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Holmes Investment Management, Inc.

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Client AUM

$49,504,256

Clients

129

Advisors

4

across 2 offices

About

Holmes Investment Management provides portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm offers both discretionary and non‑discretionary services and, as of December 31, 2025, managed roughly $49.5 million across about 129 client accounts, including access to a limited suite of proprietary factor‑based equity model portfolios.

The firm’s investment process blends individualized asset‑allocation advice with strategy‑level, factor‑based model portfolios: clients are allocated to standardized equity models based on their risk profile while remaining account portions are typically held in cash equivalents or fixed income. Model portfolios are managed and rebalanced at the strategy level, and for clients participating in these models Holmes generally implements changes on a discretionary basis rather than customizing security selections for each account.

Compared with many peers, Holmes stands out for employing higher‑complexity trading techniques in separately managed accounts, including margin borrowing, short sales, and options strategies (the brochure describes uncovered/naked puts and calls and strangle positions) and the use of derivatives. These techniques are offered only to approved clients and the firm states it applies risk‑management measures (for example, monitoring option positions using the “Greeks”), combining systematic factor investing with active, derivative‑based tactical strategies.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Factor investing / smart beta Options & derivatives strategies Cash flow / budgeting General estate planning guidance General tax planning

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Fee options

Percentage

Negotiable up to 1.00% annually

Other

Fee-only: Fixed fee approximately $2,000 for financial planning only clients

Main office

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839 Rear Pleasant St

Brockton MA 02301

Advisors at this office

3

Most active in

Florida · Massachusetts · Texas

Also doing business as

Holmes Investment Management, Inc. · Holmes, Howard Joseph · Howard J. Holmes, Cfa

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Advisors at this firm

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Akhil S

Series 65

Brockton, MA

Holmes Investment Management, Inc.

Akhil Shah is an advisor at Holmes Investment Management, Inc. with a Series 65 designation. He has been with Holmes Investment Management since 2023. Prior to his current role, Akhil’s background includes positions at Boston University, Bansal Infraprojects Private Limited, Atharva Real Infra Pvt. Ltd., Avenues Payments Ltd., Angel One Pvt., and studies at the London School of Economics. Holmes Investment Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm combines individualized asset-allocation advice with factor-based equity model portfolios and employs advanced trading techniques such as margin borrowing, short sales, options strategies, and derivatives for approved clients.

Factor investing / smart beta Options & derivatives strategies Cash flow / budgeting General estate planning guidance General tax planning
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Amir A

Series 65

Brockton, MA

Holmes Investment Management, Inc.

Amir Alamir is a financial advisor at Holmes Investment Management, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2024. His prior experience includes roles as a quantitative analyst and positions at Boston University and Sharif University of Technology. Holmes Investment Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm combines factor-based equity model portfolios with individualized asset allocation and employs advanced trading techniques such as margin borrowing, short sales, options strategies, and derivatives for approved clients.

Factor investing / smart beta Options & derivatives strategies Cash flow / budgeting General estate planning guidance General tax planning
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Howard H

CFA®

Brockton, MA

Holmes Investment Management, Inc.

Howard Holmes is a CFA® charterholder and the president of Holmes Investment Management, Inc., with 26 years of industry experience. He has led Holmes Investment Management since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, he teaches investments, finance, and economics at various universities in the Boston area. Holmes Investment Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm employs a combination of mutual fund, fundamental, and technical analysis along with long-term, short-term, and trading strategies, and uses leverage and derivatives within separately managed accounts for approved clients.

Factor investing / smart beta Options & derivatives strategies Cash flow / budgeting General estate planning guidance General tax planning
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Tracy G

Wrentham, MA

Holmes Investment Management, Inc.

Tracy Galloway is a financial advisor at Holmes Investment Management, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. She has been with Holmes Investment Management since 2017 and also owns and practices domestic relations law through Galloway Law & Consulting. Additionally, she serves as a fiduciary for the Department of Veterans Affairs, acting as a representative payee for individual veterans. Holmes Investment Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm employs a combination of mutual fund, fundamental, and technical analysis and uses a variety of strategies, including leverage and derivatives, tailored to client objectives.

Factor investing / smart beta Options & derivatives strategies Cash flow / budgeting General estate planning guidance General tax planning
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