Arif Hirji

Portfolio Manager


Strategic Wealth Management

Strategic Wealth Management of Research Capital is an investment management practice focussed on private wealth that provides a broad range of distinct and independently managed investment products and services. We are dedicated to successfully managing the wealth of individuals and their families.

Our fundamental duty is to protect and build our clients' capital by achieving superior long-term investment results.

We ensure the highest of standards of service by ensuring that we partner with select clients with whom we share common values, goals and expectations.

Strategic Wealth Management's dedicated team of highly skilled professionals are committed to the success of every client. Our Portfolio Manager uses sound investment principles to deploy each client's investment with priority placed on capital preservation.

Strategic Wealth Management of Research Capital is a multi-boutique asset management practice for individuals and their families as well as institutional investors.

Our Mission

To build an exceptional Private Investment Management Practice which provides discretionary portfolio management that is committed to serving our clients' best interests.

Our Values

Insight We combine our ability to look ahead with our accumulated knowledge to offer the most appropriate solutions in a proactive fashion.
Respect We show our respect by getting to know each client personally so we can implement strategies that are unique to his or her needs.
Responsibility We take personal responsibility for high performance.
Service We strive to provide excellent service to every one of our clients.
Dedication Our total dedication makes it possible for our clients and our team to be successful.
Confidentiality We demonstrate our value for confidentiality by protecting each client's information as if it was our own.
Prudence We only take risks we understand and can effectively manage.
Integrity We demonstrate integrity because we always treat others ethically and honourably.

Business Principles

Our business was built on a set of core principles and beliefs, which serve as our foundation:

  1. Our clients come first We are profoundly committed and focussed on our clients' best interests. We believe in clear, open communication and full transparency in our reporting. We respect our clients and treat their affairs with the utmost discretion and confidentiality.
  2. We invest with our clients First and foremost, we consider ourselves partners with our clients. We have complete confidence in our investment philosophy and expertise such that we ourselves hold the same investments that we recommend to our clients. In fact, Strategic Wealth Management was founded on the premise that we are partnering with our clients as investors.
  3. We grow and protect wealth over time Our clients trust us to produce a targeted, absolute rate of return on their investments while preserving their capital. Philosophically, we consider this trust to be fundamental to our business. This is why we take an opportunistic but disciplined approach to investing with active risk management controls.
  4. We are prudent business people Our business principles are well established, yet we continue to proactively refine our research methodologies, develop timely investment strategies, and explore new opportunities. This process assures that we have the most capable people making the most informed decisions on behalf of our clients.