DOBSON ASSET MANAGEMENT
Firm details
- Headquarters
- PETALUMA, California
- CRD number
- 112079
- Registered since
- April 10, 1996
- Custodians
- CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
- Fee structure
- Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees
- Client types
- HNWI88.23%
- Individuals11.77%
- Services
- Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for Individuals
Firm profile
FINTRXOverview
Dobson Asset Management operates as an independent registered investment adviser organized as a partnership and registered with the SEC since 1996. The firm focuses on advising individual and family clients, delivering financial planning and portfolio management tailored to individuals and small businesses. Its business model mixes percentage-of-AUM billing with hourly and fixed-fee engagements, indicating flexibility for both ongoing advisory relationships and project-based planning work. Investment activity centers on managed, discretionary portfolios: nearly all assets are run on a discretionary basis, which suggests portfolio decisions are actively delegated to the firm’s advisors. The firm is not an active ESG investor, does not identify as a multi-state adviser, and does not position itself as a capital allocator or pension consultant. Public mutual funds and similar pooled vehicles play the primary role in client portfolios, and custodial activity is concentrated at a single large custody platform.
Assets & Accounts
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 Funds54%
- Exchange Traded Equities41%
- US Government Bonds4%
- State & Local Bonds1%
- Cash & Cash Equivalents1%
Contacts
3 of 3MERILEE MAYSTROVICH
Owner / Administrator CRD 2186596
CHRISTOPHER DOBSON
Owner / AdvisorCRD 735087
Samuel Dobson
ParaplannerCRD 6924250
Wealth teams
FINTRXNewly hired reps
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FINTRXAwards
FINTRXLocation
PETALUMA, CA
SONOMA
Location
PETALUMA, CA
Headquartered in PETALUMA, CA, anchoring the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA metro in the West.
- Metro area
- San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
- Region
- West
- County
- SONOMA
- Address
- 7 4th St
- Time zone
- PT (UTC-8)
- Office locations
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