Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. (New York)


Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $1.77 billion of regulatory assets for 16,765 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, and 37 other states.

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Dean Witter Reynolds provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and pension consulting services. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Dean Witter Reynolds: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. is $1.77 billion. The company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $1.4 billion in discretionary accounts and $376.12 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $122.03 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $70.53 thousand.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, 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 Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.

James Francis Higgins has been acting as President since 1 Aug 2000. Mitchell Moses Merin joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Philip James Purcell Chairman, chief executive officer, director 1 Jan 1984 Other 1367876
Anthony Miliote Senior vice president, srop 1 Dec 1987 Other 334303
David Michael Warmin Crop, first vice president 1 Aug 1993 Other 876892
Lorena Janette Kern Compliance director, senior vice president 1 Feb 1998 Other 1815897
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co Parent 1 Mar 1998 75% - 100% 22-2771226
Stephen Roy Miller Executive vice president, director 1 May 1999 Other 335648
Bruce Frederick Alonso Director, executive vice president 1 May 1999 Other 712622
Robert Garland Scott Director 1 May 1999 Other 417200
Charles Francis Jr Vadala Senior vice president, chief financial officer 1 May 1999 Other 1313842
Michael Hemilton Stone General counsel, executive vice president, secretary 1 Jan 2000 Other 3258790
Donald George Jr Kempf Director 1 Apr 2000 Other 4103862
James Francis Higgins Director 1 Aug 2000 Other 245358
Mitchell Moses Merin Director 1 Aug 2000 Other 1605328
Stephen Samuel Crawford Director 1 Aug 2000 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
John Henry Schaefer President, chief operating officer, director 1 Aug 2000 Other 860814
Joseph George Siniscalchi Director, executive vice president 1 Aug 2000 Other 2048690

Based in New York

The principal office where Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. performs its advisory services is located at Two World Trade Center, New York, NY 10048, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in San Francisco, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-392-6564 or by fax 212-392-5600. The normal business hours are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.morganstanley.com.