A. Firm Information
Clarendon Private LLC (“Clarendon Private” or the “Advisor”) is a registered investment advisor with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Advisor is organized as a Limited Liability Company (“LLC”)
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Clarendon Private was founded in August 2021 and is
owned and operated by Brookline Bancorp, Inc. This Disclosure Brochure provides information regarding the
qualifications, business practices, and the advisory services provided by Clarendon Private.
For additional information of the Advisor’s Disclosure Brochure, please contact Marc White, Chief Compliance
Officer at (617) 927-7999.
B. Advisory Services Offered
Clarendon Private offers wealth management services to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates,
endowments and businesses (each referred to as a “Client”).
The Advisor serves as a fiduciary to Clients, as defined under the applicable laws and regulations. As a fiduciary,
the Advisor upholds a duty of loyalty, fairness and good faith towards each Client and seeks to mitigate potential
conflicts of interest. Clarendon Private’s fiduciary commitment is further described in the Advisor’s Code of Ethics.
For more information regarding the Code of Ethics, please see Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in
Client Transactions and Personal Trading.
Wealth Management Services
Clarendon Private provides customized wealth management solutions for its Clients. Wealth management services
typically include the Advisor’s discretionary investment management services and relating financial planning and
consulting services. This is achieved through continuous personal Client contact and interaction while providing
discretionary investment management and related advisory services.
Investment Management Services – Clarendon Private works closely with each Client to identify their investment
goals and objectives as well as risk tolerance and financial situation in order to create a portfolio strategy.
Clarendon Private will then construct an investment portfolio, consisting of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”),
individual stocks, mutual funds, individual binds, cash equivalents and/or alternative investments, as appropriate, to
achieve the Client’s investment goals. The Advisor may retain certain types of investments based on a Client’s
legacy investments based on portfolio fit and/or tax considerations.
Clarendon Private’s investment strategies are primarily long-term focused, but the Advisor may buy, sell or re-
allocate positions that have been held for less than one year to meet the objectives of the Client or due to market
conditions. Clarendon Private will construct, implement and monitor the portfolio to ensure it meets the goals,
objectives, circumstances, and risk tolerance agreed to by the Client. Each Client will have the opportunity to place
reasonable restrictions on the types of investments to be held in their respective portfolio, subject to acceptance by
the Advisor.
Clarendon Private evaluates and selects investments for inclusion in Client portfolios only after applying its internal
due diligence process. Clarendon Private may recommend, on occasion, redistributing investment allocations to
diversify the portfolio. Clarendon Private may recommend specific positions to increase sector or asset class
weightings. The Advisor may recommend employing cash positions as a possible hedge against market movement.
Clarendon Private may recommend selling positions for reasons that include, but are not limited to, harvesting
capital gains or losses, business or sector risk exposure to a specific security or class of securities, overvaluation or
overweighting of the position[s] in the portfolio, change in risk tolerance of the Client, generating cash to meet
Client needs, or any risk deemed unacceptable for the Client’s risk tolerance.
Retirement Plan Accounts – When the Advisor provides investment advice to Clients regarding ERISA retirement
accounts or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”), the Advisor is a fiduciary within the meaning of Title I of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) and/or the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”), as applicable,
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which are laws governing retirement accounts. When deemed to be in the Client’s best interest, the Advisor will
provide investment advice to a Client regarding a distribution from an ERISA retirement account or to roll over the
assets to an IRA, or recommend a similar transaction including rollovers from one ERISA sponsored Plan to
another, one IRA to another IRA, or from one type of account to another account (e.g. commission-based account
to fee-based account). Such a recommendation creates a conflict of interest if the Advisor will earn a new (or
increase its current) advisory fee as a result of the transaction. No client is under any obligation to roll over a
retirement account to an account managed by the Advisor
All Client assets will be managed within the designated account[s] at the Custodian, pursuant
to the terms of the
advisory agreement. Please see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices.
Use of Independent Managers – When deemed to be in the Client’s best interest, Clarendon Private will
recommend that Clients utilize one or more unaffiliated investment managers or investment platforms (collectively
“Independent Managers”) for all or a portion of a Client’s investment portfolio, based on the Client’s needs and
objectives. The Advisor will perform initial and ongoing oversight and due diligence over each Independent
Manager to ensure the strategy remains aligned with Clients investment objectives and overall best interests. The
Advisor will also assist the Client in the development of the initial policy recommendations and managing the
ongoing Client relationship. The Client will be provided with the Independent Manager’s Form ADV Part 2A –
Disclosure Brochure (or a brochure that makes the appropriate disclosures).
Financial Planning Services – In connection with its investment management services, Clarendon Private will
typically provide a variety of financial planning and consulting services to Clients, pursuant to a written financial
planning agreement. Services are offered in several areas of a Client’s financial situation, depending on their goals
and objectives. Generally, such financial planning services involve preparing a formal financial plan or rendering a
specific financial consultation based on the Client’s financial goals and objectives. This planning or consulting may
encompass one or more areas of need, including but not limited to, investment planning, retirement planning,
personal savings, education savings, estate/legacy planning, insurance needs, and/or other areas of a Client’s
financial situation.
A financial plan developed for, or financial consultation rendered to the Client will usually include general
recommendations for a course of activity or specific actions to be taken by the Client. For example,
recommendations may be made that the Client start or revise their investment programs, commence or alter
retirement savings, establish education savings and/or charitable giving programs.
Clarendon Private may also refer Clients to an accountant, attorney or other specialists, as appropriate for their
unique situation. For certain financial planning engagements, the Advisor will provide a written summary of the
Client’s financial situation, observations, and recommendations. For consulting or ad-hoc engagements, the
Advisor may not provide a written summary. Plans or consultations are typically completed within six (6) months of
contract date, assuming all information and documents requested are provided promptly.
Financial planning and consulting recommendations pose a conflict between the interests of the Advisor and the
interests of the Client. For example, the Advisor has an incentive to recommend that Clients engage the Advisor for
investment management services or to increase the level of investment assets with the Advisor, as it would
increase the amount of advisory fees paid to the Advisor. Clients are not obligated to implement any
recommendations made by the Advisor or maintain an ongoing relationship with the Advisor. If the Client elects to
act on any of the recommendations made by the Advisor, the Client is under no obligation to implement the
transaction through the Advisor.
Clarendon will provide investment management services and related services. Clarendon accepts custody of a
Client's funds or securities due to shared information systems and operational dependency on Brookline Bancorp
Inc.
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C. Client Account Management
Prior to engaging Clarendon Private to provide wealth management services, each Client is required to enter into a
wealth management agreement with the Advisor that defines the terms, conditions, authority and responsibilities of
the Advisor and the Client. These services may include:
• Establishing an Investment Strategy – Clarendon Private, in connection with the Client, will develop a
strategy that seeks to achieve the Client’s goals and objectives.
• Asset Allocation – Clarendon Private will develop a strategic asset allocation that is targeted to meet the
investment objectives, time horizon, financial situation and tolerance for risk for each Client.
• Portfolio Construction – Clarendon Private will develop a portfolio for the Client that is intended to meet the
stated goals and objectives of the Client.
• Investment Management and Supervision – Clarendon Private will provide investment management and
ongoing oversight of the Client’s investment portfolio.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
Clarendon Private does not manage or place Client assets into a wrap fee program. Investment management
services are provided directly by Clarendon Private.
E. Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, the Advisor manages $328,585,149 in Client assets, all of which are managed on a
discretionary basis. Clients may request more current information at any time by contacting the Advisor.