Keith Hamilton, Inc. (La Jolla)

Name: Keith Hamilton, Inc.
Address: 7979 Ivanhoe Ave., La Jolla, CA, 92037
Telephone: 858-551-1040

Keith Hamilton, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in La Jolla. It manages $91.5 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 and Washington.

Keith Hamilton provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, and hourly consulting. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm also engages as tax planning and preparation.

Keith Hamilton: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Keith Hamilton, Inc. is $91.5 million. The firm's AUM has gone down by -10% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $10.24 million in discretionary accounts and $81.26 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $142.15 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $276.41 thousand.

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 13% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 2% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Keith Hamilton, 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 Keith Hamilton serves?

The firm provides services to individuals and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of Keith Hamilton is high net worth individuals with 67 clients and $56.99 million of assets under management. Among the 1 most similar advisory firms, Keith Hamilton has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $78.78 million for 166 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.

Keith Hamilton doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Keith Hamilton, Inc.

The company employs 5 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 40 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No 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
Keith Edward Hamilton	President / ceo / chief compliance officer	1 May 2009	75% - 100%	1542590

Based in La Jolla

The principal office where Keith Hamilton, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 7979 Ivanhoe Ave., La Jolla, CA 92037, 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 858-551-1040 or by fax 858-456-2739. The normal business hours are 8:30 - 5:00 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at khamiltonandassociates.com and its LinkedIn profile.