Top Wealth · rank 58 · New York, New York · listed firm: Klingman & Associates
Identity & firm
- Firm — Klingman & Associates, LLC (high)
- “KLINGMAN AND ASSOCIATES, LLC - Investment Adviser Firm” — sec_finra_regulatory
- “Klingman & Associates, LLC” — firm_official
- Parent company — independent (high)
- “Klingman and Associates, LLC is an independently owned registered investment adviser that has been SEC-registered since 2007.” — firm_official
- Firm type — independent_ria (high)
- “Klingman and Associates, LLC has CRD # 125618/SEC#:801-67783, and the firm has been SEC-registered since 2007.” — sec_finra_regulatory
- “Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. (NY): 1/6/2006 – 7/10/2020” — sec_finra_regulatory
- Team name — Klingman & Associates (high)
- “Klingman & Associates, LLC” — firm_official
- Team size — 28 (medium)
- “GERRY KLINGMAN, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®” — firm_official
- CRD — 1196667 (high)
- “GERARD ALBERT KLINGMAN - BrokerCheck” — sec_finra_regulatory
- Years experience — 42 (high)
- “First Albany Corporation: 10/19/1983 – 10/28/1986” — sec_finra_regulatory
- “For almost 40 years, Gerry has provided financial planning and investment advisory services to corporate executives, entrepreneurs, professional athletes and other high-net-worth individuals and their families.” — forbes_shook
- Designations — CFP, ChFC, other:CLU, other:CFS (high)
- “GERRY KLINGMAN, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®” — firm_official
- “Gerard Klingman, CFP®, CLU®, CHFC®, CFS® - Klingman and Associates, LLC” — social_or_third_party_db
Book of business
- Team AUM ($M) — 4000 (high)
- “Team Assets (Custodied): $4B” — forbes_shook
- Account minimum ($M) — 2 (high)
- “Minimum Account Size: $2 million for new business” — forbes_shook
- Typical client net worth ($M) — 36 (high)
- “Typical Net Worth of Relationships: $12-60 million” — forbes_shook
- Client niche — corporate executives, entrepreneurs and business owners, and professional athletes (high)
- “For almost 40 years, Gerry has provided financial planning and investment advisory services to corporate executives, entrepreneurs, professional athletes and other high-net-worth individuals and their families.” — forbes_shook
- Custodians — Raymond James & Associates, Charles Schwab Institutional (high)
- “We typically recommend the brokerage and custodial services of Raymond James & Associates, and Charles Schwab Institutional (whether one or more "Custodian").” — firm_official
- Fee model — aum_fee (high)
- “When an account is opened, the asset-based fee is billed for the remainder of the current calendar quarter and is based on the initial contribution.” — firm_official
- “K&A charges a fixed fee for retainer services typically ranging from $5,000 to $300,000, as agreed” — firm_official
Positioning & marketing
- Website url — https://klingmanria.com/ (high)
- “Klingman & Associates, LLC” — firm_official
- Value proposition (verbatim) — A Wealth Management Experience Built on Enduring Relationships. The Power of We. Enhancing and Sustaining Wealth Across Generations. (high)
- “Built on Enduring Relationships” — firm_official
- “Each of our clients lives their life with purpose, and strives to build personal, professional, and financial legacies that withstand the test of time. We are privileged to be among their closest confidantes, working tog” — firm_official
- Differentiators — Comprehensive: simplifies clients' personal and financial world, Independent: works solely for the client, Personalized: institutional-quality investment management with a customized experience, "The Power of We" — team-based service model rather than a single advisor, Multigenerational wealth planning across family goals and resources (high)
- “We simplify your life by helping you navigate the many aspects of your personal and financial world.” — firm_official
- “Enhancing and Sustaining Wealth Across Generations” — firm_official
- Content marketing — active (high)
- “Family Financial Planning Checklist Part 7: Yearly Review” — firm_official
- Has podcast — no (medium)
- “Klingman & Associates, LLC - YouTube” — firm_official
- Books published — 0 (medium)
- “Consistently named to Barron's Top Independent Advisor list” — firm_official
- Linkedin url — https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerard-klingman/ (high)
- “Gerard Klingman, CFP®, CLU®, CHFC®, CFS® - Klingman and Associates, LLC | LinkedIn” — social_or_third_party_db
- Social presence — linkedin_active, youtube (medium)
- “Klingman and Associates, LLC | LinkedIn” — social_or_third_party_db
- “Klingman & Associates, LLC - YouTube” — firm_official
- Press awards — Barron's Top 100 Independent Advisors (multiple years), Barron's Top 100 annual conference featured speaker, Financial Advisor Magazine / CFP Network 50 Fastest-Growing RIAs 2025, FA Magazine Top RIA Firms 2020, Invest in Others Lifetime Achievement Award 2016 (Best Buddies International) (high)
- “Consistently named to Barron's Top Independent Advisor list” — firm_official
- “2025_CFPN_FA_50-FASTEST-GROWING-RIAS_LOGO-scaled.png” — firm_official
Visual brand
- Has distinct logo — yes (high)
- “<img fetchpriority="high" width="714" height="152" src="https://klingmanria.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/KLINGMAN-LOGO-DESIGNS-HORIZONTAL-SUBSCRIPT-8-24-r5-B.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-20" alt=""” — firm_official
- Logo url — https://klingmanria.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/KLINGMAN-LOGO-DESIGNS-HORIZONTAL-SUBSCRIPT-8-24-r5-B.png (high)
- Visual brand notes — Horizontal serif wordmark with subscript lockup; navy/black-on-white palette, clean serif-plus-sans mix, professional stock photography of families and business settings, NYC architectural imagery. (medium)
- “KLINGMAN-LOGO-DESIGNS-HORIZONTAL-SUBSCRIPT-8-24-r5-B.png” — firm_official
- “Built on Enduring Relationships” — firm_official
