Eide Bailly Advisors, LLC (Fargo)


Eide Bailly Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Fargo. It manages $793.91 million of regulatory assets for 2,170 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Colorado, and 20 other states.

Eide Bailly Advisors provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for more than 50 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Eide Bailly Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Eide Bailly Advisors, LLC is $793.91 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 4318% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $262.65 million in discretionary accounts and $531.26 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $324.65 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $390.35 thousand.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 53% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 30% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 8% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Eide Bailly Advisors, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, 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 Mike Astrup 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 Mike Astrup is high net worth individuals with 230 clients and $419.72 million of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Eide Bailly Advisors has the 4th highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $793.91 million for 1,597 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.

Eide Bailly Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Eide Bailly Advisors, LLC

The company employs 16 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 16 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.

Mike Astrup has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2007. Bradley Mark Kelley joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Manager, Executive Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Llc Eide Bailly Financial Services Parent company 1 Jun 2000 75% - 100% 46-0454079
Llc (Lrbg) Legacy Builders Resource Group Parent company 1 Jun 2000 75% - 100% 46-0454079
John Edward Fox Chairman, chief manager & chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2000 Other 4361826
Darold Duane Rath Manager 1 Jul 2000 Other 4379050
Karla Rae Wilson Treasurer 1 Feb 2004 Other 4821044
Jerry Topp Manager 1 Feb 2004 Other 4821404
Larae Langerud Secretary 1 Feb 2004 Other 4821410
Gary Gene Ness Manager 1 May 2005 Other 5056667
Bradley Mark Kelley Chief compliance officer, chief manager, executive officer 1 Jul 2007 Other 2206247
Mike Astrup Chairman 1 Jul 2007 Other 5391355

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Llc Eb Financial Services Member 1 Jun 2000 75% - 100% 86-0921472
Eide Bailly Llp Shareholder 1 Jun 2000 75% - 100% 45-0250958

Based in Fargo

The principal office where Eide Bailly Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 4310 17 Th Ave. S, Fargo, ND 58103, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Minneapolis, MN. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 701-476-8759 or by fax 701-476-8782. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at eidebailly.com.