DeWitt Capital Management ("DCM") is an investment adviser located in the State of Pennsylvania.
The firm was founded in 1996 by David T. DeWitt, owner and President of the firm. The firm's main
office is located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania.
Portfolio Management Services
DCM offers investment management services to its clients for a fee. DCM provides investment
management services to clients on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis. DCM monitors clients'
portfolios on a continuous basis and makes appropriate changes to the portfolio holdings as needed to
maintain the objectives and policies of the account. DCM is responsible for the monitoring, review and
trading recommendations in the managed account.
If you participate in our discretionary portfolio management services, we require you to grant our firm
discretionary authority to manage your account. Discretionary authorization will allow us to determine
the specific securities, and the amount of securities, to be purchased or sold for your account without
your approval prior to each transaction. Discretionary authority is typically granted by the investment
advisory agreement you sign with our firm and the appropriate trading authorization forms. If you
engage us for non-discretionary portfolio management, we will obtain your consent (verbal or in
writing) before effecting any transactions in your account and such consent will be document in DCM's
books and records.
You may limit our discretionary authority (for example, limiting the types of securities that can be
purchased or sold for your account) by providing our firm with your restrictions and guidelines in
writing.
As part of our portfolio management services, in addition to other types of investments (see
disclosures below in this section), we may invest your assets according to one or more
model portfolios developed by our firm. These models are designed for investors with varying degrees
of risk tolerance ranging from a more aggressive investment strategy to a more conservative
investment approach. Clients whose assets are invested in model portfolios may not set restrictions on
the specific holdings or allocations within the model, nor the types of securities that can be purchased
in the model. Nonetheless, clients may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of
securities in their account. In such cases, this may prevent a client from investing in certain models
that are managed by our firm.
DCM also offers services to other investment advisors whereby DCM acts as sub-advisor to certain
client accounts. DCM offers a strategy of investment management that creates portfolios made up of
master limited partnerships ("MLPs"). MLPs are limited partnerships that are publicly traded on
securities exchanges. DCM designs strategies to take advantage of the tax benefits offered by limited
partnerships, while allowing for the liquidity afforded by publicly traded exchanges. In addition to
offering these investment strategies to its own clients, DCM acts as sub-advisor to other investment
advisors who wish to utilize DCM's expertise in this area to benefit their own clients. DCM enters into
written agreements with these other investment advisors to provide sub-advisory services.
Model Portfolios
As part of our portfolio management services, we may invest your assets according to one or more
model portfolios developed by our firm or by a third-party. These models are designed for investors
with varying degrees of risk tolerance ranging from a more aggressive investment strategy to a more
conservative investment approach. Clients whose assets are invested in model portfolios may not be
able to set restrictions on the specific holdings or allocations within the model, nor the types of
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securities that can be purchased in the model. Nonetheless, clients may impose restrictions
on investing in certain securities or types of securities in their account. In such cases, this may prevent
a client from investing in certain models that are managed by our firm.
For the benefit of no commissions or transactions fees, fully digital account opening, a large variety of
security options and complete integration with software tools, DCM recommends Altruist Financial
LLC, an unaffiliated registered broker/dealer, member FINRA/SIPC, as introducing broker to Apex
Clearing Corporation, an unaffiliated registered broker/dealer, member FINRA/SIPC, which acts as the
clients' custodian for these model portfolios.
We participate in the Model Marketplace offered by Altruist LLC, a registered investment adviser and
affiliate of Altruist Financial LLC. We may select model portfolios generated by Altruist LLC as part of
their fully digital account program, or we may place client assets in other models available through
Altruist LLC's Model Marketplace. Any applicable Altruist LLC advisory fees are charged directly to
client accounts and are disclosed in the Altruist LLC disclosure brochure.
Prior to introducing any clients to another investment adviser, DCM is responsible for determining if the
other
investment adviser is properly licensed, notice filed or exempt from registration in the jurisdiction
in which the client resides and advisory services are offered.
Financial Consulting Services
DCM offers financial consulting services that primarily involve advising clients on specific financial-
related topics. The topics DCM addresses may include, but are not limited to, asset allocation, risk
assessment/management, investment planning, financial organization, or financial decision
making/negotiation. Clients may elect to engage us for financial consulting services on any of these
topics, at the client's discretion and based on their needs. Clients may also engage us for other
services, such as Model Portfolios described above, for example, and any such additional service will
be described in a separate asset management agreement signed with DCM.
Sub-Advisory Services to Independent Registered Investment Advisers
We offer sub-advisory services to unaffiliated third party investment advisers (the "Primary Investment
Adviser"). As part of these services, we will manage assets delegated to our firm by the Primary
Investment Adviser. While we are responsible for the overall management of the assets delegated to
our firm, we will not communicate investment recommendations or selections directly to the Primary
Investment Adviser's individual clients.
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;
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•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.
We benefit financially from the rollover of your assets from a retirement account to an account that we
manage or provide investment advice, because the assets increase our assets under management
and, in turn, our advisory fees. As a fiduciary, we only recommend a rollover when we believe it is in
your best interest.
General Information Related to Investment Recommendations
DCM continually seeks the best security candidates for client investment. Although DCM may choose
client investments from the universe of securities available, DCM specializes in choosing investments
from the pool of publicly traded companies or private offerings located within the "Delaware Valley" of
Pennsylvania. DCM analyzes a potential company for investment by reviewing such factors as:
earnings per share trends; balance sheet strengths and weaknesses; and discovery of additional
information in companies which have little or any research coverage which makes the company more
valuable than its current market capitalization in DCM's opinion, and technical factors such as: trading
volume, moving average changes, and net insider buying and selling, and other technical factors
identified in study materials provided by the Market Technicians study material. DCM also evaluates
management through such sources as: personal meetings, evaluating information in the local news;
and ascertaining the views of competitors, suppliers, and customers towards the company and its
management.
DCM offers an investment strategy it calls Energy Income Strategy, which is designed to produce high
cash distributions by investing in publicly traded securities that have a history of raising their
distributions. This strategy uses incoming generating master limited partnerships which trade on the
NYSE or NASDAQ to provide increasing income to clients.
Additionally, we may advise you on various types of investments based on your stated goals and
objectives. We may also provide advice on any type of investment held in your portfolio at the inception
of our advisory relationship.
Assets Under Management
As of March 23, 2023, we provide continuous management services for $69,112,603 in client assets
on a discretionary basis, and $9,724,858 in client assets on a non-discretionary basis.