J.W.Burns & Company, Inc.

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 1977
Total AUM
$1B
Discretionary
$992M
97% of AUM
Avg account
$776K
Accounts
1,323
Employees
8
Advisory reps
5

Firm details

Headquarters
Syracuse, New York
CRD number
107835
Registered since
May 9, 1977
Custodians
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM
Client types
  • HNWI76.41%
  • Charitable Organizations9.34%
  • Individuals9.24%
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans2.87%
  • Corporations / Businesses2.14%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Institutional Clients

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Overview

J.W. Burns & Company, Inc. is an independent, SEC-registered advisory corporation that has been operating since 1977. The firm serves both high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, providing financial planning and discretionary portfolio management for individuals, small businesses, and institutions. Its typical fee model is a percentage of assets under management. The advisor does not identify as an active ESG investor and is not positioned as a capital allocator to external alternative managers; its mandate centers on direct portfolio management rather than placing client capital into external private funds.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

Location & Offices

Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

TAMPs used

Clients

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Client base

Client personas

Asset composition

Asset composition: Exchange Traded Equities 66%, Public Funds/Mutual Funds 27%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 5%, US Government Bonds 2%66%
  • Exchange Traded Equities66%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds27%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents5%
  • US Government Bonds2%

Owners & executives

1 of 1
  • James Burns

    James Burns

    President, Chief Investment OfficerCRD 2560905

Contacts

3 of 4
  • Peter Bunitsky

    Peter Bunitsky

    Director and TreasurerCRD 4347323

  • Thaddeus Malley

    Thaddeus Malley

    Portfolio Manager, Financial AdvisorCRD 7405051

  • Andrew Derrenbacker

    Andrew Derrenbacker

    Certified Financial PlannerCRD 7405007

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Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Recent filings

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Awards

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ETF holdings

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Active vs passive

$351M in ETFs

Passive

89%

$312M

Active

<1%

$39M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND (VTI)VanguardPassiveLarge Blend$37.5M101,39610.68%

Location

Primary office

Syracuse, NY

Onondaga

Location

Syracuse, NY

Headquartered in Syracuse, NY, anchoring the Syracuse-Auburn, NY metro in the Northeast.

Metro area
Syracuse-Auburn, NY
Region
Northeast
County
Onondaga
Address
5789 Widewaters Pkwy
Time zone
ET (UTC-5)
Office locations

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