Clifford Associstes LLC (Pasadena)


Clifford Associstes LLC is a large advisory firm based in Pasadena. It manages $704.62 million of regulatory assets for 877 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Colorado, and Texas.




Clifford Associstes provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and pension consulting services. It prepares financial plans for more than 100 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Clifford Associstes: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Clifford Associstes LLC is $704.62 million. The company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $580.81 million in discretionary accounts and $123.81 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $775.45 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $967.23 thousand.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Clifford Associstes LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, 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.

Careers at Clifford Associstes LLC

Ralph Weil has been acting as President since 1 Jun 1999. James Robert Brown joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Financial Officer & Secretary.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
James Butler Fox Chief executive officer & director 1 Jun 1999 Other 212224
Ralph Weil Director 1 Jun 1999 Other 2289649
Richard Howard Adler Director 1 Jun 1999 Other 2102059
Jon Cowell Hunt Director 1 Jun 1999 Other 2452038
Ccm Holdings Llc Member 1 Feb 2000 25% - 50% 36-4321948
Ccm Holdings Inc Member 1 Feb 2000 50% - 75% 36-3978495
Peter Boyle Director 1 Aug 2000 Other 2282726
James Robert Brown Chief financial officer & secretary 1 Oct 2000 Other 4370874

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Richard Howard Adler Shareholder 1 Nov 1993 25% - 50% 2102059
Harry Tom Griffith Shareholder 1 Nov 1993 25% - 50% 230065
James Edward Hayes Shareholder 1 Nov 1993 25% - 50% 240511
Convergent Capital Management Inc Shareholder 1 Feb 2000 75% - 100% 36-3978495

Based in Pasadena

The principal office where Clifford Associstes LLC performs its advisory services is located at 200 South Los Robles Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101 2479, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Huntington Beach, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 626-792-2228 or by fax 626-792-2670. The normal business hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm on Monday - Friday.