Global Retirement Partners LLC (San Rafael)


Global Retirement Partners LLC is a large advisory firm based in San Rafael. It manages $40.11 billion of regulatory assets for 8,974 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2014 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 45 other states.

Global Retirement Partners provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for more than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Global Retirement Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Global Retirement Partners LLC is $40.11 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 100% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $6.64 billion in discretionary accounts and $33.47 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.21 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $9.6 million.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 89% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 10% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in other assets form 1% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Global Retirement Partners LLC 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.

What kind of clients James Houston Williams 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 James Houston Williams is pension and profit sharing plans with 3,490 clients and $38.55 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Global Retirement Partners has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $40.11 billion for 8,974 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.

Global Retirement Partners doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Global Retirement Partners LLC

The company employs 241 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 98 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 236 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 15 people 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.

Global Retirement Partners LLC is owned by Evangelia Kalivas. James Houston Williams has been acting as President since 1 Jul 2014. David Andrew Reich joined the executive team most recently as the President.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
William Robert Chetney Ceo 1 Jul 2014 75% - 100% 1598915
James Houston Williams President 1 Jul 2014 Other 1482414
Cosmo Charles Gould Cco 1 Sep 2014 Other 5033874
Evangelia Kalivas Owner 1 Jul 2015 Other 2018109
Jeffrey Stuart Greenberg Owner 1 Jul 2015 Other 1425654
John Roger Prichard Owner 1 Jul 2015 Other 1152877
William Robert Chetney Ceo 1 Jul 2015 Other 1598915
Blake Alexander Thibault Owner 1 Jul 2015 Other 3195827
John Mckenzie Clark Owner 1 Jul 2015 Other 4902420
David Michael Kulchar Owner 1 Jul 2015 Other 1127082
Barbara Jean Delaney Owner 1 Jul 2015 Other 1380247
Chad James Larsen Owner 1 Jul 2015 Other 1763185
Gogan & Williams Owner 1 Jul 2015 Other 143380
Joseph Fredrick Denoyior Owner 1 Jul 2015 Other 2136470
Mark Douglas Temple Owner 1 Jul 2015 Other 1689281
Salvatore Stephen Zambito Coo 1 Nov 2015 Other 2453248
Geoffrey Robert White Managing member 1 Dec 2017 Other 2882857
Cosmo Charles Gould Ceo, cco 1 May 2018 Other 5033874
Salvatore Stephen Zambito President, coo 1 May 2018 Other 2453248
Cosmo Charles Gould President, cco 1 Sep 2018 Other 5033874
Geoffrey Robert White Ceo 1 Sep 2018 Other 2882857
Russell Alan Frierson Coo 1 Sep 2018 Other 2436724
Salvatore Stephen Zambito Chief administrative officer 1 Sep 2018 Other 2453248
Joseph Fredrick Denoyior Managing member 1 Mar 2019 25% - 50% 2136470
Jeffrey Daniel Hamblen Managing member 1 Mar 2019 Other 1101452
Jennifer Marie Owen Managing member 1 Mar 2019 Other 5173721
Test Owner 1 Aug 2019 75% - 100% 01-2222222
David Andrew Reich President 1 Sep 2019 Other 4787396
Hub International Limited Managing member 1 Sep 2019 75% - 100% 75-3243028
Adam Sokolic Vice president 1 Sep 2019 Other 5445751

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 12 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Hockey Intermediate Inc. Shareholder 1 Oct 2013 75% - 100% 80-0951815
Hub Holdings Llc Shareholder 1 Oct 2013 75% - 100% 61-1740650
Hockey Parent Inc. Member 1 Oct 2013 75% - 100% 46-3406642
Hockey Parent Holdings L.P. Shareholder 1 Oct 2013 75% - 100% 35-2489369
Hockey Investments L.P. Limited partner 1 Oct 2013 75% - 100% 30-0794036
Llc Hockey Parent Holdings Gp General partner 1 Oct 2013 Other 46-3710421
L.P. Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners Vii Limited partner 1 Oct 2013 Other 98-0611116
Llc Hockey Investments Gp General partner 1 Oct 2013 Other 46-3343993
L.P. Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners Vii (Parallel) Member 1 Oct 2013 Other 98-0611117
L.P. Hellman & Friedman Investors Vii General partner 1 Oct 2013 Other 98-0611123
Ltd. H&F Corporate Investors Vii General partner 1 Oct 2013 Other 98-0611118
James Houston Williams Class a shareholder 1 Apr 2015 50% - 75% 1482414

Based in San Rafael

The principal office where Global Retirement Partners LLC performs its advisory services is located at 4340 Redwood Highway, San Rafael, CA 94903, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Denver, CO. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 415-526-2753 or by fax 415-492-1229. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday.