Harris Mycfo Investment Advisory Services LLC (Palo Alto)


Harris Mycfo Investment Advisory Services LLC is a large advisory firm based in Palo Alto. It manages $5.9 billion of regulatory assets for 1,634 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2003 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Illinois, and Washington.

Harris Mycfo Investment Advisory Services provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, 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.

Harris Mycfo Investment Advisory Services: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Harris Mycfo Investment Advisory Services LLC is $5.9 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -8% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $5.9 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $3.61 million each.
Harris Mycfo Investment Advisory Services has custody of $59 billion in cash and securities for 49 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Harris Mycfo Investment Advisory Services 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.

Careers at Harris Mycfo Investment Advisory Services LLC

Mark Alan Mushkat has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2006. Steven Barry Braverman joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Investment Strategist.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
V. James Carbo Managing director 1 Jan 2001 Other 4368900
Jon Williams Managing director 1 Nov 2002 Other 2239396
Harris Mycfo Inc. Sole owner 1 Nov 2002 75% - 100% 81-0573056
William Eugene Thonn Chairman of parent 1 Nov 2002 Other 4103447
Arthur Victor Shaw Pres & ceo of parent 1 Nov 2002 Other 2231047
Carol Flick Cfo of parent 1 Nov 2002 Other 4615183
Sunday Perry Svp of parent 1 Nov 2002 Other 4615185
Steve Deebenham Svp, gc, secretary of parent 1 Nov 2002 Other 4615187
Paul Skubic Vp of parent 1 Nov 2002 Other 4615189
Patrick Murphy Vp of parent 1 Nov 2002 Other 4615190
Linda Ochwat Asst secretary of parent 1 Nov 2002 Other 4615194
V.James Carbo Managing director 1 Nov 2002 Other 4368900
Steve Debenham Svp, gc, secretary of parent 1 Nov 2002 Other 4615187
Carol Peka Flick Cfo 1 Nov 2002 Other 4615183
Paul Richard Skubic Vice president 1 Nov 2002 Other 4615189
Patrick Joseph Murphy Vice president 1 Nov 2002 Other 4615190
Linda Louise Ochwat Secretary 1 Nov 2002 Other 4615194
Peter Martin Vp,finance 1 Jan 2003 Other 4772548
John Wunsch Pres of parent 1 Jun 2003 Other 2125378
Jeffrey Allen Roush Senior managing director 1 Jun 2003 Other 1036931
Graham Turner Parsons Chairman of parent 1 Feb 2004 Other 4632069
Harvey L. Armstrong Senior managing director 1 Feb 2004 Other 4765479
Robert Donald Pitti Managing director 1 Feb 2004 Other 1775898
Karen Anne Bird Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2004 Other 3024384
Romilla Singh Erb Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2005 Other 4367358
Cecily Marie Mistarz Evp & board member 1 Apr 2005 Other 4938679
Stephen J. Krisik Svp & board member 1 Apr 2005 Other 4992659
Giuseppe Calabrase Board member 1 Apr 2005 Other 5013231
Robert Donald Pitti President & board member 1 Jun 2005 Other 1775898
Rudolph A Galera Principal 1 Jun 2005 Other 2487110
Cecily Marie Mistarz Evp & board member 1 Jun 2005 Other 4938679
James Buchanan Rea Managing director 1 Jun 2005 Other 1521524
Stephen J. Krisik Svp & board member 1 Jun 2005 Other 4992659
Stephen J. Krisik President & board member 1 Mar 2006 Other 4992659
Mark Alan Mushkat Director 1 Mar 2006 Other 1041298
Rudolph A Galera Chief administrative officer 1 Apr 2006 Other 2487110
Douglas Lewis Anderson Director 1 Jun 2006 Other 5081270
Jack Alan Ablin Board member 1 Sep 2006 Other 4359773
Steven Barry Braverman President 1 Oct 2006 Other 1172475
Romilla Singh Erb Principal, compliance operations 1 Mar 2009 Other 4367358
Joann Anthony Pantelis Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2009 Other 2329756
James M. Hering Coo 1 Aug 2009 Other 2440945
Steven Barry Braverman Chief investment strategist 1 Nov 2009 Other 1172475
Craig Anthony Rawlins President 1 Nov 2009 Other 2011479

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 5 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Bank Of Montreal Sole owner 1 Sep 1989 75% - 100% 13-4941092
Bankmont Financial Corp Sole owner 1 Nov 2002 75% - 100% 51-0275712
Harris Financial Corp Sole owner 1 Nov 2002 75% - 100% 51-0275712
Bmo Financial Corp Sole owner 1 Nov 2002 75% - 100% 51-0275712
Inc. Harris Ria Holdings Sole owner 1 Jan 2003 75% - 100% 27-0036997

Based in Palo Alto

The principal office where Harris Mycfo Investment Advisory Services LLC performs its advisory services is located at 2200 Geng Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Seattle, WA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 650-210-5000 or by fax 650-210-5099. The normal business hours are 9am-5pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at www.mycfo.com.

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