Curran & Lewis Investment Management, Inc. (Redwood City)

Name: Curran & Lewis Investment Management, Inc.
Address: 555 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 320, Redwood City, CA, 94065
Telephone: (650) 463-0200

Curran & Lewis Investment Management, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Redwood City. It manages $236.15 million of regulatory assets for 513 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2002 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Texas, and Vermont.

Curran & Lewis Investment Management provides financial planning services and portfolio management for individuals and small businesses. It prepares financial plans for more than 100 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Curran & Lewis Investment Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Curran & Lewis Investment Management, Inc. is $236.15 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 621% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $236.15 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $460.33 thousand each.

Curran & Lewis Investment Management has custody of $36.09 million in cash and securities for 39 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 91% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 5% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment grade corporate bonds form 1% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Curran & Lewis Investment Management, Inc. 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 James Patrick Curran serves?

The firm provides services to individuals and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of James Patrick Curran is high net worth individuals with 87 clients and $201 million of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Curran & Lewis Investment Management has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $233.52 million for 174 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.

Curran & Lewis Investment Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Curran & Lewis Investment Management, Inc.

The company employs 2 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 2 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 compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

James Patrick Curran has been acting as President since 1 Jun 1996. Edna Lewis joined the executive team most recently as the Shareholder.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
James Patrick Curran	President/chief compliance officer	1 Jun 1996	75% - 100%	709346
Stephen Wilder Lewis	Vice president	1 Jun 1996	25% - 50%	308896
Stephen Widder Lewis	Vice president	1 Jun 1996	25% - 50%	308896
Edna Lewis	Shareholder	1 Mar 2014	25% - 50%	6426029

Based in Redwood City

The principal office where Curran & Lewis Investment Management, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 555 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 320, Redwood City, CA 94065, 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 (650) 463-0200 or by fax (650) 325-9244. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at curranandlewis.com and its LinkedIn profile.