Highland Consulting Associates Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Cleveland. It manages $12.18 billion of regulatory assets for 438 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
Highland Consulting Associates provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for less than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.
The assets under management (AUM) of Highland Consulting Associates Inc. is $12.18 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 65% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.
The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Highland Consulting Associates Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. Hourly charges are usually charged for consulting work and special projects. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.
The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Richard Veres is pension and profit sharing plans with 91 clients and $10.38 billion of assets under management. Among the 3 most similar advisory firms, Highland Consulting Associates has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.
The amount of regulatory assets under management is $12.18 billion for 141 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.
Highland Consulting Associates doesn't advise any private funds.
The company employs 23 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 70 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.
Richard Veres has been acting as President since 1 Oct 1993. Christopher Paul Germano joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.
The principal office where Highland Consulting Associates Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 159 Crocker Park Blvd., Suite 350, Cleveland, OH 44145 8132, 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 440-808-1500 or by fax 440-808-1550. The normal business hours are 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at highlandusa.net.