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Stephen H. Kim

SIERRA MADRE PARTNERS LLC
Cerritos, CA 90703
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CRD#: 4724325
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Professional summary


Stephen Hyo Dong Kim, who also goes by Stephen Hyodong Kim, is a registered financial advisor currently at SIERRA MADRE PARTNERS LLC located in Cerritos, California.

Stephen is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 2006. Stephen has worked at 3 firms and has passed the Series 65, Series 63 and Series 7 exams.

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Question & Answer


Are you a "fiduciary"?
Yes

Aliases


Stephen Hyodong Kim

Other business activities


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Stephen Hyodong Kim also serves as an advisor to 86Research Ltd. Clients of Sierra Madre Partners are not offered the services of 86Research Ltd. 86Research is a boutique research firm that provides equity research and services to institutional investors. 86Research is based in Shanghai, China, located at: (968 Jin Zhong Road, Sky Soho, Building 5, Room 707, Changning District, Shanghai, China 200335). Stephen Kim worked for 86Research from June 2012 until December 2015, and started as an advisor to firm starting January 2016. In his role, Stephen Kim provides general business strategy advice to 86Research. Time devoted to this role is less than 5 hours a month and is not during regular trading hours.

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Certified licenses


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None

Experience


Current

June 20, 2014 - Present

SIERRA MADRE PARTNERS LLC

Office #1: 17777 Center Court Drive North, Suite 600, Cerritos, CA 90703
RIA
CRD#: 171754
Cerritos, CA
Past

May 10, 2007 - June 15, 2012

SUSQUEHANNA FINANCIAL GROUP, LLLP

BD
CRD#: 35865
PASADENA, CA
Past

April 19, 2006 - April 24, 2007

ROTH CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC

BD
CRD#: 15407
NEWPORT BEACH, CA

State Registrations and Notice Filings


Listed states reflect where the advisor is authorized to serve clients under state regulations.

IAR
means the advisor is registered as an Investment Advisor Representative in this state and is authorized to provide investment advice to clients there.

Highlighted states indicate IAR registrations

IAR
California
(6/20/2014)
IAR
Louisiana
(10/20/2020)
IAR
Texas
(10/10/2018)

Exams


State Security Law Exam
IAR
Series 65
Date: 6/20/2014
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
State Security Law Exam
General Industry/Product Exam

Current Firm


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SIERRA MADRE PARTNERS LLC
SIERRA MADRE PARTNERS LLC

CRD#: 171754 / SEC#:

California
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (6/20/2014 Approved)
Louisiana
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (10/20/2020 Approved)
Texas
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (1/8/2025 Approved)
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Contact information


Main Address
17777 Center Court Drive North, Suite 600, Cerritos, CA 90703
Mailing Address
Phone number
(562) 888-0077
Established
Firm type
Fiscal year end
# of Employees
1

Documents


Latest Form ADV

Regulatory assets under management


Total Number of Accounts116
AUM (Assets Under Management)$ 16,407,877

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Company Information


SIERRA MADRE PARTNERS LLC

CRD#: 171754Cerritos, CA 90703

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