Next Financial Group, Inc. (Houston)


Next Financial Group, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Houston. It manages $1.65 billion of regulatory assets for 11,352 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 47 other states.

Next Financial Group provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, selection of other advisers, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for approximately 1,000 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Next Financial Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Next Financial Group, Inc. is $1.65 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 7771% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $1.53 billion in discretionary accounts and $123.94 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $155.07 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $83.07 thousand.
Next Financial Group has custody of $463.45 million in cash and securities for 1,684 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 72% 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 11% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Next Financial Group, 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 David Lee Holtz serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of David Lee Holtz is individuals with 10,172 clients and $1.04 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Next Financial Group has the highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.65 billion for 11,352 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.

Next Financial Group doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Next Financial Group, Inc.

The company employs 457 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 99 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 454 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 2 people 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 receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

David Lee Holtz has been acting as President since 1 Aug 1999. Douglas John Ketterer joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
David Lee Holtz Director 1 Aug 1999 Other 826629
Mark Stanley Brooks Vp finop 1 Aug 1999 Other 1726326
Timothy James Holtz Shareholder ira 1 Aug 1999 Other 1389164
James Phillip Lorence Shareholder 1 Aug 1999 Other 1354331
Lorence & Associates Pcp Shareholder 1 Aug 1999 Other 38-2856664
Gordon Ralph Dangelo Chairman of the board/ ira 1 Aug 1999 Other 1353120
Leslie Dean Gurvey Shareholder 1 Sep 1999 Other 1090101
Mark Goodwin Hollingsworth Shareholder 1 Nov 1999 Other 1456549
Karen Ruth Eyster Vp,cco,crop 1 Nov 1999 Other 1083592
Norman Carl Jr Grant Director 1 Mar 2000 Other 812022
Deborah Kay Demarino Vp 1 Mar 2000 Other 2182792
Gerald Charles Mohr Vice president of operations/srop 1 Oct 2000 Other 2119802
Glen Allen Mcrary Vp/business development 1 Oct 2000 Other 2699954
Jeffrey Michael Auld President/ceo 1 Oct 2000 Other 857528
Inc. Next Financial Holdings Owner 1 Feb 2005 75% - 100% 20-0959458
John Paul Deves Director 1 May 2005 Other 1965214
Gordon Ralph Dangelo President/ceo/chairman of the board/ ira 1 Sep 2006 Other 1353120
Karen Ruth Eyster Executive vice president/chief operations officer 1 Nov 2006 Other 1083592
John Michael Mcgivney Vice president/chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2006 Other 1001787
Arthur Daniel Farr Director 1 Dec 2006 Other 1136927
Barry G Knight President/ceo/director 1 Dec 2006 Other 1398160
Barry Glenn Knight President/ceo/director 1 Dec 2006 Other 1398160
Gordon Ralph Dangelo Chairman of the board/ ira 1 Dec 2006 Other 1353120
Michael Stephen Sventko Ria compliance officer/crop 1 Jan 2007 Other 3203513
Amy Marie Catching Chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2007 Other 2885406
Robert William Levitt Chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2007 Other 2576873
Christopher Brian Mueller Svp of operations 1 Apr 2008 Other 2098597
Robert Philip Schlangen Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2008 Other 2939848
Ami Shah General counsel 1 Jan 2010 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Jeffrey Judd Saline Director 1 Dec 2011 Other 3239773
Cary Joel Sr Cowan Director 1 Dec 2011 Other 601492
Rita Carol Defloreo Interim cco 1 Jan 2012 Other 1655762
Barry G Knight Interim cco 1 Mar 2012 Other 1398160
Marco A Fuentes Cco 1 Jul 2012 Other 1903158
Gary Alan Klein Legal counsel 1 Aug 2012 Other 2158704
Christopher Brian Mueller Svp chief operations officer 1 Feb 2014 Other 2098597
Leslie Bernard Jallans Cco 1 Sep 2014 Other 1298338
Philip Francis Smith Cfo/finop 1 Mar 2015 Other 1565680
Douglas John Ketterer Director 1 Jun 2019 Other 2050418
Eugene Henri Elias Jr Director 1 Jun 2019 Other xxx-xx-xxxx

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
L.P. Lee Equity Partners Fund Ii(A) Member 1 Jul 2017 50% - 75% 47-5269538
L.P. Lee Equity Partners Fund Ii Member 1 Jul 2017 25% - 50% 47-5255304
Llc Lep Atria Holdings Member 1 Nov 2017 25% - 50% 82-2548455
Atria Wealth Solutions Holdings Llc Shareholder 1 Apr 2018 75% - 100% 81-4197004
Inc. Atria Wealth Solutions Shareholder 1 Nov 2018 75% - 100% 82-1325012
Inc. Aws 5 Shareholder 1 May 2019 75% - 100% 83-2647419

Based in Houston

The principal office where Next Financial Group, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 2500 Wilcrest, Houston, TX 77042, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Sacramento, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 713-789-7122 or by fax 713-980-1687. The normal business hours are 8:00a.m.-5:00p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at nextfinancial.com/.