Segal Advisors, Inc. (New York)


Segal Advisors, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $21.89 billion of regulatory assets for 130 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2002 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Colorado, and 27 other states.

Segal Advisors provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, publication of newsletters, educational seminars and workshops, and independent fiduciary, proxy voting, performance measurement and investment product review. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Segal Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Segal Advisors, Inc. is $21.89 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 11730% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $11.19 billion in discretionary accounts and $10.69 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $105.61 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $445.49 million.
Segal Advisors has custody of $17.83 billion in cash and securities for 109 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 73% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is other assets, which make up 21% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment and business development companies form 6% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Segal Advisors, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. Hourly charges are usually charged for consulting work and special projects. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Howard Fluhr serves?

The firm provides services to pooled investment vehicles and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Howard Fluhr is pension and profit sharing plans with 63 clients and $15.96 billion of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Segal Advisors has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $19.02 billion for 87 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Segal Advisors also advises several private funds. Namely, nineteen other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Segal Advisors, Inc.

The company employs 115 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 80 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone 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 don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Howard Fluhr has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2006. Timothy Reed Barron has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Feb 2012. Andrew D Sherman joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. The Segal Group 100% shareholder of segal advisors, inc. 1 Aug 1969 75% - 100% 06-0839113
Ricardo Michael Dibartolo Chief financial officer 1 Nov 1993 Other 4525179
Jonathan Parker Director 1 Nov 1993 Other 4525197
Robert D. Krinsky Chairman 1 Jan 1994 Other 4525175
Howard Fluhr President and director 1 Jan 1994 Other 4525177
Ricardo Michael Dibartolo Chief financial officer & treasurer 1 Nov 1995 Other 4525179
John Robert Demairo Senior vice president 1 Apr 1996 Other 1598965
John Robert Demairo Chief operating officer & chief compliance officer & director 1 Apr 1997 Other 1598965
Frances Milberg General counsel and secretary 1 Jan 1998 Other 4525180
Cathie Gail Eitelberg Director 1 May 1999 Other 4525182
Eugene Jacob Keilin Director 1 Jun 2000 Other 871305
David Blumenstein Director 1 Jun 2000 Other 1764561
Stewart D Lawrence Director 1 Jun 2000 Other 4525192
Daniel George Fries Chief operating officer and director 1 Jan 2001 Other 1289445
John H Cotton Director 1 Jun 2001 Other 4525191
Judith F Mazo Director 1 Jul 2001 Other 4525186
Vincent C Perro Director 1 Feb 2002 Other 1566774
Joel Timothy Biddle Director 1 Jun 2002 Other 4649448
Jonathan Parker Director 1 Aug 2003 Other 4525197
Howard Rog Director 1 Oct 2003 Other 4781231
Myrna Hellerman Director 1 Dec 2004 Other 4938235
John H Cotton Director 1 Dec 2004 Other 4525191
Howard Fluhr Chairman 1 Jan 2006 Other 4525177
Joseph Anthony Locicero Chairman of the board 1 Jan 2006 Other 2526854
Andrew D Sherman Director 1 Jun 2006 Other 5316737
Ann D Gineo Director 1 Jun 2006 Other 5316742
Margery Sinder Friedman Corporate secretary, svp, general counsel 1 May 2008 Other 5656687
David Blumenstein Director 1 Jun 2008 Other 4525190
John Flynn Director 1 Jun 2008 Other 5656698
Myrna Hellerman Director 1 Jun 2010 Other 4938235
John Robert Demairo President and chief executive officer 1 Dec 2011 Other 1598965
Joseph Anthony Locicero Director 1 Dec 2011 Other 2526854
Steven Cary Greenspan Chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2012 Other 6036623
Timothy Reed Barron Chief investment officer 1 Feb 2012 Other 2885066
John Gingell Director 1 Jan 2015 Other 6469717
Howard Edwin Goldsmith Director 1 Jan 2016 Other 5810933
Joseph Anthony Locicero Chairman of the board 1 Oct 2016 Other 2526854
Diane Gleave Director 1 Jan 2017 Other 6750404
Stuart Lerner Director 1 Jan 2017 Other 6750395
Diane M Gleave Director 1 Jan 2017 Other 6750404
Stuart H Lerner Director 1 Jan 2017 Other 6750395
Susan Ann Crotty Director 1 Jan 2018 Other 4201539
Andrew D Sherman Director 1 Jan 2019 Other 5316737
Eileen M Flick Director 1 Jan 2019 Other 7085239

Based in New York

The principal office where Segal Advisors, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 333 West 34 Th Street, New York, NY 10001 2402, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Boston, MA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-251-5900 or by fax 212-208-4564. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at segalrc.com.