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INVESTMENT ADVISER BROCHURE
Barrett & Company
The Wilcox Building
42 Weybosset Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
T: (401) 351-1000
F: (401) 351-1080
Brochure issue date: February 1, 2025
Disclaimer:
This Firm Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Barrett &
Company. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at (401) 351-
1000 or email address info@barrettandcompany.com. The information in this brochure has not been
approved or verified by the United States Securities Exchange Commission or by any state securities
authority.
Additional information about Barrett & Company is available at www.barrettandcompany.com and on
FINRA’s BrokerCheck System found on FINRA’s website at www.FINRA.org, and on the SEC's website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. Barrett & Company’s CRD Number is1175.
The SEC’s web site also provides information about any persons affiliated with Barrett & Company who are
registered, or are required to be registered, as investment adviser representatives of Barrett & Company.
Note:
While Barrett & Company may refer to itself as a “registered investment adviser” or “RIA”, clients should
be aware that registration itself does not imply any level or skill or training.
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Item 2: Material Changes From Previous Version:
The Firm Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Barrett &
Company. If you would like a copy of the most recent Form ADV Part 2A-Firm Brochure, you can email
Info@barrettandcompany.com or phone (401) 351-1000 and request a copy.
We will ensure that you receive a summary of any material changes to this Firm Brochure within 120 days
of the close of our business’ fiscal year. Furthermore, we will provide you with other interim disclosures
about material changes as necessary.
This Firm Brochure reflects the following changes made since our last annual filing which was on
02/01/2024, and are described below:
This Firm Brochure is dated and issued as of February 1, 2025, which reflects the
following changes:
New Assets Under Management as of 12/31/2024 of $453 million.
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Item 3: Table of Contents
Item 1: Cover Page ...................................................................................................................... 1
Item 2: Material Changes from Previous Versions......................................................................... 2
Item 3: Table of Contents ............................................................................................................. 3
Item 4: Advisory Business ......................................................................................................... 4, 5
Item 5: Fees and Compensation............................................................................................... 6, 7
Item 6: Performance Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ................................................. 7
Item 7: Types of Clients ................................................................................................................7
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ................................... 7, 8, 9
Item 9: Disciplinary Information ................................................................................................ 10
Item 10: Other Financial Industries Activities and Affiliations .................................................... 10
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal
Training ................................................................................................................. 10, 11
Item 12: Brokerage Practices ............................................................................................... 11, 12
Item 13: Review of Accounts ......................................................................................................12
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation .................................................................... 12
Item 15: Custody ........................................................................................................................ 12
Item 16: Investment Discretion ............................................................................................ 12,13
Item 17: Voting of Client Securities .............................................................................................13
Item 18: Financial Information ................................................................................................... 13
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Item 4: Advisory Business
Introduction
Barrett & Company was founded in Rhode Island in 1928 and continues today to be managed by the
same founding family. Barrett & Company is a FINRA-member broker-dealer registered with the SEC
and various states. Barrett & Company’s principal place of business is Providence, RI. The firm offers
Investment Management Services that are tailored to meet each client’s individual needs and
objectives. Barrett & Company introduces its client accounts to Fidelity Clearing & Custody Solutions,
(NFS)1 to provide clearing and custody services. Barrett’s principal owner is Wilson G. Saville, II,
President, Treasurer and Chief Compliance Officer.
Barrett & Company ("Barrett") and its Advisors will provide investment advice and services to clients
who are typically individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, corporations and other business
entities.
Barrett will not serve as attorneys, accountants, or licensed insurance agents, and none of Barrett’s
services should be construed as same. Upon client requests, Barrett may recommend the services of
other professionals for certain non-investment implementation purposes (i.e. attorneys, accountants,
insurance, etc.), but clients are under no obligation to engage the services of any such recommended
professional. Also, if the client engages any such recommended professional, and a dispute arises
thereafter relative to the engagement, the client agrees to seek recourse exclusively from and against
the engaged professional.
Barrett analyzes, constructs, and manages customized investment portfolios based on the particular
goals of each client in a manner that takes into account facts and information such as: income needs,
liquidity requirements, investment time-horizons, and rate of return objectives, tax considerations, risk
tolerance and existing investments. Barrett utilizes an array of investment vehicles including, but not
limited to exchange-listed securities, mutual funds, index funds, exchange-trades funds (ETFs), and
bonds.
Depending on the particular investment portfolio and/or investment strategy, Barrett employs a variety
of security analysis methods including charting, quantitative, fundamental, and technical analysis. We
also consult a wide range of information to analyze and execute investment strategies, such as: financial
newspapers and magazines, third-party research materials, annual report, prospectuses, regulatory
filings, press releases and the internet.
The minimum account size is $100,000 for managed accounts which may be waived by Barrett
depending upon the circumstances. Barrett will manage client accounts on a discretionary basis but
may also offer non-discretionary management services to those clients that choose to make their own
decisions on recommendations.
1 For more information, please refer to NFS’s website: https://nationalfinancial.fidelity.com/
® Fidelity Clearing & Custody Solutions provides clearing, custody and other brokerage services through
National Financial Services LLC, or Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, Members NYSE, SIPC.
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As of year-end December 31, 2024, Barrett has approximately $453,000,000 of Assets under Management
in our Managed Account Solutions Program.
Initial Consultation
Barrett will begin by providing the client with a free initial consultation; Advisors use the initial consultation
to:
Introduce the client to Barrett’s firm, its services and staff;
Gather information about the client’s investment objectives, financial condition, and risk tolerance,
which Barrett uses in forming its investment advice; and
Reach an agreement on the terms of service and compensation arrangements.
The consultation must be completed before Barrett will make any specific recommendations about the
client’s asset allocation or securities to buy or sell.
At the conclusion of the initial consultation and if the client elects to use Barrett’s services, the client will
sign an Investment Advisory Contract (Statement of Investment Selection) or an Investment Advisory
Services Agreement depending on which product the client chooses to enroll in, which serves as the
contract between the client and Barrett, specifying the precise nature of services to be rendered by Barrett
and fees to be paid by the client.
Advisor Services
For those clients where Barrett provides ongoing supervisory advisory services, the client has given Barrett
written discretionary authority over the client’s accounts with respect to securities to be bought or sold
and the amount of securities to be bought or sold. Details of this relationship are fully disclosed to the
client before any advisory relationship has commenced. Clients give us discretionary authority when they
sign the Advisory Contract (Statement of Investment Selection) or Investment Advisory Services
Agreement. However, we do allow clients to impose reasonable limitations on investing by providing us
with written instructions.
We will make ongoing investment transactions in client advisory accounts which primarily involve
exchange-listed securities, mutual funds, index funds, exchange-trades funds (ETF’s), and bonds . We will
not use margin or leveraged products. Given that the market will affect the value of these securities,
Barrett will monitor your accounts and make any necessary investment changes needed to achieve client’s
objectives.
The securities mentioned above reflect a broad range of investment risk, including some securities that
entail high degrees of risk.
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Item 5: Fees and Compensation
The Annual Fees for our Investment Advisory Services are based on the amount of assets under
management as follows:
Assets Under Management
Annual Fee (%)
Less than $100,000
2.25
$100,000 - $500,000
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$500,001 - $1,000,000
1.75
Over $1,000,000
Negotiable
All Fees above are negotiable and are calculated by applying the annual fee schedule shown in client
Management Contract. Our fees are assessed quarterly, in advance, at the beginning of each quarter.
Therefore, clients are charged ¼ of their annual advisory fee every three months. The fee is based upon
the value (market value or fair market value), of the client's account at the end of a calendar quarter.
Clients will have their fees debited from the account in accordance with client authorization.
Written authorization is given for Barrett to collect the fees described above and the client authorizes or
will authorize the custodian to pay Barrett directly. The client agrees that the custodian will send, at least
quarterly, a statement indicating all amounts disbursed from the client’s account, including the amount
of Investment management fees paid directly to Barrett.
Barrett requests all clients allow for the direct deduction of fees from client accounts but for those clients
that do not, Barrett will send directly to the client an invoice for Barrett’s fees. This invoice will require
payment upon receipt.
National Financial Services LLC (“NFS”) provides clearing and custody and other brokerage services for the
clients of Barrett and may charge maintenance or transaction fees that are separate from the advisory
fees charged by Barrett for its advisory services. As custodian for our client accounts, NFS will provide
confirmations for each security transaction and statements either monthly or quarterly. Any transfer fees,
transaction fees, redemption fees, wiring fees, etc. that may be charged against an account are separate
from the Barrett management fee and will be deducted from the account by the custodian.
Any income received by Barrett for advisory services is based on the fee schedule listed above.
Barrett has adopted a policy of only using advisor class mutual funds which pay no 12b-1 fees. Barrett and
its advisory representatives, however, may receive 12b-1 distribution fees from investment companies in
connection with initial placement of assets in our Advisory Program, those fees are credited back to the
client whose account generated the fees.
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To the extent we provide advice regarding insurance products which are offered through DPL, a portion of
the fees earned by DPL will be paid to us. This represents a conflict of interest.
Termination of the Advisory Relationship, A Client Agreement may be canceled at any time, by either
party, for any reason upon a thirty (30) day written notice. Clients have the right to cancel Advisory
Agreement within five (5) business days of the signed Agreement by giving Advisor written notice of
cancellation. As disclosed above, certain fees may be paid in advance of services provided. Upon
termination of any account, any prepaid, unearned fees will be promptly refunded, and any unpaid fees
will be due and payable. In calculating a client’s reimbursement of fees for Individual Portfolio
Management accounts, we will pro rate the reimbursement according to the number of days remaining
in the billing period.
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side by Side Management
Barrett does not charge performance-based fees. Performance-based fees are fees based on a share
of capital gains on or capital appreciation of the assets of a client.
Item 7: Type of Clients
Barrett will provide advisory services to various types of Clients, including:
Individuals: The majority of Barrett’s clients will be individuals seeking Investment Management
Services for their personal accounts.
Trusts
Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans
Small Businesses and Non-Profits: Occasionally, Barrett will provide advisory services to small
businesses and non-profits seeking financial planning or management services for their
organization’s interests.
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Methods of Analysis
Barrett employs the various forms of analysis in formulating investment advice and management services
to our clients including:
Barrett utilizes NFS’ Managed Account Solutions (“MAS”) program along with Envestnet Asset
Management, Inc. (“Envestnet”) a third-party registered investment adviser, to use their integrated
‘Advisor as Portfolio Manager’ platform. This is a proprietary technology platform that provides us with the
following services:
Performance reporting and fee calculation and billing;
Assessment of client’s investment needs and objectives;
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Development of an asset allocation strategy designed to meet the client’s objectives;
Review of client accounts for adherence to policy guidelines and asset allocation;
Recommendations for account rebalancing, if necessary;
Online and paper reporting of client account(s) performance; and
Fully integrated back-office management with custodian (NFS).
In our fundamental analysis, we will seek to determine the intrinsic value of equities based on a thorough
analysis of the fundamental business factors of the company(s) at issue. This includes analysis of financial
statements, earnings, dividends, management structure, competitive advantages, product offerings,
competitors and markets. In essence, this method of analysis evaluates the overall condition of the
company (or companies in a mutual fund or ETF) to determine whether it is a sound investment. Despite
the fundamental analysis performed by Barrett, any investment in securities carries market risk and
investors may lose their principal investment.
In our technical analysis, we will seek to determine the future direction of prices through the study of past
market data, primarily price and volume. This is done by charting the movement of investments to identify
trends and patterns used in the selection of securities to purchase and price points to buy and sell. Barrett
uses a number of stock screeners provided by NFS to chart and analyze the movement of various
investments. Despite the technical analysis performed by Barrett, any investment in securities carries
market risk and investors may lose their principal investment.
Barrett is disclosing risks and opportunities for particular types of securities used:
Stock represents ownership in a company. If the company prospers and grows, the value of the
stock should increase. Even if a company is profitable, the stock prices are subject to “market risk”
which is attributable to investor attitudes. Stock ownership in more established companies is more
conservative, while younger companies provide the most risk and reward opportunities.
American Depository Receipt (“ADR”) represents an interest in the shares of a non-U.S. company
that has been deposited with a U.S. bank. ADRs trade in U.S. dollars and clear through U.S.
settlement systems, allowing ADR holders to avoid having to transact in a foreign currency. An
ADR may represent the underlying shares on a one-for-one basis or may represent a fraction of a
share or multiple shares. The use of a ration allows ADRs to be priced at an amount more typical
of U.S. Market shares prices. ADRs may be “sponsored” or “unsponsored”. Sponsored ADRs are
those in which the non-U.S. company enters into an agreement directly with the U.S. depositary
bank to arrange for recordkeeping, forwarding of shareholder communications, payment of
dividends, and other services. An unsponsored ADR is set up without the cooperation of the non-
U.S. company and may be initiated by a broker-dealer wishing to establish a U.S. trading market.
An ADR, however, may not be established unless the non-U.S. company is either subject to the
reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or is exempt under the ACT.
Debt Securities (corporate or municipal bonds) are promissory notes that pay interest and the
return of principal at the end of a specified term. Credit risk is the chance the issuer will fail to pay
the interest payments on the security or to pay the principal at maturity. Interest rate risk is that
the market value of the bonds will go down when interest rates go up. Prepayment risk is the
chance that a bond will be paid off early. For example, if interest rates fall, a bond issuer may
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decide to pay off its debt. When this happens, the investor may not be able to reinvest the
proceeds in an investment with a high a return or yield.
High Yield Bonds have a lower credit rating than investment-grade bonds. Because of the higher
risk of default, these pay a higher yield than investment grade bonds.
Mutual Fund is an investment pool, which may include money market instruments, stocks, bonds,
or other investment vehicles. Professional money managers research, select, and monitor the
performance of the securities the fund purchases. It is easier to achieve diversification through
ownership of mutual funds rather than through ownership in individual stocks or bonds. Even with
no-load or load-waived funds, there are mutual fund expenses paid to the fund company.
Investors may have to pay taxes on capital gains distributions received by the fund but not
distributed to the investor. Mutual funds redeem shares at net asset value (“NAV”) at the end of
the trading day.
Unit Investment Trust (“UIT”) is similar to a mutual fund, but once the UIT selects the securities it
will hold them. The portfolio is not actively managed and does not sell securities in response to
ordinary market fluctuations. There may be special risks if a portfolio is concentrated within a
specific sector of the market.
Index Fund is an investment pool (e.g., mutual fund or ETF invested in stocks, bonds, or other
investment vehicles) that aims to replicate the movements of an index of a specific financial
market. The lack of active management generally gives the advantage of lower fees and lower
taxes in taxable accounts. Of course there are fees, which reduce the return to the investor relative
to the index. It is usually impossible to precisely mirror the index, as the models for sampling and
mirroring, by their nature, cannot be 100% accurate. The difference between the index
performance and the fund performance is known as the “tracking error”. By design, an index fund
seeks to match rather than outperform the targeted index. Therefore, a good index fund with a
low tracking error will not generally outperform the index but rather produces a rate of return
similar to the index minus fund costs. An index fund does not have to follow a well-known index.
There are thousands of index funds, leaving advisors to determine which fund best matches the
client’s risk capacity and other investment objectives.
Exchange Traded Fund (“ETF”) holds securities to match the price performance of a certain market
index or commodity price. ETF's can track stock indexes and sectors, bonds and precious metals.
ETFs are subject to the same market risks as the index or sector they are designed to track. ETFs
can be bought and sold throughout the day like stocks. ETFs are relatively easy to understand,
while others may have unusual or complex strategies. For example, “leveraged ETFs” seek to
achieve their investment objective on a daily basis only, potentially making them unsuitable for
long-term investors.
Investment strategies used will vary depending on the client’s financial goal and risk tolerance. Generally,
clients seeking capital preservation with limited risk will be managed with passive strategies using fixed
income products (e.g. bonds) and index funds whereas clients seeking growth with greater risk will be
managed with active strategies using stocks, mutual funds, ETFs and bonds.
While Barrett will not engage in day-trading, active strategies may entail additional risk due to a greater
frequency in transactions, which may involve additional brokerage fees, transaction costs, and taxes.
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Item 9: Disciplinary Information
On April 13, 2015, the State of Rhode Island by a Consent Order issued a Cease and Desist and fined us
$10,000 relating to supervisory failures in connection with the reporting of transactions to OATS
transactions executed for clients and supervisory failures, particular Rules 7450, 7440, 7460, 7410 and
FINRA Rule 2010, 2020 and Rules 7-11-501(1), (2) and (3) and 212(a) and (b) of the Securities Division
Regulations.
Details may be obtained at www.finra.org1.
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Barrett is registered as a broker dealer. The relationship between Barrett's advisory services and its
brokerage business could represent a conflict of interest. However, Barrett uses advisor platforms that
provide execution services. To the extent that a transaction generates a commission, those fees are not
shared with Barrett but are retained by the executing broker dealer.
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and
Personal Trading
Code of Ethics
Pursuant to SEC Rule 204a-1, Barrett has adopted a Code of Ethics that promotes the fiduciary duty of
Barrett and its advisory representatives. The Code of Ethics articulates the importance of trust as a
foundation to the relationship between an investment adviser and its clients and establishes policies and
procedures to ensure that Barrett and its advisory representatives place the interests of the clients first.
The Code of Ethics requires that Barrett and its advisory Representatives adhere to all applicable securities
and related laws and regulations. The Code of Ethics also requires Barrett, and its advisory Representatives
follow industry “best practices” involving confidential information, suitability of investments, personal
trading on the part of Barrett and its Representatives, and the disclosure of conflicts of interest.
As part of its policies and procedures, Barrett requires all access persons to report their securities
transactions to its Chief Compliance Officer. The Code also requires all employees to report actual or
suspected wrongdoing to Barrett's president. A copy of the Adviser’s Code of Ethics is available upon
request for any client or prospective client.
1 ¹FINRA is the largest independent regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States. For more
information, please refer to FINRA’s website: http://www.finra.org/
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Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
Barrett has no proprietary interest in client transactions. Advisory representatives of Barrett may buy or
sell the same securities that are recommended to you. These persons may have investment goals and
objectives or needs that differ from yours which could result in their trading in ways different from or
opposite of the recommendations made to you. For example, we may recommend that you purchase
securities as a long-term investment while at the same time an employee, with an aggressive trading
strategy, may be selling the same security. It is possible that we could recommend one client buy at the
same time another client may be selling due to different objectives or due to a client's liquidity needs. To
address this conflict of interest, Barrett and its advisory representatives will adhere to the following
procedures regarding their personal trading:
Client transactions will always be placed ahead of those for Barrett, its management, and its advisory
representatives;
Barrett and its advisory Representatives will mostly recommend investments that are widely traded;
Neither Advisory clients nor advisory representatives will have enough funds invested in any given
security to move the market in that particular security.
Item 12: Brokerage Practices
Directed Brokerage
As our firm and advisory representatives do not have the discretionary authority to determine the broker
dealer to be used or the commission rates to be paid, clients would have to direct us as to which broker
dealer to be used. In directing the use of a particular broker or dealer, it should be understood that Barrett
& Company would not have authority to negotiate commissions among various brokers or obtain volume
discounts, and best execution may not be achieved. In addition, a disparity in commission charges may
exist between the commissions charged to our clients, therefore, we require that clients direct us to place
trades using our own broker-dealer services. Transactions are executed by Fidelity and Barrett receives
no compensation for the trading activity. As noted above in this Brochure, we are also a FINRA-member
broker- dealer Barrett acts as an introducing broker and has arrangements with National Financial
Services LLC (“NFS”) to provide clearing, custody and other brokerage services to our clients. National
Financial Services is an affiliate of Fidelity Investments® and is independent of and unaffiliated with
Barrett & Company. We have evaluated NFS and believe that, together, we will provide our clients with a
blend of execution services, transaction costs and professionalism that will assist our firm in meeting our
client’s wealth management goals.
Research and Other Soft Dollar Benefits
While not a factor in Barrett’s recommendation of custodial and broker-dealer services, Barrett does
receive research tools and publications from NFS, which may be considered “soft dollar benefits” and
constitute a conflict of interest. As Barrett has accounts introduced through NFS, the benefits of the
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research tools and publications are already available to us regardless of the client’s decision to invest with
Barrett. We will use NFS’ research tools and publications to service all advisory clients.
Aggregated Orders
Barrett will execute orders through NFS and will not direct trades to specific brokers. As such, clients may
not receive the lowest price possible if they were to have their trades directed to specific brokers.
While Barrett may make the same recommendations for similarly situated clients, generally we do not
aggregate clients’ orders since recommendations are made individually. Should there be a situation in
which all or some significant number of accounts are trading in the same security at the same time we will
attempt to aggregate or otherwise employ a plan that will treat all clients fairly over time in terms of
preference of execution.
Item 13: Review of Accounts
For advisory clients, we periodically review all clients’ accounts to identify situations that may warrant
either a more detailed review or a specific action on behalf of an advisory client. This review is based on
whether a client needs or objectives change. Clients are encouraged to meet with Barrett at least once
per year to review their account(s) as a whole, ensuring that the management aligns with their current
financial condition, goals and objectives.
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Barrett may enter into solicitation agreements pursuant to which it compensates third party
intermediaries for client referrals that result in the provision of investment advisory services by Barrett.
Barrett will disclose these solicitation arrangements to affected investors, and any cash solicitation
agreements will comply with Rule 206(4)-3 under the Advisers Act. Solicitors introducing clients to Barrett
may receive compensation from Barrett, such as a retainer, a flat fee per referral and/or a percentage of
introduced capital. Such compensation will be paid pursuant to a written agreement with the solicitor and
generally may be terminated by either party from time to time. The cost of any such fees would be borne
entirely by Barrett and not by any affected client.
Item 15: Custody
Barrett does not maintain custody of your portfolio. NFS, as a qualified custodian, maintains your account
and will send you, at least quarterly, a statement showing all amounts disbursed from accounts (including
the amount of any fees paid to Barrett pursuant to the client’s authorization), all transactions occurring in
the account during the period covered by the statement, and a summary of the account positions and
portfolio value. Clients should carefully review all statements for any discrepancies.
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Item 16: Investment Discretion
As described in the "Advisory Business" section (pages 4-5 of this Firm Brochure), Barrett will have limited
investment discretion for those advisory clients who sign the Advisory agreement.
When you grant discretionary authority to Barrett, you may still place reasonable restrictions on the
securities purchased and sold for your account, such as a prohibition on investing in specific securities,
industries, or markets that you choose. Additionally, unless specifically instructed otherwise by you,
Barrett seeks to maintain diversified investment portfolios for its advisory clients. Barrett will make
investment decisions for your account according to your
investment objectives and financial
circumstances as described by you. You agree to promptly inform us if the information provided in your
information and investor profile becomes materially inaccurate and to agree to provide us with updated
information at least annually or upon any material change in your financial condition, objectives or goals.
Item 17: Voting Client Securities
For any security that entails a voting right in the underlying company, Barrett will not have or accept
authority to vote client securities. All voting issues, proxies, and solicitations will be communicated to you
through your custodian. Upon request, however, Barrett may help explain or answer questions regarding
a given voting issue.
Item 18: Financial Information
No disclosure of financial information (balance sheet) is required because Barrett does not have custody
of client funds or securities. Barrett, its management and advisory representatives have no material
financial information (e.g. bankruptcies, liens, judgments) in their backgrounds.
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