Sa Stone Investment Advisors Inc
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Overview
Sa Stone Investment Advisors Inc is a financial advisory firm headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. It controls $2.5 billion in assets under management across 10,844 client accounts, placing it among the largest firms in the country by assets under management (AUM). The firm has a large team, including 245 financial advisors. Sa Stone Investment Advisors Inc does not act as a registered broker-dealer, signifying that the firm is not able to buy and sell securities for its accounts and those of its customers and instead has to go through a broker-dealer firm to do so. Securities are tradable financial investments such as stocks, options and bonds.
Sa Stone Investment Advisors Inc oversees more than half of the company's accounts in a discretionary manner. Discretionary management is a structure in which a portfolio manager has the discretion to make transaction choices for the client's account without needing to seek client authorization. The firm also has 2,997 non-discretionary accounts totaling $867.8 million in assets. The firm's typical account size is $233,327. The typical financial advisor at Sa Stone Investment Advisors Inc oversees about 44 client accounts, making it about average in terms of personalization.
The firm's central office is at 2 Perimeter Park South, Birmingham, Alabama 35243. The company is permitted to provide services to investors across 51 U.S. states and territories.
Assets Under Management
Number of Advisors
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Office Location
Sa Stone Investment Advisors Inc by the Numbers
$2.5 billion
282
10,844
$233.3 thousand
Products and Services
Sa Stone Investment Advisors Inc offers a number of financial services, which can consist of financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, educational seminars and other services. In the prior financial year, Sa Stone Investment Advisors Inc provided 51-100 of its clients with financial planning services. It is not engaged in selling products or offering services apart from investment advice to its investment advisory clients. It is affiliated with a number of other service providers in the financial services industry, including with a broker-dealer or securities dealer, insurance company or agency and commodity pool advisor.
Core Advisor Services
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Offered by 31% of firms
Financial Planning Services
This is the process of planning for your financial future, including for events such as retirement, your child's college education or estate succession.
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Offered by 46% of firms
Portfolio Management
This is the selection and management of an investment mix and portfolio strategy for individuals and small businesses.
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Market Timing Services
This is the practice of attempting to make short-term profits on investments by buying low and selling high.
Other Services
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Offered by 20% of firms
Selection of Other Advisors
This is the firm's assistance with choosing other advisors to work with who may have different specialties.
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Publication of Periodicals
This is the publication of various financial education materials.
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Offered by 6% of firms
Educational Seminars/Workshops
This is the hosting of seminars or workshops to educate investors on financial concepts.
Fee Structure
Financial advisory fees vary depending on which services are offered. However, fee types charged by the company can be comprised of any combination of the following fee structures: asset-based, hourly or fixed. The firm does not provide a wrap fee program, in which the firm offers a bundle of services for a single fee.
Available
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Offered by 69% of firms
Percentage of Assets
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Offered by 21% of firms
Hourly
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Offered by 32% of firms
Fixed
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Types of Clients
Sa Stone Investment Advisors Inc works with retail investors, high net worth investors, charitable organizations and corporations. Out of its 10,844 accounts, Sa Stone Investment Advisors Inc's biggest client type by number of accounts is retail investors, though it also manages money for 496 high-net-worth individuals. A high-net-worth individual is defined by the SEC as an investor who has at least $750,000 in AUM or a net worth of at least $1.50 million or who is considered a "qualified purchaser" (a standard met by having at least $5 million in investments). None of its customers are non-U.S. persons.
- High-Net-Worth Individuals* - 6.96%
- Other Individuals - 92.01%
- Corporations - 1%
- Charitable Organizations - 0.04%
* The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) defines a high-net-worth individual as someone who has at least $750,000 under management.
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Disclosures
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