Pecaut Wealth Management
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Client AUMClient assets under management
$366,912,503
Clients
219
Advisors
3
of 6 employees
About
Pecaut Wealth Management works with individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and one-time financial plans. Client accounts are tailored and continuously supervised, typically using stocks, bonds, ETFs, and mutual funds and allowing reasonable client-imposed investment restrictions.
The firm formulates advice around each client’s goals, risk tolerance, cashflow needs, and tax considerations, managing asset allocation, periodic rebalancing, and exposure across broad and concentrated investments as appropriate. It applies a long-term, value-oriented approach to individual stock selection—emphasizing fundamental analysis and competitive “moats”—and uses a proprietary system of leading economic indicators to adjust portfolio aggressiveness or defensiveness.
Distinctive features include multi-decade continuity and a longstanding firm newsletter in continuous production since 1982, along with regular quarterly client letters that include market commentary—an uncommon practice for firms in this category. Coupled with its proprietary indicator framework and a mix of in-house and external research sources, these elements shape a more systematic market-timing overlay to its traditional value-investing process.
Client services
Expertise
Fee options
One-time financial planning fee up to $7,500 per plan (negotiable and may be waived).
Up to 0.375% quarterly (equivalent to up to 1.5% annually)
Account minimum: $500,000 minimum (may be waived at discretion)
Main office
401 Douglas St, Ste 415
Sioux City IA 51101
Advisors at this office
3
Most active in
Arizona · California · Illinois · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · New York · Oregon · South Dakota · Texas · Washington
Also doing business as
Pecaut & Co. · Pecaut Wealth Management
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Trust company
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Fund sponsor
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Accountant / CPA / tax prep
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Lawyer
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Real estate agent
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Other specialized services
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Advisors at this firm
Daniel P
Series 63
Sioux City, IA
Pecaut Wealth Management
Daniel Pecaut is a financial advisor at Pecaut Wealth Management in Sioux City, IA, with 27 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Pecaut & Co. since 1979, continuing through its transition to Pecaut Wealth Management. Pecaut Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans by providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and investment consulting. The firm employs a long-term, value-oriented investment approach combined with a proprietary system of economic indicators to tailor and adjust client portfolios.
Michael G
CFA®, Series 63, Series 65
Sioux City, IA
Pecaut Wealth Management
Michael Gallagher is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Pecaut Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2021. His previous experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and several wealth management firms. Pecaut Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans by providing tailored financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and investment consulting. The firm follows a long-term, value-oriented investment approach, utilizing fundamental analysis and proprietary economic indicators to manage portfolio risk and asset allocation.
John P
Series 65
Sioux City, IA
Pecaut Wealth Management
John Pecaut is a financial advisor at Pecaut Wealth Management in Sioux City, IA, holding a Series 65 designation with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Pecaut & Co. since 2016. Pecaut Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans by providing tailored financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and investment consulting. The firm employs a long-term, value-oriented investment approach combined with a proprietary economic indicator system to manage asset allocation and portfolio risk.
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