Kaye Capital Management (El Segundo)


Kaye Capital Management is a large advisory firm based in El Segundo. It manages $201.68 million of regulatory assets for 565 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California and Texas.

Kaye Capital Management provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and pension consulting services. It prepares financial plans for more than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Kaye Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Kaye Capital Management is $201.68 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 127% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $196.66 million in discretionary accounts and $5.02 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $366.9 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $173.25 thousand.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 46% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 40% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in pooled investment vehicles form 5% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Kaye Capital Management for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Marvyn Earl Kaye serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Marvyn Earl Kaye is individuals with 227 clients and $85.69 million of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Kaye Capital Management has the 3rd highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $199.88 million for 299 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.

Kaye Capital Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Kaye Capital Management

The company employs 6 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 6 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 compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Marvyn Earl Kaye has been acting as President since 1 Dec 1997. David William Hilton joined the executive team most recently as the Vice President.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Marvyn Earl Kaye President 1 Dec 1997 75% - 100% 265584
Marv Kaye President 1 Dec 1997 50% - 75% 265584
Kaye Capital Management Corporation 1 Jan 2003 75% - 100% 109329
Kaye Marvyn Earl Corporation 1 Jan 2003 75% - 100% 109329
Bradley Davis Falk Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2004 Other 2431199
Kenneth Jeffrey Watten Chief compliance officer and vice president 1 Oct 2005 Other 4701655
David William Hilton Vice president 1 Mar 2015 Other 4887675

Based in El Segundo

The principal office where Kaye Capital Management performs its advisory services is located at 909 N. Pacific Coast Highway, El Segundo, CA 90245, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Los Angeles, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 310-207-5293 or by fax 310-231-1213. The normal business hours are 8:00 - 5:00 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at kayecapital.com.