Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC (Austin)


Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Austin. It manages $1.58 billion of regulatory assets for 5,669 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Arizona, California, and 40 other states.

Kestra Private Wealth Services provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for more than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Kestra Private Wealth Services: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC is $1.58 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 71% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $1.51 billion in discretionary accounts and $70.85 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $273 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $491.99 thousand.
Kestra Private Wealth Services has custody of $253.48 million in cash and securities for 639 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 48% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 32% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 12% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC 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 Brett Ronald Schneider serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, insurance companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Brett Ronald Schneider is high net worth individuals with 741 clients and $922.86 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Kestra Private Wealth Services has the 3rd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.58 billion for 3,557 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.

Kestra Private Wealth Services doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC

The company employs 69 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 58 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.

Brett Ronald Schneider has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2009. L.P. Kingfisher Holding joined the executive team most recently as the Owner.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Brett Ronald Schneider Director 1 Jan 2009 Other 5636953
Robert Mason Bartenstein Chief executive officer, president 1 May 2012 Other 2503260
Inc. Kestra Financial Owner 1 Mar 2014 75% - 100% 13-4029115
Inc. Nfp Advisor Services Holdings D Shareholder 1 Mar 2014 75% - 100% 13-4029115
Lori Michell Lieser Vice president 1 Mar 2014 Other 2131475
Michael Ross Pedlow Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2014 Other 4871563
James Lynn Poer Vice president 1 Jun 2016 Other 1983357
John Patrick Vanderheyden Vice president 1 Jun 2016 Other 2235802
Robert Bredt Norwood Vice president, secretary 1 Jun 2016 Other 2536685
Yin Yin Assistant secretary 1 Jun 2016 Other 3219513
Lydia R Zaidman Assistant secretary 1 Jun 2016 Other 5032816
Kevin Lee Witt Svp, chief technology officer/chief information security officer 1 Jun 2016 Other 6255787
Joel Van Bennett Svp, chief financial officer 1 Oct 2016 Other 2047878
Michael Ross Pedlow Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2018 Other 4871563
Mark Paul Schoenbeck Vice president 1 Aug 2018 Other 2625829
Kristen Lawless Chester Vice president 1 Feb 2019 Other 6896952

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 17 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Patriot Intermediate Holdings B. Corp. Owner 1 Jul 2013 75% - 100% 46-2704384
Patriot Intermediate Holdings A. Corp. Owner 1 Jul 2013 75% - 100% 46-2723281
Llc Patriot Investment Holdings Owner 1 Jul 2013 75% - 100% 30-0781325
L.P. Madison Dearborn Capital Partners Vi A Owner 1 Jul 2013 75% - 100% 26-1274415
L.P. Madison Dearborn Partners Vi A&C General partner 1 Jul 2013 Other 26-1267403
Madison Dearborn Partners General partner 1 Jul 2013 Other 157349
Inc. Kestra Advisor Services Holdings C Owner 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 47-1573405
Inc Kestra Advisor Services Holdings B Owner 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 47-1585299
Inc Kestra Advisor Services Holdings A Owner 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 47-1595804
Kestra Financial Holdings Lp Owner 1 Jun 2016 75% - 100% 99-9999999
L.P. Trident Vi Parallel Fund Limited partner 1 Jun 2016 25% - 50% 99-9999999
L.P. Trident Vi Limited partner 1 Jun 2016 25% - 50% 99-9999999
L.P. Kingfisher Holding Owner 1 Jun 2019 75% - 100% 83-3788640
Inc. Kingfisher Holding B Owner 1 Jun 2019 75% - 100% 83-3798493
Inc. Kingfisher Holding A Owner 1 Jun 2019 75% - 100% 83-3797972
L.P. Warburg Pincus Financial Sector Limited partner 1 Jun 2019 25% - 50% 82-1919654
Llc Kingfisher Holding Gp General partner 1 Jun 2019 Other 83-3788468

Based in Austin

The principal office where Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 5707 Southwest Parkway, Austin, TX 78735, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Brea, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 844-553-7872. The normal business hours are 8am-5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at washwm.com/.