Malcolm H. Gissen & Associates Inc. (San Francisco)


Malcolm H. Gissen & Associates Inc. is a large advisory firm based in San Francisco. It manages $144 million of regulatory assets for 390 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2007 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Malcolm H. Gissen & Associates 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.

Malcolm H. Gissen & Associates: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Malcolm H. Gissen & Associates Inc. is $144 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -15% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $144 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $369.23 thousand each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Malcolm H. Gissen & Associates Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Malcolm H. Gissen & Associates Inc.

Malcolm Hadley Gissen has been acting as President since 1 Jun 2000. Craig Scott Valdes joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Malcolm Hadley Gissen President 1 Jun 2000 75% - 100% 1342791
Craig Scott Valdes Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2006 Other 1070843

Based in San Francisco

The principal office where Malcolm H. Gissen & Associates Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 1700 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94109, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Palo Alto, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 415-749-6565 or by fax 415-749-6566. The normal business hours are 8:30am to 6:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at mgissen.com.