Great financial advice isn’t measured by how often your portfolio changes. It’s measured by how well your strategy supports the life you want to live.
That’s why every relationship at Porter Avenue begins by listening. Before we discuss portfolios or retirement strategies, we take the time to understand your goals, your concerns, and what gives you confidence about the future.
Because your financial strategy shouldn’t be built around a generic portfolio—it should be built around your life.
✓ We start by listening—not selling.
✓ You’ll always know who’s managing your portfolio.
✓ Your financial strategy is built around your life—not a generic formula.
✓ You’ll never have to explain your story to someone new every time you call.
✓ We believe questions deserve thoughtful answers—not rushed conversations.
✓ We measure success by helping you reach your goals—not by gathering assets.
✓ We believe financial advice should leave you feeling more confident than when you arrived.
When Matt Engbring founded Porter Avenue Capital Management in 2013, it wasn’t because he wanted to start another investment firm. It was because he believed people deserved something better.
After years in the financial services industry, Matt came to believe that financial advice should never be influenced by anything other than what’s best for the client. He wanted to remove those conflicts and build a firm where every recommendation could begin with one simple question:
“What’s best for the person sitting across the table?”
That philosophy still guides Porter Avenue today.
We believe financial advice begins with listening. Before discussing investments, we take the time to understand your goals, your concerns, and the life you’re working to build. Every recommendation is designed around you—not around products, quotas, or outside incentives.
More than a decade later, Porter Avenue remains intentionally personal. When you call, you’ll speak with the same people who know your story. The person managing your portfolio is the same person you’ve come to know and trust.
That’s not just how we do business.
It’s why Porter Avenue exists.
Whether we meet around the conference table in our historic Alto Pass office or connect virtually from wherever you are, you’ll receive the same personal attention, thoughtful guidance, and long-term partnership. We proudly serve clients across the country while continuing to welcome families throughout Southern Illinois, Southwestern Indiana, Western Kentucky, and Southeastern Missouri.
