Profile
Mr. Joseph N.
Pecoraro, CFA, is a Founder, Chief Compliance Officer & Portfolio Manager at PVG Asset Management Corp.
He co-founded the firm in December 1987.
Mr. Pecoraro served as a security analyst with Security Pacific National Bank and the British brokerage firm, Joseph Sebags, in Los Angeles and London.
Mr. Pecoraro was a top performing fund manager with the Oppenheimer Funds Group from 1974 through 1981, after which he helped form an investment advisory firm, Alpine Capital Management, which he sold in 1988 to form PVG Asset Management.
Mr. Pecoraro developed the Loss Averse Investing approach during 1998/1999 when he became concerned about the possibility of unfavorable future market conditions and the impact of such conditions on clients.
He earned MS and BA Economics degrees from California State University, Fullerton.
He has passed rigorous requirement to earn his international professional certification as a Chartered Financial Analyst issued by the CFA Institute.
Joseph Nicholas Pecoraro active positions
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PVG Asset Management Corp.
PVG Asset Management Corp. Investment ManagersFinance PVG’s overall asset management approach is characterized as “Loss Averse Investing” to emphasize that loss aversion is a primary investment objective, in contrast to tracking market or peer-based indices. The firm concentrates on protecting capital during market downturns and providing an absolute return. Risk management includes the use of inverse Exchange Traded Funds (ETF’s), price targets, moving stop losses, and maintaining substantial cash balances when investment conditions are unfavorable. Their investment process encompasses top-down and bottom-up economic and corporate fundamental research, and technical analysis. | Founder | 01/12/1987 |
Former positions of Joseph Nicholas Pecoraro
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Security Pacific National Bank
Security Pacific National Bank Major BanksFinance National bank | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Alpine Capital Management, Inc.
Alpine Capital Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Profile Unavailable | Portfolio Manager-Equities | - |
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PVG Asset Management Corp.
PVG Asset Management Corp. Investment ManagersFinance PVG’s overall asset management approach is characterized as “Loss Averse Investing” to emphasize that loss aversion is a primary investment objective, in contrast to tracking market or peer-based indices. The firm concentrates on protecting capital during market downturns and providing an absolute return. Risk management includes the use of inverse Exchange Traded Funds (ETF’s), price targets, moving stop losses, and maintaining substantial cash balances when investment conditions are unfavorable. Their investment process encompasses top-down and bottom-up economic and corporate fundamental research, and technical analysis. | Finance |
The California State University
The California State University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Security Pacific National Bank
Security Pacific National Bank Major BanksFinance National bank | Finance |
Alpine Capital Management, Inc.
Alpine Capital Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Profile Unavailable | Finance |
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