SNKP Capital
Purpose-built portfolios for institutions, families & individuals — constructed collaboratively, around goals and values.
SNKP Capital is a boutique full-service fiduciary practice, providing custom portfolio construction, institutional advisory, strategic wealth planning, investment management, as well as values-aligned & impact investing. A systematic, process-driven approach allows each solution to be designed around a single client's goals, objectives & values. Every engagement begins the same way — with a written answer to what the capital is meant to accomplish.
SNKP Capital is a female-founder-led advisory firm in Los Angeles. Launched by Shamya Ullah after thirty years advising institutions and families inside large financial organizations, the firm was built to deliver independent client solutions — a multi-custodial investment platform, open-architecture investment selection, and a working commitment to impact investing.
Client-centered and service-focused, SNKP Capital serves not-for-profit organizations, family offices, and private clients seeking a high level of customized engagement. Three decades of experience in the not-for-profit sector shape our institutional approach, while our private clients benefit from the depth of expertise of our multi-family office resources. Every relationship runs on an education-centered approach: clients are walked through the reasoning at each point of a decision, so that choices are made collaboratively and with full understanding of what is being decided and why.
Our Values
Integrity
Integrity is embedded in how the firm operates. SNKP Capital is independent, fee-only, and multi-custodial. Client fees are the firm's only source of revenue, which means every recommendation rests on a single question: whether it serves the client's intention. The structure supports the standard. SNKP Capital operates under NewEdge Advisors, with multi-custodial offerings through Goldman Sachs Custody Solutions, Charles Schwab & Fidelity. A fee schedule that can be read in a single sitting & costs disclosed in full.
Impact
Every relationship at SNKP Capital is defined by a client's particular circumstances, and so is the impact it is meant to have — whether measured by investment goals met or by values expressed in the portfolio, impact is defined by the client. For a foundation, it means the corpus works in the same direction as the grantmaking. For families, it means the portfolio reflects the values it will be judged against by the people who inherit it. SNKP Capital builds alignment into the mandate itself — selected by the client, written into policy, measured, and returned to at every review.
Intention
Every portfolio answers a question. Beyond the objective, the time horizon, and the risk tolerance, the first question is: what is the intention? Whether it’s an endowment, the second generation, or a founder's first liquidity event, the question is the same — what is the purpose of the capital? What does it need to do in five years, and in fifty? What would count as success beyond the number?
The answers shape everything downstream: the asset allocation, the spending policy, the manager selection, and the decisions made when a market turns. A stated purpose is what turns strategy into something that can be held to. The work begins by identifying each client's intention, then collaboratively designing the strategy that carries it into practice.