Post Advisory Group, LLC (Los Angeles)


Post Advisory Group, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Los Angeles. It manages $15.84 billion of regulatory assets for 46 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

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Post Advisory Group provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Post Advisory Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Post Advisory Group, LLC is $15.84 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 685% since the beginning of its operation, and $10.89 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $15.84 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $344.35 million each.
Post Advisory Group has custody of $1.64 billion in cash and securities for 5 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in non-investment grade corporate bonds the most. They account for 71% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is other assets, which make up 9% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 5% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Post Advisory Group, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management 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.

What kind of clients Ellen W Shumway serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Ellen W Shumway is corporations or other businesses with 8 clients and $6.12 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Post Advisory Group has the highest percentage of corporations or other businesses out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $14.75 billion for 42 clients. 57% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Post Advisory Group also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund, four other private funds, and one securitized asset fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $250,000.

Careers at Post Advisory Group, LLC

The company employs 51 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 41 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 3 people 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.

Ellen W Shumway has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2014. Henry Joo Chyung has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Jan 2014 and Lawrence Aron Post is the Chief Executive Officer of Post Advisory Group, LLC family office. Ronald Earl Falls joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Operating Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Carl Goldsmith Managing director / portfolio manager 1 Aug 2000 Other 2901156
Scott M Klein Managing director / portfolio manager 1 Aug 2000 Other 2748845
Lawrence Aron Post Chief executive officer 1 Aug 2000 Other 827685
Allan E. Schweitzer Managing director / portfolio manager 1 Aug 2000 Other 4366295
Inc. Post Advisory Group Member 1 Aug 2000 Other 95-4371066
Llc Metropolitan West Financial Member 1 Jan 2002 25% - 50% 95-4888043
Patrick L. Mitchell Managing director - business development 1 Jan 2002 Other 4241187
Lorraine Fabiano Spurge Managing director - business development 1 Jan 2002 Other 1014243
Robert Shustak Managing director / president and chief operating officer 1 Mar 2002 Other 4339263
James John Lachance Managing director / portfolio manager 1 Jun 2002 Other 2636942
Kathy Hwa Sun Lee Managing director - research analyst 1 Jan 2003 Other 2652697
Kathy Choi Managing director / investment management 1 Jan 2003 Other 2652697
Patrick L. Mitchell Member 1 Jan 2003 Other 4241187
Lawrence Michael Goldman General counsel 1 Apr 2003 Other 4717144
Llc Principal Global Investors Member 1 Oct 2003 75% - 100% 109002
Ann Marie Swanson Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2004 Other 4684405
Tim Howald Chief operating officer 1 Jan 2005 Other 3070136
Michael Migro President and chief operating officer 1 May 2005 Other 4518525
David Adam Rosenblum Chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2008 Other 5585200
Allan E. Schweitzer Chief investment officer 1 Jan 2009 Other 4366295
David Edward Canter Chief compliance officer/ chief legal officer 1 Jan 2009 Other 4155942
Timothy Paul Mullaney Chief operating officer 1 Mar 2009 Other 1897849
Sanije Perrett Chief legal officer & chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2009 Other 4942640
Yvonne Young Chief financial officer 1 Oct 2011 Other 6467441
Darcyne Denise Choe Interim chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2012 Other 6048984
Inc. Nli Us Investments Member 1 May 2013 Other 46-2402076
Yutaka Ideguchi Director 1 May 2013 Other 5922520
Darcyne Denise Choe Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2013 Other 6048984
Henry Joo Chyung Chief investment officer 1 Jan 2014 Other 2533667
George Michael Jamgochian Chief operating officer 1 Feb 2014 Other 1023733
Ellen W Shumway Director 1 Mar 2014 Other 5590172
Jill Hittner Director 1 Mar 2014 Other 5309846
James Patrick Mccaughan Chairman 1 Mar 2014 Other 3074797
Henry Joo Chyung Director 1 Mar 2014 Other 2533667
George Michael Jamgochian Director 1 Mar 2014 Other 1023733
Jill Marie Hittner Director 1 Mar 2014 Other 5309846
Deanna Strable Director 1 Mar 2015 Other 6467090
Deanna Strable Soethout Director 1 Mar 2015 Other 6467090
Helen Eira Webb Director 1 Jul 2015 Other 6555837
Helen Eira Webb Chief operationg officer 1 Aug 2015 Other 6555837
Ronald E Falls Chief legal officer 1 Jan 2016 Other 5987439
Karen Elizabeth Shaff Director 1 Feb 2016 Other 4343508
Jeffrey Mark Stroll Director 1 Feb 2016 Other 4108763
Ronald Earl Falls Chief operating officer 1 Aug 2016 Other 5987439
Ronald E Falls Chief operating officer 1 Aug 2016 Other 5987439
Mario Arthur Indelicato Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2017 Other 4889081
Christopher James Reddy President 1 May 2017 Other 1560691
Principal Global Investors Holding Company Us Llc Member 1 May 2017 75% - 100% 42-1520348
Masamichi Nmn Kishimoto Director 1 Jan 2018 Other 6776847
Jeffrey Mark Stroll Deputy chief investment officer, director 1 Mar 2018 Other 4108763
Ronald Earl Falls Chief compliance officer, chief operating officer 1 Apr 2018 Other 5987439

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 8 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Lawrence Aron Post President 1 Jul 1992 75% - 100% 827685
Principal Life Insurance Company Sole member, 100% ownership 1 Sep 1998 75% - 100% 42-0127290
Richard Scott Hollander Member 1 Jan 2000 75% - 100% 724511
Inc. Principal Financial Services 100% owner 1 Oct 2001 75% - 100% 42-1520348
Inc. Principal Financial Group 100% owner 1 Oct 2001 75% - 100% 42-1520346
Llc Mw Holdings Interest owner 1 Jan 2002 75% - 100% 95-4778654
Nippon Life Insurance Company 100% owner 1 Apr 2013 75% - 100% n/a
Inc. Principal Financial Services 100% owner 1 May 2017 75% - 100% 81-5287564

Based in Los Angeles

The principal office where Post Advisory Group, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 2049 Century Park East, Los Angeles, CA 90067, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 310-996-9600 or by fax 310-996-9669. The normal business hours are 6:00am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at postadvisory.com.