Birinyi Associates, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Westport. It manages $306.56 million of regulatory assets for 91 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Connecticut, Florida, New York, and Texas.
Birinyi Associates provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and publication of newsletters. 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 Birinyi Associates, Inc. is $306.56 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -46% since the beginning of its operation, and $3.4 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.
The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Birinyi Associates, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, subscription fees, fixed fees, and performance-based 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.
The firm provides services to individuals and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of Laszlo Birinyi is high net worth individuals with 60 clients and $284.38 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Birinyi Associates has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.
The amount of regulatory assets under management is $300.46 million for 89 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 18% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.
Birinyi Associates doesn't advise any private funds.
The company employs 6 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 83 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.
There’s a single person 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.
Laszlo Birinyi has been acting as President since 1 Mar 1989. Jeffrey Yale Rubin joined the executive team most recently as the Director Of Research, Portfolio Manager And Chief Compliance Officer.
The principal office where Birinyi Associates, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 59 Wilton Road, Westport, CT 06880 The mailing address of the firm is P.O. Box 711, Westport, CT 06881. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.
You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 203-341-0833 or by fax 203-341-0822. The normal business hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at birinyi.com.