Newport Beach, CA Office

Ryan Kelly is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Spectrum Asset Management Inc in Newport Beach, CA, where he has worked since 1990. He has 14 years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Kelly serves as President of Spartan Strategies Inc., a consulting firm providing strategic and tactical advice to firms and individuals, including support for Spectrum’s marketing, sales, and intellectual property. Spectrum Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $640 million for around 305 clients, including individuals, trusts, foundations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management across equities and fixed income, using a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis tailored to client objectives.

Nancy Howard is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving at Spectrum Asset Management Inc since 2012. She is based in Newport Beach, CA, and works as part of a nine-advisor team. Spectrum Asset Management oversees approximately $640 million for about 305 clients, including individuals, trusts, foundations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning tailored to client objectives.

Mitchel Needelman is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience. He worked at Needleman Asset Management for 17 years before joining Spectrum Asset Management Inc. in Newport Beach, CA. Spectrum Asset Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $657 million for around 300 clients. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, corporations, and retirement plans through discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, using a sector-rotation Growth-at-a-Reasonable-Price equity approach combined with an actively managed fixed-income strategy.

Ty Neubauer is a financial advisor at Spectrum Asset Management Inc with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Spectrum Asset Management since 2012. Neubauer previously worked at the University of California, Riverside from 2015 to 2017. Spectrum Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $640 million for around 305 clients, including individuals, trusts, foundations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management using a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across equity and fixed-income strategies, with model portfolios tailored to client objectives.

Tony Jung is a financial advisor at Spectrum Asset Management Inc. in Newport Beach, CA, with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Spectrum Asset Management since 2001. Spectrum Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $640 million for around 305 clients, including individuals, trusts, foundations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management using a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, with strategies across equities, fixed income, and model portfolios tailored to client objectives.

Garrett Peterson is a financial advisor at Spectrum Asset Management Inc in Newport Beach, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. He joined Spectrum in 2025 and has previous work experience in compliance and technology roles. Spectrum Asset Management is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $657 million for around 300 clients through an eight-advisor team. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, corporations, and retirement plans, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis within a sector-rotation, Growth-at-a-Reasonable-Price equity strategy and an actively managed fixed-income approach.