About Optima
Personal and Professional
At Optima Asset Management, you are our central focus. You’ll benefit from decades of financial knowledge and personalized attention toward your life goals for a customized wealth management plan.
A Firm Built for Client Success
Our Mission
Optima’s mission is to help successful individuals and families navigate financial complexity with clarity and confidence through tailored wealth planning and disciplined investment management, and strategic guidance.
Our Vision
We’ve Got Your Back, Today and Tomorrow
Through our collaborative wealth management process, we discover where you are and where you want to be, and then develop a road map to help you get there. This process helps you make better-informed decisions about money, organize your entire financial life, and develop an integrated financial plan that enables you to live life the way you envision and prepare for your family’s future.
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Get to know each other
You’ll learn about us, our investment philosophy, and our capabilities. We’ll explore your values, dreams, and special concerns to prioritize your objectives and set goals.
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Design a plan
Next, we’ll recommend solutions, establish an action plan, and set an implementation schedule, after your approval.
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Execute toward success
Careful Protection of What Matters Most
When was the last time you wanted anything that was “suitable” for you rather than what was “best” for you? At Optima, we only look out for your best interests. As fiduciaries, we provide a higher level of investor protection to our clients, which creates a relationship of trust and confidence. Count on us to be your advocates.
Client-Centered Focus
Trustworthy Partnership
Long-Term Vision
Careful Protection of What Matters Most
Client-Centered Focus
Trustworthy Partnership
Long-Term Vision
Frequently Asked Questions: Working with Optima
Have questions before getting in touch? Explore our FAQs to learn more about our services, process, and how we support individuals and families with personalized financial guidance and fiduciary wealth management.
How are you different from other Financial Advisors?
In 1995, the founder decided to build an independent firm from the ground-up as if he was only going to manage his father’s assets. How he managed his family’s assets is how he wanted to manage his client’s assets, serving only their interests.
- "Fiduciary Standard” protects client interests - As an investment adviser registered with the SEC*, we are bound to a “Fiduciary Standard” and thus bound ethically to always act in your best interest. We are legally mandated to put YOUR needs above our own, always acting fairly and honestly. The majority of financial professionals (e.g. stock brokers, insurance agents) are not required to follow this higher standard or only in selected situations.
- Independence preserves integrity - Optima is an independent firm that has absolutely no affiliation to Wall Street or any other firm (e.g. insurance company, brokerage firm) that could interfere with our objectivity. We are not beholden to any company, their proprietary products or compensated to cross-sell other products/services.
- Independence reduces the costs - Optima’s fee structure is lower than the national average. This is achieved by lower overhead by eliminating the costs/bureaucracy related to multiple layers of management.
- Specialization creates focus - Optima’s business model is built to serve specific services (e.g. institutional investment management, tax mitigation) to a specific clientele (e.g. minimum investment size, analytical mindset, knows the value of a dollar - desires a proven, prudent approach).
- Fee-only structure ensures mitigates conflicts - We are advising our clients, not selling products. See “What are your fees?” for additional information.
- Access to restricted fund family broadens investment choices - Optima has access to institutional funds only available through a select group of advisors. Dimensional Fund Advisors is considered the premier provider of no-load, low-cost, institutional asset class funds.
- 100% employee ownership ensures a stronger sense of accountability to our clients
- Quantitative investment philosophy increases the probability of success - Investment approach is focused on controlling the controllable in an unpredictable environment. No crystal ball approach.
*Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training
Do you have a minimum portfolio size?
What are your fees?
As a Fee-Only advisor, Optima’s fee model is simple, transparent and is based on the size of your portfolio. All of our compensation comes exclusively from clients in the form of management fees. We do not accept any form of monetary or non-monetary compensation (e.g. commissions, gifts, prizes, referral fees, reciprocal arrangements) from any party, ensuring that we have no incentive to do anything that isn’t entirely for your benefit.
Our full-service wealth management includes the ongoing management of client investments, as well as a complete suite of financial planning services that support you in every aspect of managing your finances. This integrated service is covered by a single fee, calculated as a percentage of assets under management.
| Portfolio Size | Fee Rate (Annualized) |
|---|---|
| Under $3 million | 0.75% |
| $3 million – $10 million | 0.65% |
| Over $10 million | 0.50% |
Are you affiliated with any broker-dealer, insurance company, ETF/mutual fund company?
Optima is independent and 100% employee owned which ensures our allegiance is solely to our clients. We are not beholden to any company, have no shareholders, no affiliation to any Wall Street firm, or any other party that could interfere with our objectivity.
Where will my money be held?
Your Chief Financial Officers
The Optima team has been working together for years to deliver personalized financial guidance to families nationwide. They bring decades of experience in wealth management, investment management, economics and finance to unravel the complexities of wealth.
Your partner for a customized approach to wealth management
Find Out How Our Client-Service Approach Is Different
Our Office
8144 Walnut Hill Lane, Suite 1180, Dallas, Texas 75231
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