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Changing Parameters, LLC

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Client assets under management

$98,692,846

Clients

109

39% high-net worth

Advisors

2

of 4 employees

Firm type

Supported

1-3 advisors or $200M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

55

Typical

Average account size

$905,439

About

Changing Parameters, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and tactical allocation services to individuals (including high-net-worth and non‑HNW clients), separately managed accounts for pensions, trusts, charities and business entities, and serves as investment adviser to a registered open‑end management investment company (the Fund). The firm also offers related financial planning input, tax planning research and insurance‑related referrals as part of its SMA services.

The firm’s investment process is model‑driven, using price trend, technical, quantitative and momentum analysis to allocate between equity and fixed‑income market segments and to trigger moves into shorter‑duration sectors or money‑market instruments when trends change. The strategy can involve active trading, including long and short positions, use of derivatives (futures and options), ETFs and exposure to high‑yield fixed income, and may result in concentrated, non‑diversified portfolios with relatively high turnover.

What is distinctive is that a small, supported advisory team manages both separate accounts and a 1940 Act registered fund—an uncommon arrangement for firms of this size—and the firm may, with disclosure, allocate SMA assets into the Fund. The firm also uses third‑party consultants for strategy inputs, maintains written policies on best execution, trade aggregation and personal trading, and documents its approach to the related conflicts of interest.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Tactical allocation services

Expertise

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Tax-loss harvesting

Fee options

Percentage

$0+: Negotiated per SMA, subject to a cap of 2.50% per annum +: 1.50% annually for Fund assets (management fee charged monthly)

Other

Account minimum: $500,000 Fee-only: Advisory fees based on percentage of assets under management, negotiated per SMA, capped at 2.50% per annum including Fund fees.

Main office location

Changing Parameters, LLC

201 Main Street, Suite 150

Los Altos CA 94022, United States

Number of offices

2

Most active in

California

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Advisors at this firm

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Nicholas W

Series 65

Los Altos, CA

Changing Parameters, LLC

Nicholas Winstead is a financial advisor at Changing Parameters, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Edelman and as a self-employed advisor prior to joining Changing Parameters. The firm provides discretionary investment management to individuals, pensions, trusts, charitable organizations, and other entities, and serves as the investment adviser to the Changing Parameters Fund. Changing Parameters employs a tactical allocation approach using price trend analysis and proprietary models, managing both separately managed accounts and an actively managed registered investment company.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Tax-loss harvesting
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Howard S

Series 63

Los Altos, CA

Changing Parameters, LLC

Howard Smith is a financial advisor at Changing Parameters, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been involved with Changing Parameters and its affiliated investment entities since 2004. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a director of a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Changing Parameters, LLC provides discretionary investment management for individuals, pensions, trusts, and charitable organizations, and acts as the investment adviser to the Changing Parameters Fund. The firm uses a tactical allocation approach based on price trend analysis and proprietary technical, quantitative, and momentum models, managing approximately $102 million for about 113 clients.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Tax-loss harvesting
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