Retail Asset Management Industry Competitors

It's no surprise that Ameriprise Financial is a leading provider of financial advice. The company (formerly American Express Financial) offers financial planning, products, and services to individual and institutional investors, primarily in the US....

Gilman + Ciocia aims to make money management less taxing for middle- and upper-income Americans. The firm's financial planning services (which generate about 90% of its revenue) include assisting individuals with investment management, securities brokerage, insurance and mortgage services....

H.D. Vest, through its brokerage and investment advisory divisions, oversees a network of more than 5,500 tax professionals who provide asset management and trust services to more than 3 million individuals and small businesses in every US state. Investment products offered include more than 5,000 mutual funds from some 250 different companies, and life insurance and annuities from more than 60 providers....

Have financial planning questions? Ask AXA Advisors. The company is the broker-dealer subsidiary of AXA Financial and part of French financial services powerhouse AXA. AXA Advisors offers retirement planning, education funding, and estate transfer services to consumers through a network of more than 6,000 advisors....

If a little bird tells you that it’s time for some investment help, you might want to wing your way toward Cardinal Capital Management (and unless you're Dr. Doolittle, stop taking advice from animals). The firm offers individuals and institutional investors fee-based investment counseling and management services, specializing in separate accounts....

Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel offers asset management services as well as investment advice to wealthy individual investors, trusts, corporations, and pension plans. All told the firm and its affiliate Dunham Trust Company together manage about $1 billion in assets....

So maybe they weren't the very first investors, but they have been around for a while. Founded in 1930, First Investors oversees a variety of investment and insurance operations through its subsidiaries and affiliates. The company's products and services include mutual funds, life insurance, annuities, college savings plans, and retirement planning....

GenSpring is a wellspring of financial management. Formerly Asset Management Advisors (AMA) GenSpring Family Offices is the wealth management subsidiary of Atlanta-based SunTrust Banks. Catering to the wealthiest families, the company provides personalized multi-generational financial plans that include investment management, trusts, tax and estate planning, and philanthropy advice....

Bluegrass and greenbacks? For J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons (Hilliard Lyons for short) that may be a winning combination. The firm, founded in Kentucky in 1854, is a subsidiary of Houchens Industries offering full-service brokerage and wealth management services to retail investors....

AMP is on top -- down under. The company is one of Australia's largest life insurance and investment management groups. Nearly 2,000 representatives sell the company's insurance and financial products, which include life insurance, retirement products, financial planning and advice, superannuation products (professionally managed retirement investment funds), banking, and investment management....

No suave and brooding thespians here. Assante provides a range of financial services to Canadians. The company became a subsidiary of mutual funds powerhouse CI Financial in 2003 after spinning off its US operations to shareholders as Loring Ward International....

AWD Holding's business model is by no means flAWeD. The financial advisory company tailors financial plans to individual investors, offering them pensions, life insurance, mortgages, and other investment and insurance products. Beginning with a client's personal financial statement, AWD's advisors analyze an individual's financial situation and formulate strategies for client stability....

Former US President Jimmy Carter doesn't have anything to do with Carter Financial Management, but Carter Financial Management has a lot to do with dead presidents (if not live ones). The company offers asset management, insurance, trust, and related investment products and services to high-net-worth individuals....

Cavanagh Group is an independent financial advisor providing investment advice to legal professionals and other individuals. Services provided include financial counseling for executives, employee benefit arrangement and reward structure advice, and helping directors and business owners secure future financial developments and pension structure....

Founded in 1932, Crowell, Weedon & Co. is one of the leading independent money management firms on the West Coast. Employing a conservative, long-term approach to investing, the company offers personal services such as finance planning, customized retirement strategies, investment advice, securities brokerage, and access to stocks, bonds, mutual funds, annuities, and insurance....

For those who can envision their money making money, Envision Capital Management may be the place to turn. The company manages customized short-term bond portfolios for individual investors, specializing in corporate bonds too small to get the attention of large, multi-billion dollar mutual funds....

A subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Fiduciary Trust Company International specializes in private banking and investment management for individuals and families; to a lesser extent, it serves institutional investors as well. The company caters to its target clientele of wealthy families by providing a range of integrated services (investments, trusts, estate planning, private banking, and more) under its Family Resource Management banner....

If you're a member of the nation's armed forces, First Command Financial Services wants to be the command center for your cash. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides a range of financial products and services, targeting active and former military personnel and their families....

Gundaker/Jordan American Holdings offers investment advisory and broker/dealer services for individuals, corporations, pension plans, and foundations through subsidiary Equity Asset Management (EAM). The company targets individuals with a net worth between $1 million and $10 million....

When Canadians need to get their affairs in order, it's IGM Financial's affair. IGM Financial, which operates subsidiaries Investors Group, Mackenzie Financial, and Investment Planning Counsel, provides such personal financial products as registered retirement savings plans, registered retirement income funds, and mortgages....