Firm Description
Noesis is located in Boca Raton, Florida. Noesis began operating as a State of Florida investment adviser on
September 5, 1995, and moved to SEC registration on April 27, 2001. The firm is owned by Nico Letschert
(CFP™) and Ellen Letschert through a Tenants By Entirety.
As of October 31, 2023, our assets under management consisted of:
Number of
Accounts
Assets Under
Management
Discretionary 619 $ 481,406,349
Non-Discretionary 53 $ 58447868
Total 672 $ 539,854,217
Investment Advisory Services
Noesis provides ongoing portfolio management services for its clients. The firm’s preference is to deliver
these services on a discretionary basis but may also do so on a non-discretionary basis, when appropriate. As
part of our fiduciary duty to our clients, Noesis obtains information pertaining to each client’s investment
objectives, time horizon, liquidity needs and tolerance for risk so that portfolios can be tailored to meet the
individual needs of the client. Clients also have the ability to impose reasonable restrictions on investing in
specific, or groups of, securities within their account. However, such restrictions and guidelines imposed by
clients affect the composition and performance of portfolios. See Item 11 of this Disclosure Brochure for
additional information regarding our fiduciary duty to clients.
Although each account is assigned to a Portfolio Manager (or PM), the firm’s PMs share information with
one another on specific investments and market outlook on a continuous basis. The firm’s research team
leads the firm’s research efforts and provides guidance to Noesis’ Portfolio Managers. This gives the firm a
common investment philosophy and results in many client portfolios owning common securities; however,
discretion is given to each account’s PM for your account’s portfolio design. This results in different holding
periods for commonly held securities amongst the firm’s accounts. Noesis has processes in place to ensure
that all trades are made in accordance with current industry regulations and the firm’s code of ethics so that
the firm’s clients are not unfairly advantaged or disadvantaged by the decisions of their Portfolio Manager.
For our accredited investors, and those whose portfolios are deemed appropriate, clients may bring over
alternative types of investments for management or reporting in their portfolio. Conversely, for our
accredited investors, and those whose portfolios are deemed appropriate, we may also use alternative
investments, such as limited partnerships, private
equity funds, and REITs that are not publicly traded. We
do not recommend special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) but will accommodate legacy positions
brought in by our clients. These types of investments contain considerable risk and are therefore only for
portfolios that can withstand the possibility of exposure to loss of principal.
Our firm’s role, relative to these types of investment funds, shall be limited to its initial and ongoing due
diligence and investment monitoring services. If a client determines to become a Fund Investor, the amount
of assets invested in the fund(s) shall be included as part of the client’s assets under management for purposes
of Noesis’ calculating its investment advisory fee, unless we agree otherwise. Noesis’ clients are under no
obligation to consider or make an investment in a private investment fund(s) or any other alternative product.
Please Note: Alternative products generally involve various risk factors including, but not limited to,
potential for complete loss of principal, liquidity constraints (they do not provide daily liquidity or pricing)
and lack of transparency. A complete discussion of which is set forth in each product’s offering documents.
These documents are provided to the investor for review and consideration at the time of purchase. Clients
who wish to hold such assets must establish that he/she is qualified for this type of investment, acknowledge
and accept the risk.
Assets Under Advisement Services
Noesis provides ongoing portfolio monitoring and consultation services to clients as “assets under
advisement”. This means the firm will perform the same due diligence for client’s investment suitability and
investment needs as noted above for investment management clients. Noesis will also assign a PM to the
account who is responsible for the continuous and consistent review of the client’s portfolio. The PM will
provide investment recommendations, allocation and reallocation recommendations. Investments under
advisement recommendations must be executed by the client. Noesis is not responsible for choosing the
brokerage or executing these types of transactions. Therefore, the client will choose to execute all of the
recommendations, some of the recommendations or none of the recommendations.
Financial Planning Services
As part of our advisory services, Noesis offers formal financial planning services. These services are
primarily focused on planning for future cash flow, education, retirement and succession needs. The firm
does not charge additional fees for financial planning services.