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SVL Investment Management

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Client assets under management

$16,911,400

Clients

44

11% high-net worth

Advisors

3

of 3 employees

Firm type

Supported

1-3 advisors or $200M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

15

Very Low

Average account size

$384,350

About

SVL Investment Management is a boutique, research‑oriented money manager that provides individualized portfolio management to individuals, high‑net‑worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, endowments, and corporate entities. The firm manages roughly $39.8 million on a discretionary basis for a compact client base and structures portfolios around each client’s objectives, time horizon, and risk parameters.

The firm’s investment process is fundamentally driven and global in scope, using a top‑down analysis of economic and market trends, strategic asset allocation, monthly rebalancing, and Modern Portfolio Theory to balance risk and return. Security selection is supplemented by a proprietary multi‑variable statistical valuation model the firm traces to 1991, and the strategy is implemented with a long‑term horizon (generally two to three years).

Distinctive operational disclosures include that certain firm associates may be licensed insurance agents who earn commissions for insurance sales, a relationship the brochure identifies as a potential conflict of interest the firm says it seeks to mitigate. The firm also recommends Charles Schwab & Co. as its custodian and states it will not manage accounts for clients who decline to place assets with that custodian; additionally, solicitors who introduce clients may be paid up to 50% of the firm’s portfolio management fee.

Client services

Portfolio management

Expertise

Active portfolio management Factor investing / smart beta Wealth management

Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: Negotiable $1,000,000 - $5,000,000: Negotiable $5,000,000 - $10,000,000: Negotiable $10,000,000+: Negotiable

Main office location

SVL Investment Management

1620 N. Placentia Ave., Suite 100

Placentia CA 92870, United States

Number of offices

1

Most active in

California · Texas

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Balamir T

Series 63, Series 65

Placentia, CA

SVL Investment Management

Balamir Trunec is a financial advisor at SVL Investment Management with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Liberty Group, LLC for 14 years before joining SVL in 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a personal financial management business and holds insurance agent licenses related to income and health insurance. SVL Investment Management provides research-oriented, fundamental portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, endowments, and corporate entities. The firm employs a top-down, global investment approach focused on capital conservation, low volatility, and multi-year holding periods, combining strategic asset allocation with proprietary valuation models.

Active portfolio management Factor investing / smart beta Wealth management
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Brian W

Series 63

Placentia, CA

SVL Investment Management

Brian Walker is a financial advisor at SVL Investment Management with 28 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Thrivent Investment Management Inc. and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans for 22 years. His credentials include the Series 63 designation. SVL Investment Management provides research-oriented, fundamental portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, endowments, and corporate entities. The firm employs a top-down, global investment process focused on capital conservation, low volatility, and multi-year holding periods, combining strategic asset allocation, diversification, and a proprietary valuation model.

Active portfolio management Factor investing / smart beta Wealth management
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Helen H

Series 63

Placentia, CA

SVL Investment Management

Helen Huang is a financial advisor at SVL Investment Management with 21 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Avantax Investment Services, Inc., Sung, Huang & Co, CPAs, LLP, and currently serves as a partner at H Huang & Co CPAs LLP. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in managing Fountain Business Group LLC, which invests in real estate properties. SVL Investment Management provides research-oriented, fundamental portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, endowments, and corporate entities. The firm employs a top-down, global investment process focused on capital conservation, low volatility, and multi-year holding periods, using a proprietary statistical valuation model alongside Modern Portfolio Theory diversification.

Active portfolio management Factor investing / smart beta Wealth management
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