Valley Wealth Strategies, LLC (Lodi)

Name: Valley Wealth Strategies, LLC
Address: 404 W. Pine Street, Lodi, CA, 95240
Telephone: (888) 488-8480

Valley Wealth Strategies, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Lodi. It manages $560 million of regulatory assets for 4,390 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2018 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Colorado, and 9 other states.

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

Valley Wealth Strategies: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Valley Wealth Strategies, LLC is $560 million. The company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

Valley Wealth Strategies has custody of $30 million in cash and securities for 100 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 50% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 25% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in state and local bonds form 10% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Valley Wealth Strategies, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. Hourly charges are usually charged for consulting work and special projects. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Valley Wealth Strategies serves?

The firm provides services to individuals and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of Valley Wealth Strategies is individuals with 2,300 clients and $530 million of assets under management. Among the 3 most similar advisory firms, Valley Wealth Strategies has the highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $560 million for 2,324 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.

Valley Wealth Strategies doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Valley Wealth Strategies, LLC

The company employs 35 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 86 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 30 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
Daniel Alan Raymond	Managing member & chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2017	50% - 75%	4618228
Paula Leann Key	Managimg member	1 Jan 2017	50% - 75%	1411946

Based in Lodi

The principal office where Valley Wealth Strategies, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 404 W. Pine Street, Lodi, CA 95240, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Lake Forest, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number (888) 488-8480 or by fax (209) 334-4217. The normal business hours are 7:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at valleywealthstrategies.com.