Pasadena, CA Office

Schnieders Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a mix of individual clients (including high-net-worth individuals), pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm constructs portfolios across equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs and other yield-oriented investments and generally charges advisory fees based on a percentage of assets under management.

The firm uses a blend of fundamental, technical, qualitative and quantitative analysis with an emphasis on asset allocation and primarily long-term holdings, while retaining the ability to implement short-term trades, short sales, margin transactions/borrowing and option strategies when appropriate. Accounts are monitored on an ongoing basis and are reviewed at least quarterly by the firm’s principals; SCM offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management and may negotiate account terms and minimums.

What is distinctive about Schnieders is the scale of its business relative to its advisory staff: the brochure reports approximately $1.06 billion in assets under management and 459 client accounts, yielding materially higher AUM- and client-load metrics than most peer team firms. The brochure also discloses practices that are less common among peers — the firm may use borrowing in client accounts, compensates third parties for client referrals, and maintains an employee Cash Balance Plan — each of which can affect how services are delivered.