A. Description of the Advisory Firm
Alpha RIA LLC (hereinafter “Alpha”) is an independent fee-only investment advisor focused on solving
our clients’ investment objectives with proven portfolio management strategies. We act in a fiduciary
capacity and as such we are held to a higher standard than stock brokers/registered representatives:
we unconditionally put our clients’ best interests ahead of our own, regardless of all other
circumstances.
We are professional practitioners, not salespeople. We do not use any proprietary funds or products,
we do not seek or accept any revenue sharing or marketing incentive to select the investments we
recommend, and all client assets are not held by Alpha but always remain with the client’s broker-
dealer, bank, or custodian. Like portfolio managers, we are paid a management fee by our clients
based on a percentage of the assets we work on for the client. Our interests are aligned: we will benefit
from a growth in those assets and our fee will drop if the size of those assets also drops. We disclose
any risks or potential conflicts of interest on all transactions we recommend, and ensure our clients
understand them.
We prefer longer-term investment strategies that combine top-down macroeconomic analysis with
quantitative portfolio construction along with a behavioral finance approach. Alpha seeks to be our
clients’ leading provider of innovative investment solutions, and we believe that our competitive edge is
our research-driven macro style of investing. Our unique style of risk-controlled asset allocation allows
us to construct portfolios for clients that are efficient, low-cost, and less dependent on single-name
security selection for outperformance. Alpha was founded in 2021 as a Delaware limited liability
company and is headquartered in New York City. The firm’s owner is Marcantonio Antamoro who has
over 30 years of wealth management, security selection, portfolio asset allocation, and investment
advisory experience.
Required ADV Disclosure for Real Fiduciary™ Advisor Affirmation Program:
Alpha has voluntarily subscribed to the “Real Fiduciary™ Practices” published by the Institute for the
Fiduciary Standard. Real Fiduciary™ Practices offer a simple code of conduct and outline a
commitment to clients of subscribing financial advisors. They seek to clearly articulate what a client can
expect to receive from a subscribing financial advisor. These Real Fiduciary™ Practices do not replace
our regulatory compliance obligations or duties to clients under relevant laws, rules, or regulations. The
Institute for the Fiduciary Standard’s role is limited to publishing the practices as well as maintaining a
corresponding register of subscribing financial advisors. You can verify our affirmation of Real
Fiduciary™ Practices on our website or at the Institute for the Fiduciary Standard website at
www.thefiduciaryinstitute.org. The practices can be found at
https://thefiduciaryinstitute.org/wp-content/
uploads/2019/03/Real-Fiduciary-Practices-2019-02-22.pdf.
B. Types of Advisory Services
Portfolio Management Overview
Alpha offers clients personalized investment advice by:
•Working with clients in order to identify and target their investment goals
•Developing dynamic strategies to reach those goals
•Selecting investment products to meet each client's specific investment objectives
•Implementing advice as agreed with each client for each of their objectives
•Managing and monitoring each client portfolio
•Reviewing client goals to ensure their objectives remain targeted
These personalized portfolio management services are provided to our clients through separately
managed accounts (SMAs).
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Alpha’s investment advisor services are based on each client’s individual financial goals, investment
objectives, time horizon, and risk profile. Alpha takes into consideration the personal investment
experience and financial requirements for each client, outlines the client’s current situation including
any known future financial events (stock option vesting, sale of a business or property, college
expenses, etc.) and then constructs a plan to aid in the selection of a portfolio that matches each
client's specific situation. There may be a need for more than one portfolio strategy for each client in
certain
cases when a client has several investment objectives. Portfolio management services include,
but are not limited to, determining investment strategy, advising on personal investment policy, risk
profile questionnaire and analysis, asset allocation recommendation, asset selection, and regular
portfolio monitoring and rebalancing.
Alpha evaluates the current investments of each client with respect to their financial situation,
investment experience, risk profile, and time horizon. Alpha requests (but does not require)
discretionary authority for SMA accounts in order to select securities and execute transactions based
on an agreed pre-determined plan without permission from the client prior to each transaction. Risk
profile levels are documented in the Investment Advisory Contract’s Investment Risk Profile
Questionnaire, which is completed and signed with each client. Some relationships involve dual
contract (and fee) arrangements whereby both Alpha and the client’s other advisor/custodian/bank/
broker have an advisory agreement with the client.
Portfolio Management Approach
Alpha utilizes a disciplined investing strategy for our clients. We generally limit our investment advice to
major market listed investments such as US and non-US equities, US and non-US fixed income
securities (including preferred shares and below investment-grade bonds/high-yield bonds), US and
non-US exchange traded funds and exchange traded notes (including ETFs/ETNs in the commodities
sectors and leveraged ETFs/ETNs), listed options (primarily on US-listed ETFs, S&P 500 VIX volatility
proxies, and various equity indexes or US single-stocks), mutual funds and UCITS, real estate funds
(including US-listed REITs), US Treasury Bills, Bonds, and Notes, including Treasury inflation-protected
securities (TIPS)/inflation-linked bonds, non-US securities, and private placements. We may use other
securities as well to help diversify a portfolio when appropriate, or if requested by the client.
We follow the highest legal standard of conduct called a fiduciary standard, and our own internal
policies and procedures require the highest ethical and professional standards from all our advisors and
employees. We work hard to provide investment direction in accordance with the fiduciary duties owed
to our clients and with our clients’ best interests in mind at all times. To meet our fiduciary obligations,
Alpha actively avoids potential conflicts of interest and, when unavoidable, we report them with full
transparency. See Item 10 for more details on this.
We provide a comprehensive approach in helping our clients with any investment objective they may
have. We use our deep expertise and guidance to create a personal financial strategy that can change
and evolve in line with our clients’ own evolving lives and their dynamic investment needs.
C. Client-Tailored Services and Client-Imposed Restrictions
Alpha will tailor an investment program for each individual client’s SMA account. The method we follow
for establishing new client SMAs begins with an interview session to get to know each client’s specific
needs and requirements as well as agreeing on an investment plan that will be executed by Alpha on
behalf of the client. Alpha goes beyond the simple risk-tolerance appraisal by having an in-depth
knowledge of clients’ overall financial positions as well as their business ventures in order to best
advise them on their personal savings, and —if different— their greater family investment strategies.
Alpha will meet with clients at least annually to ensure client goals are being addressed and, if
necessary, that the investment approach be adjusted. Clients are welcome to contact us as often as
they wish, and we always enjoy open and regular communications with all our clients.
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Clients may impose restrictions on Alpha investing in certain securities or types of securities in
accordance with their preferences, values, and beliefs as specified in the Investment Advisory Contract
(IAC). However, if the restrictions prevent Alpha from properly servicing the client account, or if the
restrictions would require Alpha to deviate substantially from its typical portfolio management services,
Alpha reserves the right to accept those IAC investment restrictions.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
Alpha does not participate in any wrap fee programs. (For your information, a wrap fee program is a fee
agreement whereby the investor pays one consolidated fee to the RIA which includes the regular RIA
management fees but also the transaction costs, brokerage commissions, fund expenses, custody
fees, and other administrative fees.)
E. Assets Under Management
Alpha has the following assets under management: