MCDONNELL Financial Services
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About
McDonnell Financial Services provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high‑net‑worth clients, and some corporate clients. The firm manages a modest asset base for a very small client roster and combines ongoing investment oversight with standalone planning and consulting engagements.
The firm emphasizes passive, index‑linked strategies and uses ETFs, mutual funds, managed funds, individual securities, REITs, and bonds to construct portfolios, with quarterly reviews and the option for clients to impose reasonable restrictions. It also relies on third‑party research and software to inform allocations and offers both comprehensive planning and ad‑hoc consulting.
Distinctive features include an optional performance‑based fee arrangement for certain larger clients, a relative rarity among independent advisers, with protections intended to avoid fees when prior peak performance has not been exceeded. The adviser also discloses a part‑time outside engagement providing financial‑analysis services to a separate financial firm via a staffing firm; the activity is monitored and disclosed as a potential conflict and reflects the firm’s small, concentrated operating model.
Client services
Expertise
Fee options
One-time financial plan fee of $50,000 (may be waived for pro bono cases)
$0 - $500,000: Minimum $3,500 annual fee $500,001 - $1,000,000: 1.00% $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 0.90% $2,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.80% $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.70% $10,000,001+: 0.50%
$350 per hour, negotiable
10% of annual gross profits over previous high water mark for clients with ≥$1,100,000 AUM or net worth >$2,200,000. Fixed portion assessed as per fee schedule.
Account minimum: $30,000 Minimum fee: $3,500 minimum annual fee for accounts up to $500,000 Fee-only: Yes, advisory fees on AUM, no commissions accepted or paid.
Main office
Pasadena CA
Advisors at this office
1
Most active in
California
Also doing business as
Mcdonnell Financial Services · Mcdonnell, Stephen
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