Simpson Capital’s portfolio management service is appropriate for all types of investors large or small, young or old, rich or not so rich and individuals or institutions. This universality is based on the philosophy Simpson Capital Management (SCM) uses to treat your portfolio as a whole rather than bundling unrelated ideas and techniques. For more on how this approach is right for you, visit our Investment Philosophy and Modern Portfolio Theory pages.
Below are several features and benefits which distinguish Simpson Capital.
- Fee Only Advice
SCM is a fee-only advisor. SCM does not accept commissions or any compensation based on product sales and does not offer you proprietary products. Fee-only advisors help reduce conflicts of interest by the way we earn our fee and what we recommend. Fees are based on your month-end account balances and billed quarterly at a fixed rate for the prior three months. SCM and your interests are aligned– SCM is rowing in the same direction with you because SCM’s fee only rises when your account grows.
- Highest Professional Standard
SCM maintains a fiduciary responsibility to you. This responsibility means SCM provides investment advice while putting your interests ahead of our own. SCM takes reasonable care to avoid misleading you and provides full and fair disclosure of all material facts to clients and prospective clients. To learn more about this fiduciary duty, visit our Fiduciary Responsibility Forum blog.
- Personal Objectives Based Process
SCM‘s portfolios are focused on meeting your personal objectives for the long-term. These objectives include desired return types (growth or current income), liquidity and risk tolerance. SCM designs your portfolio to perform in all economic environment types, like a boat built to withstand all conditions.
In developing customized Account Investment Guidelines, your evolving short- and long-term objectives are factored with the expected risk and return profile of your holdings. SCM uses its proprietary Portfolio Strategies to integrate your objectives with capital market expectations. Risk is controlled by monitoring equity concentration, industrial sector allocation, global exposure and market capitalization.
- Comprehensive Research
SCM forms an opinion about the future investment environment through analysis of economic indicators and forecasts. The areas of study include global economics, domestic industrial sector analysis and individual security selection. Visit our SCM Capital Market Journal for our current look on the economic environment. Individual issue selection is based on issuer management quality and market leadership in growing sectors of the economy. Visit our Research page to see how our attention to detail works for you.
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Ongoing Professional Financial Advice
SCM’s service extends beyond managing portfolios. Helping with your financial affairs involves a broad range of decision-making skill sets, including developing objectives, planning, organization and record keeping. Other skills include asset allocation, periodic evaluation, and factor interpretation. Visit our firm’s About Us page to learn about our skill set and qualifications.
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Third Party Held Assets
SCM is your primary contact and administers an interface with the keeper of your holdings. Your holdings are held at Charles Schwab & Co.’s Schwab Institutional division. Charles Schwab is a major third-party custodial institution. Schwab Institutional is responsible for administering custodial account activities such as opening new accounts, executing trades, processing additions/distributions and reporting activity including trade confirmations, monthly statements and annual tax reports. Schwab Institutional has a dedicated administrative team supporting SCM. For backup, you can contact Schwab Institutional directly through a call or securely access your account online.
To learn more about SCM’s approach, visit Investment Philosophy to see why SCM uses its reasoned portfolio process to meet your needs with an appropriate Portfolio Strategies or learn more about SCM Research. To set up an account, visit Open An Account.
