About Us
Firm Overview
Hafele Investments (HI) is a wealth manager and an investment boutique offering services to wealthy families and individuals. We are headquartered in Louisville, KY and were founded in 2022. Carl Hafele is the Chief Executive Officer as well as the Chief Investment Officer and has over 35 years of investment experience.
Hafele Investments is affiliated with and offers advisory products and services through Private Client Services, a registered Investment Advisor, doing business as PCS Advisors.
HI offers multiple investment strategies that include exposure to traditional asset classes of stocks and bonds, and where appropriate, we also include an allocation to non-traditional asset classes of hedge funds and Senior Living real estate funds.
Distinguishing Features
What distinguishes Hafele Investments?
Two key items.
1
People
The people at HI are highly educated along with a wealth of financial and investment experience. Degrees held by our team include Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Master of Business Administration (MBA), doctorate (PhD), lawyer (JD) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Our professionals have over 100 years investment experience.
2
Distinguished Investment Strategies
Our investment philosophy and processes are the driving force of our unique investment strategies.
- Stocks – We invest in the traditional asset classes of domestic and international stocks.
- Senior Living – We have access to the Senior Living industry through our proprietary fund series. Our development partners include DMK Development and Denton Floyd Real Estate Group. The Hafele Senior Living Fund Series provides our clients excellent alternative investment opportunities.
- Hedge Funds – We have access to some of the largest and most recognized time-tested names in the hedge fund asset class.
Together we aim to construct portfolios with higher returns, lower risk, and low correlation to the overall market. Our unique investment strategies truly distinguish Hafele Investments from your typical stocks and bonds only wealth manager.
Our Team
Carl W. Hafele, CFA
Chief Executive Officer
Carl is the founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Hafele Investments. Formerly CEO and portfolio manager at National Asset Management, where he managed over $20 billion in assets, Carl has over 35 years investment experience.
He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), a former Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and has an MBA in Finance from Xavier University. Carl is a professor of economics and finance at Bellarmine University and the author of THE GREAT AMERICAN RESET: Riding the Economic Rollercoaster of Capitalism. He remains active on several Boards in both the private and philanthropic sectors.
Carl and his wife, Marianne, enjoy traveling, exercising and “having a blast” with their seven children.
Stephanie E. Milby
Chief Operating Officer
Stephanie is Hafele Investments’ Chief Operating Officer and responsible for client relationship management. Formerly the relationship manager at Deutsche Bank, Stephanie earned her BA from the University of Kentucky.
Besides wearing many hats at HI, she is an avid musician and has twice performed at Carnegie Hall. Stephanie enjoys time with her husband, Burdette, and daughter, Sophi while boating, traveling and planning new adventures.
Dr. Daniel L. Bauer
Financial Consultant
Dan is a Financial Consultant at Hafele Investments as well as a professor at Bellarmine University. He previously served as Dean at Bellarmine for 15 years. Dan has over 30 years investment experience.
Dr. Bauer earned his Doctorate of Business Administration in Finance and Economics from Mississippi State University and his MBA from the University of Kentucky.
Dan and his wife, Michelle, enjoy traveling and all types of sports, particularly with their daughter, Lilly.
John E. Thompson
Financial Consultant
John is a Financial Consultant and a native of Massachusetts. John’s career started over 40 years ago at E.F. Hutton and then Merrill Lynch. His experience includes 20+ years as a rep for institutional asset managers including National Asset Management.
A lifetime sportsman, John is a past president of the Carnegie Abbey Club and has served on several foundation Boards through the years.
Sara B. Thomas, JD, CPA
Financial Consultant
Sara is a Financial Consultant with decades of experience with high-net worth families and individuals. Formerly a Principal at Glenview Trust and accountant at Cotton and Allen PSC, she focused on trusts, investments and estate planning needs.
Sara obtained her law degree (JD) from the University of Kentucky, a BS in Finance from Indiana University, and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Sara enjoys time with her husband, Barrett, and their two daughters, Lindsay and Lauren.