About Stocks & ETFs
Stocks & ETFs is our flagship public-markets strategy — a disciplined, globally diversified equity program designed to compound capital across full market cycles. Every dollar you allocate is invested in publicly listed shares of established companies and low-cost exchange-traded funds held in your own name.
The philosophy is simple: own great businesses, at fair prices, for a long time. We pair that with modern portfolio construction — broad-market core positions, factor tilts toward quality and profitability, and targeted satellite allocations to secular growth themes such as artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure, semiconductors, healthcare innovation and the energy transition.
Every portfolio is calibrated to your personal risk tolerance, time horizon, tax situation and cash-flow needs. Conservative investors receive a heavier weighting to dividend-growth and quality names; growth-oriented investors receive a larger allocation to innovation and international equities.
Our investment committee reviews positioning daily and rebalances quarterly, or opportunistically when volatility creates meaningful dislocations. For taxable accounts we run systematic tax-loss harvesting to improve after-tax outcomes, and clients over $250,000 can upgrade to Direct Indexing for further tax alpha.
Assets are held in your own separately managed account at Charles Schwab or Fidelity — you never lose custody, you can see every share and every trade, and SIPC protection applies at the custodian.
This strategy is designed for investors who want transparent, liquid, tax-aware equity exposure without paying the fees of a mutual fund complex — and who understand that time in the market is what turns saving into wealth.
Key benefits
- Global blue-chip and index-tracking portfolios
- Tax-aware rebalancing and factor tilts
- Direct indexing available above $250K
How returns are generated
Our flagship Global Core strategy has targeted mid-single to low-double-digit annualised returns across the last full market cycle, net of fees. Individual results vary with allocation and market conditions.
How we invest
- Core-satellite construction: 60–80% broad-market and factor ETFs, 20–40% high-conviction single names.
- Systematic tax-loss harvesting to improve after-tax returns for taxable accounts.
- Options overlays available for concentrated positions and income enhancement.
- Quarterly rebalancing with disciplined drawdown controls.
What you actually hold
- Separately managed account in your name — you always hold the underlying securities.
- Held at Charles Schwab / Fidelity custody with SIPC protection.
- Real-time performance and tax reporting in your Oceangate dashboard.
Who this is designed for
- Professionals building long-term wealth outside of retirement plans
- Executives with concentrated employer stock seeking diversification
- Investors who want transparent, liquid, tax-aware exposure to global equities
Our flagship Global Core strategy has targeted mid-single to low-double-digit annualised returns across the last full market cycle, net of fees. Individual results vary with allocation and market conditions.
Key risks
- Equity markets are volatile — portfolios can and do experience drawdowns of 20% or more in bear markets.
- Past performance is not indicative of future results.
- Concentrated single-name positions carry higher idiosyncratic risk.
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Minimum investment $5,000. Your capital is deployed the moment your allocation clears.
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