In 2001, after several years working within a wealth management group at Morgan Stanley, Brian decided that there was a better way. Clients would be served better by a small, focused independent firm. Costs and fees to the client would be lower by cutting out the overhead associated with a large brokerage operation. We could work with fewer clients, and pay more attention to each. Investment management would be our primary focus, with no brokerage firm “restricted lists” or mandates as to how we could manage our clients’ capital.

So far, so good. Harper Asset Management works mostly with a group of loyal clients that have been around since the beginning. And, of course, some newcomers.

Jim, Brian’s father, joined the practice in 2008, bringing to the firm his deep experience in financial management and corporate and individual financial planning.