Shikiar Asset Management Inc

Shikiar Asset Management, Inc. is an independent SEC‑registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to high‑net‑worth individuals and families, as well as corporations, trusts, foundations and tax‑exempt plans. The firm’s client portfolios are primarily held in individual stocks and bonds, and it also provides assets‑under‑advisement services.

The firm follows a research‑intensive, fundamental investment process with most analysis performed in‑house—reading 10‑Ks and other filings, attending conferences, listening to earnings calls and meeting with management—and offers equity, fixed‑income and covered call‑writing strategies. Shikiar exercises discretionary authority, routes most executions through Pershing as its prime broker, and uses commission dollars (soft dollars) to obtain research and related services.

Distinctive features include the firm’s documented use of endorsements/testimonials and formal solicitation/promoter arrangements under the SEC’s Marketing Rule, a practice the brochure highlights and that is uncommon among peers. Shikiar also employs derivative strategies (covered calls) within managed accounts and enforces a $1 million minimum, which limits its client base to high‑net‑worth individuals and excludes non‑HNW retail clients.