Capital West Partners, LLC (Tucson)

Name: Capital West Partners, LLC
Address: 6842 E. Tanque Verde Road, Tucson, AZ, 85715
Telephone: 520-296-9803

Capital West Partners, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Tucson. It manages $140.04 million of regulatory assets for 449 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2004 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, and New York.

Capital West Partners provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for less than 10 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Capital West Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Capital West Partners, LLC is $140.04 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 453% since the beginning of its operation, and $160 of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $94.02 million in discretionary accounts and $46.02 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $278.98 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $410.9 thousand.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 60% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is other assets, which make up 23% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment and business development companies form 16% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Capital West Partners, 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.

What kind of clients Capital West Partners serves?

The firm provides services to individuals and high net worth individuals. The largest group of clients of Capital West Partners is high net worth individuals with 53 clients and $119.04 million of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Capital West Partners has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $140.04 million for 166 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.

Capital West Partners doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Capital West Partners, LLC

The company employs 3 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 67 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 2 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 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
Jason John Ruther	Managing partner	1 Feb 2004	50% - 75%	2767626
Jason C Crane	Managing partners/ chief compliance officer	1 Feb 2004	50% - 75%	4151762

Based in Tucson

The principal office where Capital West Partners, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 6842 E. Tanque Verde Road, Tucson, AZ 85715, 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 520-296-9803 or by fax 520-296-1939. The normal business hours are 7:30am - 4pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at capitalwestpartners.com.