Three Bell Capital LLC (Los Altos)

Name: Three Bell Capital LLC
Address: 4 Main Street, Los Altos, CA, 94022
Telephone: 650-843-9836

Three Bell Capital LLC is a large advisory firm based in Los Altos. It manages $1.78 billion of regulatory assets for 332 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2014 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, New York, Texas, and Washington.

Three Bell Capital provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, pension consulting services, educational seminars and workshops, and estate planning, tax planning, insurance planning, lending. It prepares financial plans for more than 100 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Three Bell Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Three Bell Capital LLC is $1.78 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 1439% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $330.21 million in discretionary accounts and $1.45 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $1.93 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $9.02 million.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 36% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 19% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in investment grade corporate bonds form 12% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Three Bell Capital LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and fixed fees. 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 Three Bell Capital serves?

The firm provides services to high net worth individuals and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Three Bell Capital is pension and profit sharing plans with 161 clients and $1.11 billion of assets under management. Among the 12 most similar advisory firms, Three Bell Capital has the highest percentage of pension and profit sharing plans out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.78 billion for 332 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.

Three Bell Capital doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Three Bell Capital LLC

The company employs 11 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 64 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 6 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 receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Jonathan Hall Porter	Managing member/chief compliance officer	1 Oct 2011	75% - 100%	5274991
Jonathan Hall Porter	Managing member and ceo, cco	1 Nov 2011	25% - 50%	5274991
Eric Cameron Patterson	Managing member and cio	1 Jan 2012	25% - 50%	5657960
Andre Ernesto Huaman	Partner/member	1 Jan 2013	Other	5959431
Andre E Huaman	Partner	1 Jan 2013	Other	5959431
Sean Kristian Snyder	Managing partner and cfo	1 Jan 2013	Other	1860842

Based in Los Altos

The principal office where Three Bell Capital LLC performs its advisory services is located at 4 Main Street, Los Altos, CA 94022, 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 650-843-9836. The normal business hours are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at three-bell.com..