Thompson Investment Management, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Madison. It manages $4.23 billion of regulatory assets for 587 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2003 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Colorado, Florida, Illinois, and 4 other states.
Thompson Investment Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and pension consulting services. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.
The assets under management (AUM) of Thompson Investment Management, Inc. is $4.23 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 156% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.
The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Thompson Investment Management, Inc. 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.
The firm provides services to individuals, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of John Walter Thompson is investment companies with 1 clients and $3.75 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Thompson Investment Management has the highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.
The amount of regulatory assets under management is $4.23 billion for 311 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.
Thompson Investment Management doesn't advise any private funds.
The company employs 18 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 33 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 5 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 compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.
John Walter Thompson has been acting as President since 1 Apr 2007. James Thomas Evans has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Jun 2009 and Jason Lee Stephens is the Chief Executive Officer of Thompson Investment Management, Inc. family office. Brian Keith Donley joined the executive team most recently as the Vice President.
The principal office where Thompson Investment Management, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 1255 Fourier Drive, Madison, WI 53717, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.
You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 608-827-5700 or by fax 608-827-7300. 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 thompsoninvest.com.