Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors LLC (Boston)


Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors LLC is a large advisory firm based in Boston. It manages $338 billion of regulatory assets for 914,878 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2017 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 48 other states.

Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, selection of other advisers, educational seminars and workshops, and non-discretionary, educational advice regarding the substance of employee benefit programs. It prepares financial plans for approximately 669,370 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors LLC is $338 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -2% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $338 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $369.45 thousand each.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 86% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 12% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in state and local bonds form 2% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and fixed 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 Kathleen Ann Murphy serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Kathleen Ann Murphy is individuals with 552,806 clients and $149.41 billion of assets under management. Among the 12 most similar advisory firms, Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors has the 3rd highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $338 billion for 742,763 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.

Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors LLC

The company employs 6,722 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 6,614 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person 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 receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Kathleen Ann Murphy has been acting as President since 1 Apr 2017. Christopher Edwin Sheldon has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Mar 2018. David (Nmn) Peterson joined the executive team most recently as the Elected Manager.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Fmr Llc Shareholder 1 Apr 2017 75% - 100% 04-3532603
Kathleen Ann Murphy Director 1 Apr 2017 Other 3272676
Sriram Palghat Subramaniam Director, president 1 Apr 2017 Other 4327279
Kevin Mark Barry Director 1 Apr 2017 Other 6039461
David Butler Coyne Director 1 Apr 2017 Other 2167479
Richard Gray Compson Director 1 Apr 2017 Other 5227148
Christopher Robert Sorensen Director 1 Apr 2017 Other 2194149
Kevin Joseph Ruth Director 1 Apr 2017 Other 2481344
Norman Lee Ashkenas Chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2017 Other 2467840
Karim Glorie Lynn Chief legal officer/secretary 1 Apr 2017 Other 5188890
Jeffrey Allen Devolder Chief financial officer 1 Aug 2017 Other 2910494
Jeff Allen Devolder Elected manager/chief financial officer 1 Aug 2017 Other 2910494
Sangeeta Moorjani Elected manager 1 Mar 2018 Other 2788786
Christopher Edwin Sheldon Elected manager/chief investment officer 1 Mar 2018 Other 2577528
Fidelity Advisory Holdings Llc Member 1 Mar 2018 75% - 100% 82-4292470
David Anthony Golino Chief financial officer 1 Nov 2018 Other 5404683
David (Nmn) Peterson Elected manager 1 Jan 2019 Other 2533118
Lauren Faith Brouhard Elected manager 1 Jan 2019 Other 4651521
Christopher Andrew Mcdermott Elected manager 1 Jan 2019 Other 2680861

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 7 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
James Charles Curvey Elected manager 1 Feb 1990 Other 2293087
Abigail Pierrepont Johnson Elected manager 1 May 1994 Other 4340399
Edward Crosby Johnson Iv Elected manager 1 Apr 2006 Other 5305256
John Joseph Remondi Elected manager 1 Apr 2006 Other 4348172
Gerard John Mcgraw Elected manager 1 Oct 2014 Other 4713963
Michael Engber Wilens Elected manager 1 Oct 2014 Other 5653418
Fmr Llc Member 1 Mar 2018 75% - 100% 04-3532603

Based in Boston

The principal office where Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors LLC performs its advisory services is located at 245 Summer Street, V2 A, Boston, MA 02210, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Westlake, TX. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 617-563-7000. The normal business hours are 9am - 5pm on Monday - Friday.