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Form ADV
Part 2A
BARR Financial Services, LLC
January 31, 2025
CRD/IARD #: 125444
2160 North Park Avenue
Winter Park, FL 32789
407-622-0018
407-478-5098…fax
kyoung@BARRLLC.com
https://www.BARRLLC.com
This brochure (“Brochure”) provides information about the qualifications and business practices of BARR Financial
Services, LLC (“BARR”). You should review this Brochure in conjunction with our separate brochure supplement
(“Supplement”). The Supplement(s) has been prepared for the purpose of providing information about the
qualifications and background of the supervised person(s) working with you on our behalf or who may otherwise
participate in the advisory services provided to you. The information in this Brochure has not been approved or
verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or by any state securities authority.
If you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure or our Supplement(s), please contact us at 407-622-
0018 or kyoung@barrllc.com. Additional information about BARR or any of our supervised persons (who are
registered under our firm) is also available on the SEC’s Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (“IAPD”) which can
be found at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
The format/layout of this Brochure has been dictated by the SEC. As such, the Brochure’s table of contents can be
found after the “Material Changes” section of this Brochure, not at the beginning of the Brochure. The subsections
appearing under each heading shall follow the mandated ordering of the items required to be addressed in this
Brochure as set forth in the instructions and guidance issued by the SEC in regard to Part 2A of the Form ADV.
BARR’s response to each such item shall immediately follow each numbered item. We encourage any reader of this
Brochure to also refer to the SEC’s instructions and guidance related to Part 2A of the Form ADV. Throughout this
Brochure, any references to “we,” “our,” “ours,” “us,” etc. are meant to refer to BARR.
II. Material Changes
Date of our last annual ADV update filing: August 24, 2024.
There have been no material changes since our last annual update.
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III. Table of Contents
II. Material Changes ...................................................................................................................................... 2
III. Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................... 3
Key Definitions ............................................................................................................................................. 6
IV. Advisory Business .................................................................................................................................. 7
IV.(A). BARR at a Glance ....................................................................................................................... 7
Firm Profile ........................................................................................................................................... 7
Years in Business .................................................................................................................................. 7
Direct Principal Owners ........................................................................................................................ 7
IV.(B). BARR’s Advisory Services ......................................................................................................... 7
Product Type Limitations...................................................................................................................... 7
Specialized Services .............................................................................................................................. 8
Our Services .......................................................................................................................................... 8
Ongoing Asset Management ( Silo Investment Strategy) ................................................................. 8
Recommendation of Other Investment Advisers .............................................................................. 9
Financial Planning .......................................................................................................................... 12
Individual Consultations ................................................................................................................. 14
Educational Classes ........................................................................................................................ 16
Business Planning ........................................................................................................................... 16
Non-Securities Related Advisory Services ..................................................................................... 18
IV.(C). Customization of Advisory Services ......................................................................................... 19
IV.(D). Wrap Fee Program Participation ............................................................................................... 19
IV. (E). Retirement Account Fiduciary Disclosure ................................................................................ 19
IV. (F). Assets Under Management (“AUM”) ....................................................................................... 20
V. Fees and Compensation ......................................................................................................................... 20
V.(A). BARR Advisory Fees ................................................................................................................. 20
V.(B). Fee Collection Process ................................................................................................................ 20
V.(C). Other Fee/Expenses. ................................................................................................................... 20
V.(D). Fees Charged in Advance ........................................................................................................... 20
V.(E). Additional Compensation ........................................................................................................... 20
V.(E).(1). Conflicts of Interest ........................................................................................................... 20
V.(E).(2). Client-Directed Brokerage ................................................................................................ 21
V.(E).(3). Brokerage Compensation .................................................................................................. 21
V.(E).(4). Advisory Fee Offset .......................................................................................................... 22
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VI. Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ................................................................... 22
VII. Types of Clients ................................................................................................................................... 22
VIII. Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss .......................................................... 22
VIII.(A). Methods of Analysis ................................................................................................................ 22
VIII.(A). (cont.) Investment Strategies ................................................................................................... 23
VIII.(B). Risk Disclosures ...................................................................................................................... 23
VIII.(C). Investment-Specific Risks ....................................................................................................... 26
IX. Disciplinary Information ...................................................................................................................... 26
IX.(A). Criminal or Civil Action ............................................................................................................ 26
IX.(B). Administrative Proceedings........................................................................................................ 26
IX.(C). SRO Proceedings ........................................................................................................................ 27
X. Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations .............................................................................. 27
X.(A). Broker-Dealers ............................................................................................................................ 27
X.(B). Futures Commission Merchants, Introducing Brokers, Commodity Trading Advisors,
Commodity Pool Operators .................................................................................................................... 27
X.(C). Related Persons ............................................................................................................................ 27
X.D Use of Other Investment Advisers .................................................................................................. 27
XI. Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading ........................ 28
XI.A Code of Ethics ................................................................................................................................ 28
XI.(B) Participation in Client Trading .................................................................................................... 28
XI.(C) Trading Alongside Our Clients ................................................................................................... 28
XI.(D) Batch Trading .............................................................................................................................. 29
XII. Brokerage Practices ............................................................................................................................. 29
XII.(A).(1). Research and Soft Dollar Benefits .................................................................................. 30
XII.(A).(2). Brokerage for Client Referrals ............................................................................................ 30
XII.(A).(3). Directed Brokerage ............................................................................................................. 30
XII.(A).(3)(a). Directed Brokerage – Recommended, Requested, or Required ............................. 30
XII.(A).(3)(b). Directed Brokerage – Permitted ............................................................................ 30
XII.(B). Order Batching .......................................................................................................................... 30
XIII. Review of Accounts ........................................................................................................................... 31
XIII.(A). Review of Accounts or Financial Plans ................................................................................... 31
Review of client accounts. .................................................................................................................. 31
Review of Financial Plans................................................................................................................... 31
XIII.(B). Non-Periodic Account Reviews ............................................................................................... 31
XIII.(C). Reports to Clients ................................................................................................................... 31
XIV. Client Referrals and Other Compensation ......................................................................................... 32
XIV.(A). Compensation we Receive ...................................................................................................... 32
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XIV.(B). Compensation we Pay ............................................................................................................. 32
XV. Custody ............................................................................................................................................... 32
XVI. Investment Discretion ........................................................................................................................ 33
XVII. Voting Client Securities.................................................................................................................... 33
XVIII. Financial Information ...................................................................................................................... 33
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Key Definitions
There are several terms used throughout this Brochure that are defined in the Glossary of the Form ADV. The full
Form ADV and its glossary can be found on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov/about/forms/formadv.pdf,
however, several of the more important terms that are used throughout this Brochure are provided below for your
reference. The definitions appear below as they appear in the glossary of the ADV so be mindful that all references
made to “you,” “your,” or “yours” are intended to refer to BARR. Each term is presented in alphabetical order, not
necessarily its order of appearance or use in this Brochure.
Advisory Affiliate: Your advisory affiliates are (1) all of your officers, partners, or directors (or any person
performing similar functions); (2) all persons directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by you; and (3) all of
your current employees (other than employees performing only clerical, administrative, support or similar
functions).
Control: Control means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct the management or policies of a person, whether
through ownership of securities, by contract, or otherwise. Each of your firm’s officers, partners, or directors
exercising executive responsibility (or persons having similar status or functions) is presumed to control your firm.
A person is presumed to control a corporation if the person: (i) directly or indirectly has the right to vote 25 percent
or more of a class of the corporation’s voting securities; or (ii) has the power to sell or direct the sale of 25 percent
or more of a class of the corporation’s voting securities. A person is presumed to control a partnership if the person
has the right to receive upon dissolution, or has contributed, 25 percent or more of the capital of the partnership. A
person is presumed to control a limited liability company (“LLC”) if the person: (i) directly or indirectly has the
right to vote 25 percent or more of a class of the interests of the LLC; (ii) has the right to receive upon dissolution,
or has contributed, 25 percent or more of the capital of the LLC; or (iii) is an elected manager of the LLC. A person
is presumed to control a trust if the person is a trustee or managing agent of the trust.
Management Persons: Anyone with the power to exercise, directly or indirectly, a controlling influence over your
firm’s management or policies, or to determine the general investment advice given to the clients of your firm.
Generally, all of the following are management persons: Your firm’s principal executive officers, such as your chief
executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operations officer, chief legal officer, and chief compliance officer;
your directors, general partners, or trustees; and other individuals with similar status or performing similar functions;
The members of your firm’s investment committee or group that determines general investment advice to be given
to clients; and If your firm does not have an investment committee or group, the individuals who determine general
investment advice provided to clients (if there are more than five people, you may limit your firm’s response to their
supervisors).
Person: A natural person (an individual) or a company. A company includes any partnership, corporation, trust,
limited liability company (“LLC”), limited liability partnership (“LLP”), sole proprietorship, or other organization.
Related Person: Any advisory affiliate and any person that is under common control with your firm.
Supervised Person: Any of your officers, partners, directors (or other persons occupying a similar status or
performing similar functions), or employees, or any other person who provides investment advice on your behalf
and is subject to your supervision or control.
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IV. Advisory Business
IV.(A). BARR at a Glance
Firm Profile
BARR Financial Services is a fee-based, full-service financial planning and wealth management firm. We guide our
clients through the financial landscape by empowering them to make confident and informed financial decisions.
Our structured counseling and coaching process is specially designed to illuminate the many aspects of financial
wellness, with the goal of helping our clients align their resources in a way that brings them confidence in their
personalized plan. BARR's multi-disciplinary team of advisors collaborate on each relationship to offer informed,
coordinated and comprehensive financial plans. Topics covered in our financial plans include investment
management, tax planning, retirement planning, risk management, cash flow management, family planning,
distribution planning, and estate conservation.
We are a Life Planning firm that assists our clients in utilizing their success to accomplish what they want during
their lifetime and transition it properly to accomplish what they’d like after they are gone.
Creating harmony with the health, financial and social aspects of our lives is important to most of us and serves as a
guiding force in establishing a Family Mission Statement, yet we often forget to spend time reviewing the things that
are truly important to us.
We have separated financial guidance from products, so we can help lead you into your financial future.
Years in Business
Date of formation: November 3, 2000.
Date of initial investment adviser registration: May 13, 2008.
Direct Principal Owners
Kirk B. Young owns 60% of the firm. The remaining 40% is owned by Michael Stewart..
IV.(B). BARR’s Advisory Services
In this section, we will describe the services we offer as well as the fees that correspond to those services. As far as
investment products on which we may provide advice, those product types are identified in the grid below.
Product Type Limitations
We generally provide investment advice in relation to the following specific types of securities/investments.
Exchange listed equities
Mutual funds (closed-end and open-end
funds)
Exchange traded funds
U.S. government securities
Options on securities
Over the counter equities
Equities of foreign issuers
Interests in privately offered securities
(hedge funds, venture capital funds,
private equity funds, etc.) involving any
of the following:
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• Real estate
• Oil and gas
• Mortgages or other
receivables/assets
Warrants
Options on commodities
Options on futures
Corporate debt securities (other than
commercial paper)
Commercial paper
Certificates of deposit
Futures contracts (tangibles)
Futures contracts (intangibles)
Municipal securities
Variable life insurance
Variable annuities
Specialized Services
As designated below, we specialize in the following services. As applicable, a description of each such service is
also included below.
1. Financial planning. Refer to our description below regarding our Financial Planning services.
2. Quantitative analysis.
3. Market timing services.
4. Other:
Our Services
Service:
Service Description:
Ongoing Asset Management (Silo Investment Strategy)
The Silo Investment Strategy is a program that utilizes eleven different portfolios and
the client’s liquid reserves. Each silo is a broadly allocated and optimized portfolio,
representing different degrees of risk and expected returns. By utilizing a
combination of silos, a customized portfolio can be built, based on the expected
duration of the client’s cash flow needs and aligning them to the client’s goals.
While sophisticated, it is an easy strategy to understand. This allows the client to
collaborate in the composition of their portfolios.
Use of discretion: The Firm will not use discretion in regards to the silo strategy.
For the service described above, we will charge fees in the following manner:
Annual, asset-based fee
Asset-Based Fee Schedule
Service Fees:
Account(s)/Portfolio Value
$0 - $249,999
$250,000 - $499,999
$500,000 - $999,999
$1,000,000 - $2,499,999
$2,500,000 - $4.999,999
$5,000,000 - $9,999,999
$10,000,000 - to $19,999,999
Over $20,000,000
Annual Percentage
1.50%
1.25%
1.00%
0.90%
0.70%
0.60%
0.55%
0.50%
Other fee/account maintenance conditions…
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None
Minimum account / portfolio balance
(initial):
Minimum account / portfolio balance
(ongoing):
Minimum annual fee:
None
$
None
$
Specific fee arrangements will be set forth in your service agreement (“Agreement”)
with us.
Other fees:
In addition to our service fees, you may be assessed other fees by parties independent
from us. You may also incur, relative to certain investment products (such as mutual
funds), charges imposed directly at the investment product level (i.e. advisory fees,
administrative fees, and other fund expenses). Brokerage fees/commissions charged
to you for securities trade executions may be billed to you by the broker-dealer or
custodian of record for your account, not us. Any such fees are exclusive of, and in
addition to our compensation. You will be solely and directly responsible for all fees,
including fees other than those we may bill directly to you.
Refer to Item V.(E) and Item 12 for additional information regarding other fees such
as sales compensation, brokerage fees, custodial fees, etc.
For the service described above, we receive our service fees by the following
method(s):
automatic fee deduction via the custodian
Fee collection:
Billing Via Custodian.
Contemporaneously with the execution of the Agreement, you will be asked to sign
an authorization that will allow the custodian of any of your account(s) to debit the
account(s) the amount of our service fees and remit the fee to us. The authorization
will remain valid unless and until we receive a written revocation of such
authorization from you. In connection with this fee deduction process, the custodian
will send you a statement, at least quarterly, indicating:
• all amounts disbursed from the account, and
• the amount of advisory fees paid directly to us.
Fee frequency/timing:
monthly,
in arrears.
Specific fee arrangements will be set forth in your Agreement with us.
For the service described above, the frequency and timing of our fee collection
in advance, or
quarterly,
process occurs as follows:
Specific fee arrangements will be set forth in your Agreement with us.
BARR does not charge its advisory fees in advance.
Advanced billing and
refunds:
Service: Recommendation of Other Investment Advisers
Recommendation of Other Investment Advisers
Sub-Advisers
Service description:
Under this service, we may select other investment advisers (“Sub-Advisers”) on a
sub-advisory basis to provide the specific investment management services related to
your assets. Our services in relation to the Sub-Advisers we may recommend
generally will include assisting you in choosing investment objectives and asset
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allocation, setting restrictions or limitations on the management of the account,
explaining portfolio strategies and transactions, and answering any of your questions.
We will monitor such Sub-Advisers’ performance with respect their management of
your assets. A description of the specific services and fees available from each Sub-
Adviser can be found in such the specific Sub-Adviser’s current disclosure
document(s) (i.e. Form ADV, Part 2A and/or Appendix 1 of Part 2A).
We will retain the authority to engage or terminate each such Sub-Adviser. Any
decision to engage or terminate a particular Sub-Adviser will be based upon
continued suitability and performance of the Sub-Adviser in relation to its
management of your assets.
Other Investment Advisers
Alternatively, without specifically selecting other investment advisers to provide the
specific investment management services related to your assets, we may simply
recommend other investment advisers that would provide such services (not on a sub-
advisory basis). Our services in relation to the other investment advisers we may
recommend generally will include assisting you in choosing investment objectives
and asset allocation, setting restrictions or limitations on the management of the
account, explaining portfolio strategies and transactions, and answering any of your
questions. We will monitor such outside investment advisers’ performance with
respect their management of your assets.
We will NOT retain the authority to engage or terminate such other investment
advisers. At all times, you will retain the authority to engage or terminate such other
investment advisers that we may recommend.
A description of the specific services and fees available from each Sub-Adviser or
other investment adviser can be found in such adviser’s current disclosure
document(s) (i.e. Form ADV, Part 2A and/or Appendix 1 of Part 2A).
Use of discretion:
We do not possess or exercise investment discretion in connection with this service
offering.
For the service described above, we will typically charge an asset-based fee. Our
standard fee schedule is as follows.
BARR’s Asset-Based Fee Schedule
Account(s)/Portfolio Value
$0 – $249,999
Annual Percentage
1.50%
$250,000 - $499,999
1.25%
$500,000 - $999,999
1.00%
Service fees:
$1,000,000 - $2,499,999
0.90%
$2,500,000 - $4,999,999
0.70%
$5,000,000 -$9,999,999
0.60%
$10,000,000 -19.999,999
0.55%
$20,000,000 and over
0.50%
Other fee/account maintenance conditions…
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Minimum account/portfolio balance
(initial):
Minimum account/portfolio balance
(ongoing):
Minimum annual fee:
None imposed by BARR, however,
certain Sub-Advisers or other
investment advisers used to manage
your assets may impose a minimum
account balance. Refer to the other
adviser’s Part 2A and/or Appendix 1
of Part 2A.
None imposed by BARR, however,
certain Sub-Advisers or other
investment advisers used to manage
your assets may impose a minimum,
ongoing account balance. Refer to
the other adviser’s Part 2A and/or
Appendix 1 of Part 2A.
None imposed by BARR, however,
certain Sub-Advisers or other
investment advisers used to manage
your assets may impose a minimum
fee. Refer to the other adviser’s Part
2A and/or Appendix 1 of Part 2A.
The fee schedule above is BARR’s fee schedule. Sub-Advisers or other
investment advisers recommended or selected by us generally charge their own
advisory fees for managing client assets. Such fees are generally based on a
percentage of the assets under management. Our fees are subject to negotiation;
however, any other adviser’s fees may not be negotiable. Our fees are separate
and distinct from those other advisers’ fees and our fees will not increase the
overall fees charged by Sub-Advisers or other investment advisers who are
actively managing your assets. Additional details related to fees charged by Sub-
Advisers or other investment advisers will be explained in any such adviser’s
disclosure document(s). Your specific fee arrangements will be set forth in your
advisory agreement (“Agreement”) with us.
Other fees:
In addition to our service fees, you may be assessed other fees by parties independent
from us. You may also incur, relative to certain investment products (such as mutual
funds), charges imposed directly at the investment product level (i.e. advisory fees,
administrative fees, and other fund expenses.) Brokerage fees/commissions charged
to you for securities trade executions may be billed to you by the broker-dealer or
custodian of record for your account, not us. Any such fees are exclusive of, and in
addition to our compensation. You will be solely and directly responsible for all fees,
including fees other than those we may bill directly to you.
Refer to Item V.(E) and Item 12 for additional information regarding other fees such
as sales compensation, brokerage fees, custodial fees, etc.
monthly,
in arrears.
For the service described above, the frequency and timing of our fee collection
process occurs as follows:
in advance, or
quarterly,
Additionally, we receive our service fees by the following method(s):
automatic fee deduction via the custodian
via the other investment adviser(s) managing your assets
Fee frequency/timing/
collection:
Billing Via Custodian.
Contemporaneously with the execution of the Agreement, you will be asked to sign
an authorization that will allow the custodian of any of your accounts to debit the
account(s) the amount of our service fees and remit the fee to us. The authorization
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will remain valid unless and until we receive a written revocation of such
authorization from you.
Use of Sub-Advisers or Other Investment Advisers:
If another investment adviser is managing your assets, we will not bill or invoice you
directly for our fees related to the recommendation or selection of other investment
advisers. The fees charged by other investment advisers are assessed by such parties.
Such fees may be charged in advance or in arrears; monthly, quarterly, or annually.
Further, fees may be collected via the custodian or by way of direct billing by such
investment adviser. Regardless of the other investment adviser’s billing practices,
our compensation will be received from the other investment adviser in accordance
with the normal and customary billing practices as outlined in that outside investment
adviser’s disclosure document(s).
For more details, please refer to the Sub-Adviser’s or other investment adviser’s
current disclosure document(s) (i.e. Form ADV, Part 2A and/or Appendix 1 of Part
2A). Your specific fee arrangements will be set forth in your Agreement with us.
As described above, our advisory fees may be charged in advance. Fees paid in
advance will be considered earned and non-refundable to you up to the effective
termination of the Agreement as the termination process is described in the
Agreement. Upon receipt of a proper notice of termination (“Termination Notice”) as
described in the Agreement, we will calculate a pro rata refund of any fees not yet
earned by us after the effective termination date of the Agreement. The pro rata
refund will equal the total number of calendar days remaining in the billing period
after the date of the termination of the Agreement to the end of that billing period
divided by the total number of calendar days in that billing period. The result of that
calculation will be multiplied by the total fee already paid for that billing period. The
result of that calculation will represent the refund owed to you. Refunds of advance
payments owed back to you shall be paid as soon as reasonably possible but not
sooner than ten (10) business days after our receipt of a proper Termination Notice.
Advanced billing and
refunds:
Use of other Investment Advisers:
If another investment adviser(s) is used to manage your assets, any available refund
process for fees that may be collected in advance will be dictated by such other
investment adviser’s disclosure document(s) and/or service agreement(s) with you.
For more details, please refer to the Sub-Adviser’s or other investment adviser’s
current disclosure document(s) (i.e. Form ADV, Part 2A and/or Appendix 1 of Part
2A).
Your specific fee arrangements will be set forth in your Agreement with us.
Service: Financial Planning
BARR offers financial plans that encompass topics such as cash management,
investment management, insurance and estate planning.
Service description:
Financial planning information will be obtained through personal interviews with you
concerning your current financial status, future goals and attitudes towards risk.
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Related documents supplied by you are reviewed, along with other data we may
gather from you. A written report may be issued.
A conflict of interest may exist between your interests and the interests of BARR.
You are under no obligation to act on BARR’s recommendation. If you elect to act
on any of the recommendations, you are under no obligation to effect the transactions
through an associated person of BARR regardless of whether such person is a
registered representative with Osaic Wealth, Inc. a licensed broker dealer.
We do not possess or exercise investment discretion in connection with this service
offering.
Use of discretion:
For the service described above, we may charge fees in the following manner:
Non-annual, flat/fixed fee. Our non-annual, flat/fixed fees for our financial
planning services range from $450 to $3,500. For a net worth over $5 million a quote
should be requested.
Service fees:
Hourly fees. Our hourly fee rate for our financial planning services range from
$240 to $360 (minimum of two hours) unless agreed to otherwise between BARR
and you. If your plan is prepared by Michael Stewart your hourly fee will be $240.
If your plan is prepared by Kirk Young, your fee will be $360 per hour.
The specific fee for this service will be quoted prior to the financial planning
agreement being executed and will be determined according to the complexity of the
plan as well as the extent of service you may desire. An estimated fee will be given
upon financial plan agreement execution. All fees are negotiable at our sole
discretion. Specific fee arrangements will be set forth in your financial planning
agreement.
Other fees:
In addition to our service fees, you may be assessed other fees by parties independent
from us. You may also incur, relative to certain investment products (such as mutual
funds), charges imposed directly at the investment product level (i.e. advisory fees,
administrative fees, and other fund expenses.) Brokerage fees/commissions charged
to you for securities trade executions may be billed to you by the broker-dealer or
custodian of record for your account, not us. Any such fees are exclusive of, and in
addition to our compensation. You will be solely and directly responsible for all fees,
including fees other than those we may bill directly to you.
Refer to Item V.(E) and Item 12 for additional information regarding other fees such
as sales compensation, brokerage fees, custodial fees, etc.
For the service described above, we receive our service fees by the following
method(s):
direct invoice to you
Fee collection:
You will be invoiced by the fifth business day of the month subsequent to the most
recently ended billing period. Payments are due on or by the final business day of the
month in which the invoice is generated. Specific fee arrangements will be set forth
in your financial planning agreement with us.
Fee frequency/timing:
For the service described above, the frequency and timing of our fee collection
process occurs as follows:
quarterly,
monthly,
in advance,
in arrears, or
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a portion in advance (maximum of $500) and a portion in arrears. Specific fee
arrangements will be set forth in your financial planning agreement with us.
Advanced billing and
refunds:
As described above, our advisory fees may be charged in advance. Fees paid in
advance will be considered earned and non-refundable to you up to the effective
termination of the financial planning agreement as the termination process is
described in the financial planning agreement. Upon receipt of a proper notice of
termination (“Termination Notice”) as described in the financial planning agreement,
we will calculate a pro rata refund of any fees not yet earned by us after the effective
termination date of the financial planning agreement. The pro rata refund will equal
the total number of calendar days remaining in the billing period after the date of the
termination of the financial planning agreement to the end of that billing period
divided by the total number of calendar days in that billing period. The result of that
calculation will be multiplied by the total fee already paid for that billing period. The
result of that calculation will represent the refund owed to you. Refunds of advance
payments owed back to you shall be paid as soon as reasonably possible but not
sooner than ten (10) business days after our receipt of a proper Termination Notice.
Specific fee arrangements will be set forth in your financial planning agreement with
us.
Service: Individual Consultations
We also provide non-discretionary advisory or consulting services not involving the
services other described herein but still pertaining to investments or investment-
related matters. As part of these services, may or may not provide any written
documentation or other work product. Such services may include, but would not be
limited to, the following:
• One-time or periodic analysis of investment accounts/portfolios;
• Telephonic, electronic, or in-person consultations/communications regarding
investments or investment-related matters;
Service description:
• Serving as an expert witness in judicial or arbitration proceedings;
• Conferring with other professionals or service providers (i.e. accountants,
CPAs, attorneys, etc.) regarding investments or investment-related matters
on your behalf;
• Other service as may be specifically requested.
If you wish to engage us for some type of service not specifically mentioned or
referred to in the services noted above, you may provide us with guidance as to the
scope of the engagement. Regardless of the services ultimately requested, the
specific services and corresponding fees will be set forth in some form of written
agreement (“Agreement”).
Use of discretion:
We do not possess or exercise investment discretion in connection with this service
offering
For the service described above, we may charge fees in the following manner:
Service fees:
Non-annual, flat/fixed fee. Our non-annual, flat/fixed fees range from $450 to
$3,500. For a net worth over $5 million a quote should be requested.
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Hourly fees. Our hourly fee for individual consultations range from $240 to $360
(minimum of two hours) unless agreed to otherwise between BARR and you. If your
consultation is with Michael Stewart your hourly fee will be $240. If your
consultation is with Kirk Young, your fee will be $360 per hour.
All fees are negotiable at our sole discretion. Specific fee arrangements will be set
forth in your Agreement with us.
Other fees:
In addition to our service fees, you may be assessed other fees by parties (i.e. your
attorney, CPA, etc.) independent from us. You may also incur, relative to certain
investment products (such as mutual funds), charges imposed directly at the
investment product level (i.e. advisory fees, administrative fees, and other fund
expenses.) Brokerage fees/commissions charged to you for securities trade
executions may be billed to you by the broker-dealer or custodian of record for your
account, not us. Any such fees are exclusive of, and in addition to our compensation.
You will be solely and directly responsible for all fees, including fees other than those
we may bill directly to you.
Refer to Item V.(E) and Item 12 for additional information regarding other fees such
as sales compensation, brokerage fees, custodial fees, etc.
Fee collection: For the service described above, we receive our service fees by the following
method(s):
direct invoice to you
You will be invoiced by the fifth business day of the month subsequent to the most
recently ended billing period. Payments are due on or by the final business day of the
month in which the invoice is generated. Specific fee arrangements will be set forth
in your Agreement with us.
Fee frequency/timing: For the service described above, the frequency and timing of our fee collection
process occurs as follows:
quarterly,
monthly,
in advance,
in arrears, or
a portion in advance (maximum of $500) and a portion in arrears. Specific fee
arrangements will be set forth in your Agreement with us.
Advanced billing and
refunds:
As described above, our advisory fees may be charged in advance. Fees paid in
advance will be considered earned and non-refundable to you up to the effective
termination of the Agreement as the termination process is described in the
Agreement. Upon receipt of a proper notice of termination (“Termination Notice”) as
described in the Agreement, we will calculate a pro rata refund of any fees not yet
earned by us after the effective termination date of the Agreement. The pro rata
refund will equal the total number of calendar days remaining in the billing period
after the date of the termination of the Agreement to the end of that billing period
divided by the total number of calendar days in that billing period. The result of that
calculation will be multiplied by the total fee already paid for that billing period. The
result of that calculation will represent the refund owed to you. Refunds of advance
payments owed back to you shall be paid as soon as reasonably possible but not
sooner than ten (10) business days after our receipt of a proper Termination Notice.
Specific fee arrangements will be set forth in your Agreement with us.
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Service: Educational Classes
BARR conducts educational classes involving several topical areas of the financial
industry through Emerald Publication. There are two types of educational classes
provided by BARR:
Service description:
• Complete Financial Management Workshop
• Business Management Workshop
Use of discretion:
We do not possess or exercise investment discretion in connection with this service
offering.
Service fees: The fee for educational classes we conduct is generally $50 to $100 per attendee,
payable up front. All fees are negotiable at our sole discretion.
Other fees: Outside of our service fees, there generally are no other fees a class attendee should
expect to experience in connection with the class.
Fee collection: We collect all class attendance fees in advance of the class.
Advanced billing and
refunds:
As described above, our class attendance fees may be charged in advance. Refunds
for class attendance fees will only be granted if you request a refund at least ten (10)
calendar days prior to the date of the class for which you have provided advance
payment. A twenty five (25) percent penalty will be assessed for all refund requests
received prior to the ten-day refund request deadline. All refund requests received
within the ten (10) day period prior to the class date will be subject to higher refund
penalties or no refund at all.
Service: Business Planning
Service description:
Our business planning services are fundamentally the same as our financial planning
services for our individual clients. In other words, the business planning services that
we provide to our corporate/business clients are largely the same as those we provide
to individual clients as part of our financial planning services described above in
section IV.(B).(3). As part of our business planning services, we may address or
provide advice in relation to a business or corporate client’s financial ratios, buy/sell
agreements, key man risk; key man insurance, succession planning, etc.
Use of discretion:
We do not possess or exercise investment discretion in connection with this service
offering.
For the service described above, we may charge fees in the following manner:
Non-annual, flat/fixed fee. Our non-annual, flat/fixed fees range from $450 to
$3,500.
Service fees:
Hourly fees. Our hourly fee rate for our business planning services range from
$240 to $360 (minimum of two hours) unless agreed to otherwise between BARR
and you. If your plan is prepared by Michael Stewart your hourly fee will be $240.
If your plan is prepared by Kirk Young, your fee will be $360 per hour.
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All fees are negotiable at our sole discretion. Specific fee arrangements will be set
forth in your Agreement with us.
Other fees:
In addition to our service fees, you may be assessed other fees by parties independent
from us. You may also incur, relative to certain investment products (such as mutual
funds), charges imposed directly at the investment product level (i.e. advisory fees,
administrative fees, and other fund expenses.) Brokerage fees/commissions charged
to you for securities trade executions may be billed to you by the broker-dealer or
custodian of record for your account, not us. Any such fees are exclusive of, and in
addition to our compensation. You will be solely and directly responsible for all fees,
including fees other than those we may bill directly to you.
Refer to Item V.(E) and Item 12 for additional information regarding other fees such
as sales compensation, brokerage fees, custodial fees, etc.
Fee collection: For the service described above, we receive our service fees by the following
method(s):
direct invoice to you
You will be invoiced by the fifth business day of the month subsequent to the most
recently ended billing period. Payments are due on or by the final business day of the
month in which the invoice is generated. Specific fee arrangements will be set forth
in your Agreement with us.
Fee frequency/timing: For the service described above, the frequency and timing of our fee collection
process occurs as follows:
quarterly,
monthly,
in arrears, or
in advance,
a portion in advance (maximum of $500) and a portion in arrears.
Specific fee arrangements will be set forth in your Agreement with us.
Advanced billing and
refunds:
As described above, our advisory fees may be charged in advance. Fees paid in
advance will be considered earned and non-refundable to you up to the effective
termination of the Agreement as the termination process is described in the
Agreement. Upon receipt of a proper notice of termination (“Termination Notice”) as
described in the Agreement, we will calculate a pro rata refund of any fees not yet
earned by us after the effective termination date of the Agreement. The pro rata
refund will equal the total number of calendar days remaining in the billing period
after the date of the termination of the Agreement to the end of that billing period
divided by the total number of calendar days in that billing period. The result of that
calculation will be multiplied by the total fee already paid for that billing period. The
result of that calculation will represent the refund owed to you. Refunds of advance
payments owed back to you shall be paid as soon as reasonably possible but not
sooner than ten (10) business days after our receipt of a proper Termination Notice.
Specific fee arrangements will be set forth in your Agreement with us.
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Service: Non-Securities Related Advisory Services
On more than an occasional basis, individuals associated with BARR may furnish
advice in relation to matters not involving securities. Such matters may involve
issues related to low income housing.
Service description:
Depending upon the particular service engagement, we may or may not produce any
written documentation that supports recommendations or conclusions reached as a
result of carrying out these services. If you wish to engage us for some type of
service not specifically mentioned or referred to in the services noted above, you may
provide us with guidance as to the scope of the engagement. Regardless of the
services ultimately requested, the specific services and corresponding fees will be set
forth in your Agreement.
Use of discretion:
We do not possess or exercise investment discretion in connection with this service
offering.
Service fees: For the service described above, we may charge fees in the following manner:
Non-annual, flat/fixed fee. Our non-annual, flat/fixed fees range from $450 to
$3,500.
Hourly fees. Our hourly fee rate for this service ranges from $240 to $360
(minimum of two hours) unless agreed to otherwise between BARR and you. If this
service is prepared by Michael Stewart your hourly fee will be $240. If this service is
prepared by Kirk Young, your fee will be $360 per hour.
All fees are negotiable at our sole discretion. Specific fee arrangements will be set
forth in your Agreement with us.
Other fees:
In addition to our service fees, you may be assessed other fees by parties independent
from us. Any such fees are exclusive of, and in addition to our compensation. You
will be solely and directly responsible for all fees, including fees other than those we
may bill directly to you.
Refer to Item V.(E) and Item 12 for additional information regarding other fees such
as sales compensation, brokerage fees, custodial fees, etc.
Fee collection: For the service described above, we receive our service fees by the following
method(s):
direct invoice to you
You will be invoiced by the fifth business day of the month subsequent to the most
recently ended billing period. Payments are due on or by the final business day of the
month in which the invoice is generated. Specific fee arrangements will be set forth
in your Agreement with us.
Fee frequency/timing: For the service described above, the frequency and timing of our fee collection
process occurs as follows:
quarterly,
monthly,
in advance,
in arrears, or
a portion in advance (maximum of $500) and a portion in arrears. Specific fee
arrangements will be set forth in your Agreement with us.
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Advanced billing and
refunds:
As described above, our advisory fees may be charged in advance. Fees paid in
advance will be considered earned and non-refundable to you up to the effective
termination of the financial planning agreement as the termination process is
described in the financial planning agreement. Upon receipt of a proper notice of
termination (“Termination Notice”) as described in the financial planning agreement,
we will calculate a pro rata refund of any fees not yet earned by us after the effective
termination date of the financial planning agreement. The pro rata refund will equal
the total number of calendar days remaining in the billing period after the date of the
termination of the financial planning agreement to the end of that billing period
divided by the total number of calendar days in that billing period. The result of that
calculation will be multiplied by the total fee already paid for that billing period. The
result of that calculation will represent the refund owed to you. Refunds of advance
payments owed back to you shall be paid as soon as reasonably possible but not
sooner than ten (10) business days after our receipt of a proper Termination Notice.
Specific fee arrangements will be set forth in your Agreement with us.
IV.(C). Customization of Advisory Services
To the fullest extent possible, we will endeavor to tailor our advisory services to meet the specific needs of each and
every client. In order to determine a suitable course of action for an individual client, we will perform a review of
our clients’ financial circumstances and other factors that may influence the investment recommendations we may
make to you from time to time. Such review may include, but would not necessarily be limited to, investment
objectives, consideration of a client’s overall financial condition, income and tax status, personal and business
assets, risk profile, and other factors unique to a client’s particular circumstances.
In making investment recommendations on behalf of a client, we will rely on a data gathering document or other
questionnaire, which would be completed based on information provided by a client.
Our clients are free to impose any restrictions or other conditions with regard to how we provide our advisory
services. If we agree to such restrictions and/or conditions, please be advised that restrictions and guidelines that
you impose on our investment management functions may affect the composition and performance of custom
portfolios (as a result, performance of custom portfolios within the same investment objective may differ and you
should not expect that the performance of a custom portfolio will be identical to any other individual’s portfolio
performance) as well as any recommendations provided to you.
IV.(D). Wrap Fee Program Participation
We do not participate in any wrap fee programs
IV. (E). Retirement Account Fiduciary Disclosure
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:
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• Meet a professional standard of care when making investment recommendations (give prudent
advice);
• Never put our financial interests ahead of yours when making recommendations (give loyal
advice);
• Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments;
• Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that we give advice that is in your best
interest;
• Charge no more than is reasonable for our services; and
• Give you basic information about conflicts of interest.
IV. (F). Assets Under Management (“AUM”)
AUM (discretionary): $ 0
AUM (non-discretionary): $235,111,173
Total AUM: $235,111,173
Date of AUM calculation:
December 31, 2024
The term, “assets under management” shall carry the same meaning as that term is defined by Form
ADV.
V. Fees and Compensation
V.(A). BARR Advisory Fees
Refer above to Item IV.(B).
V.(B). Fee Collection Process
Refer above to Item IV.(B).
V.(C). Other Fee/Expenses.
Refer above to Item IV.(B).
V.(D). Fees Charged in Advance
Refer above to Item IV.(B).
V.(E). Additional Compensation
Item V.(E) requires us to address situations in which we or any of our supervised persons accepts compensation for
the sale of securities or other investment products, including asset-based sales charges or service fees from the sale
of mutual funds. Certain individuals who are associated with us, if properly registered and licensed to do so, may
also receive compensation (i.e. commissions) related to the sale of securities or other investment products.
Transaction-based compensation (“Additional Compensation”) such as this is separate and distinct from the other
fees we may receive in connection with our investment advisory services as described above in Item IV.(B).
V.(E).(1). Conflicts of Interest
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The instructions in the Form ADV require us to tell you that the receipt or potential for the receipt of Additional
Compensation gives our supervised persons an incentive to recommend investment products based on the Additional
Compensation received, rather than on your specific needs. Although we are obligated to tell you this, our objective
as a firm, which is shared by our supervised persons, is to place nothing before your best interests.
How we address these conflicts. First and foremost, we address the conflicts described above in relation to
Additional Compensation by disclosing them to you in this Brochure as well as your representative’s Brochure
Supplement. As a matter of general policy, we aggressively discourage activities that put your interests anywhere
but first. Additionally, we have instituted a comprehensive supervisory process, detailed in our Written Supervisory
Procedures (“WSPs”) that was designed to address, among other things, conflicts of interest such as Additional
Compensation. In addition, we have designated a Chief Compliance Officer, as set forth on Schedule A of our Form
ADV, to be the party responsible for the overall application and oversight of our supervisory process and our WSPs.
Our Chief Compliance Officer has the authority to delegate certain supervisory responsibilities to other supervised
persons within our firm in order to ensure that our overall system of supervision is being carried out adequately and
in a timely manner.
The potential conflict of interest resulting from the Additional Compensation described above is commonplace in
the investment industry and we believe that such arrangements are not only appropriate but that they are proper in
light of the added examination, licensing, registration, and other regulatory oversight that also takes place in the
brokerage area of the investment industry. Our supervised persons have satisfied various regulatory examination
and registration requirements that allow not only for the offering of the types of products and services described in
the information related to the Additional Compensation described above but also the receipt of the normal and
customary compensation that any similarly registered, licensed, and qualified person could receive in the form of
sales compensation for those same products/services.
Bear in mind that even if our supervised persons were not registered/licensed to sell the types of products/services
addressed in the preceding section, the majority of your investments or transactions involving such products would
still result in you paying some sort of commission for those products.
Any Additional Compensation received by our supervised persons in connection with the products/services
described in the preceding section is deemed routine and customary compensation for such activities and is not
believed to be inappropriate.
Procedures for disclosing these conflicts. In an effort to inform you of these conflicts of interest, we have prepared
this Brochure and have provided it to you, in part, for the purpose of disclosing these conflicts. You are always
welcome to request a current copy of our Brochure. We are obligated to provide you a copy of this Brochure no
later than the time you sign our Agreement and on an annual basis, we are required to provide you either (1) a copy
of our current Brochure or (2) a set of instructions as to how you can request a copy of our current Brochure.
V.(E).(2). Client-Directed Brokerage
You have the ability to purchase investment products that we recommend through any broker-dealer or other
financial institution you choose. If you choose to use a firm other than the broker-dealer(s) we may normally
recommend, we may not be able to properly monitor your assets and therefore we cannot be held responsible for the
success or failure of any investment products or strategies that you implement at firms other than those we
recommend. In other words, our services and responsibilities will not apply to transactions you effect on your own
whether through firms you choose on your own or through any broker-dealer we may recommend.
V.(E).(3). Brokerage Compensation
We are not registered as a broker-dealer and thus, we do not receive transaction–based compensation for securities-
related activities.
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V.(E).(4). Advisory Fee Offset
In the event that we or our supervised persons receive compensation other than our advisory fees as described above
in Item IV.(B), we will not adjust our advisory fees to offset those other fees.
VI. Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
We do not charge performance-based fees.
VII. Types of Clients
We will generally provide our services to the following types of clients.
Individuals
•
• High net worth individuals
• Trusts
• Estates
• Business or corporate entities
Unless otherwise specified on a per client basis, we generally do not impose (1) a minimum asset/account balance
upon engagement by a client or on an ongoing basis or (2) a minimum annual fee.
VIII. Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
VIII.(A). Methods of Analysis
In the course of our management process and as appropriate on a case-by-case basis, we will employ some or all of
the following methods of analysis. For a description of the risks related to each particular method of analysis, see
the information following each analysis method description.
Charting / Technical –
The terms “charting” and “technical” analysis are generally used synonymously and therefore, for the purpose of
this document, we will use the term, “technical analysis.” In most cases, technical analysis involves the evaluation
of historical market data such as price and volume of a particular security or investment instrument. Technical
analysis often times involves the use of charts, graphs, and other tools to evaluate historical factors relating to the
investment instrument and perhaps the market as a whole. The goal of technical analysis is to try to identify
historical trading patterns that suggest future trading activity or price targets.
Key risk(s): Economic Risk, Financial Risk, Inflation Risk, Interest Rate Risk, Legal/Regulatory
Risk, Market Risk, Operational Risk, and Strategy Risk.
Fundamental
Fundamental analysis is generally the considered the opposite approach to technical analysis. Fundamental analysis
involves the attempt to identify the intrinsic value (i.e. the actual, true/real value) of an investment instrument by
examining any related economic, financial, and other quantitative/qualitative factors relevant to that instrument.
Fundamental analysis can take into account anything that may impact the underlying value of the instrument.
Examples of such things may include large-scale economic issues such as the overall condition or current cycle of
the economy, industry-specific or sector-specific conditions, etc. Other company/issuer-specific factors may also be
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taken into consideration such as the company’s/issuer’s current financial condition, management experience and
capabilities, legal/regulatory matters, the overall type and volume of current and expected business, etc.
One of the goals of fundamental analysis is to attempt to derive a value that can be compared to the current market
price for a particular financial instrument in hopes of determining whether the instrument is overpriced (time to sell)
or underpriced (time to buy).
Key risk(s): Economic Risk, Financial Risk, Inflation Risk, and Interest Rate Risk.
Investing in securities or other investment products involves the risk of loss and you should be prepared to bear such
losses.
VIII.(A). (cont.) Investment Strategies
In the course of our management process and as appropriate on a case-by-case basis, we will employ any of the
following investment strategies. For a description of the risks related to each particular investment strategy, see the
information following each strategy description. The codes used below relate to risks described further below in this
section.
Long-Term Purchases
Long-term purchases generally involve the acquisition of an investment instrument and holding it for a period of at
least one year.
Key risk(s): Capital Risk, Economic Risk, Financial Risk, and Inflation Risk.
Short-Term Purchases
Short-term purchases generally involve the acquisition of an investment instrument and holding it for a period of not
more than one year.
Key risk(s): Capital Risk, Economic Risk, Financial Risk, and Inflation Risk.
Margin Trading
Margin trading, or “trading on margin,” as it is generally stated, involves the ability to purchase a dollar value of
securities that is greater than the dollar value of funds you have available for the purchase. Essentially, trading on
margin means that you can borrow additional funds, generally from the firm that holds your brokerage account, to
purchase investment instruments that exceed the amount with which you have funded your account.
Key risk(s): Capital Risk, Credit Risk, Currency Risk, Higher Trading Costs, Inflation Risk,
Legal/Regulatory Risk, and Margin Risk.
Investing in securities or other investment products involves the risk of loss and you should be prepared to bear such
losses.
VIII.(B). Risk Disclosures
Capital Risk
Capital risk is one of the most basic, fundamental risks of investing; it is the risk that you may lose 100 percent of
your money. All investments carry some form of risk and the loss of capital is generally a risk for any investment
instrument.
Credit Risk
Credit risk can be a factor in situations where an investment’s performance relies on a borrower’s repayment of
borrowed funds. With credit risk, an investor can experience a loss or unfavorable performance if a borrower does
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not repay the borrowed funds as expected or required. Investment holdings that involve forms of indebtedness (i.e.
borrowed funds) are subject to credit risk.
Currency Risk
Fluctuations in the value of the currency in which your investment is denominated may affect the value of your
investment and thus, your investment may be worth more or less in the future. All currency is subject to swings in
valuation and thus, regardless of the currency denomination of any particular investment you own, currency risk is a
realistic risk measure. That said, currency risk is generally a much larger factor for investment instruments
denominated in currencies other than the most widely used currencies (U.S. dollar, British pound, Euro, Japanese
yen, etc.).
Economic Risk
The prevailing economic environment is important to the health of all businesses. Some companies, however, are
more sensitive to changes in the domestic or global economy than others. These types of companies are often
referred to as cyclical businesses. Countries in which a large portion of businesses are in cyclical industries are thus
also very economically sensitive and carry a higher amount of economic risk. If an investment is issued by a party
located in a country that experiences wide swings from an economic standpoint or in situations where certain
elements of an investment instrument are hinged on dealings in such countries, the investment instrument will
generally be subject to a higher level of economic risk.
Financial Risk
Financial risk is represented by internal disruptions within an investment or the issuer of an investment that can lead
to unfavorable performance of the investment. Examples of financial risk can be found in cases like Enron or many
of the dot com companies that were caught up in a period of extraordinary market valuations that were not based on
solid financial footings of the companies.
Higher Trading Costs
For any investment instrument or strategy that involves active or frequent trading, you may experience larger than
usual transaction-related costs. Higher transaction-related costs can negatively affect overall investment
performance.
Inflation Risk
Inflation risk involves the concern that in the future, your investment or proceeds from your investment will not be
worth what they are today. Throughout time, the prices of resources and end-user products generally increase and
thus, the same general goods and products today will likely be more expensive in the future. The longer an
investment is held, the greater the chance that the proceeds from that investment will be worth less in the future than
what they are today. Said another way, a dollar tomorrow will likely get you less than what it can today.
Interest Rate Risk
Certain investments involve the payment of a fixed or variable rate of interest to the investment holder. Once an
investor has acquired or has acquired the rights to an investment that pays a particular rate (fixed or variable) of
interest, changes in overall interest rates in the market will affect the value of the interest-paying investment(s) they
hold. In general, changes in prevailing interest rates in the market will have an inverse relationship to the value of
existing, interest paying investments. In other words, as interest rates move up, the value of an instrument paying a
particular rate (fixed or variable) of interest will go down. The reverse is generally true as well.
Legal/Regulatory Risk
Certain investments or the issuers of investments may be affected by changes in state or federal laws or in the
prevailing regulatory framework under which the investment instrument or its issuer is regulated. Changes in the
regulatory environment or tax laws can affect the performance of certain investments or issuers of those investments
and thus, can have a negative impact on the overall performance of such investments.
Liquidity Risk
Certain assets may not be readily converted into cash or may have a very limited market in which they trade. Thus,
you may experience the risk that your investment or assets within your investment may not be able to be liquidated
quickly, thus, extending the period of time by which you may receive the proceeds from your investment. Liquidity
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risk can also result in unfavorable pricing when exiting (i.e. not being able to quickly get out of an investment before
the price drops significantly) a particular investment and therefore, can have a negative impact on investment
returns.
Margin Risk
• You can lose more funds than you deposit in a margin account. A decline in the value of securities that are
purchased on margin may require you to provide additional funds to the custodian holding your margin
account in order to avoid a forced sale of those securities or other securities in your account.
• The custodian holding your margin account can force the sale of securities in your margin account. If the
equity in your account falls below the margin maintenance level required by law or below the custodian’s
“house” requirement, the custodian can sell the securities in your account to cover the margin deficiency.
You will be responsible for any shortfall in the account after such sale.
• Securities can be sold without contacting you prior to sale. Some investors mistakenly believe they must
be contacted before a margin call becomes valid and that securities in their accounts cannot be liquidated to
meet the call unless they have been contacted ahead of time. Most firms will attempt to notify you of
margin calls; however, they are not required to do so. Even if the custodian has contacted you to provide a
specific date by which you can meet a margin call, the custodian can still take necessary steps to protect its
financial interests, including immediately selling the securities without notice to you.
• You are not entitled to choose which securities in your margin account are liquidated or sold to meet your
margin call. Because the securities are used as collateral for the margin loan, the custodian has the right to
decide which securities to sell in order to protect its interests.
• The custodian can increase its “house” maintenance requirement sat any time and is not required to provide
you with advance, written notice. These changes in policy can take effect immediately and may result in
the issuance of a margin maintenance call. Your failure to satisfy this call may cause a forced liquidation
in your account.
• You are not entitled to an extension of time on a margin call. While an extension of time to meet margin
requirements may be available to clients under certain conditions, a client does not have the right to the
extension.
Market Risk
The market value of an investment will fluctuate as a result of the occurrence of the natural economic forces of
supply and demand on that investment, its particular industry or sector, or the market as a whole. Market risk may
affect a single issuer, industry or sector of the economy or may affect the market as a whole. Market risk can affect
any investment instrument or the underlying assets or other instruments held by or traded within that investment
instrument.
Operational Risk
Operational risk can be experienced when an issuer of an investment product is unable to carry out the business it
has planned to execute. Operational risk can be experienced as a result of human failure, operational inefficiencies,
system failures, or the failure of other processes critical to the business operations of the issuer or counter party to
the investment.
Past Performance
Charting and technical analysis are often used interchangeably. Technical analysis generally attempts to forecast an
investment’s future potential by analyzing its past performance and other related statistics. In particular, technical
analysis often times involves an evaluation of historical pricing and volume of a particular security for the purpose
of forecasting where future price and volume figures may go. As with any investment analysis method, technical
analysis runs the risk of not knowing the future and thus, investors should realize that even the most diligent and
thorough technical analysis cannot predict or guarantee the future performance of any particular investment
instrument or issuer thereof.
Strategy Risk
There is no guarantee that the investment strategies discussed herein will work under all market conditions and each
investor should evaluate his/her ability to maintain any investment he/she is considering in light of his/her own
investment time horizon. Investments are subject to risk, including possible loss of principal.
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VIII.(C). Investment-Specific Risks
There is no single type of investment instrument that we predominantly recommend, however, please be mindful
that all investments carry some form and degree of risk. Certain types of investments carry greater types and levels
of risk than others and you should make sure that you fully understand not only the investment product itself but
also the attendant risk factors associated with such products.
IX. Disciplinary Information
The purpose of this section is for us to disclose to you any legal, disciplinary, or other events that you may consider
material in your evaluation of our firm or the integrity of our management. Following each of the numbered items
below, we shall provide details as to each applicable matter or we will answer “No” or “N/A.” This information is
presented in a question-and-answer format. The time period required to be covered by our answers in this section is
ten years from the date of the events requiring disclosure.
IX.(A). Criminal or Civil Action
In any domestic, foreign, or military court of competent jurisdiction, has BARR or any of its management
persons…
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Been convicted of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere (“no
contest”) to (a) any felony; (b) a misdemeanor that involved
investments or an investment-related business, fraud, false
statements or omissions, wrongful taking of property, bribery,
perjury, forgery, counterfeiting, or extortion; or (c) a conspiracy
to commit any of these offenses?
Been identified as the named subject of a pending criminal
proceeding that involves an investment-related business, fraud,
false statements or omissions, wrongful taking of property,
bribery, perjury, forgery, counterfeiting, extortion, or a
conspiracy to commit any of these offenses?
Been found to have been involved in a violation of an investment-
related statute or regulation; or
Been the subject of any order, judgment, or decree permanently
or temporarily enjoining, or otherwise limiting, your firm or a
management person from engaging in any investment-related
activity, or from violating any investment-related statute, rule, or
order?
IX.(B). Administrative Proceedings
Yes
No
Has BARR or any of its management persons been the subject of an administrative proceeding before the SEC,
any other federal regulatory agency, any state regulatory agency, or any foreign financial regulatory authority in
which BARR or any of its management persons…
Was found to have caused an investment-related business to lose its
authorization to do business; or
Was found to have been involved in a violation of an investment-related statute or regulation and was the subject
of an order by the agency or authority…
Yes
No
Yes
No
denying, suspending, or revoking the authorization of BARR or
one of its management persons to act in an investment-related
business;
barring or suspending BARR or one of its management person’s
association with an investment-related business;
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otherwise significantly limiting BARR or one of its management
person's investment-related activities; or
Yes
No
Yes
No
imposing a civil money penalty of more than $2,500 on BARR or
one of its management persons?
IX.(C). SRO Proceedings
Has BARR or any of its management persons been involved in a SRO proceeding in which BARR or any of its
management persons …
Yes
No
Yes
No
Was found to have caused an investment-related business to lose
its authorization to do business; or
Was found to have been involved in a violation of the SRO’s
rules and was: (i) barred or suspended from membership or from
association with other members, or was expelled from
membership;
(ii) otherwise significantly limited from investment-related
activities; or (iii) fined more than $2,500?
X. Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
The following information will address any active or pending financial industry affiliations that you need to know
about for the purpose of identifying any related conflicts of interest that you might consider material in regard to
letting us handle your investment advisory needs.
X.(A). Broker-Dealers
Neither BARR nor any of its management persons is registered as a broker-dealer nor do either parties have an
application pending or otherwise in process for the purpose of seeking registration as a broker-dealer. Certain
representatives of the Firm are registered representatives of Osaic Wealth, Inc.
X.(B). Futures Commission Merchants, Introducing Brokers, Commodity Trading
Advisors, Commodity Pool Operators
Neither BARR nor any of its management persons is registered as a futures commission merchant, an introducing
broker, a commodity trading adviser, or a commodity pool operator, nor do either parties have an application
pending or otherwise in process for the purpose of seeking registration as any of these types of firms. Further, none
of our management persons are registered as or currently seeking registration as associated persons of any of these
types of firms.
X.(C). Related Persons
The following information will address any relationship or arrangement that is material to our advisory business or
our clients that we or any of our management persons have with any of our related persons. In any such case, the
related person is identified below and we have also addressed the nature of any conflict(s) arising out of this
relationship/arrangement and how we address such conflict(s). No such relationships exist.
X.D Use of Other Investment Advisers
From time to time, we may recommend or select other investment advisers for you and in return, we will receive
compensation (i.e. solicitor/referral fees) from those other investment advisers. In these cases, we will generally
enter into a formal, written agreement (i.e. a solicitor agreement) with such other investment advisers. These sorts
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of arrangements are often referred to as “solicitor arrangements” and under such arrangements, we would be serving
the role of solicitor for the other investment adviser.
As a result of these such arrangements, we are incentivized to recommend only the investment advisers from whom
we receive solicitor/referral fees as opposed to another investment adviser from whom we do not receive such fees.
We continually monitor other investment advisers that we might recommend under a solicitor arrangement in the
event that such investment advisers are not meeting the standards that we believe meet your needs, we will seek
other investment advisers that may be a better fit for your specific management needs.
Additional details about any such arrangement can be found in the applicable solicitor disclosure document that we
are obligated to provide to each of our clients that we may refer to any other investment adviser under one of these
solicitor arrangements. You are always welcome to request a copy of our current solicitor disclosure document for
any investment adviser that we may have recommended or selected for you.
XI. Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
and Personal Trading
XI.A Code of Ethics
We take great pride in our commitment to serving our clients’ needs and the integrity with which we conduct our
business. In our recent history, the financial services industry has come under significant scrutiny, especially in the
area of the inherent responsibility of financial professionals to behave in the best interests of their clients.
We have developed a Code of Ethics (“Code”) as a means of memorializing our vision of appropriate and
professional conduct in carrying out the business of providing investment advisory services. Our Code addresses
issues such as the following:
• Standards of conduct and compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations
• Protection of material non-public information
• The addressing of conflicts of interest
• Employee disclosure and reporting of personal securities holdings and transactions
• The firm’s IPO and private placement policy
• The reporting of violations of the Code
• Educating employees about the Code
• Enforcement of the Code
Each of our representatives has been furnished with a copy of our Code and has signed their names to a written
acknowledgement attesting to their understanding of the Code and acceptance of its terms. A copy of our Code is
available to all current and/or prospective clients upon request.
XI.(B) Participation in Client Trading
The information in this item is intended to address situations in which we or one of our related persons may have a
material financial interest in the investment instruments we may recommend to you. No such arrangements exist.
XI.(C) Trading Alongside Our Clients
On occasion, we invest for our own accounts or have a financial interest in the same securities or other investments
that we recommend or acquire for the accounts of our clients. Further, we also engage in transactions that are the
same as or different than transactions recommended to or made for our client’s accounts. Such transactions are
permitted if effected, pre-cleared and reported in compliance with our policy on personal securities transactions.
Generally, personal securities transactions will not be pre-cleared when an order for the same or a related security is
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pending for the account of a client. Our Designated Supervisor reviews reports of personal transactions in securities
by all of our associated persons quarterly or more frequently if required.
Investment Policy
None of our associated persons may execute for himself/herself or for accounts in which he/she holds a beneficial
interest, any transactions in a security which is being actively recommended to any of our clients, unless in
accordance with the following procedures.
Firm Procedures
In order to implement our Investment Policy, the following procedures have been put into place.
1)
If we are recommending that any of our clients buy any security, no associated person may purchase that
security prior to a client’s purchase of that security; and
2)
If we are recommending that any of our clients sell any security, no associated person may sell that security
prior to a client’s sale of that security.
3) We do not engage in cross trades.
As an alternative to the procedures described in the preceding points, we may include our own order(s) in a batch
order with other client orders that would involve average pricing for the entire batch such that we would receive the
same pricing as all other clients participating in the batch.
It is the primary intent of these procedures to ensure that the best interests of our clients are always served over that
of our own. Trading on our own behalf that results in our own interests being served over that of our clients is
considered a breach of our fiduciary duty and thus, is prohibited..
XI.(D) Batch Trading
Transactions for the client’s account generally will be executed independently, unless we decide to purchase or sell
the same securities for several clients at the same or approximately the same time. We may (but are not obligated to)
combine or “batch” such orders in order to obtain best execution or to negotiate more favorable transaction rates.
To the extent that we elect to aggregate client orders for the purchase or sale of securities, including securities in
which our associated persons may invest, we will generally do so in accordance with the parameters set forth in SEC
No-Action Letter, SMC Capital, Inc. We will not receive any additional compensation or remuneration as a result of
a batched order.
XII. Brokerage Practices
The purpose of this Item is to present to you the factors that we take into consideration when (1) selecting or
recommending broker-dealers to you for the purpose of effecting transactions on your behalf and (2) for determining
the reasonableness of such broker-dealers’ compensation related to such transactions.
BARR is not a broker-dealer. Although not all-inclusive, BARR may recommend the following brokers of record
and their corresponding custodian:
Broker of Record
Custodian
SEI Private Trust Services
Factors that BARR considers in recommending certain broker-dealers or custodians to clients may include such
entity’s financial strength, reputation, execution, pricing, and service. In return for effecting securities transactions
through certain broker-dealers/custodians, BARR or certain of its representatives may receive certain support
services that may assist BARR in its investment decision-making process for all of BARR’s clients.
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In seeking best execution, the determinative factor is not always the lowest possible cost, but whether the transaction
represents the best qualitative execution, taking into consideration the full range of brokerage services, including
factors such as execution capability, commission rates, and responsiveness. Accordingly, although BARR will seek
competitive rates, it may not necessarily obtain the lowest possible commission rates for the client’s account
transactions.
The client may direct BARR to use a particular broker-dealer (subject to BARR’s right to decline and/or terminate
the engagement) to execute some or all transactions for the client’s account. In such an event, the client will
negotiate terms and arrangements for the account with that broker-dealer, and BARR will not seek better execution
services or prices from other broker-dealers or be able to “batch” the client’s transactions for execution through
other broker-dealers with orders for other accounts managed by BARR. As a result, the client may pay higher
commissions or other transaction costs or greater spreads, or receive less favorable net prices, on transactions for the
account than would otherwise be the case.
XII.(A).(1). Research and Soft Dollar Benefits
Soft dollar benefits are items such as research or other products or services (other than the typical execution and
other brokerage services available to all other investment advisers) that we may receive from a broker-dealer or
other party in connection with the client securities transactions we direct to that/a broker-dealer(s). We do not
participate in any soft dollar arrangements.
XII.(A).(2). Brokerage for Client Referrals
In certain circumstances, firms like ours may receive client referrals as a result of recommending particular broker-
dealers or other service providers. We, however, do not participate in any formal arrangements wherein we receive
client referrals from any particular broker-dealer in return for selecting or recommending such broker-dealer.
XII.(A).(3). Directed Brokerage
This item is intended to address situations where we may recommend, request, or require you to provide us
instructions as to how to direct brokerage activity on your behalf.
XII.(A).(3)(a). Directed Brokerage – Recommended, Requested, or Required
Not all investment advisers require their clients to direct brokerage activity through any particular broker-dealer.
We do not routinely recommend, request, or require that you direct us as to how to execute brokerage transactions
on your behalf (i.e. using a particular broker-dealer for execution purposes).
XII.(A).(3)(b). Directed Brokerage – Permitted
Not all investment advisers require their clients to direct brokerage activity through any particular broker-dealer,
however, you may direct us to use a particular broker-dealer (subject to our right to decline such a request) to
execute some or all transactions for your account or otherwise on your behalf. In such an event, we will not
negotiate terms and arrangements for the account with the other broker-dealer, and we will not seek better execution
services or prices from other broker-dealers or be able to “batch” the transactions for execution through other
broker-dealers with orders for other accounts we manage. As a result, you may pay higher commissions or other
transaction costs or greater spreads, or receive less favorable net prices, on transactions for the account than would
otherwise be the case.
XII.(B). Order Batching
Transactions for the client’s account generally will be executed independently, unless we decide to purchase or sell
the same securities for several clients at the same or approximately the same time. We may (but are not obligated to)
combine or “batch” such orders in order to obtain best execution or to negotiate more favorable transaction rates.
Reasoning for attempting to executed a batch order is that we may need to trade in the same security for multiple
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accounts at or around the same time and batching may allow us to achieve a more favorable price on average for all
clients. Batching, however, doesn’t guarantee the lowest possible price for execution, however, it is intended to
reduce the overall volatility in execution price for a large # of orders that if not batched together, may experience
significantly different execution prices. Conversely, in the event that we do not batch a group of orders that
otherwise may be a prime candidate for a batched order, the resulting cost for some clients may be higher or lower
than what we might be able to achieve by processing a batched order for the benefit of those same clients.
To the extent that we elect to aggregate client orders for the purchase or sale of securities, including securities in
which our associated persons may invest, we will generally do so in accordance with the parameters set forth in SEC
No-Action Letter, SMC Capital, Inc. We will not receive any additional compensation or remuneration as a result of
a batched order.
XIII. Review of Accounts
XIII.(A). Review of Accounts or Financial Plans
Review of client accounts.
Accounts are reviewed quarterly by the Managing Member of BARR, Kirk B. Young, in addition, Mr. Young is
available to review accounts upon clients’ request. An annual review will be conducted to discuss investments,
allocation, financial plan, insurance products and other pertinent areas. There is no minimum number of accounts
assigned for the reviewer. The review process contains each of the following elements:
• Assess client’s goals and objectives;
• Evaluate the strategy which has been employed;
• Monitor the portfolio; and
• Address the need to rebalance.
Account reviews may be triggered by any one or more of the following events:
• Change in performance;
• Change in management style of any fund, and
• Change in client’s objectives.
Review of Financial Plans.
Refer above to Section IV.(B).(3).
XIII.(B). Non-Periodic Account Reviews
Events that may trigger further client account reviews in addition to the standard quarterly review process may
include, but would not be limited to, a notable increase in the volume of requests by the client to effect transactions
in his/her accounts, where such transactions may appear to be inconsistent with the client’s previously stated
investment objectives. Other factors may include requests by the client to liquidate certain securities
positions/contracts where such transactions may appear to be inconsistent with the client’s previously stated
investment objectives. Additional triggering factors could be the performance on an individual account being an
outlier to the performance of accounts with similar investment objectives, and a very important trigger would be
customer complaints. This last trigger would be a prime example of a trigger for an intermittent review of a client
account.
XIII.(C). Reports to Clients
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Clients will receive monthly statements from the appropriate custodian or issuer for brokerage accounts and
quarterly statements from mutual fund companies for Mutual Fund Accounts. Upon clients’ request, BARR will
provide detailed analysis reports, which display the time-weighted rates of return realized in the clients’ account.
XIV. Client Referrals and Other Compensation
XIV.(A). Compensation we Receive
In addition to the compensation arrangements described above in Item V., either BARR or certain of its supervised
persons may receive other compensation in connection with the investment advisory services provided to BARR’s
clients.
Certain of our associated persons, when acting as registered representatives of a broker-dealer, may receive selling
compensation from such broker-dealer as a result of the facilitation of certain securities transactions on your behalf
through such broker-dealer.
Additionally, certain of our associated persons, through such associated person’s association as a licensed insurance
agent, may also receive selling compensation resulting from the sale of insurance products to you or other clients of
ours.
Arrangements involving someone’s receipt of both advisory and brokerage or other compensation in connection
with the advisory services we provide to you can be considered “double-dipping.” That term carries negative
connotations but in the financial services industry, it is not only acceptable but is completely appropriate and within
the permissible activities of those individuals and entities who are properly registered and licensed to engage in such
activities. You should be aware that some investment advisers do not receive brokerage or other compensation for
transactions they may effect on your behalf and as a result of dealing with other firms, you will not necessarily pay
any less for the same services that you may receive from us, however, the individual that you may deal with or
his/her sponsoring firm may not be eligible to receive brokerage or other compensation other than the investment
advisory compensation that would normally expect to pay an investment adviser for the same services.
We routinely monitor our fees to ensure that they are not only consistent with those found in the industry for similar
services, but we also review our fees for the purpose of ensuring that our billing practices are consistent with the
provisions set for in your advisory agreement with us.
XIV.(B). Compensation we Pay
Under certain circumstances, firms like ours may compensate other parties for having referred clients or potential
investment advisory clients them. These sorts of arrangements are generally referred to as “solicitor” arrangements.
We do not participate in any solicitor arrangements.
XV. Custody
We engage in certain activities that result in us being deemed to have custody of certain of our client’s funds and/or
securities.
Automatic fee deduction from your brokerage or other trading accounts
Physical possession or control (even temporary) of client funds or securities
The ability to gain access to any client funds and/or securities
One of our related persons has custody of funds and/or securities subject to our investment advisory
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services
We or one of our related persons serves as the general partner, managing member, or other similar type
•
of control person to an investment fund to which we provide investment advisory services.
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As stated previously in Item XIII.(C)., your account statements will be provided by the qualified custodian that
maintains physical possession of your accounts/assets. In the event that we also provide you information related to
your accounts, you are urged to review that information to the information contained on the account statements or
other statements received from the qualified custodian.
XVI. Investment Discretion
All of our investment advisory services are provided on a non-discretionary basis.
XVII. Voting Client Securities
We do not vote proxies on behalf of any securities you own.
XVIII. Financial Information
BARR has no financial commitment that impairs its ability to meet contractual and fiduciary
commitments to clients, and has not currently, nor at any time in the past ten years, been the subject of a
bankruptcy proceeding. BARR does not require prepayment of advisory fees six months or more in
advance.
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