Description of the Advisory Firm
A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners, LLC (also referred to as “A.G.P.”, “we”, “our”, “us” or the “firm”
throughout this brochure) is an SEC-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser with its principal
place of business located in Westport, Connecticut. A.G.P. is a privately held New York Limited Liability
Company, wholly owned by Alliance Global Holdings, Inc. Alliance Global Holdings, Inc. is principally
owned and controlled by Phil Michals, Raffaele Gambardella, and the David Bocchi Family Trust (for
which Mr. Bocchi is the Trustee).
A.G.P.’s broker-dealer component is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”),
with which it has maintained its license since 1980. A.G.P. became registered as an investment adviser
with the SEC in June 2009, under its former name (Euro Pacific Capital, Inc.).
Following the acquisition of the firm in 2018, “Euro Pacific Capital” emerged as a division of the firm, now
called EPC Advisors Group (“EPC”), which maintains a focus in international investing. A.G.P. endeavors
to continue to expand its focus, offering clients a broader spectrum of services through an open
architecture platform, while maintaining our stronghold in the field of international investing. We seek to
engender a deep and dynamic level of service and commitment to clients of all sizes and stripes1.
A.G.P. has full-service capabilities with a global reach and ability to trade domestically and internationally,
offering retail and institutional services, as well as capital markets and investment banking. Our
management has over a century of professional experience in financial services and embrace a
commitment to excellence that represent an alliance prepared to meet the challenges of the future today.
Further information regarding A.G.P.’s products, structure and composition is provided on Part 1 of our
Form ADV, which is available online at http://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov and upon request. We also invite
you to visit our website www.allianceg.com for additional information.
Since A.G.P. is dually registered with the SEC as both a broker-dealer and a registered investment
adviser, an A.G.P. investment adviser representative (“A.G.P. IAR” or “our IAR”) may also be registered
as a general sales representative (or a registered representative) with A.G.P.’s broker-dealer. Therefore,
A.G.P.’s IAR may be able to offer clients both investment advisory and brokerage services. Clients should
speak to their A.G.P. IAR to understand the different types of services available through A.G.P. Please
visit our website and reference our Regulation Best Interest Disclosure for important information
concerning the scope and terms of our brokerage services and details of conflicts of interest that arise
through our delivery of brokerage services. This brochure is limited to describing the investment advisory
services we provide to clients.
Wrap Fee Services Offered
A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners, LLC (“A.G.P.”) offers discretionary account management to retail clients
through a Wrap Fee Program (“the Program”), as described in this brochure. A.G.P. is the sponsor of the
1 A.G.P. does not provide specific legal or tax related advice and clients should consult their independent tax and/or legal
practitioners for such advice.
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Program, and Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC (“EPAM”) acts as sub-advisor to the Program. The
Program primarily invests in international securities and certain domestic securities with exposure to
international markets. Our strategies may not be appropriate for clients seeking exposure to the U.S.
domestic securities markets.
A.G.P. also offers investment advisory management services to clients on a discretionary basis
on separately managed accounts (“SMAs”). Some of the SMAs may be billed to clients on a wrap fee
basis, as set forth in the Investment Advisory Agreement between A.G.P. and its clients. A.G.P. services
under the SMA programs are set forth in the Firm’s Brochure. This Brochure primarily describes the Wrap
Fee Program.
As of June 30, 2023, A.G.P. has total assets under management of $1,320,572,086 broken down as
follows:
Wrap Fee Program
As part of the Wrap Fee Program, the client pays a single bundled fee to A.G.P., instead of paying
separately for A.G.P.’s advisory services, commissions on transactions. A.G.P. then pays EPAM a portion
of the wrap fee for their sub-advisory services.
Typically, clients with account values of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more will be eligible to
participate in the Wrap Fee Program. Under the Wrap Fee Program, the client’s account will be invested
according to one of six Portfolio Wrap strategies designed by EPAM. Each Portfolio Wrap strategy is
allocated among various proprietary mutual funds (“Euro Pacific Funds” or “the Funds”) to which EPAM
is the investment advisor. The six wrap strategies are designed for suitable clients with risk tolerance
levels ranging from low to high and by allocating varying percentages of the client’s portfolio to Euro
Pacific Funds representing asset class categories of core equity, regional equity, fixed income and hard
assets.
Fees for the Wrap Fee Program
Clients participating in our Wrap Fee Program pay a single bundled fee to A.G.P. for our advisory services
and commissions on transactions instead of paying these fees separately. The wrap fee does not include:
(i) margin interest; or (ii) certain miscellaneous account fees or other administrative fees, such as wire
fees, or transfer fees; and (iii) advisory fees and expenses of mutual funds (including money market
funds), closed-end investment companies or other managed investments, if any are held in the client’s
account. A miscellaneous fee schedule is available upon request. Participants in the Wrap Fee Program
are obligated to pay a wrap fee based on a percentage of the client’s assets under management, per the
following schedule:
Discretionary
Amounts:
Non-discretionary
Amounts:
Date Calculated
$ 572,707,015 $ 747,865,071 June 30, 2023
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Assets Under Management Basic Annual Wrap Fee Schedule
First $100,000 2.00%
Next $100,000 1.75%
Next $300,000 1.50%
Next $500,000 1.25%
Any additional amount over $1 million 1.00%
A.G.P. then pays 80 basis points of this fee to EPAM for their services as sub-advisor.
A.G.P. may aggregate related client accounts for purposes of calculating the advisory fee applicable to
the client. The actual fee charged to a client will be outlined in the Wrap Account Investment Management
Agreement (“WAIMA”). A.G.P. reserves the right to negotiate fees with clients and may waive fees or
charge higher or lower fees than those described above, at our discretion. The fees are subject to change
with prior written notice to the client.
Participating in the Wrap Fee Program may cost a client more or less than purchasing investment
management and trading services separately. Factors that may affect the cost of a wrap fee program
relative
to other compensation arrangements include the advisory fees the client would pay for A.G.P.’s
investment management services if the fees were unbundled; the transaction and execution fees the
custodian would charge to the client under a non-wrap fee arrangement; and the frequency and volume
of trading activity in the client’s account. Under the terms of this Wrap Fee Program, A.G.P. will pay
trading and execution costs imposed by the custodian for transactions in client accounts. This
arrangement presents a potential conflict of interest for A.G.P., as A.G.P. has a financial disincentive to
engage in active trading. However, transaction fees are not a material consideration for A.G.P. in deciding
whether to engage in any trading or the level of trading activity for client accounts.
The client’s A.G.P. IAR receives compensation when clients participate in this Wrap Fee Program. This
compensation may be more than what the advisory representative would receive if clients participated in
other programs at A.G.P. or paid separately for investment advice, brokerage, and other services, and
the A.G.P. IAR may therefore have a financial incentive to recommend the Wrap Fee Program over other
programs or services.
Billing Method
A.G.P.’s advisory fees are payable quarterly in advance at the beginning of each calendar quarter based
on the fair market value of the client’s account as of the close of business on the last business day of the
previous calendar quarter. Quarterly fees are not adjusted for contributions or withdrawals made during
the quarter except for new or terminated accounts. For new client accounts, the initial fee is based on the
value of the account as of the day the account’s assets are placed under the supervision of A.G.P.
prorated for the balance of the calendar quarter.
The fair market value of the assets in the account is determined by the custodian in accordance with its
standard policies and practices. In the event the custodian does not provide a value for any asset(s) in
the account, those asset(s) will be valued at a market value as determined in good faith by A.G.P.
Initial deposit or subsequent additions may be in cash or securities, provided that A.G.P. reserves the
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right to liquidate any transferred securities, or decline to accept particular securities into a client’s account.
Transfers of assets into the wrap account will be liquidated by the manager in order to rebalance the
portfolio to the intended allocation. Transferred securities will be liquidated without regard to any
transaction fees, fees assessed at the mutual fund level, (i.e., contingent deferred sales charge) and/or
tax ramifications.
The client should note that by signing the WAIMA, they have directed A.G.P to have the custodian directly
debit the advisory fee without any prior notice. All clients will receive account statements from the
custodian no less frequently than quarterly. The custodian statement will include the deduction of the
advisory fee. At our discretion, A.G.P. may make alternative billing arrangements for clients upon request.
Cash Balances in Program Accounts
In consultation with your IAR, a portion of your portfolio will be held in cash, cash equivalents or money
market funds as part of the overall investment strategy for the account. Depending on your IAR’s
investment outlook or strategy, these cash balances can be high and represent a material portion of your
overall portfolio. Cash and cash equivalents, including money market funds, are subject to your advisory
fee. Clients should understand that the advisory fees charged on these balances may exceed the returns
provided by cash, cash equivalents or money market funds, especially in low interest rate environments.
You should discuss such strategies with your IAR to ensure your full understanding.
Additional Fees and Expenses
If existing securities are held in the client’s account when the client enters the Wrap Fee Program (from
an A.G.P. brokerage account or outside account), A.G.P. as broker-dealer will sell all securities within the
account prior to investing in the Funds within the chosen wrap model. Clients will be responsible for paying
all fees relating to the liquidation of existing securities. A.G.P. will pass these fees to the client without
markup. Additional fees charged to clients of the Wrap Fee Program may include wire transfer and
electronic fund fees, and other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities transactions,
including possible SEC transaction fees, postage, handling or other miscellaneous transaction related
costs. A.G.P. does not believe that these additional fees will be material if incurred at all. Clients in the
Wrap Fee Program ultimately bear these costs in addition to the wrap fees charged directly to the client.
Clients participating in the Wrap Fee Program will not be charged sales charges for shares of the Euro
Pacific Funds held in the client’s account. Mutual funds are subject to deferred sales charges, 12b-1 fees,
early redemption fees, and other fund-related expenses. The Fund’s prospectus fully describes the fees
and expenses. The Euro Pacific Funds pay advisory fees to EPAM, which are indirectly charged to all
holders of the mutual fund shares. AGP manages this conflict of interest by reducing or rebating the
management fees by the amount of the advisory fees EPAM receives from the Funds, by rebating the
12b-1 fees of the funds and by not charging commissions on purchases of the funds.
Termination
Either party may terminate the WAIMA upon ten (10) days written notice to the other party. The client may
terminate the agreement by writing to A.G.P. at our office. Upon termination of the WAIMA, A.G.P. will
refund any prepaid, unearned advisory fees based on the effective date of termination.
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Terminations will not affect liabilities or obligations from transactions initiated in the client’s account prior
to termination. In the event a client terminates the WAIMA, A.G.P. will not liquidate any securities in the
account unless instructed in writing by the client to do so. Clients should understand that in the event a
client requests that their account(s) be fully liquidated, it may take A.G.P. a number of days or more to
sell all the securities in the account(s) depending on the types of securities in a client’s account. In the
event of client’s death or disability, A.G.P. will continue management of the account until notified and
given alternative instructions by an authorized party.
Other Compensation
As a brokerage firm, A.G.P. accepts compensation from brokerage clients for the sale of securities or
other investment products, including asset-based sales charges or service fees from the sale of mutual
funds. This practice presents a conflict of interest and gives individuals an incentive to recommend
investment products based on the compensation received rather than on a client’s needs. If an advisory
client maintains a separate brokerage account through A.G.P. and trades securities in that account, the
client would pay commissions to A.G.P. on transactions in the brokerage account.