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Preserve your past. Secure your future. Own today.

Why Us?

We are dedicated to professionally supporting, educating, and providing informed direction to each and every client.

BOUND TO THE
FIDUCIARY STANDARD

We’re one of the good guys in an industry riddled with conflicts of interest.

Fiduciary is derived from the Latin word meaning “trust,” and trust is the foundation for a successful advisory relationship. At Silverlight, we are legally required to always act in your best interest.

QUALITY + VALUE =
HIGH RETURNS, LESS RISK

For most big purchases in life, it's optimal to consider quality and value.

Investing is no different.

Silverlight’s “Quality at a Discount” style is rooted in common-sense and empiricism. We developed a proprietary algorithm that ranks securities by specific quality and value factors. Stocks that score well on our criteria have historically outperformed, with below-average risk.

NO FEE FINANCIAL
PLANNING ADVICE

The core of what we do is portfolio management—that’s why you'll hire us.

We also go a step further, though, by providing complimentary tools, strategies and coaching to help you manage your money and time more effectively.

UNIQUE CLIENT EXPERIENCE & DIRECT ACCESS

We believe in thinking differently and inspiring our clients to do the same.

Silverlight’s CEO, Michael Cannivet, is a Forbes contributor and a columnist for RealClearMarkets. All clients have direct access to our research, resources, and Michael.

We’re different and better.
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Silverlight
Asset Management
 

Silverlight is vertically integrated with our own in-house research process and strategy offerings. This uniquely scalable platform allows us to provide a more holistic client experience at a reduced cost.

Silverlight has a proprietary investment framework combining macroeconomic forecasting and a multi-factor method to evaluate individual stocks.

All clients have a direct relationship with their key decision-maker.

We offer complimentary financial planning as part of our wealth management service.

Our investing approach is a modern adaptation of classic investing ideas we rigorously backtested, systematized, and have used to deliver exceptional results.

We are a transparent, fee-only investment manager, bound to the fiduciary standard. We do not sell products for commissions, and always put clients' best interests ahead of our own.

Typical
Financial Advisors
 

Tend to be middlemen who outsource most of the investment management function, relying on mutual funds and ETFs that carry additional expenses.

Lack a proprietary, disciplined, repeatable process for analyzing securities and actively managing portfolios.

Clients often work with an 'advisor' or 'counselor' who does not actually make portfolio management decisions.

Does not provide financial planning guidance or does so for an extra fee.

Often has no track record and avoids performance discussions—particularly if clients are being invested across different funds, ETFs, or third-party strategies.

Earns money from fees + commissions, which are often linked to expensive insurance and annuity products. Also, over 80% of financial advisors do not legally have to act in their clients' best interests (fiduciary standard).

Our Services

There are many financial products in the market, and so choosing the ones that best meet an individual client’s needs can be complicated.

 

Investments

Silverlight focuses on cost-effective, after-tax results, because if we were to trade places with clients that is what would matter to us.

 

Retirement Planning

Retirement planning today has taken on many new dimensions that never had to be considered by earlier generations.

 

Your Finances

We offer counsel on each client’s wealth management issues. Our goal is to provide clients with clarity, and to make tangible progress toward each client’s lifestyle goals.

 

Asset Allocation

Asset allocation is the process of selecting a mix of asset classes that closely matches an investor’s financial profile in terms of their investment preferences and tolerance for risk.

 

Charitable Giving

Everyone has their own reason for gifting their assets or a portion of their income to charitable organizations. Some find comfort in helping others who are less fortunate, while others simply want to share their good fortune.

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Management

 

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Michael Cannivet

President & Chief Investment Officer

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Michael Cannivet

 

Michael Cannivet is the President and Chief Investment Officer of Silverlight Asset Management. He is also a Forbes contributor and columnist for RealClearMarkets.

Michael manages our firm’s investment process and portfolio strategies. He also provides strategic counsel related to financial planning and asset allocation.

Outside of work, Michael is an active supporter of the Make-a-Wish Foundation and serves as a Wish Granter.

Education

B.A. Georgetown University

Chartered Financial Analyst®

My Story

I was born on New Year’s Day, which I think somehow has always made me appreciate the value of time.

Growing up, my mother taught me compassion and to indulge my natural curiosity. My father taught me results count and that I can be anything I want to be.

When I was 8 years old, I became obsessed with baseball cards. I studied player stats, monthly price guides, and made lists of the cards I thought would do best. My dog ate most of the cards, and the baseball card industry turned out to be my first exposure to a bubble.

In 1995, my grandmother bought me my first stock. A coffee company called Starbucks. That investment worked much better.

I moved to Washington D.C. to study Government at Georgetown University. The summer before my senior year, an internship at a venture capital firm changed my life. That’s when I fell in love with investing and decided to pursue a career in finance.

After college, I spent the majority of my 20s working in the Bay Area at Fisher Investments. I was an Equity Analyst and worked under the tutelage of acclaimed investor, Ken Fisher. I learned a lot about macro investing and how to use empiricism to build new capital markets technology. 

In my 30s, I became a partner and Co-Chief Investment Officer at Palo Capital. There I focused on pioneering a framework to systematically value stocks. After hundreds of hours of backtesting, I developed a multi-factor method called “Quality-at-a-Discount.” In 2013, I launched several strategies using this approach that were highly successful. During my tenure, assets under management at the firm increased five-fold.

I founded Silverlight in late-2016 with a simple ethos. Our firm exists to brighten lives. We do this by innovating financial solutions, communicating well, and helping clients save and invest time.

 

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Silverlight Insight

An investing and personal finance blog.

Latest Blog Posts

5 Ways To Invest In The 5G Future
Dec 10, 2019 by Silverlight Asset Management, LLC

 

5G is coming. Are you positioned to capitalize?

The name “5G” stands for fifth-generation mobile networks. About once every decade, wireless technology experiences a major paradigm shift.

1G (~1980): The first generation pioneered wireless telecommunications. Those "Brick" cell phones you see in some 1980’s movies are from the 1G Era. They weighed 2 pounds, offered just a half-hour of talk time before recharging...

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Preserve Your Past To Create A Compelling Retirement Plan
Nov 27, 2019 by Silverlight Asset Management, LLC

 

If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.

- Lewis Carroll


The most common financial questions involve the word “enough.”

Do we have enough? Will we have enough? That’s what most people want to know.

Another question must be answered first, though, and that is: “Enough for what?” 

Many people haven’t seriously pondered this...

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‘Fire In Paradise’ Shows How Risk Happens Fast
Nov 16, 2019 by Silverlight Asset Management, LLC

 

It started out like any small fire. Then it spread.

Fire in Paradise is a new Netflix documentary about the 2018 fire that eviscerated the small town of Paradise, California. The film chronicles the moment-to-moment drama of how the most devastating wildfire in over a century unfolded. You learn about brave firefighters who risked their lives to save lives, heroic teachers, and everyday people trying to persevere in the aftermath of it all.

Here...

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Contact Us

Don't hesitate to get in touch with us.
We would love the opportunity to become your trusted advisor.

Phone: 949-629-2496

Email: mcannivet@silverlightinvest.com

23 Corporate Plaza, Suite 150, Newport Beach, California 92660

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