Guyasuta Investment Advisors, Incorporated (Pittsburgh)


Guyasuta Investment Advisors, Incorporated is a large advisory firm based in Pittsburgh. It manages $1.31 billion of regulatory assets for 1,062 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

Guyasuta Investment Advisors, Incorporated provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It prepares financial plans for more than 25 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Guyasuta Investment Advisors, Incorporated: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Guyasuta Investment Advisors, Incorporated is $1.31 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 202% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $1.31 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.23 million each.
Guyasuta Investment Advisors, Incorporated has custody of $627.23 million in cash and securities for 240 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 72% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is state and local bonds, which make up 12% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 7% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Guyasuta Investment Advisors, Incorporated for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management 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 Nancy Bradshaw Foster serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Nancy Bradshaw Foster is high net worth individuals with 258 clients and $1.1 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Guyasuta Investment Advisors, Incorporated has the 2nd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.31 billion for 355 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.

Guyasuta Investment Advisors, Incorporated doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Guyasuta Investment Advisors, Incorporated

The company employs 14 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 71 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 12 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.

Nancy Bradshaw Foster has been acting as President since 1 Feb 2017. Richard Baton Meyer joined the executive team most recently as the Vice Chairman.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Edwin Freed Scheetz Chairman & ceo 1 Oct 1994 Other 412819
Neil Yost Vanhorn President 1 Oct 1994 Other 1141774
Donald Dunzee Wolff Managing director 1 Oct 1994 Other 1141695
Peter Ferris Mathieson Managing director 1 Oct 1994 Other 1301518
Richard Baton Meyer Managing director 1 Mar 1998 Other 333203
Edwin Freed Scheetz Managing director 1 Oct 2002 Other 412819
Neil Yost Vanhorn Managing director 1 Oct 2002 Other 1141774
Donald Dunzee Wolff President 1 Oct 2002 Other 1141695
Peter Ferris Mathieson Executive vice president 1 Oct 2002 Other 1301518
Richard Baton Meyer Chairman & ceo 1 Oct 2002 Other 333203
Nancy Bradshaw Foster Managing director 1 Jan 2003 Other 4611603
Peter Ferris Mathieson Exec vp & cco 1 Oct 2004 Other 1301518
Donald Dunzee Wolff Managing director 1 Dec 2006 Other 1141695
Peter Ferris Mathieson President & chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2006 Other 1301518
Edwin Freed Scheetz Managing director 1 Jan 2008 Other 412819
Neil Yost Vanhorn Managing director 1 Jan 2008 Other 1141774
Nancy Bradshaw Foster Partner 1 Jan 2009 Other 4611603
Ronald Lewis Bartosh Partner 1 Jan 2009 Other 2124012
Henry Shaw Beukema Partner 1 Jan 2009 Other 5134067
Jr. Estate Of Donald D. Wolff Managing director 1 Jan 2009 Other 35-6794851
Peter Ferris Mathieson President & chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2009 25% - 50% 1301518
Richard Baton Meyer Chairman & ceo 1 Dec 2009 25% - 50% 333203
Nancy Bradshaw Foster Partner 1 Dec 2009 25% - 50% 4611603
Henry Shaw Beukema Partner 1 Dec 2009 Other 5134067
Ronald Lewis Bartosh Partner & chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2012 Other 2124012
Peter Ferris Mathieson President 1 Feb 2012 Other 1301518
Richard Baton Meyer Chairman & ceo 1 Feb 2012 Other 333203
Nancy Bradshaw Foster Partner 1 Feb 2012 Other 4611603
Richard Baton Meyer Chairman & ceo 1 Apr 2012 25% - 50% 333203
Nancy Bradshaw Foster Partner 1 Apr 2012 25% - 50% 4611603
Henry Shaw Beukema President 1 Apr 2012 25% - 50% 5134067
Matthew Jay Teplitz Partner 1 Aug 2012 Other 1736830
Richard Baton Meyer Chairman & ceo 1 Aug 2013 Other 333203
Nancy Bradshaw Foster Partner 1 Aug 2013 Other 4611603
Henry Shaw Beukema President 1 Aug 2013 Other 5134067
Richard Baton Meyer Vice chairman 1 Jan 2016 Other 333203
Nancy Bradshaw Foster President 1 Jan 2016 Other 4611603
Henry Shaw Beukema Chairman & ceo 1 Jan 2016 Other 5134067
Nancy Bradshaw Foster President 1 Feb 2017 25% - 50% 4611603
Henry Shaw Beukema Chairman & ceo 1 Feb 2017 25% - 50% 5134067
Matthew Jay Teplitz Partner 1 Feb 2017 25% - 50% 1736830
Paul James Magovern Partner 1 Feb 2017 Other 4930544
Richard Baton Meyer Vice chairman 1 Jan 2018 Other 333203
Paul James Magovern Partner 1 Jan 2018 Other 4930544
Jeffrey Baton Todd Partner 1 Jan 2018 Other 6059869

Based in Pittsburgh

The principal office where Guyasuta Investment Advisors, Incorporated performs its advisory services is located at 285 Kappa Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15238, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Bryn Mawr, PA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 412-447-4560 or by fax 412-447-4579. The normal business hours are 8 am - 5 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at guyasuta.com.