About

Royal Palms Capital LLC, Principal and Senior Portfolio Manager Kristin Hetzer began her professional career as a Territory Manager with Wyeth Laboratories, Division of American Home Products. She began her career in the financial services industry as an Account Executive with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner and Smith in Long Beach, California. She transferred to Kidder Peabody & Co. as Vice President – Investments in their Los Angeles office. She began a long professional relationship with Prudential Securities in Rolling Hills Estates as a Senior Vice President- Investments and Assistant Branch Manager. She founded Royal Palms Capital LLC in 2005 as a Registered Investment Advisory Firm.

Ms. Hetzer studied biology as an undergraduate at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. In addition her Bachelor of Arts degree, she attended California State University Long Beach Graduate School of Business. She has achieved certification with the College of Financial Planning in Denver, Colorado and IMCA investment management analyst certification at the Wharton University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Hetzer is a Chartered Market Technician and member of the Market Technicians Association. She has held leadership positions including serving on the Board of Directors for the Market Technicians Association.