Investment Research & Advisory Group, Inc. (Atlanta)

Name: Investment Research & Advisory Group, Inc.
Address: 1230 Peachtree Street Ne, Atlanta, GA, 30309
Telephone: 404-760-3730

Investment Research & Advisory Group, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Atlanta. It manages $7.53 billion of regulatory assets for 205 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2009 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Investment Research & Advisory Group provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, pension consulting services, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for more than 100 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Investment Research & Advisory Group: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Investment Research & Advisory Group, Inc. is $7.53 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 4543% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $306.49 million in discretionary accounts and $7.22 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $2.39 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $93.82 million.

Investment Research & Advisory Group has custody of $156.88 million in cash and securities for 53 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 67% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is non-exchange traded securities, which make up 19% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in exchange traded securities form 10% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Investment Research & Advisory Group, 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 Investment Research & Advisory Group serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Investment Research & Advisory Group is pension and profit sharing plans with 71 clients and $7.28 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Investment Research & Advisory Group has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $7.49 billion for 198 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.

Investment Research & Advisory Group doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Investment Research & Advisory Group, Inc.

The company employs 11 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 7 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
Douglas Brian Leeson	Principal / chief compliance officer	1 Mar 1992	75% - 100%	1540703
Faith Renee Davis	Chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2016	Other	5621916
Faith Renee Smith	Chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2016	Other	5621916
Judith Ann Jolley	Chief compliance officer	1 Dec 2018	Other	2484971

Based in Atlanta

The principal office where Investment Research & Advisory Group, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 1230 Peachtree Street Ne, Atlanta, GA 30309, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 404-760-3730 or by fax 404-760-3731. The normal business hours are 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at iragroup.com and its LinkedIn profile.