A. Firm Information
Claybrook Capital, LLC (“Claybrook” or the “Advisor”) is a registered investment advisor with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Advisor is organized as a limited liability company (“LLC”) under the
laws of the State of Delaware. Claybrook was founded in December 2016 and commenced operations in January
2017. Claybrook is owned and operated by Jerry A. Nigro (Co-Founder and Managing Director of Wealth
Management Advisory), Bruce Arella (Co-Founder and Board of Advisors) and Virginia Aaron (Vice President,
Chief Compliance Officer). This Disclosure Brochure provides information regarding the qualifications, business
practices, and the advisory services provided by Claybrook.
B. Advisory Services Offered
Claybrook offers wealth management and related advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals,
trusts, estates and small business owners (each referred to as a “Client”).
The Advisor serves as a fiduciary to Clients, as defined under the applicable laws and regulations. As a fiduciary,
the Advisor upholds a duty of loyalty, fairness and good faith towards each Client and seeks to mitigate potential
conflicts of interest. Claybrook’s fiduciary commitment is further described in the Advisor’s Code of Ethics. For
more information regarding the Code of Ethics, please see Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in
Client Transactions and Personal Trading.
Investment Management Services
Claybrook provides customized investment advisory solutions for its Clients. This is achieved through continuous
personal Client contact and interaction while providing discretionary investment management and related
advisory services. Claybrook works with each Client to identify their investment goals and objectives as well as
risk tolerance and financial situation in order to create an investment strategy. Claybrook will then design a
portfolio tailored to the Client that will be primarily constructed with exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), mutual
funds and dividend-paying equity securities. The Advisor may also utilize individual fixed income securities,
options, alternative investments and/or other types of securities, as appropriate, to meet the needs of certain
Clients. The Advisor may retain and integrate certain legacy holdings into its investment strategies, if appropriate
to meet the objectives of the Client.
Claybrook’s investment approach is primarily long-term focused, but the Advisor may buy, sell or re-allocate
positions that have been held for less than one year to meet the objectives of the Client or due to market
conditions. Claybrook will construct, implement and monitor the portfolio to ensure it meets the goals, objectives,
circumstances, and risk tolerance agreed to by the Client. Each Client will have the opportunity to place
reasonable restrictions on the types of investments to be held in their respective portfolio, subject to acceptance
by the Advisor. Claybrook evaluates and selects investments for inclusion in Client portfolios only after applying
its internal due diligence process. Claybrook may recommend, on occasion, redistributing investment allocations
to diversify the portfolio. The Advisor may recommend employing cash positions as a possible hedge against
market movement. Claybrook may recommend selling positions for reasons that include, but are not limited to,
harvesting capital gains or losses, business or sector risk exposure to a specific security or class of securities,
overvaluation or overweighting of the position[s] in the portfolio, change in risk tolerance of Client, generating
cash to meet Client needs, or any risk deemed unacceptable for the Client’s risk tolerance.
At no time will Claybrook accept or maintain custody of a Client’s funds or securities except for the limited
authority as outlined in Item 15 – Custody. All Client assets will be managed within their designated account[s] at
the Custodian, pursuant to the terms of the agreement, please see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices.
Retirement Accounts – When the Advisor provides investment advice to Clients regarding ERISA retirement
accounts or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”), the Advisor is a fiduciary within the meaning of Title I of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) and/or the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”), as applicable,
which are laws governing
retirement accounts. When deemed to be in the Client’s best interest, the Advisor will
provide investment advice to a Client regarding a distribution from an ERISA retirement account or to roll over
the assets to an IRA, or recommend a similar transaction including rollovers from one ERISA sponsored Plan to
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another, one IRA to another IRA, or from one type of account to another account (e.g. commission-based
account to fee-based account). Such a recommendation creates a conflict of interest if the Advisor will earn a
new (or increase its current) advisory fee as a result of the transaction. No client is under any obligation to roll
over a retirement account to an account managed by the Advisor.
Financial Planning Services
Claybrook will typically provide a variety of financial planning services to individuals and families, either as a
component of investment management services or pursuant to a written financial planning agreement. Services
are offered in several areas of a Client’s financial situation, depending on their goals and objectives. Generally,
such financial planning services will involve preparing a financial plan or rendering a financial consultation based
on the Client’s financial goals and objectives. This planning or consulting may encompass one or more areas of
need, including, but not limited to investment planning, retirement planning, personal savings, education savings
and other areas of a Client’s financial situation.
A financial plan developed for or financial consultation rendered to the Client will usually include general
recommendations for a course of activity or specific actions to be taken by the Client. For example,
recommendations may be made that the Client start or revise their investment programs, commence or alter
retirement savings, establish education savings and/or charitable giving programs. Claybrook may also refer
Clients to an accountant, attorney or another specialist, as appropriate for their unique situation. For certain
financial planning engagements, the Advisor will provide a written summary of the Client’s financial situation,
observations, and recommendations. For consulting or ad-hoc engagements, the Advisor may not provide a
written summary. Plans or consultations are typically completed within six months of contract date, assuming all
information and documents requested are provided promptly.
Financial planning recommendations pose a conflict between the interests of the Advisor and the interests of the
Client. For example, the Advisor has an incentive to recommend that Clients engage the Advisor for investment
management services or to increase the level of investment assets with the Advisor, as it would increase the
amount of advisory fees paid to the Advisor. Clients are not obligated to implement any recommendations made
by the Advisor or maintain an ongoing relationship with the Advisor. If the Client elects to act on any of the
recommendations made by the Advisor, the Client is under no obligation to implement the transaction through
the Advisor.
C. Client Account Management
Prior to engaging Claybrook to provide investment advisory services, each Client is required to enter into one or
more agreements with the Advisor that define the terms, conditions, authority and responsibilities of the Advisor
and the Client. These services may include:
• Establishing an Investment Strategy – Claybrook, in connection with the Client, will develop a strategy
that seeks to achieve the Client’s goals and objectives.
• Asset Allocation – Claybrook will develop a strategic asset allocation that is targeted to meet the
investment objectives, time horizon, financial situation and tolerance for risk for each Client.
• Portfolio Construction – Claybrook will develop a portfolio for the Client that is intended to meet the
stated goals and objectives of the Client.
• Investment Management and Supervision – Claybrook will provide investment management and ongoing
oversight of the Client’s investment portfolio.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
Claybrook does not manage a wrap fee program.
E. Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2022, Claybrook manages $295,788,355 in Client assets, all of which are managed on a
discretionary basis. Clients may request more current information at any time by contacting the Advisor.
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