Peter Scholtz is the President, Founder, and lead Portfolio Manager at Scholtz & Company, LLC.
Peter founded Scholtz & Company in 1994 and has over 30 years of professional investment experience. Following three years (1974-77) at Bankers Trust in New York, Peter attended Columbia Business School in 1978. After receiving his MBA, Peter joined Smith Barney where he worked for 15 years. At Smith Barney, Peter started in Institutional Equity Sales before becoming a Portfolio Manager after several years. In 1986, Peter was part of the initial team to create a customized, individually managed high net worth service which eventually grew to seven portfolio managers that invested over one billion dollars.
While at Smith Barney, Peter developed some quantitative models in 1991 that represent the first investment quantitative work ever done at Smith Barney. These models focused on earnings estimate revisions, earnings surprises and relative stock strength. These models today are used for screening stock ideas for investigation.
Peter graduated with a BS degree in economics from Ohio Wesleyan in 1974 and an MBA from Columbia University in 1979. Additionally, Peter Scholtz has passed several licensing exams including the Series 65, 63, 7, and 5.
Peter currently lives in Darien, Connecticut with his wife of over 35 years. In his free time, he enjoys sailing, fishing, swimming and spending time with his three children and four grandchildren.
Scholtz & Company is an investment management firm which provides customized investment services to individuals and institutions. Specifically, Scholtz & Company manages its clients' individual investment accounts to help build and maintain a bright financial future. At Scholtz & Company, we are committed to building lifelong client relationships by providing exceptional service, personalized portfolios and superior long-term performance. These are goals we have been successfully achieving since our firms beginning.
General Information |
| Firm Start Year: | 1994 | |
| No. of Employees: | 5-9 | |
| Name of Custodial Firm: | U.S. Bank |
| States Licensed in: | All 50 States |
| Number of Years with Current Firm: | 25 |
| Work Experience: | Our lead Portfolio Manager, Peter Scholtz, has over 30 years of investment experience. Peter founded Scholtz & Company in 1994 and started with 17 million in assets under management which has grown to over 130 million today. |
| Work with the following types of clients: | Non-Profit Organizations, Individual Investors, Businesses |
| Advisory Services Provided: | Financial Planning for Individuals, Portfolio Management |
Services |
| Investment Types: | Stocks, Bonds |
| Can meet clients in the following ways: | Your Office, Email, Your Home, Our Office, Phone |
Qualifications & Memberships |
| Financial Organization Memberships: | SEC, FINRA |
Firm Information |
| Firm's Number of Clients: | 120 |
| Assets Managed by Firm: | $276,965,093 |
| Advisor's Number of Clients: | 110 |
Compensation and Fees |
| Fee Structure: | Fee-Based |
Education |
| MBA - Finance | Columbia University
1978-1979 |
| BS - Economics | Ohio Wesleyan University
1970-1974 |
Financial Services |
| Financial Planning for Individuals
Scholtz & Company provides informal financial planning services to clients free of charge. Peter has over 30 years of experience in the finance industry and is happy to share his knowledge regarding any financial planning type problem including estate planning, retirement planning, and budgeting. |
| Portfolio Management
To achieve your investment goals, we are currently offering a broad range of investment strategies (All Cap Equity, Balanced, Income, Small Cap Equity, and Tactical Allocation) which provide general parameters around which we customize individual portfolios for clients. |
| Risk management
After an in-depth review of a new clients financial circumstances, Portfolio Managers build a customized portfolio for the client according to these return and risk goals. For example, with respect to particularly conservative clients, Portfolio Managers will focus on less risky securities (e.g. large, dividend paying companies) while clients with higher risk tolerances are more apt to invest in higher return potential companies. |
FAQs |
Do you have a customer satisfaction or refund policy?Fees are paid in advance for the quarter. Contracts can be terminated at any time with written notice, and no further fees will be charged. If the contract is terminated before the end of the billing period, Scholtz & Company, LLC will refund unearned fees. This will be determined using the days left in the quarter divided by total days in the quarter to calculate portion of fees to be refunded. |
How are you compensated? How will I pay for your services?Asset-Based Fee |
What services do you provide? What are your specialties?The services we provide include customized account portfolio management, direct contact with an experienced Portfolio Manager, review of existing investments and appropriate investment strategy, detailed portfolio analytics, and a liasion to custodians handling all back-office work and questions via one point of contact at Scholtz & Company. We also provide informal financial planning services. |
What is your experience? How many clients do you currently manage?Peter Scholtz has over 30 years of professional investment experience. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1974 and received his MBA in Finance from Columbia University in 1979. Peter currently manages 110 clients. |
What financial institution(s) do you represent?Scholtz & Company |
Disclosures |
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Additional Detailed Disclosures |
Registered Investment Advisor:
Yes
Registered Representative:
Yes
Investment Advisor Representative:
Yes
Acknowledged fiduciary:
Yes
Compliance Disclosures in Last 5 years:
Have a clean record
Criminal Disclosures in Last 5 years:
Have a clean record
| Mon. | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Tue. | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Wed. | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Thu. | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Fri. | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
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