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Sapphire Fiduciary Advisors, LLC

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Client AUM

$58,000,000

Clients

19

Advisors

2

of 2 employees

About

Sapphire Fiduciary Advisors provides discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, institutional clients, and other investment advisers, offering advisory, sub‑advisory, and tri‑party arrangements. The firm manages roughly $90 million of discretionary assets for a small client base and structures relationships through Investment Advisory and Sub‑Advisory Agreements.

The firm's investment approach emphasizes fundamental analysis and a focus on high‑quality securities, applying both equity and fixed‑income research to identify disparities between market price and intrinsic value; allocations may include individual securities, mutual funds, and ETFs. Investment objectives, risk tolerances, and restrictions are documented in client profile forms or investment policy statements, accounts are managed on a discretionary basis, and reviews occur on an ongoing basis with the use of external strategies where appropriate.

Distinctive aspects of the firm include ownership and affiliation links with community banking interests and a bank holding company, and a recent discontinuation of a program that compensated community banks for referrals — an uncommon profile for an independent adviser. The firm also accepts institutional mandates and provides services to other investment advisers as a sub‑advisor, and some clients are also beneficial owners of the firm, all of which differentiate it from most solo independent practices.

Client services

Portfolio management

Expertise

Active portfolio management Tax-loss harvesting

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Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1.25% annually $1,000,000.01 - $3,000,000: 1.00% annually $3,000,000.01 - $5,000,000: 0.75% annually $5,000,000.01+: 0.50% annually

Main office

Louisville KY

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

Florida · Kentucky · Ohio

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Advisors at this firm

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Paul S

CFA®, Series 63, Series 66

Louisville, KY

Sapphire Fiduciary Advisors, LLC

Paul Stropkay is a financial advisor at Sapphire Fiduciary Advisors, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the CFA® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses. Stropkay serves as a director on the boards of Rockcastle Bancorp and Citizens Bank, where he participates in strategic decision-making and monitors financial operations. Sapphire Fiduciary Advisors provides discretionary investment management services to individuals, families, trusts, institutional clients, and other advisers. The firm employs fundamental analysis focusing on high-quality securities and manages roughly $90 million in discretionary assets through advisory and sub-advisory arrangements.

Active portfolio management Tax-loss harvesting
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Richard P

Series 65

Louisville, KY

Sapphire Fiduciary Advisors, LLC

Richard Phares is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Sapphire Fiduciary Advisors, LLC, an independent firm he joined in 2026 after previous roles at Cerity Partners, ARGI Investment Services, and Pallas Partners. Sapphire Fiduciary Advisors provides discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, institutions, and other advisers, managing approximately $90 million in assets. The firm employs fundamental analysis focused on high-quality securities, using both equity and fixed-income research, and offers advisory, sub-advisory, and tri-party arrangements.

Active portfolio management Tax-loss harvesting
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