The Chartist
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About
The Chartist provides fee-only, discretionary portfolio management to individual investors as well as pension and profit‑sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, advising primarily in common stocks, exchange-traded funds, no‑load mutual funds, and money market funds. In addition to portfolio management, the firm publishes two subscription periodicals — a triweekly newsletter with specific buy and sell recommendations and a monthly mutual fund/ETF letter — and offers complimentary subscriptions to its portfolio clients.
The firm’s investment process relies on predefined model portfolios and a combination of charting and technical analysis, with both long‑term and short‑term trading strategies and the option to use margin where authorized. Accounts are managed on a discretionary basis, monitored and rebalanced as market conditions change, and clients receive quarterly performance reports and portfolio appraisals.
Noteworthy aspects include the public-facing subscription business — the newsletters provide frequent trade recommendations and the firm licenses those periodicals for distribution through Forbes.com — combining published advisory content with managed accounts. The Chartist is a long‑established advisory firm (founded in 1975) with a small advisory team managing a mid‑sized asset base and account minimums that align the practice with individual investors rather than a clientele concentrated in high‑net‑worth households.
Client services
Expertise
Fee options
Subscription periodicals available by flat fee: 'The Chartist' newsletter - $290/year, $530/2 years, $770/3 years; 'The Chartist Mutual Fund ETF/Letter' newsletter - $240/year, $430/2 years, $645/3 years.
$50,000 - $249,999: 1.25% $250,000 - $499,999: 1.00% $500,000 - $749,999: .85% $750,000 - $999,999: .75% $1,000,000+: .65%
Account minimum: $50,000 minimum for portfolio management services (with specific minimums per program: Equity Portfolios $100,000; Balanced Portfolios $100,000; Mutual Fund/ETF Management Program $50,000). Minimums may be waived at discretion. Fee-only: Fee-only, independent financial adviser; no commissions or other compensation from securities sales.
Main office
6621 E. Pacific Coast Hwy. #240
Long Beach CA 90803
Advisors at this office
2
Most active in
California · Florida · Massachusetts · New York · Pennsylvania · Texas · Virginia
Also doing business as
Chartist Inc · The Chartist
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Advisors at this firm
Steven M
Series 63, Series 65
Long Beach, CA
The Chartist
Steven Mais is a financial advisor at The Chartist with 40 years of industry experience. He has held Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with The Chartist since 1992. The Chartist provides fee-only, discretionary portfolio management to individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses predefined model portfolios combined with charting and technical analysis to manage accounts, and it also publishes subscription newsletters offering buy and sell recommendations.
Christopher M
Series 63, Series 65
Long Beach, CA
The Chartist
Christopher Mais is a financial advisor at The Chartist with 28 years of industry experience. He has held Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with The Chartist since 1999. The Chartist provides fee-only, discretionary portfolio management for individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses predefined model portfolios and a combination of charting and technical analysis, offering both long-term and short-term trading strategies alongside published subscription newsletters with trade recommendations.
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