Overview
Kuhn Advisors, Inc. (originally Kuhn & Carson, Inc.
and subsequently Kuhn and Associates, Inc.) was
founded in 1993. The owners of the firm are Mark
A. Kuhn and Scott W. Ranby.
Investment Advisory Services
Kuhn Advisors manages clients’ accounts on a
discretionary basis using a "value investing"
approach. We provide investment services in
accordance with the investment objectives of each
client. We assess clients’ goals, resources, and risk
tolerance at the outset, resulting in a set of guidelines
applied to account management on a discretionary
basis. We assess investment objectives and goals in
the course of quarterly reviews, and in the interim
when clients bring changes in their circumstances to
our attention.
Kuhn Advisors’ investment philosophy is
characterized by the following three tenets.
Focus on the individual.
We manage clients’ portfolios individually on a
discretionary basis in accordance with their
investment objectives. We consider our clients’
liquidity needs first, then we maximize their
exposure to the stock market to maximize their
portfolio’s growth potential. As appropriate for
each client, we take risk at the asset class level
by overweighting in small-cap and international
equities; and we mitigate this risk through a
value investing style and high-quality manager
selection.
Belief that building wealth takes time and
discipline.
We understand that many people want to see a
quick return on their investment. However, this
is unrealistic over most time periods. We ask our
clients to have an investment horizon of at least
five years before making stock market
investments. We firmly believe that the best way
to create value is to hold the best assets for the
long term. We believe that market-timing and
performance-chasing are losing strategies and
that investing is most intelligent when it is
disciplined.
Emphasis on actively managed funds.
We believe strongly in the value created by
actively managed mutual funds. We look for
managers who have both skill and experience in
identifying companies with strong financial and
management profiles that have been overlooked
and undervalued by the market. Our managers’
strategies generally demonstrate the following
characteristics.
A long-term focus which helps
minimize portfolio turnover and
enhance the tax efficiency of their
funds.
Concentrated
portfolios which facilitate
deep understanding of the firms’
businesses and demonstrate conviction
to their portfolio.
An approach for each portfolio
investment as if the manager were
buying the entire company.
At Kuhn Advisors, all investment professionals are
required to have a four-year college degree.
As of December 31, 2022, Kuhn Advisors had
$631.9 million in assets under management, all of
which we manage on a discretionary basis.
Consulting Services
Kuhn Advisors provides a limited amount of services
other than investment advisory services. These
services include non-discretionary investment
consulting services, personal accounting and, in
occasional specialized situations, hourly
consultative services on isolated area(s) of concern
such as retirement planning or reviewing a client's
existing portfolio.
Miscellaneous
Non-Investment Implementation Services. Kuhn
Advisors does not serve as an attorney or accountant,
and no portion of Kuhn Advisors’ services should be
construed as such. To the extent requested by a
client, Kuhn Advisors may recommend the services
of other professionals for certain non-investment
implementation purposes (i.e., attorneys,
accountants, insurance, etc.), including its affiliated
CPA firm (see disclosures below). The client is under
no obligation to engage the services of any such
recommended professionals. The client retains
absolute discretion over all such implementation
decisions and is free to accept or reject any
recommendation from Kuhn Advisors. Although
Kuhn Advisors’ principal, Mark A. Kuhn, in his
separate individual capacity, is licensed as a CPA, no
corresponding CPA-client relationship is established
unless the client separately determines to engage Mr.
Kuhn for accounting-related services. Please
reference the disclosure in the section titled “Other
Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations” below.
Client Obligations. In performing its services, Kuhn
Advisors relies on the accuracy of information
provided by a client or a client’s other professionals.
Moreover, we advise each client that it remains
his/her/its responsibility to promptly notify Kuhn
Advisors if there is ever any change in his/her/its
financial situation or investment objectives for the
purpose of reviewing, evaluating, and revising Kuhn
Advisors’ previous recommendations and/or
services.