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MB Advisors LLC

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MB Advisors provides discretionary, customized investment management and financial consulting to individuals and high‑net‑worth clients and does not target non‑HNW retail accounts. The firm operates as a small advisory boutique with two investment professionals managing roughly $47 million across a limited number of client relationships.

The firm’s investment process is grounded in fundamental, bottom‑up research and is implemented through two core strategies: an Opportunistic Strategy that seeks intermediate‑to‑long‑term equity returns and supplements portfolios with options for return enhancement and hedging, and an Intrinsic Value Strategy that applies a private‑equity lens with longer holding periods and occasional investments in preferred equity and fixed‑income. Portfolios are typically concentrated and benchmark‑agnostic (generally 25–40 names), and the advisor may employ derivatives, margin, or short positions in separately managed accounts as part of its implementation.

Distinctive features include the firm’s use of performance‑based fee arrangements for qualified clients that are subject to a high‑water mark and a hurdle rate, a compensation approach that is less common among peers. Coupled with active derivatives use, concentrated portfolios, and a small, selective client roster, the firm’s implementation and fee structure present a more opportunistic and outcome‑oriented profile than many advisors serving high‑net‑worth investors.

Client services

Portfolio management

Expertise

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Concentrated stock management

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $250,000: 1.25% $250,001 - $500,000: 1.20% $500,001 - $1,000,000: 1.05% $1,000,001 - $3,000,000: 0.95% $3,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.80% $5,000,001 - $7,500,000: 0.70% $7,500,001 - $10,000,000: 0.65% $10,000,001 - $15,000,000: 0.60% $15,000,001 - $20,000,000: 0.58% $20,000,001+: 0.55%

Performance-based

15% of gains above a 3% annual hurdle and high-water mark for Qualified Clients (minimum $1,400,000 AUM or $2,700,000 net worth)

Other

Account minimum: $250,000 (waivable at sole discretion of Advisor) Fee-only: Flat 1.00% annually for Intrinsic Value Strategy (non-tiered)

Main office

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Atlanta GA

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Georgia · Texas

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Advisors at this firm

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Richard D

Series 65

Dallas, TX

MB Advisors LLC

Richard Diamond is a financial advisor at MB Advisors LLC in Dallas, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at MB Advisors since 2013 and previously at Straight Lane Capital from 2009 to 2017. MB Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients through discretionary, customized investment management and financial consulting. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up research process with two core strategies that include equity opportunities and intrinsic value investments, using concentrated, benchmark-agnostic portfolios and active derivatives for portfolio management.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Concentrated stock management
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Marc B

CFA®

Atlanta, GA

MB Advisors LLC

Marc Baylin is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is a managing advisor at MB Advisors LLC in Atlanta, GA, where he has worked since 2013. Baylin also serves as a board member of File And Serve Express, a private company providing workflow management solutions for the legal profession. MB Advisors offers discretionary, customized investment management and financial consulting to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up research process and implements two core strategies focused on equity returns and intrinsic value, managing concentrated, benchmark-agnostic portfolios with a selective client base.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Concentrated stock management
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