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Christopher Donabedian

Advisor at Ardent Capital Management, Inc.

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Location

Milford, OH 45150

Credentials

CFA®, Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

23 years

About

Christopher Donabedian is a financial advisor at Ardent Capital Management, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the CFA® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior work includes long-term roles at Active, Inc., Adviser Dealer Services, Inc., Winston Advisors Inc., and Winston Financial Inc. Ardent Capital Management, Inc. provides discretionary investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and business entities, and serves as Investment Manager to a private pooled vehicle, the ACM Opportunity Fund LLC. The firm employs fundamental research to select securities and uses a range of instruments including equities, bonds, options, and derivatives, with a distinctive focus on managing a private fund that utilizes a performance allocation structure and opportunistic trading strategies.

Client services

Based on Ardent Capital Management, Inc.

Portfolio management

Expertise

Based on Ardent Capital Management, Inc.

Options & derivatives strategies Concentrated stock management

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Fee options

Percentage

1.00% annually

Other

Account minimum: $3,000,000

Location

200 Technecenter Dr. Suite 200

Milford, OH 45150

Most active in

Ohio · Texas

Work history

Active, Inc.

1996 - Present (30 years)

Adviser Dealer Services, Inc.

1993 - Present (33 years)

Winston Advisors Inc.

1993 - Present (33 years)

Winston Financial Inc.

1992 - Present (34 years)

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