Michael Firestone

Business leader, Educator/Teacher, Entrepreneur, Finance professional, Idea generator, Investor, Student

Michael is a professional investor and entrepreneur. Michael recently founded Fire Capital Management, a modern boutique wealth management company and multi-family office focused on helping clients build and preserve wealth, invest with purpose, and achieve their philanthropic goals. His passion for investing and social impact led him to focus his firm’s efforts around socially conscious investors and their unique investment needs. Prior to founding FCM, he served as a Portfolio Manager and Managing Director for a high-net-worth wealth management company. He was responsible for managing individual investment accounts, trusts, and foundations with a cumulative value of over $500 million. While at his prior firm, Michael also maintained various equity strategy and research roles where he served as the sector team leader responsible for covering Energy, Materials, Utilities, and Renewable Energy within the firm’s core equity strategy process. He also served as a co-manager of the firm’s Equity Income Strategy — a strategy designed to enhance portfolio dividend yield and dividend growth. In 2017, Michael moved from Miami, FL to California’s Bay Area with his wife. Prior to moving, Michael was heavily involved in the local community where he served as President of CFA Society Miami and Vice Chairman of Camillus House Young Leaders – an organization focused on supporting and rehabilitating the homeless. Michael is passionate about education. Michael earned his B.S. in Finance & Real Estate along with his M.S. in Finance from Florida State University. He continued his training by earning the CFA designation in 2014 and is currently a graduate student, working to earn his MBA at the University of California, Berkeley-Haas.

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Equity Analysis, Investment Management, Socially Responsible Investing, Wealth Management