John Blair

As President and Founder of Blair Capital Management, a fiduciary, fee-only registered investment advisory firm based in Norwalk, Connecticut, serving clients across California and the United States, I have built my entire life’s career on managing and growing money for businesses and individuals.

I attended the University of Southern California and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a master’s degree in business administration, and also completed graduate work in economics and philosophy.

After having run the largest specialist post on the Pacific Stock Exchange, I moved to New York and became an equity trader with Salomon Brothers, then the top firm on Wall Street. In 1990 a friend and I started our own hedge fund called Blair Manfredonia. After a few years, I switched ventures and ran all the trading operations at NatWest Securities, eventually being named Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer. After my time at NatWest, I worked at CS First Boston (which later became Credit Suisse) for 16 years.

Subsequent to working for large firms for a number of years, I came to realize the time had come to serve individuals rather than large institutions. In 2022 I started Blair Capital Management, the pinnacle of my 40+ year financial career. Having my own independent, fee-only financial advisory practice means I am free of organizational constraints. This lack of restrictions benefits my clients because I do not push any proprietary funds and I can manage my business and client accounts without being beholden to sales quotas. Best of all, I can tailor my clients’ portfolios to best suit their needs versus someone else’s (who may not have their best interest at heart).

My ability to separate emotions from the science of investment strategy sets me apart in my service to my clients. Decades of experience has taught me that through continual measurement of risk and reward, long-term success is obtainable. After advising and achieving success at many top businesses in the financial industry, I have relished being a financial advisor to individuals and families, helping them reach their own financial goals and—very importantly—preserving their private wealth.

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