Overview
Firm Description
Founded in 2001, TOWER BRIDGE ADVISORS (referred to below as “Tower
Bridge” or the “Company”) provides personalized confidential investment
management services and advice to individuals, pension and profit sharing
plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations and small businesses.
With the exception of two minority shareholders, the Company is all
employee-owned. The primary shareholder is James Meyer.
Types of Advisory Services
Discretionary Asset Management
Tower Bridge’s principal business is providing discretionary investment
supervisory services, also known as asset management services. We base
these services on a careful analysis of a client’s total financial position,
including the client’s documented financial resources and investment goals
and objectives. While a discretionary account arrangement generally
authorizes Tower Bridge to buy and sell securities for managed accounts
without obtaining specific client consent, clients may impose restrictions on
the purchase of certain securities or types of securities for their accounts.
We invest client assets primarily in equities (stocks) and fixed-income
securities, such as corporate debt securities, municipal securities and U.S.
government securities. Investments may also include: warrants, commercial
paper, certificates of deposit, investment company securities (variable
annuities, and no-load, low-load mutual funds or exchange-traded funds),
options contracts, futures contracts, and interests in partnerships (real estate,
and oil and gas).
Tower Bridge may also provide its discretionary management services
through one or more “wrap-fee” programs. Under these programs the client is
introduced to Tower Bridge by a program sponsor, who also acts as
custodian of the funds and securities of the participating account; effects all
purchases and sales of securities for that account; monitors Tower Bridge’s
performance;
and provides periodic reports to the client. The program
sponsor charges the client a comprehensive (or “wrap”) fee for all of the
portfolio management, brokerage execution, custodial and administrative
services rendered to the account and pays a portion of that comprehensive
fee to Tower Bridge for the investment advice Tower Bridge renders.
Non-Discretionary Asset Management
Tower Bridge also offers non-discretionary investment management services.
Under such an arrangement, Tower Bridge regularly monitors a client’s
account and makes buy/sell recommendations based on the client’s
resources and objectives. However, before executing each trade for a non-
discretionary account, a Tower Bridge portfolio manager must first obtain the
client’s permission.
Other Advisory Services
In addition to the foregoing investment supervisory services, Tower Bridge
may also, from time to time, furnish existing clients with generalized
investment advice through individual consultations or may prepare special
reports or analyses relating to securities or other business matters.
We also provide a limited financial planning service as an ancillary offering to
our clients. This service utilizes financial planning software to create
projections of cash flows based on the client’s specified criteria. Tower Bridge
does not charge a separate fee for this service, and does not provide tax-
planning advice.
Finally, several times a year, Tower Bridge prepares and distributes an
investment letter to clients and certain prospective clients and other parties.
Tower Bridge does not charge a separate fee for this product.
Assets Under Management
As of February 23, 2024, Tower Bridge managed approximately $1.86 billion
in assets for approximately 523 clients. Of this total amount, approximately
$1.7650 billion was managed on a discretionary basis, and $90.8 million was
managed on a non-discretionary basis.