Overview
Firm Description
Holbrook Global Strategies is an investment advisory firm founded in 2003 by Rick Holbrook.
We serve primarily individuals and families, but also serve foundations, trusts, pension plans
and other institutional clients. Our mission is to provide superior investment management
services to clients, helping them reach their investment goals. Our strategies include both
growth and income objectives. We take a global approach to help clients profit from various
opportunities around the world to meet their goals.
Principal Owners
Richard L. Holbrook is the founder and owner of the firm. Rick is the sole provider of investment
advice to the firm’s clients. Born in 1952, Rick graduated from Brigham Young University in
1977 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with
Honors. He earned his MBA degree from Stanford University in 1979.
Upon graduation from Stanford, he joined Bailard, Biehl & Kaiser, an investment management
firm focused on global diversification. Rick worked closely with clients, managing their portfolios
to help them achieve their financial goals. Additionally, he was the Director of International
Research for the firm, and managed the firm’s international equity portfolios for many years. In
conjunction with this responsibility, Rick traveled to Europe and to Asia extensively, researching
the financial markets overseas to find attractive investments for the firm’s clients. Rick also
served as the Co-director of Asset Allocation for the firm, with responsibility for directing the
investment allocation of more than $1 billion in assets. This helped him develop a broad
understanding of the key investment factors influencing the global equity, global bond, real
estate, and precious metals markets.
From 1997 to 1998, Rick worked at Montgomery Asset Management in San Francisco. Rick
served as the Director of Global Asset Allocation for the firm’s high net worth clients, and
developed new investment approaches for clients to capitalize on the firm’s investment
capabilities. From 1998
to 2003, Rick was Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager for
Wells Fargo Private Client Services in Palo Alto. Rick was entrusted to work with some of the
largest clients of the firm, working to help them achieve their financial goals. He qualified for the
firm’s top award for business development for three years in a row.
Rick is a member of the CFA Institute, the leading organization for investment management
professionals.
Types of Advisory Services
Our primary service is investment management. We manage portfolios to help clients meet
their investment objectives. Our services are provided on a discretionary basis, meaning we
implement trades on the client’s behalf. Our investment for clients is in accordance with the
investment objectives set for the account. The investment objective is set in agreement with the
client at the outset of the relationship and can be modified at any time. We also accept non-
discretionary accounts. On a limited basis, we also provide financial planning to clients,
particularly as it relates to their portfolio management or retirement goals.
We give advice on, but don’t necessarily recommend, all types of securities, ranging from
stocks, financial indices, bonds, real estate securities, mutual funds and commodities. We also
do research on and may recommend investments in limited partnerships in areas such as real
estate, oil and gas, venture capital and private equity investing. However, investments in illiquid
limited partnerships are only done with client approval.
Tailored Relationships
We manage portfolios to meet the individual needs of our clients. The investment objectives for
each client’s account are set to meet their goals and needs. We are also able to tailor our
portfolios to account for assets owned by the client outside of the portfolio. Clients may also
request restrictions on holding certain types of assets.
Wrap Fee Programs
We do not offer a wrap fee program.
Client Assets
As of December 31, 2023, our assets under management were approximately $143,000,000.
These were all from discretionary accounts.