TA Capital Management is an investment adviser registered with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) and is a limited liability company (LLC) formed under the laws of the State
of New York.
Introduction
The investment advisory services of TA Capital Management are provided to you through an
appropriately licensed and qualified individual who is an investment adviser representative of TA Capital
Management (referred to as a client’s investment adviser representative throughout this brochure).
A client’s investment adviser representative typically is not an employee of TA Capital Management;
rather, a client’s investment adviser representative typically is an independent contractor of TA Capital
Management.
A client’s investment adviser representative is limited to providing the services and charging investment
advisory fees in accordance with the descriptions detailed in this brochure. However, the exact services
you receive and the fees you will be charged will be specified in a client’s advisory services agreement.
Description of Advisory Services
The following are descriptions of the primary advisory services of TA Capital Management. Please
understand that a written agreement, which details the exact terms of the service, must be signed by you
and TA Capital Management before we can provide you the services described below.
Wealth Management Services – TA Capital Management offers wealth management services which is a
combination of asset management services and financial planning services. Asset management services
involves TA Capital Management providing you with continuous and ongoing supervision over a client’s
specified accounts.
You must appoint our firm as a client’s investment adviser of record on specified accounts (collectively,
the “Account”). The Account consists only of separate account(s) held by qualified custodian(s) under a
client’s name. The qualified custodians maintain physical custody of all funds and securities of the
Account, and you retain all rights of ownership (e.g., right to withdraw securities or cash, exercise or
delegate proxy voting and receive transaction confirmations) of the Account.
The Account is managed by us based on a client’s financial situation, investment objectives and risk
tolerance. We actively monitor the Account and provide advice regarding buying, selling, reinvesting or
holding securities, cash or other investments of the Account.
We will need to obtain certain information from you to determine a client’s financial situation and
investment objectives. You will be responsible for notifying us of any updates regarding a client’s financial
situation, risk tolerance or investment objective and whether you wish to impose or modify existing
investment restrictions; however we will contact you at least annually to discuss any changes or updates
regarding a client’s financial situation, risk tolerance or investment objectives. We are always reasonably
available to consult with you relative to the status of a client’s Account. You have the ability to impose
reasonable restrictions on the management of a client’s accounts, including the ability to instruct us not to
purchase certain securities.
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It is important that you understand that we manage investments for other clients and give them advice or
take actions for them or for our personal accounts that is different from the advice we
provide to you or
actions taken for you. We are not obligated to buy, sell or recommend to you any security or other
investment that we may buy, sell or recommend for any other clients or for our own accounts. Conflicts
may arise in the allocation of investment opportunities among accounts that we manage. We strive to
allocate investment opportunities believed to be appropriate for a client’s account(s) and other accounts
advised by our firm among such accounts equitably and consistent with the best interests of all accounts
involved. However, there can be no assurance that a particular investment opportunity that comes to
our attention will be allocated in any particular manner. If we obtain material, non-public information
about a security or its issuer that we may not lawfully use or disclose, we have absolutely no obligation
to disclose the information to any client or use it for any client’s benefit.
Limits Advice to Certain Types of Investments
TA Capital Management provides investment advice on the following types of investments:
· Mutual Funds
· Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
· Exchange-listed Securities
· Securities Traded Over-the-Counter
· Foreign Issues
· Corporate Debt Securities
· Commercial Paper
· Municipal Securities
· US Government Securities
· Options Contracts on Securities
Although we generally provide advice only on the products previously listed, we reserve the right to offer
advice on any investment product that may be suitable for each client’s specific circumstances, needs,
goals and objectives.
It is not our typical investment strategy to attempt to time the market, but we may increase cash holdings
modestly as deemed appropriate based on a client’s risk tolerance and our expectations of market
behavior. We may modify our investment strategy to accommodate special situations such as low basis
stock, stock options, legacy holdings, inheritances, closely held businesses, collectibles, or special tax
situations.
(Please refer to Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss for more
information.)
Tailor Advisory Services to Individual Needs of Clients TA Capital Management’s advisory services
are always provided based on a client’s individual needs. This means, for example, that when we provide
asset management services, you are given the ability to impose restrictions on the accounts we manage
for you, including specific investment selections and sectors. We work with you on a one-one basis
through interviews and questionnaires to determine a client’s investment objectives and suitability
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information. Our financial planning services are always provided based on a client’s individual needs.
When providing financial planning services, we work with you on a one-on-one basis through interviews
and questionnaires to determine your investment objectives and suitability information.
We will not enter into an investment adviser relationship with a prospective client whose investment
objectives may be considered incompatible with our investment philosophy or strategies or where the
prospective client seeks to impose unduly restrictive investment guidelines.
Client Assets Managed by TA Capital Management
TA Capital Management has assets of $302,593,737.16under management to report as of the date of this
Brochure.