other states.

Novus Advisors provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, selection of other advisers, and 401k/profit sharing plans. It prepares financial plans for less than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Novus Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Novus Advisors, LLC is $181.58 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 44% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $82.75 million in discretionary accounts and $98.83 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $403.64 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $32.94 million.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Novus Advisors, LLC 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 Novus Advisors serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Novus Advisors is pension and profit sharing plans with 3 clients and $98.83 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Novus Advisors has the 2nd highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $181.58 million for 208 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.

Novus Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Novus Advisors, LLC

The company employs 5 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 80 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.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Jennifer Marie Belshe	Member	1 Mar 2011	25% - 50%	5730000
Emmet Francis Martin	Member & cco	1 Mar 2011	25% - 50%	3053367
Christopher George Connelly	Member	1 Mar 2011	25% - 50%	4458247

Based in Greenville

The principal office where Novus Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 14 South Main Street, Greenville, SC 29601, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Longwood, FL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 864-272-3579 or by fax 888-675-2226. The normal business hours are 9am-5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at novusadvs.com.