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. Working with clients to understand their investment
objectives while educating them about our process, facilitates the kind of working relationship we value. Clients
may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities.
Our firm sponsors and offers a wrap fee program, which allows clients to pay a single fee for investment
advisory services and associated custodial transaction costs. Transaction fees will be paid by our firm based on
a percentage of the dollar amount of assets in the account(s). Because our firm absorbs client transaction fees,
an incentive exists to limit trading activities in client accounts. This single fee paid by clients in wrap accounts
will hereafter be referred to as the “client investment advisory fee”. The program may cost the client more or
less than purchasing such services separately. Our wrap fee program is suited for clients in which there is trading
conducted often, and may cost more for clients in which trading in minimal.
Our recommended custodian, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”), does not charge transaction fees for
U.S. listed equities and exchange traded funds. Since we pay the transaction fees charged by the custodian to
clients participating in our wrap fee program, this presents a conflict of interest because we are incentivized to
recommend equities and exchange traded funds over other types of securities in order to reduce our costs.
Our Wrap Advisory Services
Wrap Asset Management:
As part of our Wrap Asset Management service, a portfolio is created, consisting of individual stocks, bonds,
exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), options, mutual funds and/or other public and private securities or investments.
The client’s individual investment strategy is tailored to their specific needs and may include some or all of the
previously mentioned securities. Portfolios will be designed to meet a particular investment goal, determined to be
suitable to the client’s circumstances. Once the appropriate portfolio has been determined, portfolios are
continuously and regularly monitored, and as necessary, rebalanced based upon the client’s individual needs, stated
goals and objectives.
The maximum annual fee charged for this service will not exceed 2.25%. 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 monthly
in advance based on the time-weighted daily average of the account(s) during the previous month. Our
firm
bills on cash unless indicated otherwise in writing. In rare cases, our firm will agree to directly invoice.
Fees are negotiable and will be deducted from client account(s). 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, it will include a disclosure urging the client to
compare the information provided in our statement with those from the qualified custodian.
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If agreed upon in the signed advisory agreement, our firm will manage client account(s) that are held at a
custodian that is not directly accessible by our firm using Pontera Solutions, Inc. (“Pontera”)’s order
management system. Pontera enables our firm to view and manage held away accounts. Our firm’s advisory fee
payable for any held away accounts will be deducted directly from another client account. If there are
insufficient funds available in another client account or our firm believes that deducting the advisory fee from
another client account would be prohibited by applicable law, we will invoice the client directly.
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, and other fund expenses), initial or
deferred sales charges, mutual fund sales loads, 12b-1 fees, surrender charges, variable annuity fees, IRA and
qualified retirement plan fees, mark-ups and mark-downs, spreads paid to market makers, fees for trades
executed away from custodian, wire transfer fees and other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities
transactions. Our firm does not receive a portion of these fees.
Termination and Refunds
Either party may terminate the advisory agreement signed with our firm for Wrap Asset Management services
at any time by providing written notice to the other party. Upon notice of termination, our firm will process a
pro-rata refund of any unearned portion of the advisory fees charged in advance.
Wrap Fee Program Recommendations:
Our firm does not recommend or offer the wrap program services of other providers.