Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory, Inc. (Fort Lauderdale)

Name: Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory, Inc.
Address: 2810 East Oakland Park Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33306
Telephone: 866-405-1031

Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Fort Lauderdale. It manages $170.96 million of regulatory assets for 1,977 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2017 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Florida.

Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory 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 doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory, Inc. is $170.96 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 54% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $170.96 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $86.48 thousand each.

Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory has custody of $37.34 million in cash and securities for 86 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 96% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 4% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory, Inc. 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 Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory serves?

The firm provides services to individuals and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory is high net worth individuals with 97 clients and $85.55 million of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory has the 4th lowest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $170.96 million for 657 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.

Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory, Inc.

The company employs 10 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 70 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 7 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
John Stanley Thomas	Chief compliance officer, cio	1 Feb 2017	Other	4679845
Andrew Montgomery Costa	Managing member, ceo, coo	1 Feb 2017	50% - 75%	4847063
Christopher Grant Conness	Managing director	1 Feb 2018	50% - 75%	4778193

Based in Fort Lauderdale

The principal office where Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 2810 East Oakland Park Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306, 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 866-405-1031 or by fax 954-514-7671. The normal business hours are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at askglobalwealth.com/ and its LinkedIn profile.