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Cornell Capital Group LLC

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Client assets under management

$81,185,596

Clients

15

100% high-net worth

Advisors

3

of 3 employees

Firm type

Supported

1-3 advisors or $200M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

5

Very Low

Average account size

$5,412,373

About

Cornell Capital Group provides ongoing portfolio management to high‑net‑worth individuals, delivering individualized Investment Policy Statements and discretionary portfolio oversight for a concentrated client base of 13 accounts with roughly $76 million in assets under management. Its services emphasize asset allocation, security selection, and regular portfolio monitoring, and the firm requires clients to custody assets through Schwab Institutional.

The firm’s investment approach blends fundamental analysis, quantitative models, and modern portfolio theory, with a primary focus on equities alongside allocations to fixed income and ETFs. Strategies expressly include long‑ and short‑term trading and the use of derivatives and leverage — options (including covered, uncovered and spreads), margin, and short sales — with documented risk tolerances and quarterly account reviews.

Cornell is notable among peers for employing derivatives and options trading inside separately managed accounts, a practice that is uncommon for supported firms, and for maintaining a very small, exclusively high‑net‑worth client roster that concentrates assets across few accounts. The firm also aggregates trades through block trading, does not use third‑party managers, and discloses receipt of custodial research and services from its Schwab relationship that may create soft‑dollar benefits.

Client services

Portfolio management

Expertise

Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management

Fee options

Percentage

0.50% annually

Main office location

Cornell Capital Group LLC

Encinitas CA, United States

Number of offices

1

Most active in

California

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Warren C

Series 65

Encinitas, CA

Cornell Capital Group LLC

Warren Cornell is a financial advisor at Cornell Capital Group LLC with six years of industry experience and a Series 65 designation. He has held roles at Berkeley Research Group LLC, Rayliant Global Advisors, Compass Lexecon, San Marino Business Partners, UCLA Anderson School of Management, and Caltech. Outside of advising, he teaches part-time at the University of California at San Diego and is the founder of Cornell Gerger, an independent financial consulting business. Cornell Capital Group provides portfolio management services to high-net-worth individuals, focusing on personalized investment policies and discretionary oversight. The firm integrates fundamental analysis, quantitative models, and modern portfolio theory, with a primary emphasis on equities and the use of derivatives, options, and leverage within a concentrated client base.

Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management
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Shaun C

CFA®, Series 65

Encinitas, CA

Cornell Capital Group LLC

Shaun Cornell is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65 licensed advisor with six years of industry experience. He is the principal at Cornell Capital Group LLC, where he has worked since 2019. Prior to this, he held roles at Compass Inc and SMBP. Outside of finance, Shaun is a self-employed musician and composer. Cornell Capital Group provides portfolio management services to a select group of high-net-worth individuals, focusing on customized Investment Policy Statements and discretionary oversight. The firm employs a blend of fundamental analysis, quantitative models, and modern portfolio theory, with an emphasis on equities and the use of derivatives and options within separately managed accounts.

Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management
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Andrew C

Series 65

Encinitas, CA

Cornell Capital Group LLC

Andrew Cornell is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Cornell Capital Group LLC since 2019 and previously spent 11 years at SMBP LLC. Cornell Capital Group LLC provides ongoing portfolio management services to high-net-worth individuals, focusing on asset allocation, security selection, and regular portfolio monitoring. The firm employs a blend of fundamental analysis, quantitative models, and modern portfolio theory, with a notable emphasis on derivatives and options trading within separately managed accounts.

Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management
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