“Clients retain us on issues related to a wide range of financial products and to assess investment strategies and account performances of both institutional and individual investors.”
Our background
Applied Financial Analytics was founded in San Francisco by Kjell Ekdahl and Michael Nevin. The founders worked for many years as colleagues on Wall Street in the areas of sales and trading, securities structuring, origination, derivatives, and structured products. They worked with a diverse group of investors in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, and are experts in matters involving both traditional securities and more complex investment strategies.
“As in-house counsel for two different brokerage firms, I have worked with AFA in defending litigation and arbitration matters for the past decade. Their analysis is consistently outstanding and I'm always impressed by their ability to bring fresh ideas and insights to a variety of difficult legal problems.”
- Assistant General Counsel, Large Independent Broker-Dealer
Our business
Clients come to us to provide expert testimony in disputes involving securities and brokerage accounts. Our experts have been retained in a substantial number of securities matters and have successfully provided testimonies in AAA, FINRA, JAMS, NASD, NYSE, PCX, and PHLX dispute resolution forums.
We use sophisticated financial models to run risk and return analysis on brokerage accounts, manager performances, investment strategies, and investment products. We use the results of our thorough analysis coupled with our extensive expertise in sales and trading to help clients assess the prospects of their cases.