J.M. FORBES & CO. LLP

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 1960
Total AUM
$1.7B
Discretionary
$1.7B
100% of AUM
Avg account
$1.6M
Accounts
1,076
Employees
21
Advisory reps
9

Firm details

Headquarters
BOSTON, Massachusetts
CRD number
107422
Registered since
May 6, 1960
Custodians
SPTC
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI78.43%
  • Individuals10.98%
  • Charitable Organizations6.83%
  • Corporations / Businesses3.15%
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans0.6%
Services
Portfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Institutional Clients

Firm profile

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Overview

J.M. Forbes & Co LLP is a long-established limited liability partnership that provides advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, families and institutional clients. The firm focuses on portfolio management for individuals and small businesses as well as for business and institutional accounts. Fee arrangements include both percentage-of-AUM and fixed-fee structures, and the firm identifies as an active ESG investor, signaling that environmental, social and governance factors are incorporated into its investment process. Investment activity is skewed toward publicly traded equities, with a clear preference for exchange-traded instruments. The presence of a significant position in the iShares Gold Trust alongside a broad mix of stocks and ETFs indicates the firm blends core equity exposure with tactical commodity or inflation-hedging allocations. Most assets are managed on a discretionary basis, which points to an emphasis on active implementation and ongoing portfolio oversight.

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Investment profile

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Active ESG investor

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Clients

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Asset composition

Asset composition: Exchange Traded Equities 56%, Public Funds/Mutual Funds 23%, US Government Bonds 14%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 7%56%
  • Exchange Traded Equities56%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds23%
  • US Government Bonds14%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents7%

Owners & executives

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  • PAUL KENDRIGAN

    Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 5369287

Contacts

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  • BENJAMIN WADDICOR

    Portfolio ManagerCRD 6705729

  • PAUL ELIAS

    PartnerCRD 5051789

  • THOMAS BROSNAN

    Senior Manager, InvestmentsCRD 4807304

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Wealth teams

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Recent M&A activity

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Awards

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ETF holdings

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Active vs passive

$574M in ETFs

Passive

96%

$548M

Active

<1%

$25.2M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
ISHARES GOLD TRUST (IAU)BlackRockPassiveCommodities Focused$81M918,80114.12%

Location

Primary office

BOSTON, MA

SUFFOLK

Location

BOSTON, MA

Headquartered in BOSTON, MA, anchoring the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT metro in the Northeast.

Metro area
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT
Region
Northeast
County
SUFFOLK
Address
121 Mount Vernon St
Time zone
ET (UTC-5)
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