Blue Ocean Capital

James Johnson is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently with Blue Ocean Capital, where he has worked since 2001, and previously spent 11 years at Elhilow, Smith & Company, LLC. Blue Ocean Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and closely held businesses, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and tax and accounting engagements. The firm employs a team of five advisors and combines fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory to manage approximately $619 million in discretionary assets.

Bethany Evans is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently serving at Blue Ocean Capital. She is also the president of Meyers, Evans, & Feagans, P.A., a tax preparation CPA firm, where she dedicates part of her time reviewing tax returns during the tax season. Blue Ocean Capital is a CPA asset management group that serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and closely held businesses. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and integrated tax and accounting services through a team of five advisors managing approximately $619 million in discretionary assets.

Ronald Smith is a financial advisor at Blue Ocean Capital with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Elhilow, Smith & Company, LLC and Financial Analytics, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a horse barn rental business. Blue Ocean Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and closely held businesses, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and tax and accounting engagements. The firm combines fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory to implement customized investment strategies and integrates CPA services with asset management through a team of five advisors.

Mark Elhilow is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Blue Ocean Capital, bringing 29 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Elhilow, Smith & Company, LLC for 11 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a warehouse rental business unrelated to his investment activities. Blue Ocean Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and closely held businesses, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and tax and accounting engagements. The firm combines fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory and is structured as a CPA asset management group, integrating tax and accounting services with investment management.

Hillary Knotts is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Blue Ocean Capital since 2013. She works with a five-advisor team based in West Palm Beach, FL. Blue Ocean Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and closely held businesses with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and tax and accounting engagements. The firm integrates fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to manage diversified portfolios, often combining mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and private placements.