Brookstone
Risk-managed investment solutions
Brookstone Capital Management has created an investment approach that emphasizes risk-managed portfolios designed to meet the specific needs and risk tolerance of clients.
We offer the expertise and customized solutions to help investors build long-term, risk-managed portfolios tailored to meet their unique financial goals.
2006
Founded in Wheaton, IL by Dean Zayed
700+
Advisors supported
80k+
Client accounts serviced annually
$12.75B+
Asset under management as of December, 2025
Our Mission
As a fiduciary, we strive to conduct our business according to the highest standards of honesty, integrity, and fairness. Our ultimate goal is to continually maintain that your best interests are the foundation of your financial planning. We do this by attempting to provide a consistent and structured approach to your financial needs that will result in an integrated and customized solution for you.
Methodology
Our risk-management investment approach seeks to protect and grow wealth.
We believe that it’s critical to defend against the devastating impact large drawdowns can have on the long-term growth of an investment portfolio. We therefore develop and implement investment strategies specifically geared toward our client’s unique investment goals as well as their tolerance for risk.
Our approach is based on using varied strategies to help minimize downside risk. While each of our strategies has its own methodology, our main goal is to limit large-scale losses. We believe that diversification across multiple risk-controlled strategies helps manage wealth for both performance and protection.
Our investment approach seeks to preserve and grow wealth across market cycles. It considers each client’s risk tolerance and focuses on strategies that manage risk and attempts to limit large losses by utilizing strategies with low correlation to broader volatile market activity.
Leadership
Dean Zayed
CEO, Founder
Darryl Ronconi
President, COO
Mark DiOrio,CFA
Chief Investment Officer
Matt Lovett
Chief Compliance Officer
The Value Of Working With An Advisor
Why Work With A Holistic Independent Financial Advisor?
Understands The Big Picture - Has A Long-Term View
We create strategies that are tailored to your needs and goals.
- Income Planning
(Expenses, Pensions, Social Security, Savings, Investments, Annuities & TAXES!) - Healthcare Planning
(Medicare, & Long-term Care) - Legacy Planning
(Estate Planning (Wills, Trust, and Life Insurance)
Understands The Risks You Will Face In Retirement
- Longevity risk
(Long-Term Care) - Taxes & the Government
(Social Security & Medicare) - Inflation
- Sequence Of Returns Risk
Access To A Whole Universe Of Investment Options
- Alternative Investments
(Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS), Private Equity) - Structured Notes
- Tax-Advantaged or Strategic Accounts
- ESG/Socially Responsible
Investments
What Good Advisors Do?
ACT!
Asset Allocation
- Rebalancing
- Asset & Investment Type Diversification
- Sector Diversification & Rotation
- Geographic Diversification
- Core + Satellite Approach
Coaching
- Stay focused on your long- term goals - volatility can drive poor decision making
- Stay invested and don’t miss the best days in the market
- Aim for consistent returns and minimizing large drawdowns
Tax Efficient Strategies
- Asset Location (Taxable Accounts Vs Tax- Advantaged Accounts)
- Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs)
- Withdraw order
Investing in securities involves risks, and there is always the potential of losing money when you invest in securities. Risk managed strategies, strategy diversification and a balanced philosophy does not ensure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets. For a complete description of investment risks, fees and services, review the Brookstone Capital Management firm brochure (ADV Part 2A) which is available from your Investment Advisor Representative or by contacting Brookstone Capital Management.