As a wholly owned affiliate of RubinBrown LLP, St. Louis’ largest privately held public accounting firm, we are dedicated to providing you with a level of personalized service, integrity and expertise that reflect our parent firm’s legacy of excellence. We see ourselves as your full-service advisor. When you work with RubinBrown Advisors, you also have access to our parent firm’s services, including wealth management, retirement, benefit planning and administration, tax consulting and
estate planning.

We understand making decisions affecting your personal wealth can be overwhelming. With thousands of investment products, opportunities and money managers out there, it is important to have an advisor you trust on your side. At RubinBrown Advisors, you can be assured your personal financial success is our top priority.  

As independent advisors:

• We work for you.
• We do not sell investment products.
• We do not receive commissions on investment recommendations.
• We do not manage proprietary portfolios.

We strive to help clients identify, prioritize and achieve their financial goals and objectives. We can help you identify your risk tolerance, time horizon, tax sensitivity and current financial situation. Then, with this information, we work closely with you to determine solutions to help you best accomplish your financial goals and objectives.

If you can answer “yes” to any of the following questions, our independent advisors may be able to help:

• Are you currently asking yourself any of the following questions?
  • Is my nest egg large enough?
  • Am I properly set for the future?
  • How should I be handling so many moving pieces?
  • How do I achieve balance?
  • What’s next for me?

• Would you like to consult an independent, objective professional whose primary interest is serving you?

• Have you recently obtained a large sum of money and are unsure how to invest it?

• Would you like a second opinion on your existing portfolio?

RubinBrown Advisors LLC adheres to strict privacy and confidentiality guidelines.  To view a copy of our Privacy Policy, please click here.

When you choose RubinBrown Advisors as your investment advisor, you have taken the first step to achieving your personal financial goals. Our highly skilled investment professionals provide you with personalized guidance and resources, including objective opinions on strategies, investment products, services and opportunities. We ensure you have the ability to make informed choices and avoid costly mistakes through ongoing one-on-one consultations and timely communication.

Our independent investment advisor representatives can provide you with the following customized services:

• Assistance in identifying and prioritizing your personal financial goals and objectives.
• A comprehensive, objective analysis of your current financial status, including investments.
• An investment policy that puts your investment dollars to work to support your goals while reflecting your financial situation, risk tolerance, time horizon and tax sensitivity.
• Appropriate asset allocation strategies with the goal of consistent, long-term performance.
• Assistance in selecting and monitoring mutual funds and/or money managers.
• Assistance in determining if tax-aware investments may meet your needs.
• Ongoing portfolio and asset allocation assessment based on your investment parameters.
• Recommendations, when warranted, on adjustments to your investment policy, asset allocations or the money managers you are using.

At RubinBrown Advisors, we follow a systematic, disciplined and comprehensive investment approach. We also have direct access to the RubinBrown LLP team, including a full range of coordinated wealth management services. In some cases, you may also benefit from reduced investment minimums and management fees through our strategic partnerships with institutional programs not available to individual investors.  Our relationships and size will also enable you to keep your all-in costs and fees at reasonable levels.

At RubinBrown Advisors it is always our goal to provide you with comprehensive objective information to ensure you can make an educated decision about your financial future.  For your convenience, we have developed the following list of frequently asked questions:

If you have additional questions, or if you would like to discuss a topic in more detail, please contact us directly.

Why did RubinBrown LLP establish RubinBrown Advisors?

There are thousands of investment products and money managers from which to choose! We have heard from concerned investors that they need an advisor they can trust. They are looking for one who can offer objective and experienced advice and help them develop a strategy that balances their goals with their tolerance for risk. In addition, clients have told us they need help understanding the benefits and considerations of available investment alternatives. Furthermore, retirement plan sponsors and members of investment committees for foundations and endowments have expressed their concern and need to obtain assistance to meet their fiduciary responsibilities.

Why should I choose RubinBrown Advisors?

Top 10 Reasons to Choose RubinBrown Advisors

1. We help clients identify, prioritize and achieve their goals and objectives.
2. We offer independence and objectivity.
3. We have an integrated suite of services using a team of highly skilled, experienced professionals in taxation, estate planning and investments.
4. We provide a high level of service, including frequent client communication.
5. We follow a systematic, disciplined approach to investing.
6. We are fiduciaries, with no conflicts of interest.
7. We educate clients about investments and matters of personal finance.
8. We provide services for fees only, no commissions.
9. We are relationship, not transaction oriented.
10. We offer reasonable fees.

How does RubinBrown Advisors get paid?

As independent advisors:

• We work for you.
• We do not sell investment products.
• We do not receive commissions on investment recommendations or manage a proprietary portfolio.
• Our success is directly tied to your success.

We are generally paid a percentage of the assets for which we provide investment advisory services. Fees vary by the amount of client assets on which we consult.

Is RubinBrown Advisors a registered investment advisor?

Yes.  RubinBrown Advisors LLC is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment advisor.  To view our Form ADV, click here.

How does RubinBrown Advisors protect my personal information?

RubinBrown Advisors LLC adheres to strict privacy and confidentiality guidelines.  To view a copy of our Privacy Policy, please click here.

At RubinBrown Advisors we see ourselves a valuable source for timely information relevant to our clients and friends of the firm. Below you will find links to various websites related to financial resources and investment matters. 

RubinBrown

RubinBrown Benefits Group

RubinBrown Wealth Management Services 

Finance and Investments

SEI Investments

TD AMERITRADE Institutional

Newport Group

Your privacy is important to us, and maintaining your trust and confidence is one of our highest priorities.  In accordance with a recent rule enacted by the General Trade Commission, professionals who advise on personal financial matters re now to inform their clients of their policies regarding privacy of client information.

A. Types of Information We Collect

We collect certain personal information about you--but only when that information is provided by your or is obtained by us with your authorization.  We use that information to provide various investment and financial planning services to you at your request.

B.  Parties to Whom We Disclose Information

As a general rule, we do not disclose personal information about our clients to anyone
without their permission. However, to the extent permitted by law, certain nonpublic information about you may be disclosed in the following situations:

1. To comply with a validly issued and enforceable subpoena or summons;

2. In the course of a review of our firm’s practices under the authorization of a state operational licensing or regulatory board;

3. As a part of any actual or threatened legal proceedings or alternative dispute resolution proceedings either initiated by or against us, provided we disclose only the information necessary to file, pursue, or defend against the lawsuit and take reasonable precautions to ensure that the information disclosed does not become amatter of public record; and

4. To provide information to affiliates of the firm and non affiliated third parties who perform services or functions for us in conjunction with our services to you, but only if we have a contractual agreement with the other party that prohibits them from disclosing or using the information other than for the purposes for which it was disclosed. If we do not have a contractual agreement, with the other party, we will ask for your consent prior to sharing confidential iinformation with them.

C. Confidentiality and Security of Nonpublic Personal Information

Except as otherwise described in this notice, we restrict access to nonpublic personal information about you to employees of our firm. Their right to further disclose and use the information is limited by the policies of our firm, applicable law, our Code of Professional Conduct, and nondisclosure agreements where appropriate. In order to guard your nonpublic personal information, we maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with our professional standards.

D. Record Retention Policy

We retain records relating to professional services we provide, so that we are better able to
assist you with your professional needs, and in some cases, to comply with professional guidelines. Our policy is to maintain copies of your personal financial information for seven years before they are destroyed. Thank you for allowing us to serve you. We value your business and are committed to protecting your privacy. Please call us if you have any questions regarding our privacy or record retention policies.

To learn more about what RubinBrown Advisors LLC can do for you and your financial future, please contact:

Michael Ferman, CPA
Partner-In-Charge
314.290.3211
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Brian D. Frevert, CPA, MBA, CFP^®
Partner
303.952.1231
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Edward Warren, CPA, CFP^®
Partner
913.491.4144
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RubinBrown Advisors may only transact business in any state if we are first registered, excluded or exempted from the applicable registration requirements.  Follow-up, individual responses or rendering of personalized investment advice for compensation will not be made absent compliance with applicable state registration requirements or an applicable exemption or exclusion.

RubinBrown Advisors LLC adheres to strict privacy and confidentiality guidelines.  To view a copy of our Privacy Policy, please click here.