Founded With a Focus on Investments
Dedicated towards helping you achieve your investment objectives.
Founded With a Focus on Investments
Dedicated to helping you achieve your investment objectives.
A Passionate Commitment to Personal Service
Based in Santa Monica, California, Sierra has been dedicated to helping investors manage their wealth since 1987. We are committed to the highest level of client service. From initial contact and throughout your relationship with Sierra, your needs are our first priority.
Our Services Include:
- Personalized service and assistance – when you call, you speak with someone you know and who knows you. One-to-one help with services such as monthly income needs, tax reporting, withdrawals and transfers.
- Client reporting and timely investment insights written by the investment team that can keep you informed about performance and market trends. Client reports are issued quarterly or more often, if needed.
- Personal meetings to review your investment goals, suitability, account allocations, and performance with a frequency that meets your needs.
- Client events and other opportunities to help keep you informed and connected with the investment team, client service associates, and other Sierra clients.
Ask Us for Information About Tax Advantaged Investment Strategies and Programs.
- Municipal Bond Program
- California Municipal Bond Program
- Private Placement Variable Annuity (PPVA)
- Donor Advised Funds
A Passionate Commitment to Personal Service
Based in Santa Monica, California, Sierra has been dedicated to helping investors manage their wealth since 1987. Our investment strategies are designed to help mitigate downside risks while seeking to achieve satisfying returns over a market cycle.
We are committed to the highest level of client service. From initial contact and throughout your relationship with Sierra, your needs are our first priority.
Our Services Include:
Personalized service and assistance – when you call, you speak with someone you know and who knows you. One-to-one help with all services such as monthly income needs, tax reporting, withdrawals and transfers.
Statements and timely investment insights written by the investment team that can keep you informed about performance and market trends. Statements are issued quarterly or more often, if needed.
Personal meetings to review your investment goals, account allocations and performance with a frequency that meets your needs.
Meaningful opportunities to keep you informed and connected with Sierra’s investment team, client service associates, and other Sierra clients.
Ask Us For Information on Helpful Tax Advantaged Investment Strategies & Programs
- Municipal Bond Program
- California Municipal Bond Program
- Private Placement Variable Annuity (PPVA)
- Donor Advised Funds
Consistency in Our Process, Opportunity to Relax
Sierra Investment Management provides tactical, global, multi-asset portfolio management. Since 1987, our founders’ rules-based buy-and-sell disciplines have sought to help investors limit downside risk, grow their wealth, and achieve their investment goals.
A Focus On Limiting Drawdowns
While we can’t control the markets, we can seek to manage the risk of drawdowns through a tactical, rules-based investment process. We pride ourselves on supporting clients in times of high emotion and volatility with the goal to help them avoid potentially damaging portfolio decisions, and we have served our clients through the 2008 Financial Crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2022 market and bond sell-offs.
Team-Based Portfolio Management
Our Investment Management Team is comprised of professionals with extensive experience in asset allocation, portfolio construction, analysis, and manager research. The Team convenes every day to review Buy and Sell signals.
A Tactical Approach
Our tactical approach is not aimed at beating “buy and hold.” Instead, we believe portfolios can benefit from a layer of risk management via the daily, tactical management of assets. Rules – not predictions nor emotions – drive our investment decisions, which are made with as little personal input as possible. In times of turbulence and in absence of uptrends across our target investment opportunity set, our strategies can have up to 100% in cash exposure.
Consistency
We believe a manager’s process must be implemented consistently – not in frequent reaction to market news. We do not buy and sell on tips and hunches, nor do we make investment decisions on a case-by-case basis. A consistent investment process, rooted in disciplined risk management, is our hallmark.
Team-Based Portfolio Management
The Investment Team is comprised of professionals with extensive experience in asset allocation, portfolio construction, analysis, and manager research. The Team convenes every day to review Buy and Sell signals.
Resources To Get You Started
For those individuals in a high-tax environment, explore the Private Placement Variable Annuity Solution, which can benefit from tax-deferred gains while being managed by Sierra’s experienced Investment Team. Streamline your inheritance journey with the Inheritance Checklist, which can help guide you through estate management. Tailored for moderate investors, the Moderate Allocation Program offers globally diversified portfolios and rules-based discipline. Understand why we believe the importance of minimizing losses with Risk Matters, which can be especially crucial for retirees. Explore Charitable giving with a Donor-Advised Fund Solution, which can provide tax benefits and help simplify your charitable giving efforts
Inheritance Checklist
If you are the heir to an inheritance, you may feel overwhelmed by the decisions ahead of you. Working with an independent financial advisor can be beneficial to you and your investments as you plan a course of action. When you are ready to begin the inheritance process, follow the guidelines below.
- Inform Sierra Investment Management
- Gather and Review Records
- Seek tax and legal advice
- Arrange for immediate household needs
- Contact insurance companies
- Pay special attention to IRAs
- Notify credit card, mortgage, and loan companies
- Identify assets
- Determine liabilities
- Find out about any retirement plans
- Transfer assets to beneficiaries
- And more
This information is for educational purposes and is not intended to provide, and should not be relied upon for, accounting, legal, tax, or insurance advice.
Moderate Allocation Program
Portfolio construction designed towards meeting the objectives of a moderate investor
- Broadly diversified, globally unconstrained
- Tactically managed
- Quantitative, rules based investment discipline
Allocations and holdings are subject to change at any time. Target returns are not guaranteed, and actual results may differ materially.
Risk Matters: The Importance of Keeping Losses Small
The investment rate of return necessary to recover the loss or get back on your growth track is larger than the loss.
If you’re close to retiring or already retired, losing 20% of your money can make it really hard to bounce back. It might take a long time to get back to where you started, and that could be tough. The new portfolio value of $80,000 puts significant pressure on the ability to grow and maintain risk parameters.
Donor-Advised Fund Solutions
A simple, flexible and tax-efficient option to donate to your favorite charities.
A solution if you:
- Experience a high income year and want to set aside assets now to fund future giving
- Want to reduce taxes, especially if you are selling a highly-appreciated asset such as a business or real estate
- Wish to engage family members in charitable giving as a way to pass on family values
- Are concerned about the cost and complexity of a private foundation
Donor Advised Funds are irrevocable gifts made by an investor. Once gifted, the funds are generally under the control of the Donor Advised Fund’s Sponsor and cannot be reclaimed for the Donor’s personal use. Other limitations and risks may apply.
Resources To Get You Started
Explore Sierra Investment Management’s Essential Resources: Navigate high taxes with ease through the Private Placement Variable Annuity Solution. Streamline inheritance with the comprehensive Inheritance Checklist. Optimize portfolios with the Moderate Allocation Program. Understand risk management with Risk Matters. Simplify charitable giving through Donor-Advised Fund Solutions.
Inheritance Checklist
If you are the heir to an inheritance, you may feel overwhelmed by the decisions ahead of you. Working with an independent financial advisor can prove beneficial to you and your investments as you plan a course of action. When you are ready to begin the inheritance process, follow the guidelines below.
- Inform Sierra Investment Management
- Gather and Review Records
- Seek tax and legal advice
- Arrange for immediate household needs
- Contact insurance companies
- Pay special attention to IRAs
- Notify credit card, mortgage, and loan companies
- Identify assets
- Determine liabilities
- Find out about any retirement plans
- Transfer assets to beneficiaries
- And more
Moderate Allocation Program
Portfolio construction designed towards meeting the objectives of a moderate investor
- Broadly diversified, globally unconstrained
- Tactically managed
- Quantitative, rules based investment discipline
Allocations and holdings are subject to change at any time. Target returns are not guaranteed, and actual results may differ materially.
Risk Matters: The Importance of Keeping Losses Small
For any loss, the return necessary to recover the loss or get back on your growth track is larger than the loss.
If you are in or approaching retirement, the impact for recovery from a 20% loss may be long and difficult to achieve. The new portfolio value of $80,000 puts significant pressure on the ability to grow and maintain risk parameters.
Donor-Advised Fund Solutions
A simple, flexible and tax-efficient way to donate to your favorite charities.
A solution if you:
- Experience a high income year income and want to set aside assets now to fund future giving
- Want to reduce taxes, especially if you are selling a highly-appreciated asset such as a business or real estate
- Wish to engage family members in charitable giving as a way to pass on family values
- Are concerned about the cost and complexity of a private foundation
Resources To Get You Started
Navigate high taxes with ease through the Private Placement Variable Annuity Solution. Streamline inheritance with the comprehensive Inheritance Checklist. Optimize portfolios with the Moderate Allocation Program. Understand risk management with Risk Matters. Simplify charitable giving through Donor-Advised Fund Solutions.
Inheritance Checklist
If you are the heir to an inheritance, you may feel overwhelmed by the decisions ahead of you. Working with an independent financial advisor can prove beneficial to you and your investments as you plan a course of action. When you are ready to begin the inheritance process, follow the guidelines below.
- Inform Sierra Investment Management
- Gather and Review Records
- Seek tax and legal advice
- Arrange for immediate household needs
- Contact insurance companies
- Pay special attention to IRAs
- Notify credit card, mortgage, and loan companies
- Identify assets
- Determine liabilities
- Find out about any retirement plans
- Transfer assets to beneficiaries
- And more
Moderate Allocation Program
Portfolio construction designed towards meeting the objectives of a moderate investor
- Broadly diversified, globally unconstrained
- Tactically managed
- Quantitative, rules based investment discipline
Allocations and holdings are subject to change at any time. Target returns are not guaranteed, and actual results may differ materially.
Risk Matters: The Importance of Keeping Losses Small
For any loss, the return necessary to recover the loss or get back on your growth track is larger than the loss.
If you are in or approaching retirement, the impact for recovery from a 20% loss may be long and difficult to achieve. The new portfolio value of $80,000 puts significant pressure on the ability to grow and maintain risk parameters.
Donor-Advised Fund Solutions
A simple, flexible and tax-efficient way to donate to your favorite charities.
A solution if you:
- Experience a high income year income and want to set aside assets now to fund future giving
- Want to reduce taxes, especially if you are selling a highly-appreciated asset such as a business or real estate
- Wish to engage family members in charitable giving as a way to pass on family values
- Are concerned about the cost and complexity of a private foundation
Confidence in Our Process, Opportunity to Relax
Sierra Investment Management provides tactical, global, multi-asset portfolio management. Since 1987, our founders’ rules-based buy-and-sell disciplines have sought to help investors limit downside risk, grow their wealth, and achieve their investment goals.
A Focus On Limiting Drawdowns
While we can’t control the markets, we can seek to manage the risk of drawdowns through a tactical, rules-based investment process. We pride ourselves on supporting clients in times of high emotion and volatility to help them avoid potentially damaging portfolio decisions, and we have served our clients through the 2008 Financial Crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2022 market and bond sell-offs.
Team-Based Portfolio Management
Our Investment Management Team is comprised of professionals with extensive experience in asset allocation, portfolio construction, analysis, trading, and manager research. The Team convenes every day to review all portfolios and all Buy and Sell signals. Combined, they have more than 160 years of experience.
A Tactical Approach
Our tactical approach is not aimed at beating “buy and hold.” Instead, we believe portfolios can benefit from a layer of risk management via the daily, tactical management of assets. Rules – not predictions nor emotions – drive our investment decisions, which are made with as little personal input as possible. In times of turbulence and in absence of uptrends across our target investment opportunity set, our strategies can have up to 100% in cash exposure.
Consistency
We believe a manager’s process must be implemented consistently – not in frequent reaction to market news. We do not buy and sell on tips and hunches, nor do we make investment decisions on a case-by-case basis. A consistent investment process, rooted in disciplined risk management, is our hallmark.
Team-Based Portfolio Management
160+ Years of Experience
We employ money managers, analysts, and strategists who we believe to be best in the industry – individuals with extensive experience in asset allocation, portfolio construction, analysis, trading, and manager and equity research.
