Dividend Growth Advisors, LLC (Ridgeland)

Dividend Growth Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Ridgeland. It manages $790.8 million of regulatory assets for 990 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2003 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Connecticut, Florida, and 14 other states.

Dividend Growth Advisors provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, and portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Dividend Growth Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Dividend Growth Advisors, LLC is $790.8 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 3392% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $786.36 million in discretionary accounts and $4.44 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $797.52 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $1.11 million.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Dividend Growth Advisors, LLC 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.

Careers at Dividend Growth Advisors, LLC

Thomas William Lane Cameron has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2004. Anthony Jerome Ghoston joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Operating Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Thomas William Lane Cameron	Managing member	1 Feb 2003	50% - 75%	38912
Jane Thomas Cogswell	Member	1 Feb 2003	Other	2402017
Charles Troy Shaver	Member	1 Feb 2003	Other	420440
Jere Edward Estes	Director of research, senior portfolio manager	1 Apr 2003	Other	856535
Einar Storm Trosdal	Managing director-customer service marketing	1 Apr 2003	Other	1227205
Thomas William Lane Cameron	Chairman	1 Jan 2004	25% - 50%	38912
Jane Thomas Cogswell	Managing director - operations	1 Jan 2004	Other	2402017
Charles Troy Shaver	President, ceo, chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2004	Other	420440
Einar Storm Trosdal	Managing director-customer service marketing	1 Apr 2004	Other	1227205
John Thomas Hausladen	Managing director-intermediary distribution	1 Aug 2004	Other	711217
Willam Bailey Allin	Managing director-fixed income	1 Sep 2005	Other	4330357
Erika L. Thomas	Managing director-portfolio analyst	1 Sep 2005	Other	5091555
Willam Bailey Allin	Managing director-fixed income	1 Nov 2005	Other	4330357
Edward John Obuchowski	Chief financial officer	1 Jun 2007	Other	5472351
Jere Edward Estes	Chief investment officer, director of research, senior portfolio manager	1 Oct 2008	Other	856535
Frederick Lewis Gaskin	Senior portfolio manager	1 Sep 2009	Other	2846874
Anthony Jerome Ghoston	Chief compliance officer, chief operating officer	1 Apr 2010	Other	2221888

Based in Ridgeland

The principal office where Dividend Growth Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 58 Riverwalk Blvd., Ridgeland, SC 29936 8126, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.