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SEC Registered Investment Advisor

Disciplined
Wealth.
Tax-Efficient
Returns.

Claremont Capital Management delivers risk-adjusted portfolio management built on transparency, low costs, and long-term thinking — not commissions.

Sedona red rocks at Cathedral Rock, Arizona

Focus

Tax-
Efficient

Risk-Adjusted Portfolio Management

We believe in honest capital management.

Most wealth management firms profit from complexity. We believe in simplicity, discipline, and alignment with your interests — not ours. Every decision is measured against the benchmark of what genuinely serves your long-term financial wellbeing.

01

Fee Transparency

Excessive commissions are a silent tax on your returns. We structure our practice to minimize conflicts of interest and ensure our incentives align with yours.

02

Benchmark Awareness

Few active managers consistently beat index averages. We build strategies informed by this reality — deploying active management only where genuine edge exists.

03

Tax Efficiency

After-tax returns are the only returns that matter. We integrate tax-loss harvesting, asset location, and holding period optimization into every portfolio decision.

"Everywhere there is a large commission, there is a high probability of a rip-off."

Charlie Munger

Vice Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway

Built for the long run.
Structured to last.

Portfolio Construction

Diversified, evidence-based portfolios calibrated to your risk tolerance, time horizon, and tax situation. No black boxes.

Risk Management

Ongoing monitoring and rebalancing to maintain your target allocation. We focus on risk-adjusted returns, not chasing performance.

Tax Optimization

Strategic asset location, tax-loss harvesting, and thoughtful withdrawal sequencing to preserve more of what you earn.

Fiduciary Duty

As an SEC Registered Investment Advisor, we are legally and ethically required to act in your best interest at all times.

Cost Consciousness

Low-cost implementation through index funds and ETFs where appropriate. Every basis point saved is a basis point earned.

Transparent Reporting

Clear, honest performance reporting that shows what really matters: your after-tax, after-fee returns versus a relevant benchmark.

“The superior investor is mature, rational, analytical, objective and unemotional.”

― Howard Marks

“I believe that good investors are successful not because of their IQ, but because they have an investing discipline.”

- Stanley Druckenmiller

Decades of experience.
One shared mission.

Claremont's principals collectively bring over 75 years of investment industry experience. Founded in Arizona in 2003, our team combines institutional pedigree with genuine fiduciary commitment.

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Thomas Palmer

Founding Principal · CEO / CIO

Thomas has been working in the finance industry since 1988, founding Claremont in 2003. Prior to Claremont, he was a Vice President at Goldman Sachs across their New York, San Francisco, and Menlo Park offices, and in 1998 established Goldman's Institutional Client Services group in San Francisco. He is responsible for managing over $750 million in client assets. Thomas served 21 years on the Board of Regents and Trustees at Brophy College Preparatory, most recently as Trustee Board Chair, and served two terms on the Community Board for Dignity Health, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. He is a Director for the Junior Golf Association of Arizona, a member of YPO, and a 4th generation Arizonan.

MBA · Columbia University BA · UC Berkeley Goldman Sachs VP
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Patrick Kohnen

Chief Compliance Officer

Patrick joined Claremont in 2010 and brings an extraordinary breadth of discipline to the firm. Before his financial career, he served over 15 years as a U.S. Army officer, including a 2005 combat tour in Iraq as a Blackhawk helicopter pilot. He subsequently spent five years as a commercial pilot, holding an Airline Transport Pilot certification. Patrick's analytical rigor is reflected in both his CFA Charterholder designation and his IACCP (Investment Advisor Certified Compliance Professional) credential.

CFA Charterholder IACCP BS Physics · Santa Clara MS · Embry-Riddle
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Julie Palmer

Chief Financial Officer

Julie has served as CFO at Claremont since its founding in 2003. Before joining Claremont, she spent over 14 years in Silicon Valley operations management at some of the era's most consequential technology companies — Sun Microsystems, Spyglass, Portal Software, and VeriSign, where she served as Director of Sales Operations from 1996 to 2002. Julie holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University and, alongside her husband Tom, actively supports numerous local philanthropic organizations.

BS Engineering · Stanford VeriSign Sun Microsystems

$750M+

Assets Under Management

75+

Years Combined Experience

2003

Founded in Arizona

Let's talk about
your financial future.

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Status SEC Registered Investment Advisor