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DLK Investment Management

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Client AUM

$315,371,420

Clients

433

Advisors

4

of 5 employees

About

DLK Investment Management provides personalized, fee-only investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations and small institutional investors. The firm manages client assets on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases and does not accept commissions or act as a custodian.

DLK uses a fundamental relative-value approach to set asset allocation between equities and fixed income, supported by fundamental, statistical and macro analysis, and may employ long- and short-term trades, options and other trading strategies as appropriate. Accounts are customized via documented client profiles in the firm’s CRM, reviewed periodically, and DLK accepts limited powers of attorney to implement discretionary trading when authorized.

Compared with many peers, DLK prepares and provides its own performance reports and urges clients to compare those reports with custodian statements, and it provides participant education meetings as part of its retirement plan consulting. The brochure also discloses that the firm may use borrowing or margin in certain managed accounts and notes a prior FINRA settlement involving the handling of customer information at a former employer.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Active portfolio management

Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner

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Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1.50% $1,000,001 - $5,000,000: 1.00% $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 1.00% $10,000,001+: 0.85%

Project-based

Financial planning fees range from $250 to $500 per hour, negotiable

Other

Account minimum: $300,000 Minimum fee: $3,000 per annum minimum fee for certain accounts Fee-only: Fee-only investment management; no commissions accepted

Main office

238 North Cedros Ave, Suite 200

Solana Beach CA 92075

Advisors at this office

4

Most active in

Arizona · California · Colorado · Louisiana · Nevada · New Jersey · Texas · Utah · Washington

Also doing business as

Dlk Investment Advisors, LLC · Dlk Investment Management · Dlk Investment Management, LLC

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Advisors at this firm

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Thomas B

Series 63, Series 66

Solana Beach, CA

DLK Investment Management

Thomas Brenner is a financial advisor with DLK Investment Management in Solana Beach, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He worked at Nautilus Advisors LLC for nine years before joining DLK Investment Management in 2019. In addition to his advisory role, Brenner is an independent insurance agent specializing in disability, life/accident/health, and long-term care insurance. DLK Investment Management offers fee-only investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small institutional investors. The firm employs a fundamental relative-value approach to asset allocation and customizes accounts based on documented client profiles while providing proprietary performance reports and participant education as part of its retirement plan services.

Active portfolio management Founder/Business Owner
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Mark H

CFP®, Series 66

Solana Beach, CA

DLK Investment Management

Mark Halby is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at DLK Investment Management since 2019. Prior to that, he worked at Nautilus Advisors LLC for six years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in an insurance agency operated by his family. DLK Investment Management provides personalized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small institutional investors, and employer retirement plans. The firm employs a tailored, allocation-driven approach based on a fundamental relative-value framework, managing approximately $435 million in client assets.

Active portfolio management Founder/Business Owner
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Theodore K

Series 65

Solana Beach, CA

DLK Investment Management

Theodore Kay is a financial advisor at DLK Investment Management with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Alpha Cubed Investments, LLC from 2014 to 2018. DLK Investment Management provides personalized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small institutional investors, and employer retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $435 million in client assets using a tailored, allocation-driven approach focused on fundamental relative value, with many client accounts managed on a discretionary basis.

Active portfolio management Founder/Business Owner
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Brian J

Series 63, Series 65

Solana Beach, CA

DLK Investment Management

Brian Johnson is a financial advisor at DLK Investment Management with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with DLK Investment Management since 2012 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. DLK Investment Management provides personalized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small institutional investors, and employer retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $435 million in client assets using a tailored, allocation-driven approach based on a fundamental relative-value framework.

Active portfolio management Founder/Business Owner
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