Ima Wealth, Inc. (Wichita)

Name: Ima Wealth, Inc.
Address: 8200 E 32 Nd Street North, Wichita, KS, 67226
Telephone: 316-266-6574

Ima Wealth, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Wichita. It manages $443.05 million of regulatory assets for 318 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2018 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Colorado, Kansas, and 3 other states.

Ima Wealth provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and pension consulting services. It prepares financial plans for more than 25 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Ima Wealth: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ima Wealth, Inc. is $443.05 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 12% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $443.05 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.39 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 90% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 8% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in state and local bonds form 2% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Ima Wealth, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and fixed 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 Susan Louise Pool 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 Susan Louise Pool is high net worth individuals with 100 clients and $191.56 million of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Ima Wealth has the 5th lowest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $443.05 million for 318 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.

Ima Wealth doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Ima Wealth, Inc.

The company employs 19 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 79 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 18 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.

Susan Louise Pool has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2006. Richard William Holt joined the executive team most recently as the President, Director, Cio, Finop.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Margaret Elaine Hornbeck	Executive vice president/coo/cco/dir	1 Jun 2000	Other	1425460
Sue Ann Vogelgesang Schultz	Secretary/general counsel	1 Jun 2000	Other	4374189
Susan Louise Pool	Senior vice president/director	1 Mar 2006	Other	3178683
Inc. F/K/A Insurance Management Associates Inc. The Ima Financial Group	Shareholder	1 Jan 2014	75% - 100%	48-0805634
Curtis Weston Cooper	President and ceo/director	1 Jul 2016	Other	2183246
Richard William Holt	Senior vice president, director	1 May 2017	Other	2778485
Richard William Holt	President, director, cio, finop	1 Jun 2019	Other	2778485

Based in Wichita

The principal office where Ima Wealth, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 8200 E 32 Nd Street North, Wichita, KS 67226, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Denver, CO. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 316-266-6574 or by fax 316-262-7661. The normal business hours are 8:00 - 5:00 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at imawealth.com and its LinkedIn profile.