RS
RS

Robert Straus

33 Years of Experience
May Earn Commission

Robert Straus is a registered investment advisor at Focused Alpha, LLC, based in Denver, CO, with 33 years of industry experience. Their practice areas include Estate Planning, Financial Planning & Coaching, Insurance Planning, Investment Management, and 2 more. Their firm serves 518 clients with $560M in assets under management.

Compensation
Commission-BasedFee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
6 advisors
Number of Clients
518 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$1.1M average
Assets Under Management
$561.9M

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$250K
Planning is included in investment management (also available separately)

Focused Alpha offers investment management services through a wrap fee program, where brokerage commissions and transaction costs are included in the overall fee. The specific fee structure is detailed in the Focused Alpha, LLC Wrap Fee Program Brochure.

Loading...

Location

1401 Lawrence Street, Suite 1600, Denver, CO, 80202

Get directions

History

Regulatory History
Clean regulatory record

No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.

Disclosures include customer complaints, regulatory actions, and other events that advisors must report to the SEC. A clean record means none have been reported.

Learn about disclosures →
Other Business Activities

Robert is the Founder and CEO of Polar Lights Publishing, LLC, working as a writer/speaker. He dedicates about 10-20% of his time to this non-investment related activity.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Focused Alpha, LLC
January 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos
Previous Registrations
Charles Schwab & CO., INC.Broker
May 2015 - January 2024 · 8 yrs 8 mos
Schwab Wealth Advisory, INC.
May 2015 - January 2024 · 8 yrs 8 mos
Icon Advisers, INC.
April 2003 - March 2014 · 10 yrs 11 mos
Icon Distributors, INC.Broker
January 2001 - March 2014 · 13 yrs 2 mos
Charles Schwab & CO., INC.Broker
November 2000 - December 2000 · 1 mo
Meridian Clearing CORP.Broker
January 1997 - January 2000 · 3 yrs
Charles Schwab & CO., INC.Broker
July 1995 - November 1996 · 1 yr 4 mos
Salomon Brothers INC.Broker
September 1994 - July 1995 · 10 mos
Kalb, Voorhis & CO.Broker
June 1993 - August 1994 · 1 yr 2 mos
Dean Witter Reynolds INC.Broker
January 1991 - June 1991 · 5 mos
Sanwa - Bgk Securities CO., L.P.Broker
March 1989 - January 1991 · 1 yr 10 mos
Mabon, Nugent & CO.Broker
August 1988 - January 1989 · 5 mos
State Registrations1 state
CO
Advisor

You can work with an advisor not registered in your state. Most advisors can legally serve a small number of clients across state lines without registering.

Exams
No exam information available for this advisor.