Sterling Investment Counsel, LLC
Firm details
- Headquarters
- Buffalo, New York
- CRD number
- 282624
- Registered since
- April 6, 2016
- Website
- www.sterinv.com
- Custodians
- FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS COMPANY LLC
- Fee structure
- Percentage of AUM
- Client types
- HNWI78.78%
- Individuals15.68%
- Pension & Profit Sharing Plans3.52%
- Corporations / Businesses1.47%
- Charitable Organizations0.55%
- Services
- Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for Individuals
Firm profile
FINTRXOverview
Sterling Investment Counsel, LLC is an independent registered investment adviser organized as an LLC and SEC-registered since 2016. The firm serves individual and family clients as well as institutional investors, charging advisory fees as a percentage of assets under management. Its client-facing activities emphasize financial planning and portfolio management for individuals and small businesses. Sterling does not list active ESG investing as part of its profile and is not positioned as a multi-state or pension consultant adviser. The firm was named to the Financial Times’ Top 300 RIA Firms list in 2020.
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
- Public Funds/Mutual Funds71%
- Exchange Traded Equities16%
- Cash & Cash Equivalents9%
- US Government Bonds1%
- State & Local Bonds1%
Owners & executives
1 of 1Mark Larussa
Chief Operating OfficerCRD 5209589
Contacts
3 of 5
Chelsea Blasch
Financial AdvisorCRD 6021182

John Langer
Retired PartnerCRD 3221100

Phillip Vance
Financial AdvisorCRD 2363797
Wealth teams
FINTRXNewly hired reps
FINTRXRecent M&A activity
FINTRXRecent filings
FINTRXAwards
FINTRXETF holdings
1 of 97Active vs passive
$300M in ETFs
63%
$190M
32%
$110M
| ETF | Provider | Style | Category | Value | Shares | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISHARES S&P 500 GROWTH ETF (IVW) | BlackRock | Passive | Large Growth | $39.6M | 287,866 | 13.19% |
Location
Buffalo, NY
Erie
Location
Buffalo, NY
Headquartered in Buffalo, NY, anchoring the Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY metro in the Northeast.
- Metro area
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY
- Region
- Northeast
- County
- Erie
- Address
- 360 Delaware Ave
- Time zone
- ET (UTC-5)
- Office locations
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