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Individual wealth management.

Where institutional experience meets personal attention.

The desk of the Carringtons, Financial Advisors & the principals at Perceptive Edge Investment Management, doing financial research for their investment management clients.

Research-driven, relationship-focused.

You’re a current or former corporate executive—CEO, CFO, HR Director, or senior leadership—with a professional background and strong educational foundation. You value analytical rigor over sales presentations and fiduciary partnership over transactional relationships. Many of our clients first encountered us through their company’s retirement plan, then engaged us for personal wealth management. Others come through attorney referrals or recommendations from clients we serve.

Corporate Executives

Senior management navigating equity compensation and retirement transition:

Understanding restricted stock units, stock options, and other equity compensation requires technical knowledge. We help coordinate these benefits with overall wealth strategies, addressing tax considerations and diversification timing specific to your situation.

Business Owners

Entrepreneurs balancing business growth and personal wealth:

Business owners face unique challenges around concentrated wealth, exit planning, and succession considerations. We provide perspective on wealth transfer, tax-efficient strategies, and portfolio construction outside the operating business.

Professionals and Retirees

Individuals managing significant assets through life transitions:

Retirement, inheritance, or career changes create planning needs requiring thoughtful analysis. We address income strategies, tax coordination, estate considerations, and portfolio adjustments appropriate to changing circumstances.

Custom Portfolio Construction

We develop individualized asset allocations and manager selections based on your specific objectives, risk considerations, and time horizon. Every portfolio reflects custom analysis rather than predetermined models.

Corporate Benefits Integration

Understanding and coordinating equity compensation, deferred compensation, and other corporate benefits with your overall wealth strategy. We work alongside your tax advisors to address timing and tax considerations.

Tax-Coordinated Strategies

Coordination with qualified CPAs on personal tax return implications of investment decisions. Our recommendations consider tax efficiency alongside return objectives (tax preparation fees not included).

Estate Planning Coordination

Working with your legal counsel on estate planning considerations and wealth transfer strategies. We provide investment perspective on trust funding, charitable giving, and generational transfer (legal fees not included; we do not provide legal advice).

Ongoing Oversight and Reporting

Continuous portfolio monitoring, performance measurement, and quarterly reporting. Regular review meetings address changing circumstances and strategy adjustments.

Life Event Planning

Focused financial planning around significant transitions—retirement, death in family, business sale, or other major changes requiring strategic consideration.

When standardized solutions fall short.

Many wealth management firms use centralized investment committees and model portfolios. This approach allows them to serve more clients but reduces customization. We take a different path.

We conduct our research internally. We build custom portfolios. We coordinate with your other advisors. We work directly with you, not through layers of relationship managers separate from the investment team.

This approach requires more time and expertise, which is why we work with a focused number of relationships. If you value depth over breadth and custom analysis over standardized solutions, our approach may align with your needs.

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Let’s explore whether our
approach aligns with your goals.