Von Kohorn Research & Advisory, Inc.

The firm provides discretionary investment management for individually managed accounts and has historically sponsored private pooled vehicles, reporting approximately $3.95 million in assets under management. It serves individual and high‑net‑worth clients and tailors advisory services and investment strategies to the objectives and restrictions of each accountholder.

Its stated approach seeks to maximize total return through investments in U.S. publicly and privately traded equities and debt, loans and a broad set of derivative instruments (including credit default swaps, swaps, options and forward foreign‑exchange contracts), and it may employ leverage, hedging and short selling. The firm combines fundamental, technical and charting/cyclical analysis and executes trades on both exchange‑traded and over‑the‑counter markets on a discretionary basis.

Distinctive elements include a documented disciplinary history with consent orders and fines in the 1990s and 2000s that led to compliance conditions (such as enhanced recordkeeping and appointment of a compliance officer), and the firm’s explicit use of derivatives within separately managed accounts — a practice that is uncommon among peers. The firm operates with a very small staff (one supervised person), makes account statements available through Interactive Brokers, and does not take physical custody of client assets.