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Check Capital Management Inc

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Client AUM

$2,226,627,976

Clients

1,192

Advisors

9

across 3 offices

About

Check Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning and retirement cash‑flow planning for individuals, high‑net‑worth clients, retirement plans and corporate clients, and serves as investment adviser to the Blue Chip Investor Fund. Its managed accounts invest primarily in stocks, corporate and municipal bonds, and stock options, and the firm can place client assets in its mutual fund when appropriate.

The firm describes a long‑term, fundamentals‑based investment philosophy influenced by a "Warren Buffett style" approach, emphasizing margin of safety, proprietary research and multi‑year holding periods. Portfolios are offered across distinct programs — Quality Growth, Private (option‑based leverage), Berkshire Covered Call and flexFOLIO — and CCM uses a two‑bucket allocation framework to separate shorter‑ and longer‑term assets.

What is distinctive for a multi‑team adviser is that CCM both manages an SEC‑registered investment company (the Blue Chip Investor Fund) and provides portfolio management to that fund while disclosing side‑by‑side management procedures and trade rotation policies to address conflicts. The firm also offers an uncommon performance‑based fee option (10% of new appreciation with a high‑water‑mark) and limits its higher‑risk, option‑leveraged Private Program to qualified clients, reflecting a client base and fee arrangements oriented toward wealthier, sophisticated investors rather than mass‑market retail accounts.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management Retirement income strategy Concentrated stock management

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Fee options

Percentage

1% annually (charged quarterly at 0.25%)

Performance-based

10% of profits (New Appreciation), available only to qualified clients

Other

Account minimum: $500,000

Main office

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575 Anton Blvd. #570

Costa Mesa CA 92626

Advisors at this office

7

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Advisors at this firm

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Ryan K

Series 65

Costa Mesa, CA

Check Capital Management Inc

Ryan Kinney is a financial advisor at Check Capital Management Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Check Capital Management since 2013. Check Capital Management, Inc. manages assets for individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and other entities, serving as investment adviser to the Blue Chip Investor Fund. The firm employs a fundamentals-based investment approach focused on intrinsic business value and longer holding periods, offering a range of program structures aligned with client objectives and risk tolerances.

Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management Retirement income strategy Concentrated stock management
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James W

Series 63

Costa Mesa, CA

Check Capital Management Inc

James Waite is a financial advisor at Check Capital Management Inc with 29 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Check Capital Management since 2007, following a decade at Charles Schwab. Check Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement cash-flow planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and corporate clients. The firm follows a long-term, fundamentals-based investment philosophy influenced by a Warren Buffett style approach and manages the Blue Chip Investor Fund alongside various distinct portfolio programs.

Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management Retirement income strategy Concentrated stock management
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Robert H

Series 65

Costa Mesa, CA

Check Capital Management Inc

Robert Hill is a financial advisor at Check Capital Management Inc. in Costa Mesa, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Check Capital Management since 2008. Check Capital Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and other entities, managing assets through separately managed accounts, asset-allocation and retirement cash-flow planning, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm emphasizes a fundamentals-based investment approach focused on intrinsic business value and longer holding periods, and manages the Blue Chip Investor Fund.

Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management Retirement income strategy Concentrated stock management
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Christopher B

Series 66

Costa Mesa, CA

Check Capital Management Inc

Christopher Ballard is a financial advisor at Check Capital Management Inc with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Check Capital Management since 2012. Check Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement cash-flow planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and corporate clients. The firm follows a long-term, fundamentals-based investment philosophy influenced by a Warren Buffett style approach and manages both client portfolios and the Blue Chip Investor Fund, employing distinctive fee structures and programs for sophisticated investors.

Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management Retirement income strategy Concentrated stock management
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Alan E

Series 63, Series 65

Costa Mesa, CA

Check Capital Management Inc

Alan Ebright is a financial advisor with Check Capital Management Inc. based in Costa Mesa, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Check Capital Management in 2022, he worked at Hodges Capital Management, Inc. and Fisher Investments. Check Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement cash-flow planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and corporate clients. The firm follows a long-term, fundamentals-based investment philosophy influenced by a Warren Buffett style approach and manages portfolios across distinct programs, including the Blue Chip Investor Fund.

Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management Retirement income strategy Concentrated stock management
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Jonathan M

Series 63, Series 65

Bullhead City, AZ

Check Capital Management Inc

Jonathan Meeks is a financial advisor at Check Capital Management Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Check Capital Management since 2004. Check Capital Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and other entities, managing assets through separately managed accounts, asset allocation, retirement cash-flow planning, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a fundamentals-based investment approach focused on intrinsic business value and longer holding periods, and it manages the Blue Chip Investor Fund.

Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management Retirement income strategy Concentrated stock management
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Jeremy S

Series 65

Costa Mesa, CA

Check Capital Management Inc

Jeremy Saltzberg is a financial advisor at Check Capital Management Inc with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Check Capital since 2016, following a brief tenure at Avondale Asset Management. Saltzberg holds a Series 65 credential. Check Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement cash-flow planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and corporate clients. The firm follows a long-term, fundamentals-based investment philosophy influenced by a Warren Buffett style approach and manages both client portfolios and the Blue Chip Investor Fund.

Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management Retirement income strategy Concentrated stock management
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John T

Series 63, Series 66

Boerne, TX

Check Capital Management Inc

John Thatcher is a financial advisor at Check Capital Management Inc. with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Bank prior to joining Check Capital Management in 2017. Check Capital Management, Inc. manages assets for individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and other entities, and serves as investment adviser to the Blue Chip Investor Fund. The firm employs a fundamentals-based investment approach focused on intrinsic business value and margin of safety, offering various program structures aligned with client objectives and risk tolerances.

Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management Retirement income strategy Concentrated stock management
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Steven C

Series 63, Series 65

Costa Mesa, CA

Check Capital Management Inc

Steven Check is a financial advisor at Check Capital Management Inc. with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 1987 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Check Capital Management, Inc. manages assets for individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and other entities. The firm employs a fundamentals-based approach focused on intrinsic business value and longer holding periods, offering various investment programs including separately managed accounts and the Blue Chip Investor Fund.

Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management Retirement income strategy Concentrated stock management
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