Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC (Clarksdale)

Name: Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC
Address: 252 Sunflower Avenue, Clarksdale, MS, 38614
Telephone: 662-627-2225

Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Clarksdale. It manages $824.06 million of regulatory assets for 2,316 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2007 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Arkansas, California, and 10 other states.

Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, pension consulting services, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for more than 25 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC is $824.06 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 257% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $763.34 million in discretionary accounts and $60.71 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $404.1 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $142.19 thousand.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 71% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 14% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 6% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC 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.

What kind of clients Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors is high net worth individuals with 565 clients and $435.73 million of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors has the 4th highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $712.39 million for 1,856 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.

Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC

The company employs 19 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 58 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 11 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.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Gerald Arthur Smith	Member	1 Jan 2006	25% - 50%	2808361
Dudley Mcbee Barnes	Managing member	1 Jan 2007	Other	12794
Holmes Sherard Pettey	Managing member	1 Jan 2007	Other	1089212
Inc. Barnes And Associates	Member	1 Jan 2007	50% - 75%	64-0651673
Inc. Holmes Pettey	Member	1 Jan 2007	75% - 100%	64-0609315
Glenn Walton Cofield	Member	1 Jan 2007	50% - 75%	1714379
Richard Lee Devoe	Member	1 Jan 2007	50% - 75%	3229112
Julie Kelley Flowers	Chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2016	Other	5153618

Based in Clarksdale

The principal office where Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 252 Sunflower Avenue, Clarksdale, MS 38614 The mailing address of the firm is P.O. Box 1234, Clarksdale, MS 38614. An additional office of the firm is in Grenada, MS. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 662-627-2225 or by fax 662-627-2088. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at barnespettey.com.