Ram Investment Partners, LLC (Bellevue)

Name: Ram Investment Partners, LLC
Address: 10655 Ne 4 Th Street, Bellevue, WA, 98004
Telephone: 425-467-1011

Ram Investment Partners, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Bellevue. It manages $428.53 million of regulatory assets for 1,516 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Florida, and 4 other states.

Ram Investment Partners provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, and pension consulting services. It prepares financial plans for more than 499 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Ram Investment Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Ram Investment Partners, LLC is $428.53 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 177% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $401.77 million in discretionary accounts and $26.76 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $271.65 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $723.26 thousand.

Ram Investment Partners has custody of $8.61 million in cash and securities for 506 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

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 4% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in other assets form 4% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Ram Investment Partners, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. 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 Ram Investment Partners serves?

The firm provides services to individuals and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of Ram Investment Partners is high net worth individuals with 139 clients and $266.13 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Ram Investment Partners has the 2nd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $428.53 million for 528 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.

Ram Investment Partners doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Ram Investment Partners, LLC

The company employs 12 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 67 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 12 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 compensates 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
David Keith Welty	Co-manager / managing director	1 Jan 2012	Other	2685163
Llc Retirement Asset Management	Owner	1 Jan 2012	50% - 75%	90-0009185
Provest Capital Management Llc	Owner	1 Jan 2012	Other	41-2256289
Taylor Evan Drake	Co-manager / chief ivestment officer	1 Jan 2012	Other	2958978
Llc Provest Capital Management	Owner	1 Jan 2012	Other	41-2256289
Luellen Hubbard Lockwood	Chief operating officer/chief compliance officer	1 Apr 2012	Other	4346202
John Preston Osseward	Chief operating officer/chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2018	Other	6319061
Luellen Hubbard Lockwood	Co-manager	1 Aug 2018	Other	4346202

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
David Keith Welty	President	1 Feb 2002	75% - 100%	2685163
Taylor Evan Drake	President	1 Jun 2010	75% - 100%	2958978

Based in Bellevue

The principal office where Ram Investment Partners, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 10655 Ne 4 Th Street, Bellevue, WA 98004, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Lake Oswego, OR. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 425-467-1011 or by fax 425-455-5076. The normal business hours are 7am - 4pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at avieradvisors.com.