ABOUT US
Alpha Solutions Investment Advisors is a Registered Investment Advisor (“RIA”), we are a Fee Only firm which means we do not solicit or accept commissions or other compensation for the purchase, holding or sale of securities for our clients’. This eliminates the possibility of a conflict of interest in selecting which investments/securities we determine are best for each of our individual clients. We custom design and structure diversified portfolios of primarily direct equities/stocks, with some exchange traded funds (ETFs) for each of our clients taking into account their individual risk tolerances and investment goals. We avoid recommending or incorporating any mutual funds as we believe most underperform the market because of the normal sales costs/loads, layered fees and tax disadvantages. We are active managers of all portfolios that we oversee, constantly monitoring the positions of securities we hold while relentlessly searching, analyzing and examining new or changing investment opportunities.
OUR TEAM
Our dedicated team and our solid commitment to clients are at the core of the success of our business and portfolio returns.
Anthony Sam
Chief Executive Officer
Anthony has been an experienced and successful entrepreneur. Since the early 1980’s Anthony has been involved with startup businesses in the fields of consumer electronics, medical devices, telecommunications, advertising and automotive related industries. From 1990 to 1998, Anthony co-founded and served as CFO of Med Tech International, a pioneer in the export of medical devices to the People’s Republic of China. More recently, Anthony co-founded and served as EVP of xtronx, Inc., an outdoor advertising company that manages digital video billboards in Times Square, NYC for CBS Television and Macy’s Department Stores. Anthony attended San Francisco State University and holds a FINRA Series 65 license.
John Lui
Chief Investment Officer
John is a seasoned investment portfolio manager with over 20 years of experience in money management for ultra high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. He has held a number of senior portfolio positions at the Bank of New York and Barclays Bank. While at Bank of New York, John was the Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager for the BNY Hamilton Small Cap Growth Fund, managing in excess of $2 billion. John was named Top 100 Fund Manager by Barron’s in both 1999 and 2000, as recognition for his disciplined investment approach and success. Few fund managers made Barron’s list for both years as 1999 was the peak bull market year and 2000 was the first year of a multiyear bear market. In 2006, John established UCB Asset Management, the wealth management subsidiary of United Commercial Bank and served as its CEO and Chief Investment Officer. John earned a B.B.A. in economics and finance, as well as an M.B.A. from Pace University and holds a FINRA Series 65 license.
Robert N. Moses, Jr. CFA
Director of Research
Robert is a highly qualified and success driven investment professional. He has served as a senior analyst at BlackRock, Inc, (formerly Merrill Lynch Investment Managers – MLIM) for a product with $9 billion in equity assets. Robert also worked as a research analyst for MLIM’s separate accounts business, where he provided in depth coverage of the healthcare and financial sectors. Before joining MLIM in 1998, Robert spent five years in the Investment Research Department at The Bank of New York where he covered the healthcare and financials sectors. He began his career as a Senior Associate with AMAS Securities, Inc., eventually managing portfolios for high net worth individuals. Robert is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University where he earned a B.S. in Managerial Economics and was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1998.