SAFFORD NICHOLAS H & CO INC
Firm details
- Headquarters
- ROCKPORT, Massachusetts
- CRD number
- 104740
- Registered since
- August 2, 1983
- Custodians
- THE NORTHERN TRUST INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION, NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC, FIDUCIARY TRUST COMPANY INTERNATIONAL
- Fee structure
- Percentage of AUM, Fixed Fees, Other
- Client types
- HNWI99.59%
- Individuals0.41%
- Services
- Portfolio Management for Individuals
Firm profile
FINTRXOverview
Safford Nicholas H & Co Inc is a small, SEC‑registered wealth advisory firm that focuses on portfolio management for individuals, families and small businesses. The firm operates as a corporation under individual ownership and uses a mix of fee models (percentage of AUM, fixed fees and other fee arrangements). Investment activity is concentrated in publicly traded equities, with a stated preference for equity exposure delivered through exchange‑traded instruments and mutual funds. The firm reports a largely advisory posture: most assets are managed in a non‑discretionary capacity, indicating clients retain final trading authority while the firm provides investment guidance and portfolio construction. The firm is not identified as an active ESG investor, does not act as a capital allocator to private funds, and is not set up as a multi‑state or pension consultant adviser. Its core advisory service is direct portfolio management for individual and small business clients rather than institutional or wholesale fund distribution.
Assets & Accounts
Public Holdings
Investments & Alternatives
Location & Offices
Investment profile
FINTRXTraditional investments used
Alternative investments used
Active ESG investor
Technology & operations
FINTRXCRM & tech providers
TAMPs used
Clients
FINTRXClient base
Client personas
Asset composition
- Exchange Traded Equities91%
- Cash & Cash Equivalents5%
- US Government Bonds1%
- State & Local Bonds1%
- Public Funds/Mutual Funds1%
Owners & executives
1 of 1ELIZABETH MALCOLMSON
Director of Operations and Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 5036202
Contacts
3 of 5NORTON SLOAN
Vice PresidentCRD 4965593
JOHN SAFFORD
Investment Advisor RepresentativeCRD 2253077
Matthew Safford
AssociateCRD 7664911
Wealth teams
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FINTRXLocation
ROCKPORT, MA
ESSEX
Location
ROCKPORT, MA
Headquartered in ROCKPORT, 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
- ESSEX
- Address
- 9 Cleaves St
- Time zone
- ET (UTC-5)
- Office locations
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