Missoula, MT 218 E Front Street Ste 205 Office
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Front Street Capital Management, Inc.
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About
Front Street Capital Management serves a broad mix of individual and high‑net‑worth clients, as well as retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations and investment companies. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management across equity, fixed‑income and mutual‑fund strategies and provides consulting services, typically charging percentage‑of‑assets fees for ongoing asset management.
The adviser emphasizes a bottom‑up, fundamental investment approach combined with qualitative analysis of management quality, capital allocation and long‑term business characteristics to pursue capital appreciation. Client portfolios are managed on a discretionary basis after an initial suitability and goals review, with the firm accommodating written client restrictions and offering trading strategies such as options and margin when appropriate.
What is distinctive about this firm is that it acts as the investment adviser to a publicly registered mutual fund (the Tarkio Fund) and accepts investment company clients, which is uncommon for peers of its size. The firm also has affiliated private‑company investments (including a majority stake in a fulfillment business) and a licensed attorney on staff who devotes substantial time to those proprietary investments; it reports related‑party ownership in certain public issuers, maintains a relatively high client count per advisor (200+ clients per advisor), uses borrowing/margin in managed accounts when suitable, and does not offer standalone financial planning as a core service.
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Location
218 E Front Street Ste 205
Missoula MT 59802
Advisors at this office
2
Advisors at this office
Michele B
Series 63, Series 66
Missoula, MT
Front Street Capital Management, Inc.
Michele Blood is a financial advisor at Front Street Capital Management, Inc. in Missoula, MT, with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has been with Front Street Capital since 2006. Front Street Capital Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and investment companies, offering discretionary portfolio management across various asset classes. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental investment approach and acts as the investment adviser to a publicly registered mutual fund, which is uncommon for firms of its size.
Russell P
Series 63, Series 65
Missoula, MT
Front Street Capital Management, Inc.
Russell Piazza is a financial advisor with Front Street Capital Management, Inc. in Missoula, MT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Front Street Capital Management since 2006. Front Street Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $614 million and offers discretionary portfolio management and consulting services to individuals, pension and charitable accounts, and investment company clients. The firm employs a bottom-up, long-term fundamental and qualitative approach to equities and serves as the investment manager to the Tarkio Fund, a publicly registered mutual fund.
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