Beacon Wealth Management LLC (Hackensack)

Name: Beacon Wealth Management LLC
Address: 505 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ, 07601
Telephone: 201-447-9500

Beacon Wealth Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in Hackensack. It manages $284.98 million of regulatory assets for 960 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Connecticut, Florida, and 4 other states.

Beacon Wealth Management provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, selection of other advisers, and financial and business consulting. It prepares financial plans for more than 100 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Beacon Wealth Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Beacon Wealth Management LLC is $284.98 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 670% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $281.3 million in discretionary accounts and $3.68 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $298.3 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $216.73 thousand.

Beacon Wealth Management has custody of $20.78 million in cash and securities for 21 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 42% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 27% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in state and local bonds form 9% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Beacon Wealth Management 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 Beacon Wealth Management serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Beacon Wealth Management is high net worth individuals with 118 clients and $225.63 million of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Beacon Wealth Management has the 2nd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $284.98 million for 232 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Beacon Wealth Management also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $250,000 for each fund.

Careers at Beacon Wealth Management LLC

The company employs 8 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 75 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 6 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 receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Mark Steven Germain	Managing member/chief compliance officer	1 Apr 2003	75% - 100%	1332758
Anne Nolan Germain	Minority equity member	1 Apr 2003	Other	1126347
Jody Lynn Ryder	Member	1 Nov 2004	Other	4877165
Eric Zachs	Minority equity member	1 Nov 2005	25% - 50%	5505893
Tina Carmella Powell	Director of business management	1 Jan 2010	Other	5411435
Kerry Teahan Crowley	Member, head of operations	1 Mar 2018	Other	6099760
Christopher Robert Cacchiola	Member, managing director	1 Mar 2018	Other	5664953

Based in Hackensack

The principal office where Beacon Wealth Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 505 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601, 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 201-447-9500 or by fax 201-447-6226. The normal business hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at beaconwealthmanagement.com/.