Angeles Wealth Management, LLC (“AWM” or the “Company”), a Delaware limited liability
company, was formed in November 2011 by the principal owners Jonathan R. Foster and Angeles
Investment Advisors, LLC (“AIA”), an SEC-registered investment advisor and the majority owner
of AWM. AWM primarily operates out of Santa Monica, California, in an office that it shares with
AIA. AWM also maintains offices in New York, New York, Chicago, Illinois and Houston, Texas.
AWM and AIA are both 100% employee owned. For further information about AIA, please refer
to AIA’s brochure available on the SEC’s website at
[email protected].
Discretionary Services
AWM provides personalized discretionary portfolio and wealth management services generally to
high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, foundations, endowments, charitable
organizations, corporations, and other business entities (“Clients”). AWM consults with each
Client to identify goals, risk tolerances, tax considerations, personal and family concerns, etc.
From this review, the Company recommends an investment allocation and weighting to AWM’s
investment strategies. AWM generally acts as a “manager of managers”, allocating to asset
managers with specific investment expertise to an asset class or marketplace to which AWM
wishes to achieve Client exposure. The Company also manages individual securities as well.
Under certain circumstances, Clients may impose restrictions on investing in specific managers,
securities or types of securities. The firm does not sponsor or participate in wrap fee programs.
Philanthropy Services
AWM provides limited philanthropy consulting services at no additional fee as part of the overall
management relationship upon request. These philanthropy consulting services can include advice
related to the creation of corporate social responsibility plans (CSR), conducting organizational
assessments, strategic planning, financial restructuring, management and board development,
prospect research and evaluation, proposal drafting, due diligence, and funder communications.
Clients requiring more comprehensive philanthropy services may be referred to Starfish Impact
(Starfish). The services of Starfish and its relationship to AWM are detailed in Item 10-Other
Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations.
Relationship with AIA
AWM has a relationship with AIA wherein AIA creates and maintains the model portfolios and
pooled investment vehicles (see Fund of Funds below) utilized by AWM in allocating the majority
of Client assets. AWM may make investments in securities not included in the AIA model
portfolio for tax or other Client specific considerations. AWM may also utilize AIA for certain
additional advisory services as detailed below under “Selected AIA Services”. AWM Clients’
primary contact will be with AWM personnel. AWM does not compensate AIA for its services.
All services described below are expected to be delivered by AWM.
Model Allocations
The risk profiles and investing guidelines for AWM Clients generally fall into the following
categories:
Fixed Income-Invest primarily in fixed income and cash reserves with immaterial to no
allocation to equities or alternatives.
Ultra Conservative Balanced- Invests primarily in equity and fixed income instruments
and cash reserves. Equity instrument positions generally between 10-30% of the portfolio
Conservative Balanced- Invests primarily in equity and fixed income instruments and
cash reserves. Equity instrument positions generally between 30-50% of the portfolio.
Balanced- Invests primarily in equity and fixed income instruments and cash reserves.
Equity instrument positions generally between 50-70% of the portfolio.
Aggressive Balanced- Invests primarily in equity and fixed income instruments and cash
reserves. Equity instrument
positions generally between 70-90% of the portfolio.
Equity- Invests primarily in equity instruments and cash reserves with immaterial to no
fixed income allocation.
Additionally, AWM utilizes alternative investment vehicles (“Alternatives”) as part of the above
asset mix. Alternatives include but are not limited to hedge funds, private equity, and venture capital
vehicles, including the Funds managed by AIA. Investment in these vehicles is subject to Client
qualification, and to the execution and acceptance of offering memorandums and other
documentation provided by the offeror.
Selected AIA services
AWM utilizes certain services offered by AIA in addition to the Model Allocations discussed above.
These services are available to AWM Clients, but some or all of these services may not be used.
Portfolio Structure Analysis: Studies to determine the percentage policy allocation and
the minimum and maximum ranges to sub-asset categories such as style, size, active,
passive, quality, maturity, and market allocations are conducted.
Investment Manager Research and Selection: Proprietary manager research is conducted
on public and private category managers, funds and private placements are evaluated to
determine success factors and suitability for Clients. This manager research is used to
conduct manager searches and selection for Clients.
Manager Fiduciary Oversight: AIA monitors investment managers for changes in
organization, ownership, personnel, investment philosophy, investment process, historical
performance, and policies and procedures on behalf of our Clients. Return information
supplied by the Client or third-party data vendor is analyzed and interpreted.
Performance Measurement and Evaluation: With return information supplied by the
Client or third-party data vendor, AIA performs performance measurement services and
provides appropriate reporting to Clients. As part of this service, AIA routinely monitors
and evaluates the performance of the Client's money managers and the overall portfolio.
Private Fund Investments
AWM utilizes certain private funds managed by AIA (individually a “Fund”, and collectively the
“Funds”) to fill the Alternatives portion of a Client’s portfolio when AWM deems such investment
to be appropriate for the client.
AIA acts as the investment adviser to the Funds. The Funds rely on the exclusion to the
definition of “Investment Company” provided by Section 3(c)(1) and/or Section 3(c)(7) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Funds are managed in reliance on the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Regulation 4.7(b), which requires that investors
be limited to “qualified eligible persons” (including non-US persons).
While AIA has complete discretion and authority to manage and direct the investment
capital for the Funds, it generally does not invest the Funds’ capital directly. Instead, AIA
identifies third-party managers (“Investment Managers”) whose investment strategies and
styles are suited to the investment objective, policies, and restrictions of the Funds. Angeles
then allocates the majority of the capital of the Funds to the investment discretion of one
or more Investment Managers and/or invests the Funds’ capital in selected investment
funds advised by the Investment Managers (Sub-Funds). This structure is commonly
referred to as a Fund of Funds. Angeles will occasionally buy bonds or ETFs in the Funds
to obtain market exposure not otherwise covered by the Investment Managers. Angeles
will (where applicable) manage the domestic and offshore versions of the Funds
identically, but there will be allocation differences due to the size and timing of the
investments.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2022, AWM managed $1,138,418,240 of client assets on a discretionary basis,
and $47,366,281 on a non-discretionary basis as of that same date.