Lloyd Crescendo Advisors LLC (Miami)


Lloyd Crescendo Advisors LLC is a large advisory firm based in Miami. It manages $359.7 million of regulatory assets for 51 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2017 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Florida, and New York.

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Lloyd Crescendo Advisors provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses and portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Lloyd Crescendo Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Lloyd Crescendo Advisors LLC is $359.7 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 182% since the beginning of its operation, and $139 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $353.37 million in discretionary accounts and $6.33 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $7.36 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $2.11 million.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 28% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 21% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment grade corporate bonds form 20% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Lloyd Crescendo Advisors LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management 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 Lloyd Crescendo Advisors serves?

The firm provides services to high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Lloyd Crescendo Advisors is pooled investment vehicles with 4 clients and $152.61 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Lloyd Crescendo Advisors has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $327.17 million for 44 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 63% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Lloyd Crescendo Advisors also advises several private funds. Namely, one other private fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Lloyd Crescendo Advisors LLC

The company employs 9 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 89 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No 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 don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Philip Nordell Carey Manager, chief compliance officer, ceo 1 Jan 2017 Other 5975633
Karim Aryeh Cio 1 Jan 2017 Other 4623074
Lloyd Crescendo Member Llc Member of lloyd crescendo advisors llc 1 Jan 2017 Other 81-3230286
Finpar Investments Llc (Delaware) Member of lloyd crescendo advisors llc 1 Jan 2017 75% - 100% 37-1841995
Douglas Kalen Manager 1 Mar 2018 Other 6932908
German Chaparro Manager 1 Dec 2018 Other 7091895

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Jacques Giacomo Diwan Shareholder 1 Jan 2017 75% - 100% 6752020
Finpar Limited Llc Shareholder 1 Jan 2017 75% - 100% foreign
Chaben Limited Shareholder 1 Jan 2017 75% - 100% foreign
Philip Nordell Carey Managing member 1 Feb 2017 75% - 100% 5975633

Based in Miami

The principal office where Lloyd Crescendo Advisors LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1450 Brickell Ave, Miami, FL 33131, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 3058506105 or by fax 3058506110. The normal business hours are 9:00 am to 5:30 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at lloydcrescendo.com.