Burleson & Company, LLC (Petaluma)

Name: Burleson & Company, LLC
Address: 201 1 St Street, Petaluma, CA, 94952 4288
Telephone: 707-283-0520

Burleson & Company, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Petaluma. It manages $339.54 million of regulatory assets for 586 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2017 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California and Oregon.

Burleson & Company 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 100 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Burleson & Company: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Burleson & Company, LLC is $339.54 million. The firm's AUM has gone down by -22% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $258.5 million in discretionary accounts and $81.04 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $446.46 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $11.58 million.

Burleson & Company has custody of $1.19 million in cash and securities for 2 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 59% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 37% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment grade corporate bonds form 2% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Burleson & Company, LLC 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 Burleson & Company serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Burleson & Company is high net worth individuals with 104 clients and $210.13 million of assets under management. Among the 12 most similar advisory firms, Burleson & Company has the 2nd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $339.54 million for 203 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.

Burleson & Company doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Burleson & Company, LLC

The company employs 6 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 83 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 5 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
James David Burleson	Principal/chief compliance officer	1 May 2004	75% - 100%	2432451
Heidi Marie Wilson	Principal/investment adviser representative	1 Aug 2017	Other	5867346

Based in Petaluma

The principal office where Burleson & Company, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 201 1 St Street, Petaluma, CA 94952 4288, 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 707-283-0520 or by fax 707-283-0524. The normal business hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at bcowealth.com/.