FINANCIAL DESIGNS CORPORATION

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 1995
Total AUM
$508M
Discretionary
$371M
73% of AUM
Avg account
$387K
Accounts
1,312
Employees
6
Advisory reps
4

Firm details

Headquarters
CLAREMONT, California
CRD number
14829
Registered since
May 24, 1995
Custodians
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI68.57%
  • Individuals31.42%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for Individuals

Firm profile

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Overview

Financial Designs Corporation is an independent registered investment adviser that positions itself as a planning- and portfolio-focused RIA serving individuals, families and some institutional clients. The firm combines traditional financial planning and portfolio management for individuals and small businesses with a fee model that includes percentage-of-AUM billing as well as hourly and fixed-fee arrangements. Investment activity centers on pooled public funds and mutual funds—particularly broad-market ETFs—while the firm also uses third-party alternative managers for specific allocations. The adviser does not present itself as an ESG-driven investor. Portfolio construction appears to favor a core built from low-cost, broad-market vehicles supplemented by targeted exposures. Public funds dominate the firm’s footprint, but the investment program also integrates hedge fund and real estate allocations alongside insurance-based solutions such as annuities.

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 95%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 2%, Exchange Traded Equities 1%, US Government Bonds 1%, State & Local Bonds 1%95%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds95%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents2%
  • Exchange Traded Equities1%
  • US Government Bonds1%
  • State & Local Bonds1%

Owners & executives

1 of 1
  • GREG MORTON

    CFOCRD 5771231

Contacts

3 of 3
  • BRANDON MORTON

    Financial Advisor AssistantCRD 5619974

  • NINO PAVAN

    PresidentCRD 2358609

  • VAUGHN HEYDEL

    Account Vice President and Financial AdvisorCRD 5101142

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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ETF holdings

1 of 30

Active vs passive

$175M in ETFs

Passive

67%

$118M

Active

25%

$57.2M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
ISHARES CORE S&P TOTAL US STOCK MARKET ETF (ITOT)BlackRockPassiveLarge Blend$40.5M284,24923.08%

Location

Primary office

CLAREMONT, CA

LOS ANGELES

Location

CLAREMONT, CA

Headquartered in CLAREMONT, CA, anchoring the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA metro in the West.

Metro area
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
Region
West
County
LOS ANGELES
Address
540 W Baseline Rd
Time zone
PT (UTC-8)
Office locations

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