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Castleton Partners, LLC (CRD 140873), brochure dated April 15, 2026. Text extracted from the firm's SEC Form ADV Part 2 brochure.
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Castleton Partners, LLC
71 Moore Road
Clermont, NY 12526
212-832-9700
www.castletonpartners.com
April 15, 2026
FORM ADV PART 2
BROCHURE
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of
Castleton Partners, LLC. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please
contact us at 212-832-9700. 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 Castleton Partners, LLC is also available on the SEC's website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The searchable IARD/CRD number for Castleton Partners, LLC is
140873.
Castleton Partners, LLC is a Registered Investment Adviser. Registration with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission or any state securities authority does not imply a certain
level of skill or training.
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Item 2 Summary of Material Changes
Form ADV Part 2 requires registered investment advisers to amend their brochure when information
becomes materially inaccurate. If there are any material changes to an adviser's disclosure brochure,
the adviser is required to notify you and provide you with a description of the material changes.
Since the filing of our last annual updating amendment, dated February 9, 2026, we have the
following material changes to report:
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Disclosed a description of, and fee schedule for, the "Diversified Portfolio Strategy" as part
of our asset management services (see Item 4, Item 5, and Item 8);
Disclosed a description of, and fees related to, the "Investment Reporting" offering as part of
our portfolio consulting and investment reporting services (see Item 4 and Item 5);
Disclosed the potential use of independent third-party investment managers as part of the
"Diversified Portfolio Strategy" (see Item 4 and Item 8);
Updated Item 10 "Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations" to reflect our utilization
of a Sub-Adviser;
Updated Item 17 to reflect Sub-Adviser's discretionary authority to vote client proxies
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Item 3 Table Of Contents
Item 1 Cover Page
Item 2 Summary of Material Changes
Item 3 Table Of Contents
Item 4 Advisory Business
Item 5 Fees and Compensation
Item 6 Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Item 7 Types of Clients
Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Item 9 Disciplinary Information
Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
Item 12 Brokerage Practices
Item 13 Review of Accounts
Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Item 15 Custody
Item 16 Investment Discretion
Item 17 Voting Client Securities
Item 18 Financial Information
Item 19 Requirements for State-Registered Advisers
Item 20 Additional Information
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Item 4 Advisory Business
Description of Services and Fees
Castleton Partners, LLC ("Castleton") is registered as an investment adviser with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and we are based in Clermont, NY. We are organized as a
limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware and we have been providing
investment advisory services since 2005. Reinoso & Company, LLC (which is owned by the Marital
Trust Established Under The Edward J Reinoso Living Trust dated 5.27.2020) is our principal
owner. We are a fee-only independent investment adviser that primarily providesing fixed income asset
management services to high net worth individuals, families, and foundationsclients.
The following paragraphs describe our the services and feeswe offer. Please refer to the description of
each advisory service listed below for information on how we tailor our advisory services to your
individual needs. For information about the fees associated with each service, please refer to Item 5
"Fees and Compensation". Also, you may see the term Associated Person throughout this Brochure.
As used in this Brochure, our Associated Persons are our firm's officers, owners, employees, and all
individuals providing investment advice on behalf of our firm.
Asset Management Services
We primarily offer discretionary asset management services to our clients and prospective clients. Our
investment advice is tailored to meet our clients' needs and investment objectives. If you retain our firm
for asset management services, we will meet with you to determine your investment objectives, risk
tolerance, and other relevant information (the "suitability information") at the beginning of our advisory
relationship. Based on the strategy selected, wWe will use the suitability information we gather from
our initial meeting to develop a strategydevelop and written Iinvestment Ppolicy Sstatement or investor
profile with investment guidelines tailored to your specific needs. We will use this information("IPS")
that enables our firm to give you to provide continuous and focused investment advice and/or to make
investments on your behalf. Once we construct ayour portfolio for youis constructed, we will monitor
your portfolioit on an ongoing basis, andbasis and will rebalance the portfolio as needed in response
required byto changes in market conditions and your financial circumstances. On occasion, we may
also provide non-discretionary asset management services whereby we will receive authorization from
clients prior to executing any transactions.
Castleton's mainstrategy is toanalyze, recommend and invest in investment grade municipal securities
and corporatedebt, and may also extend to preferred equities, exchange traded funds, closed end
funds and mutual funds ("Investment Grade Fixed Income Strategy"). In addition, from time to time
Castleton may analyze, recommend and invest in situations with higher risk, and the potential for
corresponding higher returns, including but not limited to investment in high yield securities and
distressed issues and issues of distressed issuers ("Special Strategies"). These strategies are
described more fully below in the section of this ADV "Recommendation of Particular Types of
Securities" and "Risk of Loss".
We require you to grant our firm discretionary authority to manage your account unless you have
engaged our firm for non-discretionary services. Discretionary authorization will allow our firm to
determine the specific securities, and the amount of securities, to be purchased or sold for your
account without your approval prior to each transaction. Discretionary authority is typically granted by
the Iinvestment advisoryManagement Aagreement ("IMA") you sign with our firm, a power of attorney,
or trading authorization forms. You may limit our discretionary authority (for example, limiting the credit
quality or interest coupon rates of fixed income securities that can be purchased for your account) by
providing our firm with your restrictions and guidelines in writing.
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Additionally, aAs part of our portfolio asset management services, we may use an one or more
unaffiliated registered investment adviser("Sub-Adviser") sub-advisersto manage a portion or all of
your account assets on a discretionary basis. Please see Item 10 "Other Financial Industry Activities
and Affiliations" for additional information. We will regularly monitor the performance of your accounts
managed by aSub-Adviser sub-adviser(s), andand may hire and fire any sub-adviserSub-Adviser with
prior notice to you. We may pay a portion of our advisory fee to the a sub-adviser(s)Sub-Adviser we
use;, however, you will not pay our firm a higher advisory fee as a result of any sub-advisory
relationships.
Our asset management services are offered by strategy, described more fully below in Item 5 "Fees
and Compensation" and Item 8 "Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss":
"Investment Grade Fixed Income Strategy"
"DiversifiedPortfolio Strategy"
"Special Strategies"
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Portfolio Consulting and Investment Reporting Services
We offer portfolio consulting services to prospective high net worth and institutional clients. If you retain
our firm for portfolio consulting services, we will meet with you to review your portfolio of investments
and provide you with a summary analysis of your portfolio including but not limited to advice on your
exposure to risk, maturity strategy and other relevant subjects.
We also offer concierge services where we provide you with an in depth analysis andWe may also be
engaged to provide on goingongoing reviews of your portfolio. In the event we provide any
recommendations to you, it shall be your responsibility to implement any advice we provide.
We also offer investment reporting services for investments and/or accounts that are not managed by
Castleton or for which Castleton does not provide investment advice ("Unmanaged Assets).
Portfolio consulting/concierge and investment reporting services clients may also retain us to provide
asset management services as described above for a separate fee.
Types of Investments
We primarily offer advice on, and invest in, a broad range of municipal bonds, and corporate debt
securities, mutual funds, closed end funds, and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"). and Weon occasion
may also provide advice on, and invest in, preferred equities, mutual funds, exchange traded funds,
closed end funds, taxable securities, commercial paper, agency securities, United States Government
securities, options, and third-party investment managers (see "Use of Independent Managers",
below)and United States Government securities.
Additionally, we may advise you on other types of investments that we deem appropriate based on
your stated goals and objectives. We may also provide advice on other types of investments held in
your portfolio at the inception of our advisory relationship.
You may request that we refrain from investing in particular specific securities or certain types of
securities. You must provide these restrictions to our firm in writing.
When consistent with your investment objectives, we may recommend thatclients who are "accredited
investors" as defined under Rule 501 of the Securities Act of 1933("Securities Act") or "qualified
purchasers" as defined under Section 2(a)(51) of the InvestmentCompany Act of 1940 ("Investment
Company Act"), as amended, invest in strategies offeredby one or more third-party asset manager
("Independent Manager")through private placement securities, which may include debt, equity, and/or
pooled investmentvehicles (e.g., hedge funds).The specific terms and conditions under which we
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engage an Independent Manager are set forth in a separate written agreement between Castleton and
the Independent Manager. Weand our Sub-Adviser provide services that include the discretionary
selection, ongoing monitoring, and review of theIndependent Manager and your accounts managed by
them. We may hire or terminate any Independent Manager as appropriate. We generally receive an
annual advisory fee based on a percentage of the market value of the assets managed by the
Independent Manager. You will not pay a higher advisory fee to our firm because of these
arrangements.
When recommending an Independent Manager for a client, we, together with ourSub-Adviser,review
information aboutthe Independent Manager, such as its disclosure Brochure Document and/or material
supplied bythe Independent Manager or independent third parties, for a description of the Independent
Manager'sinvestment strategies, past performance, and risk results, to the extent available. We retain
oversight responsibility for all Independent Manager selections made on your behalf. Factors that we
consider in recommending an Independent Manager include your stated investment objectives and the
manager's management style, performance, reputation, financial strength, reporting, pricing, and
research. The management fees charged by the designated Independent Manager, together with the
fees charged by the corresponding designated broker-dealer/custodian of your assets, are exclusive
of, and in addition to, our investment advisory fee.
An Independent Manager may impose more restrictive account requirements and different billing
practices than we do. In such instances, we may alter our corresponding account requirements and/or
billing practices to accommodate those of the Independent Manager.
Assets Under Management
As of December March 31, 20265, we provide continuous management services
for $889,249704,837844 in client assets on a discretionary basis, and $523,162164,138 358 in client
assets on a non-discretionary basis.
Item 5 Fees and Compensation
Please refer to the "Advisory Business" section in this Brochure forBelow is information on about our
advisory fees, fee deduction arrangements, and refund policy according to each service we offer.Refer
to the preceding "Advisory Business" section of this Brochure for descriptions of each service.
Asset Management Services
Our fee for asset management services is based on a percentage of your assets which we manage
and is set forth in the fee schedule below.
Portfolio Size
Annual Fee**
Investment Grade
Fixed Income Strategy
Value of Account Assets
Value of Account Assets
Value of Account Assets
$2,000,000 to $9,999,999
$10,000,000 to $49,999,999
Over $50,000,000
.40%
.35%
Negotiable
Diversified Portfolio
Strategy
Value of Account Assets
Value of Account Assets
Value of Account Assets
$2,000,000 to $9,999,999
$10,000,000 to $24,999,999
Over $25,000,000
.85%
.60%
.50%
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Special Strategies
Value of Account Assets
All amounts
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** We impose a minimum fee of $2,000 per quarter or .40% per annum of the value of assets we
manage, whichever is greater.
Our annual asset management fee is billed and payable quarterly in advance based on the closing
value of managed holdings, including cash balances, as of the last day of the previous quarter.
Our minimum account size is $2,000,000, however, at our discretion we may accept a lower account
size.At our discretion, we may combine the account values of family members living in the same
household to determine the applicable advisory fee. For example, we may combine account values for
you and your minor children, joint accounts with your spouse, and other types of related accounts.
Combining account values may increase the asset total, which may result in your paying a reduced
advisory fee based on the available breakpoints in our fee schedule stated above.
We will send you an invoice for the payment of our advisory fee or we will deduct our fee directly from
your account through the qualified custodian holding your funds and securities. We will deduct our
advisory fee only when you have given our firm written authorization permitting the fees to be paid
directly from your account. Further, the qualified custodian will deliver an account statement to you at
least quarterly. These account statements will show all disbursements from your account. You should
review all statements for accuracy.
You may terminate the asset management agreement upon 5 days' written notice to our firm. You will
incur a pro rata charge for services rendered prior to the termination of the agreement, which means
you will incur advisory fees only in proportion to the number of days in the quarter for which you are a
client. If you have pre-paid advisory fees that we have not yet earned, you will receive a prorated
refund of those fees.
Portfolio Consulting and Investment ReportingServices
We charge either a negotiable hourly fee or a negotiable flat fee for portfolio consulting services. Fees
and fee-paying arrangements will be determined with each client on a case-by-case basis and depend
on the scope and complexity of the services provided.
You may terminate the portfolio consulting agreement upon 5 days' written notice to our firm. You will
incur a pro rata charge for services rendered prior to the termination of the agreement, which means
you will incur advisory fees only in proportion to the amount of work we have performed.
We charge .10% per annum for reporting on Unmanaged Assets that are publicly available on a
securities exchange or over-the-counter market. However, the fee may be greater for some asset
types, due to increased complexity. In such cases, the fee is negotiable. Generally, our fee will not
exceed 0.25% of the Unmanaged Assets and is billed quarterly in advance and based on the market
value of the Unmanaged Assets as of the last day of the previous quarter. Additionally, we may offset
all or a portion of our fees for investment reporting services based upon the amount paid for the asset
management services.
Additional Fees and Expenses
As part of our investment advisory services to you, on occasion, we may invest, or recommend that
you invest in mutual funds and exchange traded funds. The fees that you pay to our firm for investment
advisory services are separate and distinct from the fees and expenses charged by mutual funds or
exchange traded funds (described in each fund's prospectus) to their shareholders. These fees will
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generally include a management fee and other fund expenses. You will also incur transaction charges
and/or brokerage fees when purchasing or selling securities. These charges and fees are typically
imposed by the broker-dealer or custodian through which your account transactions are executed. We
do not share in any portion of the brokerage fees/transaction charges imposed by the broker-dealer or
custodian. To fully understand the total cost you will incur, you should review all the fees charged by
mutual funds, exchange traded funds, our firm, and others. For information on our brokerage practices,
please refer to the "Brokerage Practices" section of this Brochure.
Item 6 Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
In some cases, in addition to an asset-based fee, we may also charge certain "qualified clients" as that
term is defined in applicable securities laws and regulations, who generally are persons who have a
net worth greater than $2,200,000 or for whom we manage at least $1,100,000, immediately after
entering into an investment advisory agreement, a performance basedperformance-based fee.
Performance-based fees are fees based on a share of realized capital gains or capital appreciation of
a client's account. Our performance-based fees may be negotiated with each client on a case-by-case
basis.
We may manage individual accounts which may be charged higher annual fees (e.g., as in the case of
Special Strategies) or performance basedperformance-based fees while at the same time managing
accounts (perhaps with similar or different objectives) that are not charged higher annual fees or
performance-based fees ("side-by-side management"). This may create conflicts of interest, which we
have identified and described in the following paragraphs. In any event, clients may be able to obtain
the same or similar services from other advisers for lower fees.
Performance-based fees or higher annual fees (e.g., for Special Strategies) may create an incentive
for our firm to make investments that are riskier or more speculative than would be the case absent a
performance fee arrangement or higher annual fee. In order to address this potential conflict of
interest, a senior officer of our firm reviews accounts to ensure that investments are suitable and that
the account is being managed according to the client's investment objectives and risk tolerance.
Additionally, performance-based fees are only applicable to eligible separately managed accounts that
are established following the execution of an addendum to our Investment Management Agreement.
We may receive increased fees on allocations as a result of realized gains in managed accounts.
Performance-based fees or higher annual fees may also create an incentive for our firm to overvalue
investments which lack a market quotation. In order Tto address such conflict, we have adopted
policies and procedures that require our firm to "fairly value" any investments that , which do not have
alacks readily ascertainable value.
Side-by-side management might may also provide an incentive for our firm to favor accounts for which
we receive a performance basedperformance-based fee or higher annual fee. For example, we may
have an incentive to allocate limited investment opportunities to clients who are charged performance-
based fees over clients who are charged asset basedasset-based fees only. We have adopted policies
and procedures designed to ensure the fair treatment of all clients, with all investment decisions made
in your best interests, regardless of fee structure.Conflicts regarding allocation are brought to the
attention of the Compliance Committee. We retain discretion to allocate trades as we see fit.
Item 7 Types of Clients
We offer investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations,
corporations, and other business entities.
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In general, we require a minimum of $2,000,000 to open and maintain an advisory account. At our
discretion, we may waive this minimum account size. For example, we may waive the minimum if you
appear to have significant potential for increasing your assets under our management. We may also
combine account values for you and your minor children, joint accounts with your spouse, and other
types of related accounts to meet the stated minimum.
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Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Recommendation of Particular Types of Securities
As disclosed under the "Advisory Business" section in this Brochure, we primarily recommend
municipal bonds, and on occasion preferred equities, mutual funds, exchange traded funds, closed end
funds, taxable securities, corporate debt securities, commercial paper, and United States Government
securities. Our investment strategies and advice vary depending upon your specific financial situation.
As such, we determine investments and allocations based upon your predefined objectives, risk
tolerance, time horizon, financial horizon, financial information, liquidity needs, and other various
suitability factors. Your restrictions and guidelines may affect the composition of your portfolio.
In implementing our strategies, we may rely on a Sub-adviser, Independent Manager, or analysis and
advice from consultants.
Investment Grade Fixed Income Strategy
The primary investment objective of this strategy is to attain an income-focused rate of return with a
prudent level of risk, achievable from a portfolio of publicly traded securities. These securities include,
but are not limited to, fixed income securities, exchange traded funds, preferred stock, and mutual
funds. On occasion, we may also advise on and invest in taxable securities, commercial paper, agency
securities, and U.S. Government Securities.
We examine the credit rating of each issue to determine the suitability of the investment for you. Our
investment strategy is to purchase fixed income securities for the long term, generally greater than one
year. We generally limit our selection of bonds to high credit quality.
The primary risk associated with this investment analysis is that we rely, in part, on the accuracy of
third-party rating services when purchasing investments for you. Although we utilize well known rating
companies such as Moody's, Standard & Poor's, and Kroll, it is possible that information provided may
not be accurate.
Diversified Portfolio Strategy
This strategy aims to provide you with an optimal asset allocation. Under our oversight, ourSub-
Adviser places focus on diversification and tax- and cost-efficiency, allocating across mutual funds,
ETFs, individual securities, options, third-party asset managers, and other investments.
Implementation of this strategybegins with selection of an appropriate benchmark, consisting primarily
of widely recognized market indexes, based on your agreed-upon goals and level of risk. Your
benchmark is updated as needed, typically due to a material change inyour risk profile or as a result of
a predetermined asset allocation strategy that gradually shifts your portfolio's allocation over time. The
overwhelming majority of client assets will be invested according to the Investment Grade Fixed
Income Strategy, while some client assets may be invested in the Special Strategies.
Core asset allocation is based on the expected performance of each asset class during various
macroeconomic scenarios. Forward-looking scenario analysis is used to evaluate portfolio risk and
optimize allocations, following examination of the fundamental links between asset classes.
Investment Grade Fixed Income Strategy
We examine the credit rating of each issue to determine the suitability of the investment for you. Our
investment strategy is to purchase fixed income securities for the long term, generally greater than one
year. We generally limit our selection of bonds to high credit quality.
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The primary risk associated with this investment analysis is that we rely, in part, on the accuracy of
third party rating services when purchasing investments for you. Although we utilize well known rating
companies such as Moody's, it is possible that information provided may not be accurate.
Municipal bonds while generally thought of as safe, can have risks associated with them including, but
not limited to, the credit worthiness of the governmental entity that issues the bond as well as the
stability of the revenue stream that's used to pay the interest on the security. Most municipal securities
are rated by rating agencies, which identify the credit risk of the issue.
Corporate bonds are typically safer investments than equity securities, but their risk can also vary
widely based on the financial health of the issuer, the risk that the issuer might default, the maturity of
the bond, and whether or not the bond can be "called" prior to maturity.
In addition, fixed income securities are subject to Interest rate risk. Interest rate risk is the risk that a
bond may decrease in value in the event of a rise in interest rates. The longer the term of the bond the
more the bond is likely to drop when interest rates rise.
Mutual funds and exchange traded funds are professionally managed collective investment systems
that pool money from many investors and invest in stocks, bonds, short-term money market
instruments, other mutual funds, other securities or any combination thereof. The fund will have a
manager that trades the fund's investments in accordance with the fund's investment objective. While
mutual funds and ETFs generally provide diversification, risks can be significantly increased if the fund
is concentrated in a particular sector of the market, primarily invests in small cap or speculative
companies, uses leverage (i.e., borrows money) to a significant degree, or concentrates in a particular
type of security (i.e., equities) rather than balancing the fund with different types of securities.
Exchange traded funds differ from mutual funds since they can be bought and sold throughout the day
like stock and their price can fluctuate throughout the day. The returns on mutual funds and ETFs can
be reduced by the costs to manage the funds. Also, while some mutual funds are "no load" and charge
no fee to buy into, or sell out of, the fund, other types of mutual funds do charge such fees which can
also reduce returns. Mutual funds can also be "closed end" or "open end". So-called "open end" mutual
funds continue to allow in new investors indefinitely, which can dilute other investors' interests.
Preferred stock shares are commitments by a company to pay a set amount of interest to
shareholders. Preferred shares have some characteristics that make them unique. First, just as with
common stock, preferred stockholders are behind bond holders in line for a company's assets if it runs
into a financial problem. If a company fails, money is repaid to bondholders first. The preferred
stockholders are merely shareholders; no debt is owed to them. This adds default risk to preferred
stock and, just as with dividends paid on common stock, a company may decide it no longer wants to
pay the preferred dividend. Additionally, unlike with equity shareholders, who may benefit from the
potential growth in the value of a company, but just like with those holding conventional bonds,
preferred shareholders' investment return is a function of the fixed-dividend yield. The difference is that
all conventional bonds have a fixed maturity date, while preferred stocks, as equity instruments, may
not. Even those preferreds with callable dates will not necessarily be called.
A characteristic of callable preferred stocks is that almost all callable preferred stocks are callable at
par, which means there is extremely limited upside potential if the security is purchased at par, and
virtually none if the call date is near.
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Certificates of deposit are generally the safest type of investment since they are insured by the federal
government up to a certain amount. However, because the returns are generally very low, it's possible
for inflation to outpace the return. Likewise, US Government securities are backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States government but it's also possible for the rate of inflation to exceed the
returns.
Our investment strategies and advice may vary depending upon each client's specific financial
situation. As such, we determine investments and allocations based upon your predefined objectives,
risk tolerance, time horizon, financial horizon, financial information, liquidity needs, and other various
suitability factors. Your restrictions and guidelines may affect the composition of your portfolio.
Asset allocation and rebalancing do not guarantee investment success. All investment strategies have
the potential for profit or loss. Changes in investment strategies, contributions or withdrawals, and
economic conditions, may materially alter the performance of your portfolio. Past performance is no
assurance of future success. There are no assurances that a portfolio will match or outperform any
particular benchmark.
Special Strategies
From time-to-time we may analyze, recommend and invest in situations with higher risk, and the
potential for corresponding higher returns, including but not limited to investment in high yield
securities and distressed issues and issues of distressed issuers. The underlying principles guiding
Special Strategies portfolio decisions are to capitalize on opportunities in the corporate and tax
exempttax-exempt bond markets. The opportunities seek to include potential capital gains, as well as
income. The risks of any particular Special Strategy may not be suitable for all clients. See "Risk of
Loss" below.
The market for some municipal bonds has come under severe pressure in the past several years, due
to a number of market and financial developments. These include ongoing deficits in several
municipalities' general budgets and also include underfunded pension obligations. They also include
reductions in cash flows for agencies, as well as, in the case of Puerto Rico, the government
development bank. Press coverage of financial difficulties has also heightened direct selling of some
municipal debt, as well as some bond fund redemptions in those funds that own this debt. This has
caused overall yields to rise significantly, which we believe has created potential opportunity.
Within these Special Strategies, it is expected that the majority of bonds will be purchased at discounts
to par value. Some bonds may include bond insurance.
This investment style may have a higher turnover rate than a traditional Investment Grade Fixed
Income Strategyother portfoliostrategies, as it is a very actively managed portfolio. Bonds are bought
when Castleton we feels the price justifies the risk and sold either to take a profit or cut losses where
we deem necessary.
Use of Margin
Castleton does not explicitly use leverage (margin) as part of any investment strategy, however some
Fund productsourSub-Adviser, an Independent Manager,or some fund products that we may
recommend to clients you may utilize margin. When purchasing securities on margin, money is a Fund
borrowsed money to purchase a security, in which case the security serves as collateral on the loan. In
a margin account, a Fund must maintain a minimum balance must be maintained before its broker will
force a Fundthe borrower to deposit more funds or sell stock to pay down the margin loan (known as a
margin call). If, for any reason, a borrower isFund were unable to meet a margin call, the borrower's
brokerage firm used by the Fund has the right to sell securities without consulting the borrowerFund. In
a margin account, a borrowerFund could potentially lose more money than it has invested.
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In implementing its strategies, Castleton may rely on analysis and advice from consultants.
Risk of Loss
Investing in securities involves risk of loss that you should be prepared to bear. This risk includes the
risk of illiquidity and the risk that you could lose part or all of your investment. There is no guarantee
that any strategy will perform as expected.
We do not represent or guarantee that our services or methods of analysis can or will predict future
results, successfully identify market tops or bottoms, or insulate clients from losses due to market
corrections or declines. We cannot offer any guarantees or promises that your financial goals and
objectives will be met. Past performance is in no way an indication of future performance.
General Investment Risk. A client You should be aware that they you may lose all or part of their your
investment. We believe that the risk to each client's portfolio is moderated through careful selection of
investments. However, we make no guarantee or representation is made that the your investments will
be successful.
Concentration of Holdings. Except as set forth in non-discretionary accounts, there are no
restrictions on the amount of a portfolio that may be invested in a particular security, geographic
region, industry or sector. Thus, at any given time, it is possible that your investments may be
concentrated in a particular geographic region, industry or sector, or a limited number or type of
securities. This limited diversity could expose your portfolio to losses disproportionate to market
movements in general if there are disproportionately greater adverse price movements in those
investments.
Value Investing Risk. To the extent a Special Strategy pursues a value-oriented investment approach
by attempting to identify credits that are undervalued, such an investing style may perform better or
worse than equity and bond portfolios that have a broader investment style. A value investment is
typically identified when 1) It may be significantly cheap with respect to long-term historical valuation;
2) It may be cheap relative to future prospects; and 3) It may offer a prospective return that, to
compensate for potential risks, exceeds returns available in the broader market. A value investment
may decrease in price or may not increase in price as anticipated if it continues to be undervalued by
the market or if the factors believed to cause the security's price to increase do not occur.
Illiquid Investments. To the extent that a Special Strategy invests in securities that are subject to
legal or other restrictions on transfer or for which no liquid market exists, it may be subject to specific
risks associated with such securities. The market prices, if any, for such securities tend to be volatile
and you may not be able to sell them when you desire to do so or to realize what you perceive to be a
fair value in the event of a sale. The sale of illiquid securities often requires more time and results in
higher brokerage charges or dealer discounts and other selling expenses than does the sale of
securities eligible for trading on national securities exchanges or in the over-the-counter markets.
Investment positions in illiquid securities could prevent you from liquidating unfavorable positions
promptly and subject your portfolio to substantial losses.
Investments in Distressed Securities. To the extent that your portfolio is invested in securities and
private claims and obligations of domestic and foreign entities which are experiencing significant
financial or business difficulties, such as loans, loan participations, claims held by trade or other
creditors, non-performing and sub-performing mortgage loans, partnership interests and similar
financial instruments, most of which are not publicly traded, it may be subject to a substantial degree of
risk. A portfolio may lose a substantial portion or all of its investment in a troubled loan or equity
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interest or may be required to accept cash or securities with a value less than its share of the
investment. Among the risks inherent in investments in troubled entities is the fact that it frequently
may be difficult to obtain information as to the true condition of such entities.
Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risk. A portfolio is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will
disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. War, terrorism,
pandemics, and related geopolitical events have led, and in the future may lead, to increased short-
term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and
markets generally. Likewise, systemic market dislocations of the kind surrounding the insolvency of
Lehman Brothers in 2008 may be highly disruptive to economies and markets. Those events as well as
other changes in U.S. and foreign economic and political conditions also could adversely affect
individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation,
investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of a portfolio's investments. At such times, a
portfolio's exposure to the risks described in this Item will likely increase. Market disruptions can
prevent us from implementing a given strategy for a period of time and achieving an investment
objective.
Cyber Risk. Investment advisers, including Castleton, must rely in part on digital and network
technologies ("cyber networks") to maintain substantial computerized data about activities for client
accounts and otherwise conduct their businesses. Such cyber networks might in some circumstances
be subject to a variety of possible cybersecurity incidents or similar events that could potentially result
in the inadvertent disclosure of confidential computerized data or client data to unintended parties, or
the intentional misappropriation or destruction of data by malicious hackers seeking to compromise
sensitive information, corrupt data, or cause operational disruption. Cyber-attacks might potentially be
carried out by persons using techniques that could range from efforts to electronically circumvent
network security or overwhelm websites to intelligence gathering and social engineering functions
aimed at obtaining information necessary to gain access. Castleton maintains policies and procedures
on information technology security. It has certain technical and physical safeguards intended to protect
the confidentiality of its internal data and takes other reasonable precautions to limit the potential for
cybersecurity incidents and to protect data from inadvertent disclosure or wrongful misappropriation or
destruction. Nevertheless, despite reasonable precautions, the risk remains that cybersecurity
incidents could potentially occur, and such incidents, in some circumstances, might result in
unauthorized access to sensitive information about Castleton or its clients or their investors and/or
cause damage to client accounts or Castleton's activities for clients or their investors. Castleton will
seek to promptly notify affected clients and investors of any known cybersecurity incident that may
pose a substantial risk of exposing confidential personal data about such clients or investors to
unintended parties.
Use of Independent Managers.We may recommend the use of one or more independent investment
managers for certain clients. In these cases, we will continue to perform ongoing due diligence of such
managers, but such recommendations rely, to a great extent, on the Independent Manager's ability to
successfully implement their investment strategy. In addition, Castleton and ourSub-Adviser cannot
supervise the Independent Manager on a day-to-day basis other than as previously described in Item
4, above. Additionally, in the management of certain accounts, we may also consider investment
recommendations/signals from one or more Investment Manager.
Fixed Income Securities. Fixed income securities, including, without limitation, bonds, notes and
debentures issued by corporations, debt securities issued or guaranteed by a government or one of its
agencies or instrumentalities, and commercial paper, pay fixed, variable or floating rates of interest. To
the extent a portfolio is invested in fixed income securities, the value of such securities will change in
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response to fluctuations in interest rates. In addition, the value of certain fixed-income securities can
fluctuate in response to perceptions of credit worthiness, political stability or soundness of economic
policies.
Fixed income securities are subject to the risk of the issuer's inability to meet principal and interest
payments on its obligations (i.e., credit risk) and are subject to price volatility due to such factors as
interest rate sensitivity, market perception of the creditworthiness of the issuer and general market
liquidity (i.e., market risk).
Investments in unrated or lower grade debt securities are subject to greater risk of loss of principal and
interest than higher rated debt securities. Special Strategies may invest in debt securities which rank
junior to other outstanding securities and obligations of the issuer, all or a significant portion of which
may be secured on substantially all of that issuer's assets. Additionally, Special Strategies may invest
in debt securities that are not protected by financial covenants or limitations on additional
indebtedness.
In addition, fixed income securities are subject to interest rate risk. Interest rate risk is the risk that a
bond may decrease in value in the event of a rise in interest rates. The longer the term of the bond, the
more the bond's value is likely to drop when interest rates rise.
Municipal Securities. Municipal bonds, while generally thought of as safe, can have risks associated
with them including, but not limited to, the credit worthiness of the governmental entity that issues the
bond as well as the stability of the revenue stream that's used to pay the interest on the security. Most
municipal securities are rated by rating agencies, which identify the credit risk of the issue.
Corporate Bonds. Corporate bonds are typically safer investments than equity securities, but their risk
can also vary widely based on the financial health of the issuer, the risk that the issuer might default,
the maturity of the bond, and whether or not the bond can be "called" prior to maturity.
Certificates of Deposit. Certificates of deposit are generally the safest type of investment since they
are insured by the federal government up to a certain amount. However, because the returns are
generally very low, it's possible for inflation to outpace the return. Likewise, US Government securities
are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government but it's also possible for the rate
of inflation to exceed the returns.
Preferred Stock Securities. Preferred stock shares are commitments by a company to pay a set
amount of interest to shareholders. Preferred shares have some characteristics that make them
unique. First, just as with common stock, preferred stockholders are behind bond holders in line for a
company's assets if it runs into a financial problem. If a company fails, money is repaid to bondholders
first. The preferred stockholders are merely shareholders; no debt is owed to them. This adds default
risk to preferred stock and, just as with dividends paid on common stock, a company may decide it no
longer wants to pay the preferred dividend. Additionally, unlike with equity shareholders, who may
benefit from the potential growth in the value of a company, but just like with those holding
conventional bonds, preferred shareholders' investment return is a function of the fixed-dividend yield.
The difference is that all conventional bonds have a fixed maturity date, while preferred stocks, as
equity instruments, may not. Even those preferred stocks with call dates will not necessarily be
called. A characteristic of callable preferred stocks is that almost all callable preferred stocks are
callable at par, which means there is extremely limited upside potential if the security is purchased at
par, and virtually none if the call date is near.
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Preferred stock pays dividends at the discretion of the company, but only after common equity
dividends have been suspended. In times of financial distress, preferred dividends could be deferred.
Preferred stocks can have call features, and therefore be related to interest rate changes. If the
company's credit deteriorates, it will likely not call in the preferred stock, but the price of the preferred
will fall due to the deteriorated credit. Ratings changes can also impact the likelihood of the company
refinancing the preferred.
While longer-term maturities with fixed yields do provide a hedge against deflationary environments,
similar to any fixed income instrument with a call feature, the call feature negates the benefits of the
longer maturity in a falling rate environment.
High Yield Securities. High-yield securities, like most fixed income securities, are generally not
exchange-traded and some of these instruments trade in a smaller secondary market, which may
affect liquidity. To the extent a portfolio is invested in high yield debt securities, investing in such
securities involves risks, which are greater than the risks of investing in higher rated debt securities.
These risks include: (1) changes in credit status, including weaker overall credit conditions of issuers
and risks of default; (2) sector, market and economic risk; (3) interest rate fluctuations; and (4) greater
price variability and credit risks of certain high yield securities such as zero coupon and payment-in-
kind securities. While these risks provide the opportunity for maximizing return over time, they may
result in greater upward and downward movement of the value of a portfolio. Furthermore, the value of
high yield securities may be more susceptible to real or perceived adverse economic, issuer or industry
conditions than is the case for higher rated securities. The market values of speculative and unrated
debt instruments tend to reflect individual issuer developments to a greater extent than do higher-rated
securities. Adverse market, credit or economic conditions could make it difficult at certain times to sell
certain high yield securities. held in a portfolio.
Mutual Funds and ETFs. Mutual funds and exchange traded funds are professionally managed
collective investment systems that pool money from many investors and invest in stocks, bonds, short-
term money market instruments, other mutual funds, other securities or any combination thereof. The
fund will have a manager that trades the fund's investments in accordance with the fund's investment
objective. While mutual funds and ETFs generally provide diversification, risks can be significantly
increased if the fund is concentrated in a particular sector of the market, primarily invests in small cap
or speculative companies, uses leverage (i.e., borrows money) to a significant degree, or concentrates
in a particular type of security (i.e., equities) rather than balancing the fund with different types of
securities.
Exchange traded funds differ from mutual funds since they can be bought and sold throughout the day
like stock, and their price can fluctuate throughout the day. The returns on mutual funds and ETFs can
be reduced by the costs to manage the funds. Also, while some mutual funds are "no load" and charge
no fee to buy into, or sell out of, the fund, other types of mutual funds do charge such fees which can
also reduce returns. Mutual funds can also be "closed end" or "open end". So-called "open end" mutual
funds continue to allow in new investors indefinitely, which can dilute other investors'
interests.Preferred Stock Securities. Preferred stock pays dividends at the discretion of the company,
but only after common equity dividends have been suspended. In times of financial distress, preferred
dividends could be deferred. Preferred stocks can have call features, and therefore be related to
interest rate changes. If the company's credit deteriorates, it will likely not call in the preferred stock,
but the price of the preferred will fall due to the deteriorated credit. Ratings changes can also impact
the likelihood of the company refinancing the preferred.
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Options. Options are contracts that grant the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying
asset at a specified price within a certain timeframe. Options transactions involve risks including the
risk of total loss of the premium paid, the risk that the price of the underlying security may move
unfavorably, and the risk that the option may expire worthless. Writing (selling) options involves
potentially unlimited risk of loss.
Item 9 Disciplinary Information
Neither our firm nor our principal owners have any legal or disciplinary events, material or otherwise.
Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
We have entered into a sub-advisory arrangement with a registered investment adviser to provide
asset management services for certain strategies, as described in Item 4 of this Brochure. The Sub-
Adviser is an SEC-registered investment adviser. The Sub-Adviser may be affiliated with entities that
manage private investment funds.We have not provided information on other financial industry
activities and affiliations because we do not have any relationship or arrangement that is material to
our advisory business or to our clients with any of the types of entities listed below.
Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and
Personal Trading
Description of Our Code of Ethics
We strive to comply with applicable laws and regulations governing our practices. Therefore, our Code
of Ethics includes guidelines for professional standards of conduct for our Associated Persons. Our
goal is to protect your interests at all times and to demonstrate our commitment to our fiduciary duties
of honesty, good faith, and fair dealing with you. All of our Associated Persons are expected to adhere
strictly to these guidelines. Our Code of Ethics also requires that certain persons associated with our
firm submit reports of their personal account holdings and transactions to a qualified representative of
our firm who will review these reports on a periodic basis. Persons associated with our firm are also
required to report any violations of our Code of Ethics. Additionally, we maintain and enforce written
policies reasonably designed to prevent the misuse or dissemination of material, non-public
information about you or your account holdings by persons associated with our firm.
Our Code of Ethics is available to you upon request. You may obtain a copy of our Code of Ethics by
contacting Client Relations at (212) 832-9700 or info@castletonpartners.com.
Personal Trading Practices
Our firm or associated person may buy or sell the same securities that we recommend to you or
securities in which you are already invested. A conflict of interest exists in such cases because we
have the ability to trade ahead of you and potentially receive more favorable prices than you will
receive. To mitigate this conflict of interest, it is our policy that neither our Associated Persons nor we
shall have priority over your account in the purchase or sale of securities.
Item 12 Brokerage Practices
Castleton executes transactions through the custodian/broker-dealer which clients elect to use. In cases
where clients do not instruct us to use a specific custodian/broker, we recommend the brokerage and
custodial services of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Our firm has an arrangement with National
Financial Services LLC ("NFS") and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC ("FBS") (collectively, and
together with all affiliates, "Fidelity"), through which Fidelity provides our firm with "institutional platform
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services." Our firm is independently operated and owned and is not affiliated with Fidelity. The
institutional platform services include, among others, brokerage, custody, and other related services.
Fidelity's institutional platform services that assist us in managing and administering clients' accounts
include software and other technology that (i) provide access to client account data (such as trade
confirmations and account statements); (ii) facilitate trade execution and allocate aggregated trade
orders for multiple client accounts; (iii) provide research, pricing and other market data; (iv) facilitate
payment of fees from its clients' accounts; and (v) assist with back-office functions, recordkeeping and
client reporting.
Fidelity may make certain research and brokerage services available at no additional cost to our firm.
Research products and services provided by Fidelity may include: research reports on
recommendations or other information about particular companies or industries; economic surveys,
data and analyses; financial publications; portfolio evaluation services; financial database software and
services; electronic news and pricing services; quotation equipment for use in running software used in
investment decision-making; and other products or services that provide lawful and appropriate
assistance by Fidelity to our firm in the performance of our investment decision-making responsibilities.
The aforementioned research and brokerage services qualify for the safe harbor exemption defined in
Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Fidelity does not make client brokerage commissions generated by client transactions available for our
firm's use. The aforementioned research and brokerage services are used by our firm to manage
accounts for which our firm has investment discretion. Without this arrangement, our firm might be
compelled to purchase the same or similar services at our own expense.
As part of our fiduciary duty to our clients, our firm will endeavor at all times to put the interests of our
clients first. Clients should be aware, however, that the receipt of economic benefits by our firm or our
related persons creates a potential conflict of interest and may indirectly influence our firm's choice of
Fidelity as a custodial recommendation. Our firm examined this potential conflict of interest when our
firm chose to recommend Fidelity and have determined that the recommendation is in the best interest
of our firm's clients and satisfies our fiduciary obligations, including our duty to seek the best execution.
Fixed income transactions may be executed at a number of different broker-dealers depending on the
transaction. We believe that Fidelity and other broker-dealers we use provide quality execution
services for you at competitive prices. In seeking best execution, the determinative factor is not the
lowest possible cost, but whether the transaction represents the best qualitative execution, taking into
consideration the full range of a broker-dealer's services, including the value of research provided,
execution capability, commission rates, and responsiveness. Although our firm will seek competitive
rates, to the benefit of all clients, our firm may not necessarily obtain the lowest possible commission
rates for specific client account transactions.
Directed Brokerage
You may establish custodial accounts at broker-dealers other than Fidelity. In such cases, you should
understand that in a directed brokerage relationship where we utilize the custodian/broker-dealer of
your choice to execute transactions, you may pay higher transaction costs than those charged by
Fidelity. In addition, we may not be able to aggregate orders for accounts which are not custodied at
Fidelity.
Brokerage For Client Referrals
We do not receive client referrals from broker-dealers in exchange for cash or other compensation,
such as brokerage services or research.
Research and Other Soft Dollar Benefits
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We do not have any soft dollar arrangements.
Economic Benefits
As a registered investment adviser, we have access to the institutional platform of your account
custodian. As such, we will also have access to research products and services from your account
custodian and/or other brokerage firm. These products are in addition to any benefits or research we
pay for with soft dollars, and may include financial publications, information about particular companies
and industries, research software, and other products or services that provide lawful and appropriate
assistance to our firm in the performance of our investment decision-making responsibilities. Such
research products and services are provided to all investment advisers that utilize the institutional
services platforms of these firms, and are not considered to be paid for with soft dollars. However, you
should be aware that the commissions charged by a particular broker for a particular transaction or set
of transactions may be greater than the amounts another broker who did not provide research services
or products might charge.
Block Trades and Aggregation of Orders
As a general practice, weandourSub-Adviserexecute transactions for each client account
independently. However, if we or ourSub-Adviser determine that it is appropriate to purchase or sell
the same securities for multiple clients at approximately the same time, we may, but are not obligated
to, aggregate or batch such orders. This aggregation is conducted to seek best execution, negotiate
favorable commission rates, or equitably allocate differences in prices and transaction costs among
clients. When orders are aggregated, transactions will generally be averaged as to price and allocated
pro rata to the purchase and sale orders placed for each participating client on any given day.
Weand/or ourSub-Adviser aggregate client orders in accordance with applicable regulatory rules and
guidance, and do not receive any additional compensation or remuneration for the aggregation of client
transactions. If a prorated allocation is not appropriate, we or ourSub-Adviser may use an alternative
allocation method based on relevant factors, including but not limited to: the size of the accounts,
investment objectives, cash availability, investment restrictions, or the need to avoid odd lots or de
minimis allocations. We and or Sub-Adviser strive to ensure that all allocations are fair and equitable to
clients. In the event that circumstances arise which may constitute a conflict of interest between or
among clients with positions in the same securities, such situations will be referred to the Compliance
Committee of the Sub-Adviser for resolution.Generally, the same securities are not purchased for
different advisory accounts, as most transactions are particular to individual clients. However, we will
occasionally aggregate client trades—i.e. in the case of Special Strategies—subject to best execution.
Aggregation, or "bunching," describes a procedure whereby an investment adviser combines the
orders of two or more clients into a single order for the purpose of obtaining better prices and lower
execution costs. Aggregation opportunities for us generally arise when more than one client is capable
of purchasing or selling a particular security based on investment objectives, available cash and other
factors. In the event that a purchase was made for multiple client accounts, we generally combine
multiple orders for the same securities and we will then distribute a portion of the security to
participating accounts based on the funds available for investment in each account, or on AUM in each
account, or such other method as the manager determines to be fair and equitable. Subject to our
discretion regarding factual and market conditions, when we combine orders, each participating
account pays a proportionate share of all transaction costs. In the event of a partial fill, allocations
generally will be made pro rata based on the initial order, but may be modified on a basis that we deem
to be appropriate, including, for example, in order to avoid odd lots or de minimis allocations. We may
also aggregate subsequent orders for the same security entered during the same day with any
previously filled orders. This determination may take into consideration changes in the market price of
the security and differences in allocations among accounts. Should situations arise that might
constitute a conflict of interest between or among two or more clients with positions in the same
securities, such situations will be referred to the Compliance Committee for final resolution.
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Accounts owned by our firm or persons associated with our firm may participate in block trading with
your accounts; however, they will not be given preferential treatment.
Item 13 Review of Accounts
Asset Management Services
J. Michael Reinoso, Chief Executive Officer, will monitor your accounts on an ongoing basis and will
conduct account reviews at least quarterly to ensure that the portfolio mix is consistent with your
current/stated investment needs and objectives, as described in your investment policy statement.
Additional reviews may be conducted based on various circumstances, including, but not limited to:
• contributions and withdrawals,
• year-end tax planning,
• market moving events,
• security specific events, and/or,
• changes in your risk/return objectives.
You will receive trade confirmations and monthly or quarterly statements from your account
custodian(s).
Portfolio Consulting and /ConciergeInvestment Reporting Services
J. Michael Reinoso will review your accounts at the inception of the client relationship. Mr.
Reinoso may conduct further ongoing reviews of your account, the frequency of which will be
negotiated with each client on a case-by-case basis.
We will provide you with an analysis of your portfolio, which may cover such items as credit selection,
targeted maturity range and security construct (e.g. coupon, call feature). We may also provide
additional reports/analysis for clients who engage us for ongoing concierge consulting and reporting
services. The frequency of such reports will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation
We do not receive any compensation from any third party in connection with providing investment
advice to you nor do we compensate any individual or firm for client referrals.
Refer to the Brokerage Practices section above for disclosures on research and other benefits we may
receive resulting from our relationship with your account custodian.
Item 15 Custody
We directly debit your account(s) for the payment of our advisory fees. This ability to deduct our
advisory fees from your accounts causes our firm to exercise limited custody over your funds or
securities. We do not have physical custody of any of your funds and/or securities. Your funds and
securities will be held with a bank, broker-dealer, or other independent qualified custodian. You will
receive account statements from the independent qualified custodian(s) holding your funds and
securities at least quarterly. The account statements from your custodian(s) will indicate the amount of
our advisory fees deducted from your account(s) each billing period. You should carefully review
account statements for accuracy. If you have a question regarding your account statement or if you did
not receive a statement from your custodian, please contact Client Relations at 212-832-9700 or via e-
mail at info@castletonpartners.com.
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Our firm or persons associated with our firm may effect third party wire transfers for client accounts
with client written consent per transaction or a client may use a Standing Letter of Authorization. A
Standing Letter of Authorization is an authorization provided by a client in which the client grants
authority to their advisor permitting the advisor to instruct the client's qualified custodian to transfer
assets to a third party designated by the client. The Securities & Exchange Commission ("SEC")
believes that entering into a Standing Letter of Authorization ("SLOA") arrangement constitutes custody
and the adviser is therefore required to comply with the custody rule. However, the adviser is not
subject to an annual surprise audit if the advisor follows and satisfies the SEC's guidance provided in
the SEC's no-action letter dated February 21, 2017.
Where the Adviser acts pursuant to a SLOA, we believe we are making a good faith effort to comply
with the representations noted in the SEC's no-action letter. Additionally, since many of those
representations involve the qualified custodian's operations, we will collaborate closely with its
custodians to ensure that the representations would be able to be met.
Item 16 Investment Discretion
Before we can buy or sell securities on your behalf, you must first sign our Discretionary Investment
Management Agreement. By signing our discretionary investment management agreement, you grant
our firm discretion over the selection and amount of securities to be purchased or sold for your
account(s) without obtaining your consent or approval prior to each transaction. You may specify
investment objectives, guidelines, and/or impose certain conditions or investment parameters for your
account(s). For example, you may specify that you desire only a certain credit quality or a certain
maturity limit. Please refer to the "Advisory Business" section in this Brochure for more information on
our discretionary asset management services.
Item 17 Voting Client Securities
Castleton does not vote proxies on behalf of advisory accounts. However, for accounts managed by
ourSub-Adviser on a discretionary basis, the Sub-Adviser may vote proxies on your behalf in
accordance with their Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures. The Sub-Adviser utilizes third-party proxy
advisory services to assist in the research and voting of client proxies. Votes will be made in what the
Sub-Adviser considers to be your best interests. You may request a copy of the Sub-Adviser's proxy
voting record andpolicies by contacting usat (212) 832-9700 or info@castletonpartners.com.We will not
vote proxies on behalf of your advisory accounts. At your request, we may offer you advice regarding
corporate actions and the exercise of your proxy voting rights.
Item 18 Financial Information
Our firm does not have any financial condition or impairment that would prevent us from meeting our
contractual commitments to you. We do not take physical custody of client funds or securities, or serve
as trustee or signatory for client accounts, and, we do not require the prepayment of more than $1,200
in fees six or more months in advance. Therefore, we are not required to include a financial statement
with this brochure.
Item 19 Requirements for State-Registered Advisers
We are a federally registered investment adviser; therefore, we are not required to respond to this
item.
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Item 20 Additional Information
Your Privacy
We view protecting your private information as a top priority. Pursuant to applicable privacy
requirements, we have instituted policies and procedures to ensure that we keep your personal
information private and secure.
We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about you to any nonaffiliated third parties,
except as permitted by law. In the course of servicing your account, we may share some information
with our service providers, such as transfer agents, custodians, broker-dealers, accountants,
consultants, and attorneys.
We restrict internal access to nonpublic personal information about you to employees, who need that
information in order to provide products or services to you. We maintain physical and procedural
safeguards that comply with regulatory standards to guard your nonpublic personal information and to
ensure our integrity and confidentiality. We will never sell information about you or your accounts to
anyone. We do not share your information unless it is required to process a transaction, at your
request, or required by law.
You will receive a copy of our privacy notice prior to or at the time you sign an advisory agreement with
our firm. Thereafter, we will deliver a copy of the current privacy policy notice to you on an annual
basis. Please contact Client Relations at 212-832-9700 or via e-mail at info@castletonpartners.com if
you have any questions regarding this policy.
Trade Errors
In the event a trading error occurs in your account, our policy is to restore your account to the position
it should have been in had the trading error not occurred. Depending on the circumstances, corrective
actions may include canceling the trade, adjusting an allocation, and/or reimbursing the account. For
accounts under the custody of Fidelity, if a profit results from the correcting, all monthly net gains (after
offsetting any trade error losses) from trade error profits will be donated to charity and you will not keep
the profit.
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