Kingston, New Jersey  ·  SEC-Registered Investment Adviser  ·  609-497-1776  ·  View Disclosures

Institutional Sophistication.
Individual Attention.

We manage your portfolio ourselves. When you call, you talk to the person who made the decision.

28
Years of Service
$1.1B
Under Advisement
$270M+
Assets Managed
SEC
Registered Adviser
Independent
Privately held, no parent company
100%
Fee-only, no commissions, no product sales
0
Outsourced investment decisions
In-House
Research, analysis, and portfolio management
Who We Serve

Your Wealth Deserves More Than a Sales Pitch

Whether you’re an individual, a business owner, or an institution, the approach is the same: understand first, then act.

Companies & 401(k) Plans

Lower costs, CFP® guidance for every employee, streamlined administration, and one accountable partner. We design retirement plans with transparent, itemized fees and a single point of contact for compliance, reconciliation, and employee questions.

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Institutions

OCIO services, endowment and foundation management, and equity strategies built on fundamental, balance-sheet-focused analysis. Your board and investment committee work directly with the portfolio managers running the money.

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Our Approach

Portfolio Managers, Not Salespeople

We sell nothing. We outsource nothing. Every portfolio is managed in-house by our own analysts and portfolio managers.

  • Your Interests, Not Ours

    The only revenue we earn comes from the management fees you agree to. No commissions, no product sales, no incentive to recommend anything that isn’t in your interest. That’s the fiduciary standard, and it’s how we’ve operated since the firm was founded.

  • Balance-Sheet Investing

    We focus on what we can measure: tangible value, durable earnings, and margin of safety. No trend-chasing, no black-box models.

  • Built to Compound

    We build portfolios designed for decades, not quarters. When the market gets loud, we don’t make changes for the sake of doing something.

  • Nothing Outsourced

    Research, analysis, trading, and portfolio management are all done by our team. When something goes wrong, there’s no third party to point to. The accountability is ours.

Tom Byrne and Art Ernst
“Every decision we make is judged by one standard: whether it serves our clients’ goals.”
Tom Byrne, Founder & CEO
01
Listen

We start by understanding your goals, constraints, and timeline.

02
Analyze

Fundamental research and bottom-up security selection drive every decision.

03
Build

Tax-aware construction with direct security ownership. You own individual stocks and bonds, not shares of a pooled fund.

04
Steward

Ongoing monitoring, rebalancing, and transparent reporting.

Our Team

The People Behind Your Portfolio

Our senior team averages over 30 years in investment management. Every client works directly with the people making the decisions.

Tom Byrne

Tom Byrne

Founder, CEO, CCO, Head of Equities
Art Ernst

Art Ernst, CFP®

COO, Head of Fixed Income, Portfolio Manager
Mike Chen

Mike Chen

Portfolio Manager, Chief Technology Officer
Brian Arena

Brian Arena

Portfolio Manager
Greg Huston

Greg Huston

Institutional Relations Manager
Brendan Byrne

Brendan Byrne

Portfolio Manager, Analyst

Let’s Talk

We’d welcome the chance to learn about your situation and share how we work.

Schedule a Call
609-497-1776 Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM