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Nick Anthony Bartolo

Advisor at Essential Partners LLC — Rancho Santa Fe, CA

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Credentials

CFA®

Experience

5 years

Location

Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067

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Essential Partners LLC

Supported

Total advisors

2

Across 2 offices

Clients per advisor

28 Low

Avg AUM per client

$6,377,500 Very High

HNW client ratio

100% Very High

About

Nick Bartolo is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Essential Partners LLC and has prior experience with HKK Capital, Rational Capital, and International Value Advisers. Bartolo is also a managing member of Rational Capital, an early-stage investment business. Essential Partners LLC provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a bespoke investment process focused on global diversification and an economic-environment framework, combining active and passive strategies with fundamental analysis.

Client services

Based on Essential Partners LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Based on Essential Partners LLC

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Cash flow / budgeting

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Fee options

Fixed

$20,000 - $300,000 for financial planning and consulting services

Percentage

All Assets+: 0.75% - 1.25%

Location

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Rancho Santa Fe, CA

16950 Via De Santa Fe, Suite 5060 175

Rancho Santa Fe CA 92067

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

California · Florida · Nevada · Texas

Work history

5 years of industry experience

Essential Partners, LLC

2025 - Present • 1 year

Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Essential Partners, LLC

2021 - 2025 • 4 years

Pacific Palisades, CA

HKK Capital

2020 - 2021 • 1 year

Los Angeles, CA

Rational Capital

2020 - Present • 6 years

Santa Barbara, CA

International Value Advisers, LLC

2009 - 2020 • 11 years

New York City, NY

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Business activities & affiliations

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Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management Private / alternative investments Annuities
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Series 65

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Series 65

Carlsbad, CA

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Clair L

Series 63, Series 65

Rancho Santa Fe, CA

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Active portfolio management Concentrated stock management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Founder/Business Owner
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