Randolph & Associates, LLC

Randolph & Associates is an independent registered investment adviser that provides portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, IRAs, and business entities. The firm manages client accounts held with third-party custodians and does not act as a custodian itself.

The firm applies fundamental analysis with an emphasis on growth-oriented equity investing and a typical holding horizon of three to five years, preferring individual stocks while using mutual funds, ETFs, or larger cash positions when deemed appropriate. Accounts are managed on a discretionary basis, and the brochure notes that short-term trading and the use of margin have been employed only in special situations.

Distinctive aspects include a stated typical account minimum of $500,000 (the firm indicates it may accept smaller accounts after discussion) and an explicit prohibition on principal or agency cross transactions in its policies. The brochure also discloses a 2010 state disciplinary action for failure to file ADV updates that resulted in a paid fine, and it notes that the firm’s principal has published investment-focused books and developed a related card game.