Salient Friedman Wealth Management, LLC (San Rafael)


Salient Friedman Wealth Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in San Rafael. It manages $612.88 million of regulatory assets for 1,461 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2009 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Salient Friedman Wealth Management provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and pension consulting services. It prepares financial plans for more than 100 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Salient Friedman Wealth Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Salient Friedman Wealth Management, LLC is $612.88 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 15% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $576.35 million in discretionary accounts and $36.53 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $452.75 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $194.33 thousand.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Salient Friedman Wealth Management, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, 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.

Careers at Salient Friedman Wealth Management, LLC

Gregory Hugh Friedman has been acting as President since 1 May 2009. Theo Alford Gallier has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 May 2009 and Richard Alan Stone is the Chief Executive Officer of Salient Friedman Wealth Management, LLC family office. Frank Joseph Jones joined the executive team most recently as the Investment Committee Chair.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Richard Alan Stone Chief executive officer 1 Sep 1983 Other 437398
Justin Karl Hult Director of operations & chief compliance officer 1 May 2009 Other 2888652
Theo Alford Gallier Direct owner/chief investment officer 1 May 2009 Other 1775296
Susan Diane Duvall Dickson Chief operating officer 1 May 2009 Other 5238178
Salient Financial Corp Direct owner 1 May 2009 50% - 75% 68-0002112
Inc. Wealth Management Advisors Direct owner 1 May 2009 25% - 50% 68-0487223
Gregory Hugh Friedman President 1 May 2009 Other 1929640
Frank Joseph Jones Investment committee chair 1 Oct 2009 Other 1358943

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Richard Alan Stone Owner 1 May 2009 75% - 100% 437398

Based in San Rafael

The principal office where Salient Friedman Wealth Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 750 Lindaro Street, San Rafael, CA 94901, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Novato, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 415-526-2900 or by fax 415-459-3956. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.salientfinancial.com.