We offer a wrap fee program. If you choose to invest in this wrap fee program, our Investment Advisor Representatives
tailor advice to your needs based on conversations with you. When opening an account, we will collect, and you will be
asked to confirm, information about your net worth, investment objectives, and more. We will use this information to
open an account with our affiliate, Maxim Group LLC. This information will be used in our discussions when choosing the
investments for your account.
Our Investment Advisor Representatives use their own investment style and philosophy and each potential client is
required to discuss these matters before opening an account.
Our services are offered as a wrap-fee program and as a non-wrap fee program. In a wrap-fee program, you pay one fee
for both custodial and advisory services. For a non-wrap fee program, these payments are separate. We receive a
portion of the wrap fee. There is no difference between how we manage wrap fee accounts and non-wrap fee accounts.
The service may cost you more or less than purchasing such services separately. The cost difference depends on the
amount of trading in your account.
We receive a portion of the wrap fee and the Investment Advisor Representative will also receive a portion of the fee. It
may be more or less compensation than we would have received if you participated in other programs. You are advised
that there exists an incentive to recommend the wrap fee program in lieu of other programs due to this compensation.
As of December 31, 2023, our discretionary assets under management were $200,834,896. Our non-discretionary assets
under management were $170,328,883.
Fees for Wrap Fee Program
Advisory accounts serviced by Investment Advisor Representatives are charged at the beginning of each calendar quarter
in advance based on the assets as of the close of business on the last business day of the prior calendar quarter or on the
average daily balance of the account for the prior quarter. Fees will be assessed pro rata in the event the portfolio
management agreement is executed at any time other than the first day of a calendar quarter.
At our discretion, we make adjustments to your fee based on significant inflows and outflows.
Wrap Accounts serviced by Investment Advisor Representatives are charged an asset management fee in lieu of
commissions. The fees are negotiated at the time the client signs the contract and range from 10 basis points to 300
basis points (“bps”). For additional disclosure regarding the Wrap Program, please refer to the Maxim Financial Advisors
Wrap Program Brochure.
Fees charged to advisory clients vary by account and are negotiated between the client and the advisor.
Unearned prepaid management fees are refunded pro-rata on terminated accounts.
Other Information about Advisory Fees
Our advisory fees are negotiable, at our discretion.
Maxim Group LLC, an affiliate of Maxim Financial Advisers, may charge a fee directly to you or share in a percentage of
the fees collected by Pershing LLC, custodian of your assets. For more information about these additional fees, you
should consult your Customer Agreement signed
at the time your account was opened, or the annual disclosure
provided to you on your June calendar quarter-end account statement about fees which can be incurred. The
participation rates by Maxim Group of such fees vary by type of fee.
When we provide investment advice to you regarding your retirement plan account or individual retirement account, we
are fiduciaries within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and/or the Internal
Revenue Code, as applicable, which are laws governing retirement accounts. The way we make money creates some
conflicts with your interests, so we operate under a special rule that requires us to act in your best interest and not put
our interest ahead of yours. Under this special rule’s provisions, we must:
• Meet a professional standard of care when making investment recommendations (give prudent advice);
• Never put our financial interests ahead of yours when making recommendations (give loyal advice);
• Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments;
• Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that we give advice that is in your best interest;
• Charge no more than is reasonable for our services; and
• Give you basic information about conflicts of interest.
Mutual funds and exchange traded funds have operating expenses which include a fee paid to an investment manager
or management team. Accounts holding mutual funds or exchange traded funds incur such fees, although these fees are
internal to the operation of mutual funds and are not separately billed to the client.
Termination
Either of us can terminate our agreement for any reason, by giving written notice to the other party. Notice given by the
client is effective upon receipt by the firm.
You have the right to terminate our services within five days of signing the client agreement. If you do so, you will
receive a refund of all pre-paid fees.
In the event of termination, the regular management fee is refunded pro-rata from the date of termination to the date
to which service has been prepaid.
Death, Disability, or Divorce - If a Client is an individual, the Client’s death, disability or incompetency will not
automatically terminate or change the terms of this Agreement. However, the Client’s executor, guardian or attorney-in-
fact may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to Maxim Financial Advisers. In the event that Client is a joint
Account, both Account holders agree that if the Account ever becomes the subject of a dispute between Account
holders, and Maxim Financial Advisers becomes aware of the dispute, Maxim Financial Advisers may refuse to disburse
or allow for the termination of this Agreement without the consent of both joint Account holders. Further, both Account
holders agree that in the event that one Account holder provides instructions to Maxim Financial Advisers, even if the
instructions are to terminate the Agreement and disburse all funds from the Account to one of the Account holders,
Maxim Financial Advisers may do so without the permission of the other Account holder and will have no liability to
either Account holder.