Fortem Financial Group, LLC (Palm Desert)

Name: Fortem Financial Group, LLC
Address: 44801 Village Court #201, Palm Desert, CA, 92260
Telephone: 760-206-8500

Fortem Financial Group, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Palm Desert. It manages $243.73 million of regulatory assets for 684 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2017 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas.

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

Fortem Financial Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Fortem Financial Group, LLC is $243.73 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 9% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $236.96 million in discretionary accounts and $6.77 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $366.25 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $182.89 thousand.

Fortem Financial Group has custody of $106.7 million in cash and securities for 138 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 44% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 33% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 10% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Fortem Financial Group, LLC 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 Fortem Financial Group serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Fortem Financial Group is high net worth individuals with 56 clients and $173.07 million of assets under management. Among the 12 most similar advisory firms, Fortem Financial Group has the 5th highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $243.73 million for 204 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.

Fortem Financial Group doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Fortem Financial Group, LLC

The company employs 5 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 80 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 3 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.

Focus Financial Partners Inc. joined the executive team most recently as the Member.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Llc Focus Formation Holdings	Manager/member	1 Jul 2017	75% - 100%	82-22371
Brian Paul Amidei	Chief executive officer	1 Jan 2018	Other	2965820
Joseph Giorgio Romano	Chief operating officer	1 Jan 2018	Other	4140354
Brett Carlton D'orlando	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2018	Other	4834120
Llc Focus Operating	Member (manager)	1 Jan 2018	75% - 100%	20-8161914

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Llc Focus Financial Partners	Member	1 Jan 2007	75% - 100%	16-1728260
L.P. Trident Vi Parallel Fund	Member	1 Apr 2017	25% - 50%	98-1132009
Llc Trident Ffp Blocker	Limited partner	1 May 2017	25% - 50%	82-1667776
L.P. Trident Vi	Limited partner	1 May 2017	25% - 50%	98-1131820
L.P. Trident Ffp	Member	1 Jul 2017	25% - 50%	82-1662703
Focus Financial Partners Inc.	Member	1 Jul 2018	75% - 100%	47-4780811

Based in Palm Desert

The principal office where Fortem Financial Group, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 44801 Village Court #201, Palm Desert, CA 92260, 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 760-206-8500 or by fax 760-206-8819. The normal business hours are 7 am - 4 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at fortemfin.com.