Onek Financial, Inc. (Baltimore)


Onek Financial, Inc. is a multi-state adviser based in Baltimore. It manages $43.7 million of regulatory assets for 405 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Connecticut, and 25 other states.

Onek Financial provides financial planning services and portfolio management for individuals and small businesses. It prepares financial plans for more than 100 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Onek Financial: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Onek Financial, Inc. is $43.7 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 90% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $43.7 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $107.91 thousand each.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 86% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 13% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Onek Financial, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management 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 Michael Roame serves?

The firm provides services to individuals and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of Charles Michael Roame is individuals with 151 clients and $27.48 million of assets under management. Among the 1 most similar advisory firms, Onek Financial has the highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $43.7 million for 163 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.

Onek Financial doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Onek Financial, Inc.

The company employs 46 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 26 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 14 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person 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.

Charles Michael Roame has been acting as President since 1 Aug 2018. Jeffrey Scott Stein joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Brent Mitchell Weiss Chief compliance officer/ chief operations officer 1 Nov 2016 Other 5078002
Anderson Egan Jones Ceo 1 Nov 2016 25% - 50% 6727202
Austen Bass Vice president 1 Nov 2016 Other 6727207
Patrick Royal Mckenna Executive chairman 1 Nov 2016 25% - 50% 3104892
Gorkem Sevinc Chief technology officer 1 Nov 2016 Other 6727208
Christopher John Hufman Head of operations/chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2018 Other 2306338
Charles Michael Roame Director 1 Aug 2018 Other 2125256
Jeffrey Scott Stein Director 1 Aug 2018 Other 4691107
Todd Marshall Schell Director 1 Aug 2018 Other 5552040
Lp Warburg Pincus Private Equity Xii Shareholder 1 Aug 2018 Other 47-4299035
Lp Warburg Pincus Financial Sector Shareholder 1 Aug 2018 Other 82-1919654

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
L.P. Warburg Pincus Xii General partner 1 Jun 2015 Other 47-4298925
L.P. Warburg Pincus Financial Sector Gp General partner 1 Jun 2017 Other 82-1931089

Based in Baltimore

The principal office where Onek Financial, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 509 S. Exeter Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Bethesda, MD. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 410-657-3257. The normal business hours are 9:00am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at facetwealth.com.