Richard Pfister

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Biography

Mr. Richard Pfister is the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer, Managing Member of the Investment Committee, and Partner at AlphaCore Wealth Advisory. He is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at factorE. He has over 25 years of experience in wealth advisory and financial services with an emphasis on diversifying traditional portfolios with alternative strategies. In 2015, he founded AlphaCore, which has become a leading wealth advisory firm. He serves as AlphaCore's CEO and managing member of the Investment Committee. Throughout his career, he has successfully navigated changing market conditions on behalf of hundreds of entrepreneurs and investment professionals. As a partner at Altegris, He democratized access to elite asset managers previously not available to the mainstream investor. In 2010, he and his partners sold Altegris to a Fortune 500 company. Earlier in his career, he started as a technical analyst and floor trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. He managed the Global Trade Desk for Dean Witter Reynolds. In addition, he is a part of the inaugural class of Chartered Alternative Investment Analysts. (CAIA®) He provided investment insight to the San Diego Foundation Investment Committee, and the USD Emerging Leaders Council and served as a board member for Voices for Children, a charity focused on helping foster children throughout San Diego. He is also a member of the iCapital Advisory Council. He completed his B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of San Diego.