Gridley Associates Inc
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About
Gridley Associates provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, their trusts and estates, and charitable foundations. The firm also offers standalone financial planning and consulting engagements on a fixed‑fee or hourly basis that can include retirement-plan analysis and employee stock option analysis.
Portfolios are typically constructed from an asset allocation and investment policy statement developed within the client’s overall financial plan, and the firm emphasizes broadly diversified equities and fixed income selected for long‑term total return. Investment decisions are informed by fundamental and cyclical analysis, with an inclination toward long‑term holdings (bonds generally purchased with the expectation of holding to maturity) and consideration of tax and liquidity factors.
The adviser manages roughly $85.9 million across a small number of client relationships, including charitable foundations and clients with retirement-plan and stock‑option needs—an orientation toward business-related plan work that is less common among independent peers. The firm recommends an institutional custodian for client accounts and discloses potential conflicts tied to custodian-provided services while serving as a fiduciary for retirement accounts.
Client services
Expertise
Occupation focus
Demographic focus
Fee options
Fixed fees for financial planning services ranging from $500 to $10,000
0.5% to 1.5% annually, negotiated on a case-by-case basis
$200 to $250 per hour for financial planning and consulting services
Account minimum: $1,000,000
Main office
Sausalito CA
Advisors at this office
1
Most active in
California
Also doing business as
Gridley Associates Inc · Gridley Associates Inc.
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Other specialized services
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