Jonathan Straus

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About Jonathan Straus

Jonathan is the Founding Principal of Commons Capital. He has worked for many of the big Wall Street firms over his career including Smith Barney, Tucker Anthony, RBC Dain Rauscher, Advest and Merrill Lynch/Bank of America three of them by way of acquisition.

Jonathan has an extensive background providing comprehensive wealth management advice and services to individuals, multigenerational families, businesses and institutions. He is a member of a select group of advisors who can offer personalized, discretionary asset management services. This enables him to function as your personal portfolio manager and to construct a portfolio that is aligned with your investment objectives, time horizon, risk tolerance, and overall financial strategy.

For the last 13 consecutive years, Jonathan received the Boston Magazine FIVE STAR Wealth Manager Award for Overall Satisfaction. Five Star Professional partnered with Boston Magazine to conduct research to identify a select group of wealth managers who are exceptional in both their ability and their commitment to overall satisfaction. Fewer than 3% of the 20,000 wealth managers in the Boston area were selected.

For the last 12 years, Jonathan was named to the Barron's Winners Circle Top Independent Advisors and invited to attend the annual conference. The Barron's Winner's Circle Top Independent Advisors Summit brings together the best in the business. It is designed to facilitate a free-flowing exchange of information, ideas and insights through peer-based communication and an unwavering focus on best practices and winning wealth management strategies.

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General Information

Firm Start Year

2009

No. of Employees

CRD#

2839717

Firm CRD#

165738

Insurance License#

1821019

Name of Custodial Firm

Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services

States Licensed in

SEC Registered

Years of Experience in Financial Services

Number of Years with Current Firm

Work Experience

Jonathan has over 24 years of experience providing wealth management advice and services. He founded Commons Capital in 2009 based on the belief that we can greatly improve on the traditional Wall Street relationship. While economies of scale may substantially benefit financial institutions, they also create potential costs in the form of conflicts of interest. Our independence frees us from those biases and allows us to focus on what is important -- you.

Work with the following types of clients

Businesses, Individual Investors, Non-Profit Organizations

Advisory Services Provided

Financial Planning for Individuals, Financial Planning for Businesses, Education Funding and Planning, Financial Advice & Consulting, Investment Advice & Management, Insurance Products & Annuities, Financial Planning, Portfolio Management, Retirement Planning, Risk Management, Money Management, Wealth Management, 401K Rollovers

Compliance

Registered Investment Advisor

Registered Representative

Investment Advisor Representative

Acknowledged fiduciary

Compliance Disclosures in Last 5 years

I have a clean record

Criminal Disclosures in Last 5 years

I have a clean record

Qualifications & Membership

Certifications, Accreditations & Designations

CSNA (Certified Special Needs Advisor)

Securities Licenses

Series 7, Series 24, Series 63, Series 65, Series 66

Insurance and Annuity Licenses

Long Term Care, Variable Annuity, Life, Health, Annuity, Accident

Firm Information

Firm's Number of Clients

Firm's Number of Planning Clients

Firm's Number of Managed Clients

Assets Managed by Firm

$240,000,000.00

Advisor's Number of Clients

Advisor's Number of Managed Clients

Advisor's Number of Planning Clients

Assets Managed by Advisor

$240,000,000.00

Compensation and Fees

Fee Structure

Fee-Based

Minimum Portfolio Size for New Managed Accounts

$250,000.00

Compensation Methods

Based on Assets

Education

Bachelor of Science and Business Administration - Marketing & Economics

University of Hartford
09/01/1991 -06/01/1995

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