Advisor at Carter & Balsam Advisers
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Firm
Carter & Balsam Advisers
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Credentials
Series 65
Industry experience
15 years
Ellis Balsam is a financial advisor at Carter & Balsam Advisers in Los Angeles, CA, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Carter & Balsam Advisers, formerly John R Carter Corporation, since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, Balsam is president of Carter & Balsam CPAs, a certified public accounting firm. Carter & Balsam Advisers provides discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individuals, trusts, and corporations, managing approximately $15 million in assets. The firm employs fundamental and cyclical analysis and uses both long- and short-term trading strategies, with a focus on widely traded large companies, mutual funds, and ETFs.
Account minimum: $250,000 Minimum fee: $400 per quarter minimum fee Fee-only: Fee-only adviser; does not receive compensation from sale of investment products
Los Angeles, CA
California · Texas
Carter & Balsam Advisers, formerly John R Carter Corporation
2010 - Present (16 years)
Carter & Balsam CPAs
2001 - Present (25 years)
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