Voya Retirement Advisors, LLC (Windsor)

Voya Retirement Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Windsor. It manages $13.54 billion of regulatory assets for 44 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2014 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 48 other states.

Voya Retirement Advisors provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Voya Retirement Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Voya Retirement Advisors, LLC is $13.54 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 7% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $13.54 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $307.68 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in other assets the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Voya Retirement Advisors, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and fixed fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Patrick Jude Kennedy serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, investment companies, corporations or other businesses, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Patrick Jude Kennedy is corporations or other businesses with 35 clients and $9.07 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Voya Retirement Advisors has the highest percentage of corporations or other businesses out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $13.54 billion for 44 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Voya Retirement Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Voya Retirement Advisors, LLC

The company employs 43 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 43 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.

Patrick Jude Kennedy has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2013. Bridget Jeannine Andria Witzeman joined the executive team most recently as the Managing Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Llc Voya Institutional Plan Services	Sole member of applicant	1 Jul 2008	75% - 100%	04-3516284
Kristin Henderson Hultgren	Cfo / finop	1 Apr 2009	Other	5506534
Michael Anthony Doto	Director	1 Jan 2011	Other	3208941
Patrick Jude Kennedy	Director	1 Jan 2013	Other	1641533
Regina Avery Gordon	Chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2013	Other	3173644
James Luther Iv Nichols	President, chief executive officer and director	1 Apr 2014	Other	5237805
Chad Joseph Tope	Director	1 Nov 2014	Other	2263873
Bridget Jeannine Andria Witzeman	Managing director	1 Oct 2017	Other	4436223

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 3 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Inc. Voya Holdings	Parent	1 Jul 2008	75% - 100%	02-0488491
Nv Ing Groep	Shareholder	1 Mar 2014	25% - 50%	foreign
Inc. Voya Financial	Shareholder	1 Apr 2014	75% - 100%	52-1222820

Based in Windsor

The principal office where Voya Retirement Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at One Orange Way, Windsor, CT 06095, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Braintree, MA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 860-580-2819 or by fax 860-580-0442. The normal business hours are 8:00 am to 4:00 pm on Monday - Friday.