We are dedicated to providing individuals and other types of clients with a wide array of
investment advisory services. Our firm is a corporation formed in the State of California. Our firm
has been in business as an investment adviser since 2004 and is owned 100% by Robert D.
Chatterton, President.
We offer the following advisory services:
Asset Management:
We offer discretionary and non-discretionary asset management services based on the individual
needs of the client. Understanding your personal situation is very important to the services we
provide. Therefore, we will have detailed discussions with you to understand your current
financial situation and investments, goals, risk tolerance and investment objectives. The
investment objective you select will guide us in managing your account.
Our firm recommends that certain clients allocate investment assets among the various mutual
fund asset allocation models, underlying mutual funds, and/or independent investment manager
programs offered through SEI Investments Company (“SEI”). SEI is a global asset management
company and sponsor of its own proprietary mutual funds. SEI Private Trust Company (“SEI
Trust”), a subsidiary of SEI, serves as custodian for each SEI account (SEI and SEI Trust collectively
referred to as “SEI”). SEI provides each client with reporting services, including consolidated
monthly statements, quarterly performance reports, and year-end tax reports. SEI enables
investment advisers such as our firm to offer our clients mutual fund asset allocation models,
underlying individual mutual funds, and investment management programs that are not
otherwise available to the general public. As part of its overall investment management program,
SEI offers quarterly rebalancing of each client’s investment assets for the purpose of maintaining
the assets in accordance with the client’s previously designated percentage (%) asset allocations
for the SEI account, if elected by the client. If a client desires automatic account rebalancing,
he/she must first provide such authorization directly to our firm, who will then advise SEI
accordingly. If the client selects a customized model rather than an SEI asset allocation model,
the client’s account will not be eligible for automatic rebalancing by SEI. In this case, our firm will
provide recommendations or rebalancing based on the client’s goals and objectives. Our firm
shall not remove clients’ account from SEI to another program without the client’s consent. The
fees charged by SEI are exclusive of, and in addition to, our firm’s investment management fee.
In addition to our firm’s investment management fee, the client, relative to all mutual fund
purchases, shall also incur charges imposed at the mutual fund level (e.g., management fees and
other fund expenses). Our firm intends to primarily allocate investment management assets of
our client accounts among various investment management programs offered through SEI
Investments Company (“SEI”) and various independent investment managers on either a
discretionary or non-discretionary basis, as elected by our client and in accordance with the
investment objectives of our client.
In order for us to manage your assets, you will be required to enter into an investment advisory
agreement with Chatterton & Associates and an agreement with SEI. The agreements will set
forth the terms and conditions of our relationship, including the amount of your investment
advisory fee. You will retain all rights of ownership on your account, including the right to
withdraw securities or cash and vote proxies. In addition, you will also have the ability to impose
restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities at the time you open an
account.
Chatterton & Associates provides financial industry informational newsletters to clients on a
regular basis free of charge. Chatterton & Associates also hosts occasional free educational
seminars for current and prospective clients.
Retirement Plan Advisory and Consulting Services:
Chatterton offers Retirement Plan Advisory and Consulting Services to employee benefit plans
and their fiduciaries. We will acknowledge our status as a fiduciary under Sections 3(21) and 3(28)
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). Section 3(21) of ERISA
applies
to any investment consulting services we provide to Plans covered by ERISA and Section 3(38) of
ERISA applies to when we provide discretionary investment services to Plans covered by ERISA.
There are important differences among these services in terms of the type of service, structure
and administration, and fees. Please review this brochure carefully as you decide which of these
services is appropriate for your investment needs.
Retirement Plan Consulting Services
• We can assist Plans by acting as a liaison between each Plan and its service providers,
product sponsors and/or vendors. In such cases, Chatterton shall act only in accordance
with instructions from the Client on investment or Plan administration matters and will
not exercise judgment or discretion.
• We provide education, training, and guidance for the members of a Plan Committee with
regard to plan features, retirement readiness matters, or duties and responsibilities of
the Committee, including education with respect to fiduciary responsibilities.
• We can assist with participant education, which may include preparation of educational
materials or conducting general investment education seminars and meetings for Plan
participants.
• We can assist with the preparation, distribution and evaluation of “requests for
proposals” or “requests for information,” finalist interviews, and conversion support with
respect to service providers.
• We provide benchmarking services with comparisons of Plan data to data from prior Plan
years and/or a benchmark group of similarly situated plans.
Discretionary Investment Advisory Services
When acting as your investment manager under Section 3(38) of ERISA, Chatterton can assist
Clients in the development of an Investment Policy Statement (IPS) and provide discretionary
investment management services to Plans, including:
• We provide ongoing and continuous discretionary investment management with respect
to the asset classes and designed investment alternatives available under the Plan in
accordance with the IPS.
• We offer a selection of a broad range of investment options consistent with ERISA Section
404(c) and the regulations thereunder.
• We monitor investment options by preparing periodic investment reports that document
investment performance, consistency of fund management and conformance to the
guidelines set forth in the IPS and determining next steps with investment options.
• We meet with Clients on a periodic basis to discuss the periodic investment reports and
investment decisions.
• We provide asset allocation services to participants of the Plan as an asset allocation tool
among the Plan’s designated investment alternatives.
• We provide assistance in educating participants regarding how the asset allocation
service functions and how it differs from the Plan’s designated investment alternatives.
Non-Discretionary Investment Advisory Services
• We can assist the Plan in the preparation or review of an investment policy statement
(“IPS”) after consulting with client.
• We provide ongoing investment recommendations. Chatterton will recommend, for
consideration and selection by Client, specific investments to be held by the Plan or, in
the case of a participant-directed defined contribution plan, to be made available as
investment options under the Plan. We will recommend for consideration and selection
by Client, investment replacements if an existing investment is determined by the Client
to no longer be suitable as an investment option.
• We provide ongoing investment monitoring. Chatterton will perform ongoing monitoring
of investment options in accordance with the criteria provided by the Client to the
Chatterton.
• We can assist in identifying for client an investment product or service in connection with
the definition of a “Qualified Default Investment Alternative” (“QDIA”) under ERISA for
Plans subject to ERISA.
• We provide Periodic Performance Reporting
As of December 31, 2023, we had approximately $1,054,329,820 in regulatory assets under
management, approximately $189,929,846 of which was managed on a discretionary basis and
approximately $864,399,974 of which was managed or advised on a non-discretionary basis.