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Joseph Koster

Advisor at Sorfis Investments, LLC

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Location

Chardon, OH 44024

Credentials

Series 65

Industry experience

8 years

About

Joseph Koster is a financial advisor at Sorfis Investments, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Boyles Asset Management, LLC for five years before joining Sorfis in 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he is the editor of the Value Investing World Newsletter, compiling links and editing content. Sorfis Investments provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions. The firm employs cyclical and fundamental analysis, offering clients either a Diversified Strategy focused on ETFs, equities, and fixed income, or an Absolute Return Strategy that aims to outperform the S&P 500 with lower risk through valuation-based allocations.

Client services

Based on Sorfis Investments, LLC

Portfolio management

Expertise

Based on Sorfis Investments, LLC

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Tax-loss harvesting

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed yearly fee may be charged instead of percentage of assets under select circumstances if requested by client.

Percentage

$0 - $10,000,000: 0.75% annually $10,000,000+: 0.50% annually

Other

Account minimum: $250,000

Location

155 Main St

Chardon, OH 44024

Most active in

North Carolina · Ohio

Work history

Sorfis Investments, LLC

2019 - Present (7 years)

Boyles Asset Management, LLC

2013 - 2018 (5 years)

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