We offer wrap fee programs as described in this Wrap Fee Program Brochure. Our wrap fee accounts
are managed on an individualized basis according to the client’s investment objectives, financial
goals, risk tolerance, etc.
A wrap fee program allows our clients to pay a specified fee for investment advisory services and the
execution of transactions. The advisory services may include portfolio management. The fee is not
based directly upon transactions in your account. Your fee is bundled with our costs for executing
transactions in your account(s). This may result in a higher advisory fee to you. We do not charge our
clients higher advisory fees based on their trading activity, but you should be aware that we may
have an incentive to limit our trading activities in your account(s) because we are charged for
executed trades. By participating in a wrap fee program, you may end up paying more or less than
you would through a non-wrap fee program where a lower advisory fee is charged, but trade
execution costs are passed directly through to you by the executing broker.
Our recommended custodian, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”) does not charge transaction fees
for U.S. listed equities and exchange traded funds. Since we pay the transaction fees charged by the
custodian to clients participating in our wrap fee program, this presents a conflict of interest because
we are incentivized to recommend equities and exchange traded funds over other types of securities
in order to reduce our costs.
All material conflicts of interest are disclosed below regarding our firm, our representatives or our
employees, which could be reasonably expected to impair the rendering of unbiased and objective
advice. We disclose that lower fees for comparable services may be available from other sources.
Our Wrap Advisory Services
Wrap Comprehensive Portfolio Management:
Our wrap comprehensive portfolio management service combines asset management with robust
financial planning/financial consulting. The service is designed to provide a very detailed picture of
the client’s financial health, including cash flow and income projections, from which a financial plan
is developed and subsequently executed. Financial plans are tailored to the individual client and
typically address income, tax, estate, college, and retirement needs.
We conduct at least one, but sometimes more than one meeting (in person if possible, otherwise via
telephone conference) with clients in order to understand their current financial situation, existing
resources, financial goals, cash flow and tolerance for risk. Based on what we learn, we propose an
investment approach to the client. We may propose an investment portfolio, consisting of exchange
traded funds, mutual funds, individual stocks or bonds, or other securities. Upon the client’s
agreement to the proposed investment plan, we work with the client to establish or transfer
investment
accounts so that we can manage the client’s portfolio. Once the relevant accounts are
under our management, we review such accounts on a regular basis and at least quarterly. We may
periodically rebalance or adjust client accounts under our management. If the client experiences any
significant changes to his/her financial or personal circumstances, the client must notify us so that
we can consider such information in managing the client’s investments.
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Fee Schedule
The maximum annual fee to be charged for this service is 1.25%. The fee assessed client
account(s) or portfolio will be detailed in an advisory agreement to be signed by the client. Our
firm’s annualized fees are billed on a pro-rata basis quarterly in advance based on the value of
your account on the last day of the previous quarter. Adjustments will be made for deposits and
withdrawals during the quarter. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing, our advisory fees will be
assessed on cash and cash equivalents. Fees are negotiable and will be deducted from your
account. As part of this process, the client is made aware of the following:
a) Your independent custodian sends statements at least quarterly to you showing the market
values for each security included in the Assets and all disbursements in your account
including the amount of the advisory fees paid to us;
b) You provide authorization permitting us to be directly paid by these terms. We send our
invoice directly to the custodian; and
c) It is the client’s responsibility to verify the calculation of advisory fees deducted from the
account.
Other Types of Fees & Expenses:
You may pay custodial fees, charges imposed directly by a mutual fund, index fund, or exchange
traded fund which shall be disclosed in the fund’s prospectus (i.e., fund management fees and other
fund expenses), mark-ups and mark-downs, spreads paid to market makers, wire transfer fees and
other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities transactions. These fees are not included
within the wrap-fee you are charged by our firm.
We do not recommend or offer the wrap program services of other providers. Our investment
advisory representatives receive a portion of the advisory fee that you pay us, either directly as a
percentage of your overall fee or as their salary from our firm. In cases where our investment
advisory representatives are paid a percentage of your overall advisory fee, this may create an
incentive to recommend that you participate in a wrap fee program rather than a non-wrap fee
program (where you would pay for trade execution costs) or brokerage account where commissions
are charged. This is because, in some cases, we may stand to earn more compensation from advisory
fees paid to us through a wrap fee program arrangement if your account is not actively traded.