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Hartline Investment Corporation

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Client assets under management

$707,133,446

Clients

248

36% high-net worth

Advisors

3

of 6 employees

Firm type

Team

4-10 advisors or $500M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

83

High

Average account size

$2,851,345

About

Hartline Investment Corporation provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through its Investment Supervisory Services and Individual Portfolio Management offerings to individuals (including high net worth clients), pension and profit sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations and municipal entities. The firm delivers continuous investment advice and periodic non-continuous management tailored to client goals, time horizons, risk tolerances and liquidity needs.

The firm uses a mix of analysis and strategies — including fundamental, technical, quantitative and qualitative analysis — and implements long- and short-term purchases, trading and hedging techniques as appropriate. Its stated strategies explicitly include options trading (covered calls and spreading strategies), short selling and the use of margin (for example, to purchase inverse ETFs or to finance additional equity purchases), indicating a willingness to use derivatives and borrowing in separately managed accounts.

Compared with many peer teams, Hartline manages roughly $935 million of client assets with a compact advisory staff, resulting in a relatively high assets-per-advisor profile and operational focus on portfolio management rather than standalone financial planning. The brochure also notes the firm’s historical use of soft-dollar arrangements has been discontinued and that it does not assess performance-based fees, which are notable operational distinctions.

Client services

Portfolio management

Expertise

Options & derivatives strategies Concentrated stock management

Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $5,000,000: 1.00% of assets $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.80% of assets $10,000,001 - $25,000,000: 0.60% of assets $25,000,001+: Negotiated

Other

Account minimum: $1,000,000 Minimum fee: Minimum fee of $10,000 annually, may be negotiable Fee-only: Fees charged as percentage of assets under management according to tiered schedule, no commissions charged.

Main office location

Hartline Investment Corporation

460 Winnetka Avenue, Suite 5

Winnetka IL 60093, United States

Number of offices

1

Most active in

Arizona · California · Colorado · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · New Hampshire · New York · North Carolina · Pennsylvania · Texas · Washington · West Virginia

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Brian H

Series 65

Winnetka, IL

Hartline Investment Corporation

Brian Hart is a financial advisor at Hartline Investment Corporation with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Northern Trust Company for seven years before joining Hartline in 2016. Hartline Investment Corporation manages discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios for individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and municipal entities. The firm employs a range of strategies including fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, as well as derivative techniques such as option writing and margin transactions, managing approximately $851 million across about 206 client relationships with a small advisory team.

Options & derivatives strategies Concentrated stock management
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William H

CFA®, Series 65

Winnetka, IL

Hartline Investment Corporation

William Hart is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience and a Series 65 license. He is part of Hartline Investment Corporation, a team-based firm where he has worked since 1990. Hartline Investment Corporation manages discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios for individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and municipal entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, utilizing various strategies including options and derivative techniques, and manages approximately $851 million across a small advisory team.

Options & derivatives strategies Concentrated stock management
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Kathryn C

Series 65

Winnetka, IL

Hartline Investment Corporation

Kathryn Carroll is a financial advisor at Hartline Investment Corporation with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Hartline Investment Corp since 2015. Hartline Investment Corporation provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and municipal entities. The firm manages approximately $851 million across about 206 client relationships and employs a range of strategies including fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis combined with various derivative techniques.

Options & derivatives strategies Concentrated stock management
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