Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC (Richmond)


Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC is a large advisory firm based in Richmond. It manages $1.62 billion of regulatory assets for 5,654 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2008 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, and 41 other states.

Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for more than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC is $1.62 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 163% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $455.42 million in discretionary accounts and $1.16 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $337.85 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $269.93 thousand.
Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory has custody of $334.87 million in cash and securities for 203 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 68% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 16% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 5% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and commissions. 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 Walter Donald Bayne serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, insurance companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Walter Donald Bayne is individuals with 2,604 clients and $942.61 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory has the highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.62 billion for 2,938 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.

Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC

The company employs 55 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 67 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 48 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 doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Walter Donald Bayne has been acting as President since 1 Aug 2017. Kevin Spence joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Cary Street Partners Holdings Llc Member 1 Jan 2004 75% - 100% 20-0544286
Luxon Financial Holdings Llc Member 1 Jan 2004 75% - 100% 20-0544286
Luxon Financial Llc Member 1 Jan 2004 75% - 100% 20-0544286
Alfred Marshall Acuff Chairman 1 Feb 2005 Other 857
Susan Elizabeth Dorsey Chief operating officer 1 Jun 2007 Other 1513670
Taylor Jerome Nelson Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2008 Other 1187447
Palmer Peebles Garson Managing director 1 Mar 2008 Other 1762348
Phyllis Mckenny Barnett Chief financial officer 1 Mar 2008 Other 5261426
James Edward Thomas M/d, chief operations officer / manager 1 Apr 2008 Other 845957
Timothy Coates Leath Chief financial officer 1 Sep 2009 Other 1719812
Douglas Guy Stewart Managing director / manager 1 Jun 2010 Other 1478381
Kip Reed Caffey Co-managing partner / ceo 1 Jun 2010 Other 1042876
Patrick Medard Dennis Chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2013 Other 3039763
Polly White Cordle Chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2014 Other 2875017
Walter Donald Bayne Chief operating officer 1 Jan 2015 Other 4427332
Joseph Redmond Schmuckler Chief executive officer 1 Sep 2015 Other 1156472
Kevin Lee Mitchell Chief financial officer 1 Feb 2017 Other 3085157
Walter Donald Bayne President 1 Aug 2017 Other 4427332
Thomas Hogshead Tullidge Chief legal officer 1 Oct 2017 Other 2858022
Kevin Spence Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2018 Other 3172600

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 15 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Mark Mintford Gambill Manager 1 Jan 2004 Other 217179
Thomas Hogshead Tullidge Manager 1 Jan 2004 Other 2858022
Douglas Guy Stewart Manager 1 Jun 2007 25% - 50% 1478381
Kip Reed Caffey Manager 1 Mar 2009 Other 1042876
Alfred Marshall Acuff Member 1 Mar 2009 Other 857
Palmer Peebles Garson Member 1 Mar 2009 Other 1762348
Joseph Martin Brower Manager 1 Feb 2010 Other 2017346
James Edward Thomas Member 1 Feb 2010 Other 845957
Walter Donald Bayne Manager 1 Nov 2014 Other 4427332
Brian Edward Smith Partner 1 Nov 2014 Other 2287309
Larry Callaway Williams Partner 1 Oct 2015 Other 816751
Douglas Guy Stewart Board manager 1 Aug 2017 Other 1478381
Joseph Redmond Schmuckler Board manager 1 Aug 2017 Other 1156472
Anson Hill Beard Board manager 1 Aug 2017 Other 2481405
Anson Hill Beard Member 1 Sep 2017 Other 2481405

Based in Richmond

The principal office where Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC performs its advisory services is located at 901 East Byrd Street, Richmond, VA 23219, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Charlotte, NC. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number (804) 340-8100 or by fax (804) 381-6055. The normal business hours are 8:30am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at carystreetpartners.com.