WhiteOaksWealthAdvisors,Inc.(“WhiteOaks”)is
aninvestmentadviserregisteredwiththeUnitedStates
SecuritiesandExchangeCommission.SharonAlison
Bloodworthis100%shareholder,CEOandChief
ComplianceOfficerofthefirm.Thefirmisnotpublicly
ownedortraded.Therearenoindirectownersofthefirm
orintermediarieswhohaveanyownershipinterestinthe
firm.WhiteOaksprovidesFamilyOfficeServices,
InvestmentManagement,WealthManagementandTrust
Services.Clientsarefreetoimposeinvestment
restrictionsontheiraccountsotherthaninour
proprietaryfunds.AllofWhiteOaksclientshavegiven
thefirmdiscretionaryauthoritytomakeinvestment
decisionsintheiraccountsfollowingaproprietarymodel
createdbyWhiteOaksdesignedtomeetaclient’sdesire
forreturnandappetiteforrisk.AsofDecember31,2023,
thefirmmanagedassetsonadiscretionarybasisinthe
amountof$490,918,360with228clients.WhiteOaksalso
managedcustodyassetsasofDecember31,2023,of
$189,840,697.Theseassetsareincludedinourassets
undermanagement.WhiteOaksnolongeraccepts
nondiscretionaryrelationshipsforinvestment
managementrelationships.
WhiteOaksprovidesthefollowingWealthManagement
servicesforitsclients:
(4) WhiteOaksviaitsFamilyOfficebusinessunit
providesservicesincludingbutnotlimitedtoInvestment
TrackingandPerformanceReporting,BillPaying,
HouseholdManagement,PayrollProcessing,Estate
PlanningStrategies,TaxPlanningandRecordkeeping,
Intra-FamilyCommunicationandMeetings,Developing
andManagingPhilanthropicProgramsandProcessesand
manyotheritemsthatthefamilymayneedonafinancial
basis.Theseservicesarecontractedindividuallyandthe
feesareknowninadvanceoftheengagement.Portfolio
Managementasdescribedbelowisnotexpresslyincluded
intheseservicesandiscontractedforseparately.Feesfor
theseservicesvaryandarebasedontheexpectedworkto
bedoneandarehighlycustomized.Allfeesaredisclosed
andagreedtoinadvanceoftheengagement.
(5) WhiteOaksusesWhiteOaksInvestment
Management,Inc.toprovideinvestmentadviceforour
clients.TheownershipstructureofWhiteOaks
InvestmentManagement,Inc.isthesameasWhiteOaks
WealthAdvisors,Inc.SharonAlisonBloodworthis100%
shareholder,CEOandChiefComplianceOfficerofthe
firm.Thereisaformalagreementbetweenthetwo
companiesforservicesforwhichWhiteOaksreceives40
basispointsfromWhiteOaksInvestmentManagement,
Inc.onallprivatefundincomeforservicingallclientsand
WhiteOaksInvestmentManagementreceives40%of
billedfeesfromWhiteOaksforinvestmentmanagement
services.BothcompaniesareincorporatedinDelaware.
WhiteOaksislocatedinMinneapolis,Minnesota,and
WhiteOaksInvestmentManagementislocatedin
Sarasota,Florida.Bothfirmstakeonclientsfromaround
theentireUnitedStates.WhiteOaksdoesthefinancial
planning,familyofficeservices,operationwork,client
serviceandmanagementofallcorefundaccounts.
WhiteOaksInvestmentManagement,Inc.advisesthe
WhiteOaksprivatefundaccountsandprovides
investmentrecommendations,researchandtradingto
WhiteOaksforthecorefundaccounts.WhiteOaks
providesPortfolioManagementservicesto
individuals(otherthanhighnetworth),highnetworth
individuals,pensionandprofitsharingplansand
charitableorganizationsonadiscretionarybasisusing
twomodels.Thesemodelsareintendedtohonorand
respectvaryingclient’sneedsandpreferences.These
modelsincludetheWhiteOaksCoreFundsandthe
WhiteOaksPrivateFunds.Foreachapproach,White
Oaksreviewswitheachclienttheirrisktoleranceand
assetallocationbasedontheirexpectationsforreturn,
appetiteforrisk,incomeneedsandprejudicesforand
againstcertaintypesofinvestments.Fromthis,amodelis
chosenandmanagedonanongoingbasis.WhiteOaks
makesuseofseparatelymanagedaccountsandmutual,
indexandexchange-tradedfundsforitsclientsin
additiontoindividualsecurities.Fulldisclosureofthe
additionallevelsoffeesformanagersandcustodyis
providedtotheclient.WhiteOaksdeductsthefeesfor
thisservicefromtheaccountwhenpossible.In
conjunctionwiththisarrangement,(1)theclientprovides
writtenauthorizationpermittingthedeductionofthese
feestothetrustee/custodian;and(2)the
trustee/custodianagreestosendtotheclientastatement,
atleastquarterly,indicatingallamountsdisbursedfrom
theaccountincludingtheamountofadvisoryfeespaid
directlytoWhiteOaks.Nofeeiseverpaidmorethansix
(6)monthsinadvance.ForourPrivateFundAccounts,
thefeesarededucteddirectlyfromthefundsandare
reflectedontheScheduleK-1attheendofthetaxyear
and/orintheannualauditreport.WhiteOaks
doesnot
shareorparticipateintransactionfeeschargedbythe
trustee/custodian.Clientsareundernoobligationto
acceptorfollowtherecommendationsmadebyWhite
OaksortoeffecttransactionsthroughWhiteOaksor
firmswithaconnectiontoWhiteOaks.
Clientsmaybeabletopurchaserecommendedfundsor
separateaccountsoutsideofourfirmwithoutWhite
Oaksfees.SinceWhiteOaksprovidesadviceon
investmentcompanysecurities(i.e.mutualfunds),the
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clientshouldbeawarethat,inadditiontothefeespaidto
WhiteOaks,therearealsofeesthattheinvestment
companychargesforitsownadvisoryfeesandexpenses.
(6) WhiteOaksalsoprovidescomprehensivefinancial
plansforaprojectfee.Thesefeesarepayableatthetime
theplanisdeliveredbyWhiteOaksbasedonthe
informationprovidedbytheclientontheirgoalsand
objectives.Clientswillbeaskedtorateand ranktheir
goalsandobjectivesincluding,butnotnecessarilylimited
to,retirement,educationfunding,estateandincometax
reduction,wealthtransfer,stockoptionexercises,
portfoliodesign,cashflowandbudgetingandother
topicsrelevanttotheclient’sfinancialsituation.Aclient’s
goalsandprejudicesforandagainstcertainconcepts
and/orinvestmentvehicleswillbeevaluatedand
consideredwhendevelopingstrategiestomeetor
improvetheirfinancialstatus.Indeveloping
recommendedstrategies,WhiteOakswillreviewthe
client’sneedsandopportunitieswithregardtocashflow
management,retirementand/orfinancialsecurity,risk
managementandinsuranceneeds,specialfundingneeds,
estateandwealthtransfer,incomeandestatetaxand
investmentpolicy.WhiteOaksmayalsorecommend
specificinvestmentvehiclesincludingstocks,bonds,
separatelymanagedaccounts,mutualfunds,hedgefunds,
commodities,structurednotes,futures,realestateortax
deferredortax-exemptvehicles.WhiteOaksmayalso
recommendcertaintypesofinsurancetobeimplemented
aspartofaplan;however,wedonotsell
orreceivecommissionsfromthesaleofinsuranceor
investment products. While a comprehensive
financial plan is based on future expectations, each
clientis
stronglyurgedtohaveaplanreviewedannuallyinorder
toadapttonewandchangingcircumstances.
(7) WhiteOakswillalsoprovideothermiscellaneous
servicestoclientsonanhourlytimeandexpensebasis
including,butnotlimitedto,financialplanning,family
meetings,costbasisresearch,billpaying,outside
investmentresearchandothermiscellaneousservicesa
clientmayrequest.
WhiteOakscaterstoultra-highnetworthfamilyoffice
clientsaswellashighnetworthindividualsseeking
investmentmanagementandfinancialplanningservices.
Feesforourservicesaredeterminedcarefullysothatthey
aretailoredtoourclient’sspecificneedsandare
competitiveinthemarketplace.Ourfirminvestment
managementportfoliominimumis$2,000,000andcanbe
waivedatWhiteOaksdiscretion.
Ourfirm’sdesignrecognizesthatclientsshouldbeable
topickandchoosetheservicestheywant.Weofferala
cartepricingonallserviceswithdiscountsofferedfor
usingmultipleservices.
Fornon-investmentservices,weofferhourly,projectfee
orretainerrelationshipsdependingontheclient’sneeds
andpreferences.Familyofficeservicesareusuallyoffered
onanannualretainerbasis.Allfeesaredisclosedin
advance.Feesforfinancialplansarebilledonproject
completion.Investmentmanagementfeesarebilledin
arrears.CoreFundfeesarewithdrawnfromthe
investmentaccountonaquarterlybasis.PrivateFund
feesaredeductedfromthefundonamonthlybasis.
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