Rational Investment Methodology
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Client assets under management
$9,186,312
Clients
24
100% high-net worth
Advisors
1
of 1 employees
Firm type
Independent
1 advisor
Fewer clients per advisor generally means more personalized, proactive service. Higher ratios may reflect streamlined models or lower minimums.
Clients per advisor
24
TypicalAverage account size
$382,763
About
Rational Investment Methodology provides discretionary portfolio management through separate managed accounts to qualified (high‑net‑worth) clients and maintains a relatively small client base with modest assets under management. The firm uses a single custodian and broker-dealer platform for trading and reporting and does not offer non‑discretionary services.
The investment process centers on a proprietary “Circle of Competence” of roughly 60 largely U.S.-oriented companies in Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Industrials and Materials, with detailed discounted‑dividend models that produce low/base/great‑case fair values for each name. Portfolios are constructed via a proprietary tool that implements one of three risk profiles (long‑short, long‑only, long‑aggressive), applies specific entry/exit triggers and periodic rebalancing when exposures deviate from targets.
The firm is notable among independents for using performance‑based compensation and thereby serving only qualified clients eligible for such arrangements, a structure that is uncommon in this peer group. Governance and trade practices are explicitly designed to align the founding partner’s personal trading with client accounts—using the same portfolio tool, simultaneous basket execution, and rules that remove positions deemed “unquantifiable” to limit outsized exposure.
Client services
Portfolio management
Expertise
Active portfolio management
Options & derivatives strategies
Fee options
1% annually
10% of net new appreciation annually
Account minimum: $1,000,000
Main office location
Rational Investment Methodology
Allendale NJ, United States
Number of offices
1
Most active in
Rational Investment Methodology has reported serving >5 clients in these states in the last 12 months.
New Jersey
Disclosures
Firm disclosures are reported in Form ADV Part 1A, Item 11. They include criminal charges, regulatory actions, civil proceedings, and professional disciplinary events involving the firm or its advisory affiliates.
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Business activities & affiliations
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Insurance agent
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Broker-dealer / trader
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Bank
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Trust company
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Fund sponsor
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Accountant / CPA / tax prep
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Lawyer
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Real estate agent
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Other specialized services
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Forms ADV
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