A. Firm Information Capital Design Private Wealth LLC (“Capital Design” or the “Advisor”) is a registered investment advisor with the SEC, which is organized as a Limited Liability Company (LLC) under the laws of the State of New Hampshire. Capital Design was founded in January 2019, and is owned and operated by Andre N. LaPlante (Partner and Chief Compliance Officer), Hilton J. Kelly (Partner), and Nicholas Drew (Partner). This Disclosure Brochure provides information regarding the qualifications, business practices, and the advisory services provided by Capital Design. B. Advisory Services Offered Capital Design offers investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates and retirement plans in the State of New Hampshire and other states (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. Our fiduciary commitment is further described in our Code of Ethics. For more information regarding our Code of Ethics, please see Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading. Investment Management Services Capital Design provides customized investment advisory solutions for its Clients. This is achieved through continuous personal Client contact and interaction while providing discretionary investment management and related advisory services. Capital Design 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. Capital Design will then construct an investment portfolio, consisting of low-cost, diversified mutual funds and/or exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) to achieve the Client’s investment goals. The Advisor may also utilize individual stocks, closed end funds, or certificates of deposits to meet the needs of its Clients. The Advisor may retain certain types of investments based on a Client’s legacy portfolio construction. On certain occasions Capital Design may outsource investment selection and portfolio construction to 55ip an outside portfolio manager. Capital Design performs due diligence on all outside managers to review model portfolios remain aligned with Capital Designs investment strategy. Capital Design’s investment strategy[ies] is/are primarily long-term focused, but the Advisor may buy, sell or re allocate positions that have been held less than one year to meet the objectives of the Client or due to market conditions. Capital Design 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. Capital Design evaluates and selects investments for inclusion in Client portfolios only after applying its internal due diligence process. Capital Design may recommend, on occasion, redistributing investment allocations to diversify the portfolio. Capital Design 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. Capital Design 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 Client, generating cash to meet the Client needs, or any risk deemed unacceptable for the Client’s risk tolerance. Clients who have 55ip as an outside portfolio will have investments selection and allocation performed by the outside manager. Capital Design monitors and reviews all selections and allocations before implementing the portfolio for adherence to Capital Design investment guidelines. At no time will Capital Design accept or maintain custody of a Client’s funds or securities. All Client assets will be managed within the

designated account[s] at the Custodian, pursuant to the terms of the agreement. Please see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices and Item 15 - Custody. Financial Planning Services Capital Design 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, objectives and financial circumstances. 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 insurance needs and 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. Capital Design 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 may pose a conflict between the interests of the Advisor and the interests of the Client. For example, a recommendation to engage the Advisor for investment management services or to increase the level of investment assets with the Advisor would pose a conflict, as it would increase the 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 execute the transaction through the Advisor. C. Client Account Management Prior to engaging Capital Design to provide investment advisory services, each Client is required to enter into one or more agreements with the Advisor that define the terms, conditions, authority and responsibilities of the Advisor and the Client. These services may include:
• Establishing an Investment Strategy – Capital Design, in connection with the Client, will develop a strategy that seeks to achieve the Client’s goals and objectives.
• Asset Allocation – Capital Design will develop a strategic asset allocation that is targeted to meet the investment objectives, time horizon, financial situation and tolerance of risk for each Client.
• Portfolio Construction – Capital Design will develop a portfolio for the Client that is intended to meet the stated goals and objectives of the Client. Capital Design can and does on occasion outsource Portfolio Construction to model portfolio manager 55ip.
• Investment Management and Supervision – Capital Design will provide investment management and ongoing oversight of the Client’s investment portfolio. Capital Design can and does on occasion outsource Investment Management to model portfolio manager 55ip. Capital Design oversees and supervises all portfolios managed internally or outside of the firm
• Financial Planning – Capital Design provides ongoing financial planning services to assist Clients in meeting their financial goals. D. Wrap Fee Programs Capital Design does not manage or place Client assets into a wrap fee program. Investment management services are provided directly by Capital Design. E. Assets Under Management Capital Design has $131,800,000 discretionary assets under management to report as of December 31, 2023. Clients may request more current information at any time by contacting the Advisor.