Unconventional Investor, LLC (San Leandro)

Name: Unconventional Investor, LLC
Address: 295 Bowling Green Street, San Leandro, CA, 94577
Telephone: (415) 235-3729

Unconventional Investor, LLC is a large advisory firm based in San Leandro. It manages $135.4 million of regulatory assets for 366 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2018 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Massachusetts, and North Carolina.

Unconventional Investor provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Unconventional Investor: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Unconventional Investor, LLC is $135.4 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -13% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $135.4 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $369.93 thousand each.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 85% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, 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 Unconventional Investor, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and hourly charges. 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 Unconventional Investor serves?

The firm provides services to individuals and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of Unconventional Investor is high net worth individuals with 41 clients and $119.04 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Unconventional Investor has the 2nd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $134.85 million for 70 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.

Unconventional Investor doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Unconventional Investor, LLC

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 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 don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Paul Pierson O'leary	Managing member/ chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2007	75% - 100%	1691967

Based in San Leandro

The principal office where Unconventional Investor, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 295 Bowling Green Street, San Leandro, CA 94577 The mailing address of the firm is P.O. Box 16035, Oakland, CA 94610. An additional office of the firm is in Charlotte, NC. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number (415) 235-3729. The normal business hours are by appointment on Other. You can find more information about the New York firm at unconventionalinvestor.com.