Firm Description
MTM Investment Management, LLC, a South Carolina limited liability company, was
formed in May 2018, and provides financial and investment advisory services to
families, individuals, trusts and corporate retirement plans.
The principal owners of MTM are D.C. Taylor & Co., LLC and Moore Capital, LLC.
Types of Advisory Services
MTM provides investment advisory services and financial planning to its clients. In most
cases, MTM performs financial planning as part of investment advisory services;
however, MTM performs separate financial planning components, if requested by a
client or prospective client. MTM also provides advisory services to retirement plans and
plan participants.
At the outset of each client relationship, MTM spends time with the client, asking
questions, discussing the client’s investment experience and financial circumstances,
and broadly identifying major goals of the client. Based on its reviews, MTM generally
develops with each client:
• a financial outline for the client based on the client’s financial circumstances and
goals, and the client’s risk tolerance level (the “Financial Profile”); and
• the client’s investment objectives and guidelines (the “Investment Plan”)
The Financial Profile is a reflection of the client’s current financial picture and a look to
the future goals of the client. The Investment Plan outlines the types of investments
MTM will make or recommend on behalf of the client based on MTM’s own research
and analysis in order to meet those goals. The elements of the Financial Profile and the
Investment Plan are discussed periodically with each client, but are not necessarily
written documents.
Investment Advisory Services – Individuals and Trusts
MTM provides advice to clients regarding investment of client funds based on the
Investment Plan, which will be updated from time to time when requested by the client
or when determined to be necessary or advisable by MTM based on updates to the
client’s financial or other circumstances.
To implement the client’s Investment Plan, MTM will manage the client’s investment
portfolio on a discretionary or a non-discretionary basis pursuant to an investment
advisory agreement with the client. As a discretionary investment adviser, MTM will
have the authority to supervise and direct the portfolio without prior consultation with the
client. Clients who choose a non-discretionary arrangement must be contacted prior to
the execution of any trade in the account(s) under management. This may result in a
delay in executing recommended trades, which could adversely affect the performance
of the portfolio. This delay also normally means the affected account(s) will not be able
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to participate in block trades, a practice designed to enhance the execution quality,
timing and/or cost for all accounts included in the block. In a non-discretionary
arrangement, the client retains the responsibility for the final decision on all actions
taken with respect to the portfolio.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, clients may impose certain written restrictions on MTM in
the management of their investment portfolios, such as prohibiting the inclusion of
certain types of investments in an investment portfolio or prohibiting the sale of certain
investments held in the account at the commencement of the relationship. Each client
should note, however, that restrictions imposed by a client may adversely affect the
composition and performance of the client’s investment portfolio. Each client should
also note that his or her investment portfolio is treated individually by giving
consideration to each purchase or sale for the client’s account. For these and other
reasons, performance of client investment portfolios within the same investment
objectives, goals and/or risk tolerance may differ and clients should not expect that the
composition or performance of their investment portfolios would necessarily be
consistent with similar clients of MTM.
MTM offers the following services: investment and management of a client’s assets in
an Independent Clearing Account (ICA) and a Sub-Advisory Wrap Program, sponsored
by Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (member, New York Stock Exchange/SIPC) (the
“Sub-Advisory Wrap Program”).
MTM offers financial planning components, which may include a review of a variety of
aspects of a client’s current financial situation, including the following components: cash
management, risk management, insurance, education funding,
goal setting, retirement
planning, estate and charitable giving planning, tax planning, and capital needs
planning. Clients understand that when MTM is engaged to address only certain
components, the client’s overall financial and investment issues may not be taken into
consideration.
MTM spends time with financial planning clients, reviewing risk tolerance, financial goals
and objectives, and time horizons. Additional discussions may cover a review of
additional financial information, including: sources of income, assets owned, existing
insurance, liabilities, wills, trusts, business agreements, tax returns, investments, and
personal and family obligations.
Independent Clearing Account (ICA)
ICA accounts are typically managed by MTM on a discretionary or non-discretionary
basis.
MTM generally recommends the following types of investments in an ICA account:
individual equity and/or fixed income securities, mutual funds, exchange traded funds
(“ETFs”), alternative investments, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), closed-end
funds, and options. In addition to these types of individual securities, MTM constructs
and manages a fixed-income portfolio for a client. Fixed-income portfolios may include
any combination of individual bonds of municipal, other governmental and corporate
entities, and mutual funds and ETFs that invest in fixed-income securities. MTM seldom
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recommends alternative investments but does so if a client requests such an investment
and/or MTM believes that an alternative investment recommendation is in the best
interests of that client.
Sub-Advisory Wrap Program
MTM recommends a wrap fee program. A “wrap fee program” provides the client with
advisory, brokerage execution, clearing, custodial and other administrative services for
an all-inclusive fee. The client is not charged separate fees for the respective
components of the total service. In a wrap account, clients may allocate their assets
among a diversified range of securities or managed portfolios, including portfolios of
equities, fixed-income securities, options, and more conservative short-term fixed-
income securities.
In the Sub-Advisory Wrap Program, a client also receives portfolio management by a
third-party manager. These third-party managers, who are not related to MTM, manage
the clients’ portfolios. MTM is not a sponsor or portfolio manager in the Sub-Advisory
Wrap Program.
Investment Advisory Services - Retirement Plans and Plan Participants
MTM offers advisory services to retirement plan sponsors, retirement plans, and plan
participants. In serving these retirement plans, MTM generally advises on the fund
selection and monitoring of the investment choices available through each retirement
plan and assists members of each retirement plan with basic retirement planning
education.
MTM will provide services to plan sponsors and participants as described below. Plan
sponsors must make the ultimate decision to retain MTM for pension consulting and
other advisory services including, but not limited to, services at the participant level. The
plan sponsor is free to seek independent advice about the appropriateness of any
recommended services for the plan.
Education Services to Plan Committee. MTM provides training for the members of the
Plan Committee (or those designated by the Responsible Plan Fiduciary) with regard to
their service on the Committee.
Participant Education Services. MTM conducts initial and/or periodic enrollment and
informational meetings with associated persons and participants and provides
investment education. MTM provides information about the plan, general financial and
investment information and information and materials relating to asset allocation models
available through the plan. MTM also provides interactive investment materials to assist
participants in assessing their future retirement income needs and the impact of different
asset allocations on retirement income.
Third Party Product or Service. MTM will use the benchmarking products or services
offered by third parties in providing services to the retirement plan sponsor and the plan,
in addition to any Services selected herein.
Plan Search Support. MTM manages the preparation, distribution, and evaluation of
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Request for Proposals, finalist interviews, and conversion support.
Assets Under Management
As of February 9, 2023, MTM managed $472,656,129 on a discretionary basis and
$52,478,756 on a non-discretionary basis.