Irvine, CA 2955 Main Street Office
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Empirical Wealth management
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About
Empirical Wealth Management serves individuals (including high‑net‑worth clients), trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pensions and profit‑sharing plans, and investors in its private pooled vehicle. The firm offers fee‑based discretionary and non‑discretionary investment management, financial planning, tax preparation, retirement‑plan consulting (including tools to manage participant‑directed “held‑away” retirement accounts), a wrap‑fee program, and affiliated insurance, estate‑planning referral and residential real‑estate brokerage services.
Investment decisions are grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and typically employ 12–21 distinct asset classes to construct diversified model portfolios implemented primarily through mutual funds, ETFs and institutional funds, with targeted strategies such as the Targeted Premium Equity and Targeted Credit sleeves and optional long/short overlays for concentrated positions. Empirical also manages alternative‑strategy offerings, including the Empirical Alternative Income Fund, LP, and may enter into performance‑based fee arrangements with qualified clients while maintaining policies to address side‑by‑side allocation risks.
Compared with many multi‑team advisers, Empirical operates several affiliated businesses—Empirical Properties (a residential brokerage that can offer client rebates), Empirical Insurance (a commission‑based insurance subsidiary), and a referral relationship with Secure Legacy Law Group for estate planning—which creates in‑house capacity across real estate, insurance and legal services. The firm is also an SEC‑registered private‑fund adviser that provides portfolio management to pooled vehicle investors and works with state and municipal retirement clients, services that are less common among similarly sized peers.
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2955 Main Street, Suite 208
Irvine CA 92614
Advisors at this office
3
Advisors at this office
Michael S
Series 65
Irvine, CA
Empirical Wealth management
Michael Sanger is a financial advisor with Empirical Wealth Management in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and positions in education and creative services. Empirical Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans with fee-based investment management and financial planning. The firm employs diversified portfolios grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and operates several affiliated businesses that provide real estate, insurance, and estate-planning services.
Ngoc Phung Pauline L
Series 65
Irvine, CA
Empirical Wealth management
Ngoc Phung Pauline Le is a financial advisor at Empirical Wealth Management with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and was previously associated with Chapman University for four years before joining Empirical Wealth Management. Empirical Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pension plans, offering a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax preparation, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and employs diversified model portfolios across multiple asset classes, supplemented by alternative strategies and affiliated real estate, insurance, and estate-planning services.
Christine B
Series 63, Series 65
Irvine, CA
Empirical Wealth management
Christine Bowe is a financial advisor with Empirical Wealth Management in Irvine, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and five years of industry experience. She also manages Empirical Real Estate Services, where she reviews real estate holdings and manages property listings. In addition, she provides life insurance services as an independent contractor with World Financial Group. Empirical Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pensions, and profit-sharing plans, offering fee-based investment management, financial planning, tax preparation, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and operates affiliated businesses across real estate, insurance, and legal services.
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