A. Firm Information
Bourne Lent Asset Management, Inc. (“Bourne Lent” or the “Advisor”) is a registered investment advisor with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Advisor is organized as a corporation under the laws of
the State of New Jersey. The Advisor has been in business since 1983. The original name of the firm was Bourne
Management Inc. In 1998, Bourne Management Inc. invested in Bourne Fissell & Stenstrom, LLC which was closed
in June of 2000. In July of 2000, the name of the firm was changed to Bourne Stenstrom Capital Management, Inc.
and in 2008 the firm's name was changed to, Bourne Stenstrom Lent Asset Management, Inc. In 2015, the Firm's
name was changed to Bourne Lent Asset Management, Inc. Bourne Lent is owned and operated by Donald Bourne
(President) and John Lent (Portfolio Manager, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer). This Disclosure Brochure
provides information regarding the qualifications, business practices, and the advisory services provided by Bourne
Lent.
B. Advisory Services Offered
Bourne Lent offers investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable
organizations, businesses and municipal entities (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. Bourne Lent'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.
Investment Management Services
Bourne Lent 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. Bourne Lent 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. Bourne Lent will then construct an investment
portfolio, primarily consisting of individual equities and individual bonds. The Advisor may also utilize exchange-
traded funds (“ETFs”) or mutual funds to achieve the Client’s investment goals. to meet the needs of its Clients.
The Advisor may retain certain types of investments based on a Client’s legacy investments based on portfolio fit
and/or tax considerations.
Bourne Lent’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. Bourne Lent 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.
Bourne Lent evaluates and selects investments for inclusion in Client portfolios only after applying its internal due
diligence process. Bourne Lent may recommend, on occasion, redistributing investment allocations to diversify the
portfolio. Bourne Lent 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. Bourne Lent 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 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, 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
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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.
At no time will Bourne Lent accept or maintain custody of a Client’s funds or securities, except for the limited
authority as outlined in Item 15 – Custody. 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.
C. Client Account Management
Prior to engaging Bourne Lent to provide investment advisory services, each Client is required to enter into a
written 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 – Bourne Lent, in connection with the Client, will develop a strategy
that seeks to achieve the Client’s goals and objectives.
• Asset Allocation – Bourne Lent 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 – Bourne Lent will develop a portfolio for the Client that is intended to meet the stated
goals and objectives of the Client.
• Investment Management and Supervision – Bourne Lent will provide investment management and ongoing
oversight of the Client’s investment portfolio.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
Bourne Lent does not manage or place Client assets into a wrap fee program. Investment management services
are provided directly by Bourne Lent.
E. Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, Bourne Lent manages $ 285,467,751 in Client assets, $283,456,623of which are
managed on a discretionary basis and $2,011,128 on a non-discretionary basis. Clients may request more current
information at any time by contacting the Advisor.