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Purkiss Capital Advisors, LLC

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Client assets under management

$842,154,244

Clients

409

38% high-net-worth

Advisors

3

of 8 employees

Firm type

Team

5-30 advisors or >$500M in AUM

Clients per advisor

136

Very High

Average account size

$2,059,057

About

Purkiss Capital Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals (including high-net-worth clients) as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers portfolio management across mutual funds, ETFs, and individual debt and equity securities, and supplements advisory work with account aggregation and standalone consulting reviews.

The firm follows a fundamental-analysis process that emphasizes absolute-return objectives and tailors asset allocation and risk profiles to client-specific factors such as age, income needs, dependents, and investment experience; portfolios are monitored regularly and rebalanced as needed. Purkiss Capital recently updated its methodology to incorporate options strategies on a limited basis for hedging, income generation, or tactical positioning, and it documents reviews at least quarterly or upon material client changes.

Purkiss Capital discloses $842,154,244 in discretionary assets under management and operates with a small advisory staff, yielding a notably high AUM-per-advisor profile compared with many team firms. The firm also reports a material relationship with other investment adviser entities, uses third‑party account aggregation services, and—when appropriate—engages sub‑advisers for select mandates, reflecting an operational model that blends boutique advisory oversight with affiliated and outsourced resources.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Options & derivatives strategies

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Fee options

Fixed

Consulting services at $800 per review.

Percentage

$0 - $2,000,000: 1.00% annually $2,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.80% annually $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.65% annually $10,000,001+: 0.50% annually

Project-based

$200 per hour for limited financial planning services.

Other

Fee-only: Fee-only; does not accept commissions or other compensation from product providers.

Most active in

California · Connecticut · Florida · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Texas · Virginia

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Advisors at this firm

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Richard P

CFP®, Series 63

Ridgefield, CT

Purkiss Capital Advisors, LLC

Richard Purkiss Jr. is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Purkiss Capital Advisors, LLC. He has been with Purkiss Capital Advisors since 2001. He also serves as Board Chair and a member of the Investment Committee at Wooster School, where he oversees the school's endowment investments. Purkiss Capital Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a fundamental-analysis approach focused on absolute-return objectives and tailors portfolios to client-specific factors, incorporating options strategies on a limited basis for hedging and tactical purposes.

Options & derivatives strategies
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David L

CFA®, Series 66

Ridgefield, CT

Purkiss Capital Advisors, LLC

David Luo is a CFA® charterholder and holds the Series 66 designation, with five years of industry experience. He currently serves as an advisor at Purkiss Capital Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at Hightower, FMA Advisory, Edward Jones, and F&M Bank and Trust Company. Additionally, he is an adjunct professor of finance at Shippensburg University, where he teaches finance courses. Purkiss Capital Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a fundamental-analysis approach focused on absolute-return objectives and customizes asset allocation and risk profiles according to client-specific factors, incorporating options strategies on a limited basis for hedging and tactical positioning.

Options & derivatives strategies
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Thomas S

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

Ridgefield, CT

Purkiss Capital Advisors, LLC

Thomas Snayd is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Purkiss Capital Advisors, LLC since 2017. Prior to this, he worked for Commonfund Asset Management Co., Inc. from 2005 to 2017. He also serves as the Investment Committee Chair for the Newtown Pension Committee. Purkiss Capital Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a fundamental-analysis approach with tailored asset allocation and risk management, incorporating limited options strategies, and manages over $842 million in discretionary assets with a focused advisory team.

Options & derivatives strategies
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