Ataraxis Financial

Ataraxis Financial provides financial planning, financial consulting, and portfolio management to individuals, families, small-business retirement plans, trusts and estates, servicing roughly 106 client relationships with about $50.7 million in assets under management and two advisory professionals. Like many peers, the firm works with both higher-net-worth and non‑high-net-worth individual clients and uses AUM-based fees for portfolio management alongside hourly or fixed fees for planning and consulting.

The firm operates exclusively on a non‑discretionary basis, meaning advisers make recommendations but must obtain client approval before implementing trades or portfolio changes. Investment advice emphasizes investment‑grade bonds (rated BBB+ or better) and exchange‑traded funds and is informed by a mix of charting/technical, fundamental, cyclical and economic analyses to set strategic asset allocation and select short‑ and long‑term holdings.

What is distinctive about Ataraxis is the combination of a primarily non‑discretionary model at a multi‑million dollar scale, which is uncommon among similar supported firms and leaves clients with day‑to‑day trading authority. The firm also does not take custody of client assets, does not vote proxies on clients’ behalf, and maintains written policies (including a Code of Ethics and order aggregation procedures) to address trade allocation and potential conflicts.