Massey Quick Simon & Co., LLC (Morristown)

Name: Massey Quick Simon & Co., LLC
Address: 360 Mt. Kemble Ave, Morristown, NJ, 07960
Telephone: 973-525-1000

Massey Quick Simon & Co., LLC is a large advisory firm based in Morristown. It manages $2.98 billion of regulatory assets for 828 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2018 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Colorado, Connecticut, and 9 other states.

Massey Quick Simon & Co. provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for more than 50 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Massey Quick Simon & Co.: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Massey Quick Simon & Co., LLC is $2.98 billion. The firm's AUM has gone down by -2% since the beginning of its operation, and $36.17 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $2 billion in discretionary accounts and $978.01 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $3.64 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $3.51 million.

Massey Quick Simon & Co. has custody of $892 million in cash and securities for 221 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 49% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 27% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment and business development companies form 11% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Massey Quick Simon & Co., LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, 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.

What kind of clients Massey Quick Simon & Co. serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, insurance companies, charitable organizations, other investment advisers, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Massey Quick Simon & Co. is high net worth individuals with 179 clients and $1.82 billion of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Massey Quick Simon & Co. has the 2nd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.98 billion for 304 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Massey Quick Simon & Co. also advises several private funds. Namely, three other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $500,000 for each fund.

Careers at Massey Quick Simon & Co., LLC

The company employs 53 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 32 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 19 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 4 people 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.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Stewart Richard Massey	Founding partner	1 May 2004	25% - 50%	703703
Leslie Charles Quick	Founding partner	1 Jun 2004	Other	1079748
Leslie Charles Quick Iii	Founding partner	1 Jun 2004	Other	1079748
Qiii Family Enterprises Llc	Shareholder	1 Dec 2006	Other	20-3928680
Joseph Andrew Belfatto	Partner	1 Mar 2007	Other	1298210
Mark David Delotto	Partner, chief operating officer\|chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2013	Other	4714567
Christopher Brian Moore	Partner, chief investment officer	1 Jan 2013	Other	3266312
Llc William E Simon & Sons	Shareholder	1 Jul 2017	Other	22-3338529
Michael Thomas Oliveri	Chief financial officer	1 Jul 2017	Other	6866228

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 3 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
William Edward Simon	Owner	1 Jan 1988	50% - 75%	2028830
John Peter Simon	Owner	1 Jan 1988	50% - 75%	824849
Iii Descendants Trust Under Agreement Dated March 11 1993 Leslie C. Quick	Owner	1 Apr 2017	25% - 50%	94-1737782

Based in Morristown

The principal office where Massey Quick Simon & Co., LLC performs its advisory services is located at 360 Mt. Kemble Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 973-525-1000 or by fax 973-525-1100. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at mqsadvisors.com/.