About Us (2010 site)
This page is preserved from the earlier static Right Blend Investing site that ran at this address before the firm moved to its WordPress build.
Overview
Right Blend Investing, LLC is a registered investment advisor. We provide financial advice and asset management services to individuals and small institutions. Right Blend Investing is wholly owned by Robert J. Martorana, CFA, an investment professional since 1985.
What is the “Right Blend” for you? We believe in customized portfolios that have a flexible mix of assets. We adapt the portfolio to meet your needs, and we use only independent, objective research.
Our business model is unique, since we allow you to choose the compensation structure that makes the most sense for your needs. This ensures that our interests are aligned with yours, allowing us to operate with the highest standards of professional integrity.
We specialize in socially responsible investing, so we help you choose securities that reflect your personal values. Whether your priorities are fighting poverty, promoting diversity, or preserving the environment, we can help you “invest in your beliefs.”
Our Team
Right Blend Investing has assembled a team with the highest standards of integrity and industry expertise. Right Blend Investing uses a wide variety of people to provide research and investment management services, as well as advice regarding trust, estate, and retirement planning. In addition, our third-party providers include Asset Strategy Consultants, Carryl Capital Management, and R.W. Wentworth.
Right Blend Investing was founded in 2009 by Robert J. Martorana, CFA, who serves as Portfolio Manager. Mr. Martorana has been a professional investor since 1985, and has worked at Value Line, Vontobel, Schroders, Barclays, TheStreet.com, and PNC Wealth Management. He has been a stock analyst, portfolio manager, research director, financial advisor, and editor of a hedge-fund website. Mr. Martorana has managed portfolios in all major asset classes, with accounts ranging from under $1 million to over $1 billion.
Mr. Martorana has a CFA, a B.S. in Economics from Lehigh University, and he is studying for an M.Div. degree at Drew University. Mr. Martorana is a member of the NYSSA, a variety of investment websites, and the Socially Responsible Investment Committee at Drew University.
Robert Martorana, CFA
Vasu Vijayraghavan, Ph.D. is an Associate Portfolio Manager who focuses on economic analysis, portfolio analytics, and client service. She has held academic positions in France and the U.S., and has been a paid contributor to TheStreet.com. Ms. Vijayraghavan has a B.A. from Harvard and a Ph.D. in Economics from University of Michigan. She is currently studying law, and specializes in disentangling the legal and financial wreckage of the mortgage foreclosure crisis.
Vasu Vijayraghavan, Ph.D.
Deborah Lynn Perry is a Trust and Estate Planning Advisor and Insurance Specialist with over twenty years of experience in wealth management, retirement and business succession planning, charitable giving, and insurance and risk management. Ms. Perry specializes on the creation and preservation of intergenerational wealth. She majored in Business Management at Fisk University, is a graduate of the Northwestern University Trust School, and is a licensed insurance broker.
Philanthropy at Right Blend Investing
A portion of the profits at Right Blend Investing are donated to The Sharon Children’s Home in Andhra Pradesh, India. Mr. Martorana helped build this orphanage in 2006, and wrote about his travels in this article from TheStreet.com. Mr. Martorana returned to the orphanage in 2010 during a tour sponsored by Drew University, and he published an article describing India’s culture, religion, and economy: Colonialism's Long Shadow. His research suggests that successful charities need local autonomy, and The Sharon Children’s Home is run by Bishop Abraham Samuel, a native of India, and an orphan himself.