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Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors, LLP

Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors, LLP (LWC) is a multi-family office firm that specializes in socially responsible investing. The firm also primarily serves high-net-worth individuals. 

LWC has billions in assets under management (AUM), and the fee-only firm serves both individual and institutional clients. When it comes to advisory fees, it charges asset-based fees and fixed fees. The firm’s staff of advisors includes several chartered financial analysts (CFAs).

LWC also appears on our top financial advisors lists for Boston and Massachusetts

Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Background

LWC was established in 1994 so that the trustees of Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Office could provide investment advice to trusts and other investment accounts. These trustees don’t act as fiduciaries for these accounts, so partners of the firm help to provide investment advice under a fiduciary obligation. 

LWC is owned by a group of 17 partners. These partners include the trustees of the Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge Office, three former trustees and one former senior manager.

Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Client Types and Minimum Account Sizes

LWC serves high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, foundations, endowments and other entities. The firm does impose a minimum account size requirement of $2 million. 

Services Offered by Loring Wolcott & Coolidge

LWC's breadth of services includes portfolio management, family office services, estate planning and settlement, financial planning, tax planning and preparation as well as philanthropic strategies. 

Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Investment Philosophy 

LWC says in its brochure that it focuses on buying and holding high-quality growth stocks for the long term. The firm also believes that low turnover is crucial to producing after-tax returns on taxable accounts. LWC generally uses independent sub-advisors and internal research analysts to make investment selections. 

LWC invests in exchange-traded equity securities, non-exchange-traded equity securities, U.S. government bonds, securities issued by registered investment companies or business development companies, cash, cash equivalents and other investments. 

Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fees

LWC charges both a principal fee and an income fee for trusts and investment accounts. The principal fee is a graduated fee based on assets under management (AUM), and a 5% income fee is charged on all interest and dividends earned, according to LWC. See the standard fee schedule below:

Principal fee schedule for portfolio management
Amount of assets Fee
First $3,000,000 0.9%
Next $3,000,000 0.6%
Balance 0.3%

 

*Estimated investment management fees do not include brokerage, custodial, third-party manager or other fees, which can vary in amount.
Estimated Investment Management Fees at Loring Wolcott & Coolidge*
Your Assets Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fee Amount
$500K NA
$1MM NA
$5MM 39,000
$10MM $57,000

Learn more about advisors' typical costs here.

What to Watch Out For

LWC doesn’t have any disclosures listed on its Form ADV, and the firm doesn’t charge any hidden fees or earn commissions from investment products. However, the firm’s $2 million account minimum may be high for some.

Opening an Account with Loring Wolcott & Coolidge 

You can set up an account with LWC by visiting the firm’s Boston office or you can contact the firm at (617)523-6531.

All information is accurate as of the writing of this article.

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How Long $1mm Lasts in Retirement

SmartAsset's interactive map highlights places where $1 million will last the longest in retirement. Zoom between states and the national map to see the top spots in each region. Also, scroll over any city to learn about the cost of living in retirement for that location.

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Methodology We analyzed data on average expenditures for seniors, cost of living and investment returns to determine how many years of retirement a $1 million nest egg would cover in cities across America.

First, we looked at data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on the average annual expenditures of seniors. We then applied cost of living data from the Council for Community and Economic Research to adjust those national average spending levels based on the costs of each expense category (housing, food, healthcare, utilities, transportation and other) in each city. Using this data, SmartAsset calculated the average cost of living for retirees in the largest U.S. cities.

We assumed the $1 million would grow at a real return (interest minus inflation) of 2%. Then, we divided $1 million by the sum of each of those annual numbers to determine how long $1 million would cover retirement expenses in each of the cities in our study. Cities where $1 million lasted the longest ranked the highest in the study.

Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Council for Community and Economic Research