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Beacon Capital Management, Inc.
ADV Part 2A
Item 1: Cover Page
7777 Washington Village Drive Suite 280
Dayton, OH 45459
866-439-9093
www.beaconinvesting.com
riacompliance@beaconinvesting.com
Brochure
Part 2A of Form ADV
Updated: May 12, 2025
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Beacon Capital
Management, Inc. (“Beacon”). If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please
contact Beacon’s Chief Compliance Officer at 515-221-4879 or riacompliance@sfgmembers.com. The
information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission or by any state securities authority.
Beacon is an investment advisor registered with the SEC. Registration as an investment advisor does not
imply a certain level of skill or training.
Additional information about Beacon Capital Management, Inc. is also available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov under CRD 120641.
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Item 2: Material Changes
Effective April 22, 2025 Daniel Snyder has been appointed as the Chief Compliance Officer for Beacon
Capital Management.
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Item 3: Table of Contents
Item 1: Cover Page ........................................................................................................................................ 1
Item 2: Material Changes .............................................................................................................................. 2
Item 3: Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................. 3
Item 4: Advisory Business ............................................................................................................................. 4
Item 5: Fees and Compensation ................................................................................................................. 10
Item 6: Performance Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management .............................................................. 13
Item 7: Types of Clients ............................................................................................................................... 14
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ........................................................ 15
Item 9: Disciplinary Information ................................................................................................................. 19
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ...................................................................... 20
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading ................ 22
Item 12: Brokerage Practices ...................................................................................................................... 24
Item 13: Review of Accounts ...................................................................................................................... 27
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation.................................................................................... 28
Item 15: Custody ......................................................................................................................................... 29
Item 16: Investment Discretion .................................................................................................................. 30
Item 17: Voting Client Securities ................................................................................................................. 31
Item 18: Financial Information ................................................................................................................... 31
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Item 4: Advisory Business
A. Description of the Advisory Firm
Describe your advisory firm, including how long you have been in business. Identify your principal
owner(s).
Beacon Capital Management, Inc. (“Beacon”) is an Ohio S-Corporation formed on July 1, 2000.
Beacon is an SEC registered investment advisor. It is a subsidiary of Sammons Financial Group
(“SFG”).
B. Types of Advisory Services
Describe the types of advisory services you offer. If you hold yourself out as specializing in a
particular type of advisory service, such as financial planning, quantitative analysis, or market
timing, explain the nature of that service in greater detail. If you provide investment advice only
with respect to limited types of investments, explain the type of investment advice you offer, and
disclose that your advice is limited to those types of investments.
Beacon offers the following services to advisory clients:
1.
Investment Advisory Services
Beacon provides Investment Advisory Services to clients who are introduced to Beacon
through investment advisor representatives who represent registered investment advisors
and broker dealers (“Firm”).
Investment Advisory Services for a client require the Firm, through its representatives, to
introduce and assist clients in establishing a relationship with Beacon. The Firm maintains
responsibility for assisting the client in understanding and determining the most appropriate
services and strategies provided by Beacon; communicating with clients to answer client
inquiries, update client information, and acquire suitability information; providing
documents, including Beacon’s ADV, to clients as required under federal or state law and
regulation; and provide suitability and model updates to Beacon as necessary.
Once the Firm and its representatives have worked with client to determine the most
appropriate portfolio strategy to be used for the client account, Beacon will manage the client
account continuously based upon the strategy’s goals and objectives.
As Beacon manages the client account, the client account’s actual stock-to-bond ratio will
deviate around the target stock-to-bond ratio of the model portfolio. Although the client
account’s target stock-to-bond ratio will be maintained, Beacon may change the specific
mutual funds, exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) or other investments being used in the client
account at Beacon’s discretion.
Beacon provides four model portfolios, each of which has conservative, balanced, and
aggressive strategies within it. The descriptions of the model portfolios below are not meant
to be comprehensive, but rather provide a brief overview of Beacon’s strategies.
a. Beacon Vantage Model Strategies
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Beacon has created a series of model offerings constructed using mutual funds and/or ETFs
and consisting of different asset allocations within each model (collectively, the “Vantage
Model Strategies”). Beacon currently provides three unique Vantage Model offerings, all of
which attempt to limit the impact of extreme market volatility when internal indicators
signal a more defensive allocation may be needed.
The following descriptions of the Vantage Model Strategies are not meant to be
comprehensive, but rather provide a brief overview of Beacon’s strategies.
1. Beacon Vantage 1.0 Models
The Beacon Vantage 1.0 Models (“1.0 Models”) utilize an asset-class diversification strategy
emphasizing small company stocks and value equities. The core equity allocation tends to
invest in small company and value equity mutual fund products diversified across domestic,
international and emerging markets. The core bond allocation seeks to apply equal weight
to intermediate government and inflation protected investment products.
There are three 1.0 Models – Aggressive, Balanced, and Conservative. The underlying
mutual funds are the same in all 1.0 Models, with different allocations of equity and fixed
income products to meet the investment objectives of each respective 1.0 Model.
The 1.0 Models utilize a risk optimization process that manages volatility with a strict risk
budget for each Model. During periods when small company and value equities are
experiencing high volatility, the Model’s allocation is shifted to a heavier fixed income
allocation to stay within the risk budget. The same but opposite principle is applied when
small company and value equities have relatively low volatility.
The minimum account size for the Beacon Vantage 1.0 Portfolio strategies is typically
$25,000.
2. Beacon Vantage 2.0 Models
The Beacon Vantage 2.0 Models (“2.0 Models”) utilize a market sector diversification
strategy for its equity allocation, a duration diversification strategy for its fixed income
allocation, and a single ultra-short duration fixed income allocation for its most defensive
position. The model uses objective, pre-determined benchmarks to determine when to
invest in each allocation. A cash position is maintained for each Vantage 2.0 Portfolio. There
are no sales loads with this strategy.
There are three 2.0 Models – Aggressive, Balanced, and Conservative. The underlying ETFs
and the buy/sell signals are the same in all 2.0 Models, with different allocations of equity
and fixed income allocations to meet the investment objectives of each respective 2.0
Model. For the Balanced and Conservative models, there is always a fixed income allocation.
The minimum account size for the Beacon Vantage 2.0 Portfolio strategies is typically
$25,000.
3. Beacon Vantage 3.0 Models
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The Vantage 3.0 Models (“3.0 Models”) also offer diversification with proprietary targeted
loss reduction protections at the holding level. Each holding within a Vantage 3.0 portfolio
moves independently and is designed to quantitatively buy in and sell out of equity and
fixed income products upon pre-determined market signals. A cash position is maintained
for each Vantage 3.0 Portfolio. There are no sales loads with these strategies.
There are five 3.0 Model strategies:
• 3.0 Vantage Sector, which is based on sector diversification. There are Conservative,
Balanced, and Aggressive models, all of which have the same holdings but vary in
the allocation to the fixed income ETFs to reflect the risk tolerance of the model.
The minimum account size is typically $25,000.
• 3.0 Vantage Alternative, which seeks equal investment across commodities and
private equity investment ETFs. The minimum account size is typically $25,000.
• 3.0 Vantage Bond, which targets an equal weight of the extended duration, long-
term, intermediate-term, and inflation protected ETFs. The minimum account size is
typically $25,000.
• 3.0 Vantage American Funds U.S., which is comprised American Funds mutual fund
products intended to reflect general United States market trends. The minimum
account size is typically $5,000.
• 3.0 Vantage American Funds International, which is comprised of American Funds
mutual fund products intended to reflect general international market trends. The
minimum account size is typically $5,000.
• 3.0 Vantage Market, which is designed to generate market level returns, mostly
using higher-risk equities. The minimum account size of the Beacon Vantage 3.0
Market Portfolio strategies is typically $5,000.
2.
Impersonal Advisory Services
Beacon provides investment advisory services while acting as a sub-advisor to various
registered investment advisor programs.
Beacon provides portfolio design, asset allocation, risk management, and security selection
for sub-advisory managed accounts. Sub-advisory managed accounts are managed based
upon the selected portfolio's stated investment strategy, philosophy and objective.
3. Separately Managed Account Advisory Services
Beacon provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis for Unified Managed
Accounts (“UMAs”) and Separately Managed Accounts (“SMAs”). Beacon may provide one
or more of its model portfolio strategies to a platform provider such as Envestnet, Lockwood
Advisors, Axos, Adhesion Wealth Advisor Solutions, Orion Communities, GeoWealth,
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Founders, and Fidelity Managed Account Exchange (FMAX), and Wells Fargo in which
Beacon has entered into an agreement as a model manager with the platform provider.
Beacon provides access to some or all of its model portfolio strategies via the platform
provider’s model management system for which advisors and clients can then select for use
in a client account. For UMA/SMA managed accounts, Beacon is responsible solely for the
management of the model portfolio strategies provided to the platform provider, which
have been selected for use in a client account by the Firm and/or client. By utilizing one or
more of Beacon’s model portfolio strategies via a platform provider, the services Beacon
provides UMA/SMA managed accounts is as follows: portfolio design, asset allocation, risk
management, and security selection. UMA/SMAs accounts are managed based upon the
selected portfolio's stated investment strategy, philosophy, and objective.
4. Non-Discretionary Separately Managed Account Advisory Services
Beacon provides investment advisory services on a non-discretionary basis for Non-
Discretionary Separately Managed Accounts (“ND-SMAs”). Beacon may provide model
allocations and risk management information pertaining to one or more of its model
portfolio strategies to a service platform provider. Under this type of agreement, Beacon is
to provide the model portfolio’s target allocations and risk management triggers to the
service platform provider. Unlike Beacon’s discretionary SMA services, for ND-SMA
managed accounts, Beacon does not, itself, maintain and manage the model portfolios.
Beacon is solely responsible for updating the service platform provider with any changes
made to a model portfolio’s target asset allocation and with any tactical risk management
rebalancing trigger points. It is the sole responsibility of the service platform provider to
update the model portfolio’s allocations appropriately and timely, and to process
appropriately and timely any risk management rebalancing trades based upon the
information provided to the service platform provider by Beacon.
5.
Investment Supervisory Services
Beacon offers ongoing portfolio management services based on the individual goals,
objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance of each client. Beacon creates an Investment
Management Planning Questionnaire for each client, which outlines the client’s current
situation (income, tax levels, and risk tolerance levels) and then constructs a plan to aid in
the selection of a portfolio that matches each client’s specific situation. Investment
Supervisory Services include, but are not limited to, the following:
Investment strategy
•
• Personal investment policy
• Asset allocation
• Asset selection
• Risk tolerance
• Regular portfolio monitoring
Beacon evaluates the current investments of each client with respect to their risk tolerance
levels and time horizon. Beacon will request discretionary authority via an Investment
Advisory Agreement from client in order to select securities and execute transactions
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without permission from the client prior to each transaction. Risk tolerance levels are
documented in the Investment Management Planning Questionnaire, which is given to each
client.
6. Unsupervised Assets
From time to time, clients may have pre-existing investments that they do not want actively
managed by Beacon. These clients may request that Beacon incorporate these holdings into
a single account to facilitate future management and reporting. Beacon will initially
consolidate these unsupervised assets into a single client account within the client's existing
portfolio. These assets will not be actively managed by Beacon although they will be
incorporated into the client's quarterly summary reports prepared by Beacon. Assets in this
classification are charged a minimal administrative fee as outlined in Item 5, A-6.
7. Non-Managed Accounts
From time to time, clients may establish non-discretionary, non-managed accounts for
which Beacon maintains under the firm as a courtesy to the client. Non-discretionary, non-
managed accounts are not charged a management fee by Beacon nor are any investment
advisory services provided.
8. Fee Based Financial Advice
Beacon may offer investment research, economic analysis and portfolio design based on the
model allocations. Allocations are based on risk tolerance and stock-to-bond ratios. These
services are available to other persons or entities for a negotiable fee.
Beacon limits its investment advice and/or money management to mutual funds, equities,
bonds, fixed income, debt securities, ETFs, third party money managers, REITs, insurance
products including annuities, and government securities. Beacon may use other securities as
well to help diversify a portfolio when applicable. Discretionary trading authority is not
exercised with this type of agreement.
9. Exchange Traded Funds
Beacon serves as the investment advisor for to the Beacon Tactical Risk ETF and the Beacon
Selective Risk ETF (collectively, the “Funds”). Each Fund is a series of Northern Lights Fund
Trust II, which is registered with the SEC under file number 811-22549. Ultimus Fund
Solutions, LLC serves as the administrator and Fund accountant. Brown Brothers Harriman
& Co serves as Transfer Agent and Custodian. Beacon engages a sub-adviser, Exchange
Trade Concepts, LLC, for the Funds to execute trades and manage certain other ETF
processes.
C. Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions
Explain whether (and, if so, how) you tailor your advisory services to the individual needs of
clients. Explain whether clients may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types
of securities.
Beacon offers the same suite of services to all of its Investment Advisory clients. All clients have
the ability to request reasonable restrictions on how their account is allocated, but Beacon may
not be able to accommodate all restrictions based on specific mandates of particular strategies.
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If Beacon cannot accommodate a requested restriction, the client will be notified and given the
option to withdraw their request, or the client can work with their Firm to find an investment
solution that meets the client’s expectations. If Beacon is unable to accommodate a client’s
requested restrictions, the client will need to find another firm to help meet their financial
objectives.
When applicable, specific client financial plans and their implementation are dependent upon
the Client Investment Management Planning Questionnaire which outlines each client’s current
situation (income, tax levels, and risk tolerance levels) or the information obtained by Beacon
from the client via the Firm, both of which can be used to construct a client specific plan to aid
in the selection of a portfolio that matches its restrictions, needs, and targets.
D. Wrap Fee Program
If you participate in wrap fee programs by providing portfolio management services, (1) describe
the differences, if any, between how you manage wrap fee accounts and how you manage other
accounts, and (2) explain that you receive a portion of the wrap fee for your services.
Beacon participates in a wrap fee program, in which the client pays one stated fee that includes
management fees and transaction costs from the custodian. Beacon manages the investments
in the wrap fee program. Beacon does not manage wrap fee accounts any differently than non-
wrap fee accounts. A portion of the fees paid to the wrap account program will be given to
Beacon as a management fee. Beacon utilizes Schwab Advisor Services division of Charles
Schwab & Co., Inc. (Schwab) as its custodian.
E. Assets Under Management
If you manage client assets, disclose the amount of client assets you manage on a discretionary
basis and the amount of client assets you manage on a non-discretionary basis. Disclose the date
“as of” which you calculated the amounts.
As of December 31, 2024, Beacon has the following assets under management:
Discretionary Assets
Non-Discretionary Amounts
Date Calculated
$3,916,689,689
$139,380,985
December 2024
As of December 31,2024, Beacon has the following assets under advisement
Assets Under Advisement
$22,745,460
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Item 5: Fees and Compensation
A. Advisory Fees
Describe how you are compensated for your advisory services. Provide your fee schedule.
Disclose whether the fees are negotiable.
Investment Advisory Services
1.
For its investment advisory services, the client agrees to pay a Beacon Management Fee
to be charged directly to client’s account as described below:
Average Daily Value of Client Account
$0-$499,999.99
$500,000-$999,999.99
$1,000,000+
Minimum Annual Fee Charge
Annual Fee %
0.55%
0.35%
0.15%
$400.00*
*Average Daily Values of client accounts under $72,728 will be charged more than
0.55% annually because of the $400.00 minimum annual fee.
Clients pay an additional fee to the Firm, which is disclosed on each client’s Investment
Management Agreement. The summation of the Beacon Management Fee and the any
fees charged by the Firm should be viewed as the total amount of management fees
being charged for the management of a Beacon client account.
Some clients may be charged a lower fee.
Impersonal Advisory Services
2.
Fees are negotiated with each individual Firm for which Beacon has entered into a sub-
advisory relationship with. For impersonal advisory managed accounts, fees can be as
high as 0.55% or $400 minimum per year. The client may also pay fees and expenses
related to the client’s investments in the underlying mutual funds, ETFs or other
investment vehicles used within their account. A description of these fees and expenses
can be found in each funds’ prospectus. Note the client may pay additional
management fees above and beyond Beacon’s fee for which Beacon has no control over
nor receives any benefit from.
3. Separately Management Account Advisory Services
Fees for SMA Advisory Services are negotiated with the platform provider, and may be
as high as .60% or $400 minimum per year. The client may also pay fees and expenses
related to the client’s investments in the underlying mutual funds, ETFs or other
investment vehicles used within their account. A description of these fees and expenses
can be found in each funds’ prospectus. Note the client may pay additional
management fees to their primary advisor that are above and beyond Beacon’s fee for
which Beacon has no control over nor receives any benefit from.
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4. Non-Discretionary Separately Managed Account Advisory Services
Fees are negotiated with the Service Platform Provider. Separately Managed Account
(SMA) fees can be as high as .55% or $400 minimum per year. The client may also pay
fees and expenses related to the client’s investments in the underlying mutual funds,
ETFs or other investment vehicles used within their account. A description of these fees
and expenses can be found in each funds’ prospectus. Note the client may pay
additional management fees to their primary advisor that are above beyond Beacon’s
fee for which Beacon has no control over nor receives any benefit from.
5. Investment Supervisory Services
Fees are negotiated and established on a client-by-client basis, but these negotiated
fees cannot exceed 1.8% annually or $400 minimum per year. All Investment
Supervisory fees are disclosed and documented via the Client’s Investment Advisory
Agreement. The client may also pay fees and expenses related to the client’s
investments in the underlying mutual funds, ETFs or other investment vehicles used
within their account. A description of these fees and expenses can be found in each
funds’ prospectus.
6. Unsupervised Assets
For unsupervised assets, Beacon will typically charge a minimal administrative fee of
0.10% annually. However, once these unsupervised assets are sold, they will be
reclassified as managed assets and fees will be charged in accordance with the
applicable Beacon advisory service rendered and as agreed upon via the client’s
Advisory Agreement or Investment Management Agreement.
7. Non-Managed Accounts
Non-discretionary, non-managed accounts are not charged any management fees.
Investment Advice through Consultation
8.
Fees typically start at 55 basis points (0.55%) but may be higher or lower depending on
levels of assets under management.
Beacon is deemed to be a fiduciary to advisory clients that are employee benefit plans or
individual retirement accounts (IRAs) pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income and Securities
Act (“ERISA”). As such, Beacon is subject to specific duties and obligations under ERISA and the
Internal Revenue Code that include among other things, restrictions concerning certain forms of
compensation. To avoid engaging in prohibited transactions, Beacon may only charge fees for
investment advice about products for which Beacon and/or its related persons do not receive any
commissions or 12b-1 fees, or conversely, investment advice about products for which Beacon
and/or its related persons receive commissions or 12b-1 fees, however, only when such fees are
used to offset Beacon’s advisory fees.
B. Payment of Fees
Describe whether you deduct fees from clients’ assets or bill clients for fees incurred. If clients
may select either method, disclose this fact. Explain how often you bill clients or deduct your
fees.
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Advisory fees for Investment Supervisory Services, Investment Advisory Services, Unsupervised
Assets, and Investment Advice through Consultation are withdrawn directly from the client’s
account with client written authorization, or invoiced and billed directly to the client. Fees are
due monthly or quarterly in advance or in arrears, as directed by the individual contract with
each client. Clients may select the method in which they are billed.
Advisory fees for Impersonal Advisory Services, Separately Management Account Advisory
Services, and Non-Discretionary Separately Managed Account Advisory Services are paid to
Beacon as provided in each agreement between Beacon and the applicable third party.
C. Other Fees and Expenses
Describe any other types of fees or expenses clients may pay in connection with your advisory
services, such as custodian fees or mutual fund expenses. Disclose that clients will incur
brokerage and other transaction costs, and direct clients to the section(s) of your brochure that
discuss brokerage.
In addition to Beacon’s advisory fees, clients may also pay fees and expenses related to the
client’s investments in the underlying mutual funds, ETFs or other investment vehicles used
within their account. Clients are responsible for the payment of all third-party fees (i.e.
custodian fees, mutual fund fees, transaction fees, etc.). Those fees are separate and distinct
from the fees and expenses charged by Beacon. Please see Item 12 Brokerage of this brochure.
D. Prepayment of Fees
If your clients either may or must pay your fees in advance, disclose this fact. Explain how a client
may obtain a refund of a pre-paid fee if the advisory contract is terminated before the end of the
billing period. Explain how you will determine the amount of the refund.
Clients may choose to pay fees in advance. In the event of account termination, fees paid in
advance, if any, will be pro-rated to the date of termination and any unearned portion will be
refunded to the client.
E. Compensation for Sales
If you or any of your 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, disclose this fact and respond to Items 5.E.1, 5.E.2, 5.E.3 and 5.E.4.
Neither Beacon nor any of its supervised persons accept compensation for the sale of securities
or other investment products.
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Item 6: Performance Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
If you or any of your supervised persons accepts performance-based fees – that is, fees based on a share
of capital gains on or capital appreciation of the assets of a client (such as a client that is a hedge fund or
other pooled investment vehicle) – disclose this fact. If you or any of your supervised persons manage
both accounts that are charged a performance-based fee and accounts that are charged another type of
fee, such as an hourly or flat fee or an asset-based fee, disclose this fact. Explain the conflicts of interest
that you or your supervised persons face by managing these accounts at the same time, including that
you or your supervised persons have an incentive to favor accounts for which you or your supervised
persons receive a performance-based fee, and describe generally how you address these conflicts.
Beacon does not receive performance-based fees for advisory services provided to its clients.
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Item 7: Types of Clients
Describe the types of clients to whom you generally provide investment advice, such as individuals,
trusts, investment companies, or pension plans. If you have any requirements for opening or maintaining
an account, such as a minimum account size, disclose the requirements.
Beacon generally provides investment supervisory, investment advisory and separately managed
account advisory services to the following types of clients:
Individuals
High-Net-Worth Individuals
Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans
Corporations or Business Entities
Exchange Traded Funds
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Beacon requires a minimum account of $25,000 for the Beacon Vantage 1.0 Portfolio, Beacon Vantage
2.0 Portfolio, and the Beacon Vantage 3.0 Portfolio strategies. Beacon requires a minimum account of
$5,000 for the Beacon Vantage 3.0 American Portfolio strategies and Beacon Vantage 3.0 Market
Portfolio strategies. These minimum account requirements may be negotiable at Beacon’s discretion
based on the client's individual circumstances. Beacon may group certain related client accounts for the
purposes of achieving the minimum account size. Account minimums for SMA services are determined
by the platform provider or service platform provider and the Firm of record.
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Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
A. Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies
Describe the methods of analysis and investment strategies you use in formulating investment
advice or managing assets. Explain that investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients
should be prepared to bear.
1. Methods of Analysis
Beacon uses technical analysis to understand the historic patterns of the market and create a
comprehensive strategy based on minimizing severe market volatility through broad
diversification and a stop-loss trigger.
Investment Strategies
2.
Beacon seeks to deliver consistent returns for the mid to long term investor through its
mechanical investment management approach, which seek to minimize severe market volatility.
Beacon’s portfolios are based in strong, sector-based diversification. Additionally, Beacon
utilizes pre-determined rules to dictate when to respond to changing markets, seeking to
eliminate human emotion.
Investment Committee
3.
Beacon’s investment processes, including monitoring and maintaining existing strategies,
evaluating new investments, and other issues related directly to the types of investments and
methods of analysis, are governed by the Investment Committee. The Investment Committee is
comprised of investment professionals with broad and diverse expertise in portfolio
management, trading, and legal/compliance. The Investment Committee is tasked with
monitoring the current state of the economy and markets, analyzing and reporting on the
performance of Beacon’s proprietary models, and researching and selecting various investments
and investment strategies for Beacon, among other duties.
B. Material Risks from Investment Strategies
For each significant investment strategy or method of analysis you use, explain the material risks
involved. If the method of analysis or strategy involves significant or unusual risks, discuss these
risks in detail. If your primary strategy involves frequent trading of securities, explain how
frequent trading can affect investment performance, particularly through increased brokerage
and other transaction costs and taxes.
1. Risk of Loss of Investment
Investing involves risk of loss that clients should be prepared to bear. Many factors affect
performance, and past performance does not guarantee futures results. Account values are
expected to fluctuate and clients could lose money by investing. There is no assurance that
Beacon will achieve the client’s investment objective, and Beacon’s investment strategy will not
necessarily produce the intended results.
2. Structure and Liquidity Risks
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General Liquidity Risks. Under certain market conditions, such as during volatile markets or
when trading in a security or market is otherwise impaired, the liquidity of a client account is
likely to be reduced. In addition, a client account could hold large positions with respect to a
specific type of financial instrument, which will often further reduce the client account’s
liquidity. During times of limited liquidity, Beacon could be unable to dispose of certain financial
instruments, which would adversely affect its ability to rebalance a client’s portfolio holdings or
to meet withdrawal requests. Such circumstances could force Beacon to dispose of financial
instruments at reduced prices, thereby adversely affecting a client’s account performance. If
there are other market participants seeking to dispose of similar financial instruments at the
same time, Beacon might be unable to sell such financial instruments or prevent losses relating
to such financial instruments.
Model Strategy Risks: Beacon Vantage strategies are dictated primarily by quantitative methods,
and a trailing stop-loss is used as part of these strategies. Because there is typically no human
intervention regarding the portfolio actions using these methods, there is risk that the strategies
may not work in certain market conditions. This risk is especially pronounced in periods of
extreme market volatility and may result in the loss of the client’s principal investment.
3. Operational Risks
Cybersecurity Risk. Cybersecurity breaches could occur allowing an unauthorized party to gain
access to assets of a client account, client data, or proprietary information; or that cause Beacon
or other service providers to suffer data corruption or lose operational functionality. Intentional
cybersecurity breaches could occur, which include unauthorized access to systems, networks, or
devices; infection from computer viruses or other malicious software code; and attacks that
shut down, disable, slow, or otherwise disrupt operations, business processes, or website access
or functionality. In addition, unintentional incidents can occur, such as the inadvertent release
of confidential information, possibly resulting in the violation of applicable privacy laws. A
cybersecurity breach could result in the loss or theft of client data or funds, the inability to
access electronic systems, loss or theft of proprietary information or corporate data, physical
damage to a computer or network system, or costs associated with system repairs. Such
incidents could cause a client, Beacon, or other service providers to incur regulatory penalties,
reputational damage, additional compliance costs, or financial loss. Consequently, a client could
lose some or all of its invested capital. In addition, such incidents could affect issuers in which
the client invests, and thereby cause the client’s investments to lose all or a portion of their
value.
Use of Systems Risks Relating to the Investment Strategy. Beacon relies extensively on the use
of computer systems, hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment. Accordingly, a
client is exposed to the risk that computer hardware, software, electronic equipment and other
services used by Beacon may cease to be available, for example due to the insolvency of the
provider or the discontinuation of services or software updates. In addition, outright failure of
the underlying hardware, operating system, software or network, could leave a sub-advisor
unable to trade either generally or in certain of its strategies, and this could expose it to risk
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should the outage coincide with turbulent market conditions. In such circumstances, Beacon
would seek to obtain equivalent hardware, software and services from an alternative supplier.
Nevertheless, in the worst case, Beacon could be required to liquidate the client’s entire
portfolio in viewing such liquidation as the only safe way to proceed should a crippling system
outage occur.
Execution of Orders Risks Relating to the Investment Strategy. Beacon’s trading strategy
depends on its ability to establish and maintain an overall market position in a combination of
financial instruments selected by Beacon. Beacon’s trading orders will not necessarily be
executed in a timely and efficient manner due to various circumstances, including, without
limitation, systems failures or human error, brokers, agents, or other service providers. In such
an event, Beacon might only be able to acquire some, but not all, of the components of such
position, or if the overall position were to need adjustment, Beacon might not be able to make
such adjustment. As a result, a client would not be able to achieve the market position selected
by Beacon and might incur a loss in liquidating its position.
Economic and Market Condition Risks Relating to the Investment Strategy. The success of a
client account will be affected by general economic and market conditions, such as interest
rates, availability of credit, credit defaults, inflation rates, economic uncertainty, changes in laws
(including laws relating to taxation of investments), trade barriers, currency exchange controls,
sovereign economic activity and financial regulation, and national and global events (including
wars, pandemics, natural disasters, terrorist acts, or security operations). These factors can
affect the level and volatility of financial instruments’ prices and the liquidity of a client’s
investments. Volatility or illiquidity could impair a client account’s profitability or result in losses.
An account could maintain substantial trading positions that can be adversely affected by the
level of volatility in the financial markets — the larger the positions, the greater the potential for
loss. The economies of foreign countries could differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S.
economy in such respects as growth of gross domestic product, rate of inflation, currency
depreciation, asset reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency, and balance of payments position.
Further, certain foreign economies are heavily dependent upon international trade and,
accordingly, have been and could continue to be adversely affected by trade barriers, exchange
controls, managed adjustments in relative currency values, and other protectionist measures
imposed or negotiated by the countries with which they trade. The economies of certain foreign
countries could be based, predominantly, on only a few industries and could be vulnerable to
changes in trade conditions and thereby have higher levels of debt or inflation. A client could
also be negatively affected if the operations and effectiveness of Beacon and its affiliates,
obligors, and counterparties, or its service providers, are compromised or if necessary or
beneficial systems and processes are disrupted.
Limitation of Risk Management Techniques. Risk management techniques are based in part on
the observation of historical market behavior, which will not necessarily predict market
divergences that are larger than historical indicators. Also, information used to manage risks will
not necessarily be accurate, complete or current, and such information can be misinterpreted.
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4. Exchange-Traded Funds Risk
A client may invest in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), which are shares of publicly traded unit
investment trusts, open-end funds, or depository receipts that seek to track the performance
and dividend yield of specific indexes or companies in related industries. These indexes can be
broad-based, sector, or international. However, ETF shareholders are generally subject to the
same risk as holders of the underlying securities they are designed to track. ETFs are also subject
to certain additional risks, including, without limitation, the risk that their prices may not
correlate with changes in the prices of the underlying securities they are designed to track, and
the risk of trading in an ETF halting due to market conditions or other reasons, based on the
policies of the exchange upon which the ETF trades. Furthermore, ETFs will be managed by a
third party not affiliated with Beacon or its affiliates. In addition, the client may bear, along with
other shareholders of an ETF, its pro rata portion of the ETF’s expenses, including management
fees. Accordingly, in addition to bearing their proportionate share of the expenses (e.g.,
management fees and other expenses), clients may also indirectly bear similar expenses of an
ETF, which can have a material adverse effect on the return on capital of a client account. A
client may not purchase shares of an ETF or other registered investment company (other than
money market funds in compliance with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act) if, after
the purchase, the client would own more than 3% of the acquired company’s voting stock. Any
purchase by a client of an ETF or other registered investment company must be in compliance
with Section 12(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Investment Company Act.
C. Primary Security Recommendations
If you recommend primarily a particular type of security, explain the material risks involved. If
the type of security involves significant or unusual risks, discuss these risks in detail.
Beacon generally seeks investment strategies that do not involve significant or unusual risk
beyond that of the general domestic and/or international equity markets.
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Item 9: Disciplinary Information
If there are legal or disciplinary events that are material to a client’s or prospective client’s evaluation of
your advisory business or the integrity of your management, disclose all material facts regarding those
events.
There are no legal or disciplinary events that are material to a client’s or prospective client’s evaluation
of Beacon or the integrity of its management.
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Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
A. Broker Dealer Registration
If you or any of your management persons are registered, or have an application pending to
register, as a broker-dealer or a registered representative of a broker-dealer, disclose this fact.
Brett Agnew, General Counsel of Beacon, is a registered representative of Sammons Financial
Network, an affiliated broker-dealer.
No other management persons of Beacon are registered or have an application to register as a
broker-dealer or as a registered representative of a broker-dealer.
B. Future Commission Merchant, Commodity Pool Operator or Commodity Trading Advisor
If you or any of your management persons are registered, or have an application pending to
register, as a futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, a commodity trading
advisor, or an associated person of the foregoing entities, disclose this fact.
No management persons of Beacon are registered or have an application to register as a future
commission merchant, commodity pool operator or commodity trading advisor or as an
associated person of the foregoing entities.
C. Related Persons
Describe any relationship or arrangement that is material to your advisory business or to your
clients that you or any of your management persons have with any related person listed below.
Identify the related person and if the relationship or arrangement creates a material conflict of
interest with clients, describe the nature of the conflict and how you address it.
1. broker-dealer, municipal securities dealer, or government securities dealer or broker 2.
investment company or other pooled investment vehicle (including a mutual fund,
closed-end investment company, unit investment trust, private investment company or
“hedge fund,” and offshore fund) 3. other investment adviser or financial planner 4.
futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, or commodity trading advisor
5. banking or thrift institution 6. accountant or accounting firm 7. lawyer or law firm 8.
insurance company or agency 9. pension consultant 10. real estate broker or dealer 11.
sponsor or syndicator of limited partnerships.
Beacon has no relationships or arrangements that are material to its’ advisory business that
would constitute a conflict of interest with its clients.
D. Recommendation or Selection of Other Investment Advisors
If you recommend or select other investment advisers for your clients and you receive
compensation directly or indirectly from those advisers that creates a material conflict of
interest, or if you have other business relationships with those advisers that create a material
conflict of interest, describe these practices and discuss the material conflicts of interest these
practices create and how you address them.
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Beacon does not receive compensation from other investment advisors for recommending or
selecting their services for its clients.
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Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
A. Code of Ethics
If you are an SEC-registered adviser, briefly describe your code of ethics adopted pursuant to SEC
rule 204A-1 or similar state rules. Explain that you will provide a copy of your code of ethics to
any client or prospective client upon request.
Beacon maintains a written Code of Ethics designed to meet the requirements of Rule 204A-1
under the Advisers Act. The Code is intended to ensure that all acts, practices, and courses of
business engaged in by the firm reflect high standards of integrity and comply with the
requirements of applicable federal securities laws. All employees are subject to the
requirements of the Code. Employees must avoid activities, interests, and relationships that
might interfere or appear to interfere with making decisions in the best interests of its clients.
The Code is designed to assure that the personal securities transactions, activities and interests
of employees of Beacon will not interfere with (i) making decisions in the best interest of
advisory clients and (ii) implementing such decisions while, at the same time, allowing
employees to invest for their own accounts.
Violations of the Code can result in personal sanctions, including termination of employment.
Our clients or prospective clients can request a copy of the Code of Ethics by contacting
Beacon’s Chief Compliance Officer at riacompliance@sfgmembers.com.
B. Recommendations Involving Material Financial Interests
If you or a related person recommends to clients, or buys or sells for client accounts, securities in
which you or a related person has a material financial interest, describe your practice and discuss
the conflicts of interest it presents. Describe generally how you address conflicts that arise.
Beacon does not recommend that clients buy or sell any security in which a related person to
Beacon has a material financial interest.
C.
Investing Personal Money in the Same Securities as Clients
If you or a related person invests in the same securities (or related securities, e.g., warrants,
options or futures) that you or a related person recommends to clients, describe your practice
and discuss the conflicts of interest this presents and generally how you address the conflicts
that arise in connection with personal trading.
The firm’s supervised persons may have an interest in client transactions insofar as they may
trade in the same client-recommended securities (that is, those securities making up the various
Beacon’s model offerings) for their own accounts at or about the same time as transactions are
made in client accounts. These transactions involve a conflict of interest, as the firm or our
supervised persons may benefit from transacting on any such non-public information obtained
while acting as a fiduciary on our clients’ behalf. To address these conflicts (and in addition to
the account holdings and transaction monitoring mentioned in Item 11.C), Beacon has
implemented procedures for identifying securities about which some supervised persons are
expected to regularly have non-public information and placing restrictions on the timing and
extent to which those supervised persons can trade in those securities. Beacon has also adopted
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an insider trading policy that restricts the firm and our supervised persons (including their
immediate family members) from trading while in possession of material, non-public
information, as well as improperly communicating such information to others. In addition to the
potential for exposure to stringent penalties under the laws governing insider trading, any
violations of the firm’s policy may result in disciplinary action up to, and including, termination
of employment.
D. Trading Securities at or around the Same Time as Clients’ Securities
If you or a related person recommends securities to clients, or buys or sells securities for client
accounts, at or about the same time that you or a related person buys or sells the same
securities for your own (or the related person's own) account, describe your practice and discuss
the conflicts of interest it presents. Describe generally how you address conflicts that arise.
From time to time, employees of Beacon may buy or sell securities for themselves at or around
the same time as clients. This provides an opportunity for an employee of Beacon to buy or sell
securities before or after recommending securities to clients resulting in the employee profiting
off the recommendations provided to clients. Such transactions may create a conflict of interest.
Beacon employees will always transact client transactions simultaneously with, or before, the
employee. Beacon supervised persons are bound by the firm’s Insider Trading Policy and Code
of Ethics, which strictly prohibit these types of activities. In addition to having their personal
securities transactions monitored, pre-clearance of trades in certain securities is required for
Access persons who may be in possession of certain material, non-public information.
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Item 12: Brokerage Practices
A. Factors Used to Select Custodians and/or Broker/Dealers
Describe the factors that you consider in selecting or recommending broker-dealers for client
transactions and determining the reasonableness of their compensation (e.g., commissions).
Beacon participates in the following custodial programs, which it may recommend to clients: the
Schwab Advisor Services program offered to independent investment advisors by Charles
Schwab & Company, Inc. (“Schwab”) and the Advisor Products program provided by First
Clearing, LLC (“FCC”) sponsored by Wells Fargo Advisors. Schwab and FCC are SEC registered
broker dealers. Schwab and FCC are not affiliated with Beacon. The factors considered by
Beacon when making this recommendation are the broker's ability to provide professional
services, Beacon's experience with the broker, the broker's reputation, and the broker's quality
of execution services and costs of such services, among other factors. Clients are not under any
obligation to effect trades through any recommended broker. As part of these programs,
Beacon receives benefits that it would not receive if it did not offer investment advice. There is
no direct link between Beacon’s participation in the custodial program and the investment
advice given to clients.
Schwab and FCC offer services to independent registered investment advisors, which include
custody of securities, trade execution, and clearance and settlement of transactions. Beacon
receives some benefits from Schwab and FCC through its participation in the custodian’s
program.
Clients directing Beacon to manage accounts with a specific broker-dealer and their affiliated
custodian, including those recommended by us, have the sole responsibility for negotiating
commission rates and other transaction costs with the broker-dealer and/or custodian. Clients
may be able to obtain lower transaction fees and/or charges with broker-dealers and custodians
other than those selected by Beacon.
Broker dealers are required to supervise the securities trading activities of its representatives.
Clients may request that brokerage transactions be directed to a particular broker or dealer.
However, if Beacon believes that the use of the client's selected broker dealer would hinder the
firm meeting its supervisory obligations, Beacon will not accept the account. Furthermore, if
Beacon believes that the use of that broker dealer would hinder Beacon in meeting its fiduciary
obligations, Beacon will not accept the account.
1. Research and Other Soft-Dollar Benefits
Schwab and FCC also make available to Beacon other products and services that benefit Beacon
but may not benefit its clients’ accounts.
Some of these other products and services assist Beacon in managing and administering clients’
accounts. These include software and other technologies that provide access to client account
data (such as trade confirmations and account statements), facilitating trade execution (and
allocation of aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts), access to funds with no
transaction fees, access to certain institutional money managers, facilitating payment of
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Beacon’s fees from its clients’ accounts, providing research products and tools, pricing
information and other market data, discounts on compliance, marketing, research, technology,
practice management products or services provided to Beacon by third party vendors, and
assisting with back-office functions, customer relationship management, recordkeeping and
client reporting. Many of these services generally may be used to service all or a substantial
number of Beacon’s accounts. Recommended brokers also make available to Beacon other
services intended to help Beacon manage and further develop its business enterprise. These
services may include consulting, publications and conferences on practice management,
information technology, business succession, regulatory compliance, and marketing.
Beacon does not enter any commitments with the brokers for transaction levels in exchange for
any services or products from brokers. While as a fiduciary, Beacon endeavors to act in its
clients’ best interests, Beacon's requirement that clients maintain their assets in accounts at
Schwab or FCC may be based in part on the benefit to Beacon of the availability of some of the
foregoing products and services and not solely on the nature, cost or quality of custody and
brokerage services provided by the brokers, which may create a potential conflict of interest.
By receiving some of the additional products and services described above, Beacon may receive
certain additional economic benefits, which may or may not be offered to other independent
advisors that also participate in the Schwab and FCC service programs. Beacon’s receipt of
additional products and services does not diminish Beacon’s duty to act in the best interest of its
clients, including seeking best execution of trades for client accounts.
2. Brokerage for Client Referrals
Beacon receives no referrals from a broker-dealer or a third party in exchange for using that
broker-dealer or third party.
3. Directing Which Broker/Dealer/Custodian to Use
Beacon allows clients to direct brokerage. Clients may direct brokerage based on advice and
recommendations made by the Firm that has referred the client to Beacon. Beacon may be
unable to achieve most favorable execution of client transactions if clients choose to direct
brokerage. This may cost clients money because without the ability to direct brokerage, Beacon
may not be able to aggregate orders to reduce transactions costs resulting in higher brokerage
commissions and less favorable prices. Not all investment advisors allow their clients to direct
brokerage.
B. Aggregation of Purchase or Sale of Securities
Discuss whether and under what conditions you aggregate the purchase or sale of securities for
various client accounts. If you do not aggregate orders when you have the opportunity to do so,
explain your practice and describe the costs to clients of not aggregating.
Routine trading, which results from normal rebalancing, new accounts, liquidations, cash or
security additions or withdrawals, tax harvesting, or any other client-requested transactions, are
typically executed as market block orders when possible.
Firm-wide risk management trades may be conducted as block transactions if Beacon
determines it could yield best execution results for clients. The practice of block trading may
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allow Beacon to obtain more favorable execution, including more favorable pricing, than would
otherwise be available if orders were not aggregated. Using block transactions may also assist
Beacon in potentially avoiding an adverse effect on the price of a security that could result from
simultaneously placing several separate successive or competing client orders. Beacon may also
determine that when processing firm-wide risk management trades, that submitting
competitive risk block orders or having block orders traded throughout the day, may also
produce more favorable execution fills for Beacon’s clients.
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Item 13: Review of Accounts
A. Review of Client Accounts and Financial Plans
Indicate whether you periodically review client accounts or financial plans. If you do, describe the
frequency and nature of the review, and the titles of the supervised persons who conduct the
review.
Client accounts are monitored an ongoing basis by the Beacon Operations Team. Reviews might
include comparisons against benchmark figures, performance, structure, adherence to client
guidelines, prices, market conditions, portfolio holdings, transactions, and cash flows.
The RIA Compliance Department and the Beacon Operations team audits a subset of client
accounts on an ongoing basis for consistency with client objectives, portfolio guidelines, and
restrictions.
B. Triggering Factors for Client Account Review
If you review client accounts on other than a periodic basis, describe the factors that trigger a
review.
Client accounts may also be reviewed outside the set cadence under a number of circumstances,
including client inquiry, atypical market activity, compliance checks, or changes in client’s
financial situation, including retirement, termination of employment, or physical move.
C. Client Reports
Describe the content and indicate the frequency of regular reports you provide to clients
regarding their accounts. State whether these reports are written.
Clients engaged in investment supervisory and investment advisory services will receive, at
minimum, a quarterly performance evaluation report from Beacon detailing the client’s account.
Each client will also receive a monthly statement from their custodian detailing their client
account.
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Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation
A. Economic Benefit from Third Parties for Advice
If someone who is not a client provides an economic benefit to you for providing investment
advice or other advisory services to your clients, generally describe the arrangement, explain the
conflicts of interest, and describe how you address the conflicts of interest. For purposes of this
Item, economic benefits include any sales awards or other prizes.
Beacon may receive some economic benefit from its custodians in the form of support products
and services it makes available to Beacon and other independent investment advisors that have
their client accounts maintained at Schwab or FCC. These products and services, how they
benefit Beacon, and the related conflicts of interest are described above (see Item 12 –
Brokerage Practices). The availability of products and services offered by Schwab or FCC is not
based on Beacon providing particular investment advice, such as buying particular securities for
clients.
B. Compensation of Non-Supervised Persons for Client Referrals
If you or a related person directly or indirectly compensates any person who is not your
supervised person for client referrals, describe the arrangement and the compensation.
Beacon enters promoter arrangements with registered investment advisors, an affiliated broker-
dealer of a registered investment advisor, or a broker-dealer (“Promoter Firms”) pursuant to
which the representatives of their firms (“Promoters”) offer its services to the public. Through
these arrangements, Beacon pays a cash referral fee to the Promoter Firm and/or Promoter
based upon a percentage of the investment management fee. The amount of the referral fee is
disclosed to client via the Client’s Investment Management Agreement and Promoter Disclosure
Statement. In connection with these arrangements, Beacon will comply with Rule 206(4)-1
under the Advisers Act. The promoter fee is paid pursuant to a written agreement between the
Promoter Firm and Beacon. Promoter Firms, through their representatives, on their own and
not related in any way to their agreements with Beacon and not on Beacon’s recommendation,
may also sell insurance, annuities, mutual funds, stocks, bonds, and/or limited partnerships to
clients. Promoters and/or Promoter Firms may receive separate and typical commissions on the
sale of these products. Beacon may pay a portion of the investment management fee to other
affiliated or non-affiliated parties who assist with certain administrative tasks associated with
the management of the client account.
Beacon is marketed by individuals that describe Beacon’s investment strategies to Firms and
provide ongoing resources but do not provide investment advice. These individuals are
compensated through a portion of the Beacon Management Fee and are supervised by Beacon.
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Item 15: Custody
If you have custody of client funds or securities and a qualified custodian sends quarterly, or more
frequent, account statements directly to your clients, explain that clients will receive account statements
from the broker-dealer, bank or other qualified custodian and that clients should carefully review those
statements. If your clients also receive account statements from you, your explanation must include a
statement urging clients to compare the account statements they receive from the qualified custodian
with those they receive from you.
Beacon does not take custody of client accounts at any time.
Beacon does not have physical custody of any client funds or securities. Instead, client assets are held
with qualified custodians, primarily Schwab, and FCC.
If the client chooses to be billed directly by the custodian, Beacon would have constructive custody over
that account and must have written authorization from the client to do so. Clients will receive all
required account statements and billing invoices that are required in each jurisdiction, and they should
carefully review those statements for accuracy.
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Item 16: Investment Discretion
If you accept discretionary authority to manage securities accounts on behalf of clients, disclose this fact
and describe any limitations clients may (or customarily do) place on this authority. Describe the
procedures you follow before you assume this authority (e.g., execution of a power of attorney).
For those client accounts for which Beacon provides ongoing investment supervisory, investment
advisory and separately managed account advisory services, the client has given Beacon written
discretionary authority over the client account 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. The client provides Beacon discretionary authority via their Investment Advisory Contract
or Investment Management Agreement and in the contract between the client and the custodian. In all
cases, however, such discretion is exercised subject to the investment objectives and guidelines that set
forth in each advisory agreement. These guidelines may include restrictions as to the types of securities
to be bought and sold as well as the percentage limits of the securities, issuers, and sectors.
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Item 17: Voting Client Securities
A. Authority to Vote Client Securities
If you have, or will accept, authority to vote client securities, briefly describe your voting policies
and procedures, including those adopted pursuant to SEC rule 206(4)-6. Describe whether (and, if
so, how) your clients can direct your vote in a particular solicitation. Describe how you address
conflicts of interest between you and your clients with respect to voting their securities. Describe
how clients may obtain information from you about how you voted their securities. Explain to
clients that they may obtain a copy of your proxy voting policies and procedures upon request.
Beacon will not ask for nor accept voting authority for client securities.
B. Client Receipt of Proxies
If you do not have authority to vote client securities, disclose this fact. Explain whether clients
will receive their proxies or other solicitations directly from their custodian or a transfer agent or
from you, and discuss whether (and, if so, how) clients can contact you with questions about a
particular solicitation.
Clients will receive proxies directly from the issuer of the security or the custodian. Clients
should direct all proxy questions to the issuer of the security.
Item 18: Financial Information
A. Balance Sheet
If you require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, six months or more in
advance, include a balance sheet for your most recent fiscal year.
Beacon does not require nor solicit prepayment of fees.
B. Financial Conditions
If you have discretionary authority or custody of client funds or securities, or you require or solicit
prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, six months or more in advance, disclose any
financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair your ability to meet contractual
commitments to clients.
Beacon does not have any financial conditions that are likely to reasonably impair its ability to
meet its contractual commitments to its clients.
C. Bankruptcy Petition
If you have been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time during the past ten years,
disclose this fact, the date the petition was first brought, and the current status.
Beacon has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition.
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