Capabilities across five desks.
Each practice area below corresponds to a cluster of our registered business scope. Engagements are documented separately — an advisory mandate, a management mandate, and a principal transaction are never the same contract.
Capital & Fund Management
DESK KSO·MGMTInvestment & Portfolio Management
Discretionary and non-discretionary management of portfolios for individuals, families, and investment clubs — built around written mandates and defined risk budgets.
Fund Administration
Managing investment funds, mutual funds, pension funds, private equity vehicles, and venture capital structures with documented governance.
Trust & Personal Trust Management
Management of personal investment trusts and family trust assets under the trust instrument's terms and applicable fiduciary standards.
Investment Clubs & Pooled Vehicles
Structure and ongoing management for member-driven investment clubs and private pooled arrangements.
Advisory & Financial Planning
DESK KSO·ADV — FEE-PAID BY CLIENTCertified Financial Planning
Customized planning by certified financial planners covering retirement, estates, tax posture, and cash-flow architecture.
Investment Advice & Counsel
Customized investment advice, consulting, and counseling services — billed as direct client fees, never embedded in product commissions.
Fee-Based Advisory Engagements
Ongoing advisory relationships scoped in writing with transparent fee schedules disclosed before work begins.
Financial Planning Services
Comprehensive and modular planning engagements — from full household plans to single-decision consultations.
Trust & Fiduciary Services
DESK KSO·TRUSTTrust Administration
Administration of personal investment trusts — accounting, distributions, beneficiary reporting, and successor-trustee planning.
Private Estate Administration
Administration of private estates, including asset marshaling, obligation settlement, and distribution oversight.
Escrow & Fiduciary Agency
Escrow agency and fiduciary agency services (except real estate) with segregated accounts and documented release conditions.
Securities Custody & Trust Company Functions
Securities custodian arrangements, bank trust office functions, and nondepository trust company services.
Principal Investing & Dealing
DESK KSO·PRIN — OWN ACCOUNTRoyalties & Mineral Interests
Dealing as principal in mineral royalties and leases, and oil royalties — evaluating title, decline curves, and operator quality before acquisition.
Tax Liens & Secured Instruments
Acquisition of tax liens and mortgage instruments as principal — buying, holding, and selling through their cycle.
Securities for Own Account
Securities speculation and financial-contract investing on the firm's own account, alongside private venture and viatical settlement positions.
Specialty Positions
Viatical settlement interests, private contracts, and other alternative positions underwritten with firm capital.
Market & Transaction Services
DESK KSO·MKTClearing & Settlement
Exchange clearinghouse functions for commodities and securities, including virtual currency trading exchange clearing arrangements.
Transfer & Quotation Services
Securities and stock transfer agency services, plus securities and stock quotation services for counterparties.
Brokerage Functions
Deposit brokerage, and oil and gas lease broker office services connecting principals with opportunities.
Holder Protection & Fundraising
Protective committees and security holders' protective services, plus business start-up fundraising through crowdfunding platforms.
No. We are a private capital company. Our work centers on investment management, fund and trust administration, fee-based advisory, and principal investing — not retail order-taking.
All advisory and planning engagements are billed as fees paid directly by the client, scoped in a written engagement letter before work begins. We do not earn commissions embedded in recommended products.
It means the firm buys and holds positions on its own balance sheet — mineral and oil royalties, tax liens, mortgages, and securities — rather than acting as agent or broker for a client's order.
Client assets under management or administration are segregated from firm capital and custodied through established channels, with regular statements and audit-ready records provided to clients and beneficiaries.
We coordinate with clients' tax and legal counsel but do not provide legal or tax opinions. Planning recommendations are framed to be reviewed with your professional advisers.
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Describe your objective — management, administration, advisory, or a principal transaction — and we will outline the appropriate mandate.