A. Firm Information
Sutton Place Investors LLC dba Settanni Financial (“Settanni Financial” 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 New York. Settanni Financial was founded in
September 2018, and is owned and operated by Donato Settanni, CPA (Chief Executive Officer) and David V.
Settanni (Chief Financial Officer). This Disclosure Brochure provides information regarding the qualifications,
business practices, and the advisory services provided by Settanni Financial.
B. Advisory Services Offered
Settanni Financial offers investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates,
charitable organizations, businesses, institutions and retirement plans (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. Settanni Financials’ 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
The Advisor’s investment process starts with our first Client meeting. Advisory Persons of Settanni Financial will
work closely with each Client to identify their investment goals and objectives as well as risk tolerance and
financial situation in order to create a portfolio strategy. The Advisor will evaluate the Client’s ability and
willingness to assume risk based on their current assets, family structure, future needs, and current and future
income streams. Clients that engage the Advisor for investment management services will go through the
Advisor’s risk tolerance questionnaire and review process to develop an asset allocation and investment portfolio
that seeks to achieve the Client’s goals and objectives. Settanni Financial will typically construct a Client’s
investment portfolio utilizing diversified mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), and individual equity and
fixed income securities. The Advisor may also utilize options contracts, private equity and other types of
investments, as appropriate, to meet the needs of particular Clients. The Advisor may also retain certain types of
investments based on a Client’s legacy portfolio construction to minimize tax implications.
Once the portfolio is established, Settanni Financial will provide continuous personal Client contact and
interaction while providing discretionary investment management and related advisory services. Clients may also
engage the Advisor for its wealth management services (investment management, financial planning, taxes and
estate planning).
Settanni Financial’s investment strategies are primarily long-term focused, but the Advisor may buy, sell or re-
allocate positions that have been held less than one year to meet the objectives of the Client or due to market
conditions. Settanni Financial 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.
Settanni Financial evaluates and selects investments for inclusion in Client portfolios only after applying its
internal due diligence process. Settanni Financial may recommend, on occasion, redistributing investment
allocations to diversify the portfolio. Settanni Financial may recommend specific positions to increase sector or
asset class weightings. The Advisor may recommend employing cash positions as a possible hedge against
market movement. Settanni Financial 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 the Client,
generating cash to meet Client needs, or any risk deemed unacceptable for the Client’s risk tolerance.
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All Client assets will be managed within the designated account(s) at the Custodian, pursuant to the terms of the
agreement, please see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices.
Use of Independent Managers - Settanni Financial will recommend that Clients utilize one or more unaffiliated
investment managers or investment platforms (collectively “Independent Managers”) for all or a portion of a
Client’s investment portfolio, based on the Client’s needs and objectives. In certain instances, the Client may be
required to authorize and enter into an investment management agreement with the Independent Manager[s] that
defines the terms in which the Independent Manager[s] will provide its services. The Advisor will perform initial
and ongoing oversight and due diligence over each Independent Manager to ensure the strategy remains aligned
with Clients investment objectives and overall best interests. The Advisor will also assist the Client in the
development of the initial policy recommendations and managing the ongoing Client relationship. The Client,
prior to entering into an agreement with an Independent Manager, will be provided with the Independent
Manager's Form ADV Part 2A - Disclosure Brochure (or a brochure that makes the appropriate disclosures).
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
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.
Retirement Plan Advisory Services
Settanni Financial provides advisory services on behalf of retirement plans (each a “Plan”) and the company (the
“Plan Sponsor”). The Advisor’s retirement plan advisory services are designed to assist the Plan Sponsor in
meeting its fiduciary obligations to the Plan and Plan Participants. Each engagement is customized to the needs
of the Plan and Plan Sponsor. Services generally include:
● Vendor Analysis
● Plan Participant and Education Tracking
● Investment Policy Statement (“IPS”) Design and Monitoring
● Performance Reporting
● Ongoing Investment Recommendation and Assistance
● ERISA 404(c) Assistance
● Benchmarking Services
These services are provided by Settanni Financial serving in the capacity as a fiduciary under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). The Advisor may serve as either a 3(21)
Fiduciary (non-discretionary) or a 3(38) Fiduciary, assuming investment discretion over Plan assets. In
accordance with ERISA Section 408(b)(2), the Plan Sponsor is provided with a written description of Settanni
Financial’s fiduciary status, the specific services to be rendered and all direct and indirect compensation the
Advisor reasonably expects under the engagement.
Financial Planning Services
Settanni Financial will typically provide a variety of financial planning and consulting services to Clients, 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 involve preparing a formal financial plan or rendering a specific
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,
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estate planning, tax management, personal savings, education savings, insurance needs 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.
Settanni Financial may also refer Clients to an accountant, attorney or other specialists, 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 (6) months
of contract date, assuming all information and documents requested are provided promptly.
Financial planning and consulting recommendations may pose a conflict between the interests of the Advisor and
the interests of the Client. For example, a recommendation to engage the Advisor for investment management
services or to increase the level of investment assets with the Advisor would pose a conflict, as it would increase
the 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 Settanni Financial 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 – Settanni Financial, in connection with the Client, will develop a
strategy that seeks to achieve the Client’s goals and objectives.
● Asset Allocation – Settanni Financial 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 – Settanni Financial will develop a portfolio for the Client that is intended to meet
the stated goals and objectives of the Client.
● Investment Management and Supervision – Settanni Financial will provide investment management and
ongoing oversight of the Client’s investment portfolio.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
Settanni Financial does not manage or place Client assets into a wrap fee program. Investment management
services are provided directly by Settanni Financial.
E. Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, Settanni Financial manages $230,835,315 in Client assets, $227,677,337 of which are
managed on a discretionary basis and $3,157,978 on a non-discretionary basis. Clients may request more
current information at any time by contacting the Advisor.