Coastal Investment Advisors, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Wilmington. It manages $394.34 million of regulatory assets for 2,698 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 34 other states.

Coastal Investment Advisors 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, and publication of newsletters. It prepares financial plans for less than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Coastal Investment Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Coastal Investment Advisors, Inc. is $394.34 million. The firm's AUM has gone down by -3% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $326.68 million in discretionary accounts and $67.66 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $141.73 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $172.17 thousand.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 55% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment and business development companies, which make up 23% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 16% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Coastal Investment Advisors, Inc. 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 Charles Francis Reiling 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 Charles Francis Reiling is individuals with 2,456 clients and $303.08 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Coastal Investment Advisors has the highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $394.34 million for 2,698 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.

Coastal Investment Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Coastal Investment Advisors, Inc.

The company employs 61 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 61 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 receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Charles Francis Reiling has been acting as President since 1 Sep 2014. David James Monahan joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Financial Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Based in Wilmington

The principal office where Coastal Investment Advisors, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 1201 N. Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Lancaster, PA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 888-657-5200 or by fax 302-250-4731. The normal business hours are 9-5 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at coastal-one.com.

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