Ohanesian / Lecours, Inc. (West Hartford)

Name: Ohanesian / Lecours, Inc.
Address: 433 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06110 9944
Telephone: 860-521-4751

Ohanesian / Lecours, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in West Hartford. It manages $495.59 million of regulatory assets for 781 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2009 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Connecticut, Florida, Maine, and 8 other states.

Ohanesian / Lecours provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and publication of newsletters. It prepares financial plans for less than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Ohanesian / Lecours: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ohanesian / Lecours, Inc. is $495.59 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 121% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $131.52 million in discretionary accounts and $364.08 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $418.85 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $779.6 thousand.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 53% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is other assets, which make up 15% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 14% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ohanesian / Lecours, Inc. 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 Ohanesian / Lecours serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Ohanesian / Lecours is pension and profit sharing plans with 22 clients and $174.67 million of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Ohanesian / Lecours has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $490.6 million for 779 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.

Ohanesian / Lecours doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Ohanesian / Lecours, Inc.

The company employs 16 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 88 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 14 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
Sandra Lee Hart	Vice president	1 Sep 1989	Other	1412984
Clifford William Jr Jarvis	Shareholder	1 Jul 1999	Other	1177496
Clifford Burton Backes	Shareholder	1 Jul 1999	Other	1295299
William John Nicholson	Chief compliance officer, registered options principal, financial operations principal	1 Oct 2007	Other	2632348
Richard Ohanesian	President, treasurer	1 Apr 2008	25% - 50%	844545
Ronald Gerard Lecours	Vice president, secretary	1 Apr 2008	25% - 50%	1109578
Kenneth Anthony Rizzio	Shareholder	1 Dec 2009	Other	1173625
Christopher Griswold Gent	Shareholder	1 Dec 2009	Other	220733

Based in West Hartford

The principal office where Ohanesian / Lecours, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 433 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06110 9944, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Bristol, CT. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 860-521-4751 or by fax 860-521-4755. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at ol-advisors.com/.