Our Investment Process
A strategy revolving around you and suited to your needs.
ABOUT LEVEL FOUR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Our process has been honed and developed over the years, and with our team of investment professionals working diligently on behalf of our clients, we are confident that we can structure an investment solution to accommodate a range of investment mandates.
OUR APPROACH TO INVESTING
Our approach to investment management employs a blend of internal, proprietary investment portfolios managed by our team of professionals, as well as externally sourced investment solutions to compliment a clients target allocation. It is this mix of capabilities that allows us to access the best solution on behalf of clients.
We believe this approach offers us the best of both worlds in high caliber separately managed accounts, and industry leading capabilities in the mutual fund and exchange traded fund space to maximize the growth and protective features of client portfolios. This unbiased approach guides us to the best investment solution to meet the unique needs of investors in a demanding and ever-changing market environment.
Our ultimate objective is to deliver upon a disciplined investment philosophy and create custom solutions to help clients grow the wealth they have worked so hard to accumulate, and importantly, protect that wealth in volatile and erratic market conditions.
Engaging with a client to manage their wealth is a deeply personal matter. Whether it is a $25 million-dollar client, or a $100,000 client. Trust is the foundation and basis for that relationship and we take our role as a trusted fiduciary very seriously. At the end of the day, it is all about delivering unbiased and actionable investment advice to our valued clients.
Todd Bulot - Practice Director, Asset Management
INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS
Today’s market complexity and volatility demand specialized attention and a holistic approach to investment management. Our comprehensive investment process is employed to manage multiple equity and asset allocation portfolios, as well as customized portfolio solutions on behalf of institutions, endowments, foundations, and high net-worth individuals.

EQUITY PORTFOLIOS
- U.S. Large Cap Growth
- U.S. Large Cap Value
- International ADR
- Small/Mid Growth
- Dividend Growth
- MLP
FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIOS
- Total Return Municipal
- Intermediate Maturity Municipal
- Limited Maturity Municipal
- High Income Intermediate Maturity Municipal
- Taxed Fixed-Income Separately Managed Solutions
ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIOS
- Income & Preservation
- Income & Growth
- Growth & Income
- Growth
- Aggressive Growth
THE TEAM APPROACH
We employ a team approach in managing client portfolios and the portfolio management team is formally referred to as the Investment Committee. The Investment Committee is responsible for security selection and portfolio construction within the confines of our investment process and in accordance with the client’s investment objectives and guidelines.
Our approach combines the expertise of dedicated portfolio management professionals with decades of experience managing assets across the client spectrum. This team-approach to management helps to ensure that clients receive truly comprehensive advice and solutions for their unique objectives.
The investment process that we have in place, rooted in a science and research, is disciplined and repeatable and is supported by extensive research tools and access to proprietary and street information to identify securities possessing superior financial characteristics.
Investment Committee

Al Tadeo
Branch Manager, Supervisory Principal

Alan R. Tipton, RFC®
Financial Consultant

Alan Leffingwell, AIF®
Wealth Advisor

Alexis Maloy
Wealth Advisor

Amanda Daugherty
Wealth Advisor

Amanda Stiff
Wealth Advisor

Amber Hendricks
Accounting Director

Angela Tacco
Wealth Advisor

Ariane Fricke
Finance Director

Arthur Lee Smith, CLU®, ChFC®
Wealth Advisor

Bob Anderson
Wealth Advisor

Boris Bouiti-Viaudo
Research Analyst

Brad Wheeler, MBA, CPA, CGMA®
Wealth Advisor

G. Brent Morton, MBA
Chief Operating Officer & Private Client Wealth Advisor

Brian Gongwer
Business Development Officer

Brian Clauer
Wealth Advisor

Brian Kurihara
Wealth Advisor

Brian Thomas
Wealth Advisor

Bruce Dorman
Advisory Services - LFCM Specialist

Buddy Hunt
Wealth Advisor

Cameron Neumann
Research Analyst

Carly Hulett
Client Services Associate

Caroline Hall, CFP®, MS
Financial Planning Specialist & Wealth Advisor

Carolyn Heath
Client Care Specialist

Chad Perry
Business Unit Leader & Wealth Advisor

Charles R. “Ray” Shimer III, CFA®
Portfolio Manager

Chris Facka
Managing Director

Chrystal Badillo
Branch Manager, Supervisory Principal

Claudia Martin
Managing Director of Advisor Operations

Clorissa Nash
Advisory Operations Lead – Billing Team

Craig S. Blake, CPA
Wealth Advisor

Crystal Smithers, CPFA
Wealth Advisor

Curtis Howard
Wealth Advisor

Cyril Mathew
Executive Assistant & Private Client Wealth Associate

Darren McNeely
Wealth Advisor

David Byrnes, AIF®
Practice Director - Retirement Plans & Wealth Advisor

David Neubrander
Wealth Advisor

Diane Radcliffe
Client Services Associate

Edward K. Leader
Branch Operations Manager

Elvia Crossland
Client Services Associate

Erica Dennis
Advisory Operations Associate – New Accounts Team

Ernest Tannis
Branch Manager, Supervisory Principal

Evan Barnard
Advisor Advocate Manager

Frank Martin, CFP®, AIF®
Managing Director & Wealth Advisor

Frank Maldonado, FPQPTM
Wealth Advisor

Frederick A. Tulloss, ChFC®, CLU®
Wealth Manager

Gary Schmidt
Wealth Advisor

Gayla Jenson
Receptionist

Greg Anderson
Level Four Insurance Chief Marketing Officer & Income Partner

Gregg Overstake
Director of Supervision

Harrison Evans
Wealth Advisor

Holly Green
Client Services Associate

Hope Hemby-Currie
Client Services Associate

Hunter McKenzie, CFA
Wealth Advisor

Edmon "Jake" Tomes
Chief Executive Officer & Private Client Wealth Advisor

Jason Inman
Wealth Advisor

Jason Doise, LUTCF
Business Unit Leader & Wealth Advisor

Javier Castro
Advisory Operations Associate – New Accounts Team

Jeff Schlicht, CLTC, CFP®
Wealth Advisor

Jeffrey Brasse
Wealth Advisor & LFCM Specialist

Jena Blue
Transitions Support Specialist

Jill Zacha, JD
Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Counsel

Jo-Ann Palmere
Onboarding Associate & Client Services Associate II

Joe Waier
Client Services Associate

John Martin
Wealth Advisor

John Johnson
Wealth Advisor

John Hamiter
Wealth Advisor

Josh Hampton, CFP®
Business Unit Leader & Wealth Advisor

Joshua Ingram Spear
Jr. Advisor

Joy Robinson
Executive Assistant

Julie Blalock
Wealth Advisor

Justin Jones
Advisory Operations Manager

Justine Huddleston
Marketing Director

Kari Kirkley
Wealth Advisor

Katherine Nicholas
Advisory Operations Associate – Billing Team

KC Godwin, MPA
Client Services Associate

Kelly Keltner
Client Services Manager

Kevin D. Counts, CPA/PFS, CFP®
Wealth Advisor

Kevin Adkins
Wealth Advisor

Kevin Welch
Fiduciary Support Specialist – Retirement Plans

Kimberly Miller
Compliance Director, Risk and Regulatory

Krista Norman, FPQP®
Advisory Operations Lead – New Accounts

Lacey E. Buteyn, CFP®, CIMA®
Practice Director - Coaching & Wealth Advisor

Lal Echterhoff, CFA®
Senior Portfolio Manager, Director of Equities

Lawrence "Larry" Crisp, MBA, CLU®, ChFC®, CASL®
Business Unit Leader & Wealth Advisor

Lauren Martin
Marketing & Design Specialist

Leah Givens
New Business Associate

Lee Williams
Wealth Advisor

Leslie Garrett
Wealth Advisor

Lisa Warenda
New Business Manager

Lisa Monello
Client Services Associate II

Louis Bruno
Wealth Advisor

Louise Oglesby
Client Services Manager

Luke Britt, RICP®
Practice Director - Advanced Planning & Business Services

Marc Whitehead
Income Partner & Private Client Wealth Advisor

Marshall Barclay, MBA, CRPC®, CFP®
Business Unit Leader & Wealth Advisor

Mary E. Sargent, CLU®
Wealth Advisor

Mary Lou Steib
Wealth Advisor

Matt Scherer, CFP®
Wealth Advisor

Matt Craig
Practice Director - Private Client Services

Matt Estes
Business Development Manager

Matthew R. Rogers, ChFC®
Wealth Advisor Assistant

Michael Xirinachs
Head Trader

Michael Cohen
Wealth Advisor

Michael Hickey
Wealth Advisor

Michael Doll, AAMS®
Wealth Advisor

Mike McKersie
Wealth Advisor

Molly Flynn
Compliance Associate

Nancy Ybarra
Special Projects Coordinator

Paul Morris
Wealth Advisor

Paul Sterzinger, CFP®, CIMA®, CLU®, MBA
Business Unit Leader & Wealth Advisor

Paul V. Yother, CFP®
Financial Advisor

Paula Sutton
Client Services Associate

Peter Magnuson
Wealth Advisor

Prince Duwor
Advisory Operations Associate – New Accounts Team

Randy Moorehead, CEP®
Financial Planner & Wealth Advisor

Ray Panquerne
Wealth Advisor

Ray Grigsby
Wealth Advisor

Rebecca Lasher
Operations Associate – New Accounts Team

Rhonda Eltiste
Staff Accountant

Richard McCoy
Wealth Advisor

Rick Sanford
Wealth Advisor

Robert Garza, CRPC®
Wealth Advisor

Robert Silvestri
Wealth Advisor

Ronnie Chambers, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Human Resources Director

Sally Echterhoff
Client Services Associate

Scott Proctor
Wealth Advisor

Scott Keiber
Wealth Advisor

Sharon J. Baca, MBA, CFP®
Wealth Advisor

Sherry Harris
Operations Associate – New Accounts Team

Stacey Lavender
Chief Compliance Officer, Brokerage

Stefan Lavalee
Wealth Advisor

Steven Self
Insurance Specialist

Steven Ruffini
Advanced Planning Specialist

Steven Miller
Transitions Support Specialist

Susan Ellen
Client Services Assistant

Suzanne Durbin, ChFC®
Wealth Advisor & Business Services Specialist

Suzette RIley
Client Services Associate

Terry Thompkins, CFP®, CLU®, AEP®, ADPA®
Practice Director - Financial Planning & Wealth Advisor

Thomas Neuner
Wealth Advisor

Todd M. Bulot
Practice Director - Asset Management

Todd Parker
Wealth Advisor

Thomas A Cowen ChFC®, CMFC®, CLU®
Wealth Advisor

Vannessa Marley
Client Services Associate

Vickie Elrod
Administrative Assistant

Wendy Hosner
Paraplanner

Wilbur S. “Billy” Hemby, CFP®
Managing Director & Wealth Advisor - North Carolina