Trinity Portfolio Advisors, LLC (Southlake)

Name: Trinity Portfolio Advisors, LLC
Address: 121 Countryside Court, Southlake, TX, 76092
Telephone: (817)416-7227

Trinity Portfolio Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Southlake. It manages $277.8 million of regulatory assets for 1,726 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2010 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, Arkansas, California, and 13 other states.

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

Trinity Portfolio Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Trinity Portfolio Advisors, LLC is $277.8 million. The firm's AUM has gone down by -2% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $230.43 million in discretionary accounts and $47.37 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $134.83 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $2.79 million.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 50% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is government bonds, which make up 25% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment grade corporate bonds form 10% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Trinity Portfolio Advisors, LLC 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 Trinity Portfolio Advisors serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Trinity Portfolio Advisors is individuals with 863 clients and $143.51 million of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Trinity Portfolio Advisors has the highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $277.8 million for 1,126 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.

Trinity Portfolio Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Trinity Portfolio Advisors, LLC

The company employs 15 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 40 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 15 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 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.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Dee Wayne Cullum	Member/chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2009	50% - 75%	3188044
John Allen Chalk	Member	1 Sep 2009	50% - 75%	4266208

Based in Southlake

The principal office where Trinity Portfolio Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 121 Countryside Court, Southlake, TX 76092, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Plano, TX. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number (817)416-7227 or by fax (817)336-5736. 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 pridefinancialadvisors.com.