Balboa Wealth Partners, Inc. (Newport Beach)

Balboa Wealth Partners, Inc. is a large advisory firm based in Newport Beach. It manages $141.31 million of regulatory assets for 639 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Colorado, and 7 other states.

Balboa Wealth Partners provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, pension consulting services, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Balboa Wealth Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Balboa Wealth Partners, Inc. is $141.31 million. The firm's AUM has gone down by -49% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $141.2 million in discretionary accounts and $112 thousand in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $221.32 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $112 thousand.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 59% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is investment grade corporate bonds, which make up 20% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 12% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Balboa Wealth Partners, Inc. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Eric Harvey Kolstad serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, high net worth individuals, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Eric Harvey Kolstad is high net worth individuals with 114 clients and $92.11 million of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Balboa Wealth Partners has the 5th lowest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $141.31 million for 357 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.

Balboa Wealth Partners doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Balboa Wealth Partners, Inc.

The company employs 14 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 93 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 13 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 3 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.

Eric Harvey Kolstad has been acting as President since 1 Dec 2015. Charles Bradley Daniel joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Eric Harvey Kolstad	President	1 Dec 2015	75% - 100%	1383497
Jeffrey Alan Gilbert	Chief compliance officer	1 Dec 2015	Other	1993261
Jeffrey Alan Gilbert	President & chief compliance officer	1 Mar 2016	75% - 100%	1993261
Charles Bradley Daniel	Director	1 May 2016	Other	2258341

Based in Newport Beach

The principal office where Balboa Wealth Partners, Inc. performs its advisory services is located at 140 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in La Jolla, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 949-445-1465. The normal business hours are by appointment on Monday - Friday.