Avocet Capital Management LLC
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About
Avocet Capital Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and hourly financial planning primarily to high‑net‑worth individuals, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm manages a concentrated client base (about 40 clients) with roughly $158 million in assets and generally requires a $500,000 account/net‑worth threshold, so it does not typically serve non‑high‑net‑worth individual clients.
The firm’s investment process combines quantitative tools (portfolio optimization and computer‑based risk/return models), third‑party research, and traditional fundamental analysis to construct diversified equity and fixed‑income portfolios and investment policy statements. Avocet implements portfolios on a discretionary basis, documents client‑imposed restrictions, and provides written or oral financial plans when engaged.
Compared with many peers, Avocet explicitly uses options and other derivative strategies within separately managed accounts — detailing covered calls, collars, spreads, long/short option positions, and related hedging techniques — a practice that is relatively uncommon among supported firms. Its small, concentrated roster of primarily HNW clients together with an explicit mix of quantitative optimization and active derivative use are the most distinguishing operational features.
Client services
Expertise
Fee options
$0 - $1,000,000: 1.25% annually $1,000,001 - $5,000,000: 1.00% annually $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.75% annually $10,000,001+: 0.50% annually
Financial planning services charged on an hourly basis; specific hourly rates not disclosed.
Account minimum: $500,000 Fee-only: Financial planning services charged hourly with a minimum net worth of $500,000 for financial planning clients; hourly fees not specifically quantified in brochure.
Main office
1363 Shermer Road, Suite 200
Northbrook IL 60062
Advisors at this office
2
Most active in
Florida · Illinois
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Advisors at this firm
Alan L
Series 65, Series 66
Northbrook, IL
Avocet Capital Management LLC
Alan Loewy is a financial advisor at Avocet Capital Management LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Avocet since 2011. Loewy has contributed articles to Seeking Alpha, receiving compensation based on article page views. Avocet Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and hourly financial planning to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and business clients. The firm uses quantitative optimization and risk/return analysis alongside fundamental and technical research to create tailored portfolios, including the use of options and derivatives strategies, which is uncommon among similar-sized advisers.
Sean C
CFA®, Series 66
Northbrook, IL
Avocet Capital Management LLC
Sean Connolly is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Avocet Capital Management LLC since 2024 and previously held roles at Tyderium Capital LLC and Robert Baird & Co. Avocet Capital Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and hourly financial planning primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm combines quantitative tools, third-party research, and fundamental analysis to build diversified equity and fixed-income portfolios, and it incorporates options and derivative strategies as part of its investment approach.
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