Spinnaker Investment Group, LLC (Newport Beach)

Name: Spinnaker Investment Group, LLC
Address: 4100 Macarthur Blvd., Newport Beach, CA, 92660
Telephone: (949) 396-6700

Spinnaker Investment Group, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Newport Beach. It manages $292.01 million of regulatory assets for 1,200 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, and Texas.

Spinnaker Investment Group provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and retirement planning. It prepares financial plans for less than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Spinnaker Investment Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Spinnaker Investment Group, LLC is $292.01 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 184% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $264.09 million in discretionary accounts and $27.92 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $223.61 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $1.47 million.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 50% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 46% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment grade corporate bonds form 4% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

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

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Spinnaker Investment Group is high net worth individuals with 87 clients and $152.22 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Spinnaker Investment Group has the 5th highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $292.01 million for 569 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.

Spinnaker Investment Group doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Spinnaker Investment Group, LLC

The company employs 7 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 71 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 4 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 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
Morgan Robert Christen	Chief compliance officer and managing member	1 May 2016	50% - 75%	2395180
Joseph Muir Stapleton	Managing member	1 May 2016	50% - 75%	5617995

Based in Newport Beach

The principal office where Spinnaker Investment Group, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 4100 Macarthur Blvd., Newport Beach, CA 92660, 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 (949) 396-6700. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at spinninvest.com.