MAINSTAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 2000
Total AUM
$4.8B
Discretionary
$4.2B
87% of AUM
Avg account
$1.4M
Accounts
3,411
Employees
33
Advisory reps
25

Firm details

Headquarters
GRAND BLANC, Michigan
CRD number
109528
Registered since
November 14, 2000
Custodians
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC., PERSHING LLC
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI74.32%
  • Individuals18.06%
  • Banking / Thrift Institutions7.57%
  • Corporations / Businesses0.05%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsEducational Seminars / Workshops

Firm profile

FINTRX

Overview

Mainstay Capital Management, LLC is an independent, owner-operated registered investment adviser that has been SEC-registered since 2000. The firm serves individual and family clients, charging fees by percentage of AUM and in some cases fixed fees. Its advisory services emphasize financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, and client education through seminars and workshops. Mainstay reports it is not an active ESG investor and does not identify as a multi-state adviser on its filings. The firm has appeared on industry lists in recent years, including Forbes’ Top RIA Firms (2022–2024) and CNBC’s Top 100 Financial Advisory Firms in 2025.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

Investment profile

FINTRX

Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

FINTRX

CRM & tech providers

TAMPs used

Clients

FINTRX

Client base

Client personas

Asset composition

Asset composition: Public Funds/Mutual Funds 82%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 8%, US Government Bonds 6%, Exchange Traded Equities 2%, State & Local Bonds 2%82%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds82%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents8%
  • US Government Bonds6%
  • Exchange Traded Equities2%
  • State & Local Bonds2%

Owners & executives

3 of 3
  • DAVID KUDLA

    CEO & Chief Investment StrategistCRD 4431292

  • CHRISTINE WEILER

    Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 5361424

  • JEREMIAH LUDINGTON

    Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 6328663

Contacts

3 of 22
  • JASON BEST

    Senior Wealth AdvisorCRD 2467448

  • Bartholomew Mackler

    Financial AdvisorCRD 2571840

  • CATHERYN MAKELA

    Senior Wealth AdvisorCRD 6488302

Unlock 19 more contacts

Wealth teams

FINTRX

Newly hired reps

FINTRX

Recent M&A activity

FINTRX

Recent filings

FINTRX

Awards

FINTRX

ETF holdings

1 of 80

Active vs passive

$1.4B in ETFs

Passive

67%

$954M

Active

33%

$478M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
ISHARES SILVER TRUST (SLV)BlackRockPassiveCommodities Focused$133M1,955,7929.31%

Location

Primary office

GRAND BLANC, MI

GENESEE

Location

GRAND BLANC, MI

Headquartered in GRAND BLANC, MI, anchoring the Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI metro in the Midwest.

Metro area
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI
Region
Midwest
County
GENESEE
Address
10775 S Saginaw St
Time zone
ET (UTC-5)
Office locations

Similar firms

Source: FINTRX private wealth data intelligence

Intelligence for Private Wealth