A. Description of Advisory Services
American Alpha Advisors, LLC dba Domani Advisors (hereinafter, “AAA”) primarily offers ongoing
Investment Management and Reporting Services to Clients. AAA provides advisory services to
Clients through individuals registered as investment adviser representatives (“IARs”). AAAis the
sponsor of the wrap fee program. Our wrap fee program allows you to pay a single fee that covers advisory
services, trade execution, custody and other standard brokerage services.
AAA offers ongoing wrap fee portfolio management services based on the individual goals,
objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance of each Client. AAA creates an Investment Policy
Statement for each Client, which outlines the Client’s current situation (income, tax levels, and
risk tolerance levels). Portfolio management services include, but are not limited to, the
following:
•Determine investment strategy•Personal investment policy
•Asset allocation•Security selection
•Assessment of risk tolerance•Ongoing portfolio monitoring
AAA evaluates the current investments of each Client with respect to their risk tolerance levels
and time horizon. AAA will request discretionary authority from Clients in order to select
securities and execute transactions without permission from the Client prior to each transaction.
Risk tolerance levels are documented in the Investment Policy Statement, which is given to each
Client.
B. Compensation for Advisory Services
AAA charges a single asset-based fee for services covered by the wrap program. AAA’s annual
fee for advisory services follows a tiered (blended) fee schedule:
Assets Under ManagementIncremental Fee Rate
0- 1,000,0001.00%
1,000,000- 2,000,0000.80%
2,000,000- 10,000,0000.70%
10,000,000- 20,000,0000.60%
20,000,000- 50,000,0000.50%
50,000,000- 100,000,0000.40%
100,000,000- 200,000,0000.30%
200,000,000 +0.20%
The advisory fee is calculated by multiplying the incremental fee rate for each range of AUM. AAA
bills in arrears and the advisory fee is calculated using the value of the assets on the last business
day of the billing period. Tiered fee schedules can be billed based on household market values.
AAA generally bills monthly based on the following calculation:
Sample Computation
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Fees are negotiable and the final fee schedule is attached as Exhibit II of the Investment Advisory
Contract. Clients may terminate the agreement without penalty for a full refund of AAA’s fees
within five business days of signing the Investment Advisory Contract. Thereafter, Clients may
terminate the Investment Advisory Contract with 30 days written notice. AAA believes that its
advisory fees are reasonable, but the firm’s fees may be more than the cost of purchasing the
same or comparable services through other investment advisors. AAA may, in its sole discretion,
reduce, waive or calculate differently fts fee with respect to certain Clients, including employees
or family members.
Portfolio management fees are withdrawn directly from the Client’s accounts with Client’s
written authorization on a monthly basis. Fees are paid in arrears. AAA uses the value of the
account as of the last business day of the billing period, after taking into account deposits and
withdrawals, for purposes of determining the market value of the assets upon which the advisory
fee is based.
Schwab’s Brokerage Services In addition to the advisory services,
the wrap fee program includes
certain brokerage services of TD Ameritrade Institutional and Schwab Advisor Services, both part
of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”) a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and a member of FINRA and SIPC. AAA is independently owned and
operated and not affiliated with Schwab. Schwab will act solely as a broker-dealer and not as an
investment advisor. Schwab will have no discretion over Client accounts and will act solely on
instructions it receives from AAA or the Client. Schwab has no responsibility for AAA’s services
and undertakes no duty to our Clients to monitor our Firm’s management of accounts or other
services we provide.
Fees We Pay Schwab The fee Clients pay to AAA for advisory services and wrap fee, allows the
Firm to pay for brokerage and execution services provided by Schwab.
C. Contributing Cost Factors
You may be able to find advisory services and brokerage services elsewhere for a combined fee
that is less than what you pay or will pay at AAA. The benefits under a wrap fee program depend,
in part, upon the size of the account, the costs associated with managing the account, and the
frequency or type of securities transactions executed in the account.
D. Additional Fees
AAA will wrap third party fees for portfolio management accounts. AAA will charge Client one
fee, and pay all transaction fees using the fee collected from the Client. AAA exclusively manages
portfolios in a wrap fee program for the purposes of simplicity and transparent pricing. AAA
receives the advisory fee stated in Item 4.B (or the Client’s Investment Advisory Agreement) as a
management fee under the wrap free program.
Our wrap fee does not cover all fees and costs. Certain fees are not included in the wrap fee and
are paid for separately by the Client. These include, but are not limited to, margin interest costs,
charges imposed directly by a mutual fund or exchange traded fund (i.e., fund management fees
and other fund expenses), mark-ups and mark-downs, spreads paid to market makers, deferred
sales charges, fees for trades executed away from the Custodian at another broker-dealer, odd-
lot differentials, transfer taxes,wire transfer, check fees, electronic fund fees, and other fees and
taxes on brokerage accounts and securities transactions.
Conflict of Interest. When managing Client portfolios on a wrap fee basis, the more costs that
are incurred for custodial, trading and other administrative costs (including execution and
transaction fees), the less profitable it is to our firm. Accordingly, AAA has a conflict of interest
because the Firm has a financial incentive to maximize compensation by seeking to reduce or
minimize the total costs incurred in your account(s). AAA resolves this conflict of interest by
treating every account invested in a particular strategy substantially the same regardless of
account size and investing in the Client’s best interest.
E. Compensation of Client Participation
Neither AAA, nor any representatives of AAA receive any additional compensation beyond
advisory fees for the participation of Client’s in the wrap fee program. However, compensation
received may be more than what would have been received if Client paid separately for
investment advice, brokerage, and other services. Therefore, AAA may have a financial incentive
to recommend the wrap fee program to Clients.