Thomas Seaman Company
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About
The firm provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals and high‑net‑worth clients, including families and trusts, under a written investment management agreement and an investment policy statement tailored to each client. Portfolios are separately managed and reviewed at least annually to align with clients’ goals, risk tolerance, tax situation, and liquidity needs.
Its investment approach is balanced, combining cash and fixed income with passive equity ETFs (including S&P 500, Nasdaq‑100, Russell 2000 and S&P MidCap 400 exposures) and selective, value‑oriented active equity selections. For clients with appropriate risk profiles the firm may use margin borrowing and, occasionally, derivatives such as put options in separately managed accounts to enhance returns, fund liquidity needs, or partially hedge downside risk.
Distinctive aspects include the firm’s explicit use of borrowing and derivatives within separately managed accounts — practices that are relatively uncommon among independent peers — and its policy of sometimes retaining existing mutual fund share classes that carry 12b‑1 fees to avoid triggering taxable events when converting share classes. The firm directs trading and custodial relationships through a recommended custodian platform and discloses access to research and platform benefits obtained via that arrangement.
Client services
Expertise
Fee options
$0 - $250,000: Up to 1.5% annually (subject to discretion) $250,001+: Up to 1.0% annually (typically 1.0%, but can be negotiated)
Fee-only: Fixed fees also offered, negotiated with clients
Main office
465 Forest Avenue, Suite G
Laguna Beach CA 92651
Advisors at this office
1
Most active in
California · Illinois
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Other specialized services
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