About Us
We are an independent wealth and investment manager serving qualified individuals, family offices, private corporations and charitable foundations. Our clients are domestic and international, with global investment interests.
We leverage the security, investment and lending platforms, and reporting provided by our primary custodians, XYZ and Charles Schwab; we also welcome clients requiring additional or alternative leading custodians.
We are not beholden to, nor incentivized by, an institutional house view or set of financial products. Rather, we align with our clients to enjoy open architecture research and product selection with minimal reporting lines — eliminating unnecessary bias, bureaucracy, and commonly obscured fees.
Our team have international experience gained in large financial institutions, family offices, and private equity. We have backgrounds in global cross-asset portfolio management, equity options trading, real assets investments and private capital markets. We welcome complexity and provide access to our network of legal and tax advisors where appropriate.
Asset Custody
Our primary custodians are XYZ and Charles Schwab & Co:
- Comprehensive equity, fixed income, funds, derivatives and crypto investment platforms
- Access to over 30 global markets in local currencies
- Competitive and scalable collateralized lending programs
- No investment banking business
- Robust account reporting and tax documentation
- Clients are provided online account access and fund transfer controls
We welcome clients with additional or alternative global custody requirements.
Our Service Platform
I. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
We provide investment diversification across global equities, fixed income, commodities, alternative investments and digital assets.
We are fiercely independent in our research and security selection and utilize low expense ratio, liquid index ETFs where suitable.
We are focused on our clients’ A) long term wealth preservation, B) objective-driven, risk-adjusted returns, C) investment efficiency and D) liquidity.
Ia. TACTICAL EQUITY OPTIONS
Where suitable we employ prudent use of covered and/or cash secured equity options strategies to manage risk, enhance portfolio yields and improve investment entry and exit points.
Ib. INTERNATIONAL ASSETS
We welcome international clients and we facilitate the transfer of international securities portfolios from non-US custodians.
International market access is available in local currencies in:
Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, and the United Kingdom.
II. COLLATERALIZED LENDING ADVISORY
We facilitate the implementation of scalable, collateralized lines of credit against securities held in portfolio with our custodians. This allows our clients to finance external projects with greater flexibility, and often efficiency, than traditional term-based lending.
We develop an appropriate financing strategy, negotiate terms with our custodian lenders and oversee the collateralization and approval process on behalf of our clients.
III. REPORTING AND ACCOUNT ACCESS
Comprehensive account reporting and tax documentation is administered by our custodians. Our clients have real time account and reporting access through desktop and mobile applications. We provide additional tailored reporting and analysis based on client requirements.
IV. TAX, LEGAL AND TRUST ADMINISTRATION
Our team enjoy longstanding relationships with qualified tax and legal advisors for structuring and complex transactions. Trust administration services are available via our custodian and trust company network.
V. BANKING SERVICES
Integrated mortgage, banking and card services are available to our clients via our custodians.
About Us
We are an independent wealth and investment manager serving qualified individuals, family offices, private corporations and charitable foundations. Our clients are domestic and international, with global investment interests.
We leverage the security, investment and lending platforms, and reporting provided by our primary custodians, XYZ and Charles Schwab; we also welcome clients requiring additional or alternative leading custodians.
We are not beholden to, nor incentivized by, an institutional house view or set of financial products. Rather, we align with our clients to enjoy open architecture research and product selection with minimal reporting lines — eliminating unnecessary bias, bureaucracy, and commonly obscured fees.
Our team have international experience gained in large financial institutions, family offices, and private equity. We have backgrounds in global cross-asset portfolio management, equity options trading, real assets investments and private capital markets. We welcome complexity and provide access to our network of legal and tax advisors where appropriate.
We are pragmatic and we challenge our assumptions. We adhere to proven investment principles while embracing innovation and individual dynamism. Our steadfast focus is on our clients’ wealth preservation, risk-adjusted returns, investment efficiency and liquidity.
Asset Custody
Our primary custodians are XYZ and Charles Schwab & Co.:
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- Comprehensive equity, fixed income, funds, derivatives and crypto investment platforms
- Access to over 30 global markets in local currencies
- Competitive and scalable collateralized lending programs
- No investment banking business
- Robust account reporting and tax documentation
- Clients are provided online account access and fund transfer controls
We welcome clients with additional or alternative global custody requirements.
Our Service Platform
I. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
We provide our clients long term investment diversification across global equities, fixed income, commodities, alternative investments and digital assets. We are fiercely independent in our research and security selection and utilize low expense ratio, liquid index ETFs where suitable.
We are focused on our clients’ A) long term wealth preservation, B) objective-driven, risk-adjusted returns, C) investment efficiency and D) liquidity.
Ia. TACTICAL EQUITY OPTIONS
Where suitable we employ prudent use of covered and/or cash secured equity options strategies to manage risk, enhance portfolio yields and improve investment entry and exit points.
Ib. INTERNATIONAL ASSETS
We welcome international clients and we facilitate the transfer of international securities portfolios from non-US custodians.
International market access is available in local currencies in:
Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, and the United Kingdom.
II. COLLATERALIZED LENDING ADVISORY
We facilitate the implementation of scalable, collateralized lines of credit against securities held in portfolio with our custodians. This allows our clients to finance external projects with greater flexibility, and often efficiency, than traditional term-based lending.
We develop an appropriate financing strategy, negotiate terms with our custodian lenders and oversee the collateralization and approval process on behalf of our clients.
III. REPORTING AND ACCOUNT ACCESS
Comprehensive account reporting and tax documentation is administered by our custodians. Our clients have real time acccount and reporting access through desktop and mobile applications. We provide additional tailored reporting and analysis based on client requirements.
IV. TAX, LEGAL AND TRUST ADMINISTRATION
Our team enjoy longstanding relationships with qualified tax and legal advisors for structuring and complex transactions. Trust administration services are available via our custodian and trust company network.
V. BANKING SERVICES
Integrated mortgage, banking and card services are available to our clients via our custodians.
TEAM
Alex S. Duncan
Co-Founder and President
alexduncan@mcapim.com
Alex S. Duncan
Co-Founder and President
alexduncan@mcapim.com
Alex has 20 years international banking, family office and private markets experience in the US, Europe, and the GCC countries of the Middle East.
He has served in senior origination and investment management roles with Royal Bank of Canada, Barclays, and Criterion Capital in London, and as a long-term board advisor to MIAX Exchange Group — a leading group of US securities exchanges and owner of the Bermuda Stock Exchange and The International Stock Exchange (Guernsey).
Alex has worked closely with international family offices, entrepreneurs, corporate clients, and private equity/debt investors across portfolio management, mergers & acquisitions, commercial real estate, private capital raising, and professional sports investment initiatives.
Alex is an Investment Advisor Representative (Series 65) in the US and has held the CF30 (Customer) and CF4 (Partner) investment advisor qualifications under the UK Financial Conduct Authority.
He holds an MBA from London Business School and completed the MBA exchange program at Hitotsubashi University Business School in Tokyo. Alex holds a BA in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he was a member of the Men’s Tennis team.
Alex is a native of Atlanta, Georgia where he enjoys serving as a volunteer mentor-coach to aspiring collegiate and professional tennis players.
Nimish N. Patel
Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer
nimishpatel@mcapim.com
Nimish has 25 years of portfolio management and financial planning experience with entrepreneurs, corporate and non-profit clients. He is the founder of A&P Wealth Management and formerly served in senior roles with Morgan Stanley E*Trade, SunTrust, and AIG.
Nimish focuses on strategic asset allocation and efficient use of liquid securities to generate risk adjusted returns in line with client objectives, while minimizing unnecessary fees.
He has 25 years of tactical equity options trading experience with a concentration on yield enhancement and risk management strategies.
Nimish is an Investment Advisor Representative in the US. He holds the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation and has held the FINRA Series 7 (General Securities), Series 24 (Securities Principal), Series 4 (Options Principal) and Series 6 (Investment Company and Variable Products) licenses in the US.
He holds a BA in Finance from the University of Georgia.
Nimish is a native of Atlanta, Georgia and is active within the entrepreneurial community. He serves as president of a homeowners association comprising 645 families in Johns Creek, Georgia and enjoys the analysis of regional weather thermal patterns.
Alex and Nimish have cooperated for over 20 years in options trading and portfolio strategy. They are closely supported by the ultra high net worth and corporate global trading and lending teams at the custodians on the MCAP platform.
CONTACT
MCAP Investment Management, LLC
Adair Park, 61 Linton Street, Suite 201
Woodstock, GA 30188
United States of America
+1 (404) 594-8030
info@mcapim.com