Porter White Investment Advisors, Inc.
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Client AUMClient assets under management
$505,812,046
Clients
90
Advisors
5
of 7 employees
About
Porter White Investment Advisors provides discretionary wealth management, financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and institutional consulting to individuals (including high-net-worth clients), trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutions. The firm reports managing roughly $748 million for about 90 clients and typically charges asset-based advisory fees while also offering hourly or fixed-fee planning engagements.
The firm uses an open-architecture, asset-allocation driven investment approach that emphasizes long-term buy-and-hold strategies, periodic rebalancing, and simulation analysis to set client expectations. Porter White reports account performance quarterly against benchmarks with commentary, and may engage sub-advisers for specific strategies, monitoring their performance annually and retaining discretion to hire or terminate sub-advisers without prior client approval.
Porter White is a subsidiary of Porter White Companies and discloses affiliations that can affect its services: the brochure notes a connection to Porter, White & Company, Inc., which acts as a registered municipal advisor and for which the adviser states it does not earn advisory fees on securities for which the municipal advisor receives compensation. The firm also discloses that an associated person is a registered representative with M&A Securities Group, and it does not vote proxies on clients’ behalf—clients retain voting responsibility—while generally requiring a $1,000,000 account minimum.
Client services
Expertise
Fee options
Flat fees for financial planning range from $750 to $1,250 depending on scope of services.
$0 - $2 million: 1.00% $2 million - $5 million: 0.60% $5 million - $10 million: 0.50% $10 million - $15 million: 0.40% $15 million+: 0.30%
Hourly fee for individuals ranges from $150 to $460 depending on level of services provided.
Account minimum: $1,000,000 Minimum fee: Minimum fee for Wealth Management is $2,000 per quarter; Minimum fee for Institutional and Retirement Plans is $2,000 per quarter. Fee-only: Hourly fee for individuals ranges from $150 to $460; Flat fees for financial planning range from $750 to $1,250, negotiated prior to engagement.
Main office
1927 1st Avenue North, 10th Floor
Birmingham AL 35203-4103
Advisors at this office
5
Most active in
Alabama
Also doing business as
Porter White Investment Advisors, Inc. · Porter, White & Company · Porter, White & Company, Inc. · Pw Advisers Inc
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Business activities & affiliations
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Lawyer
They provide legal services, typically billed separately.
Other specialized services
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Insurance agent
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Broker-dealer / trader
They provide brokerage services and may earn transaction-based compensation in addition to advisory fees.
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Bank
They're affiliated with a bank that may offer its own financial products and services.
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Trust company
They provide trust and estate administration services, typically for separate fees.
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Fund sponsor
They manage or sponsor investment funds and may earn management or performance-based fees if clients invest in them.
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Accountant / CPA / tax prep
They offer tax and accounting services, typically for separate fees.
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Real estate agent
They facilitate real estate transactions and may earn commissions.
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