Starkey & Associates, Inc.

Starkey & Associates, Inc. is a registered investment adviser that provides portfolio management and investment advice to a small client base that includes individuals (including high‑net‑worth clients), pension/profit‑sharing plans, trusts, and business entities; the brochure reports approximately $25 million in assets under management across its accounts. Advisory accounts are custodied at a third‑party custodian and the firm uses Charles Schwab for execution and client reporting.

The firm describes its approach as “common sense” and employs fundamental analysis with a mix of long‑ and short‑term strategies, and the ability to use options when appropriate; it does not engage in margin trading for clients. Starkey & Associates manages client accounts on a non‑discretionary basis, proposing trades for client approval, while monitoring portfolios daily and conducting formal performance reviews at least quarterly.

Noteworthy operational features include that all reported AUM is managed non‑discretionarily and the firm is deemed to have custody only because clients authorize routine fee withdrawals; it also aggregates block trades through a lead custodian and encourages clients to use that custodian. The firm states it does not accept soft‑dollar arrangements or referral compensation, does not vote client proxies (clients retain proxy voting authority), and reports no third‑party compensation from its recommended custodian.