Ipswich Investment Management Company, Inc. (Ipswich)


Ipswich Investment Management Company, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Ipswich. It manages $453.32 million of regulatory assets for 511 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Florida, Georgia, Maine, and 6 other states.

Ipswich Investment Management Company provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Ipswich Investment Management Company: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ipswich Investment Management Company, Inc. is $453.32 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 433% since the beginning of its operation, and $7.36 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $398.56 million in discretionary accounts and $54.76 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $815.05 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $2.49 million.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 75% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is government bonds, which make up 10% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment grade corporate bonds form 7% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ipswich Investment Management Company, Inc. 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 Ipswich Investment Management Company serves?

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 Ipswich Investment Management Company is high net worth individuals with 39 clients and $245.94 million of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Ipswich Investment Management Company has the 5th highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $453.32 million for 217 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 3% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Ipswich Investment Management Company doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Ipswich Investment Management Company, Inc.

The company employs 10 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 50 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 5 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
William George Markos Owner 1 Feb 1986 75% - 100% xxx-xx-xxxx
Kathleen Boyd Part-time associate 1 Sep 1999 Other 2630279
Molly Adams Morin Vice president 1 Aug 2000 Other 4375651
Frances Anne Cotton Vice president 1 Jan 2001 Other 2184027
Janine Melanie Mcnamara Office manager 1 Apr 2001 Other 4401929
Sheila Catherine Brand Vice president 1 May 2001 Other 4410030
Annemarie Santeusanio Vice president - operations 1 Jan 2002 Other 4505391
Albert Cushing Titcomb Senior vice president 1 Sep 2004 Other 5033851
Annemarie Santeusanio Vice president and chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2005 Other 4505391
Annemarie Santeusanio Vice president 1 Dec 2005 Other 4505391
Albert Cushing Titcomb Presidentand chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2005 Other 5033851
Alexander M. Colby Trustee 1 Sep 2006 Other 2559042
Eric Harrison Jostrom Chairman & chief investment officer 1 Jan 2007 Other 262381
Annemarie Santeusanio Vice president & treasurer 1 Jan 2007 Other 4505391
Albert Cushing Titcomb Presidentand chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2007 25% - 50% 5033851
Alexander M. Colby Senior vice president & managing director 1 Jan 2007 Other 2559042
Kieran Thomas O'neill Vp operations 1 Aug 2008 Other 5614639
Patricia Anne Bowlin Senior vice president & managing director 1 Feb 2010 Other 2681885
James R Mccall Senior vice president 1 Oct 2012 Other 2557718
Karen Ciszewski Cole Sr. vice president 1 Jan 2014 Other 1208070
Albert Cushing Titcomb Executive vice president, coo & chief compliance officer 1 Nov 2014 25% - 50% 5033851
Alexander M. Colby President, ceo & managing director 1 Nov 2014 Other 2559042
Janell Phillips Senior vice president 1 Jun 2017 Other 2378496

Based in Ipswich

The principal office where Ipswich Investment Management Company, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 53 S. Main Street, Ipswich, MA 01938 2321, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Boston, MA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 978-356-6333 or by fax 978-356-2176. The normal business hours are 9:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at ipswichinvestment.com.