Investment Advisory Services
AJF Capital Management, Inc., ("AJF") provides investment advisory services to clients on a
discretionary and non-discretionary basis. AJF has been in business since May 1991 and is majority
owned by Andrew Jon Friedman, President and Loretta Ross-Friedman. Services include; wealth
management, retirement planning, estate planning, tax planning, and risk management. AJF provides
wealth management clients with an Asset Allocation model that consists of investments from various
asset classes with relatively low correlations to one another. We do this in order to create a fully
diversified portfolio that will provide you with the best risk-adjusted returns possible.
Client accounts are managed according to the stated goals and objectives of each client, their liquidity
needs, risk tolerance, and with respect given to any tax and/or legal implications. AJF will honor any
reasonable investment restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities imposed by
the client in writing.
AJF provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to clients within various
wrap fee programs including but not limited to:
•AJF Sustainable Asset Management Program ("SAM")
•AJF Traditional Asset Management Program ("TAM")
•AJF Strategic Investment Program ("SIP").
Each client in the wrap fee programs pay a single all inclusive "wrap" fee for investment advisory
services and execution costs. Therefore, such accounts are not charged brokerage fees and
commissions and custodian charges as described in Item 5 below. The wrap fee is an asset based fee
which includes the management fee paid to AJF for its services as portfolio manager as well as
compensation paid to the broker-dealer, custodian, and clearing firm for services rendered in the
execution of client transactions.
Please see Appendix 1 to this Brochure for complete disclosure including fees regarding this program.
AJF Financial Planning Services
Retirement planning, estate planning, tax planning (collectively all "Financial Plans or Planning"): AJF
provides individualized advice in the form of Financial Planning. Clients purchasing this service will
receive a written report, providing the client with a detailed financial plan designed to achieve his or her
stated financial goals and objectives. The financial plan will address any or all of the following areas:
Personal, Education, Tax and Cash Flow, Death and Disability, Retirement and Investments. These
services are designed to be stand alone or provided
in conjunction with other AJF Financial Programs.
Retirement Planning Services are designed to provide clients with projections about future cash flows
and asset balances to help aid in Retirement Planning. In addition we help design and implement the
appropriate Retirement Planning vehicles and make recommendations with regard to Retirement exit
strategies.
Estate Planning helps clients determine the most tax efficient Estate consistent with client's goals and
Estate wishes. Recommendations include appropriate Estate transfers through the use of trusts, wills,
and gifts.
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AJF also provides advice on a consultative basis where recommendations may include appropriate
asset allocation, hedging strategies, bond laddering strategies, risk management, and technical
pricing.
AJF Retirement Services
AJF manages client retirement account such as 401K and 403B accounts on a discretionary and non-
discretionary basis by selecting mutual funds offered within the plan's list of investments.
IRA Rollover Recommendations
Effective December 20, 2021 (or such later date as the US Department of Labor ("DOL") Field
Assistance Bulletin 2018-02 ceases to be in effect), for purposes of complying with the DOL's
Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 ("PTE 2020-02") where applicable, we are providing the
following acknowledgment to you.
When we provide investment advice to you regarding your retirement plan account or individual
retirement account, we are fiduciaries within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act and/or the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable, which are laws governing retirement
accounts. The way we make money creates some conflicts with your interests, so we operate under a
special rule that requires us to act in your best interest and not put our interest ahead of yours. Under
this special rule's provisions, we must:
•Meet a professional standard of care when making investment recommendations (give prudent
advice);
•Never put our financial interests ahead of yours when making recommendations (give loyal
advice);
•Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments;
•Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that we give advice that is in your best
interest;
•Charge no more than is reasonable for our services; and
•Give you basic information about conflicts of interest.
As of September 30, 2023, AJF managed approximately $140,727,107 in discretionary client assets
and $0 in non-discretionary business.