A. Description of the Advisory Firm
B. Types of Advisory Services
Financial Planning and Consulting Services (Stand-Alone)
Uponspecificclientrequest,OakbourneAdvisorsmayagreetoprovidefinancialplanningand
consultingservices(includinginvestmentandnon-investmentrelatedmatters,includingestate
planning, insurance planning, etc.) on a stand-alone separate fee basis. Before engaging
Oakbourne Advisors to provide financial planning and consulting services on a stand-alone,
separatefeebasis,clientsaregenerallyrequiredtoenterintoaFinancialPlanningAgreement
withOakbourneAdvisorssettingforththetermsandconditionsoftheengagement(including
termination),describingthescopeoftheservicestobeprovided,andtheportionofthefeethat
isduefromtheclientbeforeOakbourneAdvisorswillprovidethoseservices.
Retirement Plan Consulting Services
Oakbourne Advisors offers retirement plan consulting services to sponsors of self-directed
retirement plans organized under the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). The
termsandconditionsoftheengagementbetweenOakbourneAdvisorsandtheplansponsorwillbe
setforthinawrittenagreement.IfOakbourneAdvisorsperformstheseservicesinanERISASection
3(21)capacity,itwillassisttheplansponsorwiththedevelopmentofinvestmentpolicystatements,
andthentheselectionandmonitoringofinvestmentalternativesfromwhichplanparticipantsmay
chooseinself-directingtheinvestmentsfortheirindividualplanretirementaccounts.Uponrequest
bytheplansponsor,OakbourneAdvisorsmayalsoprovideparticipanteducationdesignedtoassist
participantsinidentifyingtheappropriateinvestmentstrategyfor theirretirementplanaccounts.If
the plan sponsor chooses to engage Oakbourne Advisors in an ERISA Section 3(38) capacity,
OakbourneAdvisorsmayprovidethesameservicesasdescribedabove,butmayalso:createspecific
asset allocation models that OakbourneAdvisors manages ona discretionary basis, which plan
participants may choose in managing their individualretirement account; and/or modify the
investment options made available to plan participantsonadiscretionarybasis.
Miscellaneous Disclosures
Limitations of Financial Planning and Non-Investment Consulting/Implementation Services.
Totheextentspecificallyrequestedbytheclient, OakbourneAdvisorsmayprovidelimited financial
planningandrelatedconsultingservicesaboutinvestmentandnon-investmentrelatedmatters,such
asestateplanning,taxplanning,insurance,etc.eitheraspartofitsinvestmentadvisoryservicesfor
no additional fee, or according to the terms and conditions of a separate agreement. Neither
Oakbourne Advisors, nor any of its representatives, serves as an attorney or accountant and no
portion of Oakbourne Advisors’s services should be construed as legal or accounting services.
Accordingly, OakbourneAdvisors does not prepare estate planningdocumentsortaxreturnson
behalf of clients. Unless specifically agreed in writing, neither Oakbourne Advisors nor its
representatives are responsible to implement any financial plans or financial planning advice,
provideongoingfinancialplanningservices,orprovideongoingmonitoring of financial plans or
financial planning advice. Oakbourne Advisors’s financialplanning and consulting services are
completed upon communicating its recommendations tothe client or upon delivery ofa written
financial plan. The client is solely responsible to revisitthefinancialplanorfinancialplanning
advice with Oakbourne Advisors, if desired. Upon client request, Oakbourne Advisors may
recommend the services of other professionals for certain non- investment implementation
purposes(i.e.attorneys,accountants,insurance,etc.),including John
K. Paoloni, ChristopherDiederich, orChristopherGriest in theirseparate and individualcapacity
as a registered representative ofPurshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, an SEC-registered and
FINRAmember broker-dealer, andas a licensedinsurance agent as described in Items 5.E. and
10.C. below. Clients are under no obligation to engage the services of any recommended
professional,whowillbesolelyresponsibleforthequalityandcompetencyoftheservicesthey
provide.Iftheclientengagesanyunaffiliatedrecommendedprofessional,andadisputearises
related to the engagement, the client should seek recourse exclusively from and against the
engaged professional. Conflict of Interest: The recommendation by Oakbourne Advisors’s
representativethataclientpurchaseasecuritiesorinsurancecommissionproductthrough John
K. Paoloni, ChristopherDiederich, orChristopherGriest in their separate and individualcapacity
asaregisteredrepresentativeofPursheKaplanSterlingInvestmentsand/orasalicensed insurance
agent presents a conflict of interest, as the receipt of commissions may provide an incentive to
recommendinvestmentorinsuranceproductsbasedoncommissionstobereceived,ratherthanon
aparticularclient’sneed.Noclientisunderanyobligationtopurchaseany securitiesorinsurance
commissionproductsthroughMr.Paoloni,ChristopherDiederich,orChristopherGriest.Clientsmay
purchasesecuritiesandinsuranceproductsrecommendedbyOakbourneAdvisorsthroughother,
non-affiliatedbroker-dealersand/orinsuranceagencies.Oakbourne Advisors’s Chief Compliance
Officer, Andrew Peters remains available to addressanyquestionsregardingtheaboveconflictof
interest.
Cash Positions.OakbourneAdvisorsmaymaintaincashandcashequivalentpositions(suchas
moneymarketfunds)fordefensiveandliquiditypurposes. Unlessotherwiseagreedinwriting,
allcashandcashequivalentpositionswillbeincludedaspartofassetsundermanagementfor
purposesofcalculatingOakbourneAdvisors’sinvestmentadvisoryfee.
Availability of Mutual Funds and ETFs.WhileOakbourneAdvisorsmayallocateinvestmentassets
tomutualfunds andexchangetraded funds (“ETFs”) that are notavailable directlytothepublic,
Oakbourne Advisors may also allocate investment assets to publicly available mutualfunds and
ETFs thattheclient could obtain without engaging OakbourneAdvisors as aninvestmentadviser.
However,ifaclientorprospectiveclientdeterminestopurchasepubliclyavailable mutual funds
without engaging Oakbourne Advisors as an investment adviser, theclientorprospectiveclient
would
not receive the benefit of Oakbourne Advisors’s initial and ongoing investment advisory
services with respect to management of that asset.
Portfolio Trading Activity.Aspartofitsinvestmentadvisoryservices,OakbourneAdvisorswill
reviewclientportfoliosonanongoingbasistodetermineifanytradesarenecessarybasedupon
variousfactors,includingbutnotlimitedtoinvestmentperformance,fundmanagertenure,style
drift, account additions/withdrawals, the client’s financial circumstances, and changes in the
client’sinvestmentobjectives.Basedupontheseandotherfactors,theremaybeextendedperiodsof
timewhenOakbourneAdvisorsdeterminesthattradeswithinaclient’sportfolioareneither
necessarynorprudent.ClientsnonethelessremainsubjecttothefeesdescribedinItem5below
duringperiodsofaccounttradinginactivity.
Client Obligations.Inperformingitsservices,OakbourneAdvisorswillnotberequiredtoverify
anyinformationreceivedfromtheclientorfromtheclient’sotherprofessionalsandisexpressly
authorizedtorelythereon.Moreover,eachclientisadvisedthatitremainstheirresponsibilityto
promptlynotifyOakbourneAdvisorsifthereiseveranychangeintheirfinancialsituationor
investmentobjectivesforthepurposeofreviewing,evaluating,orrevisingOakbourneAdvisors’s
previousrecommendationsand/orservices.
Disclosure Statement.AcopyofOakbourneAdvisors’sFormADVPart2willbeprovidedto
eachclientbeforetheexecutionoftheInvestmentAdvisoryAgreementorFinancialPlanning
Agreement.AnyclientwhohasnotreceivedacopyofOakbourneAdvisors’sFormADVPart2at
least48hoursbeforeexecutingtheapplicableformofagreementwillhavefivebusinessdays
afterexecutingtheagreementtoterminateOakbourneAdvisors’sserviceswithoutpenalty.
Retirement Plan Rollovers – No Obligation / Conflict of Interest.Aclientorprospectiveclient
leavinganemployertypicallyhasfouroptionsregardinganexistingretirementplan(andmayengage
inacombinationoftheseoptions):(i)leavethemoneyintheformeremployer’splan,ifpermitted,
(ii)rollovertheassetstothenewemployer’splan,ifoneisavailableandrolloversarepermitted,(iii)
rollovertoanIndividualRetirementAccount(“IRA”),or(iv)cashouttheaccountvalue(whichcould,
depending upon the client’s age, result in adverse tax consequences). If Oakbourne Advisors
recommendsthataclientrollovertheirretirementplanassetsintoan accounttobemanagedby
OakbourneAdvisors,sucharecommendationpresentsaconflictofinterestifOakbourneAdvisors
willearnanew(orincreaseitscurrent)advisoryfeeasaresultoftherollover. Noclientisunderany
obligationtorolloverretirementplanassetstoanaccountmanagedbyOakbourneAdvisors.
Turnkey Asset Management Program (“TAMP”). OakbourneAdvisorsmayutilizeoneormore
TAMPs for the purpose of assisting Oakbourne Advisors with the management of its client
accounts.ClientswillsignanagreementdirectlywiththeTAMPsponsordescribingallservices
providedandtheapplicablefeesthatclientswillincurinthisrespect.WhiletheTAMPmanagers
willhavediscretionaryauthorityfortheday-to-daymanagementoftheassetsthatareallocated
toitbyOakbourneAdvisors.OakbourneAdvisorswillprovideongoingmonitoringandreview
of account performance, client investment objectives, and asset allocation. The investment
management fees charged by the TAMPs are exclusive of and in addition to Oakbourne
Advisors’songoinginvestmentadvisoryfee.Thesefeesmaybesubjecttochangewithoutnotice
atthesolediscretionoftheTAMPs.ClientsshouldreviewtheFormADVPart2AatItem5ofthe
relevantTAMPmanagerforthemostrecentinformationregardingapplicablefees.
OakbourneAdvisorsoffersthesamesuiteofservicestoallitsclients.However,eachclient’s
portfolioisconstructedbasedupontheclient’scurrentsituation(income,taxlevels,andrisk
tolerancelevels)andisdesignedtomeettheclient’sobjectivesandneeds.Clientsmayimpose
restrictionsininvestingincertainsecuritiesortypesofsecuritiesinaccordancewiththeirvalues
orbeliefs.However,iftherestrictionspreventOakbourneAdvisorsfromproperlyservicingthe
client account, or if the restrictions would require Oakbourne Advisors to deviate from its
standard suite of services, Oakbourne Advisors reserves the right to end the advisory
relationship.
OakbourneAdvisorsdoesnotparticipateinanywrapfeeprograms.
C. Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions
D. Wrap Fee Programs
OakbourneAdvisorshasthefollowingassetsundermanagement:
Discretionary Amounts: Non-discretionary Amounts: Date Calculated:
$195,665,487 $0.0012/31/2023
Investment Advisory Services Fees
Oakbourne Advisors’s annual investment advisory fee is paid quarterly in arrears, under the
terms and conditions of an Investment Advisory Agreement. The investment advisory fee is
generallybasedonapercentageofthemarketvalueofaggregatedclienthouseholdassetsunder
managementattheendoftheprecedingcalendarquarter,asvaluedbytheclient’sdesignated
custodian,accordingtothefollowingtieredfeeschedule:
ValueofAssetsUnderManagementAnnual Fee
Assetsupto$750,0001.20%
Assetsbetween$750,001-$2,000,0000.98%
Assetsbetween$2,000,001- $3,000,0000.70%
Assetsbetween$3,000,001- $4,000,0000.57%
Assetsbetween$4,000,001- $5,000,0000.47%
Assetsexceeding$5,000,000+0.18%
OakbourneAdvisors’sinvestmentadvisoryfeeisgenerallynon-negotiable,exceptthatitmay
extend discounted services to family members and friends of Oakbourne Advisors’s
representatives. Certain legacy clients may have accepted different service offerings from
OakbourneAdvisorsandmaythereforereceiveservicesunderdifferentfeeschedulesthanasset
forthabove.Asaresultofthesefactors,similarlysituatedclientscouldpaydifferentfeeswhich
correspondingly impact a client’s net account performance. The services to be provided by
OakbourneAdvisorstoanyparticularclientcouldbeavailablefromotheradvisersatlowerfees.
Financial Planning and Consulting Services (Stand-Alone)
OakbourneAdvisors’sfinancialplanningandconsultingfeesarenegotiablebutcanrangefrom
$1,000to$5,000onafixedfeebasisdependinguponthescopeandcomplexityoftheservicesor
are$300perhourifengagedonanhourlyratebasis.BeforeengagingOakbourneAdvisorsto
providefinancialplanningandconsultingservicesonastand-aloneseparatefeebasis,clientsare
E. Amounts Under Management