Linden Thomas & Company made creation of cost-efficient portfolios that yield excellent risk-adjusted results for their clients an art form. This approach has earned Linden Thomas & Company national awards and has also enriched the financial future of its clients. Since 2008, the firm has been recognized26 times as one of America’s Top Wealth Advisors by Barron’s, Forbes, Financial Times and other trusted sources.
“We’re dedicated to creating efficient portfolios that grow without wasting hard-earned assets on excessive fees and avoidable taxes,” says Stephen L. Thomas, Managing Principal.
The Journey to Independence
Stephen L. Thomas spent his first 20 years in the industry at large brokerage firms. In each of these (EF Hutton, Prudential Securities, Smith Barney and Merrill Lynch), he became, inarguably, a Superstar with personal accomplishments such as: one of the top two out of 7,000 Prudential advisors worldwide;12th Top Advisor out of 15,000 at Merrill Lynch; and the nation’stop advisor in the Wells Fargo Independent Channel where he managed $1.5 billion in assets. In 2014, Thomas declared his independence from the mega-firms so he could pursue his passion: building portfolios that realize excellent risk-adjusted results. “By disentangling ourselves from impediments, such as limited products and the pressure to meet sales goals, we eliminated many of the problems of the typical client/advisor relationship,” explains Thomas. Over the next five years, Linden Thomas & Company launched one breakthrough after another. Its business model allows clients to be surrounded by a group of advisors, each with his or her own area of expertise. “No one person can meet all the complex needs of a high-net-worth investor,” says Thomas. “We can pull together a custom team of specialists –financial planners, investment consultants, wealth advisors, retirement experts, traders, a hands-on Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA), and service specialists –who work together for the clients’ best interests. At any one time, a client might have four, five or possibly more specialists working together on his behalf.”
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The “Dream Team” at Linden Thomas & Company utilizes state-of-the-art technology and is comprised of 25 seasoned investment professionals with100 years of combined asset management experience.
Recently, the firm became a broker/dealer…a move that gives Linden Thomas & Company more autonomy and eliminates the costs of paying an outside broker/dealer. “Every decrease in unnecessary costs comes back in cost efficiencies for the client,” explains Thomas.
A Better Index
The latest innovation is the development of proprietary earnings-focused indexes. “Typical indexes represent specific market segments, such as mid-cap firms, companies in certain sectors, or other categories. Unfortunately, these indexes’ returns lag because under-performing companies are included in the mix,” says Thomas. “We develop indexes with our clients’ diverse needs in mind, and then we filter our options to include only those holdings that consistently meet earnings goals. We won’t include anything we wouldn’t purchase ourselves.”
Further improving the cost efficiencies of portfolios, Linden Thomas & Company uses Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs); a tremendous advantage over mutual funds, which do not allow for customized portfolio management. SMAs give investors more control of when capital gains are realized and offers full transparency. In the area of bonds, the firm buys bonds directly to maximize yields and total return.
Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC, a SEC Registered Investment Advisor.
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