SFE Investment Counsel Inc.
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Client AUMClient assets under management
$662,567,852
Clients
877
Advisors
11
across 2 offices
About
SFE Investment Counsel serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, retirement plans, businesses and institutional clients and has provided investment advice since 1977. The firm offers individualized investment supervisory services through separately managed accounts, dual‑contract relationships, model portfolio services and participation as a separate account manager in third‑party programs.
The firm’s investment approach emphasizes asset allocation as the primary driver of portfolio results and an opportunistic, total‑return orientation that generally favors long‑term holdings. Portfolios are often concentrated — typically 20–25 equity positions drawn from an internally maintained “Merit Monitor” reviewed by an in‑house Investment Committee — and they combine fundamental, technical and cyclical analysis with fixed‑income laddering to manage risk.
Compared with many peers, SFE acts as adviser and manager to privately offered vehicles (SFE Alternative Investment Fund I LLC and II LLC), performing due diligence, allocation recommendations and administrative functions for those funds and, as a result, is deemed to have custody for certain fund investors. The firm also distributes model strategies to third‑party platforms and provides regular performance reporting to clients and platform subscribers, and it participates in the Schwab Advisor Network for client referrals.
Client services
Expertise
Occupation focus
Fee options
$0 - $250,000: 2.00% $250,001 - $1,250,000: 1.75% $1,250,001 - $3,250,000: 1.50% $3,250,001 - $8,250,000: 1.25% $8,250,001+: 1.00%
Account minimum: $500 per quarter (SMA clients); $100,000 (third-party separate account manager programs) Minimum fee: $500 annual minimum fee for dual-contract relationships; $500 per quarter minimum for SMA clients Fee-only: SMA fees and dual-contract fees charged as described; no commissions received
Main office
See office801 South Figueroa Street, Suite 610
Los Angeles CA 90017
Advisors at this office
10
Offices (2)
Most active in
Arizona · California · Hawaii · Nevada · New York · Oregon · Tennessee · Texas · Washington
Also doing business as
Sfe Investment Counsel Inc. · Sfe Investment Counsel, Inc.
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