The pursuit of excellence – as a manager, partner, and employer – drives everything we do. We also value accountability, compassion, courage, fairness, and independence. And these values manifest in our thoughtful, high-touch service; in our firm-wide intellectual curiosity and deep industry expertise; and in our transparency with both clients and colleagues. Empathy is not a hindrance, nor is it incompatible with risk and investing. In fact, we think it provides an edge.
A key differentiator is our stability, which stems from our independent ownership. We’re largely employee-owned and aren’t beholden to the interests of a corporate parent. Therefore, we’re able to maintain an entrepreneurial zeal that allows us to pursue the best opportunities in the marketplace as we see them arise. Our independence and spirit of innovation have driven remarkable employee tenure, which helps reduce turnover risk for our clients.
Wealth Management
Comprehensive planning and investing, delivered with compassion
Over Bailard’s more than 50-year history, we’ve served a broad range of clients from entrepreneurs, experienced executives, medical professionals, individuals undergoing an IPO, founders, and multi-generational families to foundations and endowments. The core of our multi-faceted approach is understanding what matters to you.
Asset Management
Innovative approaches designed to enhance returns and manage risk
Bailard pursues opportunities where we perceive a definable advantage across public and private markets. We build upon innovative approaches that seek to enhance returns and manage risks while helping meet our clients’ needs. As a values-driven firm, we are proud of our decades-long history of managing assets for a diverse client base that includes corporations, endowments/foundations, and government entities as well as individuals and families.
Thought Leadership
Bailard Celebrated as a 2025 San Francisco Chronicle Top Workplace—for the Second Year in a Row
May 12, 2025
Bailard, an independent wealth and asset management firm, has once again been recognized as one of the San Francisco Chronicle’s Top Workplaces in the Greater Bay Area. Ranked first in the small company category (35-149 employees), this marks Bailard’s second consecutive year on the list—based entirely on employee feedback.
Country Indices Flash Report – April 2025
April 30, 2025
U.S. policy and global equities swung wildly during the month as ‘Liberation Day’ was followed by a 90-day pause in many tariffs and the administration’s harsh tone toward Fed Chair Jerome Powell softened. These America-centered policy shocks led to broad dollar weakness: the euro and pound reached three-year highs. EAFE had declined more than 10% before fully recovering, ending April in positive territory.
Quarterly International Equity Strategy Q1 2025
April 28, 2025
Non-US assets found renewed vigor to begin 2025, in sharp contrast to late 2024. Echoing the first Trump administration eight years ago, U.S. policy uncertainty weighed on the dollar and U.S. equities, while stimulus and reform improved sentiment elsewhere (the Eurozone in particular). The resulting spread of MSCI EAFE over MSCI USA was the widest first-quarter return differential since 1986. While reduced policy visibility may dampen real investment and activity across many countries and industries in the short-term, we believe recent volatility may provoke broader re-examination of allocation to non-US equities, and a constructive starting point for longer-term performance.
There is no guarantee Bailard or any of its strategies will achieve their performance or investment objectives. Past performance is no indication of future results. All investments have the risk of loss. Neither Bailard nor any employee of Bailard can give tax or legal advice. Please consult your tax or legal professional for such advice.