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NWQ - ADV PART 2A APPENDIX: WRAP BROCHURE
Northwest Quadrant Wealth Management (CRD 158455), brochure dated March 17, 2026. Text extracted from the firm's SEC Form ADV Part 2 brochure.
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Item 1: Cover Page
Part 2A Appendix 1 of Form ADV: Wrap Fee Program
March 2026
Northwest Quadrant, LLC
650 SW Bond St., Suite #250
Bend, Oregon 97702
(541) 388-9888
Firm Contact:
Tyler Simones
Chief Compliance Officer
Firm Website Address:
www.NorthwestQuadrantWealth.com
This wrap program brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices
of Northwest Quadrant doing business as Northwest Quadrant Wealth Management. If clients have
any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at 541-388-9888 or
tyler@northwestquadrantwealth.com. The information in this brochure has not been approved or
verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any State Securities
Authority. Additional information about our firm is also available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov by searching CRD #158455.
Please note that the use of the term “registered investment adviser” and description of our firm
and/or our associates as “registered” does not imply a certain level of skill or training. Clients are
encouraged to review this Brochure and Brochure Supplements for our firm’s associates who
advise clients for more information on the qualifications of our firm and our employees.
Item 2: Material Changes
Northwest Quadrant, LLC is required to advise you of any material changes to our Wrap Fee
Program Brochure (“Wrap Brochure”) from our last annual update, identify those changes on the
cover page of our Wrap Brochure or on the page immediately following the cover page, or in a
separate communication accompanying our Wrap Brochure. We must state clearly that we are
discussing only material changes since the last annual update of our Wrap Brochure, and we must
provide the date of the last annual update of our Wrap Brochure.
Please note that we do not have to provide this information to a client or prospective client who has
not received a previous version of our brochure.
Since the last annual amendment filed on March 5th, 2025, our firm has the following material
changes to report.
Our firm has amended Item 6 of this brochure to expand on the various types of investment
strategies and products we recommend. Please see Item 6 of this brochure for more information.
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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: Services, Fees & Compensation .......................................................................................................................... 4
Item 5: Account Requirements & Types of Clients .................................................................................................... 6
Item 6: Portfolio Manager Selection & Evaluation ..................................................................................................... 6
Item 7: Client Information Provided to Portfolio Manager(s) ............................................................................ 11
Item 8: Client Contact with Portfolio Manager(s) .................................................................................................... 11
Item 9: Additional Information ........................................................................................................................................ 11
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Item 4: Services, Fees & Compensation
We offer wrap fee programs as described in this Wrap Fee Program Brochure. Our wrap fee
accounts are managed on an individualized basis according to the client’s investment objectives,
financial goals, risk tolerance, etc.
A wrap fee program allows our clients to pay a specified fee for investment advisory services and
the execution of transactions. The advisory services may include portfolio management and/or
advice concerning selection of other advisers, and the fee is not based directly upon transactions in
your account. Your fee is bundled with our costs for executing transactions in your account(s). This
results in a higher advisory fee to you. We do not charge our clients higher advisory fees based on
their trading activity, but you should be aware that we may have an incentive to limit our trading
activities in your account(s) because we are charged for executed trades. By participating in a wrap
fee program, you may end up paying more or less than you would through a non-wrap fee program
where a lower advisory fee is charged, but trade execution costs are passed directly through to you
by the executing broker.
LPL Financial offers a trading platform with select exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) that do not
charge transaction fees. The no-transaction-fee ETF trading platform is available to clients
participating in LPL Financial’s Strategic Wealth Management (“SWM”) and Strategic Asset
Management (“SAM”) programs. Since our firm pays the transaction fees charged by LPL Financial
to clients participating in our wrap fee program, we are incentivized to recommend no-transaction-
fee ETFs over other types of securities and ETFs in order to reduce our costs. This presents a
conflict of interest because the limited number of ETFs available on the no-transaction fee platform
may have higher overall expenses than other types of securities and ETFs not included in the
platform. In addition, other major custodians have eliminated transaction fees for all ETFs and U.S.
equities, so clients may pay more for investing in the same securities at LPL Financial.
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”) does not charge transaction fees for U.S. listed equities and
exchange traded funds. Since we pay the transaction fees charged by the custodian to clients
participating in our wrap fee program, this presents a conflict of interest because we are
incentivized to recommend equities and exchange traded funds over other types of securities in
order to reduce our costs.
Our Wrap Advisory Services
Comprehensive Portfolio Management Wrap Fee Program:
Our comprehensive portfolio management service encompasses asset management as well as
providing financial planning/financial consulting to clients. It is designed to assist clients in meeting
their financial goals through the use of financial investments. We conduct at least one, but
sometimes more than one meeting (in person if possible, otherwise via telephone conference) with
clients in order to understand their current financial situation, existing resources, financial goals,
and tolerance for risk. Based on what we learn, we propose an investment approach to the client.
We generally propose an investment portfolio, consisting of exchange traded funds, mutual funds,
individual stocks or bonds, or other securities. As part of the process, we also work with a client’s
existing investment holdings (if any).
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Upon the client’s agreement to the proposed investment plan, we work with the client to establish
or transfer investment accounts so that we can manage the client’s portfolio. Once the relevant
accounts are under our management, we review such accounts on a regular basis and at least
quarterly. We may periodically rebalance or adjust client accounts under our management. If the
client experiences any significant changes to his/her financial or personal circumstances, the client
must notify us so that we can consider such information in managing the client’s investments.
Fee Schedule
Assets Under Management
Less than $1,000,000
$1,000,001 to $3,000,000
Over $3,000,000
Annual Percentage of Assets Charge
1.25%
1.00%
0.75%
Our firm’s fees are billed on a pro-rata annualized basis quarterly in advance based on the value of
your account on the last day of the previous quarter. Our firm bills on cash unless indicated
otherwise in writing. Fees will generally be automatically deducted from your managed account. In
rare cases, we will agree to directly bill clients. Individualized fee schedules may be used at our
discretion, based on the complexity and scope among other relevant factors and circumstances.
Legacy clients may have a different or customized fee schedule. As part of this process, you
understand and acknowledge the following:
For Accounts Held at LPL:
a) LPL Financial, LLC (“LPL”) as your custodian sends statements at least quarterly to you
showing all disbursements for your account, including the amount of the advisory fees
paid to us;
b) You provide authorization permitting LPL to deduct these fees; and
c) LPL calculates the advisory fees for all flat fee schedules and tiered advisory fee
accounts and deducts them from your account*.
For Accounts Held at Schwab:
a) The client’s independent custodian sends statements at least quarterly showing the
market values for each security included in the Assets and all account disbursements,
including the amount of the advisory fees paid to our firm;
b) Clients will provide authorization permitting our firm to be directly paid by these terms.
Our firm will send an invoice directly to the custodian; and
c) If our firm sends a copy of our invoice to the client, a legend urging the comparison of
information provided in our statement with those from the qualified custodian will be
included.
**Upon firm approval on a case by case basis, our firm offers custom billing for high net
worth clients based on aggregated household assets. Under this option, advisory fees are
calculated by our firm and then submitted to the account custodian for direct fee deduction.
Other Types of Fees & Expenses:
You may pay custodial fees, charges imposed directly by a mutual fund, index fund, or exchange
traded fund which shall be disclosed in the fund’s prospectus (i.e., fund management fees and other
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fund expenses), mark-ups and mark-downs, spreads paid to market makers, wire transfer fees and
other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities transactions. These fees are not included
within the wrap-fee you are charged by our firm.
Wrap Fee Program Recommendations
Our firm does not recommend or offer the wrap program services of other providers.
Item 5: Account Requirements & Types of Clients
Our Wrap Fee program is offered at the discretion of our firm and eligibility is determined based on
assets and anticipated trading needs of the account and whether this type of account is in the best
interest of the client.
Types of clients we typically manage wrap fee accounts on behalf of, include:
•
Individuals and High Net-Worth Individuals;
• Trusts, Estates or Charitable Organizations;
• Corporations, limited liability companies and/or other business types.
Item 6: Portfolio Manager Selection & Evaluation
Selection of Portfolio Managers:
Our firm’s investment adviser representatives (“IAR”s) act as portfolio manager(s) for this wrap fee
program. A conflict arises in that other investment advisory firms may charge the same or lower
fees than our firm for similar services. Our IARs are subject to individual licensing requirements as
imposed by state securities boards. Our firm is required to confirm or update each IAR’s Form U4
on an annual basis. IAR supervision is conducted by our Chief Compliance Officer or management
personnel.
Advisory Business:
We offer individualized investment advice to clients utilizing our firm’s Comprehensive Portfolio
Management service. We usually do not allow clients to impose restrictions on investing in certain
securities or types of securities due to the level of difficulty this would entail in managing their
account. In the rare instance that we would allow restrictions, it would be limited to our firm’s
Comprehensive Portfolio Management service. See Item 4 of this Wrap Fee Program Brochure for
information about our wrap fee advisory programs.
Participation in Wrap Fee Programs:
Our wrap fee and non-wrap fee accounts are managed on an individualized basis according to the
client’s investment objectives, financial goals, risk tolerance, etc. We do not manage wrap fee
accounts in a different fashion than non-wrap fee accounts.
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Performance-Based Fees & Side-By-Side Management:
We do not charge performance fees and side-by-side management fees to our clients.
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies & Risk of Loss:
Methods of Analysis
We use the following methods of analysis in formulating our investment advice and/or managing
client assets:
Fundamental Analysis: The analysis of a business's financial statements (usually to analyze the
business's assets, liabilities, and earnings), health, and its competitors and markets. When analyzing
a stock, futures contract, or currency using fundamental analysis there are two basic approaches
one can use: bottom up analysis and top down analysis. The terms are used to distinguish such
analysis from other types of investment analysis, such as quantitative and technical. Fundamental
analysis is performed on historical and present data, but with the goal of making financial forecasts.
There are several possible objectives: (a) to conduct a company stock valuation and predict its
probable price evolution; (b) to make a projection on its business performance; (c) to evaluate its
management and make internal business decisions; (d) and/or to calculate its credit risk.; and (e)
to find out the intrinsic value of the share.
When the objective of the analysis is to determine what stock to buy and at what price, there are
two basic methodologies investors rely upon: (a) Fundamental analysis maintains that markets
may misprice a security in the short run but that the "correct" price will eventually be reached.
Profits can be made by purchasing the mispriced security and then waiting for the market to
recognize its "mistake" and reprice the security.; and (b) Technical analysis maintains that all
information is reflected already in the price of a security. Technical analysts analyze trends and
believe that sentiment changes predate and predict trend changes. Investors' emotional responses
to price movements lead to recognizable price chart patterns. Technical analysts also analyze
historical trends to predict future price movement. Investors can use one or both of these different
but complementary methods for stock picking. This presents a potential risk, as the price of a
security can move up or down along with the overall market regardless of the economic and
financial factors considered in evaluating the stock.
Investment Strategies We Use
We use the following strategies in managing client accounts, provided that such strategies are
appropriate to the needs of the client and consistent with the client's investment objectives, risk
tolerance, and time horizons, among other considerations:
Long-Term Purchases: Our firm may buy securities for your account and hold them for a relatively
long time (more than a year) in anticipation that the security’s value will appreciate over a long
horizon. The risk of this strategy is that our firm could miss out on potential short-term gains that
could have been profitable to your account, or it’s possible that the security’s value may decline
sharply before our firm makes a decision to sell.
Preferred Securities
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We prefer to invest our advisory client’s in the following securities in managing client accounts,
provided that such securities are appropriate to the needs of the client and consistent with the
client's investment objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizons, among other considerations:
Alternative Investments: Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) and other alternative
investments involve a high degree of risk and can be illiquid due to restrictions on transfer and lack
of a secondary trading market. They can be highly leveraged, speculative and volatile, and an
investor could lose all or a substantial amount of an investment. Alternative investments may lack
transparency as to share price, valuation and portfolio holdings. Complex tax structures often result
in delayed tax reporting. Compared to mutual funds, hedge funds and commodity pools are subject
to less regulation and often charge higher fees and may require “capital calls” which would require
additional investment. Alternative investment managers typically exercise broad investment
discretion and may apply similar strategies across multiple investment vehicles, resulting in less
diversification.
Cash & Cash Equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents generally refer to either United States dollars
or highly liquid short-term debt instruments such as, but not limited to, treasury bills, bank CD’s
and commercial papers. Generally, these assets are considered nonproductive and will be exposed
to inflation risk and considerable opportunity cost risk. Investments in cash and cash equivalents
will generally return less than the advisory fee charged by our firm. Our firm may recommend cash
and cash equivalents as part of our clients’ asset allocation when deemed appropriate and in their
best interest. Our firm considers cash and cash equivalents to be an asset class. Therefore, our firm
assess an advisory fee on cash and cash equivalents unless indicated otherwise in writing.
Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”): An ETF is a type of Investment Company (usually, an open-end
fund or unit investment trust) whose primary objective is to achieve the same return as a particular
market index. The vast majority of ETFs are designed to track an index, so their performance is
close to that of an index mutual fund, but they are not exact duplicates. A tracking error, or the
difference between the returns of a fund and the returns of the index, can arise due to differences in
composition, management fees, expenses, and handling of dividends. ETFs benefit from continuous
pricing; they can be bought and sold on a stock exchange throughout the trading day. Because ETFs
trade like stocks, you can place orders just like with individual stocks - such as limit orders, good-
until-canceled orders, stop loss orders etc. They can also be sold short. Traditional mutual funds are
bought and redeemed based on their net asset values (“NAV”) at the end of the day. ETFs are
bought and sold at the market prices on the exchanges, which resemble the underlying NAV but are
independent of it. However, arbitrageurs will ensure that ETF prices are kept very close to the NAV
of the underlying securities. Although an investor can buy as few as one share of an ETF, most buy
in board lots. Anything bought in less than a board lot will increase the cost to the investor. Anyone
can buy any ETF no matter where in the world it trades. This provides a benefit over mutual funds,
which generally can only be bought in the country in which they are registered.
One of the main features of ETFs are their low annual fees, especially when compared to traditional
mutual funds. The passive nature of index investing, reduced marketing, and distribution and
accounting expenses all contribute to the lower fees. However, individual investors must pay a
brokerage commission to purchase and sell ETF shares; for those investors who trade frequently,
this can significantly increase the cost of investing in ETFs. That said, with the advent of low-cost
brokerage fees, small or frequent purchases of ETFs are becoming more cost efficient.
Fixed Income: Fixed income is a type of investing or budgeting style for which real return rates or
periodic income is received at regular intervals and at reasonably predictable levels. Fixed-income
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investors are typically retired individuals who rely on their investments to provide a regular, stable
income stream. This demographic tends to invest heavily in fixed-income investments because of
the reliable returns they offer. Fixed-income investors who live on set amounts of periodically paid
income face the risk of inflation eroding their spending power.
Some examples of fixed-income investments include treasuries, money market instruments,
corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, municipal bonds and international bonds. The primary
risk associated with fixed-income investments is the borrower defaulting on his payment. Other
considerations include exchange rate risk for international bonds and interest rate risk for longer-
dated securities. The most common type of fixed-income security is a bond. Bonds are issued by
federal governments, local municipalities and major corporations. Fixed-income securities are
recommended for investors seeking a diverse portfolio; however, the percentage of the portfolio
dedicated to fixed income depends on your own personal investment style. There is also an
opportunity to diversify the fixed-income component of a portfolio. Riskier fixed-income products,
such as junk bonds and longer-dated products, should comprise a lower percentage of your overall
portfolio.
The interest payment on fixed-income securities is considered regular income and is determined
based on the creditworthiness of the borrower and current market rates. In general, bonds and
fixed-income securities with longer-dated maturities pay a higher rate, also referred to as the
coupon rate, because they are considered riskier. The longer the security is on the market, the more
time it has to lose its value and/or default. At the end of the bond term, or at bond maturity, the
borrower returns the amount borrowed, also referred to as the principal or par value.
Individual Stocks: A common stock is a security that represents ownership in a corporation.
Holders of common stock exercise control by electing a board of directors and voting on corporate
policy. Investing in individual common stocks provides us with more control of what you are
invested in and when that investment is made. Having the ability to decide when to buy or sell helps
us time the taking of gains or losses. Common stocks, however, bear a greater amount of risk when
compared to certificate of deposits, preferred stock and bonds. It is typically more difficult to
achieve diversification when investing in individual common stocks. Additionally, common
stockholders are on the bottom of the priority ladder for ownership structure; if a company goes
bankrupt, the common stockholders do not receive their money until the creditors and preferred
shareholders have received their respective share of the leftover assets.
Mutual Funds: A mutual fund is a company that pools money from many investors and invests that
money in a variety of differing security types based on the objectives of the fund. The portfolio of
the fund consists of the combined holdings it owns. Each share represents an investor’s
proportionate ownership of the fund’s holdings and the income those holdings generate. The price
that investors pay for mutual fund shares are the fund’s per share net asset value (“NAV”) plus any
shareholder fees that the fund imposes at the time of purchase (such as sales loads). Investors
typically cannot ascertain the exact make-up of a fund’s portfolio at any given time, nor can they
directly influence which securities the fund manager buys and sells or the timing of those trades.
With an individual stock, investors can obtain real-time (or close to real-time) pricing information
with relative ease by checking financial websites or by calling a broker or your investment adviser.
Investors can also monitor how a stock’s price changes from hour to hour—or even second to
second. By contrast, with a mutual fund, the price at which an investor purchases or redeems
shares will typically depend on the fund’s NAV, which is calculated daily after market close.
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The benefits of investing through mutual funds include: (a) Mutual funds are professionally
managed by an investment adviser who researches, selects, and monitors the performance of the
securities purchased by the fund; (b) Mutual funds typically have the benefit of diversification,
which is an investing strategy that generally sums up as “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”
Spreading investments across a wide range of companies and industry sectors can help lower the
risk if a company or sector fails. Some investors find it easier to achieve diversification through
ownership of mutual funds rather than through ownership of individual stocks or bonds.; (c) Some
mutual funds accommodate investors who do not have a lot of money to invest by setting relatively
low dollar amounts for initial purchases, subsequent monthly purchases, or both.; and (d) At any
time, mutual fund investors can readily redeem their shares at the current NAV, less any fees and
charges assessed on redemption.
Mutual funds also have features that some investors might view as disadvantages: (a) Investors
must pay sales charges, annual fees, and other expenses regardless of how the fund performs.
Depending on the timing of their investment, investors may also have to pay taxes on any capital
gains distributions they receive. This includes instances where the fund performed poorly after
purchasing shares.; (b) Investors typically cannot ascertain the exact make-up of a fund’s portfolio
at any given time, nor can they directly influence which securities the fund manager buys and sells
or the timing of those trades.; and (c) With an individual stock, investors can obtain real-time (or
close to real-time) pricing information with relative ease by checking financial websites or by
calling a broker or your investment adviser. Investors can also monitor how a stock’s price changes
from hour to hour—or even second to second. By contrast, with a mutual fund, the price at which
an investor purchases or redeems shares will typically depend on the fund’s NAV, which the fund
might not calculate until many hours after the investor placed the order. In general, mutual funds
must calculate their NAV at least once every business day, typically after the major U.S. exchanges
close.
When investors buy and hold an individual stock or bond, the investor must pay income tax each
year on the dividends or interest the investor receives. However, the investor will not have to pay
any capital gains tax until the investor actually sells and makes a profit. Mutual funds, however, are
different. When an investor buys and holds mutual fund shares, the investor will owe income tax on
any ordinary dividends in the year the investor receives or reinvests them. Moreover, in addition to
owing taxes on any personal capital gains when the investor sells shares, the investor may have to
pay taxes each year on the fund’s capital gains. That is because the law requires mutual funds to
distribute capital gains to shareholders if they sell securities for a profit, and cannot use losses to
offset these gains.
Risk of Loss:
Investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients should be prepared to bear. While the stock
market may increase and the account(s) could enjoy a gain, it is also possible that the stock market
may decrease and the account(s) could suffer a loss. It is important that clients understand the risks
associated with investing in the stock market, are appropriately diversified in investments, and ask
any questions.
Equity (Stock) Market Risk: Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations
and, volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions of their
issuers change. If you held common stock, or common stock equivalents, of any given issuer, you
would generally be exposed to greater risk than if you held preferred stocks and debt obligations of
the issuer.
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ETF & Mutual Fund Risk: When investing in an ETF or mutual fund, you will bear additional
expenses based on your pro rata share of the ETF’s or mutual fund’s operating expenses, including
the potential duplication of management fees. The risk of owning an ETF or mutual fund generally
reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities, the ETF, or mutual fund holds. Clients will
also incur brokerage costs when purchasing ETFs.
Fixed Income Securities Risk: Typically, the values of fixed-income securities change inversely
with prevailing interest rates. Therefore, a fundamental risk of fixed-income securities is interest
rate risk, which is the risk that their value will generally decline as prevailing interest rates rise,
which may cause your account value to likewise decrease, and vice versa. How specific fixed income
securities may react to changes in interest rates will depend on the specific characteristics of each
security. Fixed-income securities are also subject to credit risk, prepayment risk, valuation risk, and
liquidity risk. Credit risk is the chance that a bond issuer will fail to pay interest and principal in a
timely manner, or that negative perceptions of the issuer’s ability to make such payments will cause
the price of a bond to decline.
Voting Client Securities:
We do not and will not accept the proxy authority to vote client securities. Clients will receive
proxies or other solicitations directly from their custodian or a transfer agent. In the event that
proxies are sent to our firm, we will forward them on to you and ask the party who sent them to
mail them directly to you in the future. Clients may call, write or email us to discuss questions they
may have about particular proxy votes or other solicitations.
Item 7: Client Information Provided to Portfolio Manager(s)
All accounts are managed by our in-house licensed IARs. The IAR selected to manage the client’s
account(s) or portfolio(s) will be privy to the client’s investment goals and objectives, risk
tolerance, restrictions placed on the management of the account(s) or portfolio(s) and relevant
client notes taken by our firm. Please see our firm’s Privacy Policy for more information on how our
firm utilizes client information.
Item 8: Client Contact with Portfolio Manager(s)
Clients are always free to directly contact our firm -- their portfolio manager with any questions or
concerns they have about their portfolios or other matters.
Item 9: Additional Information
Disciplinary Information
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There are no legal or disciplinary events that are material to the evaluation of our advisory business
or the integrity of our management.
Financial Industry Activities & Affiliations
Our firm has no other financial industry activities and affiliations to disclose.
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions & Personal Trading
As a fiduciary, it is an investment adviser’s responsibility to provide fair and full disclosure of all
material facts and to act solely in the best interest of each of our clients at all times. Our fiduciary duty
is the underlying principle for our firm’s Code of Ethics, which includes procedures for personal
securities transaction and insider trading. Our firm requires all representatives to conduct business
with the highest level of ethical standards and to comply with all federal and state securities laws at all
times. Upon employment with our firm, and at least annually thereafter, all representatives of our firm
will acknowledge receipt, understanding and compliance with our firm’s Code of Ethics. Our firm and
representatives must conduct business in an honest, ethical, and fair manner and avoid all
circumstances that might negatively affect or appear to affect our duty of complete loyalty to all clients.
This disclosure is provided to give all clients a summary of our Code of Ethics. If a client or a potential
client wishes to review our Code of Ethics in its entirety, a copy will be provided promptly upon
request.
Our firm recognizes that the personal investment transactions of our representatives demands the
application of a Code of Ethics with high standards and requires that all such transactions be carried
out in a way that does not endanger the interest of any client. At the same time, our firm also believes
that if investment goals are similar for clients and for our representatives, it is logical, and even
desirable, that there be common ownership of some securities.
In order to prevent conflicts of interest, our firm has established procedures for transactions effected
by our representatives for their personal accounts1. In order to monitor compliance with our personal
trading policy, our firm has pre-clearance requirements and a quarterly securities transaction
reporting system for all of our representatives.
Neither our firm nor a related person recommends, buys or sells for client accounts, securities in
which our firm or a related person has a material financial interest without prior disclosure to the
client.
Related persons of our firm may buy or sell securities and other investments that are also
recommended to clients. In order to minimize this conflict of interest, our related persons will place
client interests ahead of their own interests and adhere to our firm’s Code of Ethics, a copy of which
is available upon request.
Likewise, related persons of our firm buy or sell securities for themselves at or about the same time
they buy or sell the same securities for client accounts. In order to minimize this conflict of interest, our
related persons will place client interests ahead of their own interests and adhere to our firm’s Code of
Ethics, a copy of which is available upon request. Further, our related persons will refrain from buying
1 For purposes of the policy, our associate’s personal account generally includes any account (a) in the name of our associate, his/her spouse,
his/her minor children or other dependents residing in the same household, (b) for which our associate is a trustee or executor, or (c) which
our associate controls, including our client accounts which our associate controls and/or a member of his/her household has a direct or
indirect beneficial interest in.
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or selling the same securities prior to buying or selling for our clients in the same day unless included
in a block trade.
Review of Accounts
We review accounts on at least a quarterly basis for our clients subscribing to our firm’s
Comprehensive Portfolio Management service. The nature of these reviews is to learn whether
clients’ accounts are in line with their investment objectives, appropriately positioned based on
market conditions, and investment policies, if applicable. Mr. Tyler Simones, Managing Member and
Chief Compliance Officer, and Mr. Josh Fenili, conduct reviews of all client accounts.
We may review client accounts more frequently than described above. Among the factors which
may trigger an off-cycle review are major market or economic events, the client’s life events,
requests by the client, etc.
We do not provide written reports to clients, unless asked to do so. Verbal reports to clients take
place on at least an annual basis when we meet with clients who subscribe to our firm’s
Comprehensive Portfolio Management service.
Other Compensation
Our firm has an arrangement with LPL, member FINRA/SIPC. LPL offers to independent investment
Advisers services which include custody of securities, trade execution, clearance and settlement of
transactions. We receive some benefits from LPL through our participation in the program.
Our firm receives economic benefit from Schwab in the form of the support products and services
made available to our firm and other independent investment advisors that have their clients
maintain accounts at Schwab. These products and services, how they benefit our firm, and the
related conflicts of interest are described in Form ADV Part 2A, Item 12 – Brokerage Practices. The
availability of Schwab’s products and services is not based on our firm giving particular investment
advice, such as buying particular securities for our clients.
Investment or Brokerage Discretion
We provide discretionary portfolio management services where the investment advice provided is
custom tailored to meet the needs and investment objectives of each client. Accordingly, we are
authorized to perform various functions, at the client’s expense, without further approval from the
client. Such functions include the determination of securities to be purchased/sold and the amount
of securities to be purchased/sold. We do not have discretionary authority over the broker or
dealer to be used.
Execution of Brokerage Transactions (when applicable)
If requested, we will arrange for the execution of securities brokerage transactions for the account
through broker-dealers that we reasonably believe will provide "best execution". In seeking “best
execution”, the determinative factor is not the lowest possible commission cost, but whether the
transaction represents the best qualitative execution. We also take into consideration the full range
of a broker-dealer's services including execution capability, commission rates, and responsiveness.
Although we will seek competitive commission rates, it may not necessarily obtain the lowest
possible commission rates for account transactions.
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Over-the-Counter (OTC) securities transactions for our clients are generally effected based on two
(2) separate broker-dealers: (1) a “dealer” or “principal” acting as market-maker; and (2) the
executing broker-dealer that acts in an agency capacity for the client’s account. Dealers executing
principal transactions typically include a mark-up/down, which is included in the offer or bid price
of the securities purchased or sold. In addition to the dealer mark-up/down, the client may also
incur the transaction fee imposed by the executing broker-dealer. We do not receive any portion of
the dealer mark-up/down or the executing broker-dealer transaction fee.
Transactions for each client account generally will be effected independently, unless we decide to
purchase or sell the same securities for several clients at approximately the same time. We may, but
are not obligated to, combine or "batch" such orders to obtain “best execution”, to negotiate more
favorable commission rates, to allocate fairly among the clients’ differences in prices and
commissions or other transaction costs that might have been obtained had such orders been placed
independently. Under this procedure, transactions will be averaged as to price and will be allocated
among our clients in proportion to the purchase and sale orders placed for each client account on
any given day. To the extent that we determine to aggregate client orders for the purchase or sale of
securities, including securities in which our principals and/or associated persons may invest, we
shall generally do so in accordance with the parameters set forth in SEC No-Action Letter, SMC
Capital, Inc. We shall not receive any additional compensation or remuneration as a result of the
aggregation.
When referring clients to dealers, we will only refer clients to dealers registered in states where the
clients reside.
Additional Compensation
We receive from LPL or a mutual fund company, without cost and/or at a discount support services
and/or products, to assist us to better monitor and service client accounts maintained at such
institutions. Included within the support services we receive investment-related research, pricing
information and market data, software and other technology that provide access to client account
data, compliance and/or practice management-related publications, discounted or gratis consulting
services, discounted and/or gratis attendance at conferences, meetings, and other educational
and/or social events, marketing support, computer hardware and/or software and/or other
products used by us to assist us in our investment advisory business operations.
Our clients do not pay more for investment transactions effected and/or assets maintained at LPL
as result of this arrangement. There is no commitment made by us to LPL or any other institution as
a result of the above arrangement.
Referral Fees
In accordance with Rule 206 (4)-1 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, our firm does not
provide cash or non-cash compensation directly or indirectly to unaffiliated persons for
testimonials or endorsements (which include client referrals).
Financial Information
We are not required to provide financial information in this Brochure because:
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• We do not require the prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees and six or more months in
advance.
• We do not take custody of client funds or securities.
• We do not have a financial condition or commitment that impairs our ability to meet
contractual and fiduciary obligations to clients.
• We have never been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding.
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