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Ryan Berkowitz

Advisor at Forthright Capital

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Firm

Forthright Capital

Location

Cathedral City, CA

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

8 years

About

Ryan Berkowitz is a financial advisor with Forthright Capital Advisory in Cathedral City, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Secure Investment Management, Capstone Partners, and Southport Capital. Berkowitz is also involved with Forthright Capital Partners, LLC, an affiliated insurance agency. Forthright Capital Advisory serves individual clients, employer plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and employee benefit plan services. The firm employs a primarily passive investment approach using index mutual funds and ETFs, incorporating Modern Portfolio Theory alongside fundamental and technical analysis, and offers a variety of engagement formats including subscription-based planning.

Client services

Based on Forthright Capital

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Forthright Capital

General retirement planning Income planning Cash flow / budgeting Debt management

Occupation focus

Based on Forthright Capital

Founder/Business Owner Executive

Fee options

Fixed

Project-Based Financial Planning: $2,000 to $10,000 fixed fee, negotiable

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 2.25% $1,000,001 - $2,500,000: 2.00% $2,500,001 - $5,000,000: 1.75% $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 1.50% $10,000,001+: Negotiable

Project-based

$300 per hour for financial planning engagements, negotiable

Subscriptions

Ongoing Financial Planning: $250 per month, paid monthly in arrears

Other

Minimum fee: Annual $75 tech fee for accounts over $1,000; max $150 per household Fee-only: Ongoing Financial Planning: $1,000 upfront plus $250/month; Project-Based Planning: $2,000–$10,000 fixed fee; Hourly Planning: $300/hour

Location

Cathedral City, CA

Most active in

California · Washington

Work history

Forthright Capital Advisory

2024 - Present (2 years)

Forthright Capital Partners, LLC

2024 - Present (2 years)

Secure Investment Management

2023 - 2024 (1 year)

Capstone Partners

2022 - 2023 (1 year)

The Firm Commercial

2022 - 2023 (1 year)

Marco

2021 - 2023 (2 years)

Southport Capital

2019 - 2022 (3 years)

Blaze Renewables LLC

2019 - 2022 (3 years)

Symmetry Financial

2019 - 2019 (1 year)

JP Morgan Chase Bank

2017 - 2017 (1 year)

JP Morgan Securities, LLC

2017 - 2017 (1 year)

Self-Employed (Lyft/Uber)

2016 - 2019 (3 years)

Valic Financial Advisors

2016 - 2016 (1 year)

Spherion

2016 - 2016 (1 year)

Unemployed

2015 - 2016 (1 year)

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