Brainard Capital Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in Austin. It manages $473 million of regulatory assets for 298 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California and Texas.
Brainard Capital Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.
The assets under management (AUM) of Brainard Capital Management LLC is $473 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1737% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.
The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Brainard Capital Management LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based 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.
The firm provides services to charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Brainard Capital Management is high net worth individuals with 68 clients and $457.52 million of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Brainard Capital Management has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.
The amount of regulatory assets under management is $473 million for 73 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.
Brainard Capital Management doesn't advise any private funds.
The company employs 9 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 22 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 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.
The principal office where Brainard Capital Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 3160 Bee Cave Road, Austin, TX 78746, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.
You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 877-375-6470. The normal business hours are 8:30am-5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at brainardcapital.com.