Arc Asset Management LLC

Arc Asset Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to high‑net‑worth individuals, documenting client goals, income, tax considerations and risk tolerance in a written Investment Policy Statement; the firm reports about $86.7 million in discretionary assets across 14 clients. Services cover a broad investment menu—including mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, real estate funds, private equity, hedge funds, venture capital, commodities and annuities—and the firm does not participate in wrap fee programs.

ARC uses multiple methods of analysis (charting, cyclical, fundamental, quantitative and modern portfolio theory) to guide allocations and typically implements strategies on a discretionary basis. The firm may employ long‑ and short‑term trading, options, margin and short sales, and it can allocate client assets to selected third‑party managers (with fee‑sharing arrangements with certain advisers) while requiring custody at Schwab Institutional.

Noteworthy characteristics include a very small, exclusively high‑net‑worth client base (no non‑HNW individual clients) and a recent formation date, resulting in comparatively large average account sizes per client. Operational practices that distinguish ARC from many peers include a mandatory Schwab custody relationship with associated soft‑dollar benefits, an affiliation with an owner entity that provides management and bookkeeping services, and a stated policy of not aggregating block trades, all of which are disclosed as potential influences on execution, research access and conflicts.