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DLK Investment Management

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Client assets under management

$315,371,420

Clients

433

7% high-net worth

Advisors

5

of 5 employees

Firm type

Team

4-10 advisors or $500M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

87

High

Average account size

$728,340

About

DLK Investment Management provides personalized, fee-only investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations and small institutional investors. The firm manages client assets on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases and does not accept commissions or act as a custodian.

DLK uses a fundamental relative-value approach to set asset allocation between equities and fixed income, supported by fundamental, statistical and macro analysis, and may employ long- and short-term trades, options and other trading strategies as appropriate. Accounts are customized via documented client profiles in the firm’s CRM, reviewed periodically, and DLK accepts limited powers of attorney to implement discretionary trading when authorized.

Compared with many peers, DLK prepares and provides its own performance reports and urges clients to compare those reports with custodian statements, and it provides participant education meetings as part of its retirement plan consulting. The brochure also discloses that the firm may use borrowing or margin in certain managed accounts and notes a prior FINRA settlement involving the handling of customer information at a former employer.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Active portfolio management

Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner

Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1.50% $1,000,001 - $5,000,000: 1.00% $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 1.00% $10,000,001+: 0.85%

Project-based

Financial planning fees range from $250 to $500 per hour, negotiable

Other

Account minimum: $300,000 Minimum fee: $3,000 per annum minimum fee for certain accounts Fee-only: Fee-only investment management; no commissions accepted

Main office location

DLK Investment Management

238 North Cedros Ave, Suite 200

Solana Beach CA 92075, United States

Number of offices

2

Most active in

Arizona · California · Colorado · Louisiana · Nevada · New Jersey · Texas · Utah · Washington

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Thomas B

Series 63, Series 66

Solana Beach, CA

DLK Investment Management

Thomas Brenner is a financial advisor at DLK Investment Management with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at DLK since 2019, following a nine-year tenure at Nautilus Advisors LLC. In addition to his advisory role, Brenner operates as an independent insurance agent specializing in disability, life/accident/health, and long-term care insurance. DLK Investment Management provides personalized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small institutional investors, and employer retirement plans. The firm employs a tailored, allocation-driven approach based on a fundamental relative-value framework and offers participant education as part of its retirement plan consulting.

Active portfolio management Founder/Business Owner
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Mark H

CFP®, Series 66

Solana Beach, CA

DLK Investment Management

Mark Halby is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at DLK Investment Management since 2019. Prior to that, he worked at Nautilus Advisors LLC for six years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in an insurance agency operated by his family. DLK Investment Management provides personalized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small institutional investors, and employer retirement plans. The firm employs a tailored, allocation-driven approach based on a fundamental relative-value framework, managing approximately $435 million in client assets.

Active portfolio management Founder/Business Owner
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Theodore K

Series 65

Solana Beach, CA

DLK Investment Management

Theodore Kay is a financial advisor at DLK Investment Management with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Alpha Cubed Investments, LLC from 2014 to 2018. DLK Investment Management provides personalized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small institutional investors, and employer retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $435 million in client assets using a tailored, allocation-driven approach focused on fundamental relative value, with many client accounts managed on a discretionary basis.

Active portfolio management Founder/Business Owner
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Brian J

Series 63, Series 65

Solana Beach, CA

DLK Investment Management

Brian Johnson is a financial advisor at DLK Investment Management with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with DLK Investment Management since 2012 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. DLK Investment Management provides personalized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small institutional investors, and employer retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $435 million in client assets using a tailored, allocation-driven approach based on a fundamental relative-value framework.

Active portfolio management Founder/Business Owner
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Donald D

CFA®, Series 63, Series 65

Solana Beach, CA

DLK Investment Management

Donald Dempster is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at DLK Investment Management, where he has worked since 2009. Prior to this, he was with Alpha Cubed Investments, LLC from 2014 to 2017. Outside of finance, he is a partner and CFO of Adaptive Motion Group LLC, a software robotics firm based in Solana Beach, CA. DLK Investment Management provides personalized investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small institutional investors, and employer retirement plans. The firm uses a tailored, allocation-driven approach based on a fundamental relative-value framework and offers participant education as part of its retirement plan consulting.

Active portfolio management Founder/Business Owner
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