CHANGING PARAMETERS, LLC

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 2004
Total AUM
$105M
Discretionary
$105M
100% of AUM
Avg account
$423K
Accounts
249
Employees
4
Advisory reps
3

Firm details

Headquarters
LOS ALTOS, California
CRD number
132551
Registered since
September 10, 2004
Custodians
THE HUNTINGTON INVESTMENT COMPANY
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM
Client types
  • HNWI76.81%
  • Individuals16.84%
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans3.68%
  • Corporations / Businesses1.94%
  • Other0.73%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Investment CompaniesSelection of Other Advisers

Firm profile

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Overview

Changing Parameters, LLC is an independent registered investment adviser that operates as a fee-based allocator and portfolio manager for both individuals/families and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, and it also offers selection-of-other-advisers services, indicating it will place client capital with external managers when appropriate. Its stated business model is percentage-of-AUM fee billing and it is not positioned as an ESG-focused or multi-state adviser. Investment activity centers on public fund vehicles and third-party alternative managers. The firm functions as a capital allocator, blending internally managed portfolios with allocations to outside managers—particularly hedge funds—when the client mandate justifies it. The combination of direct portfolio management and adviser-selection capability suggests a hybrid approach: construction of core holdings through mutual/public funds and selective use of external strategies for diversification or specialized exposures.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

Location & Offices

Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

TAMPs used

Clients

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Client base

Client personas

Asset composition

Asset composition: Public Funds/Mutual Funds 86%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 14%86%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds86%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents14%

Owners & executives

1 of 1
  • Jonathan Nakagawa

    Chief Financial OfficerCRD 8215955

Contacts

2 of 2
  • Nicholas Winstead

    Vice President, Client ServicesCRD 7353567

  • HOWARD SMITH

    PresidentCRD 2097495

Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Recent filings

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Awards

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Location

Primary office

LOS ALTOS, CA

SANTA CLARA

Location

LOS ALTOS, CA

Headquartered in LOS ALTOS, CA, anchoring the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA metro in the West.

Metro area
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
Region
West
County
SANTA CLARA
Address
201 Main St
Time zone
PT (UTC-8)
Office locations

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