First Light Investment Advisors
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About
First Light provides fee‑based, discretionary portfolio management and custom investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm reports about $12.4 million in assets under management across roughly 41 client relationships, with a $10,000 account minimum, and the brochure does not list high‑net‑worth individuals among its client types.
The adviser emphasizes a tactical allocation strategy and manages portfolios on a discretionary basis, employing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to inform long‑ and short‑term trades. The firm’s approach includes trading listed securities and options, recommending individual stocks for sector or dividend tilts, and using cash positions as potential hedges to manage risk.
Distinctive features include a small, three‑advisor team operating multiple offices while serving a modest asset base and a leadership team that includes a CFA charterholder with substantial international equities experience. The firm’s disclosures also note that a managing partner maintains a significant external full‑time role during trading hours, a material operational consideration for prospective clients.
Client services
Expertise
Fee options
1.0% annual management fee, payable quarterly in arrears
Account minimum: $10,000
Main office
Manchester MA
Advisors at this office
3
Most active in
Massachusetts · New York
Also doing business as
First Light Investment Advisors · First Light Investment Advisors LLC
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Other specialized services
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Advisors at this firm
Miguel B
CFA®, Series 63
Manchester, MA
First Light Investment Advisors
Miguel Barron is a CFA charterholder and Series 63 licensee with three years of industry experience. He has been with First Light Investment Advisors since 2021. Barron serves as a non-executive independent director on the boards of two London-based hedge funds, Pelham Capital Management and Glenernie Capital Management. First Light Investment Advisors provides fee-based, discretionary portfolio management and custom investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to manage portfolios across multiple offices with a small team of three advisors.
Grant S
Series 65
Manchester, MA
First Light Investment Advisors
Grant Spradlin is a financial advisor at First Light Investment Advisors with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. He has held roles at several firms including Vertesia, iSOFTSTONE, Orange Logic, Nuxeo, and Salesforce. Outside of financial advising, he serves as Vice President of Product for Composable Prompts, an AI software development company. First Light Investment Advisors provides fee-based, discretionary portfolio management and custom advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy with fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to manage portfolios, using listed securities, options, and cash positions for risk management.
Adam N
Series 63, Series 65
Manchester, MA
First Light Investment Advisors
Adam Neves is a financial advisor at First Light Investment Advisors in Manchester, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Citizens Inn, New England Investment & Retirement Group, ECCF, and Anchor Capital Advisors. First Light Investment Advisors provides fee-based, discretionary portfolio management and custom advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm applies a tactical allocation strategy using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to manage portfolios, including trading listed securities and options.
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