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Mitchell and Arthur Kraus

Founders
Capital Intelligence Associates
1250 6th St Ste 300
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Office: 310-820-9797
Cell: 310-367-7926
mkraus@capintelligence.com
1250 6th Street Ste. 300

Professional Approach

Capital Intelligence Associates is a family owned and operated wealth management firm with a focus on providing objective and comprehensive financial guidance from an independent perspective.

 

Our team brings you more than 70 years of collective industry experience, with associates who have attained the designations of Certified Financial Planner™ practitioner, Chartered Financial Consultant, Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy®. Multi-generational guidance…from our family to yours

Mitchell Kraus

Co-owner

Phone: 13108209797
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Mitchell Kraus has been helping clients plan for their financial future since 1993. He and his father, Arthur, established Capital Intelligence Associates in 2003 as a comprehensive resource for independent, objective advice and trusted financial guidance.

 

After graduating from Harvard High School (now Harvard-Westlake), Mitchell attended the University of Pennsylvania. He went on to earn the Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®), Certified Life Underwriter (CLU) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designations, which he feels demonstrate his expertise, credibility, and commitment to practicing with the highest degree of integrity and ethics. Working as a legacy planner, in the last few years Mitchell has added the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP®),  Chartered Special Needs Consultant (ChSNC®) and The Chartered SRI Counselor™ (CSRIC™) professional designations to work with his clients on their philanthropic planning, special needs planning and helping clients match their values to their portfolio. 

 

Mitchell is dedicated to giving back to his community. He volunteers with nonprofits such as Rotary International, serving as the Santa Monica's club's president from 2018-2019, the Santa Monica Family YMCA, and WISE and Healthy Aging, a social services organization serving the greater Los Angeles area. Mitchell is a graduate of the Riordan Leadership Institute program on nonprofit board governance. He is committed to the principles of socially responsible investing, and as evidence of his concern for the environment, his home is solar-powered and he drives an electric vehicle.

 

When not hard at work helping his clients, volunteering, or spending time with his family, Mitchell loves to travel, and spent New Year’s Eve in a different country eight years in a row. He also enjoys home-brewing his own beer. Mitchell and his wife, Cynthia, are both California natives and live in Mar Vista with their son, Zachary.

Arthur Kraus

Co-Owner

Phone: 310-820-9797
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Arthur D. Kraus, CAP®, CLU, ChFC
LPL Registered Principal

 (310) 820-9797

(310) 820-9792

Arthur Kraus began his career in financial services with Pacific Mutual Life in 1960. In 1969, he was named president of Pacific Consulting Corporation, a subsidiary of Pacific Mutual Life, the first total financial planning firm started by a major financial services company. He founded the Associates in Financial Planning (AFP) Group in 1971.

In 1999, Arthur was elected CEO of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) and served in Washington, D.C., in that capacity through 2002. He co-founded Capital Intelligence Associates with his son Mitchell in 2003.

Arthur holds the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP) designations and is committed to practicing with the highest degree of integrity and ethics. He has received numerous industry awards, been featured in publications such as The Wall Street Journal and Financial Planning magazine, and authored several books. He was named a Five Star Wealth Manager by Los Angeles magazine for 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.* He was inducted into The American College of Financial Services Alumni Hall of Fame in 2013.

He and his wife, Rini, have four sons and ten grandchildren.

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This award was issued on 12/1/24 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 2/13/24 through 8/30/24. Fee paid for use of marketing materials. Self-completed questionnaire was used for rating. This rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria. 4745 Los Angeles-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 163 (3% of candidates) were named 2025 Five Star Wealth Managers. The following prior year statistics use this format: YEAR: # Considered, # Winners, % of candidates, Issued Date, Research Period. 2024: 4,527, 158, 3%, 12/1/23, 2/13/23 - 8/31/23; 2023: 3,629, 155, 4%, 12/1/22, 3/28/22 - 9/23/22; 2022: 3781, 150, 4%, 12/1/21, 3/29/21 - 10/1/21; 2021: 3,574, 168, 5%, 12/1/20, 3/30/20 - 10/9/20; 2020: 3527, 158, 4%, 12/1/19, 3/1/19 - 10/25/19; 2019: 3528, 154, 4%, 12/1/18, 3/26/18 - 10/16/18; 2018: 2708, 154, 6%, 12/1/17, 3/23/17 - 10/13/17; 2017: 2351, 287, 12%, 11/1/16, 2/25/16 - 10/24/16; 2016: 2374, 298, 13%, 11/1/15, 5/22/15 - 10/16/15; 2015: 3105, 327, 11%, 12/1/14, 5/22/14 - 10/16/14; 2014: 6088, 340, 6%, 12/1/13, 5/22/13 - 10/16/13; 2013: 3488, 372, 11%, 12/1/12, 5/22/12 - 10/16/12; 2012: 1019, 176, 17%, 11/1/11, 5/22/11 - 10/16/11.
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The advisors at Capital Intelligence Associates are Registered Representative with, and securities and advisory services offered through LPL Financial, a registered investment advisor, Member FINRA/SIPC. Financial planning offered through Capital Intelligence Advisors, a registered investment advisor and a separate entity from LPL Financial.

*Winners appearing on this page do not pay a fee to be considered or to win the Five Star Award. Professionals with a digital profile have paid a promotional fee.
Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers. The award is based on 10 objective criteria. Eligibility criteria - required: 1. Credentialed as a registered investment adviser (RIA) or a registered investment adviser representative; 2. Actively licensed as a RIA or as a principal of a registered investment adviser firm for a minimum of 5 years; 3. Favorable regulatory and complaint history review (As defined by FSP, the wealth manager has not; A. Been subject to a regulatory action that resulted in a license being suspended or revoked, or payment of a fine; B. Had more than a total of three settled or pending complaints filed against them and/or a total of five settled, pending, dismissed or denied complaints with any regulatory authority or FSP's consumer complaint process. Unfavorable feedback may have been discovered through a check of complaints registered with a regulatory authority or complaints registered through FSP's consumer complaint process; feedback may not be representative of any one client's experience; C. Individually contributed to a financial settlement of a customer complaint; D. Filed for personal bankruptcy within the past 11 years; E. Been terminated from a financial services firm within the past 11 years; F. Been convicted of a felony); 4. Fulfilled their firm review based on internal standards; 5. Accepting new clients. Evaluation criteria - considered: 6. One-year client retention rate; 7. Five-year client retention rate; 8. Non-institutional discretionary and/or non-discretionary client assets administered; 9. Number of client households served; 10. Education and professional designations. FSP does not evaluate quality of services provided to clients. The award is not indicative of the wealth manager's future performance. Wealth managers may or may not use discretion in their practice and therefore may not manage their clients' assets. The inclusion of a wealth manager on the Five Star Wealth Manager list should not be construed as an endorsement of the wealth manager by FSP or this publication. Working with a Five Star Wealth Manager or any wealth manager is no guarantee as to future investment success, nor is there any guarantee that the selected wealth managers will be awarded this accomplishment by FSP in the future. Visit www.fivestarprofessional.com.