West Branch Capital LLC
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About
West Branch Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high‑net‑worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations and other businesses. The firm constructs portfolios using individual equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs and options, and it offers planning across retirement, education, estate and related topics.
The firm’s investment approach is primarily long‑term and uses both fundamental and technical analysis, while retaining the flexibility to trade more actively for rebalancing or in response to market conditions. West Branch’s brochure discloses use of margin, leverage and options strategies (including covered‑call writing) where authorized, and it states accounts are monitored continuously with at least annual formal reviews.
What distinguishes West Branch from many peers is its scale and legacy arrangements: the brochure reports $690,090,610 in assets under management and notes the firm maintains performance‑based fee arrangements with three existing qualified clients while no longer offering such arrangements to new clients. The brochure also discloses a willingness, in select cases, to pay third‑party estate‑planning legal fees for clients, directs clients to third‑party sources such as the SEC’s Investment Adviser Public Disclosure site for additional information, and states that proxy voting is left to clients rather than handled by the firm.
Client services
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Fee options
$0 - $500,000: 1.50% $500,001 - $1,000,000: 1.10% $1,000,001 - $3,000,000: 0.75% $3,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.65% $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.50% $10,000,001 - $15,000,000: 0.40% $15,000,001 - $20,000,000: 0.30% $20,000,001+: 0.25%
Charged to three legacy clients who are 'Qualified Clients'; fee is a percentage of yearly realized or unrealized capital gains or appreciation as of calendar year-end; no new clients accepted under performance-based fee arrangements.
Account minimum: $1,000,000 (minimum account size generally required, may be waived at Adviser's discretion)
Main office
9 Research Drive, Suite 1
Amherst MA 01002
Advisors at this office
4
Most active in
California · Colorado · Connecticut · Florida · Illinois · Louisiana · Maine · Massachusetts · Nebraska · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Rhode Island · Texas · Vermont · Virginia · Washington
Also doing business as
Davis Financial Services, LLC, A Division Of West Branch Capital, LLC · Legacy Financial Services (Legacy), Division Of West Branch Capital LLC · Singer Potito Associates, A Division Of West Branch Capital LLC · West Branch Capital LLC
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Advisors at this firm
James H
CFA®
Amherst, MA
West Branch Capital LLC
James Ho is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with West Branch Capital LLC since 2009. West Branch Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and other businesses. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach using both fundamental and technical analysis, while maintaining flexibility for active trading as needed.
Ian M
Series 63, Series 65
Amherst, MA
West Branch Capital LLC
Ian Mahmud is a financial advisor at West Branch Capital LLC with 12 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Centerview Partners LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, MIT Sloan, UBS Securities LLC, and Barclays Capital. West Branch Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and other businesses. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, while maintaining flexibility for active trading and portfolio rebalancing.
Ayaz M
Series 63, Series 65, Series 66
Amherst, MA
West Branch Capital LLC
Ayaz Mahmud is a financial advisor at West Branch Capital LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 registrations and has been with West Branch Capital since 2004. West Branch Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and other businesses. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach using both fundamental and technical analysis, with flexibility for active trading and risk management strategies.
Anne C
Series 66
Amherst, MA
West Branch Capital LLC
Anne Christopulos is a financial advisor at West Branch Capital LLC with 22 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with West Branch Capital since 2016, following nine years at Davis Financial Services, LLC. West Branch Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and other businesses. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach using fundamental and technical analysis while maintaining flexibility for active trading as needed.
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