Overview

Assets Under Management: $289 million
Headquarters: COON RAPIDS, MN
High-Net-Worth Clients: 87
Average Client Assets: $3 million

Services Offered

Services: Financial Planning, Portfolio Management for Individuals

Fee Structure

Primary Fee Schedule (ALL TERRAIN FINANCIAL ADVISORS ADV PART 2A - BROCHURE)

MinMaxMarginal Fee Rate
$0 and above 1.50%
Illustrative Fee Rates
Total AssetsAnnual FeesAverage Fee Rate
$1 million $15,000 1.50%
$5 million $75,000 1.50%
$10 million $150,000 1.50%
$50 million $750,000 1.50%
$100 million $1,500,000 1.50%

Clients

Number of High-Net-Worth Clients: 87
Percentage of Firm Assets Belonging to High-Net-Worth Clients: 90.05
Average High-Net-Worth Client Assets: $3 million
Total Client Accounts: 561
Discretionary Accounts: 542
Non-Discretionary Accounts: 19

Regulatory Filings

CRD Number: 286683
Last Filing Date: 2024-12-12 00:00:00
Website: https://alltfa.com

Form ADV Documents

Primary Brochure: ALL TERRAIN FINANCIAL ADVISORS ADV PART 2A - BROCHURE (2025-03-21)

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Form ADV Part 2A: Disclosure Brochure All Terrain Financial Advisors 551 Coon Rapids Blvd Coon Rapids, MN 55433 612-216-3501 www.allterrainfinancial.com March 21, 2025 This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of All Terrain Financial Advisors. If clients or prospective clients have any questions about the contents of this brochure, or to request the most recent version of this brochure free of charge, please contact us at (6 12) 216-3501 and/or clientservice@alltfa.com. The information in this Brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any state securities authority. Additional information about All Terrain Financial Advisors is also available on the SEC's website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The searchable CRD number for All Terrain Financial Advisors, LLC is 286683. Any references to All Terrain Financial Advisors, LLC as a registered investment adviser or its related persons as registered advisory representatives does not imply a certain level of skill or training. 1 Item 2: Material Changes At least annually, this section will discuss material changes that are made to this brochure. Additionally, reference to the date of the last annual update to this brochure will be provided. The material changes discussed are only those changes that have been made to this brochure since the firm's last annual update. As of ATFA’s annual update on March 21, 2025, the following material changes were made: • Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss – The firm clarified risks pertaining to covered calls, options contracts, ETFs and Mutual Funds and added risk pertaining to cryptocurrency. Pursuant to SEC Rules, we will ensure that clients receive a summary of any material changes to this and subsequent brochures within 120 days of the close of our fiscal year, which is December 31st. We will further provide other ongoing disclosure information about material changes as necessary. Additionally, we will provide a new brochure as necessary, based on changed or new information, at any time, without charge. 2 Item 3: Table of Contents Item 3: Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Item 4: Advisory Business ......................................................................................................................................... 4 Financial Planning Services ......................................................................................................................... 6 General Information About Our Services ................................................................................................... 7 IRA Rollover Considerations ........................................................................................................................ 8 Item 5: Fees and Compensation ............................................................................................................................ 10 Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side by Side Management ................................................................... 14 Item 7: Types of Clients ........................................................................................................................................... 14 Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ............................................................. 14 Item 9: Disciplinary Information .............................................................................................................................. 25 Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ............................................................................... 25 Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation of Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading .................. 25 Item 12: Brokerage Practices .................................................................................................................................. 26 Item 13: Review of Accounts ................................................................................................................................... 28 Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation ............................................................................................ 29 Item 15: Custody ....................................................................................................................................................... 31 Item 16: Investment Discretion ............................................................................................................................... 31 Item 17: Voting Client Securities ............................................................................................................................ 31 Item 18: Financial Information ................................................................................................................................. 31 Item 19: Requirements for State Registered Advisers ........................................................................................ 32 3 Item 4: Advisory Business All Terrain Financial Advisors, LLC (hereinafter referred to as "ATFA") is an investment advisory firm offering a variety of advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, foundations, endowments, other Investment Advisors, and business entities. Services are customized to clients’ individual needs. ATFA was established in January of 2017. Brian Skolte and Joseph VanDam are founding members and principals of ATFA. As of December 31, 2024, ATFA had $311,780,217 discretionary and $11,854,076 non-discretionary Regulatory Assets Under Management. ATFA offers investment advisory services in the form of Discretionary Asset Management, Non- Discretionary Asset Management, Investment Consultation, Financial Planning, and Third Party Asset Management/ Sub-Advisory (TAMP) services for other Investment Advisors (IA’s). Clients can also impose written restrictions and/or limitations on investing in certain securities, types of securities, investment strategies or styles. ATFA advisors will collect data about clients’ financial situation as part of our due diligence process. ATFA will use this information to determine the appropriate investments and recommendations for each client. ATFA will identify client investment objectives and risk tolerance to determine a road map to the management of client accounts. The information gathered by ATFA will assist in providing clients with requested services and to customize services to their financial situation. Depending on the services utilized, ATFA will gather financial information and history from clients, which can include, but is not limited to: Insurance Needs Investment Objectives Investment Horizon  Net Worth Statement  Asset List  Investment Account Holdings  Investment Experience  Income Level  Charitable Goals  Estate Goals  Risk Tolerance Factors  Planned Expenses  Debt Information  Retirement Goals  Financial Goals     Financial Needs  Cash Flow Analysis  Cost of Living Needs  Household Expenses  Education Needs  Savings Tendencies Investment Advisory Services ATFA engages in asset management services with clients on a discretionary and/or non-discretionary basis. For managed asset services, clients must choose discretionary or non-discretionary trading authorization, or a combination thereof, on an account-by-account basis. Additionally, clients can place written restrictions on specific holdings. However, ATFA prefers to provide services on accounts with discretionary authorization, due to risks and limitations involved with non-discretionary management. 1. Discretionary Asset Management Services: Clients typically engage with ATFA for Discretionary Asset Management Services. Discretion means ATFA will have authorization to place trades and make allocation changes to client accounts at-will and without prior consultation with, or approval from, the client. ATFA will manage and supervise these accounts on a continuous and ongoing basis and make changes to holdings as deemed necessary or prudent by ATFA. ATFA will manage assets in good faith and in furtherance of clients’ disclosed investment objectives, risk tolerance, investment horizon, age, wealth, income, and other factors relevant to suitability of investments. ATFA will offer to meet with clients periodically to review objectives, goals, risk tolerances, and their financial situation, and other items. ATFA will make other 4 financial related recommendations and provide financial planning services to clients who pay a fee for Discretionary Asset Management Services as needs arise. ATFA will make recommendations in accordance with one or more of the methods of analysis and investment strategies described in Item 8. 2. Non-Discretionary Asset Management Services: Clients can choose to engage with ATFA on a non-discretionary basis. Non-Discretionary means ATFA will not have authorization to place trades in the client’s account without first consulting with the client and receiving explicit authorization for the purchase or sale of securities or other investments, with the exception of the management fee provision related to insufficient funds to collect fees (see Item 5). ATFA must receive a communication which we deem sufficient to constitute authorization to execute transactions. Sufficient authorization can include verbal authorization if the terms are clear and consistent with objectives and risk tolerance. However, ATFA can ask for written confirmation if terms are unclear or if the client is overriding previously determined risk tolerance, objectives, or if terms are complex. Instructions must always be confirmed verbally, e-mailed instructions will not be acted upon without verbal confirmation. ATFA will manage and supervise these accounts on a continuous and ongoing basis, and alert clients when ATFA believes changes need to be made. ATFA will provide advice in good faith and in furtherance of clients’ disclosed investment objectives, risk tolerance, investment horizon, age, wealth, income, and other factors relevant to suitability of investments. Additionally, ATFA will periodically offer to meet with clients to review allocations, goals, objectives, risk tolerance and the client’s financial situation, and other items. ATFA will make recommendations and provide financial planning services to clients who pay a fee for Non- Discretionary Asset Management Services as needs arise. ATFA will make recommendations in accordance with one or more of the methods of analysis and investment strategies described in Item 8. Clients who choose to have accounts managed on a non-discretionary basis are advised that such accounts are subject to risks. Risks can include, but are not limited to, the risk of missed market opportunities. In these non-discretionary accounts, the client bears risk associated with ATFA not being able to contact them. Because of the non-discretionary nature of these accounts, performance will likely deviate from those accounts managed on a discretionary basis with similar holdings or objectives. Additionally, ATFA may not be able to obtain execution similar to discretionary clients and will not be able to include non-discretionary clients in aggregated/bunched transactions or allocations if the timing or purpose of instructions does not coincide with discretionary transactions. 3. Investment Consultation Services (agreements entered on or after March 31, 2019) Consultation Services are more suitable for investors who do not want active asset management but find value in educational and professional advice offered through this service. ATFA offers Consultation Services to clients who actively manage their own account, or who identify potential holdings on their own, but want to partner with a professional financial advisor to help them analyze positions, allocations, and/or strategies for their portfolio. ATFA will not provide ongoing supervision or management of accounts using this service. Clients using this service are responsible for monitoring their accounts on an ongoing basis, communicating areas where assistance is needed, and consulting ATFA when considering position changes or trades. Additionally, clients using this service are responsible for accepting or rejecting advisors’ recommendations and executing transactions clients deem advisable. Clients using this service will generally be expected to place their own trades, however ATFA can elect to place trades for the client upon client instruction as long as the trade instructions are explicit, orally confirmed by client, and ATFA expressly accepts the instructions. Trades placed by ATFA under this service will be non-discretionary unless otherwise agreed upon in writing prior to trade 5 execution. Consultative services provide for the analysis of positions, allocations, and/or strategies, or education on the same, for use in the client’s portfolio. Analysis can include, but is not limited to, portfolio construction, hedging techniques, use of leverage, position entry/exit, dollar cost averaging, tax lot harvesting, or other strategic trading issues. In addition to analyzing positions and allocations, this service can help clients who are using option strategies, or who are learning to use option strategies, by working with an ATFA advisor to learn the potential benefits and drawbacks of those strategies and trades. Clients are contacted by ATFA on a predetermined schedule, or clients can contact ATFA at-will to consult about changes to their portfolio. Clients using this service must monitor their own account and holdings. These Consultation Services are offered only at the availability of a qualified financial advisor who has scheduling availability to take on a new client. ATFA, in its sole discretion, can accept or reject these relationships. Consultation Services are typically best suited for several types of clients: A. Clients who want to take a hands-on approach to managing their own investments but seek professional advice regarding asset allocation, hedging strategies, market timing, portfolio holdings, or other aspects of their investments. B. Clients who have a concentrated position in one or more stocks and want advice on how to hedge or exit positions. C. Clients who do not want to give ATFA discretionary authority, but who wish to speak with an adviser about changes to allocations or to create an allocation for a financial account. 4. Financial Planning Services ATFA can provide its clients with a broad range of comprehensive financial planning services. These services are typically included when a client uses other services on an ongoing fee basis. However, Financial Planning can also be obtained a la carte, or when one-time complex situations need to be analyzed. The precise level of service must be agreed upon between ATFA and the client on a case-by-case basis. Financial Planning Services will address specific issues during a specific timeframe and ATFA has no obligation to provide updates or ongoing recommendations. These services can include: Income/ Distribution Planning Investment Consultation  Business Planning   Tax Planning  Budgeting  Debt Analysis  Charitable Planning   Retirement Planning  Allocation Analysis  Risk Management  Estate Planning  Insurance Planning  Education Planning 5. Third Party Asset Management/ Sub-Advisory Services (TAMP) ATFA provides discretionary asset management services to other Investment Advisors (IA) as a sub-advisor for their clients’ accounts. Under this service ATFA does not charge a fee directly to IA’s client accounts, instead the IA is ATFA’s client and is responsible for payment for services as outlined in their agreement with ATFA. Assets are managed discretionarily in 6 separately managed accounts (SMA’s), and are not pooled with other clients, IAs, or accounts. ATFA will not generally have contact with IA’s clients under this service and therefore must rely upon IA’s statements and requests when managing assets for IA client accounts. Discretion means ATFA will have authorization to place trades and make allocation changes to account investments at-will and without prior consultation with, or approval from, the IA or IA’s client(s). ATFA will manage and supervise these accounts on a continuous and ongoing basis and make changes to holdings as deemed necessary or prudent by ATFA within the parameters of contracted services. ATFA will manage assets in good faith and in furtherance of disclosed investment objectives as communicated to ATFA by IA. Discretionary sub- advisory management services provided to IAs are limited in scope as defined by the agreement between the IA and ATFA. Generally, these services will consist of option strategy overlays, such as a covered call or spread overlay on existing SMA assets, as directed by the IA. IA clients should consult with their IA regarding the specific strategy being utilized for their account and understand the risks and/or benefits as outlined in this document and the IA’s disclosure brochure. 6. Non-Managed Accounts Some clients want to allow ATFA to view accounts or hold accounts with the same custodian for convenience purposes, but do not want ATFA to provide management or advisory services for those accounts. These accounts will be designated as Non-Managed accounts. ATFA will not provide any services for Non-Managed accounts. These accounts will not be billed a fee or monitored. ATFA will not regularly trade these accounts, however, clients occasionally request that ATFA place a non-discretionary trade for convenience purposes. ATFA will only execute trades in these accounts if explicit instructions are given by the client and the client confirms the instructions in writing and the advisor expressly accepts the instructions. General Information About Our Services Services and recommendations are based on financial information disclosed by clients to ATFA. In performing these services ATFA is not required to verify any information received from clients or from client’s other professionals and is expressly authorized to rely on such information. Clients are advised that certain assumptions will be made with respect to interest and inflation rates and use of past trends and performance of the market and economy. However, past performance is in no way an indication of future performance. ATFA cannot offer any guarantees or promises that their financial goals and objectives will be met. Further, clients must continue to review plans and recommendations, as updates will likely be necessary based upon changes in their financial situation, goals, objectives, or the economy. Should a client’s financial situation or investment goals or objectives change, clients must notify ATFA promptly of the changes. Clients are advised that the advice offered by ATFA is limited and is not meant to be comprehensive. Therefore, clients should seek the services of other professionals such as an insurance adviser, attorney and/or accountant. ATFA will, when prudent, recommend clients engage the firm for additional related services, its Supervised Persons in their individual capacities as insurance agents, and/ or other professionals to implement its recommendations. Clients are advised that a conflict of interest exists if clients engage ATFA or its affiliates to provide additional services for compensation. Clients retain absolute discretion over implementation decisions and are under no obligation to act upon any recommendations. 7 Clients who are seeking limited asset management only services could receive those services through another Investment Advisor (IA) for which ATFA provides TAMP services, and the client could potentially pay a lower fee for those limited services through those IAs, however ATFA does not consult with IAs regarding their overall fees, nor does it specify fees that other IAs charge, additionally ATFA may engage with or terminate services to any IA or IA account at any time. Except in the case of TAMP services, Clients are further advised that recommendations and account allocations are holistic in nature. This means that we will take all disclosed assets and allocations into consideration when giving advice or formulating allocations. Therefore, a single account could be allocated more aggressively or conservatively than the overall allocation of client assets. Clients should keep this in mind when providing risk and objective information to ATFA. We will base risk and objective factors on clients’ overall portfolio and not just the portion we manage or a single financial account. For this reason, clients should update ATFA if there are significant changes in assets that are not managed by ATFA. Additionally, some clients want us to perform a specific service or create a specific type of allocation for them. In these instances, the agreement between the client and ATFA will be narrow in scope. In limited circumstances ATFA offers services on an a la carte basis to clients who do not meet the minimum portfolio size described in Item 7. Clients are advised the investment recommendations and advice offered by ATFA are not legal advice or accounting advice. Clients should coordinate and discuss the impact of financial advice with their attorney and/or accountant. Clients are further advised that it is necessary to inform ATFA promptly with respect to any changes in their financial situation and/ or investment goals and objectives. Failure to notify ATFA of any such changes could result in investment recommendations not meeting client needs. IRA Rollover Considerations As part of our consulting and advisory services, we provide clients with recommendations and advice concerning your employer retirement plan or other qualified retirement account. This does not include any sub-advisory accounts managed by AFTA. In such instances, the sub-advisory client’s IA will be responsible for providing these recommendations and advice. When ATFA provides rollover advice to a client ATFA is acting as a fiduciary 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. Our recommendations can include you consider withdrawing the assets from your employer's retirement plan or other qualified retirement account and roll the assets over to an individual retirement account ("IRA"). Further, we offer our management services to those funds and securities rolled into an IRA or other account for which we will receive compensation. If you elect to roll the assets to an IRA that is subject to our management, we will charge you a fee as described above under Item 5. This practice presents a conflict of interest because persons providing investment advice on our behalf have an incentive to recommend a rollover to you for the purpose of generating fee-based compensation rather than solely based on your needs. Accordingly, ATFA operates under a special rule that requires ATFA to act in the client or prospect’s best interest and not put ATFA’s interest ahead of the client’s or prospects. You are under no obligation, contractually or 8 otherwise, to complete the rollover. Furthermore, if you do complete the rollover, you are under no obligation to have the assets in an IRA managed by us. It is important for you to understand that many employers permit former employees to keep their retirement assets in their company plan. Also, current employees can sometimes move assets out of their company plan before they retire or change jobs. In determining whether to complete the rollover to an IRA, and to the extent the following options are available, you should consider the costs and benefits of each. An employee will typically have four options: 1. Leave the funds in your employer's (former employer's) plan. 2. Move the funds to a new employer's retirement plan. 3. Cash out and take a taxable distribution from the plan. 4. Roll the funds into an IRA rollover account. Each of these options has advantages and disadvantages and before making a change we encourage you to speak with your CPA and/or tax attorney. If you are considering rolling over your retirement funds to an IRA for us to manage it is important you understand the following: 1. Determine whether the investment options in your employer's retirement plan address your needs or whether you might want to consider other types of investments. a. Employer retirement plans generally have a more limited investment menu than IRAs. b. Employer retirement plans can have unique investment options not available to the public such as employer securities, or previously closed funds. 2. Your current plan could have lower fees than our fees. a. If you are interested in investing only in mutual funds, you should understand the cost structure of the share classes available in your employer's retirement plan and how the costs of those share classes compare with those available in an IRA. b. You should understand the various products and services you might take advantage of at an IRA provider and the costs of those products and services. c. It is likely you will not be charged a management fee and will not receive ongoing asset management services unless you elect to have such services. In the event your plan offers asset management or model management, there could be a fee associated with the services that is more or less than our asset management fee. 3. Our strategy may have a higher risk than option(s) provided to you in your plan. 4. Your current plan may offer financial advice, guidance, and/or model management or portfolio options at no additional cost. 5. If you keep your assets titled in a 401k or retirement account, you could potentially delay our required minimum distribution beyond age 70.5 (70 ½). 9 6. Your 401k may offer more liability protection than a rollover IRA; each state can vary. Generally, federal law protects assets in qualified plans from creditors. Since 2005, IRA assets have been generally protected from creditors in bankruptcies. However, there can be some exceptions to the general rules so you should consult an attorney if you are concerned about protecting your retirement plan assets from creditors. 7. You may be able to take out a loan on your 401k, but not from an IRA. 8. IRA assets can be accessed any time; however, distributions are subject to ordinary income tax and are also subject to a 10% early distribution penalty unless they qualify for an exception such as disability, higher education expenses or the purchase of a home. 9. If you own company stock in your plan, you may be able to liquidate those shares at a lower capital gains tax rate. 10. Your plan may allow you to hire us as the manager and keep the assets titled in the plan name. Item 5: Fees and Compensation ATFA offers services on a fee basis, which includes percentage fees based on assets under management or advisement (percentage), ongoing fixed fees, or per occurrence fixed planning fees, or Sub-Advisory fees. Fees are negotiable and are not based on a share of capital gains or capital appreciation of assets. The fees listed below are maximum annual fees, actual fees are based on several factors including complexity of investment management strategy, type of services, number of services, sophistication of the client, and amount of assets being managed by ATFA. Assets Under Management/ Advisement Fee (“Percentage Fee”) Typically, clients will pay ATFA a Percentage Fee based on asset values. Fees are negotiable. The maximum fee is based on an aggregate of assets in client’s accounts, which generally includes all accounts belonging to individuals in the same household. Clients can request the fee for all accounts to be aggregated to one or more accounts upon request, in which case the fee will be calculated on the asset value of each account and then deducted from the specified account(s). Clients’ entire value of all accounts under ATFA’s advisement will be billed at the negotiated rate under this arrangement, including cash, cash equivalent balances, and/or legacy positions, unless the client specifically requests billing restrictions in writing. However, ATFA can, in its sole discretion, determine if it wants to enter an advisory relationship with client-imposed billing restrictions. Fee Type Maximum Fee Percentage 1.50% Annual Payable Fees are due and payable on a calendar quarter basis calculated as (fee% * account value / 4=quarterly fee). Fees are generally deducted directly from client accounts. Partial periods are pro-rated. 10 Ongoing Fixed Fee For clients who wish to participate in multiple services, who have complex advisory needs, or who wish to engage with ATFA for asset monitoring and/ or ongoing consultation services, clients can be charged an Ongoing Fixed Fee. The typical client fee for this service is between $5,000.00 and $10,000.00 annually, however there is no maximum fee, except that clients will not be charged more than the equivalent of 1.50% of aggregate household assets held with ATFA on an annual basis. The fee is determined for each client based on the following factors: value of assets under consultation and/or advisement, complexity of the client's situation, frequency of interaction, services to be rendered (e.g., strictly consultative, consultation and implementation, research, etc.), and complexity of the assets in the account (e.g., option holdings versus individual equity and bond holdings). Clients will be provided a quote prior to execution of the advisory agreement. Fees are negotiable. Fee Type Maximum Fee Payable Ongoing Fixed Fee (annual) No Maximum- will not exceed 1.50% of assets annually. (see above) Fees are due and payable in four equal calendar quarterly installments. Fees are generally deducted directly from client accounts. Partial periods are pro-rated. Financial Planning and Investment Evaluation/ Set-Up Fees ATFA offers financial planning services as part of its ongoing relationship with clients who are being charged Percentage Fees or Ongoing Fixed Fees. However, occasionally, we enter into a la carte agreements to provide financial planning for clients who do not engage in other services, or who have a one-time complex situation or case to analyze. Clients are advised that fees for financial planning services are strictly for these services. Financial planning services are defined in scope and time. Therefore, clients will typically pay additional fees for additional services such as asset management, ongoing advisory services, or products purchased, such as securities or insurance. Clients will also pay additional fees if subsequent a la carte financial planning services are needed that are outside of the scope of the ongoing relationship covered by Percentage Fees or Ongoing Fixed Fees. Additionally, clients who meet the definition of an accredited investor and desire additional diversification and investment opportunities can engage ATFA to find and evaluate limited partnership, private placements, REITS, pooled, or other non-standard investment opportunities. ATFA generally recommends a minimum investment consideration of $250,000 for any opportunity we are engaged to evaluate. ATFA charges a one-time fee planning fee for evaluation and set-up services that typically will range from $4,000 to $10,000 per investment opportunity evaluated. Such investments are highly risky, generally illiquid, and often have no secondary market in which to liquidate the investment. Investors must be sophisticated and understand the risk of investing including the complete loss of principal. Fees are due to ATFA at the time of engagement. Fees for planning and evaluation/set-up are negotiable. Fees for this service will be dependent on several factors including time involved, research services, number of meetings, staff resources, number of parties and professionals involved, complexity of the situation, number of areas of the financial situation requiring review and evaluation, and expenses 11 incurred by ATFA. Fee Type Maximum Fee Payable $20,000 One-time Fixed Flat Fee Fees are generally due and payable upon execution of the advisory agreement with ATFA, unless otherwise negotiated. Fees are generally paid by check. Third Party Asset Management/ Sub-Advisory (TAMP) Fees TAMP fees can be Fixed or a Percentage as outlined below. As ATFA’s client, the Investment Advisor (IA) pays fees for TAMP services directly to ATFA per their contract with ATFA. These fees will generally be a percentage fee applied to the aggregate account value(s) of accounts managed by ATFA for the IA, calculated and paid on a quarterly basis. For instance, if an IA has engaged with ATFA to manage $10,000,000 of aggregate account balances at the end of a quarter at a contracted rate of 0.20% annually, the IA will remit $5,000 to ATFA for the quarter (unless a portion of those assets is pro-rated). ATFA will not have the ability to debit the IA’s account directly for fees, therefore fees will be remitted to ATFA via check or electronic transfer. Neither ATFA nor IA will debit a separate fee for ATFA’s services from end client accounts. IA is responsible for payment of ATFA’s fees regardless of fees charged to their end clients. Fee Type Maximum Fee Percentage or Ongoing Fixed 1.50% Annual, specified by contract Payable Fees are due and payable on a calendar quarter basis calculated as (fee% * account values / 4=quarterly fee) or Fixed Fee/4+quarterly fee. Fees are paid by IA. Partial periods may be pro-rated if contract specifies. Fees Charged by Financial Institutions In addition to the advisory fees charged by ATFA, clients will pay transaction fees for securities transactions in accordance with the broker’s transaction fee schedule. Additionally, clients will pay fees for other brokerage services, account maintenance fees, internal product fees and expenses, and fees associated with maintaining the account. Such fees are not charged by ATFA and ATFA does not receive a portion of these fees. Additionally, clients will pay their proportionate share of fund management and administrative fees, sales charges, and/or internal fund adviser fees for any fund held in client accounts. Such fees are not shared with ATFA and are compensation to the fund manager. Additions and Withdrawals Clients can make additions to an account or withdrawals from an account, provided the account continues to meet minimum account size requirements. For clients who are charged a Percentage Fee, fee adjustments will not be made for partial withdrawals or for additional deposits to a financial account during a calendar quarter, unless the sum of all deposits and withdrawals in a single financial account are at least $50,000 or more during a calendar quarter. Fee Adjustments for deposits or withdrawals over the $50,000 threshold will be made during the immediately following quarterly billing cycle and will either be processed as an offset to the normal quarterly fee or as a separate transaction at the discretion of ATFA. 12 General Fee Provisions Advisory fees will generally be collected (debited) directly from client brokerage accounts, provided clients have given ATFA written authorization. Clients will be provided with an account statement directly from their custodian reflecting the deduction of the advisory fee, or an invoice directly from ATFA if the fee is not billed directly to an account. If a client account does not contain sufficient funds to pay advisory fees, ATFA will have limited authority to sell or redeem securities in sufficient amounts to pay advisory fees, provided clients have given written authorization in their advisory agreement. Clients can reimburse accounts for advisory fees paid to ATFA, except for ERISA and IRA accounts, which have contribution limits. All ongoing ATFA advisory fees will be charged in advance. Percentage Fees and Ongoing Fixed Fees will be charged on a calendar quarter basis in January, April, July, and October. Planning and Evaluation fees will be charged upon inception of the work. The initial fee for Percentage Fees and Ongoing Fixed Fees will be determined upon establishment of the value of the portfolio and will be pro-rated for the number of days remaining in the initial calendar quarter and are generally debited in arrears of the initial quarter. For instance, if a $100,000 account is established on March 1st and the client fee is a 1% Percentage Fee or a $1,000 Ongoing Fixed Fee, the account will be charged for 31 days of the partial quarter that began on January 1st, or approximately $86.11 (assuming a 90-day quarter). Thereafter, percentage fees will be calculated each calendar quarter based on the value of the account on the last business day of the just completed calendar quarter. Ongoing Fixed Fees will be based on annual amount and charged and billed in four equal quarterly installments. There will be no fee adjustments for account depreciation or appreciation. ATFA can change the above fee schedules upon 30-days prior written notice. ATFA will furnish fee-calculation details to clients upon clients’ reasonable written request. Termination Provisions Clients can terminate advisory services within five (5) business days after entering into an advisory agreement without penalty. Thereafter, clients can terminate services upon ATFA's receipt of written notice to terminate. For Ongoing Fixed Fee and Assets Under Management Fee (Percentage Fee) services, should clients terminate services for a billed account during a quarter, fees will be pro-rated for the number of days in the quarter the client account was under management/advisement, the remainder of the advance billing amount will be reversed within 30 days of receipt of written notice of termination or, if ATFA recommended and processed the closure, pro-rata fees will be reversed prior to closing the account. For Planning Fee services, any refund of pre-paid fees will be calculated based on the amount of time spent by ATFA and multiplied by the hourly rate of $250 per hour. For instance, if $5,000 was paid in advance and ATFA spent 10 hours on the project prior to termination, then 2,500 ($250 X 10 hours) would be retained by ATFA and $2,500 would be refunded. Clients who terminate their agreement will retain responsibility for any fees and charges incurred from third parties as a result of maintaining the account, such as transaction fees for any securities transactions executed, and account maintenance or custodial fees. 13 Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side by Side Management ATFA does not provide any services for performance-based fees. Performance-based fees are those based on a share of capital gains or capital appreciation of the assets of a client. Item 7: Types of Clients ATFA provides investment advisory, planning, asset management, and consulting services to individuals, pension, and profit-sharing plans (excluding plan participants), trusts, estates, foundations, endowments, retirement plans, other Investment Advisors (IA), and business entities. Generally, ATFA imposes a minimum portfolio size of $100,000 to establish an investment management relationship. ATFA typically combines family household accounts to calculate the portfolio size. Additionally, ATFA, in its sole discretion, accepts clients with smaller portfolios based on certain criteria, including, among other things, anticipated future earning capacity, anticipated future additional assets, dollar amount of assets to be managed, related accounts, account composition, account retention, net worth, and pro bono activities. Some of ATFA’s strategies or services are unavailable to clients with less than $250,000 in aggregate assets or to clients with single financial accounts less than $100,000, due to position sizing, expense, and risk factors. Additionally, smaller accounts will likely experience a higher degree of risk in some strategies. Clients are advised performance will likely suffer due to difficulties with diversifying smaller accounts and due to risk controls potentially being compromised. Performance of smaller accounts will vary from the performance of accounts with more dollars invested due to ticket charges, position sizing, uncovered positions in option strategies, market volatility, and the effects of compounding. Financial accounts under $50,000 will likely find most management services to be costly. Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss Methods of Analysis ATFA will use one or more of the following methods of analysis when formulating investment advice and/or managing client assets. ATFA regularly uses third party research and information based on the following methods of analysis as well. 1. Fundamental Analysis: A method of evaluating a security in an attempt to measure its intrinsic (actual) value based on all aspects of the business (tangible and intangible). Factors that can be considered, but are not limited to, economic conditions, company management, company financials, competitors, earnings, and products or services. Fundamental analysis may not result in the security realizing the determined intrinsic value, this is due to overall market factors that can affect an individual security, factors that were not considered in the analysis, complexity of information, unknown information, and other factors. 2. Technical Analysis: A method of analysis that uses past data, such as price movement, volume, velocity, etc., in an attempt to forecast future price movement in a security. Technical analysis can involve the use of charts, formulas, and other analytical tools to 14 identify trends which can be based on investor sentiment or micro/ macro cycles or trends, rather than intrinsic value. Technical analysis, by itself, does not consider the underlying financial condition of a company or industry, is based on past data and theories about future trends. For these reasons the actual price movement of a security can prove to be incorrect. 3. Quantitative Analysis: A method of analysis that uses mathematical measurements, calculations, statistical modeling, and research to represent a given reality in terms of a numerical value. An attempt is made to determine more accurate measurements of quantifiable data, such as the value of a share, earnings per share, return on equity, current ratio, debt levels, etc., and predict future changes to these items. Assumptions made when using this type of analysis can prove to be incorrect. Customized Investment Strategies/ Advice ATFA provides customized advice to clients based on several factors, including goals and objectives, risk tolerance, financial situation, investment life cycle, investment experience, economic factors, client restrictions, and other pertinent factors. Clients may have similar or different portfolio holdings when compared to other clients. ATFA often uses one or more core strategies when advising clients and/or managing client assets and recommends and/ or uses a variety of investment vehicles and account types to fulfill these strategies. Additionally, we can use/recommend active and passive, and/or long and short-term investments, or a combination thereof, depending upon clients’ unique situations. For clients using Discretionary Asset Management Services, ATFA can switch between strategies and change client account allocations to adjust to market conditions, market forecasts, or other real or perceived changes in the markets at All Terrain’s discretion. Any changes will be made in good faith and in furtherance of clients’ disclosed investment objectives, restrictions, risk tolerance, investment horizon, age, wealth, income, and other factors relevant to suitability of investments. ATFA primarily uses and recommends stocks, ETFs, cash (and cash equivalents), options, and bonds to clients. However, in providing comprehensive advice and asset management services, ATFA can recommend or evaluate a diverse range of investments, including, but not limited to, any one or more of the following types of investments:  Cash or Cash Equivalents  Money Market Funds  Bonds/ Fixed Income/ Debt Instruments  Stocks (Domestic and International)  Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)  Option Contracts (including spreads)  Mutual Funds  Warrants  Certificates of Deposit  Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)  Insurance Products  Structured Products/ Structured Notes  Limited Partnerships  Private Placements  Index Options (European Settlement) Diversification ATFA typically recommends the use of one or more of the diversification types. described below, when providing services to clients. However, some clients may have legacy positions with tax concerns, including concentrated positions. In situations where clients are sensitive to tax issues, our ability to use diversification can be limited to working around those existing investments. 15 • Sector, and Asset Class Diversification: When practical, prudent and suitable, ATFA evaluates and attempts to identify an appropriate ratio of securities based on Market Sectors (industry groups) and Asset Classes (stock, fixed income, cash, money market, commodities, etc.), and subsequent sub-divisions of those groups, such as growth vs. value, international, emerging markets, alternatives, etc. This type of evaluation can help identify any areas of concentration or diversification that exist in a client’s portfolio, or that is desired in a client’s portfolio. While diversification can help spread out risk over several areas, it can also cause diminished performance over a concentrated exposure, if portions of the diversified portfolio underperform. Alternatively, concentrated positions can provide an over weighted exposure to a single security or area and can cause diminished or exemplary performance if that security or area experiences sharp declines or increases. • Investment Manager/Style Diversification: ATFA recommends one or more styles of asset management when practical, prudent and suitable. These can include active management, passive management, tactical management, strategic management, among others. Style diversification can spread out risk that any specific style underperforms. However, style diversification can also diminish performance over a single style if one or more of the styles underperforms a single style. • Investment Vehicle Diversification: ATFA recommends investment vehicle diversification when practical, prudent and suitable. Investment vehicles such as stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, insurance products, private placements, limited partnerships, etc., can have different types of exposure to the market, taxation benefits and/or drawbacks, pricing issues, liquidity considerations, protections, and risks. There are risks and benefits to each investment vehicle described in more detail below. • Account Type Diversification: ATFA recommends one or more different account types when practical and suitable, to achieve client goals and objectives. Accounts such as IRA, Roth IRA, Joint, Individual, Trust, 401k, and other account types can be recommended. Different account types have different tax treatment, such as tax deferred, or tax-exempt growth, contributions, and/or distributions. Different types of investments can be more suitable for different account types, depending on a client’s situation. Clients have no obligation to open or fund any specific account type, establishing an account is solely up to the discretion of the client. Clients should always consult with tax and legal advisors prior to proceeding with any strategy. Typical ATFA Managed Strategies ATFA typically formulates and manages in-house strategies or identifies third party funds (ETFs and Mutual Funds) to manage pre-defined and/or group traded allocations that accomplish these strategies in a consistent or formalized manner. These management techniques (or providers) are utilized to provide clients who use similar strategies a consistent experience, and to assist with the mechanics and operational burdens of managing a large number of client accounts discretionarily, consistently, and without bias for any particular client or group of clients. ATFA will use grouped (block) allocations, where multiple clients and accounts are traded simultaneously in the same or similar allocations, whenever possible. ATFA manages several allocations on this basis as described below. • Position Trading (Buy and Hold/ Strategic) Allocations: ATFA manages a range of Position Trading (Buy and Hold/ Strategic) allocations in many client accounts. This includes customized allocations as well as broad-based allocations. These allocations can have a range of investment vehicles and/or holdings. In broadly managed allocations ATFA will typically use a core portfolio of ETF’s, mutual funds (including money market funds), and stocks, but could include a range of other investments. 16 ATFA offers several broadly managed buy and hold/ strategic allocations with varying ratios of equity ETF’s/ stocks and bond ETF’s. While we do have predetermined allocations we can use for accounts, we recognize that clients have unique risk tolerances, objectives, account sizes, preferences, legacy positions, and restrictions to consider. Some clients will be able to use our predetermined allocations for various bond/equity ratios, but we are able to accommodate specific circumstances. These allocations take into account the principles of diversification described above, if possible, given a range of factors. ATFA will rebalance or recommend rebalancing periodically in order to maintain proper ratios of investments. ATFA can use automatic dividend reinvestment or accumulate cash for reinvestment/ distribution, depending on client preferences and needs. Additionally, ATFA can manage options overlays on many Buy and Hold/ Strategic, or concentrated portfolios as described in the following sections. Clients are under no obligation to use option overlays, ATFA manages many accounts using core ETF’s, stocks, and mutual funds without the use of option strategies. − Concentrated Positions: Some clients utilize a concentrated security. This typically occurs for one of three reasons: 1. to take a position in a security that is expected to outperform another security or securities, or 2. to maintain an existing position due to tax issues associated with a low-cost basis, or an emotional attachment. 3. Because a client has limited capital and cannot take diversified positions. Concentrated positions can provide an over-weighted exposure to a single security which can result in diminished or exemplary performance when compared to another security or group of securities. Concentrated positions amplify management risks, industry risks, and other risks unique to a single security. Typically, a more diversified portfolio is recommended in order to diversify risk, but some circumstances can make this more difficult. If a client has limited capital, ATFA may need to create a more concentrated allocation, ATFA will typically recommend ETF(s) or Mutual Fund(s) investments in these cases to mitigate exposure to any one bond, company, or other entity, unless client preferences, risk tolerance, restrictions, or other factors would prevent this type of diversification. • Protective Option Overlay (Defined Outcome Strategy): ATFA manages protective option overlay spread strategies in several allocations that include one or more client accounts. This includes customized investments as well as broad-based allocations for multiple accounts. ATFA uses these option spreads allocations as a form of portfolio overlay hedge. These can also be referred to as Defined Outcome Strategies because they define the risk of loss and/or benefit of gain to a particular range or outside of a particular range. These spreads are typically customized to client portfolio holdings where ATFA and/or the client wishes to have a strategic hedge. These are structured to protect against loss beyond a certain price level, or within a certain range of price levels or dollar amount. Spreads use multiple option contracts, which have specific strike prices and expiration dates. There is no guarantee that the underlying security will fall within the range(s) required for the spread to be beneficial to account performance, as many spreads have a cost of implementation. ATFA structures option spreads used for hedging, so the client has a defined loss profile and/or cost to placing the hedge. Clients are advised that capital invested in these spreads, and any corresponding maximum loss potential on these spreads are at risk of loss. There is also potential to be assigned option contracts, which can cause clients to sell existing positions or buy new positions in their account. Clients should consult a tax professional about tax concerns before investing with options. 17 ATFA will customize the structure of hedges to pertain to specific underlying holdings in a client portfolio. Clients using this strategy typically do not have all assets protected by the hedge. Additionally, some positions are not eligible for a direct hedge due to liquidity or options availability. For broadly managed positions using hedges ATFA will typically manage these using the same parameters as other clients and accounts that have the same underlying position, but there can be a range of hedge strike price or expiration differences due to client risk tolerance, timing of trades, price levels at time of hedge placement, or other technical and administrative factors. For broadly managed allocations, ATFA typically uses ETF’s and/or large or mega cap stocks as the underlying position(s). Clients will need advanced option level approval on their account to use this strategy, which may also require margin permission on the account. ATFA does not typically use margin privileges to create a margin loan for the client, unless the client is using margin for other purposes, or an option assignment occurs that temporarily places the account on a margin balance. − Index Spreads (such as SPX, NDX, RUT, etc.): Related to protective option spreads, ATFA recommends and uses index option spreads to create a synthetic portfolio hedge for some clients. Clients using this strategy must meet the regulatory definition of an Accredited Investor found in rule 501 of Regulation D and can only be used in non-qualified accounts due to margin requirements. Due to the dollar value of the underlying index value represented by the option contracts, there is a minimum account size associated with this strategy, which fluctuates based on the current value of the related index. These spreads differ from other option spread hedging strategies, because index options will not be associated with a specific underlying holding in the client account. Instead, ATFA will evaluate the characteristics of a client portfolio, such as the portfolio value and overall historical beta of one or more positions, to determine whether index spreads should be used, and the position sizing (asset weighting) of such spreads. Index options are European style (cash settled with no underlying position delivery) and are a derivative of the index (such as S&P 500, Nasdaq, Russell 200, etc. index). There is no risk of early assignment due to market events or dividend payments. Additionally, there are tax considerations unique to index options, whereby gains and losses are entitled to be treated as 60% long-term and 40% short-term in some cases, provided other provisions of the tax code are satisfied. Clients should consult a tax professional about tax concerns before investing with options. Clients are advised that in addition to risks associated with the overall market and aforementioned Protective Option Spreads, there is also an additional risk of loss if the underlying holdings are not correlated to the movement of the index used for the options. If the price of client holdings and the index move in opposite directions, the use of index options can cause the client to lose additional principal. • Covered Calls: ATFA manages covered call strategies in several allocations that include one or more client accounts. This includes customized investments as well as broad-based allocations that use stock or ETFs as the underlying investment. Clients account size can limit the use of covered call strategies due to the need for round lots of 100 shares. ATFA’s broad-based covered call allocations are primarily Buy and Hold/ Strategic strategies that have objectives of yield generation and/or volatility reduction from option premium. Underlying positions are rebalanced, sold, or replaced from time to time for various reasons, such outperformance, underperformance, dividend changes, market or economic risks, option assignment, and other factors as determined by ATFA. Our broadly managed strategies typically involve a form of diversification as described above. In the case of our broadly managed stock allocation with covered call overlay, we use sector diversification. In broadly managed covered call strategies that use discretionary services, ATFA will discretionarily choose the timing of option trades, the underlying stock or ETF positions used in the allocation, and 18 which option contracts to use. Some clients also have customized covered call strategies around position(s) that were selected discretionarily by ATFA or non-discretionarily by the client. A covered call is a strategy where a call option is sold against an underlying stock or ETF position for premium. If the stock or ETF loses value as of the expiration date, the client will lose principal invested in the stock or ETF at the same rate. Upside participation is capped at the strike price of the call option, plus premium received upon sale of the Call option, and can only be fully realized if the stock price is at or above the strike price of the option at expiration, which would result in the contract being assigned and the stock sold. In all cases where the option is held to expiration, the client will receive the premium collected from selling the option in addition to experiencing any gains or losses in the underlying security. In addition to the risk of capped returns, there is also a risk of option assignment (selling underlying shares) associated with the covered call strategy, which may have tax implications for some clients. For ATFA’s broadly managed covered call strategies, options are often bought back prior to expiration in order to roll the strategy forward in time and/or adjust the strike price according to market movements, and/or to avoid having to sell underlying stock position(s). When the option is bought back it can result in a debit transaction, therefore the premium collected is not always fully realized as yield or a hedge. Options can generate short term, long term, delayed, or disallowed tax impacts. Clients should consult a tax professional about tax concerns before investing with options. − In-The-Money covered calls: ATFA can recommend or manage in the money covered calls as a form of hedge in some market environments. In this strategy a call(s) is sold against an underlying position at a strike price that is below the current price of the underlying position. For instance, if XYZ stock is trading at $20.00 per share and an $18.00 strike price call is sold against it. This creates a hedge, because if the stock decreases in price, clients have collected the call premium up front to offset a portion of the drop from the current price to a point at least as low as the strike price. If the stock or ETF loses value as of the expiration date, the client will lose principal invested in the stock or ETF at the same rate. The call premium collected on the sale will offset the drop. Additionally, the client will only be able to gain value up to the point of the strike price of the option contract, therefore the return is capped at the strike price plus the premium received. • Cash Covered Puts/ Margin Covered Puts: ATFA can recommend cash covered or margin covered puts to its clients if they feel the strategy is suitable for the client. ATFA does not typically have a broadly managed group of accounts using this strategy, but instead has a few customized client accounts using the strategy periodically. ATFA can use this as a hedge strategy or a premium collection strategy, or both, depending upon client parameters. If ATFA is managing the strategy discretionarily for a client, ATFA will choose the security, the strike price, the expiration, and the timing of trades. A cash covered put has a similar risk reward profile to a covered call. It is executed by selling a put option and covering the strike price value of that option by setting aside cash which can be used to purchase the stock at the strike price if the option is assigned. If the underlying security value is below the strike price of a cash covered put at expiration the client will be assigned shares of the underlying security and will need to use the set-aside cash for the purchase. If the stock or ETF loses value as of the expiration date, the client will experience losses at expiration on any amount below the strike price of the put contract. If the stock or ETF gains value, the client will only be able to gain value up to the point of the strike price of the option contract, therefore the return is capped. In all cases, the client will receive the premium collected from selling the option in addition to experiencing any gains of the underlying security up to the strike price of the option at expiration, or losses of the underlying security below the strike price of the option at expiration. Clients should consult a tax professional about tax concerns before investing with options. 19 − Margin Covered Put: A margin covered put is similar to a cash covered put in the risk/reward profile, however instead of setting aside cash the client uses margin to cover the potential assignment of the option. Assignment of the option means you will have to purchase the underlying shares at the strike price of the option. Using margin to cover the potential assignment of the underlying positions means that you are taking on the leverage risk in the account (see margin loan section under the Risk of Loss section below). • Other Option Strategies: ATFA can recommend, evaluate, or manage a wide range of option strategies for clients. The most common and widely used strategies are described above. Other strategies we use are typically customized for a specific situation, or we advise on them as part of our consultation or non-discretionary services. Some of these strategies can include credit spreads, debit spreads, calendar spreads, vertical spreads, butterfly spreads, iron condor spreads, put purchases, collars, call purchases (or LEAP purchases). Spreads are simply a structuring of single option contracts in a group to create a desired profile. They each have their own custom risk/ reward profile. Clients should consult a tax professional about tax concerns before investing with options. − Uncovered Calls: We do not provide management or advice on uncovered calls (naked short calls). Uncovered call sales have unlimited risk, we do not use them in our management, and we do not recommend or advise on their use. ATFA does not typically allow clients to have the option level required to sell naked short calls, unless they are an accredited investor and there is another specific purpose. Some additional more frequently used option structures are described below: − Credit Spreads (against underlying securities): These strategies are typically used to generate premium from the client’s underlying holding. Typically, these spreads will consist of credit call spreads (but can also use puts for different parameters) whereby a call is sold at a strike price at or above the current trading price of an underlying security and a higher strike price call is purchased. The result is a net premium credit to the account. There are many factors that determine whether these strategies should be used, including the amount of premium available, liquidity of options, and expectations of underlying price movement. This strategy is typically used when a client wants to generate a premium but has concerns about significant upward price movement in the underlying security. Risks associated with this strategy are primarily the risk of not participating in upside market movement between specific price levels and dates. There is also risk that the underlying security will be assigned (sold), which may have tax implications for some clients. − Call and Put Option Purchases and LEAPs: These holdings are recommended as a way to leverage the performance of an underlying security when upward (calls) or downward (puts) movement is anticipated in a specific timeframe. LEAPs are option contracts with an expiration date more than one year in the future. When combined with underlying securities, put option purchases can add a level of asset protection to a client portfolio, but can be a costly form of protection over time. Long Call options generally add leverage to underlying security movements. Clients are advised that options have expiration dates and strike prices. For call options, if the underlying security is priced at or below the strike price at expiration, the investment will expire worthless. For Put options, if the underlying security is priced at or above the strike price at expiration, the investment will expire worthless. Risk of Loss The following risks are associated with some of the most common investment vehicles recommended or evaluated by ATFA, 20 1. General Risk: Investing in securities involves the risk of loss. Clients should be prepared to bear that risk. Client account values will fluctuate over time. 2. Stocks: Stocks represent ownership in a company. The value of a stock fluctuates based on overall economic factors, political factors, industry specific factors, and company specific factors, such as financial health, management decisions, product issues, supply chain factors, investor sentiment, and many other issues. In addition, companies who transact business internationally and/or international issues can have exposure to currency exchange rates, which can impact security values when priced in U.S. dollars. a. Equity Risk in General. The stock of any company may not perform as well as expected, and may lose value, because of factors related to the company, including adverse developments regarding the company’s business, poor management decisions, or changes in the company’s industry or popularity of its goods and services. In the event a company becomes insolvent, stockholders will generally have lowest priority among owners of that company’s obligations as to the distribution of the company’s assets. Stocks may also be affected by general market and economic factors, even when their companies’ respective business fundamentals are unchanged. b. Small and Mid—Capitalization Companies. The securities of smaller companies may involve greater risks than do those of larger, more established companies, because the small companies may, for example, lack the management experience, financial resources, product diversification and competitive strength of larger companies, and their trading may be more volatile. c. Foreign and Emerging Market Investments. Investing in securities of foreign companies involves risks generally not associated with investments in the securities of U.S. companies, including the risks associated with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, unreliable and untimely information about issuers, and political and economic instability. Investing in emerging market countries involves risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign markets. In many less-developed markets, there is less governmental supervision and regulation of business and industry practices, stock exchanges, brokers, and listed companies than there is in more developed markets. The securities markets of certain countries in which ATFA may recommend investment may also be smaller, less liquid, and subject to greater price volatility than those of more developed markets. d. Depositary Receipt Risk. American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) are typically trust receipts issued by a U.S. bank or trust company that evidence an indirect interest in underlying securities issued by a foreign entity. Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”), European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”), and other types of depositary receipts are typically issued by non-U.S. banks or financial institutions to evidence an interest in underlying securities issued by either a U.S. or a non-U.S. entity. Investments in non-U.S. issuers through ADRs, GDRs, EDRs, and other types of depositary receipts generally involve risks applicable to other types of investments in non-U.S. issuers. Investments in depositary receipts may be less liquid and more volatile than the underlying securities in their primary trading market. If a depositary receipt is denominated in a different currency than its underlying securities, a portfolio will be subject to the currency risk of both the investment in the depositary receipt and the underlying security. There may be less publicly available information regarding the issuer of the securities underlying a depositary receipt than if those securities were traded directly in U.S. securities markets. Depositary receipts may or may not be sponsored by the issuers of the issuers of securities underlying underlying securities, and information regarding 21 unsponsored depositary receipts may be more limited than for sponsored depositary receipts. The values of depositary receipts may decline for a number of reasons relating to the issuers or sponsors of the depositary receipts, including, but not limited to, insolvency of the issuer or sponsor. Holders of depositary receipts may have limited or no rights to take action with respect to the underlying securities or to compel the issuer of the receipts to take action. 3. ETFs and Mutual Funds: ETFs and Mutual funds consist of a grouping of underlying securities meant to mimic an index or to accomplish a specific objective. These funds are subject to the risks associated with their underlying holdings, such as stocks and bonds, credit or debt instruments, commodities, derivatives, options, and/or cryptocurrencies. In addition, funds have specific risks associated with them. Mutual funds are not traded throughout the day, they are priced at NAV at the end of each day, and therefore a liquidity risk exists. ETFs are constantly priced throughout the day at negotiated prices, however these prices can deviate from the NAV of the underlying securities. ETFs also have liquidity risk if the secondary market ceases to exist to redeem a full creation unit (generally 50,000 shares), therefore a shareholder will have no way to dispose of shares if the secondary market ceases to exist. Actively managed mutual funds and ETFs are also subject to the manager’s ability to execute beneficial trades within the fund. ETFs and Mutual funds have tax implications when securities and commodities are bought and sold within the fund, for which the investor may not receive a distribution to pay such tax obligations. 4. Short Sales: ATFA does not typically recommend short sales, but some clients can seek advice regarding their use. A short sale is executed when a client sells shares of a stock that they do not own. Short sales are used when the security is expected to decrease in price. Clients are advised that short sales can pose significant risk to capital. There is no limit to the loss that can be experienced from a short sale. Additionally, short sales will need to be covered by purchasing shares in order to exit the position. Some securities can be illiquid, and shares may not be available to cover the short position, and/or purchasing shares can cause the price of the security to increase. Short sales are subject to market fluctuation risk as well as individual security performance risk. Clients can receive a margin call and be required to contribute more capital if the stock associated with the short sale moves upward in price. 5. Option Contracts: Option contracts consist of call options (the right to buy a security at a specific price before a specific date) and put options (the right to sell a security at a specific price before a specific date). Each of these types of options can either be bought or sold, allowing for numerous strategies using spreads, each with its own risk/reward profile. Options are associated with the same risks as the underlying security, and general market risks, but also have unique risks, such as assignment risk, delivery risk, contract risk, liquidity risk, and other risks depending on the specific strategy. Option strategies can create short term losses or gains, or disallowed losses, consult a tax professional for more information. Often ATFA will close or roll option strategies prior to expiration. In these situations maximum potential premium collection, yield, or gains are not realized, and can even result in a debit transaction to close the option(s) or roll the option strike price(s) or expiration(s). Option Strategies ATFA commonly uses for discretionary services are described above. Other strategies are presented or discussed in custom situations. Clients are encouraged to review the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options document, which can be found online at: www.theocc.com/company-information/documents-and-archives/options-disclosure- document 6. Bonds and Debt Instruments: Issuers of debt use proceeds obtained from investors to fund projects, operations, expansions, or any other activity requiring capital. In exchange for borrowing funds from investors, issuers will pay interest rates, or will sell face value bonds at a discount. Market prices of debt securities fluctuate depending on market interest rates fluctuations, perceived credit 22 quality, and maturity. Risks include inflationary factors, legislative risks (taxes), liquidity risks, credit risks, and interest rate risks. 7. Cash and Cash Equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents are considered the most liquid and lowest risk investments when compared to other investment options. However, cash is subject to low return rates, monetary policy risks, currency exchange risks, and loss of purchasing value due to inflation. 8. Leveraged Investments: While ATFA does not generally recommend these types of investments, some clients engage with ATFA to evaluate option strategies on them and/or to give general advice about them as part of their portfolio. Leveraged investment vehicles typically use swaps and derivatives to provide leveraged exposure. Many times, these are considered wasting assets, meaning they will lose value due to the passing of time if the underlying item does not move far enough or fast enough. Clients are advised these investments pose unique risks, in addition to compounded economic, industry, and general market risks associated with all securities investments. Clients are encouraged to review fund prospectuses and other fund materials before investing in these assets. 9. Margin Loans: While ATFA does not typically recommend clients use margin loans as part of their investment strategy, some clients have sufficient net worth or assets in other accounts to warrant some margin usage in one or more accounts. Typical situations where ATFA recommends margin loans are when a client needs to borrow short-term funds for a purchase and the cost or interest rate is advantageous and/ or the client needs quick access to funds. Additionally, a client may need margin when trading securities or derivatives on margin as part of an overall investment strategy, such as hedging a concentrated position or simply leveraging holdings. Clients who use margin loans are subject to interest rate fluctuation risk, risks associated with marginable security values, and the price movement of associated securities which provide collateral for the loan. Clients are advised that use of margin can cause losses to exceed the principal value of the account and can require the liquidation of some or all securities in the account and/or capital contributions if a margin call is initiated by the broker. Note: some option strategies that ATFA uses require margin privileges to be added to the account. Generally, the allocations and strategies that ATFA uses don’t generate a margin loan, but instead require margin for spread trading accounting purposes. However, in some cases an option will be assigned in a managed strategy, placing the account on margin temporarily until a position can be sold or another part of the option strategy can be exercised. 10. Cryptocurrency: Cryptocurrency is a digital or virtual currency that is used as an alternative payment method or speculative investment. Cryptocurrency is not backed by real assets or tangible securities, are traded between consenting parties with no broker, and most are tracked on decentralized, digital ledgers with blockchain technology. Cryptocurrency is subject to, and has experienced, rapid surges and collapses in values. In addition to the market risk associated with speculative assets, cryptocurrency investment carries a number of other risks. As a result, investment in cryptocurrency is considered to be a more volatile investment. Cryptocurrency-related assets may include, but are not limited to, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds or mutual funds, cryptocurrency derivatives, and other assets, such as interests in business entities that primarily are focused on the provision of services related to cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency may not be a suitable investment for all clients. 11. Structured Notes: Structured notes are a debt obligation of the issuer and are subject to credit risk of the issuer. Credit risk exists whether or not the structured product is principal protected. Investors in structured notes risk partial or full loss of principal. Structured products are generally illiquid. Structured products carry the risks due to underlying asset performance in addition to credit risk of the issuer. Structured products can have cap or call features that will limit upside performance. FDIC insurance on structured products issued with FDIC coverage is limited to amounts described in the prospectus, and the interest component is generally not insured until the final observation 23 date. Structured products have tax considerations that ATFA recommends clients review with a tax professional. 12. Non-Public Limited Partnerships and Other Non-Standard Assets: These investments generally involve more risk than other equity ownership alternatives. Investors will generally have limited voting and control over operations of the entity. Investor participation is generally severely restricted through the terms of an operating agreement or private placement memorandum. These investments are highly illiquid, and often have no secondary market in which to liquidate the investment. These investments have special tax considerations that ATFA recommends clients review with a tax professional. Investors must generally be sophisticated and understand the risk of investing, including the potential for complete loss of principal. 13. Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS). REITs are pooled investment vehicles that manage a portfolio of real estate or real estate-related loans to earn profits for their shareholders. REITs are generally classified as equity REITs, mortgage REITs, or a combination of equity and mortgage REITs. Equity REITs invest the majority of their assets directly in real property, such as shopping centers, nursing homes, office buildings, apartment complexes, and hotels, and derive income primarily from the collection of rents. Equity REITs can also realize capital gains by selling properties that have appreciated in value. Mortgage REITs invest the majority of their assets in real estate mortgages and derive income from the collection of interest payments. REITs can be subject to extreme volatility because of fluctuations in the demand for real estate, changes in interest rates, and adverse economic conditions. Similar to regulated investment companies, REITs generally are not subject to federal income tax on income distributed to shareholders, provided they comply with certain requirements. The failure of a REIT to continue to qualify as a REIT for tax purposes can materially affect its value. An investor indirectly bears its proportionate share of any expenses paid by a REIT in which he or she invests. Real Estate Sector Risk. An investment in a real property company may be subject to risks similar to those associated with direct ownership of real estate, including, by way of example, the possibility of declines in the value of real estate, losses from casualty or condemnation, and changes in local and general economic conditions, supply and demand, interest rates, environmental liability, zoning laws, regulatory limitations on rents, property taxes, and operating expenses. Some real property companies have limited diversification because they invest in a limited number of properties, a narrow geographic area, or a single type of property. 14. Operational and Trading Risk Operational risk, such as breakdowns or malfunctioning of essential systems and controls can impact our ability to perform key functions, including managing client accounts. Personnel and organizational changes can materially affect such risks. Similarly, disruptions in the electronic trading and other systems (resulting from system upgrades or other reasons) and troubles at the exchanges through which orders are executed (resulting from, among other things, extreme market volatility) could interrupt trading and availability of timely execution could diminish substantially. If this occurs during periods of volatility, substantial losses may be incurred. ATFA does not represent, warranty, or imply that services or methods of analysis used by ATFA will successfully identify market tops or bottoms or insulate clients from losses due to major market corrections or crashes. Past performance is no indication of future performance. No guarantees can be offered that client goals or objectives will be achieved. Further, no promises or assumptions can be made that the advisory services offered by ATFA will provide a better return than other investment strategies or services. 24 Service Provider Concentration Risk – ATFA has a material portion of its assets or client assets exposed to a particular service provider, such as a custodian, bank, futures clearer, broker, clearinghouse, exchange, or counterparty. Such concentration can create a material risk to ATFA and its clients in the event of a failure or insolvency of one or more of such service providers. ATFA is also reliant upon the normal and proper performance of duties and obligations of service providers. ATFA operations and services to clients can be adversely impacted in a material manner if one or more of the service providers fail to adequately perform their functions or becomes incapable of performing their functions. Item 9: Disciplinary Information ATFA is required to disclose any legal or disciplinary events that are material to a client’s or prospective client’s evaluation of our advisory business, or the integrity of our management. ATFA does not have any reportable disciplinary information to disclose. Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations Independent Insurance Agents Certain persons providing investment advice on behalf of ATFA are licensed as independent insurance agents. These persons will earn commission-based compensation for selling insurance products, including insurance products they sell to clients, and qualify for other producer incentives, such as gifts or trips as described in Item 14. Insurance commissions, referral fees, and incentives earned by these persons are separate from, and in addition to, ATFA advisory fees. The recommendation of insurance products by these individuals presents a conflict of interest because these individuals have an incentive to recommend insurance products to clients for the purpose of generating commissions, and incentives rather than solely based on client needs. Clients are under no obligation, contractually or otherwise, to purchase insurance products through any person affiliated with our firm. Other Affiliations ATFA is not, and does not have a related person who is, a futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, commodity trading advisor, or an associated person of the foregoing entities. Further, ATFA is not, and does not have a related person who is, a broker/dealer or other similar type of broker or dealer, investment company or other pooled investment vehicle, futures commission merchant or commodity pool operator, banking or thrift institution, accountant or accounting firm, lawyer or law firm, pension consultant, real estate broker or dealer, or sponsor or syndicator of a limited partnership. Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation of Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading Code of Ethics ATFA owes a fiduciary duty of loyalty, fairness, and good faith to our clients. ATFA takes its compliance and regulatory obligations seriously and requires all staff to comply with such rules and regulations as well as ATFA’s policies and procedures. ATFA has adopted a code of ethics that sets forth the standards of conduct expected of its associated persons and requires compliance with applicable securities laws (“Code of Ethics”). The Code of Ethics contains written policies reasonable designed to prohibit the use 25 of material non-public information (insider information), require pre-approval when making certain investments (such as initial public offerings or private placements), require certain personnel to report personal securities holdings and transactions at least quarterly, and prohibit activities that can lead to, or give the appearance of, conflicts of interest, insider trading, front running, or other unethical activities. Clients or prospective clients of ATFA can contact us to request a copy of our complete Code of Ethics. Participation Interest in Client Transactions Neither ATFA nor its associated persons recommend to clients, nor buys or sells for client accounts, any securities in which we have a material financial interest. However, ATFA and its associated persons regularly buy or sell securities identical to those securities recommended to clients. Therefore, ATFA and/or its associated persons can have an interest or position in certain securities that are also recommended or bought or sold to clients. ATFA and its associated persons will not put their interests before client interests. ATFA and its associated persons cannot intentionally trade in such a way to obtain a better price for themselves than for clients. ATFA is required to maintain a list of all securities holdings for its associated persons and develop procedures to supervise the trading activities of associated persons who have knowledge of client transactions and their related family accounts at least quarterly. Further, associated persons are prohibited from trading on non-public information or sharing such information. Item 12: Brokerage Practices ATFA participates in the advisor program (the "Program") offered by Charles Schwab & Co, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC ("Schwab"), an unaffiliated SEC-registered broker-dealer and FINRA member. Schwab offers independent investment advisors services which include custody of securities, trade execution, clearance, and settlement of transactions. Schwab and ATFA are not affiliated. ATFA receives some benefits from Schwab through its participation in the Program. There is no direct link between ATFA's participation in the program and the investment advice it gives to its clients, although ATFA receives economic benefits through its participation in the program that are typically not available to Schwab retail investors. These benefits include the following products and services (provided without cost or at a discount): receipt of duplicate client statements and confirmations; software discounts from software owned by Schwab; research related products and tools; consulting services; access to a trading desk serving ATFA’s participants; access to block trading (which provides the ability to aggregate securities transactions for execution and then allocate the appropriate shares to client accounts); the ability to have advisory fees deducted directly from client accounts; access to an electronic communications network for client order entry and account information; access to mutual funds and ETF’s with no transaction fees and to certain institutional money managers; and discounts on compliance, marketing, research, technology, and practice management products or services provided to ATFA by third party vendors. The software and support are not provided in connection with securities transactions of clients and is not paid for with client funds (i.e., not “soft dollars”). Some of the products and services made available by Schwab through the program will benefit ATFA but will not benefit its client accounts. These products or services can assist ATFA in managing and administering client accounts, including accounts not maintained at Schwab. Other services made available by Schwab are intended to help ATFA manage and further develop its business enterprise. The benefits received by ATFA or its personnel through participation in the program do not depend on the amount of brokerage transactions directed to Schwab. As part of its fiduciary duties to clients, ATFA endeavors at all times to put the interests of its clients first. Clients should be aware, however, that the receipt of economic benefits by ATFA or its related persons in and of itself creates a conflict of interest and can indirectly influence ATFA’s choice of Schwab for custody and brokerage services. 26 ATFA periodically evaluates the services provided by the broker/dealer we recommend (Schwab) to determine if we are recommending the best service for our clients. Some of the criteria we use to evaluate these services are: • The broker’s ability to service our clients. • Industry Reputation of the brokerage. • The ability to provide client statements and transaction reporting. • Existence of a robust and efficient trading platform. • A diverse offering of products and services. • Technology and educational resources. • Cost and speed of execution. • Financial stability of the brokerage. • Confidentiality and security of client information. • Responsiveness to our needs and inquiries, as well as client needs and inquiries. • Other factors that can bear on the overall evaluation of best execution. While ATFA generally recommends that clients use the brokerage and clearing services of Schwab. Clients are advised that not all investment advisers require maintenance of accounts at a specific financial institution. Clients can maintain accounts at another financial institution and request, in writing, that ATFA manage these accounts. However, if another financial institution is used, they must be able to provide duplicate statements and confirmations to ATFA, provide necessary online trading capabilities, provide prompt electronic account access for review purposes, and must be able to accept trade instructions from ATFA. Further, clients are advised ATFA will likely not be able to achieve the most favorable execution of transactions under this arrangement. The client will be responsible for negotiating terms and arrangements with the financial institution. Consequently, these clients will likely incur higher costs. Additionally, ATFA can, in its sole discretion, decline client requests to use a particular financial institution if such arrangements would result in operational difficulties or violate restrictions imposed on ATFA. Individual Transactions and Aggregated Transactions Transactions for each client will be submitted and/or executed independently, unless ATFA decides to purchase or sell the same security for several clients at approximately the same time. In these instances, ATFA does regularly aggregate ("bunch") transactions in the same security on behalf of more than one client in an effort to strive for best execution or to allocate differences in prices and commissions or other costs equitably among ATFA’s clients. However, aggregated or bunched orders will not reduce the transaction cost (ticket charges) to participating clients. ATFA conducts aggregated transactions in a manner designed to ensure that no participating client is favored over another client. Participating clients will obtain the average share price per share for the aggregated/bunched order. Partial Fills To the extent the aggregated order is not filled in its entirety, ATFA will follow procedures to allocate the partial fill to clients in a manner that is unbiased toward any client or group of clients and minimizes holding odd-lots or a small number of shares. Partial fills will be allocated per the pre-allocation on a pro-rata basis or on a random basis to as many accounts as possible until the partial fill is completely used. For clarity, on a pro-rata basis the number of shares obtained is divided by the number of shares intended, and that percentage is given to each account that was intended to receive the trade. On a random basis, we use a random letter generator to select an account whose primary owner or trustee has that letter as he first letter in their last name and we allocate to that account first and continue on an alphabetical basis filling out the full allocation to each subsequent account that can receive the remaining amount until the allocation is fully used. 27 ATFA will determine which method is best on a case-by-case basis, however the primary means will be pro-rata unless the circumstances of the trade would harm clients. Some examples of reasons for using a random basis vs. pro-rata can be that round lots of shares are needed for a multi position strategy, pro-rata allocation would cause clients to pay more than one ticket charge if filling out the allocation is expected in the future, if smaller accounts would be harmed by a pro-rata allocation because they would effectively be excluded from the allocation by falling below the ratio threshold, or other circumstances as determined by All Terrain based on a fiduciary standard. Trade Errors ATFA considers a compensable trade error to be an error that results from ATFA’s action or omission that does not meet the applicable standard of care and that results in a loss to the client. ATFA will follow the procedures below to correct trade errors: 1. If ATFA caused the error and the error resulted in a loss to the client’s account, ATFA will correct the error to place the client in the same position as if the error had not occurred. 2. If ATFA caused the error and the error resulted in a profit to the client account, the client will be allowed to keep the profit as long as the error was not related to a misallocation of a security or quantity intended for another client account, or related to a trade for which the client account was not approved for the type of security or strategy related to the error. 3. If ATFA did not cause the error, the party that caused the error is responsible for the results of the error. ATFA can net gains and losses related to trade errors within a single account when the gain or loss results from a single trading decision (for example, all parts of a spread trade or all trades made as part of an allocation change in the same day) or represents a single and consistent application of a guideline or restriction. ATFA will not net the gains and losses of separate clients and will not net the gains and losses of a single client that resulted from multiple errors (for example, trade errors resulting from more than one investment decision for the same client). Net gains from trade errors are placed in ATFA’s trade error account and are donated to charity per custodial guidelines. ATFA will prevent certain client accounts from trading in a particular security while it obtains client consent, account approvals, or other necessary documentation. This delay could cause some client accounts to miss investment opportunities. Because any such delay or missed investment opportunity arises from the need to ensure compliance, ATFA does not regard these situations as errors. Item 13: Review of Accounts Reviews For those clients participating in ATFA asset management services, ATFA monitors portfolios on a continuous basis and will offer an account review at least annually. This includes IA’s utilizing ATFA’s TAMP service, however other IA’s clients are not considered clients of ATFA and will not be offered a review directly, Other IA clients should consult with their IA for review options. Client reviews are conducted by one of ATFA’s investment advisor representatives. ATFA will contact clients who are participating in ongoing services at least annually to offer a review of services and recommendations, and to discuss any changes in the client’s financial situation. Clients are advised to notify ATFA of any 28 changes to their needs, goals, objectives, or financial situation as they arise. Reports Clients will receive transaction confirmations and regular account statements directly from their account custodian, unless otherwise agreed upon between the custodian and client. In addition, ATFA can provide duplicate custodial statements upon request. During client reviews or other communications with clients, ATFA can provide personalized summaries of accounts, illustrations, written recommendations, meeting summaries, spreadsheets, third party investment disclosures, and/or other information pertaining to the clients account, investments, or ATFA’s advice. ATFA does not prepare formalized or periodic performance or holdings reports for clients. Clients are advised to compare statements received from their qualified custodian to information provided by ATFA to verify the accuracy of information provided by ATFA, if discrepancies exist, the custodial statement will prevail. Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation AdvisorDirect Referrals ATFA has clients who were referred from TD Ameritrade through the AdvisorDirect program. Charles Schwab & Co, Inc. (“Schwab”) acquired TD Ameritrade, including the Advisor Direct program. ATFA does not currently participate in the AdvisorDirect Program for new referrals at this time. However, ATFA has legacy clients who were previously referred through AdvisorDirect. Schwab is a broker-dealer independent of, and unaffiliated with, ATFA and there is no employee or agency relationship between them. Schwab has established AdvisorDirect as a means of referring its brokerage customers and other investors seeking fee-based personal investment management services or financial planning services to independent investment advisors. Schwab does not supervise ATFA and has no responsibility for ATFA's management of client portfolios or ATFA's other advice or services. ATFA pays Schwab an on- going fee for clients referred through AdvisorDirect. This fee is usually a percentage (not to exceed 25%) of the advisory fee that the client pays to ATFA ("Solicitation Fee"). ATFA will also pay Schwab the Solicitation Fee on any advisory fees received by ATFA from any of a referred client's family members, including a spouse, child or any other immediate family member who resides with the referred client and hires ATFA on the recommendation of such referred client. ATFA will not charge clients referred through AdvisorDirect any fees or costs higher than its standard fee schedule offered to its clients or otherwise pass Solicitation Fees paid to Schwab to its clients. ATFA’s AdvisorDirect relationship raises potential conflicts of interest. ATFA has an incentive to recommend to clients that the assets under management by ATFA be held in custody and to place transactions for client accounts with Schwab. ATFA has agreed not to solicit clients referred to it through AdvisorDirect to transfer their accounts from Schwab or to establish brokerage or custody accounts at other custodians, except when its fiduciary duties require doing so. ATFA's AdvisorDirect relationship does not diminish its duty to seek best execution of trades for client accounts. Solicitors Aside from the legacy Advisors Direct program at Schwab, ATFA does not compensate clients or third party natural persons who are not employees for referrals, respectively known as testimonials and endorsements under Rule 206(4)-1 of the Investment Advisors Act (the “Marketing Rule”), However this might change in the future. Should this practice change, AFTA will follow the conditions outlined in the Marketing Rule which provide for: 29 • Disclosures of certain information. Advisers are required to provide certain clear and prominent summary disclosures, as well as additional disclosure related to terms of compensation and material conflicts of interest. • Adviser oversight and compliance. Advisers must have a reasonable basis to believe that any testimonial or endorsement complies with the requirements of the Rule. Additionally, advisers may be required to have a written agreement with any person giving a compensated testimonial or endorsement that describes the scope of the agreed upon activities and terms of compensation. • No disqualification. The Rule prohibits an adviser from compensating a person, directly or indirectly, for a testimonial or endorsement if the adviser knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the person giving the testimonial or endorsement is an ineligible person at the time of dissemination. ATFA does, however, have an existing relationship with Schwab where we pay Schwab for old referrals, which is described above in the AdvisorDirect Referrals section above. Insurance Compensation As disclosed under Item 5 and 10, certain persons providing investment advice on behalf of our firm are licensed insurance agents and receive commissions for selling insurance products. Additionally, these licensed agents qualify for producer incentives, such as gifts and trips, offered by insurance companies, brokerages, and marketing organizations. These incentives are generally offered when an insurance agent sells a certain amount of insurance during a specified timeframe. Clients are advised that a conflict of interest exists when associated persons of ATFA, who are also independent insurance agents, recommend or offer to sell insurance products. For more information on the conflicts of interest this presents, and how we address these conflicts, please refer to Items 5 and 10. Other Compensation ATFA receives some benefits that have a monetary value as part of our participation in the Institutional Trading Panel and Institutional Advisor Program at Schwab, see Items 10 and 12 above for more information. Gifts, Business Entertainment and Events ATFA and its associated persons will receive small gifts or participate in business entertainment and/or events with third parties, such as custodians, investment advisors, vendors, or fund managers. These activities are governed by ATFA’s gift and entertainment policies within the Code of Ethics. Gifts, entertainment, and events provided by third parties create a conflict of interest for ATFA or its associated persons by providing an incentive to select or recommend products or services offered by third parties. At times, ATFA and its associated persons will be invited by third parties to participate in business events, and third parties can provide the cost of travel, board, and lodging. It is ATFA’s policy to allow participation in such events if it is expected to benefit services to clients. These benefits can include networking and education opportunities provided during events. Receipt of gifts and participation in events must be pre-approved by ATFA’s compliance department. All gifts and events must be professional and consistent with industry standards and practices. 30 Item 15: Custody If client authorizes debit of advisory fees directly from client’s account and remits that fee to ATFA in accordance with applicable custody rules, through an agreement with the account custodian, ATFA will be deemed to have custody. Additionally, ATFA will be deemed to have custody if a client authorizes ATFA to service third party standing letters of authorization and grants authority to ATFA to change the amount, timing, or destination of distributions. Other than these situations, ATFA does not take custody of client funds or securities. Clients will receive statements quarterly or more frequently from their qualified custodian, clients should carefully review those statements. ATFA can provide duplicate custodial statements upon request. During client reviews or other communications with clients ATFA can provide personalized summaries of accounts, illustrations, written recommendations, meeting summaries, spreadsheets, third party investment disclosures, and/or other information pertaining to the clients account, investments, or ATFA’s advice. ATFA does not prepare formalized or periodic performance or holdings reports for clients. Clients are advised to compare statements received from their qualified custodian to information provided by ATFA to verify the accuracy of information provided by ATFA, if discrepancies exist, the custodial statement will prevail. Item 16: Investment Discretion Clients can grant ATFA authorization to manage their account on a discretionary basis. Discretionary authority will give ATFA the authority to buy, sell, exchange, convert securities in managed accounts. Clients will grant such authority to ATFA by execution of the advisory agreement. Clients can terminate discretionary authorization at any time upon receipt of written notice by ATFA. Additionally, clients are advised that: 1. Clients can set parameters with respect to when account should be rebalanced and set trading restrictions or limitations in their written advisory agreement; 2. Client’s written consent is required to establish any brokerage account; 3. ATFA will not have the ability to withdraw funds or securities from client accounts, with the exception of deduction of ATFA's advisory fees from the account, or when servicing standard letters of authorization, if a client has authorized these items as described in Item 15; 4. Client trading in their own account threatens and interferes with ATFA’s management strategy and could result in ATFA terminating its management services. Item 17: Voting Client Securities ATFA does not proxy vote client securities. ATFA will disregard any elections by clients to have ATFA vote proxies their behalf. Unless clients suppress proxies, securities proxies will be sent directly to clients by the account custodian or transfer agent. Clients can contact ATFA with questions on how to vote. However, how clients vote is solely their decision. Item 18: Financial Information 1. ATFA will not require clients to prepay more than $1,200 and six or more months in advance of receiving the advisory service. 2. ATFA has discretionary authority over client accounts; however, that authority does not 31 extend to the withdrawal of any client assets, with the exception of deduction of ATFA’s advisory fees and standing letters of authorization as described in Item 15. We are financially stable. There is no financial condition that is likely to impair our ability to meet our contract actual commitment to our clients. 3. Neither ATFA nor any of its Advisory Representatives has ever been the subject of a bankruptcy petition. Item 19: Requirements for State Registered Advisers This section is not applicable to ATFA. ATFA is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 32