Dana Point Investment Manager

About Us

Financial Advisor in Dana Point

Understanding how a professional money manager directs your investments can be daunting, which is why we at Check Capital provide easily understood wealth advice to our clients. 

For well over three decades, we've been a prominent wealth advisor to clients in Dana Point, California, helping them not only protect but also grow their assets safely and effectively — through both wealth management and retirement planning tailored to each client's needs.


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Profit-Based Fee

Profit-Based Fee

The majority of our clients have elected to pay us a profit-based fee as opposed to a fee based on account size. Our fee is 10% of the account profits, charged only when the client's account goes up in value — an approach many Dana Point clients value as part of their broader financial planning.

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Meet Our Team – Check Capital Management

Meet Our Team

Steven Check and Ryan Kinney evaluate potential investments. The remaining ten employees consist of a compliance officer/trader, six client relationship officers, and three support staff for administrative needs.

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Investment Programs

Investment Programs

We offer three unique investment strategies that range from conservative to aggressive, as well as a strategic asset allocation strategy curated to make your money last throughout your retirement — supporting both growth-focused investing and longer-term retirement planning goals.

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Client Testimonials

  • Check Capital has been in the business for a long time & I have my trust in them. I’m thankful I’m not in charge & we made a good choice when we met with Chris.

    Rebecca M.

  • Rational value investing is what you get with Steve that allows for sound sleep and a confident future.

    Rob G.

  • We would highly recommend Chris and Check Capital Management to anyone wanting to achieve better financial outcomes.

    Rick G. & Layne M.

  • Check's Two-Bucket Approach, balanced for my risk tolerance, has performed well for me, allowing me to sleep comfortably at night.

    Mike & Michelle D.

  • We cannot recommend Check Capital Management too highly.

    Pete & Suzy R.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Check Capital Management (CCM) has been an SEC-registered investment advisor since 1987.

  • While we continue to refine our methodology, CCM’s basic investment principles have never changed: We seek to buy the stocks of remarkable businesses at attractive prices. Most holdings in the Quality Growth Program are multinational companies with long operating histories.

  • Check Capital Management has 12 full-time employees. Steven Check and Ryan Kinney conduct research on companies being considered for investment. The ten other employees include a compliance officer/trader, six relationship officers, and three staff members who assist clients with a variety of administrative needs. For more about the people who comprise CCM, see the “Meet Our Team” page.

  • We begin by talking to you about your financial circumstances and preferences. Once those have been determined, we can create a complimentary retirement plan based on your specific needs and goals. CCM recommends you place the money that you wish to invest over the longer term in stocks. For near-term needs such as living expenses, bonds usually prove to be the best choice. As per our Two-Bucket Approach (see the “Investment Programs” section of this website), we advise that you be careful in estimating your more immediate money requirements so as to avoid making stock investments that you’re forced to sell prematurely.

  • CCM strives to help clients avoid permanent loss of capital.

    This is done by:

    1) Owning stocks of well-established, high-quality growth firms (“blue chips”), and

    2) Buying these stocks at a sensible time, i.e., when we believe they’re considerably underpriced.

    Although prices may fluctuate greatly during volatile markets, stocks eventually reflect the business prospects of the underlying companies. CCM maintains a consistent and logical approach during all phases of the investment cycle. Thus, regardless of “the state of the economy”, we only buy in response to diligent analysis and never sell in panic.

  • Check Capital doesn’t serve as a custodian of client funds. Accounts are held at a major, independent stockbrokerage firm. (We can recommend one or you can specify the firm you prefer.) You retain full and immediate online access to your account(s).

  • The Securities and Exchange Commission defines Qualified Clients as

    a) Those whose net worth is at least $2.2 million (exclusive of their equity in their primary residence), or

    b) Clients who have at least $1.1 million with the investment manager.

    Note: Our minimum for managing assets is $500,000, so a client can engage with us using our Profit-Based Fee if they qualify under the “net worth” requirement (a) above).

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

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