Cooke & Bieler, L.P. is a large advisory firm based in Philadelphia. It manages $5.08 billion of regulatory assets for 271 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Florida, Massachusetts, Nebraska, and 6 other states.
Cooke & Bieler provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.
The assets under management (AUM) of Cooke & Bieler, L.P. is $5.08 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 174% since the beginning of its operation, and $333.58 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.
The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Cooke & Bieler, L.P. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.
The firm provides services to individuals, investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Cooke & Bieler is state or municipal government entities with 20 clients and $1.98 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Cooke & Bieler has the highest percentage of state or municipal government entities out of all clients.
The amount of regulatory assets under management is $5.08 billion for 271 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 6% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.
Cooke & Bieler doesn't advise any private funds.
The company employs 31 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 42 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 13 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 compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.
The principal office where Cooke & Bieler, L.P. performs its advisory services is located at 1700 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Charlotte, NC. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.
You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 215-246-2030 or by fax 215-567-1681. The normal business hours are 8:30 am - 5:30 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at cooke-bieler.com.