FCAM oversees clients’ portfolios based upon the client’s risk profile, investment horizon, financial
goals, income (current and potential), tax bracket, portfolio size, net worth, and other aspects of
the client’s financial profile. The FCAM WRAP Program consists of three programs all of which
are offered as “wrap account” programs which bundle advisory, administrative, and transaction
charges into one asset-based fee. A portion of the wrap fee is allocated to the administrative fee,
which covers administrative and supervisory services provided by FCAM as well as transaction,
execution, clearing and custodial services as provided by a third-party clearing firm. FCAM also
receives a portion of the fee for advisory services. Clients should consider that depending upon
the level of the wrap fee charges, the amount of portfolio activity in their accounts, the value of
services that are provided under these programs, and other factors, the wrap fee may or may not
exceed the aggregate cost of services if they were to be provided separately. Under a wrap
account program, your assets would be managed by FCAM generally in the same manner as
assets managed by FCAM for clients not in a wrap account program other than the requirements
or restrictions of the program, although this would be subject to your particular investment needs
and objectives.
FCAM does not offer wrap programs to new clients. Existing clients may add additional funds as
needed.
Clients are billed the asset-based fee in advance based upon the assets under management on
either a monthly or quarterly basis, depending upon the program chosen. The timing of such billing
is determined, in part, by the particular investment program chosen by the registered investment
advisor along with the client. Details of fees, as well as the timing of such fees, will be discussed
and disclosed in the client agreement prior to opening an account.
FCAM WRAP Program Fee Schedule
Account Size Maximum Fee
$50,000 - $100,000 2.00%
$100,001 - $200,000 1.75%
$200,001 - $500,000 1.25%
$500,001 AND
ABOVE
1.00%
These fee amounts may be negotiated depending upon circumstances including but not limited
to account composition and complexity, account size, employee or family relationships, etc.
which may result in different fees being charged by us for client accounts similar in composition
and objectives. You should understand that mutual funds, including exchange traded funds and
similar investment products, in which your assets are invested by us or by others, impose
separate investment management fees and other operating expenses (described in the fund’s
prospectus) for which you will be charged separately from the fee paid to us for our services.
The tiered fee schedule above is assessed for each account, and FCAM does not aggregate
other accounts for the client (Householding) when determining the fee.
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FCAM utilizes money market funds as temporary investment vehicles for clients as permitted by
law and subject to applicable restrictions. The use of money market funds in “sweep”
arrangements, for temporary investment purposes or otherwise, may result in FCAM earning
advisory, distribution or other fees described herein. The fees earned by
FCAM may vary
depending on the money market funds utilized. FCAM is not compensated based on a share of
capital gains or capital appreciation in a client’s account or any portion thereof.
The client will grant FCAM the authority to receive monthly or quarterly fee payments directly from
the client’s account held by an independent custodian. The client provides limited authorization
to withdraw the contractually agreed upon fees from the account. The custodian of the account is
made aware of the limitation of FCAM’s access to the account. The custodian sends the client a
statement, at least quarterly, indicating all the amounts disbursed from the account including the
amount of advisory fees paid directly to Advisor which the client should verify for accuracy as to
our fee calculation. The custodian of the account holds all customer assets. FCAM does not
physically hold or handle customer funds or securities.
The management, certain support staff and the Advisors of FCAM are also registered
representatives of FCIS., a securities broker-dealer. You may work with your Advisor in his or her
separate capacity as a broker dealer registered representative of FCIS. When acting in his or her
separate capacity as a registered representative, your Advisor may sell securities such as stocks,
bonds, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds to you on a commission basis. As such, your
Advisor may suggest that you implement investment advice by purchasing securities products
through a commission-based brokerage account in addition to or in lieu of a fee-based
investment- advisory account. This receipt of commissions creates an incentive to recommend
those products for which your Advisor will receive a commission in his or her separate capacity
as a registered representative of a securities broker-dealer. Consequently, the objectivity of the
advice rendered to you could be biased.
As described elsewhere in this Brochure, FCAM receives 12b-1 (distribution) fees for the sale of
certain mutual funds purchased by advisory clients. Client assets are sometimes invested in
shares of registered funds (such as mutual funds) that offer several classes of shares with
different fees. Some share classes charge 12b-1 (distribution) fees, shareholder services fees
or administrative fees and pay these fees to FCAM. Distribution payments, or 12b-1 fees,
compensate FCAM for selling registered fund shares. Shareholder services and administrative
fees compensate FCAM for customer account services and administration such as account and
trade detail recordkeeping, customer statement preparation and delivery, tax reporting, and
other services that the registered mutual fund otherwise would have provided. Distribution,
shareholder services and administrative fees are deducted from the mutual fund’s assets and
indirectly paid by the fund’s shareholders. Registered funds often offer one or more share
classes that do not charge 12b-1 or shareholder services fees. Clients may be able to invest in
lower-cost share classes directly.
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FCAM does endeavor to invest client funds in the cheapest available share class. Also, in
situations where the cheapest share class still pays a 12b-1 fee to FCAM, we will refund/credit
these fees back to the client.