A. Description of the Advisory Firm
B. Types of Advisory Services
making recommendations for changes
o recommending other service providers, such as custodians, administrators and
broker-dealers
o creating a written pension consulting plan
Services Limited to Specific Types of Investments
D&A generally limits its investment advice and/or money management to mutual funds,
equities, bonds, fixed income, debt securities, ETFs, real estate, hedge funds, REITs,
insurance products including annuities, private placements, and government securities.
D&A may use other securities as well to help diversify a portfolio when applicable.
Financial Planning
D&A starts with an extensive review of a client's financial situation which includes assets
and liabilities as well as estate, tax, and insurance needs. The Firm then employs a risk
tolerance and risk capacity-focused simulation to get a detailed cash flow analysis and
proposed asset allocation. Financial planning services are typically bundled alongside our
discretionary investment management services, but they can also be offered
independently. Financial plans and financial planning include, but are not limited to:
• investment planning;
• life insurance and annuities;
• tax concerns;
• retirement planning;
• college planning; and
• debt/credit planning.
D&A may recommend clients engage the firm for additional related services as part of the
financial plan, or we may recommend other professionals to implement recommendations
made by D&A. Such additional services by D&A or another professional will be provided
for additional compensation, commensurate with the nature, extent, complexity, and
other characteristics of such services. Clients are advised that a conflict of interest, or the
perception of one, may exist because the firm may have additional incentive to
recommend such additional services based on the compensation to be received, rather
than solely based on the client's needs, and in some cases, based on the prospect of cross-
referrals of advisory clients from the other professional or his or her firm.
Clients are under no obligation to act upon any recommendations made by D&A under a
financial planning engagement or to engage the services of a third-party professional.
Clients retain the absolute right to decide whether or not to act on such recommendations,
and if they choose to act on such recommendations, whether to engage the Firm or such
professional for such services or to engage another investment adviser or professional of
their choosing, which may charge less (or more) for such services. Should a client choose
to implement the recommendations contained in the plan, D&A suggests the client work
closely with his/her attorney, accountant and/or insurance agent.
Flourish Cash
We may recommend clients use Flourish Cash, a service offered by Stone Ridge Securities
LLC, a registered broker-dealer and FINRA member. Stone Ridge Securities LLC is not a
bank. Flourish Cash is an online high-yield savings account that allows clients to receive
generally higher interest rates on their cash. D&A and Flourish do not have any fee
arrangement nor benefit to recommending Flourish as a service. If we recommend
Flourish as a service, it’s due to it’s highly competitive interest rates, FDIC protection,
user-friendly digital presence, and other factors. D&A does not receive any research or
other soft-dollar benefit by nature from its relationship
with Flourish Cash, nor does D&A
receive any referrals in exchange for recommending or using Flourish Cash
Implementation of financial plan recommendations is entirely at the client's discretion.
Financial planning recommendations are of a generic nature and are not limited to any
specific product or service offered by a broker dealer or insurance company. No Legal,
Accounting or Tax Advice. D&A will act solely in its capacity as a registered investment
advisor and does not provide any legal, accounting or tax advice. Client should seek the
counsel of a qualified accountant and/or attorney when necessary. D&A may assist clients
with tax harvesting, and we will work with a client’s tax specialist to answer any questions
related to the client’s portfolio account.
D&A offers the same suite of services to all of its clients. However, specific client financial
plans and their implementation are dependent upon the client fact finder and risk
tolerance, which outlines each client’s current situation (income, tax levels, and risk
tolerance levels) and is used to construct a client specific plan to aid in the selection of a
portfolio that matches restrictions, needs, and targets.
Clients may impose restrictions in investing in certain securities or types of securities in
accordance with their values or beliefs. However, if the restrictions prevent D&A from
properly servicing the client account, or if the restrictions would require D&A to deviate
from its standard suite of services, D&A reserves the right to end the relationship.
A wrap fee program is an investment program where the investor pays one stated fee that
includes management fees, transaction costs, fund expenses, and any other administrative
fees. D&A DOES NOT participate in any wrap fee programs.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
C. Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions
E. Amounts Under Management
D&A has the following assets under management:
Discretionary Amounts: Non-discretionary Amounts: Date Calculated:
$313,071,682 $0 December 31,
Investment Supervisory Services Fees
Total Assets Under Management Annual Fee
$0 - $499,999 1.50%
$500,000 – $999,999 1.25%
$1,000,000 - $2,999,999 1.00%
$3,000,000 – $4,999,999 0.80%
$5,000,000 – and above 0.65%
These fees are negotiable depending upon the needs of the client and complexity of the
situation. The final fee schedule will be attached as Exhibit II of the Investment
Advisory Contract. Fees are paid monthly in advance, and clients may terminate their
contracts with five days’ written notice. Refunds are given on a prorated basis, based
on the number of days remaining in a month at the point of termination. Fees that are
collected in advance will be refunded based on the prorated amount of work
completed up to the day of termination within the month terminated. The fee refunded
will be the balance of the fees collected in advance minus the daily rate* times the
number of days in the month up to and including the day of termination. (*The daily
rate is calculated by dividing the monthly AUM fee by the number of days in the
termination month. Clients may terminate their contracts without penalty, for full
refund, within 5 business days of signing the advisory contract. Advisory fees are withdrawn
directly from the client’s accounts with client written authorization.
D&A may specifically direct clients to Plan Confidence utilizing Pontera's software
(formerly FeeX). The annual fee schedule is as follows:
Total Assets Total Fee
$0 - $499,999 1.50%