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C. Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions
Tax Planning.
When providing financial planning services, the role of your investment adviser
representative is to find ways to help you understand your overall financial situation
and help you set financial objectives. We also provide modular written financial plans
which only cover those specific areas of concern mutually agreed upon by you and us.
A modular written financial plan is limited or segmented and does not involve the
creation of a full written financial plan. You should be aware that there are important
issues that may not be taken into consideration when your investment adviser
representative develops his or her analysis and recommendations under a modular
written financial plan.
Our financial planning services do not involve implementing any transaction on your
behalf or the active and ongoing monitoring or management of your investments or
accounts. You have the sole responsibility for determining whether to implement our
financial planning recommendations. To the extent that you would like to implement
any of our investment recommendations through GWM or retain GWM to actively
monitor and manage your investments, you must execute a separate written agreement
with GWM for our Investment Supervisory Services.
Services Limited to Specific Types of Investments
GWM limits its money management to mutual funds, equities, bonds, fixed income,
debt securities, ETFs, hedge funds, third party money managers, REITs, private
placements, government securities. GWM may use other securities as well to help
diversify a portfolio when applicable.
GWM offers the same suite of services to all of its clients. However, specific client
financial plans and their implementation are dependent upon the client Investment
Policy Statement 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 GWM from
properly servicing the client account, or if the restrictions would require GWM to
deviate from its standard suite of services, GWM reserves the right to end the
relationship.
Our financial planning services are always provided based on your individual needs.
We work with you on a one-on-one basis through interviews and questionnaires to
determine
your investment objectives and suitability information.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
E. Amounts Under Management
GWM does not participate in any wrap fee programs.
GWM has the following assets under management:
Discretionary Amounts: Non-discretionary Amounts: Date Calculated:
$133,926,038 $0.00 March 19, 2024
A. Fee Schedule
Investment Supervisory Services Fees
Total Assets Under Management Annual Fee
Less than $1,000,000 0.90%
$1,000,000 or more 0.75%
These fees are negotiable and will vary based on factors that include, but are not limited
to, the amount of assets under management, the number of accounts a client will have,
the overall complexity of the client’s situation and other factors important to the
particular client.
Because fees are negotiable, clients can be charged different rates. For example, some
clients are charged more than 0.75% on assets exceeding $1,000,000 and some clients are
charged less than 0.75%.
The final fee schedule is attached as Exhibit II of the Investment Advisory Contract. Fees
are paid quarterly 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 quarter 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 quarter 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 quarter
up to and including the day of termination. (*The daily rate is calculated by dividing
the quarterly AUM fee by the number of days in the termination quarter).
Clients may terminate their contracts without penalty, for full refund, within 5 business
days of signing the advisory contract.
GWM will meet the following five conditions when withdrawing fees directly from
client accounts.
1) GWM will obtain written authorization from the client permitting the adviser’s fees
to be paid directly from the client’s account held by the independent custodian.
2) GWM will ensure the independent custodian will send the client, at least quarterly, a
statement indicating all amounts disbursed from the account.
3) GWM will send a statement to clients showing the amount of the fee, the value of the
client’s assets upon which the fee was based, and the specific manner in which the
fee was calculated.
4) GWM will disclose to clients that it is the client’s responsibility to verify the accuracy