Clifford Schmidt
Advisor at Foundation Associates Asset Management Inc.
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Advisor at Foundation Associates Asset Management Inc.
Data sourced from SEC public records (and other sources when available). Some details may be added by the advisor after claiming their profile. Refreshed daily • Updated today.
Location
San Diego, CA
Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Industry experience
46 years
Clifford Schmidt is the sole advisor at Foundation Associates Asset Management Inc. in San Diego, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 46 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney from 2009 to 2018. Schmidt serves as treasurer of the advisory board for the San Diego High School Foundation’s Academy of Finance. Foundation Associates Asset Management provides portfolio management and investment research to individual investors and small businesses, operating both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts. The firm employs a primarily technical approach using chart studies and option-based strategies, with client accounts reviewed weekly and trades aggregated across clients.
Based on Foundation Associates Asset Management Inc.
Clients pay commissions and exchange fees for options transactions; costs vary by brokerage
10% of realized profits quarterly for investment advice only accounts (available only to qualified purchasers)
Account minimum: $100,000 for managed accounts; $1,000,000 for investment advice only accounts
San Diego, CA
California
Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association
2015 - 2018 (3 years)
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
2009 - 2018 (9 years)
FOUNDATION ASSOCIATES ASSET MANAGEMENT
2007 - Present (19 years)
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