Our Mission

• To enhance prosperity in the world through wise counsel, inspired action and astute money management
• To exercise financial stewardship with integrity, expertise, and vision
• To guide client accounts through good times and bad with consistency and focused attention to client goals and needs
• To shape the client retirement experience with high, sustainable and rising income

Getting To Know Us

Gaia Capital Management, Inc. (Gaia) is a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA), licensed in the states of Oregon and California and serves clients nationwide. The investment adviser representatives of Gaia are James C. Pursley and Vivian J. Lopez. Gaia currently has about $17 million under management (as of Dec. 2010).

James C. Pursley is the President and Chief Investment Officer. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations from San Francisco State University, a Master’s Degree from the University of California, Berkeley and has advanced study at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. In 1985, he founded the business that evolved into Gaia Capital Management, Inc.

Vivian J. Lopez is the Operations Manager and has been with Gaia Capital Management, Inc. since 1995. She is responsible for management of client communications, customer service, account reconciliation and reporting, all office operations and execution of trades. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems from Oregon Institute of Technology.

Our Investment Approach

We are passionate in our application of a high yield dividend strategy (6% or greater) that is appropriate for everyone who seeks steady income and growth of capital. We invest in common and preferred stocks, bonds and exchange traded funds for client accounts. Just these few types of securities allow us to invest in a rainbow of many industries, geographies, company sizes, governments, real estate and commodities and also in a number of strategies we can use to protect clients from serious loss in volatile markets. We also employ an effective mutual fund strategy for group retirement account participants and a defensive, steady growth strategy for long-term emergency funds. Contact us if you would like information on the historical returns for any of our investment strategies.

How We Are Different

Gaia Capital Management, Inc. differs from brokers in that we are an independent RIA and our sole income comes from client fees. We accept no “soft dollars” from brokerage houses in return for business, no commissions and have no conflicts with anyone which would prevent us from acting 100% in our clients’ interest. The majority of our client accounts are held at the Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services (FIWS) division of Fidelity Investments.

We believe that solid, consistent cash flow from dividends and interest is the foundation for accelerating client wealth and for generating high, sustainable and growing income to retirees without reducing principal. We accept as clients anyone whose condition we can help through application of our investment discipline, but prefer accounts with assets of $100,000 or more. Our assets under management range from client relationships in excess of $2 million to ones at a few thousand.

More Information

Please contact us for more information. You may also find our Form ADV Part 2 informative, a regulatory brochure which provides information about our operations and investment adviser representatives. Our Privacy Policy is also available for review.

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