H. Beck, Inc. (Rockville)


H. Beck, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Rockville. It manages $1.33 billion of regulatory assets for 6,066 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 47 other states.

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H. Beck provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for more than 250 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

H. Beck: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of H. Beck, Inc. is $1.33 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 28% since the beginning of its operation, and $805.23 thousand of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $161.64 million in discretionary accounts and $1.17 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $192.2 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $224.03 thousand.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 55% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, 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 H. Beck, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. Hourly charges are usually charged for consulting work and special projects. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients George Ignatius Connolly 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 George Ignatius Connolly is individuals with 5,488 clients and $1.07 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, H. Beck has the highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.33 billion for 6,066 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.

H. Beck doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at H. Beck, Inc.

The company employs 410 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 95 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 410 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 receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

George Ignatius Connolly has been acting as President since 1 Dec 2008. 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
John Nicholas Prokopchak Senior v.p.,shareholder/director 1 Feb 1992 Other 854734
Steven Robert Porter Cfo,sr. v.p.,shareholder/director 1 May 1998 Other 1547900
Norman Warren Kamerow Shareholder/director 1 May 1998 Other 263575
Eric Gordon Meyers Shareholder/director 1 May 1998 Other 857591
Gary S Hurvitz Sr. v.p. , clo/shareholder/director 1 Dec 1998 Other 1547893
Mark Andrew Karpe Cco 1 Aug 2000 Other 2814473
Charles Richard Eisenmann President, coo 1 Nov 2000 Other 733628
Steven Etienne Goune Vp operations, fnop,srop,msrb 1 Jan 2001 Other 2302651
Patrick Terence Bassett Crop 1 Jan 2001 Other 2337415
Maria Christina Alvarado Fnop 1 Apr 2001 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Michael Edward Poston Cco 1 Oct 2004 Other 1863133
Eden Debebe Crop 1 Oct 2004 Other 2211137
Marylove Hearty Moy Executive vice president, srop, msrb and coo 1 Jan 2005 Other 1857181
James Henry Dresselaers Executive vice president, srop and chief operating officer 1 Mar 2006 Other 1106109
Donald Paul Butler Fnop 1 May 2006 Other 1077287
Patrick Terence Bassett Director of advisory services, msrb and crop 1 Aug 2007 Other 2337415
Kevin Vincent Kirk Compliance officer, msrb and crop 1 Jan 2008 Other 2637985
George Ignatius Connolly Director 1 Dec 2008 Other 1457599
Warren John Zaccaro Director 1 Dec 2008 Other 4948865
Suzanne Marie Chochrek Director 1 Dec 2008 Other 1520107
Inc. Securian Financial Group 100 % sharholder 1 Dec 2008 75% - 100% 41-1919752
Gary S Hurvitz Senior vp / clo / director 1 Dec 2008 Other 1547893
Steven Robert Porter Cfo, svp / director 1 Dec 2008 Other 1547900
Eric Gordon Meyers Ceo / president / director 1 Dec 2008 Other 857591
Randy F Wallake Director 1 Dec 2008 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Randy Fenton Wallake Director 1 Dec 2008 Other 1153960
Elaine Frances Duffus Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2010 Other 3075954
Roseann (Nmn) Chavanne Avp of trading 1 May 2010 Other 1190223
James Henry Dresselaers Executive vice president, chief compliance officer and chief operating officer 1 Nov 2010 Other 1106109
Roseann (Nmn) Chavanne Avp of trading and msrb 1 Mar 2011 Other 1190223
Robert Noel Pinkley Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2011 Other 2977062
Patrick Desmond Fenning Principal trader 1 Jun 2011 Other 2893457
Clinelle Arminta Jean Principal trader 1 Aug 2011 Other 2865111
Kathleen Pinkett Director 1 May 2012 Other 6184104
Loyall Edward Wilson Director 1 May 2012 Other 1368670
James Henry Dresselaers Executive vice president and chief operating officer 1 May 2012 Other 1106109
Raymond Robert Jr Hessling Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2012 Other 2463931
James Henry Dresselaers President & director 1 May 2013 Other 1106109
Scott Carl Thorson Executive vice president & chief operating officer 1 May 2013 Other 1651412
Eric Gordon Meyers Ceo / director 1 May 2013 Other 857591
Richard Michael Merritt Principal 1 Oct 2013 Other 2128127
Benjamin Cooper Senior vice president & chief legal officer 1 Jan 2014 Other 2223715
James Henry Dresselaers Chief field officer 1 May 2016 Other 1106109
George Ignatius Connolly Chairman, chief executive officer & director 1 May 2016 Other 1457599
Loyall Edward Wilson President & director 1 May 2016 Other 1368670
Sarah Florence Sanfilippo Interim investment adviser chief compliance officer 1 May 2017 Other 1140382
Scott Carl Thorson Interim president, fnop, executive vice president & chief operating officer 1 Jul 2017 Other 1651412
Peter Gordon Berlute Director 1 Jul 2017 Other 6175204
Keri Sue Obrien Secretary 1 Jul 2017 Other 6821352
James Lynn Poer Director 1 Dec 2017 Other 1983357
John Patrick Vanderheyden Director 1 Dec 2017 Other 2235802
Robert Bredt Norwood Director 1 Dec 2017 Other 2536685
Michael Ross Pedlow Investment adviser chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2017 Other 4871563
Kestra Financial Inc. 100 % shareholder 1 Dec 2017 75% - 100% 47-1566880
Michelle Anne Barry President 1 Jan 2018 Other 2744539
Jason R Albino Chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2018 Other 2891263
Raymond Robert Jr Hessling Vice president surveillance & monitoring 1 Feb 2018 Other 2463931
Billy Wayne Jr Shank Vice president, investment advisory 1 Mar 2018 Other 4829362
Christopher Ryan Roberts Senior vice president & sales support 1 May 2018 Other 4199623
Joel Van Bennett Assistant vice president 1 Jul 2018 Other 2047878
Yin Yin Assistant secretary 1 Jul 2018 Other 3219513
Courtney E. Holden Assistant secretary 1 Jul 2018 Other 6416729

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 15 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Securian Holding Company 100% shareholder 1 Dec 2008 75% - 100% 41-1919753
Minnesota Mutual Companies 100 % shareholder 1 Dec 2008 75% - 100% 41-1919754
Llc Kestra Investment Services 100 % shareholder 1 Dec 2017 75% - 100% 74-2794194
Inc. Kestra Advisor Services Holding A Owner 1 Dec 2017 75% - 100% 47-1595804
Inc. Kestra Advisor Services Holding B Owner 1 Dec 2017 75% - 100% 47-1585299
Inc. Kestra Advisor Services Holding C Owner 1 Dec 2017 75% - 100% 47-1573405
Lp Kestra Financial Holdings Owner 1 Dec 2017 75% - 100% 81-2073450
Llc Kestra Financial Holdings Gp General partner 1 Dec 2017 Other 81-2073450
Lp Trident Vi Parallel Fund Member 1 Dec 2017 Other 98-1132009
Lp Trident Vi Member 1 Dec 2017 Other 98-1131820
L.P. Kingfisher Holding Owner 1 Jun 2019 75% - 100% 83-3788640
Inc. Kingfisher Holding A Owner 1 Jun 2019 75% - 100% 83-3797972
Inc. Kingfisher Holding B Owner 1 Jun 2019 75% - 100% 83-3798493
L.P. Warburg Pincus Financial Sector Limited partner 1 Jun 2019 25% - 50% 82-1919654
Llc Kingfisher Holding Gp General partner 1 Jun 2019 75% - 100% 83-3788468

Based in Rockville

The principal office where H. Beck, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 2440 Research Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20850, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Verona, NJ. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 301-944-5900 or by fax 301-231-5506. The normal business hours are 9:00 - 5:00 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at hbeckinc.com and its LinkedIn profile.