Overview
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A. Cornerstone Select Advisors, LLC
Cornerstone Select Advisors, LLC ("CSA"), is a Missouri S Corporation and an investment adviser registered
with the SEC that provides discretionary asset management services to its clients. CSA is principally owned
by Doyle Gustus, CSA’s Managing Member. CSA has been offering investment advisory services since June
2007.
B. Advisory Services Offered
B.1. Discretionary Asset Management Services
CSA employs a top-down investment strategy using value-based metrics with a technical trading overlay.
Current and future economic conditions are evaluated to determine the markets and sectors’ ability to
produce positive returns. CSA invests in companies that, in its view, have a high probability of
outperforming companies in their peer group. Individual security selection is made through the analysis of
cash flow, invested capital, and a “peer group-derived capital charge” to arrive at an “economic value” for
each position.
In addition, CSA reviews a variety of quantitative criteria and various company-specific factors, such as
market capitalization, earnings, price/earnings ratios, price-to-book ratios, trend analysis, and other
related criteria. Once individual positions are identified, an array of technical indicators is used to establish
the optimum entry points for each of those positions. Up-front target prices are set for each position,
which may be modified depending on how new data affects the economic value. Portfolios are monitored
in real time, with positions being reexamined on a regular basis to ensure the accuracy of the selection
and to safeguard the portfolio.
CSA offers the following investment strategies utilizing the aforementioned value investment
methodology with a technical trading overlay:
▪ Cornerstone Total Return Portfolio (“TRP”) – This strategy is an all-cap portfolio which invests
primarily in U.S. equities, although we may hold different asset classes based on economic and
market conditions. The objective is to provide consistent market outperformance while taking the
least amount of risk necessary to achieve superior results.
▪ Cornerstone U.S. Equity and Foreign Stock Blend Portfolio – This strategy invests in
large-cap U.S.
equities and ADRs (American Depository Receipts). The target allocation for this portfolio is 50/50.
▪ Customized Portfolio – CSA has the ability to customize a specific portfolio for a client and will
work with the client to develop an asset allocation that meets the client’s precise objectives and
risk tolerance.
▪ Qualified Dividend Portfolio - This strategy invests in equity securities that provide qualified
dividends as well as dividend growth to clients.
CSA’s discretionary asset management services are predicated on the client's investment objectives, goals,
tolerance for risk, and other personal and financial circumstances. In addition to providing CSA with this
information, clients are obligated to provide CSA with any reasonable investment restrictions that should
be imposed on the management of their portfolio, and to promptly notify CSA in writing of any changes
in such restrictions or in the client's personal financial circumstances, investment objectives, goals, and
tolerance for risk. On a quarterly basis, CSA’s reports to clients will remind clients of their obligation to
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inform CSA of any such changes or any restrictions that should be imposed on the management of the
client’s account. CSA will also contact clients at least annually to determine whether there have been any
changes in a client's personal financial circumstances, investment objectives, and tolerance for risk.
C. Client-Tailored Services and Client-Imposed Restrictions
Each client’s account will be managed on the basis of the client’s financial situation and investment
objectives and in accordance with any reasonable restrictions imposed by the client on the management
of the account—for example, restricting the type or amount of security to be purchased in the portfolio.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
CSA does not participate in wrap fee programs, where brokerage commissions and transaction costs are
included in the asset-based fee charged to the client.
E. Client Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, CSA had approximately $211 million in discretionary client assets under
management and $0 in non-discretionary client assets under management.
Item 5: Fees and Compensation