Bridgeworth, LLC (Birmingham)

Name: Bridgeworth, LLC
Address: 3800 Colonnade Parkway, Birmingham, AL, 35243
Telephone: (205) 208-8700

Bridgeworth, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Birmingham. It manages $1.29 billion of regulatory assets for 3,038 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, California, Colorado, and 15 other states.

Bridgeworth 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, publication of newsletters, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for more than 50 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Bridgeworth: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Bridgeworth, LLC is $1.29 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 310% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $1.29 billion in discretionary accounts and $3.53 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $424.43 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $587.6 thousand.

Bridgeworth has custody of $21.33 million in cash and securities for 15 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 91% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 5% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 3% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Bridgeworth, 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.

What kind of clients Bridgeworth serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Bridgeworth is individuals with 2,739 clients and $666.88 million of assets under management. Among the 14 most similar advisory firms, Bridgeworth has the 3rd highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.29 billion for 3,051 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.

Bridgeworth doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Bridgeworth, LLC

The company employs 50 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 24 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.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Kathryn Ward Michael	Managing member	1 Aug 2012	Other	1153511
Lawrence Alan Goldberg	Managing member	1 Aug 2012	Other	1962396
David Wayne Harris	Managing member	1 Aug 2012	Other	1937707
Henry Barret Ware	Managing member	1 Aug 2012	Other	1242540
Delynn Moring Zell	Managing member	1 Aug 2012	Other	1923602
Jacqueline Armfield Tucker	Managing member	1 Aug 2012	Other	1055315
Stanley Terrell Funches	Chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2012	Other	3054709
Jeffrey Todd Mccormack	Managing member	1 Jan 2013	Other	2857491
Julia Hardin Ellis	Director of marketing	1 Feb 2014	Other	1644654
Donna Ann Byrne	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2015	Other	4183151
Donna A. Byrne	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2015	Other	4183151
Brian Troy Hinson	Managing member	1 Aug 2015	Other	2783737
Jennifer Wagner Sneed	Managing member	1 Feb 2016	Other	4343330
Charles Zachary Ivey	Managing member	1 Oct 2016	Other	4402334
Jonathan Eric Millican	Director of planning	1 Jan 2017	Other	5035703
Sara Arellano Smith	Chief financial officer	1 Nov 2017	Other	6881787
Tomonica Michelle Stoudemire	Chief compliance officer	1 May 2018	Other	4810586
James Samuel Fitch	Equity partner	1 Jan 2019	Other	2108001
William O'neal Hocutt	Equity partner	1 Jan 2019	Other	4661987
Robert Wayne Johnson	Equity partner	1 Jan 2019	Other	2040981
Jeris Burns Gaston	Equity partner	1 Jan 2019	Other	5238781

Based in Birmingham

The principal office where Bridgeworth, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 3800 Colonnade Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35243, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Decatur, AL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number (205) 208-8700 or by fax (205) 208-8701. The normal business hours are 8am- 5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at bridgeworthfinancial.com and its LinkedIn profile.