Tradition Wealth Management LLC (Edina)


Tradition Wealth Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in Edina. It manages $539.38 million of regulatory assets for 2,674 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Colorado, and 13 other states.

Tradition Wealth Management provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, pension consulting services, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for more than 250 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Tradition Wealth Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Tradition Wealth Management LLC is $539.38 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 2030% since the beginning of its operation, and $2.44 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $521.84 million in discretionary accounts and $17.55 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $196.03 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $1.46 million.
Tradition Wealth Management has custody of $24.2 million in cash and securities for 60 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 54% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 36% 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 Tradition Wealth Management LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Chadwick James Schumacher serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Chadwick James Schumacher is high net worth individuals with 278 clients and $306.04 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Tradition Wealth Management has the 4th highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $535.61 million for 1,453 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Tradition Wealth Management doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Tradition Wealth Management LLC

The company employs 20 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 80 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 13 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.

Chadwick James Schumacher has been acting as President since 1 Feb 2003. Mark Sterling Walsingham joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Chadwick James Schumacher Director/chief compliance officer 1 Feb 2003 Other 2386491
John Thomas Greenagel Director 1 Feb 2003 Other 3018080
Christopher Robin Revak Member 1 Feb 2003 Other 3134868
Tradition Mortgage Llc Member 1 Feb 2003 25% - 50% 41-1925607
Eneback Llc Member 1 Feb 2003 Other 71-0938149
Hendrikson Family Llc Member 1 Feb 2003 Other 04-3745211
Erik Hendrikson Revocable Living Trust Member 1 Jan 2005 25% - 50% xxx-xx-xxxx
Jake Enebak Revocable Living Trust Member 1 Jan 2005 25% - 50% xxx-xx-xxxx
Thomas J. Enebak Revocable Living Trust Member 1 Jan 2005 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Timothy Charles Gunderson Member 1 Jun 2006 Other 4358442
John Leslie Hause Member 1 Jun 2006 Other 2850420
Christine Marie Sorensen Member 1 Jun 2006 Other 3184566
Bradley Allan Johnson Member 1 Jun 2006 Other 2258491
Jeffrey Thomas Erpelding Member 1 Jun 2006 Other 4355529
Mark Sterling Walsingham Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2018 Other 5541403

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 9 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Leah Diane Hendrikson Trustee 1 Jun 1995 50% - 75% 4756187
Thomas Jacob Enebak Trustee 1 Oct 1998 50% - 75% 4716045
T. Jacob Enebak Living Trust Member 1 Dec 1998 25% - 50% xxx-xx-xxxx
Erik G. Hendrikson Living Trust Member 1 Dec 1998 25% - 50% xxx-xx-xxxx
Erik George Hendrikson Trustee 1 Sep 1999 50% - 75% 4716046
Thomas Jacob Enebak Member 1 Dec 2002 75% - 100% 4716045
Erik George Hendrikson Member 1 Dec 2002 75% - 100% 4716046
T Jacob Enebak Member 1 Dec 2002 75% - 100% 4716045
Erik G Hendrikson Member 1 Dec 2002 75% - 100% 4716046

Based in Edina

The principal office where Tradition Wealth Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 7601 France Avenue South, Edina, MN 55435, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in St. Paul, MN. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 952-252-4692 or by fax 952-252-4693. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at traditionwealthmanagement.com.