Lodestar Investment Counsel, LLC (Chicago)

Name: Lodestar Investment Counsel, LLC
Address: 150 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, 60606
Telephone: 312-630-9666

Lodestar Investment Counsel, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $1.42 billion of regulatory assets for 1,317 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2003 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Florida, and 13 other states.

Lodestar Investment Counsel provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and publication of newsletters. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Lodestar Investment Counsel: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Lodestar Investment Counsel, LLC is $1.42 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 204% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $1.42 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.08 million each.

Lodestar Investment Counsel has custody of $224.88 million in cash and securities for 95 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 54% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is pooled investment vehicles, which make up 13% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in state and local bonds form 13% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Lodestar Investment Counsel, 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.

What kind of clients William Allen Goldstein 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 William Allen Goldstein is high net worth individuals with 524 clients and $1.19 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Lodestar Investment Counsel has the 3rd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.42 billion for 694 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.

Lodestar Investment Counsel doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Lodestar Investment Counsel, LLC

The company employs 11 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 45 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 3 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 6 people 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.

William Allen Goldstein has been acting as President since 1 Dec 2002. Krista Kay Linn joined the executive team most recently as the Managing Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Robert Henry Dearborn	Senior vice president	1 Dec 2002	Other	2087629
William Allen Goldstein	President	1 Dec 2002	Other	224668
John Jeffrey Sobel	Vice president & trustee of the goldstein family trust	1 Dec 2002	Other	2250233
Peter Ward Flanzer	Vice president	1 Dec 2002	Other	2159902
The Privatebank And Trust Company	Member	1 Dec 2002	75% - 100%	36-3722148
Lodestar Investment Counsel Inc	Member	1 Dec 2002	Other	104687
Inc. Ldstr	Member	1 Dec 2002	Other	363638980
Kimberly Ann Geary	Vice president	1 Dec 2002	Other	1071527
Kimberly Ann Geary	Vice president and chief compliance officer	1 Apr 2004	Other	1071527
Mark Gustin Ganchiff	Vice president	1 Aug 2009	Other	2169616
Robert Henry Dearborn	Co-president and managing director	1 Apr 2012	Other	2087629
Peter Ward Flanzer	Co-president and managing director	1 Apr 2012	Other	2159902
Dearborn Flanzer Llc	Member	1 Jan 2014	75% - 100%	46-4282739
Krista Kay Linn	Managing director	1 Jan 2015	Other	1477970
Michael Alan Herst	Managing director	1 Jan 2015	Other	1955024

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 5 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
William Allen Goldstein	Shareholder	1 Apr 1989	25% - 50%	224668
Inc Privatebancorp	Shareholder	1 Nov 1989	75% - 100%	36-3681151
Robert Henry Dearborn	Shareholder	1 Aug 1991	25% - 50%	2087629
Robert Henry Dearborn	Member	1 Dec 2013	50% - 75%	2087629
Peter Ward Flanzer	Member	1 Dec 2013	50% - 75%	2159902

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Lodestar Investment Counsel, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 150 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606, 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 312-630-9666 or by fax 312-630-9669. 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 ldstr.com.