“It’s far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price, than a fair company at a wonderful price.”
Warren Buffett
Our clients choose to work with SWCM instead of other firms for multiple reasons, but we are constantly hearing the following benefits and value that accompanies a partnership with SWCM:
Personalized Strategy:
Investors were tired of a “one size fits all”, pre-fixed diversified product investment approach
Lower Fees:
They were over paying for an investment strategy and/or wrap account. Majority of revenue comes from investment management fees.
Access:
They lacked access and attention from their current broker/financial adviser because they have too many clients
Outperform:
Their portfolio was underperforming compared to SWCM’s solid return over the past 15 years.
Separate Accounts:
An individually managed account gives the client command and control of the account at all times. Lower turnover results in more tax efficient portfolios
Your objectives
Your portfolio manager will keep watch over your investments to track progress, keep you informed of important developments and help determine when to modify your portfolio.
Professional Integrity
Fee-based structure:
We do not rely on sales commissions. SWCM eliminated the incentive to trade and the inherent conflicts of interests that a commission based arrangement present. Your account turnover will be low, which reduces both your transaction costs and capital gains taxes. A fee based on a percentage of assets is charged to all accounts.
Relationship:
As a local investment advisor we are easily reachable and available to answers your questions.
Ownership of securities:
An individually managed account is an account of stocks/companies chosen by the portfolio manager to achieve a specific objective, long term total return. Each account, and its individual investments, is owned by the investor for whom it is managed. Ownership of the individual securities allows the client to manage the type of securities owned and to manage the tax concerns and capital gains or losses in each account. Ownership allows the client to limit exposure to certain securities. We DO NOT use mutual funds as an investment option.
Progressive Money Management:
At SWCM we don’t create a useless financial plan that is really no more then a marketing tool used by advisers to raise money. Instead we use real time analysis to provide our clients with the best money management advice and consultation resulting in higher quality financial advice. In addition this allows us to focus on making better investment decisions that outperform your expectations. We believe all investment decisions must use a valuation parameter, and if correctly utilized, will increase performance.
Size and scope:
SWCM has a low account minimum. We can tailor each portfolio independently of the others, and target a higher quality result. Our stock selection discipline is also dedicated to delivering a high “quality of holdings.”