BasisRoute my position

Independent advisor

Falcon Wealth Planning

Falcon is a California RIA that runs tax-aware long/short SMAs for clients and moved that business from Fidelity to Schwab.

Their fee
Not disclosed

Third-party profiles give conflicting schedules (2.00% to 0.75% tiers, and 0.1625% to 0.50%). Financing at Schwab is 0.40% to 1.20% by account size. Fidelity raised the rate for existing clients from 0.60% to 1.52%.

Minimum
Not disclosed

Schwab requires $10M for new long/short SMAs since 2026-09-16.

Onboarding
Not disclosed

New accounts depend on Schwab terms. Fidelity accepts no new long/short SMAs.

Status
Restricted

New long/short accounts need $10M at Schwab, and the RIA total at Schwab is capped at 30% in long/short.

Products they offer

Tax-aware long/short

ProductProduct feeAll-in fee
Tax-aware long/short SMAs (managers not named)The firm president describes these in InvestmentNews articles.Not disclosedNot disclosed

Sources

Checked 2026-10. Confidence: medium.