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Vista Investment Partners LLC

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Client AUM

$557,767,762

Clients

452

Advisors

6

of 9 employees

About

Vista Investment Partners serves individuals (including high-net-worth clients) and institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates and charitable organizations, delivering financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm also offers held-away retirement account management for employer-sponsored plans using the Pontera technology platform and provides participant education and ERISA-related plan guidance for plan sponsors.

Vista structures client relationships around a Financial Profile and individualized Investment Plan, implementing those plans through a mix of proprietary strategies, model portfolios, and, where appropriate, selected separate account managers. Portfolios are managed with strategic asset allocation and diversification across equities, fixed income and alternative exposures, and the firm discloses that it may use leverage—margin borrowing from a brokerage firm—and option strategies in managed accounts, with the attendant risks such as margin calls.

Distinctive features in the brochure include the recent addition of Pontera-held-away account management (Pontera acts only as a technology intermediary while Vista retains investment discretion) and explicit ERISA fiduciary services for retirement plans, together with the firm’s practice of permitting borrowing in separately managed accounts—a practice the firm highlights in its risk disclosures. The firm typically requires $1,000,000 of investable assets for conventional advisory services, participates on the Raymond James custody platform for most accounts, and discloses that certain employees are licensed to sell insurance and may earn commissions on those products.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting

Expertise

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Income planning Equity compensation tax strategy Concentrated stock management

Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning one-time fee of up to $1,750 for clients with assets under management less than $1,000,000

Percentage

$0 - $500,000: 1.50% $500,001 - $1,000,000: 1.25% $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 1.00% $2,000,001+: Negotiable

Commissions

Insurance commissions earned by certain employees for selling insurance products, separate from advisory fees

Other

Account minimum: $1,000,000 Minimum fee: No minimum annual fee

Main office

5601 North Classen Boulevard, Suite 101

Oklahoma City OK 73118

Advisors at this office

6

Most active in

Alabama · Arizona · California · Colorado · Florida · Illinois · Iowa · Kansas · Louisiana · Missouri · Nebraska · New Mexico · North Carolina · Ohio · Oklahoma · Tennessee · Texas · Virginia

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Advisors at this firm

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Ronald R

Series 63

Oklahoma City, OK

Vista Investment Partners LLC

Ronald Richardson is a financial advisor at Vista Investment Partners LLC with 41 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Vista Investment Partners since 2016, with prior experience at Raymond James & Associates, Inc. from 2009 to 2016. Vista Investment Partners serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan advisory services, managing approximately $541 million in client assets.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Income planning Equity compensation tax strategy Concentrated stock management Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Alyosha M

Series 63, Series 65

Oklahoma City, OK

Vista Investment Partners LLC

Alyosha Mertens is a financial advisor with Vista Investment Partners LLC in Oklahoma City, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Vista in 2021, he worked at Hilltop Securities Inc for ten years and Cabot Lodge Securities LLC for one year. He is a licensed insurance agent and occasionally offers insurance products to clients. Vista Investment Partners serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and retirement plans, providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and diversification and offers held-away account management through the Pontera platform while maintaining investment discretion.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Income planning Equity compensation tax strategy Concentrated stock management Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Steven H

Series 63, Series 65

Oklahoma City, OK

Vista Investment Partners LLC

Steven Hawes is a financial advisor at Vista Investment Partners LLC with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Raymond James & Associates for eight years. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a family mineral royalty portfolio on behalf of heirs. Vista Investment Partners serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm manages approximately $541 million in client assets and employs both discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies that include the use of margin and separately managed accounts.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Income planning Equity compensation tax strategy Concentrated stock management Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Todd L

Series 63, Series 65

Oklahoma City, OK

Vista Investment Partners LLC

Todd Lang is a financial advisor at Vista Investment Partners LLC with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Raymond James & Associates for seven years. Lang serves as a director on the board of The Tulsa Boys' Home, where he participates in operational oversight and investment decisions. Vista Investment Partners provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $541 million in client assets and employs a range of investment strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, fixed income, and model portfolios.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Income planning Equity compensation tax strategy Concentrated stock management Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Jerry T

Series 66, Series 65

Oklahoma City, OK

Vista Investment Partners LLC

Jerry Thurman is a financial advisor at Vista Investment Partners LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Oklahoma's Credit Union and Chesapeake Energy. Vista Investment Partners serves both individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, and institutional clients such as pension plans and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing proprietary strategies and diversified asset allocations, including the use of leverage and option strategies where appropriate.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Income planning Equity compensation tax strategy Concentrated stock management Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Jane D

Series 65

Oklahoma City, OK

Vista Investment Partners LLC

Jane Davenport is a financial advisor at Vista Investment Partners LLC in Oklahoma City, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Midfirst Bank, the State of Oklahoma, and Chesapeake Energy. Vista Investment Partners serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm manages approximately $541 million in client assets and employs both discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies, including the use of margin and borrowing in certain accounts.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Income planning Equity compensation tax strategy Concentrated stock management Founder/Business Owner Executive
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