Jeff Mitchel, EA
Investment Advisor Representative
480-398-8427
jm@jeff-mitchel.com
About Jeff Mitchel
My name is Jeff Mitchel and I have been an investment advisor since 2008 and tax professional since 1978. I graduated from UCLA in 1977 with a degree in political science.
While at UCLA, I was very fortunate to watch the last two basketball teams of the legendary Coach John Wooden who retired in 1975 after winning his 10th national championship – a record that still stands to this day. After his coaching career, Coach Wooden was hired by corporations to deliver inspirational lectures. He also authored many books on basketball and life including several books about his Pyramid of Success.
Coach’s Pyramid of Success is made up of 25 building blocks and I believe 7 of these building blocks are particularly relevant to building, managing, and enjoying your wealth:
INTENTNESS – Set a realistic goal. Concentrate on its achievement by resisting all temptations and being determined and persistent.
INTEGRITY – Purity of intention.
PATIENCE – Good things take time.
SELF-CONTROL – Practice self-discipline and keep emotions under control. Good
SKILL – A knowledge of and the ability to properly and quickly execute the fundamentals. Be prepared and cover every little detail.
ADAPTABILITY – to any situation.
I believe successful investing and wealth-building can be summed up in terms of these building blocks: Put effort into designing a financial plan based on realistic goals. Control your emotions, use good
Here’s some more on myself and my family…I grew up in Southern California, moving from Long Beach to Huntington Beach when I was 6 years old...My wife Melody and I, live about a mile from my office in Tustin. Melody is a pediatric nurse practitioner for a large private pediatric practice in southern Orange County. We are trying to incorporate Blue Zone practices into our lives (click here). Melody and I have UCLA football and basketball season tickets - we travel to at least one football away game each year...My son Mark and his wife Cindy, who live in the Phoenix, AZ area, are expecting their first child. Mark works for a local Phoenix area CPA firm as a senior staff accountant...I wrote for the UCLA Daily Bruin (student newspaper) while in school (interviewed Cesar Chavez, Peter Yarrow and others who came to campus to speak) …Worked for IRS as a senior revenue agent for 20 years…I practice Shaolin kung fu and Tai Chi. …I also own Altus Economics, Inc., which provides transfer pricing studies and valuations to multinational businesses.
About Cetera Financial Specialists
My independent business model ensures I have the autonomy and discretion to put you at the center of all investment strategies and business decisions. Just as I stand behind you to help you pursue your financial dreams, I have teams standing behind me and supporting my business. These firms also strengthen my relationship with you by providing the resources I need to better serve you. I think it’s important for you to know who these partners are and why I have chosen to work with them.
My Broker-Dealer: Cetera Financial Specialists
I am affiliated with Cetera Financial Specialists, one of the premier broker-dealers in the industry. As my broker-dealer, they are responsible for executing trades on your behalf. Like all broker-dealers, they must undergo regular auditing, and are required to meet specific net capital requirements to ensure it can meet its obligations to investors like you.
But their support for our relationship goes well beyond its function as trade executor. My affiliation means that I am not held to a sales quota or tied to selling only proprietary products. I have the independence and freedom to recommend the financial solutions that best suit your needs, ensuring your objectives are what drive all decisions, while Cetera Financial Specialists’ network of people and resources help us pursue your unique goals and vision for the future.
Their Parent Company: Cetera Financial Group
Cetera Financial Specialists is part of the family of independently managed firms of Cetera Financial Group (Cetera). For the past 30 years, Cetera’s family of companies has grown to manage over $110 billion in client assets, delivering award-winning* advisory products and solutions and sophisticated trading and technology platforms to me and other advisors across all 50 states. You can be confident that their tools,
Our Custodians: Pershing and Cetera Investment Services
While a broker-dealer helps supervise and facilitate the trading that converts your cash into invested assets, those assets are actually held by a custodian. Cetera Financial Specialists works with two custodians. Cetera Investment Services LLC
Pershing is a subsidiary of the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, which is the nation’s oldest continuously operating bank and one of the world’s leading providers of securities services. Cetera Investment Services is an affiliate of Cetera Financial Specialists, providing brokerage and other services to its own clients in addition to providing IRA custodial services to Cetera Financial Specialists’ clients. Both Pershing and Cetera Investment Services have to meet certain net capital requirements and are subject to regular audits, both internally and by independent firms, to ensure the appropriate handling,
My Most Important Connection: With You
While the firms behind me play important roles in my day-to-day servicing of your needs, the most important relationship I have is