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MA Private Wealth, LLC

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Client AUM

$686,012,252

Clients

366

Advisors

5

of 7 employees

About

MA Private Wealth, a five-advisor team managing about $686 million for roughly 366 clients, serves individuals (including high-net-worth clients), families, trusts, estates, private foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning and consulting, and retirement-plan advisory services.

The firm’s investment process emphasizes fundamental analysis and portfolio construction using mutual funds, ETFs and individual debt and equity securities, with a generally long-term orientation while permitting shorter-term trading when warranted; portfolios are tailored to each client’s risk tolerance, liquidity needs and tax considerations and MAPW can also manage held-away retirement accounts. MAPW discloses it may recommend Independent Managers in the future but does not currently use them, and it incorporates third-party models and research into its recommendations.

MA Private Wealth is notable among peers for sponsoring and acting as portfolio manager of a wrap fee program, an arrangement the brochure highlights could create incentives around program costs. The firm also discloses the use of testimonials and endorsements in its advertising and a no-cost model/research relationship with BlackRock Fund Advisors (contingent on maintaining a specified asset level), all of which the firm identifies as potential conflicts it addresses through due diligence and its fiduciary processes.

Client services

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Expertise

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $250,000: 1.50% $250,001 - $1,000,000: 1.25% $1,000,001 - $2,500,000: 1.00% $2,500,001 - $5,000,000: 0.85% $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.80% $10,000,001 - $20,000,000: 0.75% $20,000,001 - $30,000,000: 0.70% $30,000,001 - $40,000,000: 0.65% Above $40,000,000+: Negotiable

Other

Fee-only: Fixed ongoing fees for financial planning and consulting services; fees are negotiable and billed semiannually in arrears.

Main office

1355 A San Carlos Avenue

San Carlos CA 94070

Advisors at this office

5

Most active in

California · Colorado · Florida · Illinois · Louisiana · Nevada · Oregon · Texas · Washington

Also doing business as

Certus Wealth Management · Emerson Advisors, LLC · Ma Private Wealth, LLC · Orson Advisors, LLC

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Advisors at this firm

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Vijay P

Series 63, Series 65

San Carlos, CA

MA Private Wealth, LLC

Vijay Patel is a financial advisor at MA Private Wealth, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and Dragon Financial Group. Patel joined MA Private Wealth in 2021, where he is part of a team of five advisors. MA Private Wealth manages approximately $584 million for around 350 clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, and select entities, using a tailored, long-term investment approach grounded in fundamental analysis and supported by third-party research and model recommendations.

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting
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Brian F

Series 63, Series 65

San Carlos, CA

MA Private Wealth, LLC

Brian Ferrin is a financial advisor with MA Private Wealth, LLC in San Carlos, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having seven years of industry experience. He has been with MA Private Wealth since 2018 and previously retired from 2003 to 2018. MA Private Wealth, LLC manages approximately $584 million for about 350 clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, and select entities, employing a tailored, long-term investment approach based on detailed client profiling and fundamental analysis.

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting
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Mallory D

CFP®

San Carlos, CA

MA Private Wealth, LLC

Mallory Davis is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving at MA Private Wealth, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Silicon Valley Community Foundation and Albion Financial Group. MA Private Wealth, LLC manages approximately $584 million for around 350 clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, and select entities, employing a tailored, long-term investment approach based on fundamental analysis and detailed client profiling.

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting
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Erica A

Series 66

San Carlos, CA

MA Private Wealth, LLC

Erica Arroyo is a financial advisor at MA Private Wealth, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at MA Private Wealth since 2018, following four years at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. MA Private Wealth, LLC manages approximately $584 million for about 350 clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, and select entities, using a tailored, long-term investment approach based on fundamental analysis and detailed client profiling.

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting
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Martin M

Series 63

San Carlos, CA

MA Private Wealth, LLC

Martin Miller is a financial advisor at MA Private Wealth, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. from 2005 to 2018. Outside of advising, he serves as CEO of Fly Big Blue, LLC, an aviation holding company. MA Private Wealth, LLC manages approximately $584 million for about 350 clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, and select entities. The firm employs a tailored, holistic investment approach focused on fundamental analysis and long-term strategies.

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting
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