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ITEM 1: COVER PAGE
19790 West Dixie Hwy
Suite 805-806
Aventura, Fl 33180
www.aventurapw.com
305-740-1600
August 21, 2025
FIRM BROCHURE (FORM ADV PART 2A)
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Aventura Private
Wealth, LLC. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at the
phone number listed above. 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. Registration
(e.g., “registered investment advisor”) does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Additional information about Aventura Private Wealth, LLC (CRD# 332630) also is available on the
SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
ITEM 2: MATERIAL CHANGES
Pursuant to SEC rules, Aventura Private Wealth, LLC will ensure that Clients receive a summary of any
material changes to this and subsequent disclosure brochures within 120 days after the Firm’s fiscal year
end, December 31. This means that if there were any material changes over the past year, Clients will
receive a summary of those changes no later than April 30. At that time, Aventura Private Wealth, LLC
will also offer a copy of its most current disclosure brochure and may also provide other ongoing
disclosure information about material changes as necessary.
Clients and prospective Clients can always receive the most current disclosure brochure for Aventura
Private Wealth, LLC at any time by contacting their investment advisor representative.
Since our last material update filing on February 20, 2025, the following items have been amended:
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Item 5 was amended to remove fees for planning and consulting as this is offered as an
incidental service for management clients.
Items 6 and 12 for amended to reflect the fact that we do not aggregate trades.
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ITEM 3: TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM 1: COVER PAGE ........................................................................................................................ 1
ITEM 2: MATERIAL CHANGES ............................................................................................................ 2
ITEM 3: TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................... 3
ITEM 4: ADVISORY BUSINESS ............................................................................................................ 4
ITEM 5: FEES AND COMPENSATION ................................................................................................... 6
ITEM 6: PERFORMANCE-BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT ........................................ 8
ITEM 7: TYPES OF CLIENTS ............................................................................................................... 8
ITEM 8: METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK OF LOSS ............................... 9
ITEM 9: DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION ............................................................................................. 15
ITEM 10: OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS .......................................... 15
ITEM 11: CODE OF ETHICS, PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST IN CLIENT TRANSACTIONS AND PERSONAL
TRADING ......................................................................................................................................... 16
ITEM 12: BROKERAGE PRACTICES .................................................................................................. 17
ITEM 13: REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS .................................................................................................... 19
ITEM 14: CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION ............................................................ 20
ITEM 15: CUSTODY ......................................................................................................................... 20
ITEM 16: INVESTMENT DISCRETION ................................................................................................ 21
ITEM 17: VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES ............................................................................................ 21
ITEM 18: FINANCIAL INFORMATION ................................................................................................ 21
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ITEM 4: ADVISORY BUSINESS
Firm Description
Aventura Private Wealth, LLC (“APW or the “Firm”) was founded during November 2023, in the State
of Florida and became an investment adviser during August 2024.
The Managing Director of APW is Shmuel Maya, while Michelle Diamantis serves as APW’s Chief
Compliance Officer.
Types of Advisory Services
APW offers a large variety of services, including portfolio management and investment analysis. The
Firm offers these services to Clients or potential Clients (“Clients” or “Client”). Clients may include
individuals, high-net worth individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, foundations and
corporations.
Investment Advisory Services
APW specializes in quantitative, fundamental, technical, and economic analysis to determine what
investments favor APW’s investment models. APW assesses Clients ’current holdings and ensures
alignment with short- and long-term goals. APW reviews investment performance and portfolio
exposure to market conditions. Accordingly, APW is authorized to perform various functions without
further approval from the Client, such as determining securities to be purchased or sold without prior
permission from the Client for each transaction. All trades are made in the Client's best interest as part
of APW’s fiduciary duty. However, risk is inherent to any investment strategy and model. Therefore,
APW does not guarantee any results or returns.
Before engaging APW to provide any investment advisory services, APW requires a written financial
service agreement (“FSA”) signed by the Client before the engagement of any services. The FSA will
outline the services to which the Client is entitled and the fees the Client will incur.
APW is an asset-based fee investment management firm. APW does not receive commissions for
purchasing or selling stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate investment trusts, or other Client-
commissioned products. APW is not affiliated with entities that sell financial products or securities. No
commissions in any form are accepted.
APW does not act as a custodian of Client assets. The Client always maintains asset control. APW
places trades for Clients under a limited power of attorney through a qualified custodian/broker.
Private Funds and Special Purpose Vehicles
Our firm may also recommend that clients invest in unaffiliated or affiliated private investment vehicles
and/or special purpose vehicles whose interests are not publicly offered under the Securities Act of 1933
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(“Private Funds”). Such Private Funds may be structured as access vehicles or special purpose vehicles
for investment into a wide range of portfolio companies, including both private and public companies,
start-up or emerging companies, and U.S. or non-U.S. companies. APW will, from time to time and as
appropriate, solicit clients to invest in such vehicles, and will decide which clients to approach for some
or all of these investments, in its own discretion. All relevant information pertaining to Private Fund
recommendations, including the compensation received by APW (if any) or an affiliate or related person
(as applicable) resulting from a client’s investment in a Private Fund, other fees and expenses paid by
the respective Private Fund, withdrawal rights, minimum investments, qualification requirements,
suitability, risk factors and potential conflicts of interest is set forth in the respective Private Fund’s
disclosure documents, governing documents and other offering materials pertaining to such interest (the
“Offering Materials”). Each investor is required to receive, review and execute (as applicable) the
Offering Materials prior to being accepted as an investor in any such Private Fund.
It is important to note that any APW advisory fee charged to clients for investing in a Private Fund may
be in addition to the fees charged by the Private Funds to investors. This is a conflict of interest with the
multiple fees charged because certain owners of APW are owners and general partners of the Private
Funds and will receive multiple forms of compensation. It should also be noted that certain members of
APW may directly participate in any of the investment opportunities described for which a Private Fund
is established and/or may participate through the Private Fund itself for the purposes of investing. This
right to participate and any corresponding economic interest therefrom will likely mean that certain
members of APW will derive a direct or indirect benefit from their direct participation and may also
receive management fees, carried interest and other fees that a Private Fund charges to investors and
clients for their participation in the respective investment opportunity. As such, a conflict of interest
arises between the presentation of a private market investment opportunity to clients and prospective
clients, and those members of APW who will have an interest in the alternative investment opportunity
and who, through a Private Fund, may also be charging clients and investors a variety of fees for
investment in the respective investment opportunity. Therefore, it should be understood that members
of APW may be highly incentivized to recommend an alternative investment opportunity to clients.
Clients are strongly advised and encouraged to discuss this conflict of interest with their advisors and to
assess the risks, merits, charges, suitability and appropriateness of the opportunity prior to making any
investment decision.
Financial Planning and Consulting Services
Financial planning and consulting may include but is not limited to: investment planning, insurance
planning, retirement planning, education planning, debt/credit planning, and monitoring held away assets
in order to provide comprehensive management services for the assets that we do manage. These
services are offered incidentally to other services and do not incur additional fees.
Services Tailored to Clients’ Needs
Services are provided based on a Client’s specific needs within the scope of the services discussed above.
A review of the information provided by the Client regarding the Client ’s current financial situation,
goals, and risk tolerances will be performed, and advice that is in line with available information will be
provided.
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Wrap Fee Program
APW does not offer a Wrap Fee Program.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2024, APW has the following assets under management:
Discretionary assets:
Non-discretionary assets:
$268,385,057.00
$0.00
ITEM 5: FEES AND COMPENSATION
Fees and other charges
Individually Managed Accounts:
Fees for individually managed accounts are negotiable based on the size of the account and the
complexity of the work. Fees are calculated as a per annum percentage of the assets under APW’s
management. Generally, a Client shall not pay an aggregated annual fee that is greater than 1.50% of
total amount of assets under management.
All asset-based fees are deducted by the qualified custodian of record monthly in arrears based on
average daily balance of the account during the billing period, or as otherwise indicated in the Client
agreement. Fees are negotiable, and may be higher or lower than this range, based on the nature of the
account. Client statements for prior deductions will be provided on a quarterly basis.
All fees paid APW for investment advisory services are separate and distinct from the expenses charged
by third-party managers and Investment Companies to their shareholders. These fees and expenses are
described to the Client in separate disclosures. These fees will generally include third-party management
fees, an Investment Company management fee, other fund expenses, and in some situations a possible
distribution fee.
APW will provide investment advisory services and portfolio management services but will not provide
custodial or other administrative services. At no time will APW accept or maintain custody of a Client’s
funds or securities except for authorized fee deduction. The Client may contact the Custodian directly
for disbursements, or account record changes, and may also do so in writing to the custodian. APW may
act at the Client’s convenience to facilitate such written communications to the Custodian, provided that
such action is not construed to be custody of Client assets.
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Clients may request to terminate their advisory contract with APW, in whole or in part, by providing
advance written notice. Upon termination, APW shall be responsible for refunding any fees paid in
advance on a pro-rata basis determined by the date of termination and any refund will be remitted to the
Client through the Custodian.
Client’s advisory agreement with APW is non-transferable without Client’s written approval.
Fee Deduction Disclosure
Where APW deducts its management fee from Client accounts utilizing a qualified custodian, the Firm
is required to meet the following requirements.
a. Possess written authorization from the Client to deduct advisory fees from an account held by a
qualified custodian;
b. APW must send the qualified custodian a written invoice detailing the fee amount to be deducted
from the Client account; and,
c. APW must have a reasonable basis, after due inquiry, for believing that the qualified custodian
sends an account statement, at least quarterly, to each of your Clients for which it maintains funds
or securities, identifying the amount of funds and of each security in the account at the end of the
period and setting forth all transactions in the account during that period.
Right of Cancellation
In addition to the right to terminate an agreement pursuant to its terms, a Client may cancel an agreement
with Adviser within five (5) business days of first receiving a copy of this disclosure brochure and
supplement without penalty or fee.
Additional Fees
In addition to the advisory fees paid to APW, Clients also incur certain charges imposed by other third
parties, such as broker-dealers, custodians, trust companies, banks, private funds, and other financial
institutions (collectively “Financial Institutions”). These additional charges include securities brokerage
commissions, fund management fees, transaction fees, custodial fees, margin costs, fees attributable to
alternative assets utilized by the Independent Managers, reporting charges, fees charged by the
Independent Managers, charges imposed directly by a mutual fund or ETF in a Client’s account, as
disclosed in the fund’s prospectus (e.g., fund management fees and other fund expenses), deferred sales
charges, odd-lot differentials, transfer taxes, wire transfer and electronic fund fees, and other fees and
taxes on brokerage accounts and securities transactions. The Firm’s brokerage practices are described
at length in Item 12, below.
Compensation for the Sale of Securities or Investment Products
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Persons providing investment advice on behalf of our firm are licensed as independent insurance agents.
These persons will earn commission-based compensation for selling insurance products, including
insurance products they sell to you. Insurance commissions earned by these persons are separate and in
addition to our advisory fees. This practice presents a conflict of interest because persons providing
investment advice on behalf of our firm who are insurance agents have a financial incentive to
recommend insurance products to you. You are under no obligation, contractually or otherwise, to
purchase insurance products through any person affiliated with our firm. Additionally, persons providing
investment advice on behalf of our firm are fiduciaries and are obligated to act in the clients’ best interests
at all times.
ITEM 6: PERFORMANCE-BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT
Performance based fees can only be assessed to clients with at least $1,100,000 under management with
APW or a net worth of at least $2,200,000. A performance fee is a fee based on a share of capital gains
on or capital appreciation of the managed assets of a client.
For performance-based fees, APW charges up to 20% of the net profits (i.e., profits after APW’s
management fee has been deducted) achieved for the previous quarter’s account management. The
performance fee is payable only if the net profits in the client account(s) exceed the performance
calculation of the previous year (a “high water mark”). At APW’s discretion, the firm may waive all or
any portion of the performance fee or may agree with a client to other changes to the performance fee
by written agreement only.
In charging performance fees to some client accounts, APW faces a conflict of interest as APW can
potentially receive greater fees from client accounts having a performance-based compensation structure
than from accounts only charged an advisory fee. As a result, there exists an incentive to direct the best
investment ideas to, or to allocate or sequence trades in favor of, the account that pays a performance
fee. APW has taken important steps to ensure that our performance-based accounts are not favored over
our client’s non-performance fee-based accounts.
Performance-based and non-performance-based accounts are periodically reviewed and compared. In
the event that our firm finds performance-based accounts are being unduly (i.e., consistently) favored
over non-performance-based accounts, our firm would take action to address the situation on a case-by-
case basis. This could include allowing non-performance-based accounts to trade before performance-
based accounts to the extent practicable, or if the problem persists, not allowing new performance-based
accounts, waiving our performance-based fees or cancelling our performance based fee arrangements
altogether and in some cases, termination of firm personnel.
ITEM 7: TYPES OF CLIENTS
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APW provides investment advice to many different types of Clients. These Clients generally include
individuals, high net worth individuals, corporations, trusts and estates, charitable organizations, and
other business entities.
Minimum Account Size
APW does not require any minimum amount of assets to open or maintain an account.
ITEM 8: METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK OF
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Methods of Analysis
APW may use the following methods when considering investment strategies and recommendations.
Fundamental Analysis
A fundamental analysis is a method of evaluating a company or security by attempting to measure its
intrinsic value. Fundamental analysis attempts to determine the true value of a company or security by
looking at all aspects of the company or security, including both tangible factors (e.g., machinery,
buildings, land, etc.) and intangible factors (e.g., patents, trademarks, “brand” names, etc.). Fundamental
analysis also involves examining related economic factors (e.g., overall economy and industry
conditions, etc.), financial factors (e.g., company debt, interest rates, management salaries and bonuses,
etc.), qualitative factors (e.g., management expertise, industry cycles, labor relations, etc.), and
quantitative factors (e.g., debt-to-equity and price-to-equity ratios).
The end goal of performing fundamental analysis is to produce a value that an investor can compare with
the security's current price with the aim of determining what sort of position to take with that security
(e.g., if underpriced, the security should be bought; if overpriced the security should sold). Fundamental
analysis uses real data to evaluate a security's value. Although most analysts use fundamental analysis
to value stocks, this method of valuation can be used for many types of securities.
Technical Analysis
A technical analysis is a method of evaluating securities that analyzes statistics generated by market
activity, such as past prices and volume. Technical analysis does not attempt to measure a security's
intrinsic value, but instead uses past market data and statistical tools to identify patterns that can suggest
future activity. Historical performance of securities and the markets can indicate future performance.
Charting
Charting is a technical analysis that charts the patterns of stocks, bonds, and commodities to help
determine buy and sell recommendations for Clients. It is a way of gathering and processing price and
volume information in a security by applying mathematical equations and plotting the resulting data onto
graphs in order to predict future price movements. A graphical historical record assists the analyst in
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spotting the effect of key events on a security’s price, its performance over a period of time, and whether
it is trading near its high, near its low or in between. Chartists believe that recurring patterns of trading,
commonly referred to as indicators, can help them forecast future price movements.
Cyclical Review
A cyclical analysis assumes the market reacts in reoccurring patterns that can be identified and leveraged
to provide performance. Cyclical analysis of economic cycles is used to determine how these reoccurring
patterns, or cycles, affect the returns of a given investment, asset, or company. Cyclical analysis is a
time-based assessment which incorporates past and present performance to determine future value.
Cyclical analyses exist because the broad economy has been shown to move in cycles, from periods of
peak performance to periods of low performance. The risks of 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 of which they are trying to take advantage.
Economic Review
An economic analysis determines the economic environment over a certain time horizon. This involves
following and updating historic economic data such as U.S. gross domestic product and consumer price
index as well as monitoring key economic drivers such as employment, inflation, and money supply for
the world’s major economies.
Investment Strategies
When implementing investment advice to Clients, the Firm may employ a variety of strategies to best
pursue the objectives of Clients. Depending on market trends and conditions, APW will employee any
technique or strategy herein described, at the Firm’s discretion and in the best interests of the Client. The
Firm does not recommend any particular security or type of security. Instead, the Firm makes
recommendations to meet a particular Client’s financial objectives. There is inherent risk to any
investment and Clients may suffer loss of ALL OR PART of a principal investment.
Long-Term Purchases
Long-term purchases are securities that are purchased with the expectation that the value of those
securities will grow over a relatively long period, generally greater than one year. Long-term purchases
may be affected by unforeseen changes in the company in which a Client is invested or in the overall
market. Long-term trading is designed to capture market rates of both return and risk. Frequent trading
can affect investment performance, particularly through increased brokerage and other transaction costs
and taxes. Due to its nature, the long-term 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, and
political/regulatory risk.
Short-Term Purchases
Short-term purchases are securities that are purchased with the expectation that they will be sold within
a relatively short period of time, generally less than one year, to take advantage of the securities’ short-
term price fluctuations. Short-term trading generally holds greater risk. Frequent trading can affect
investment performance due to increased brokerage fees and other transaction costs and taxes.
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Strategic Asset Allocation
Asset allocation is a combination of several different types of investments; typically, this includes stocks,
bonds, and cash equivalents among various asset classes to achieve diversification. The objective of asset
allocation is to manage risk and market exposure while still positioning a portfolio to meet financial
objectives.
Risk of Loss
Investing inherently involves risk up to and including loss of the principal sum. Further, past performance
of any security is not necessarily indicative of future results. Therefore, future performance of any
specific investment or investment strategy based on past performance should not be assumed as a
guarantee. APW does not provide any representation or guarantee that the financial goals of Clients will
be achieved.
The potential return or gain and potential risk or loss of an investment varies, generally speaking, with
the type of product invested in. Below is an overview of the types of products available on the market
and the associated risks of each:
• General Risks. Investing in securities always involves risk of loss that you should be prepared to
bear. We do not represent or guarantee that our services or methods of analysis can or will predict
future results, successfully identify market tops or bottoms, or insulate Clients from losses due
to market corrections or declines. We cannot offer any guarantees or promises that your financial
goals and objectives can or will be met. Past performance is in no way an indication of future
performance. We also cannot assure that third parties will satisfy their obligations in a timely
manner or perform as expected or marketed.
• General Market Risk. Investment returns will fluctuate based upon changes in the value of the
portfolio securities. Certain securities held may be worth less than the price originally paid for
them, or less than they were worth at an earlier time.
• Common Stocks Investments in common stocks, both directly and indirectly through investment
in shares of ETFs, may fluctuate in value in response to many factors, including, but not limited
to, the activities of the individual companies, general market and economic conditions, interest
rates, and specific industry changes. Such price fluctuations subject certain strategies to potential
losses. During temporary or extended bear markets, the value of common stocks will decline,
which could also result in losses for each strategy.
• Portfolio Turnover Risk High rates of portfolio turnover could lower the performance of an
investment strategy due to increased costs and may result in the realization of capital gains. If an
investment strategy realizes capital gains when it sells its portfolio investments, it will increase
taxable distributions to you. High rates of portfolio turnover in a given year would likely result
in short-term capital gains and under current tax law you would be taxed on short-term capital
gains at ordinary income tax rates, if held in a taxable account.
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• Non-Diversified Strategy Risk Some investment strategies may be non-diversified (e.g.,
investing a greater percentage of portfolio assets in a particular issuer and owning fewer securities
than a diversified strategy). Accordingly, each such strategy is subject to the risk that a large loss
in an individual issuer will cause a greater loss than it would if the strategy held a larger number
of securities or smaller positions sizes.
• Model Risk Financial and economic data series are subject to regime shifts, meaning past
information may lack value under future market conditions. Models are based upon assumptions
that may prove invalid or incorrect under many market environments. We may use certain model
outputs to help identify market opportunities and/or to make certain asset allocation decisions.
There is no guarantee any model will work under all market conditions. For this reason, we
include model related results as part of our investment decision process, but we often weigh
professional judgment more heavily in making trades or asset allocations.
• ETF Risks, including Net Asset Valuations and Tracking Error An ETF's performance may not
exactly match the performance of the index or market benchmark that the ETF is designed to
track because 1) the ETF will incur expenses and transaction costs not incurred by any applicable
index or market benchmark; 2) certain securities comprising the index or market benchmark
tracked by the ETF may, from time to time, temporarily be unavailable; and 3) supply and
demand in the market for either the ETF and/or for the securities held by the ETF may cause the
ETF shares to trade at a premium or discount to the actual net asset value of the securities owned
by the ETF. Certain ETF strategies may from time to time include the purchase of fixed income,
commodities, foreign securities, American Depository Receipts, or other securities for which
expenses and commission rates could be higher than normally charged for exchange-traded
equity securities, and for which market quotations or valuation may be limited or inaccurate.
Clients should be aware that to the extent they invest in ETF securities they will pay two levels
of advisory compensation – advisory fees charged by APW plus any advisory fees charged by
the issuer of the ETF. This scenario may cause a higher advisory cost (and potentially lower
investment returns) than if a Client purchased the ETF directly. An ETF typically includes
embedded expenses that may reduce the ETF's net asset value, and therefore directly affect the
ETF's performance and indirectly affect a Client’s portfolio performance or an index benchmark
comparison. Expenses of the ETF may include investment advisor management fees, custodian
fees, brokerage commissions, and legal and accounting fees. ETF expenses may change from
time to time at the sole discretion of the ETF issuer. ETF tracking error and expenses may vary.
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Inflation, Currency, and Interest Rate Risks Security prices and portfolio returns will likely vary
in response to changes in inflation and interest rates. Inflation causes the value of future dollars
to be worth less and may reduce the purchasing power of an investor’s future interest payments
and principal. Inflation also generally leads to higher interest rates, which in turn may cause the
value of many types of fixed income investments to decline. In addition, the relative value of the
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U.S. dollar-denominated assets primarily managed by APW may be affected by the risk that
currency devaluations affect Client purchasing power.
• Liquidity Risk Liquidity is the ability to readily convert an investment into cash to prevent a loss,
realize an anticipated profit, or otherwise transfer funds out of the particular investment.
Generally, investments are more liquid if the investment has an established market of purchasers
and sellers, such as a stock or bond listed on a national securities exchange. Conversely,
investments that do not have an established market of purchasers and sellers may be considered
illiquid. Your investment in illiquid investments may be for an indefinite time, because of the
lack of purchasers willing to convert your investment to cash or other assets.
• Legislative and Tax Risk Performance may directly or indirectly be affected by government
legislation or regulation, which may include, but is not limited to: changes in investment advisor
or securities trading regulation; change in the U.S. government’s guarantee of ultimate payment
of principal and interest on certain government securities; and changes in the tax code that could
affect interest income, income characterization and/or tax reporting obligations, particularly for
options, swaps, master limited partnerships, Real Estate Investment Trust, Exchange Traded
Products/Funds/Securities. We do not engage in tax planning, and in certain circumstances a
Client may incur taxable income on their investments without a cash distribution to pay the tax
due. Clients and their personal tax advisors are responsible for how the transactions in their
account are reported to the IRS or any other taxing authority.
• Concentration Risk While APW selects individual securities, including mutual funds, for Client
portfolios based on an individualized assessment of each security, this evaluation comes
without an overlay of general economic or sector specific issue analysis. This means that a
Client’s equity portfolio may be concentrated in a specific sector, geography, or sub-sector
(among other types of potential concentrations), so that if an unexpected event occurs that
affects that specific sector or geography, for example, the Client’s equity portfolio may be
affected negatively, including significant losses.
• Foreign Investing and Emerging Markets Risk Foreign investing involves risks not typically
associated with U.S. investments, and the risks maybe exacerbated further in emerging market
countries. These risks may include, among others, adverse fluctuations in foreign currency
values, as well as adverse political, social, and economic developments affecting one or more
foreign countries.
In addition, foreign investing may involve less publicly available information and more volatile
or less liquid securities markets, particularly in markets that trade a small number of securities,
have unstable governments, or involve limited industry. Investments in foreign countries could
be affected by factors not present in the U.S., such as restrictions on receiving the investment
proceeds from a foreign country, foreign tax laws or tax withholding requirements, unique trade
clearance or settlement procedures, and potential difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations
or other legal rules that jeopardize shareholder protection. Foreign accounting may be less
transparent than U.S. accounting practices and foreign regulation may be inadequate or irregular.
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• Private Placement Review and Risk For the private placement securities portion of a Client’s
portfolio, we employ a number of different means and accesses multiple outside resources to
provide for an appropriate level of due diligence in identifying various private placement and
direct participation investment offerings that may be recommended to our Clients. This may
include sponsor financial reviews, attendance at sponsor provided due diligence meetings,
attendance at industry sponsored due diligence conferences, access and review of third-party due
diligence and review summaries, the hiring of our own due diligence counsel and review,
consulting with other industry professionals as well as industry specialists. The due diligence
process is ongoing and continual and may include the gathering of available information, such
as; marketing materials, audited financial reports sponsor and investment entity operating
statements, profit and loss statements, balance sheets, offering memorandums, subscription
agreements, annual reports, industry outlook reports, economic studies, and others.
• Real Estate Investment Trust A real estate investment trust ("REIT") is a corporate entity which
invests in real estate and/or engages in real estate financing. A REIT reduces or eliminates
corporate income taxes. REITs can be publicly or privately held. Public REITs may be listed on
public stock exchanges. REITs are required to declare 90% of their taxable income as dividends,
but they actually pay dividends out of funds from operations, so cash flow has to be strong or the
REIT must either dip into reserves, borrow to pay dividends, or distribute them in stock (which
causes dilution). After 2012, the IRS stopped permitting stock dividends. Most REITs must
refinance or erase large balloon debts periodically. The credit markets are no longer frozen, but
banks are demanding, and getting, harsher terms to re-extend REIT debt. Some REITs may be
forced to make secondary stock offerings to repay debt, which will lead to additional dilution of
the stockholders. Fluctuations in the real estate market can affect the REIT's value and dividends.
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Information Security Risk We may be susceptible to risks to the confidentiality and security of
its operations and proprietary and customer information. Information risks, including theft or
corruption of electronically stored data, denial of service attacks on our website or websites of
our third-party service providers, and the unauthorized release of confidential information are a
few of the more common risks faced by us and other investment advisers. Data security breaches
of our electronic data infrastructure could have the effect of disrupting our operations and
compromising our customers' confidential and personally identifiable information. Such
breaches could result in an inability of us to conduct business, potential losses, including identity
theft and theft of investment funds from customers, and other adverse consequences to customers.
We have taken and will continue to take steps to detect and limit the risks associated with these
threats.
• Tax Risks Tax laws and regulations applicable to an account with APW may be subject to change
and unanticipated tax liabilities may be incurred by an investor as a result of such changes. In
addition, customers may experience adverse tax consequences from the early assignment of
options purchased for a customer's account. Customers should consult their own tax advisers
and counsel to determine the potential tax-related consequences of investing.
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• Advisory Risk There is no guarantee that our judgment or investment decisions on behalf of
particular any account will necessarily produce the intended results. Our judgment may prove to
be incorrect, and an account might not achieve her investment objectives. In addition, it is
possible that we may experience computer equipment failure, loss of internet access, viruses, or
other events that may impair access to accounts’ custodians’ software. APW and its
representatives are not responsible to any account for losses unless caused by APW breaching
our fiduciary duty.
• Dependence on Key Employees An accounts success depends, in part, upon the ability of our key
professionals to achieve the targeted investment goals. The loss of any of these key personnel
could adversely impact the ability to achieve such investment goals and objectives of the account.
• Restriction Risk. Clients may at all times place reasonable restrictions on the management of
their accounts. However, placing these restrictions may make managing the accounts more
difficult, thus lowering the potential for returns.
APW does not primarily recommend a particular type of security.
ITEM 9: DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose any legal or disciplinary events that are material
to a Client’s or prospective Client’s evaluation of the advisory business or integrity of APW’s
management.
APW has no disciplinary disclosures. Shmuel Maya, Managing Director of APW, has no disciplinary
disclosures. Michelle Diamantis, Chief Compliance Officer, has no disciplinary disclosures.
ITEM 10: OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS
Registration as a Broker/Dealer or Broker/Dealer Representative
APW is not registered and does not have an application pending to register, as a broker dealer and its
management persons are not registered as broker/dealer representatives and there are no pending
applications to become such a representative.
Registration as a Futures Commission merchant, Commodity Pool Operator
APW and its management persons are not registered and do not have application pending to register, as
a futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator/advisor.
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Relationships Material to this Advisory Business and Possible Conflicts of Interest
Certain persons providing investment advice on behalf of our firm are licensed as independent insurance
agents. These persons will earn commission-based compensation for selling insurance products,
including insurance products they sell to you. Insurance commissions earned by these persons are
separate from our advisory fees. See the Fees and Compensation section in this brochure for more
information on the compensation received by insurance agents who are affiliated with our firm.
Folio Investments, Inc. d/b/a Goldman Sachs Custody Solutions (“GSCS”) provides our firm with
financial assistance to aid in the transitioning of your managed assets to the GSCS platform (“Transition
Assistance”). This Transition Assistance can be applied toward qualifying third-party service provider
expenses incurred in relation to transition costs. Receipt of Transition Assistance creates a conflict of
interest in our recommending clients use GSCS to custody their assets, of which you should be aware.
To mitigate this conflict, we have evaluated GSCS’s full suite of services and recommends the use of
GSCS based on the overall value of such services.
Selection of other Advisors
Please see Item 4 above for more information about the selection of third-party money managers. The
compensation paid to APW by third party managers may vary, and thus, creates a conflict of interest in
recommending a manager who shares a larger portion of its advisory fees over another manager. Prior
to referring clients to third party advisors, APW will ensure that third party advisors are licensed, or
notice filed with the respective authorities. A potential conflict of interest in utilizing third party advisors
may be an incentive to us in selecting a particular advisor over another in the form of fees or services.
In order to minimize this conflict APW will make our recommendations/selections in the best interest of
our clients.
ITEM 11: CODE OF ETHICS, PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST IN CLIENT
TRANSACTIONS AND PERSONAL TRADING
Fiduciary Status
According to federal law, an investment advisor is considered a fiduciary. As a fiduciary, it is an
investment advisor’s responsibility to provide fair and full disclosure of all material facts. In addition,
an investment advisor has a duty of utmost good faith to act solely in the best interest of each of its
Clients. APW and its representatives have a fiduciary duty to all Clients.
APW and its representatives’ fiduciary duty to Clients is considered the core underlying principle for
APW’s Code of Ethics and represents the expected basis for all representatives’ dealings with Clients.
APW has the responsibility to ensure that the interests of Clients are placed ahead of it or its
representatives’ own investment interest. All representatives will conduct business in an honest, ethical,
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and fair manner. All representatives will always comply with all federal and state securities laws. Full
disclosure of all material facts and potential conflicts of interest will be provided to Clients prior to
services being conducted. All representatives have a responsibility to avoid circumstances that might
negatively affect or appear to affect the representatives’ duty of complete loyalty to their Clients.
APW and/or its investment advisory representatives may from time-to-time purchase or sell products or
investments that they may recommend to Clients. APW has adopted a Code of Ethics that sets forth the
basic policies of ethical conduct for all managers, officers, and employees of the adviser.
Description of Our Code of Ethics
APW strives to comply with applicable laws and regulations governing our practices. Therefore, our
Code of Ethics includes guidelines for professional standards of conduct for associated persons of APW
Our goal is to protect your interests at all times and to demonstrate our commitment to our fiduciary
duties of honesty, good faith, and fair dealing with you. All associated persons of APW are expected to
adhere strictly to these guidelines. APW’s associated persons are also required to report any violations
of our Code of Ethics. Additionally, we maintain and enforce written policies reasonably designed to
prevent the misuse or dissemination of material, non-public information about you or your account
holdings by persons associated with our firm.
Personal Trading Practices
In addition, the Code of Ethics governs personal trading by each employee of APW deemed to be an
Access Person and is intended to ensure that securities transactions effected by Access Persons of APW
are conducted in a manner that avoids any actual or potential conflict of interest between such persons
and Clients of the adviser or its affiliates.
APW collects and maintains records of securities holdings and securities transactions effected by Access
Persons. These records are reviewed to identify and resolve potential conflicts of interest. APW’s Code
of Ethics is available upon request.
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
Neither APW nor any of our management persons have a material relationship or arrangement with any
issuer of securities. Neither APW nor any persons associated with our firm has any material financial
interest in Client transactions beyond the provision of investment advisory services as disclosed in this
brochure.
ITEM 12: BROKERAGE PRACTICES
Selection and Recommendation
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APW has a duty to select brokers, dealers, and other trading venues that provide the best execution for
Clients. The duty of best execution requires an investment adviser to seek to execute securities
transactions for Clients in such a manner that the Client’s total cost or proceeds in each transaction is the
most favorable under the circumstances, considering all relevant factors. The lowest possible
commission, while very important, is not the only consideration..
It is the policy of APW to seek the best execution in all portfolio trading activities for all investment
disciplines and products, regardless of whether commissions are charged. This applies to trading in any
instrument, security, or contract, including equities, bonds, and forward or derivative contracts.
The standards and procedures governing best execution are outlined in several written policies.
Generally, to achieve the best execution, APW considers the following factors, without limitation, in
selecting brokers and intermediaries:
• Execution capability;
• Financial responsibility of the
• Order size and market depth;
broker-dealer;
• Confidentiality;
• Availability of competing markets
• Reputation and integrity;
and liquidity;
• Responsiveness;
• Trading characteristics of the
security;
• Recordkeeping;
• Availability of accurate
• Ability and willingness to commit
information comparing markets;
capital;
• Available technology; and
• Quantity and quality of research
received from the broker-dealer;
• Ability to address current market
conditions.
APW evaluates the execution, performance, and risk profile of the broker-dealers it uses at least
annually.
Research and Other Soft Dollar Benefits
Soft dollar practices are arrangements whereby an investment adviser directs transactions to a
broker‐dealer in exchange for certain products and services that are allowable under SEC rules.
Client commissions may be used to pay for brokerage and research services and products as long
as they are eligible under Section 28(e) of the Exchange Act of 1934. Section 28(e) sets forth a
“safe harbor,” which provides that an investment adviser that has discretion over a Client account
is not in breach of its fiduciary duty when paying more than the lowest commission rate available
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if the adviser determines in good faith that the rate paid is commensurate with the value of
brokerage and research services provided by the broker‐dealer.
APW does not currently have any soft dollar benefit arrangements.
Brokerage for Client Referrals
APW does not receive Client referrals from broker-dealers in exchange for cash or other
compensation, such as brokerage services or research.
Directed Brokerage
APW does not allow Client-directed brokerage, but instead, recommends particular broker-dealers.
Order Aggregation
APW does not aggregate orders as the types and amount of clients of the firm would not benefit
from this practice. Should this change in the future, APW shall update and disclose its practices to
ensure equitable treatment of clients.
Trade Error Policy
APW maintains a record of any trading errors that occur in connection with investment activities
of its Clients. Both gains and losses that result from a trading error made by APW will be borne or
realized by APW.
ITEM 13: REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS
Periodic Reviews
APW regularly reviews and evaluates Client accounts for compliance with each Client’s
investment objectives, policies, and restrictions. APW analyzes rates of return and allocation of
assets to determine model strategy effectiveness. Such reviews are conducted by the Chief
Compliance Officer of APW and shall occur at least once per calendar year.
Intermittent Review Factors
Intermittent reviews may be triggered by substantial market fluctuation, economic or political
events, or changes in the Client’s financial status (such as retirement, termination of employment,
relocation, inheritance, etc.). Clients are advised to notify APW promptly if there are any material
changes in their financial situation, investment objectives, or in the event they wish to place
restrictions on their account.
Reports
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Clients may receive confirmations of purchases and sales in their accounts and will receive, at least
quarterly, statements containing account information such as account value, transactions, and other
relevant information. Confirmations and statements are prepared and delivered by the custodian.
ITEM 14: CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION
Client Referrals
APW engages independent solicitors to provide client referrals. If a client is referred to us by a
solicitor, this practice is disclosed to the client in writing by the solicitor and APW pays the solicitor
out of its own funds—specifically, APW generally pays the solicitor a portion of the advisory fees
earned for managing the capital of the client or investor that was referred. The use of solicitors is
strictly regulated under applicable federal and state law. APW’s policy is to fully comply with the
requirements of all laws, rules and regulations contained within the Investment Advisers Act of
applicable.
similar
1940,
as
amended,
and
state
rules,
as
Other Compensation
APW does not pay another person or entity other than the solicitors discussed above for referring
or soliciting Clients for APW.
ITEM 15: CUSTODY
APW will deduct fees from Client accounts. Clients will receive statements directly from the
agreed upon custodian, and copies of all trade confirmations directly from the custodian.
Clients whose fees are directly debited will provide written authorization to debit advisory fees
from their accounts held by a qualified custodian chosen by the Client. Each quarter, Clients will
receive a bill itemizing the fees to be debited, including the formula used to calculate the fee, the
amount of assets the fee is based on, and the time period covered by the fee. The invoice will also
state that the fee was not independently calculated by the custodian. The Client will also receive a
statement from their account custodian showing all transactions in their account, including the fee.
Custody may also be disclosed in Form ADV because APW has authority to transfer money from
Client account(s), which constitutes a standing letter or authorization (SLOA). Accordingly, APW
will follow the safeguards specified by the SEC rather than undergo an annual audit.
We encourage Clients to carefully review the statements and confirmations sent to them by their
custodian, and to compare the information on your quarterly report prepared by APW against the
information in the statements provided directly from the custodian. Please alert us of any
discrepancies.
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ITEM 16: INVESTMENT DISCRETION
When APW is engaged to provide asset management services on a discretionary basis, we will
monitor your accounts to ensure that they are meeting your asset allocation requirements. If any
changes are needed to your investments, we will make the changes. These changes may involve
selling a security or group of investments and buying others or keeping the proceeds in cash. You
may at any time place restrictions on the types of investments we may use on your behalf, or on
the allocations to each security type. You may receive at your request written or electronic
confirmations from your account custodian after any changes are made to your account. You will
also receive monthly statements from your account custodian. Clients engaging us on a
discretionary basis will be asked to execute a Limited Power of Attorney (granting us the
discretionary authority over the Client accounts) as well as an FSA that outlines the responsibilities
of both the Client and APW.
When a Client engages APW to provide investment management services on a non-discretionary
basis, the accounts are monitored by APW. The difference is that changes to your account will not
be made until APW has confirmed with you (either verbally or in writing) that the proposed change
is acceptable to you.
ITEM 17: VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES
APW does not perform proxy voting services on the Client’s behalf. Clients are encouraged to
read through the information provided with the proxy voting documents and decide based on the
information provided. Upon the Client’s request, APW representatives may provide limited
clarifications of the issues presented in the proxy voting materials based on their understanding of
issues raised in the proxy voting materials. However, Clients have the ultimate responsibility for
making all proxy voting decisions.
ITEM 18: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Balance Sheet Requirement
APW is not the qualified custodian for Client funds or securities and does not require prepayment
of fees of more than $1,200 per Client, six (6) months or more in advance.
Financial Condition
APW does not have any financial impairment that would preclude the Firm from meeting
contractual commitments to Clients.
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Bankruptcy Petition
APW has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time during the last 10 years, nor
ever.
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