Colonial Consulting, LLC (New York)


Colonial Consulting, LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $211.42 million of regulatory assets for 2 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Connecticut, Florida, and 7 other states.

Colonial Consulting provides portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, publication of newsletters, educational seminars and workshops, and investment consulting services including asset allocation strategy,investment objectives,performance measurement,. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Colonial Consulting: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Colonial Consulting, LLC is $211.42 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 0% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $211.42 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $105.71 million each.
Colonial Consulting has custody of $199.73 million in cash and securities for 2 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 58% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 29% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in exchange traded securities form 7% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Colonial Consulting, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based 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 Matthew Van Kirk serves?

The firm provides services to charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Matthew Van Kirk is charitable organizations with 129 clients and $211.42 million of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Colonial Consulting has the highest percentage of charitable organizations out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $211.42 million for 143 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Colonial Consulting doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Colonial Consulting, LLC

The company employs 63 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 37 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No 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.

Matthew Van Kirk has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2006. Thomas Alan Bockhorst joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Dine Fortuna Grullon Managing member 1 Jun 2004 Other 1450422
Charles Constantine Georgalas Managing member 1 Jun 2004 Other 2544949
Michael Adam Miller Managing member 1 Jun 2004 Other 4320079
Dine Grullon Managing partner 1 Jun 2004 Other 1450422
Milinda Suazo Ceglia Managing member/chief financial officer/chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2004 Other 2216163
Milinda Suazo Ceglia Chief financial officer 1 Aug 2004 Other 2216163
Matthew Van Kirk Director 1 Jan 2006 Other 5315952
Jr. Raymond S. Vena Director 1 Jan 2006 Other 5315966
Amita K Patel Director 1 Apr 2007 Other 2824694
Amita K Schultes Director 1 Apr 2007 Other 2824694
Brian Francois Crawford Director 1 Jan 2009 Other 2584269
Jr. Raymond Stephen Vena Managing member 1 Jan 2014 Other 5315966
Jonathan Brett Goldberg Managing member 1 Jan 2014 Other 6316041
Amita K Schultes Managing member 1 Jan 2014 Other 2824694
Brian Francois Crawford Managing member 1 Jan 2014 Other 2584269
Brian Francis Crawford Managing member 1 Jan 2014 Other 2584269
Jr. Raymond S. Vena Managing member 1 Jan 2014 Other 5315966
Jonathan Goldberg Managing member 1 Jan 2014 Other 6316041
James Harry Russo Managing member 1 Jan 2015 Other 4325555
Matthew Van Kirk Managing member 1 Jan 2018 Other 5315952
Thomas Alan Bockhorst Chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2019 Other 7165220

Based in New York

The principal office where Colonial Consulting, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 750 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Atlanta, GA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-218-4900 or by fax 212-218-4930. The normal business hours are 9am - 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at colonialconsulting.com and its LinkedIn profile.