San Jose, CA Office

Ellis Investment Partners provides investment advisory and planning services to a mix of individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, small businesses, and retirement plans and pension clients. As of December 31, 2025, the firm reported managing approximately $927.1 million on a discretionary basis and $59.7 million on a non-discretionary basis and offers portfolio management, personal financial planning, consulting, and retirement plan advisory services.

The firm applies a dynamic asset-allocation approach and maintains multiple model portfolios as guidelines, implementing individualized accounts held at third‑party custodians on predominantly discretionary terms while permitting client restrictions. Investment options may include mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities and bonds, REITs, limited partnerships, covered-call strategies, and access to Fidelity direct‑indexing programs that allow portfolio customization and tax‑aware techniques such as tax‑loss harvesting.

Ellis’s retirement plan practice is a notable feature: the firm provides both ERISA fiduciary services (including IPS development, asset‑class recommendations, and ongoing monitoring) and non‑fiduciary plan support, signaling a capacity to serve public pension or municipal plan sponsors alongside typical individual clients. The brochure also discloses operational and client‑acquisition practices that distinguish the firm from many peers, including use of Fidelity’s direct‑indexing platforms, engagement of independent solicitors (“Promoters”) with written disclosure to referred clients, and limited use of AI tools for administrative and client‑service functions (not for investment selection).