Our firm manages assets for many different types of clients to help meet their financial goals while
remaining sensitive to risk tolerance and time horizons. As a fiduciary, it is our duty to always act in
the client’s best interest. This is accomplished in part by knowing the client. Our firm has established
a service-oriented advisory practice with open lines of communication. Working with clients to
understand their investment objectives while educating them about our process, facilitates the kind
of working relationship we value.
Our wrap fee program allows clients to pay a single fee for investment advisory services and
associated custodial transaction costs. Because our firm absorbs client transaction fees, an incentive
exists to limit trading activities in client accounts. Custodial transaction costs, however, are not
included in the advisory fee charged by our firm for non-wrap services and are to be paid by the client
to their chosen custodian. Depending on the client’s account or portfolio trading activity, clients may
pay more for using our wrap fee services than they would for using our non-wrap services.
LPL Financial offers a trading platform with select exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) that do not charge
transaction fees. The no-transaction-fee ETF trading platform is available to clients participating in
LPL Financial’s Strategic Wealth Management (“SWM”) program. Since our firm pays the transaction
fees charged by LPL Financial to clients participating in our wrap fee program, we are incentivized
to recommend no-transaction-fee ETFs over other types of securities and ETFs in order to reduce
our costs. This presents a conflict of interest because the limited number of ETFs available on the no-
transaction fee platform may have higher overall expenses than other types of securities and ETFs
not included in the platform. In addition, other major custodians have eliminated transaction fees for
all ETFs and U.S. equities, so clients may pay more for investing in the same securities at LPL
Financial.
Fidelity Brokerage Services (“Fidelity”) eliminated transaction fees for U.S. listed equities and
exchange traded funds for clients who opt into electronic delivery of statements or maintain at least
$1 million in assets at Fidelity. This presents a conflict of interest because we are incentivized to
recommend U.S. listed equities and exchange traded funds over other types of securities in order to
reduce our costs for qualifying clients.
Our Wrap Advisory Services
Wrap Portfolio Management:
As part of our Wrap Portfolio Management services, Clients may be provided with standalone asset
management or a combination of asset management and financial planning or consulting services.
This service is designed to assist clients in meeting their financial goals through the use of a financial
plan or consultation. Our firm conducts client meetings to understand their current financial
situation, existing resources, financial goals, and tolerance for risk. Based on what is learned, an
investment approach is presented to the client that may consist of individual stocks, bonds, Exchange
Traded Funds (“ETFs”), options, mutual funds and other public and private securities or investments.
Once the appropriate portfolio has been determined, portfolios are continuously and regularly
monitored, and if necessary, rebalanced based upon the client’s individual needs, stated goals and
objectives.
Upon client request, our firm provides a summary of observations and recommendations
for the planning or consulting aspects of this service.
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LPL – Fee Schedule:
The maximum annual fee to be charged to the client’s account(s) will not exceed 2.00%. The fee
to be assessed to each account will be detailed in the client’s signed advisory agreement, LPL
Account Application or LPL Tiered Fee Authorization form. Fees are billed on a pro-rata basis
quarterly in advance based on the value of the account(s) on the last day of the previous quarter.
Fees are negotiable and will be deducted from the account(s). Our firm bills on cash unless
otherwise indicated in writing. Please note that fees will be adjusted for deposits and
withdrawals made during the quarter. If accounts are opened during the quarter, the pro-rata
advisory fees will be deducted during the next regularly scheduled billing cycle. In rare cases, our
firm will agree to direct bill clients. As part of this process, Clients understand the following:
a) LPL Financial, LLC (“LPL”) as the client’s custodian sends statements at least quarterly,
showing all disbursements for each account, including the amount of the advisory fees
paid to our firm;
b) Clients provide authorization permitting LPL to deduct these fees;
c) LPL calculates the advisory fees for all fee schedules and deducts them from the client’s
account.
Fidelity – Fee Schedule
The maximum annual fee charged for this service will not exceed 2.00%. Fees to be assessed will
be outlined in the advisory agreement to be signed by the Client. Annualized fees are billed on a
pro-rata basis quarterly in advance based on the value of the account(s) on the last day of the
previous quarter. Fees are negotiable and will be deducted from client account(s).Adjustments
will be made for deposits and withdrawals during the quarter. In rare cases, our firm will agree
to directly invoice. As part of this process, Clients understand the following:
a) The client’s independent custodian sends statements at least quarterly showing the
market values for each security included in the Assets and all account disbursements,
including the amount of the advisory fees paid to our firm;
b) Clients will provide authorization permitting our firm to be directly paid by these terms.
Our firm will send an invoice directly to the custodian; and
c) If our firm sends a copy of our invoice to the client, legend urging the comparison of
information provided in our statement with those from the qualified custodian will be
included.
Other Types of Fees & Expenses:
In addition to our advisory fees above, Clients may also pay holdings charges imposed by the chosen
custodian for certain investments, charges imposed directly by a mutual fund, index fund, or
exchange traded fund, which shall be disclosed in the fund’s prospectus (i.e., fund management fees,
initial or deferred sales charges, mutual fund sales loads, 12b-1 fees, surrender charges, variable
annuity fees, IRA and qualified retirement plan fees, and other fund expenses). Our firm does not
receive a portion of these fees.
Wrap Fee Program Recommendations
Our firm does not recommend or offer the wrap program services of other providers.
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