Sterling Investment Management, LLC
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Client AUMClient assets under management
$354,338,535
Clients
139
Advisors
4
of 8 employees
About
Sterling Investment Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning/consulting to a mix of high-net-worth individuals, individual investors, and institutional clients such as endowments, foundations, corporations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $409 million in client assets and structures individually customized portfolios across equities, fixed income, and alternative securities.
The firm’s approach is research-driven and value-oriented, combining top-down macroeconomic analysis with disciplined fundamental security research and a business-owner perspective to seek long-term total returns. Portfolios are tailored to each client’s risk tolerance and objectives and may employ municipal and private-placement debt, ETFs for hedging, and limited alternative strategies (including options and short selling) for diversification.
Noteworthy details in the brochure include explicit use of municipal and private-placement debt within the investable universe and disclosure that senior professionals publish investment strategy overviews and research communications, a periodic publication practice that is uncommon among peers. The firm also discloses principals’ minority interests in private investment limited liability corporations and offers both ongoing asset management and separate hourly or flat-fee consulting, indicating a broader set of services than many similarly sized advisors.
Client services
Expertise
Occupation focus
Fee options
Flat fees may be charged for consulting but usually covered under advisory fee for managed assets.
$0 - $5,000,000: 1.00% $5,000,000 - $10,000,000: 0.95% $10,000,000+: Negotiated
$500 per hour for consulting services outside normal advisory agreements.
Account minimum: $1,000,000 Minimum fee: $10,000 annual minimum fee Fee-only: Investment advisory fees with no commissions; firm does not receive compensation for securities transactions.
Main office
6262 North Swan Rd., Suite 210
Tucson AZ 85718
Advisors at this office
4
Most active in
Arizona · California · Colorado · Oklahoma
Also doing business as
Sterling Investment Management, Inc. · Sterling Investment Management, LLC
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Fund sponsor
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Accountant / CPA / tax prep
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Advisors at this firm
Ross P
CFP®, ChFC®, Series 66
Tucson, AZ
Sterling Investment Management, LLC
Ross Patterson is a CFP® and ChFC® with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Sterling Investment Management, LLC since 2021 and previously spent six years at LPL Financial, LLC. Sterling Investment Management is an independent, research-driven boutique serving individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and public entities. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning with a value-oriented, long-term approach tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and objectives.
John P
CFA®, Series 65
Tucson, AZ
Sterling Investment Management, LLC
John Payne is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Sterling Investment Management, LLC since 1995. Sterling Investment Management is an independent, research-driven boutique that provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individual and institutional clients. The firm applies a value-oriented, business-owner perspective with a long-term investment horizon, tailoring portfolios to client risk tolerance and objectives.
Arumayta A
CFA®, Series 65
Tucson, AZ
Sterling Investment Management, LLC
Arumayta Arguello is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Sterling Investment Management, LLC since 2015 and is part of a four-advisor team based in Tucson, AZ. Sterling Investment Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, foundations, and public entities. The firm applies a value-oriented, research-driven approach with a long-term investment horizon and offers customized portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and objectives.
Nathan S
Series 65
Tucson, AZ
Sterling Investment Management, LLC
Nathan Stutz is a financial advisor at Sterling Investment Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. Before joining Sterling, he worked in various roles at Amphenol, Varo Bank, Intermountain Healthcare, UVU, and BYU. Sterling Investment Management offers discretionary investment management and financial planning to high-net-worth individuals, individual investors, and institutional clients. The firm employs a research-driven, value-oriented approach, combining macroeconomic analysis with fundamental security research to create customized portfolios across equities, fixed income, and alternative securities.
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