Buss Capital Management, LLC

Buss Capital Management, LLC is a small advisory firm with two registered investment adviser representatives managing about $29.6 million for roughly 45 clients. It provides portfolio management (discretionary and non-discretionary), comprehensive financial planning, and ad-hoc consulting to individuals, businesses, and not-for-profit organizations; like most supported firms it serves both individual and high-net-worth clients and generally charges fees based on assets under management.

The firm takes a client-centered approach, assessing each client’s financial situation, goals, time horizon, and risk tolerance before recommending tailored allocations that blend fundamental and technical analysis; core holdings are generally intended for a buy-and-hold approach while smaller tactical positions may be used for opportunities. Clients can choose ongoing advisory accounts or limited hourly consulting, accounts are monitored regularly, and the brochure notes the firm recently added a covered-call options strategy to its offerings.

A distinctive feature is that the principal, Carol H. Buss, maintains registration as an Illinois real estate broker and brings prior trust-department and brokerage experience to the advisory practice, although the brochure states no more than a few hours annually are devoted to real estate activities. The firm also periodically offers free educational seminars targeted to different client groups (retirement, youth, women, market volatility) and leverages custodial research and written materials to support client education.