Boltwood Knowles & Dibblee Inc (San Francisco)


Boltwood Knowles & Dibblee Inc is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $121.02 million of regulatory assets for 131 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.




Boltwood Knowles & Dibblee provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Boltwood Knowles & Dibblee: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Boltwood Knowles & Dibblee Inc is $121.02 million. The firm's AUM has gone down by -38% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $108.13 million in discretionary accounts and $12.89 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $872.01 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $1.84 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Boltwood Knowles & Dibblee Inc for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management 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.

Careers at Boltwood Knowles & Dibblee Inc

Karen Lee Knowles has been acting as President since 1 Mar 1987. Mark D Gamble joined the executive team most recently as the Secretary.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Karen Lee Knowles Chairman 1 Mar 1987 25% - 50% 4366602
Thomas Lorimer Dibblee President 1 Aug 1996 25% - 50% 829027
Thomas Lyon Abbott Secretary 1 Sep 2000 Other 4366639
Karen Lee Knowles Co-chairman 1 May 2007 Other 4366602
Michael J Hartell Co-chairman 1 May 2007 Other 5358127
Mark D Gamble Secretary 1 Nov 2007 25% - 50% 5417671
Thomas Lyon Abbott Treasurer & chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2007 25% - 50% 4366639

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Boltwood Knowles & Dibblee Inc performs its advisory services is located at 220 Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, 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 415-433-1550 or by fax 415-433-2537. The normal business hours are 8:00am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday.