Stanford Group Company (Houston)


Stanford Group Company is a large advisory firm based in Houston. It manages $3.05 billion of regulatory assets for 7,743 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Texas.

Stanford Group Company provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and pension consulting services. It prepares financial plans for more than 250 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Stanford Group Company: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Stanford Group Company is $3.05 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 4307% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $1.33 billion in discretionary accounts and $1.73 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $525.05 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $330.77 thousand.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Stanford Group Company for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, 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.

Careers at Stanford Group Company

Jay Thomas Comeaux has been acting as President since 1 Mar 1996. Ralph Steven Janvey joined the executive team most recently as the Receiver Only Not Cco / Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Jay Thomas Comeaux President 1 Mar 1996 Other 1617778
Alvaro Trullenque Ceo 1 Nov 1996 Other 1753281
Robert Britt Glenn Executive vp/private client services 1 Feb 1997 Other 1181067
Stanford Group Holdings Inc. Owner 1 Nov 1999 75% - 100% 76-0619253
Lena Marie Stinson Executive v.p., coo 1 Jan 2000 Other 1471747
Albert John Rincohn Executive vice president/cfo 1 Jul 2000 Other 2795643
Juan Alberto Rincon Executive vice president/cfo 1 Jul 2000 Other 2795643
Frederick Gerard Ferrara Sr. vp, co-director/compliance 1 Nov 2000 Other 2114799
Ralph Edward Poppell Sr. v.p., co-director/compliance, srop/crop 1 Nov 2000 Other 1683087
Ralph Edward Poppell Sr. v.p., director/compliance, srop/crop 1 Apr 2001 Other 1683087
Steve Howell Gott Senior compliance associate, crop 1 Apr 2001 Other 1653406
Jane Ellen Bates Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2001 Other 848535
Jay Thomas Comeaux Co-president 1 Nov 2001 Other 1617778
Alvaro Trullenque Co-president 1 Nov 2001 Other 1753281
Jay Thomas Comeaux President 1 Jan 2004 Other 1617778
Jay Thomas Comeaux Executive director 1 Mar 2005 Other 1617778
Eddie Thomas Rollins Executive director 1 Mar 2005 Other 1523500
Daniel Thomas Bogar President 1 Mar 2005 Other 4819578
Ronald Mark Stein Executive director, institutional 1 Mar 2005 Other 1328913
John Kenneth Bruno Vp compliance manager, crop 1 May 2006 Other 2854977
Frederick Gordon Fram Senior director of operations 1 Jun 2006 Other 1701062
Bernerd Elmer Young Managing director of compliance/chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2006 Other 1109172
Jane Ellen Bates Compliance officer, investment advisory 1 Sep 2006 Other 848535
Jason Taylor Green President, private client group 1 Jan 2007 Other 2066514
Bijoo Abraham Financial and operations principal 1 May 2007 Other 3086315
Kyle Michael Koch Director of ia compliance 1 Aug 2007 Other 1865093
Leslie Bernard Jallans Senior vice president, srop 1 Jan 2008 Other 1298338
Ralph Edward Poppell Senior vice president 1 Jan 2008 Other 1683087
Kyle Michael Koch Senior vice president 1 Jan 2008 Other 1865093
Charles Maurice Weiser Financial and operations principal / chief financial officer 1 Feb 2008 Other 5032282
Ralph Steven Janvey Receiver only not cco / chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2009 Other xxx-xx-xxxx

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Robert Allen Stanford Director/shareholder 1 Nov 1999 75% - 100% 2659919

Based in Houston

The principal office where Stanford Group Company performs its advisory services is located at 16000 Barkers Point Ln, Suite 145, Houston, TX 77079 The mailing address of the firm is 1029 State Hwy 6 North, Suite 650 #272, Houston, TX 77079. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 866-964-6301 or by fax 281-368-2054. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.stanfordgroup.com.