FAQ

Archer Row Advisory can be different in four important respects.

First, with Archer Row Advisory, clients have their portfolios managed by someone with leading financial market expertise. We have worked at, and provided consulting services to, numerous financial institutions. In addition, we are voracious consumers of research and other sources of information to continually expand our knowledge.

Second, Archer Row Advisory considers and uses non-traditional investments, where appropriate*. These can include real estate, commodities, direct lending, private equity, and venture capital. Some advisors will not use alternative investments for clients because they consider it to be too much work. We will not hesitate to use them when we feel that it is in our clients’ best interest.

Third, Archer Row Advisory can substantially reduce the size and number of fees that its clients pay. Transaction commissions, mutual fund management expenses, and asset management fees can be substantially lower. In addition, unlike large broker-dealer firms, Archer Row Advisory does not receive any additional compensation for putting clients in specific types of investments. Please compare our fees to any other adviser you are considering.

Finally, Archer Row Advisory favors a diversified, long-term buy-and-hold investment strategy to defer capital gains taxes for its clients.

*Note: Non-traditional investments are not appropriate for all clients due to eligibility restrictions, lack of liquidity, risk, and other considerations. 

Ask questions. All advisors should know the basics of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs.

An expert knows and can help clients decide whether to use other types of investments, including:

• Commodities, including precious metals;
• Credit investments beyond bonds and bond funds, including closed-end bond funds, bank loans, direct lending, and mezzanine lending;
• Real estate investment trusts, including office, retail, apartment, and mortgage REITs;
• Private real estate including funds (core, core+, opportunistic / special situations) and individual real estate projects;
• Opportunity Zone investing;
• Digital assets, including cryptocurrencies;
• Private equity including buyout, growth equity, and secondaries (and what vehicles are best for investing in this asset class); and
• Venture capital.

All clients are assessed an annual asset management fee. The fee ranges from 0.50-0.80%.

Archer Row Advisory receives no other form of compensation.

We do not accept “soft dollar” compensation, which we view as an unacceptable conflict of interest.

Our minimum to invest is $250,000.

Accounts less than $250,000 and greater than $100,000 will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Our first step is to discuss your specific circumstances. We schedule an introductory call (usually lasting about an hour) where we answer any questions you have about us. We also gather information about your financial goals, risk tolerance, income, assets, debts, family situation, and career plans.

Using our understanding of your circumstances and an assessment of your investment portfolio, we then discuss steps to optimize your portfolio.

When we agree on steps to take we then guide you through account opening and we begin managing your money by transferring your accounts to our custodian (Pershing LLC, one of the world’s largest).

To get started, call us today at (818) 539-8808 or click here to send us a message through the website.

In investing, there is never a guaranteed return. All stock and bond investments involve the risk of loss or missing one’s financial goals.

However, there are risks that are worth taking and risks that are not worth taking. At Archer Row Advisory, we work with clients to tailor their investments to take the right risks.

Pershing LLC, one of the world’s largest custodians, holds Archer Row Advisory clients’ securities.

Pershing’s system, NetXInvestor, is available for PC and mobile.

Click here to logon.

Archer Row Advisory has a business continuity plan under which clients can transfer their accounts to Cheviot Value Management (contact: Jim Whiting) if Matt is incapacitated or otherwise unable to perform advisory services.

We take cyber-security extremely seriously. For this reason we employ the following controls:

• Multi-factor authentication,
• Full-disk hard drive encryption,
• Customized router passwords,
• Data backups to encrypted servers that are not internet-accessible,
• Clean desks and shredding of documents with sensitive customer information, and
• Locking of workstations.

In addition, our trading platform utilizes multi-factor authentication, automatic locking and log-outs, password changes every 30 days, and login notifications.

We also strongly recommend that clients use multi-factor authentication when viewing accounts online.

At Archer Row Advisory, we take a number of precautions to protect our clients against fraud.

All assets are held at one of the world’s largest custodians, Pershing. This ensures that client assets are kept separate and protected. In fact, Archer Row Advisory cannot transfer assets out of a client’s account except to send monies directly to the client upon request.

In addition, clients can log-on to see their accounts at any time using Pershing’s web portal. Clients also receive detailed monthly statements and are notified every time any trade occurs.

And, Archer Row Advisory is registered with the State of California and complies with all regulatory requirements, including meeting minimum capital requirements.

If you have questions about fraud or cyber-security, let us know and we can provide a detailed brochure explaining our control environment.