Cls Investments, LLC (Omaha)

Cls Investments provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, and portfolio management for educational savings & able plans. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Cls Investments: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Cls Investments, LLC is $8.6 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 39% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $7.07 billion in discretionary accounts and $1.53 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $196.3 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $306.2 million.

Cls Investments has custody of $3.44 billion in cash and securities for 14,700 clients in total and its related person acts as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 93% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 3% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in exchange traded securities form 2% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Cls Investments, 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 Ryan Bruce Beach serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, investment companies, charitable organizations, other investment advisers, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Ryan Bruce Beach is individuals with 22,897 clients and $2.83 billion of assets under management. Among the 13 most similar advisory firms, Cls Investments has the highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $6.56 billion for 24,758 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.

Cls Investments doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Cls Investments, LLC

The company employs 29 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 41 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 24 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 553 people 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.

Ryan Bruce Beach has been acting as President since 1 Sep 2012. John Russel Vanneman has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Sep 2012. Bruce Dean Bischoff joined the executive team most recently as the Elected Manager.

Direct owners and executive officers

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 16 indirect owners.

Based in Omaha

The principal office where Cls Investments, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 17605 Wright Street, Omaha, NE 68130, 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 402-493-3313 or by fax 402-493-2811. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at clsinvest.com.

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