J. Murphy Asset And Tax Management
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About
The firm provides fee‑based investment management, financial planning, and financial consulting to individual and high‑net‑worth clients and business entities, including reviews of outside accounts and management of held‑away defined‑contribution participant accounts through a third‑party platform. It delivers discretionary portfolio management, may recommend third‑party managers, and operates a wrap fee program for some clients.
The investment process draws on fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct portfolios, with quarterly monitoring, at‑least‑annual reviews, and rebalancing as warranted; trades are executed on a discretionary basis and block trading is used when practical. When engaging third‑party managers the firm serves as liaison, monitors performance and alignment with client objectives, and documents client consent and ongoing oversight of those arrangements.
What is noteworthy is that the firm both sponsors a wrap fee program and maintains an affiliated tax preparation practice run by the firm’s principal (approximately 5% of that person’s time), features the brochure highlights as potential conflicts of interest that are uncommon among peers. The brochure discloses solicitor fees from third‑party managers and describes client disclosures and procedures the firm uses to mitigate these conflicts.
Client services
Expertise
Fee options
$50,000 - $249,999: 1.50% annually for Equity Accounts (30% or more equities) $250,000 - $499,999: 1.50% annually for Equity Accounts (30% or more equities) $500,000 - $999,999: 1.25% annually for Equity Accounts (30% or more equities) $1,000,000 - $2,999,999: Negotiable for Equity Accounts (30% or more equities) $3,000,000+: Negotiable for Equity Accounts (30% or more equities) $50,000 - $249,999: 1.20% annually for Fixed Income Accounts (70% or more fixed income) $250,000 - $499,999: 1.20% annually for Fixed Income Accounts (70% or more fixed income) $500,000 - $999,999: 1.10% annually for Fixed Income Accounts (70% or more fixed income) $1,000,000 - $2,999,999: Negotiable for Fixed Income Accounts (70% or more fixed income) $3,000,000+: Negotiable for Fixed Income Accounts (70% or more fixed income)
$200 per hour for financial consulting and financial planning services
Fee-only: Hourly fee of $200 per hour for financial consulting and financial planning services
Main office
1 Sawyer Road
Westbrook ME 04092
Advisors at this office
1
Most active in
Maine
Also doing business as
J. Murphy Asset And Tax Management · J. Murphy Asset Management, LLC
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Other specialized services
They may provide services such as pension consulting or municipal advisory work, typically for separate fees.
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