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Aragon Capital LLC
Firm Brochure - Form ADV Part 2A
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Aragon Capital LLC. If you
have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at (786) 529-6540 or by email at:
ricardo.nieto@aragoncap.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 Aragon Capital LLC is also available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. Aragon Capital LLC’s CRD number is: 166958
101 NE 3rd Ave, Suite 1500
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(786) 529-6540
info@aragoncap.com
Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Version Date: 09/22/2025
Item 2: Material Changes
The material changes in this brochure from the last annual updating amendment of Aragon Capital LLC
on 03/28/2025are described below. Material changes relate to Aragon Capital LLC’s policies, practices
or conflicts of interests.
• Aragon Capital LLC has added a partnership with Karta. (Item 14)
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Item 3: Table of Contents
Item 1: Cover Page
Item 2: Material Changes .................................................................................................................................... i
Item 3: Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................... ii
Item 4: Advisory Business ..................................................................................................................................1
A. Description of the Advisory Firm ................................................................................................................1
B. Types of Advisory Services ...........................................................................................................................1
Investment Supervisory Services ......................................................................................................................1
Written Acknowledgement of Fiduciary Status ..............................................................................................2
Services Limited to Specific Types of Investments .........................................................................................3
C. Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions ........................................................................3
D. Wrap Fee Programs ........................................................................................................................................3
E. Amounts Under Management ......................................................................................................................3
Item 5: Fees and Compensation .........................................................................................................................3
A. Fee Schedule ....................................................................................................................................................3
Investment Supervisory Services Fees ..............................................................................................................4
B. Payment of Fees ...............................................................................................................................................4
Payment of Investment Supervisory Fees ........................................................................................................4
C. Clients Are Responsible For Third Party Fees ............................................................................................5
D. Prepayment of Fees ........................................................................................................................................5
E. Outside Compensation For the Sale of Securities to Clients .....................................................................5
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ................................................................5
Item 7: Types of Clients ......................................................................................................................................6
Minimum Account Size ......................................................................................................................................6
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Investment Loss ...................................6
A. Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies ..................................................................................6
Methods of Analysis............................................................................................................................................6
Charting analysis .................................................................................................................................................6
Fundamental analysis .........................................................................................................................................6
Technical analysis ................................................................................................................................................6
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Investment Strategies ..........................................................................................................................................6
B. Material Risks Involved ...........................................................................................................................7
Methods of Analysis............................................................................................................................................7
Fundamental analysis .........................................................................................................................................7
Technical analysis ................................................................................................................................................7
Investment Strategies ..........................................................................................................................................7
C.
Risks of Specific Securities Utilized ........................................................................................................7
Item 9: Disciplinary Information .......................................................................................................................9
A. Criminal or Civil Actions .........................................................................................................................9
B. Administrative Proceedings ....................................................................................................................9
C.
Self-regulatory Organization (SRO) Proceedings .................................................................................9
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations .......................................................................9
A.
Registration as a Broker/Dealer or Broker/Dealer Representative ..................................................9
Registration as a Futures Commission Merchant, Commodity Pool Operator, or a Commodity
B.
Trading Advisor ..................................................................................................................................................9
Registration Relationships Material to this Advisory Business and Possible Conflicts of
C.
Interests .................................................................................................................................................................9
D.
Selection of Other Advisers or Managers and How This Adviser is Compensated for Those
Selections ............................................................................................................................................................12
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading ...........12
A. Code of Ethics ..........................................................................................................................................12
B.
Recommendations Involving Material Financial Interests ...............................................................12
C.
Investing Personal Money in the Same Securities as Clients ............................................................13
D.
Trading Securities At/Around the Same Time as Clients’ Securities .............................................13
Item 12: Brokerage Practices ............................................................................................................................13
A.
Factors Used to Select Custodians and/or Broker/Dealers..............................................................13
1.
Research and Other Soft-Dollar Benefits .............................................................................................13
2.
Brokerage for Client Referrals ...............................................................................................................14
3.
Clients Directing Which Broker/Dealer/Custodian to Use .............................................................14
B. Aggregating (Block) Trading for Multiple Client Accounts .............................................................14
Item 13: Reviews of Accounts ..........................................................................................................................14
A.
Frequency and Nature of Periodic Reviews and Who Makes Those Reviews ..............................14
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B.
Factors That Will Trigger a Non-Periodic Review of Client Accounts ............................................14
C.
Content and Frequency of Regular Reports Provided to Clients .....................................................14
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation ......................................................................................15
Economic Benefits Provided by Third Parties for Advice Rendered to Clients (Includes Sales
A.
Awards or Other Prizes) ...................................................................................................................................15
B.
Compensation to Non – Advisory Personnel for Client Referrals ...................................................15
Item 15: Custody ................................................................................................................................................15
Item 16: Investment Discretion ........................................................................................................................15
Item 17: Voting Client Securities (Proxy Voting) ..........................................................................................16
Item 18: Financial Information .........................................................................................................................16
A.
Balance Sheet ...........................................................................................................................................16
B.
Financial Conditions Reasonably Likely to Impair Ability to Meet Contractual Commitments to
Clients ..................................................................................................................................................................16
C.
Bankruptcy Petitions in Previous Ten Years .......................................................................................16
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Item 4: Advisory Business
A. Description of the Advisory Firm
Aragon Capital LLC is a Limited Liability Company organized in the state of Florida.
The firm was formed in February of 2013, and the principal owners are Ricardo Franco
Nieto and Alberto Chocron.
B. Types of Advisory Services
Aragon Capital LLC (hereinafter “AC”) offers the following services to advisory clients:
Investment Supervisory Services
AC offers ongoing portfolio management services based on the individual goals,
objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance of each client. AC creates an Investment Policy
Statement for each client, which outlines the client’s current situation (income, tax levels,
and risk tolerance levels) and then constructs a plan to aid in the selection of a portfolio
that matches each client’s specific situation. Investment Supervisory Services include, but
are not limited to, the following:
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Investment strategy •
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Asset allocation
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Risk tolerance
Personal investment policy
Asset selection
Regular portfolio monitoring
AC evaluates the current investments of each client with respect to their risk tolerance
levels and time horizon. Risk tolerance levels are documented in the Investment Policy
Statement, which is given to each client.
Selection of Other Advisers
In certain cases, where appropriate, Aragon Capital LLC ("we") may recommend that
certain clients engage Regal Investment Advisors, LLC dba "Lionshare" to provide
investment advice on a sub-advisory basis through their investment platform. We will
assist clients with selecting and implementing the appropriate investments, asset
allocation strategy and will monitor the performance and suitability of these Lionshare
strategies. We will contact clients from time to time to review their financial situation and
objectives; communicate information to Lionshare as/when warranted; and assist the
client in understanding and evaluating the services provided by Lionshare. Clients will
be expected to notify us of any changes in their financial situation, investment objectives,
or account restrictions that could affect their financial situation. For the clients that engage
Lionshare for the investment management of their portfolio, these clients will be assessed
a separate "Investment Management Fee" that is billed quarterly, in advance and based
on the market value of the Client's Account on the last day of the month in the prior
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quarter. These fees will be billed directly from the Client Account and are detailed in the
Lionshare documentation authorized by a client signature. The Lionshare Investment
Management Fee is separate from any fee to the Financial Advisor and may be billed on
a different schedule.
We provide an additional service for accounts not directly held in our custody, but where
we do have discretion, and may leverage an Order Management System to implement
tax-efficient asset location and opportunistic rebalancing strategies on behalf of the client.
These are primarily 401(k) accounts, HSA’s, and other assets we do not custody. We
regularly review the available investment options in these accounts, monitor them, and
rebalance and implement our strategies in the same way we do other accounts, though
using different tools as necessary. This fee will be assessed and billed quarterly.
Specifically, the exact amount charged is determined by the daily average over the course
of the quarter. The current exception for this is directly-managed held-away accounts,
which are determined by the account value at the end of the quarter. In either case, if the
Adviser only manages your assets for part of a quarter, the charge will be prorated. The
advisory fee is a blended fee and is calculated by assessing the percentage rates using the
predefined levels of assets as shown in the above chart and applying the fee to the daily
average of the account value or the account value as of the last day of the previous quarter
(per the paragraph above), resulting in a combined weighted fee. For example, an account
valued at $2,000,000 would pay an effective fee of 1% with the annual fee being $20,000 (a
quarterly fee of $5,00). Investment management fees are generally directly debited on a
pro rata basis from client accounts. The exception for this is directly-managed held-away
accounts, such as 401(k)’s. As it is impossible to directly debit the fees from these accounts,
those fees will be assigned to the client’s taxable accounts on a pro-rata basis. If the client
does not have a taxable account, those fees will be billed directly to the client. Accounts
initiated or terminated during a calendar quarter will be charged a pro-rated fee based on
the amount of time remaining in the billing period. An account may be terminated with
written notice at least 15 calendar days in advance. Since fees are paid in arrears, no rebate
will be needed upon termination of the account.
Written Acknowledgement of Fiduciary Status
When we provide investment advice to you regarding your retirement plan account or
individual retirement account, we are fiduciaries within the meaning of Title I of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act and/or the Internal Revenue Code, as
applicable, which are laws governing retirement accounts. The way we make money
creates some conflicts with your interests, so we operate under a special rule that requires
us to act in your best interest and not put our interest ahead of yours. Under this special
rule’s provisions, we must:
• Meet a professional standard of care when making investment recommendations
(give prudent advice);
• Never put our financial interests ahead of yours when making recommendations
(give loyal advice);
• Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments;
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• Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that we give advice that is in
your best interest;
• Charge no more than is reasonable for our services; and
• Give you basic information about conflicts of interest.
Services Limited to Specific Types of Investments
AC generally limits its money management to mutual funds, equities, bonds, fixed
income, debt securities, ETFs, REITs, and government securities. AC may use other
securities as well to help diversify a portfolio when applicable.
C. Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions
AC offers the same suite of services to all of its clients. However, specific client financial
plans and their implementation are dependent upon the client Investment Policy
Statement which outlines each client’s current situation (income, tax levels, and risk
tolerance levels) and is used to construct a client specific plan to aid in the selection of a
portfolio that matches restrictions, needs, and targets.
Clients may not impose restrictions in investing in certain securities or types of securities
in accordance with their values or beliefs.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
A wrap fee program is an investment program where the investor pays one stated fee that
includes management fees, transaction costs, fund expenses, and any other administrative
fees. AC does not participate in any wrap fee programs.
E. Amounts Under Management
AC has the following assets under management:
Discretionary Amounts: Non-discretionary Amounts: Date Calculated:
December 2024
$ 258,611,758
$ 26,406,463
Item 5: Fees and Compensation
A. Fee Schedule
Lower fees for comparable services may be available from other sources.
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Investment Supervisory Services Fees
Total Assets Under Management
Annual Fee
Up to $2,500,000
2.50%
$2,500,001 - $10,000,000
2.00%
Above $10,000,000
1.50%
These fees are negotiable depending upon the needs of the client and complexity of the
situation, and the final fee schedule is attached as Exhibit II of the Investment Advisory
Contract. Advisory fees are paid daily, monthly or quarterly in arrears, depending on the
client’s arrangement with the client’s custodian. Because fees are charged in arrears, no
refund policy is necessary. Advisory fees are withdrawn directly from the client’s
accounts with client written authorization. Clients may terminate their accounts without
penalty within 5 business days of signing the advisory contract. Thereafter, clients may
terminate their contracts with fifteen days’ written notice.
B. Payment of Fees
Payment of Investment Supervisory Fees
Advisory fees are withdrawn directly from the client’s accounts with client written
authorization. Fees are paid daily, monthly or quarterly in arrears, depending on the
client’s arrangement with the client’s custodian.
Selection of Other Advisers Fees
For the clients that engage Lionshare for the investment management of their portfolio,
these clients will be assessed a separate "Investment Management Fee" that is billed
quarterly, in advance and based on the market value of the Client's Account on the last
day of the month in the prior quarter. These fees will be billed directly from the Client
Account and are detailed in the Lionshare documentation authorized by a client
signature. The Lionshare Investment Management Fee is separate from any fee to the
Financial Advisor and may be billed on a different schedule.
We provide an additional service for accounts not directly held in our custody, but where
we do have discretion, and may leverage an Order Management System to implement
tax-efficient asset location and opportunistic rebalancing strategies on behalf of the client.
These are primarily 401(k) accounts, HSA’s, and other assets we do not custody. We
regularly review the available investment options in these accounts, monitor them, and
rebalance and implement our strategies in the same way we do other accounts, though
using different tools as necessary. This fee will be assessed and billed quarterly.
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Specifically, the exact amount charged is determined by the daily average over the course
of the quarter. The current exception for this is directly-managed held-away accounts,
which are determined by the account value at the end of the quarter. In either case, if the
Adviser only manages your assets for part of a quarter, the charge will be prorated. The
advisory fee is a blended fee and is calculated by assessing the percentage rates using the
predefined levels of assets as shown in the above chart and applying the fee to the daily
average of the account value or the account value as of the last day of the previous quarter
(per the paragraph above), resulting in a combined weighted fee. For example, an account
valued at $2,000,000 would pay an effective fee of 1% with the annual fee being $20,000 (a
quarterly fee of $5,00). Investment management fees are generally directly debited on a
pro rata basis from client accounts. The exception for this is directly-managed held-away
accounts, such as 401(k)’s. As it is impossible to directly debit the fees from these accounts,
those fees will be assigned to the client’s taxable accounts on a pro-rata basis. If the client
does not have a taxable account, those fees will be billed directly to the client. Accounts
initiated or terminated during a calendar quarter will be charged a pro-rated fee based on
the amount of time remaining in the billing period. An account may be terminated with
written notice at least 15 calendar days in advance. Since fees are paid in arrears, no rebate
will be needed upon termination of the account.
C. Clients Are Responsible For Third Party Fees
Clients are responsible for the payment of all third party fees (i.e. custodian fees,
brokerage fees, mutual fund fees, transaction fees, etc.). Those fees are separate and
distinct from the fees and expenses charged by AC. Please see Item 12 of this brochure
regarding broker/custodian.
D. Prepayment of Fees
AC collects its fees in arrears. It does not collect fees in advance.
E. Outside Compensation For the Sale of Securities to Clients
Neither AC nor its supervised persons accept any compensation for the sale of securities
or other investment products, including asset-based sales charges or service fees from the
sale of mutual funds.
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
AC does not accept performance-based fees or other fees based on a share of capital gains on or
capital appreciation of the assets of a client.
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Item 7: Types of Clients
AC generally provides management supervisory services to the following types of clients:
❖ Individuals
❖ High-Net-Worth Individuals
❖ Corporations or Business Entities
Minimum Account Size
There is no account minimum.
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of
Investment Loss
A. Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies
Methods of Analysis
AC’s methods of analysis include charting analysis, fundamental analysis, and technical
analysis.
Charting analysis involves the use of patterns in performance charts. AC uses this
technique to search for patterns used to help predict favorable conditions for buying
and/or selling a security.
Fundamental analysis involves the analysis of financial statements, the general financial
health of companies, and/or the analysis of management or competitive advantages.
Technical analysis involves the analysis of past market data; primarily price and volume.
Cyclical analysis involved the analysis of business cycles to find favorable conditions for
buying and/or selling a security.
Investment Strategies
AC uses long term trading, short term trading, short sales, margin transactions, and
options writing (including covered options, uncovered options, or spreading strategies).
Investing in securities involves a risk of loss that you, as a client, should be prepared
to bear.
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B. Material Risks Involved
Methods of Analysis
Charting analysis strategy involves using and comparing various charts to predict long
and short term performance or market trends. The risk involved in solely using this
method is that only past performance data is considered without using other methods to
crosscheck data. Using charting analysis without other methods of analysis would be
making the assumption that past performance will be indicative of future performance.
This may not be the case.
Fundamental analysis concentrates on factors that determine a company’s value and
expected future earnings. This strategy would normally encourage equity purchases in
stocks that are undervalued or priced below their perceived value. The risk assumed is
that the market will fail to reach expectations of perceived value.
Technical analysis attempts to predict a future stock price or direction based on market
trends. The assumption is that the market follows discernible patterns and if these
patterns can be identified then a prediction can be made. The risk is that markets do not
always follow patterns and relying solely on this method may not work long term.
Cyclical analysis assumes that the markets react in cyclical patterns which, once
identified, can be leveraged to provide performance. The risks with this strategy are two-
fold: 1) the markets do not always repeat cyclical patterns and 2) if too many investors
begin to implement this strategy, it changes the very cycles these investors are trying to
exploit.
Investment Strategies
Long term trading is designed to capture market rates of both return and risk. Frequent
trading, when done, can affect investment performance, particularly through increased
brokerage and other transaction costs and taxes.
Short term trading, short sales, margin transactions, and options writing generally hold
greater risk and clients should be aware that there is a material risk of loss using any of
those strategies.
Investing in securities involves a risk of loss that you, as a client, should be prepared
to bear.
C. Risks of Specific Securities Utilized
AC generally seeks investment strategies that do not involve significant or unusual risk
beyond that of the general domestic and/or international equity markets. However, it will
utilize short sales, margin transactions, and options writing. Short sales, margin
transactions, and options writing generally hold greater risk of capital loss and clients
should be aware that there is a material risk of loss using any of those strategies. The
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investment types listed below (leaving aside Treasury Inflation Protected/Inflation
Linked Bonds) are not guaranteed or insured by the FDIC or any other government
agency.
Mutual Funds: Investing in mutual funds carries the risk of capital loss and thus you may
lose money investing in mutual funds. All mutual funds have costs that lower investment
returns. They can be of bond “fixed income” nature (lower risk) or stock “equity” nature
(mentioned above).
Equity investment generally refers to buying shares of stocks by an individual or firms in
return for receiving a future payment of dividends and capital gains if the value of the
stock increases. There is an innate risk involved when purchasing a stock that it may
decrease in value and the investment may incur a loss.
Treasury Inflation Protected/Inflation Linked Bonds: The Risk of default on these bonds
is dependent upon the U.S. Treasury defaulting (extremely unlikely); however, they carry
a potential risk of losing share price value, albeit rather minimal.
Fixed Income is an investment that guarantees fixed periodic payments in the future that
may involve economic risks such as inflationary risk, interest rate risk, default risk,
repayment of principal risk, etc.
Debt securities carry risks such as the possibility of default on the principal, fluctuation
in interest rates, and counterparties being unable to meet obligations.
Stocks & Exchange Traded Funds (ETF): Investing in stocks & ETF's carries the risk of
capital loss (sometimes up to a 100% loss in the case of a stock holding bankruptcy).
REITs have specific risks including valuation due to cash flows, dividends paid in stock
rather than cash, and the payment of debt resulting in dilution of shares.
Precious Metal ETFs (Gold, Silver, Palladium Bullion backed “electronic shares” not
physical metal): Investing in precious metal ETFs carries the risk of capital loss.
Long term trading is designed to capture market rates of both return and risk. Due to
its nature, the long-term investment strategy can expose clients to various other types of
risk that will typically surface at various intervals during the time the client owns the
investments. These risks include but are not limited to inflation (purchasing power) risk,
interest rate risk, economic risk, market risk, and political/regulatory risk.
Short term trading risks include liquidity, economic stability and inflation.
Short sales risks include the upward trend of the market and the infinite possibility of
loss.
Margin transactions use leverage that is borrowed from a brokerage firm as collateral.
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Options writing involve a contract to purchase a security at a given price, not
necessarily at market value, depending on the market.
Past performance is not a guarantee of future returns. Investing in securities involves a
risk of loss that you, as a client, should be prepared to bear.
Item 9: Disciplinary Information
A. Criminal or Civil Actions
There are no criminal or civil actions to report.
B. Administrative Proceedings
There are no administrative proceedings to report.
C. Self-regulatory Organization (SRO) Proceedings
There are no self-regulatory organization proceedings to report.
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
A. Registration as a Broker/Dealer or Broker/Dealer Representative
Neither AC nor its representatives are registered as, or have pending applications to
become, a broker/dealer or a representative of a broker/dealer.
B. Registration as a Futures Commission Merchant, Commodity Pool
Operator, or a Commodity Trading Advisor
Neither AC nor its representatives are registered as or have pending applications to
become a Futures Commission Merchant, Commodity Pool Operator, or a Commodity
Trading Advisor.
C. Registration Relationships Material to this Advisory Business and
Possible Conflicts of Interests
Ricardo Franco Nieto is 50% owner and Managing Member of Aragon Properties LLC a
company that purchases real estate properties. 5% of his yearly compensation is derived
from this business.
Alberto Chocron is 50% owner and Managing Member of Aragon Properties LLC a
company that purchases real estate properties. 5% of his yearly compensation is derived
from this business. Also, Alberto Chocron is 50% owner and Managing Member of NSLA
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Investments LLC and JMACH Investments, LLC they are real estate holdings companies,
where less than 5% of his yearly compensation is derived from these businesses.
Alberto Chocron is a licensed insurance agent. From time to time, he will offer clients
advice or products from this activity. Clients should be aware that these services pay a
commission and involve a possible conflict of interest, as commissionable products can
conflict with the fiduciary duties of a registered investment adviser. Aragon Capital LLC
always acts in the best interest of the client; including in the sale of commissionable
products to advisory clients. Clients are in no way required to implement the plan through
any representative of Aragon Capital LLC in their capacity as a licensed insurance agent.
Edgardo Ahmed Castro is a licensed insurance agent. From time to time, he will offer
clients advice or products from this activity. Clients should be aware that these services
pay a commission and involve a possible conflict of interest, as commissionable products
can conflict with the fiduciary duties of a registered investment adviser. Aragon Capital
LLC always acts in the best interest of the client; including in the sale of commissionable
products to advisory clients. Clients are in no way required to implement the plan through
any representative of Aragon Capital LLC in their capacity as a licensed insurance agent.
Phillip A Wallace is a licensed insurance agent. From time to time, he will offer clients
advice or products from this activity. Clients should be aware that these services pay a
commission and involve a possible conflict of interest, as commissionable products can
conflict with the fiduciary duties of a registered investment adviser. Aragon Capital LLC
always acts in the best interest of the client; including in the sale of commissionable
products to advisory clients. Clients are in no way required to implement the plan through
any representative of Aragon Capital LLC in their capacity as a licensed insurance agent.
Phillip A Wallace is a Mortgage Loan Originator. From time to time, he may offer clients
advice or products from those activities and clients should be aware that these services
may involve a conflict of interest. Aragon Capital LLC always acts in the best interest of
the client and clients always have the right to decide whether or not to utilize the services
of any representative of Aragon Capital LLC in such individual’s outside capacities.
Phillip A. Wallace is a business loan broker specializing in working capital loans,
equipment financing, SBA loans, and merchant cash advances. He evaluates financing
conditions, collaborates with brokers for approvals, and dedicates 4 hours monthly
during trading hours and 3 outside.
Denise Ann-Marie Longshaw is a licensed insurance agent. From time to time, she will
offer clients advice or products from this activity. Clients should be aware that these
services pay a commission and involve a possible conflict of interest, as commissionable
products can conflict with the fiduciary duties of a registered investment adviser. Aragon
Capital LLC always acts in the best interest of the client; including in the sale of
commissionable products to advisory clients. Clients are in no way required to implement
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the plan through any representative of Aragon Capital LLC in their capacity as a licensed
insurance agent.
Laura is a Financial Advisor with over 10 years of experience in the field. She’s a Partner
at Wealth Management firm in Colombia, where she focusses to provide clients with
investment advice, and portfolio management with a comprehensive Financial Planning
approach. Her experience allows her to provide services for corporate, individuals,
estates, retirement planning, and tax services included. She worked at Fiduciaria Bogotá-
Trust Company where she oversaw management and investment advice for institutional
accounts and portfolios, providing research, securities analysis, and regulatory
compliance.
Laura earned a bachelor’s degree in Finance in 2006 from Universidad Externado de
Colombia, and a Master in Finance MF in 2012 from Universidad de los Andes Colombia.
She certified herself as Financial Planner from Old Mutual International, and obtained her
FINRA license in 2022.
Raul Jorge Benitez is a licensed insurance agent. This activity creates a conflict of interest
since there is an incentive to recommend insurance products based on commissions or
other benefits received from the insurance company, rather than on the client’s needs.
Additionally, the offer and sale of insurance products by supervised persons of Aragon
Capital LLC are not made in their capacity as a fiduciary, and products are limited to only
those offered by certain insurance providers. Aragon Capital LLC addresses this conflict
of interest by requiring its supervised persons to act in the best interest of the client at all
times, including when acting as an insurance agent. Aragon Capital LLC periodically
reviews recommendations by its supervised persons to assess whether they are based on
an objective evaluation of each client’s risk profile and investment objectives rather than
on the receipt of any commissions or other benefits. Aragon Capital LLC will disclose in
advance how it or its supervised persons are compensated and will disclose conflicts of
interest involving any advice or service provided. At no time will there be tying between
business practices and/or services (a condition where a client or prospective client would
be required to accept one product or service conditioned upon the selection of a second,
distinctive tied product or service). No client is ever under any obligation to purchase any
insurance product. Insurance products recommended by Aragon Capital LLC’s
supervised persons may also be available from other providers on more favorable terms,
and clients can purchase insurance products recommended through other unaffiliated
insurance agencies.
Raul Jorge Benitez also owns a rental property in Miami Springs, FL.
Nestor Hernandez, B.B.A., is a distinguished financial advisor based in Mexico, renowned
for his expertise in serving international clients. With a strong foundation in finance,
Nestor excels in providing tailored wealth management and personalized investment
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solutions designed to help clients achieve their financial objectives. His comprehensive
approach ensures that each client receives individualized strategies that align with their
unique goals and circumstances.
Before joining Aragon Capital, LLC, Nestor held the position of Portfolio Manager and
Financial Advisor at Intercontinental Wealth Advisors, now Corient. In this role, he
successfully managed portfolios for high-net-worth individuals, demonstrating his ability
to navigate complex financial landscapes and deliver exceptional results. Nestor's
dedication to his clients and his strategic acumen have earned him a reputation as a
trusted advisor in the financial industry.
Nestor's academic credentials include a Bachelor's degree in Finance from The University
of Texas at San Antonio, which he obtained in 2015. His educational background,
combined with his extensive professional experience, equips him with the knowledge and
skills necessary to provide top-tier financial advice and services. Nestor is committed to
continuous learning and staying abreast of industry trends to ensure his clients benefit
from the latest insights and opportunities in the market.
D. Selection of Other Advisers or Managers and How This Adviser is
Compensated for Those Selections
For certain clients’ AC utilizes the services of third party managers as Howard Capital
Manager LLC, The Pacific Financial Group, Flexible Plan and LionShare.
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client
Transactions and Personal Trading
A. Code of Ethics
AC has a written Code of Ethics that covers the following areas: Prohibited Purchases and
Sales, Insider Trading, Personal Securities Transactions, Exempted Transactions,
Prohibited Activities, Conflicts of Interest, Gifts and Entertainment, Confidentiality,
Service on a Board of Directors, Compliance Procedures, Compliance with Laws and
Regulations, Procedures and Reporting, Certification of Compliance, Reporting
Violations, Compliance Officer Duties, Training and Education, Recordkeeping, Annual
Review, and Sanctions. Our Code of Ethics is available free upon request to any client or
prospective client.
B. Recommendations Involving Material Financial Interests
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AC does not recommend that clients buy or sell any security in which a related person to
AC or AC has a material financial interest.
C. Investing Personal Money in the Same Securities as Clients
From time to time, representatives of AC may buy or sell securities for themselves that
they also recommend to clients. This may provide an opportunity for representatives of
AC to buy or sell the same securities before or after recommending the same securities to
clients resulting in representatives profiting off the recommendations they provide to
clients. Such transactions may create a conflict of interest. AC will always document any
transactions that could be construed as conflicts of interest and will always transact client
business before their own when similar securities are being bought or sold.
D. Trading Securities At/Around the Same Time as Clients’ Securities
From time to time, representatives of AC may buy or sell securities for themselves at or
around the same time as clients. This may provide an opportunity for representatives of
AC to buy or sell securities before or after recommending securities to clients resulting in
representatives profiting off the recommendations they provide to clients. Such
transactions may create a conflict of interest. AC will always transact client’s transactions
before its own when similar securities are being bought or sold.
Item 12: Brokerage Practices
A. Factors Used to Select Custodians and/or Broker/Dealers
The Custodians, Interactive Brokers LLC (CRD# 36418), Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Advisor Services (CRD# 5393), and STONEX Financial Inc. (CRD#45993) were chosen
based on their relatively low transaction fees and access to mutual funds, ETFs, and
fixed income products. Additionally, Pershing was chosen because it allows for access to
South American financial products, and banking services. AC will never charge a
premium or commission on transactions, beyond the actual cost imposed by Custodian
or Broker.
1. Research and Other Soft-Dollar Benefits
AC receives no research, product, or services other than execution from a broker-
dealer or third-party in connection with client securities transactions (“soft dollar
benefits”).
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2. Brokerage for Client Referrals
AC receives no referrals from a broker-dealer or third party in exchange for using that
broker-dealer or third party.
3. Clients Directing Which Broker/Dealer/Custodian to Use
AC allows clients to direct brokerage: however, AC may recommend custodians. AC
may be unable to achieve most favorable execution of client transactions if clients
choose to direct brokerage. This may cost clients money because without the ability to
direct brokerage AC may not be able to aggregate orders to reduce transactions costs
resulting in higher brokerage commissions and less favorable prices. Not all
investment advisers allow their clients to direct brokerage.
B. Aggregating (Block) Trading for Multiple Client Accounts
AC maintains the ability to block trade purchases across accounts. Block trading may
benefit a large group of clients by providing AC the ability to purchase larger blocks
resulting in smaller transaction costs to the client. Declining to block trade can cause more
expensive trades for clients.
Item 13: Reviews of Accounts
A. Frequency and Nature of Periodic Reviews and Who Makes Those
Reviews
Client accounts are reviewed at least quarterly by Ricardo Franco Nieto, Managing
Member and Alberto Chocron Managing Member. Ricardo Franco Nieto is the Chief
Investment Officer and is instructed to review clients’ accounts with regard to clients’
respective investment policies and risk tolerance levels. Alberto Chocron is the Chief
Operations Officer and Chief Compliance Officer and is instructed to review clients’
accounts with regards the performance, reporting and integrity. All accounts at AC are
assigned to these reviewers.
B. Factors That Will Trigger a Non-Periodic Review of Client
Accounts
Reviews may be triggered by material market, economic or political events, or by changes
in client's financial situations (such as retirement, termination of employment, physical
move, or inheritance).
C. Content and Frequency of Regular Reports Provided to Clients
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Each client will receive at least quarterly from the custodian, a written report that details
the client’s account including assets held and asset value which will come from the
custodian.
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation
A. Economic Benefits Provided by Third Parties for Advice Rendered
to Clients (Includes Sales Awards or Other Prizes)
AC has partnered with Karta, a premium Credit Card provider for global citizens who
want access to high-limit U.S. credit. As part of the partnership, we get compensated in
two different ways, Karta pays us for every card we refer to them and they pay us a small
percentage of the annual consumption of the cards..
B. Compensation to Non – Advisory Personnel for Client Referrals
AC will compensate non-advisory personnel for client referrals by paying the referring
party a negotiable percentage of advisory fees collected from the client throughout the
duration of the advisory relationship with the client.
Item 15: Custody
AC, with client written authority, has limited custody of client’s assets through direct fee
deduction of AC’s fees only. If the client chooses to be billed directly by Interactive Brokers LLC
(CRD# 36418), Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services (CRD# 5393), and /or STONEX
Financial Inc. (CRD#45993). AC would have constructive custody over that account and must
have written authorization from the client to do so. Clients will receive all account statements
and billing invoices that are required in each jurisdiction, and they should carefully review
those statements for accuracy.
Item 16: Investment Discretion
AC, with client written authority, has limited custody of client’s assets through direct fee
deduction of AC’s fees only. If the client chooses to be billed directly by Interactive Brokers LLC
(CRD# 36418), Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services (CRD# 5393), and/or STONEX
Financial Inc. (CRD#45993), AC would have constructive custody over that account and must
have written authorization from the client to do so. Clients will receive all account statements
and billing invoices that are required in each jurisdiction, and they should carefully review
those statements for accuracy.
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Item 17: Voting Client Securities (Proxy Voting)
AC will not ask for, nor accept voting authority for client securities. Clients will receive proxies
directly from the issuer of the security or the custodian. Clients should direct all proxy questions
to the issuer of the security.
Item 18: Financial Information
A. Balance Sheet
AC does not require nor solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, six
months or more in advance and therefore does not need to include a balance sheet with
this brochure.
B. Financial Conditions Reasonably Likely to Impair Ability to Meet
Contractual Commitments to Clients
Neither AC nor its management have any financial conditions that are likely to reasonably
impair our ability to meet contractual commitments to clients.
C. Bankruptcy Petitions in Previous Ten Years
AC has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition in the last ten years.
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