A. FFT is a multi-family office providing thoughtful investment management and family
office services to preserve and grow wealth – and make life easier – for its clients. It is a
registered investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) and has been in business since October 2009. FFT is 100% owned by FWM
Holdings, Inc. In February 2021, 100% of the equity interests in FWM Holdings, Inc.
was acquired by Stanhope Capital (Switzerland) SA, a Swiss societe anonyme and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Stanhope Capital Group SA, a Swiss societe anonyme.
A. Advisory Services Offered.
FFT provides investment management, financial planning and consulting services. Prior
to engaging FFT to provide any of the foregoing services, a client is required to enter into
one or more written agreements with FFT setting forth the terms and conditions under
which FFT renders its services.
Investment Management Services
Clients can engage FFT to manage all or a portion of their assets on a discretionary or a
non-discretionary basis. FFT primarily allocates clients’ investment assets among mutual
funds, exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), third-party managers, and alternative investments
in accordance with the investment objectives of the client. The Firm may also provide
advice and oversight with regard to legacy positions or concentrated stock positions
otherwise held in its clients’ portfolios.
As mentioned above, FFT recommends that certain clients invest a portion of their assets
with unaffiliated, third-party managers who may have more expertise and be able to more
efficiently invest the client in certain sectors than FFT would be able to do directly. The
terms and conditions under which the client engages the third-party manager are set forth
in a separate, written agreement between FFT and the third-party manager or directly
between the client and the third-party manager.
Certain of the alternative investments recommended by FFT, which may include debt,
equity and/or pooled investment vehicles, exist in the form of private placement
securities. Accordingly, FFT limits the recommendation of these investments to clients
that are deemed to be “accredited investors”, as defined under Rule 501 of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
FFT may also render non-discretionary
investment management services to clients
relative to variable life/annuity products that they may own, their individual employer-
sponsored retirement plans, and/or 529 plans or other products that may not be held by
the client’s primary custodian.
Financial Planning and Consulting Services
FFT provides clients with a broad range of comprehensive financial planning and
consulting services. These services are tailored based on the individual needs of the
client. FFT may recommend the services of itself, affiliated entities or other unaffiliated
professionals to implement its recommendations. Clients are advised that a conflict of
interest exists if FFT recommends its own services or those of an affiliate. The client is
under no obligation to act upon any of the recommendations made by FFT under a
financial planning or consulting engagement or to engage the services of any such
recommended professional, including FFT itself. The client retains absolute discretion
over all such implementation decisions and is free to accept or reject any of FFT’s
recommendations.
B. Tailored Services.
FFT tailors its advisory services to the individual needs of clients. FFT consults with
clients initially and on an ongoing basis and may develop an investment policy statement
which determines risk tolerance, time horizon and other factors that may impact the
clients’ investment needs. FFT ensures that clients’ investments are suitable for their
investment needs, goals, objectives and risk tolerance.
Clients are advised to promptly notify FFT if there are changes in their financial situation
or investment objectives or if they wish to impose any reasonable restrictions upon FFT’s
management services. Client may impose reasonable restrictions or mandates on the
management of their account(s) (e.g. require that a portion of their assets be invested in
socially responsible funds) if, in FFT’S sole discretion, the conditions will not materially
impact the performance of a portfolio strategy or prove overly burdensome.
C. Wrap Fee Programs.
FFT does not participate in wrap fee programs.
D. Assets Under Management.
As of December 31, 2023, FFT had Regulatory Assets Under Management of
$3,126,000,000, which included $1,860,000,000 on a discretionary basis and
$1,266,000,000 on a non-discretionary basis.