Mcadams Wright Ragen, Inc. (Seattle)


Mcadams Wright Ragen, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Seattle. It manages $3.53 billion of regulatory assets for 5,004 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 49 other states.

Mcadams Wright Ragen provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, selection of other advisers, and publication of newsletters. It prepares financial plans for less than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Mcadams Wright Ragen: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Mcadams Wright Ragen, Inc. is $3.53 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 6534% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $3.23 billion in discretionary accounts and $298.08 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $735.12 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $493.51 thousand.
Mcadams Wright Ragen has custody of $3.59 billion in cash and securities for 5,137 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Mcadams Wright Ragen, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and commissions. 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.

Careers at Mcadams Wright Ragen, Inc.

Scott Wayne Mcadams has been acting as President since 1 Jul 1998. Baird Financial Corporation joined the executive team most recently as the Shareholder.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Brooks Geer Ragen Chairman of the board 1 Jul 1998 Other 370117
Scott Wayne Mcadams President/ceo 1 Jul 1998 Other 1559165
Inc. Manzanita Capital Holding company/equity owner 1 Nov 1998 75% - 100% 91-1920553
Candace Lynn Richardson Senior vice president of operations 1 Jan 1999 Other 2184649
Cameron Brooks Ragen Member of investment committee 1 Jan 2000 Other 2140003
David Jerome Director Executive vp/cfo/finop 1 Jan 2000 Other 1060159
Heather Hewson Rock Member investment committee 1 Nov 2000 Other 1346744
Marshelle Doran Senior vice president / fixed income 1 May 2001 Other 1629663
Marshelle Mclean Doran Senior vice president / fixed income 1 May 2001 Other 1629663
David Jerome Director Executive vp/cfo/finop/cco 1 Aug 2001 Other 1060159
Timothy Craig Bueneman Senior vice president managing director institutional sales 1 Sep 2001 Other 34750
Richard Milton Fong Managing director capital markets 1 Oct 2001 Other 730506
Cameron Brooks Ragen Member of investment committee/srop 1 Dec 2003 Other 2140003
Brett Robert Johnson Assistant vice president/srop/crop 1 Jan 2004 Other 3004098
Brian Douglas Westlund Senior vice president / branch manager 1 Apr 2004 Other 720756
Paul Christopher Latta Director of research 1 Apr 2004 Other 2324753
Jody Lee Cannady Assistant vice president / finance 1 Apr 2004 Other 4502140
Robert John Rogowski Vice president / real estate broker 1 Jul 2005 Other 1818321
Diane Hauge Daggatt Managing director institutional sales 1 Aug 2005 Other 2552918
Michelle Elizabeth Heyne Vice president & chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2006 Other 1353177
Michelle Elizabeth Heyne Srop/crop 1 Jun 2007 Other 1353177
Alicia Maria Guagliardo Cco 1 Aug 2012 Other 2091180
Baird Financial Corporation Shareholder 1 Jul 2014 75% - 100% 30-1289533
Steven Gregory Booth Director 1 Jul 2014 Other 2147388
Paul Edward Purcell Director 1 Jul 2014 Other 844873
Michael John Schroeder Director 1 Jul 2014 Other 1483012
Dominick Paul Zarcone Director 1 Jul 2014 Other 2154034

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 3 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Brooks Geer Ragen Shareholder 1 Apr 2001 25% - 50% 370117
Baird Holding Company Shareholder 1 Jul 2014 75% - 100% 39-2027336
Inc. Baird Financial Group Shareholder 1 Jul 2014 75% - 100% 80-0844225

Based in Seattle

The principal office where Mcadams Wright Ragen, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 925 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Mount Vernon, WA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 206-664-8850 or by fax 206-470-3512. The normal business hours are 7:30 am to 3:30 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.mwrinc.com.