Advanced Equities, Inc. (Chicago)


Advanced Equities, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $867.93 million of regulatory assets for 209 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2007 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 49 other states.

Advanced Equities provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Advanced Equities: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Advanced Equities, Inc. is $867.93 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1818% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $867.93 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $4.15 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Advanced Equities, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Advanced Equities, Inc.

Jeffrey Scott Fisher has been acting as President since 1 Apr 2005. David Shawn Rogers joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Operating Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Advanced Equities Financial Corporation Owner 1 Mar 1999 75% - 100% 36-4260171
Advanced Equities Financial Corp. Owner 1 Mar 1999 75% - 100% 36-4260171
Jeffrey Scott Fisher President 1 Apr 2005 Other 1207878
Robert Maurice Milburn Finop 1 Jun 2006 Other 2013040
Richard Hunt Crockett Srop 1 Sep 2006 Other 1209667
Dana Louise Aultmanbazinet Compliance admin. manager san francisco 1 Oct 2006 Other 2277879
Keith Enrique Beck Assistant chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2007 Other 1690201
Kimberly Victoria Rian Haupin Assistant compliance officer 1 Jan 2007 Other 5002236
James Patrick Lynch Branch manager 1 Mar 2007 Other 2387056
Richard Hunt Crockett Managing director new york office 1 Mar 2007 Other 1209667
Matthew Mark Reynolds Crop 1 Apr 2007 Other 4077413
James Patrick Kozak Municipal securities principal 1 Aug 2007 Other 2237880
Gordon Elliot Fallone Branch manager-sf 1 Sep 2007 Other 1767760
Byron Keith Crowe President and general securities principal 1 Oct 2007 Other 1586181
Matthew Mark Reynolds Finop 1 Oct 2007 Other 4077413
Brian Bender Municipal securities principal 1 Mar 2008 Other 1552650
Todd Lee Schossow Sr. compliance officer 1 Apr 2008 Other 2782341
Basil Christakos Compliance and administrative manager - new york 1 Jul 2008 Other 2290795
Kimberly Victoria Rian Haupin Compliance/ aml officer 1 Oct 2008 Other 5002236
Keith Enrique Beck Chief of compliance - registered investment advisor division 1 Oct 2008 Other 1690201
Douglas Colombo Chief compliance officer- broker dealer 1 Nov 2008 Other 1858351
Keith Enrique Beck Branch manager - chicago 1 Aug 2009 Other 1690201
James Patrick Kozak Sales manager - chicago 1 Sep 2009 Other 2237880
Jordan Stuart Berlin Branch manager - ny 1 Sep 2009 Other 821934
David Shawn Rogers Chief operating officer 1 Feb 2010 Other 3081518
William Frederick Pedersen San francisco branch manager 1 Feb 2010 Other 2586686
Keith Enrique Beck Asst. chief of compliance - registered investment advisor division 1 May 2010 Other 1690201
Saju Bahuleyan Chief of compliance - registered investment advisor division 1 May 2010 Other 2318290
Gerald Palmer Pascal Compliance manager- san francisco 1 May 2010 Other 5033755
Saju Bahuleyan Finop 1 Jul 2010 Other 2318290
Keith Enrique Beck Chief compliance officer- broker dealer 1 Jul 2010 Other 1690201
Kimberly Victoria Rian Haupin Compliance manager chicago office 1 Jul 2010 Other 5002236
Gerald Palmer Pascal Aml compliance officer 1 Oct 2011 Other 5033755
Matthew S Gartner Compliance manager - chicago 1 Oct 2011 Other 5625600
Keith Enrique Beck Branch manager- chicago 1 Oct 2011 Other 1690201
Byron Keith Crowe Chief operating officer 1 Nov 2011 Other 1586181
David Shawn Rogers National sales director 1 Nov 2011 Other 3081518
Michael Edward Dockendorf President 1 Nov 2011 Other 834115
Gerald Palmer Pascal Branch manager - san francisco 1 Jan 2012 Other 5033755
Basil Christakos Compliance officer - new york 1 Jan 2012 Other 2290795
David Shawn Rogers Chief operating officer 1 Oct 2012 Other 3081518
Byron Keith Crowe President 1 Oct 2012 Other 1586181
Leonidas Carter Mecham Chief financial officer 1 Oct 2012 Other 5422991

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Keith Gregory Daubenspeck Owner 1 Nov 1998 25% - 50% 1463372
Dwight Oliver Badger Owner 1 Nov 2000 25% - 50% 1965315

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Advanced Equities, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 311 South Wacker, Chicago, IL 60606, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in San Francisco, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 312-377-5300 or by fax 312-377-5314. The normal business hours are 8:00-5:00 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.advancedequities.com.