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Belleair Wealth Management, LLC (CRD 131666), brochure dated October 16, 2026. Text extracted from the firm's SEC Form ADV Part 2 brochure.
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DISCLOSURE BROCHURE
THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940 RULE 203-1
Part 2A of Form ADV: Firm Brochure
BRANCH OFFICE
With Corporate Office Oversight
885 Gold Hill Road, Suite 135
Fort Mills, South Carolina 29708
SEC File #: 801-134914
Firm IARD/CRD #: 131666
CORPORATE OFFICE
Mailing Address & Primary Location
2811 West Bay Drive
Belleair Bluffs, Florida 33770
Belleair Wealth Management, LLC
R E G I S T E R E D I N V E S T M E N T A D V I S O R
www.bwmadvisors.com
Tel: 727.586.5655
B R O C H U R E
D A T E D
This Disclosure Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Belleair
Wealth Management, LLC, which should be considered before becoming a client. You are welcome to
contact us if you have any questions about the contents of this brochure – our contact information is
listed to the right. Additional information about Belleair Wealth Management, LLC is also available on
the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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JANUARY
2026
The information contained in this Disclosure Brochure has not been approved or verified by the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any State Securities Administrator. Furthermore, the
term “registered investment advisor” is not intended to imply that Belleair Wealth Management, LLC
has attained a certain level of skill or training.
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There are no material changes to report. This Disclosure Brochure has been reviewed and is
current as of the date indicated on the cover.
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ITEM 4
Advisory Business
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Who We Are
Assets Under Management
What We Do
Fees & Compensation
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Discovery Meeting
Asset Management Fee
General Consulting Fee
Performance-Based Fees & Side-By-Side Management
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Types of Clients
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ITEM 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies & Risk of Loss
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Methods of Analysis
Investment Strategies
Managing Risk
Disciplinary Information
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ITEM 10 Other Financial Industry Activities & Affiliations
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Insurance Agency Affiliation
Insurance Company Activities
Accounting Activities & Activities
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions & Personal Trading
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Code of Ethics
Client Transactions
Personal Trading
Brokerage Practices
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Custodial Services
Aggregating Trade Orders
Review of Accounts
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Asset Management Reviews
Client Referrals & Other Compensation
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Referral Compensation
Other Compensation (Indirect Benefit)
Insurance Compensation
Retirement Rollover Compensation
Custody
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Management Fee Deduction
Standing Letters of Authorization
Investment Discretion
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Voting Client Securities
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Financial Information
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Who We Are
Belleair Wealth Management, LLC1 (hereinafter referred to as “Belleair,” “the Company,”
“we,” “us,” and “our”) has been a fee-based2 registered investment advisor3 since May of
2000. We offer a wide range of wealth management services4 designed to assist you, our
client5, achieve the financial stability, security, and independence you desire.
Owners
The following persons control the Company:
CRD#
Name
Title
RALAN, LLC
Holding Company & Managing Member of Belleair
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Randy A. Pattison
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Managing Member & CEO of RALAN, LLC and
Member & Chief Compliance Officer of Belleair
Our Mission
Our mission is to hold in trust your financial future as if was our own; to guide you through
the maze of financial alternatives; to provide clear objective advice designed to assist you
in maximizing your wealth, to manage your investment expectations and to minimize your
investment risk relative to your financial goals.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2025, our assets under management totaled:
Discretionary Accounts .......................................................
$111,159,804
We do not offer non-discretionary asset management services.
What We Do
We manage wealth. Our financial solutions stress the importance of you making fiscally
responsible decisions and disciplined economic choices in your personal life, so we can
effectively help you maximize wealth, maintain investment expectations, and manage risk.
1 Belleair Wealth Management was formed as a Sole Proprietorship and registered as an investment advisor in 2000. In January 2012, Belleair Wealth
Management was organized as a Limited Liability Company. Finally, in April of 2012, Belleair Wealth Management, LLC and all the assets of the existing
advisory firm were acquired by RALAN, LLC a Holding Company wholly owned by Randy A. Pattison.
2 As a “fee-based” investment advisor, the compensation we receive can include sales commissions in addition to the compensation paid by you, our client,
for the portfolio management services we provide. See Item 10, “Other Financial Industry Activities & Affiliations” for disclosure on these services.
3 The term “registered investment advisor” is not intended to imply that Belleair Wealth Management, LLC has attained a certain level of skill or training. It
is used strictly to reference the fact that Belleair is “Registered” as an “Investment Advisor” with the United States Securities & Exchange Commission and
“Notice Filed” with such other state regulatory agencies that may have limited regulatory jurisdiction over our business practices.
4 Belleair is a fiduciary, as defined within the meaning of Title I of the Employer Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) and/or as defined under
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) for any wealth management services provided to a client who is: (i) a plan participant or beneficiary of
a retirement plan subject to ERISA or as described under the Code; or (ii) the beneficial owner of an Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”).
5 A client could be an individual and their family members, a family office, a foundation or endowment, a charitable organization, a corporation and/or small
business, a trust, a guardianship, an estate, a retirement plan, or any other type of entity to which we choose to give investment advice.
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The focus of our wealth management services begins with identifying your standards of living
and quality of lifestyle expectations. We will accomplish this through an initial Discovery
Meeting where we will review the financial information we requested for discussion. Together,
questions will be asked, information shared, and an evaluation made as to whether we should
move to the next step. During the meeting, we will:
v Learn about your core values and guiding principles.
v Discover your financial objectives and what success looks like for you.
v Seek to understand your financial concerns and how you have been addressing them.
v Create an internal profile consisting of your current income and expenses, assets,
career objectives, investment goals, risk tolerance and investment time horizon,
targeted rate of return, and prior investment experience, along with personal
information about your relationships, your values, and interests.
From the Discovery Meeting, should you engage us for our investment advisory services, we will
recommend an investment strategy and asset mix we feel is most suitable for your unique
investment goals, expectations, and risk tolerance.
Our management strategies are not limited to any specific product or service; however, the
majority of our portfolio allocations will utilize a mix of equity (“stock”) positions, fixed-
income/debt (“bond”) instruments, Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”), Investment Company
(“mutual fund”) products, and cash/cash equivalent securities to meet your investment
objectives 6.
Information regarding our management fee structure is disclosed under “Asset Management
Fee” in Item 5, “Fees & Compensation” and further description of our investment strategies
under Item 8, “Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies & Risk of Loss.”
General Consulting
The consulting services we offer are independent of our asset management services. Under
this arrangement, we do not provide any on-going management of your account or give
continuous investment advice. We will perform the desired task, but you are responsible
for implementing any of the advice if you have not engaged us separately for that service.
Consulting services can include the following:
v General and/or specific advice on non-managed investments such as private
placements and independent hedge fund offering.
Independent retirement plan benchmarking and cost analysis.
v Real Estate Investments opportunities.
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v Preparing consolidated reports from multiple sources (i.e., brokerage, IRA, variable
annuity accounts, managed accounts, etc.) into a single quarterly performance
report for your review and consideration.
v General and/or specific
life
insurance or annuity contract review and
recommendations.
For information on our fees for consulting services, see “General Consulting Fee” under Item
5, “Fees & Compensation.”
6 You may, at any time, impose restrictions in writing on the securities we may recommend (i.e., limit the types/amounts of particular securities purchased
for your account, etc.).
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Discovery Meeting
The Discovery Meeting has no cost or obligation. This meeting provides the opportunity for
both parties to get to know each other and for us to share in greater detail how we can address
your financial objectives:
v Access your current family financial needs.
v Address your financial concerns and answer your questions on how we can assist you.
v Discuss private banking for credit and lending, liquidity, and money movement needs
and how we can facilitate their services when necessary while providing reporting
capabilities and oversight of the transactions.
v Recommend financial resolutions to lower costs, reduce risks, increase expected
returns, and/or increase tax efficiency to improve the likelihood of successfully
achieving your goals.
v Explain our investment methodology and how our investment strategies work; and,
v Explain the benefits of wealth planning7 and how an evaluation of your wealth
management needs is beneficial beyond just managing your investable assets.
From the Discovery Meeting, our objective will be to move forward under an advisory contract
to manage your portfolio assets. We will prepare the necessary agreements to perform the
desired service. If, however, you do not wish to engage us for our management services, you
will be responsible for implementing any recommendations coming out of the Discovery
Meeting. All monetary solutions discussed will have been concluded and we are not responsible
to implement the advice or for any on-going supervision, monitoring, and/or reporting.
Asset Management Fee
Portfolio management is provided on an asset-based fee8 arrangement. The management fee
will be calculated based on the aggregate fair market value (including cash and cash
equivalent securities) of your portfolio account(s) on the last business day of the previous
calendar quarter multiplied by one-fourth of the corresponding annual percentage rate for
each portion of your portfolio assets that fall within each tier (See “Billing” below under
“Protocols for Asset Management” for formula calculation.).
We retain discretion to negotiate the management fee within each tier on a client-by-client
basis depending on the size, complexity, and nature of the portfolio managed. In addition, for
the portion of your portfolio that exceeds into the next tier level, either through additional
deposits or asset growth, a fee break will occur.
7 We do not charge a fee for wealth planning; it is a complementary service available to all clients. At our discretion, based on your unique financial need,
we will prepare at minimum a limited-scope financial plan.
8 An asset-based fee is a percentage fee charged based on your assets under management for our professional time giving continuous advice, managing
investment strategies, and suggesting investment options. We receive no other compensation for this advisory service unless first disclosed to you.
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The tier breaks are as follows:
Account Value
Annual Fee
Rate
Not to Exceed
First $500,000 ...........................................
2.00%
Next $500,000 ..........................................
1.50%
Next $1,000,000 ........................................
1.00%
Over $2,000,000 ........................................
0.85%
Our management fee will be fully disclosed to you in an advisory agreement prior to conducting
any portfolio management services. We generally require a minimum initial investment of
$100,000 to open a managed account; however, we retain the right to waive or reduce this
minimum if we feel circumstances are warranted.
Protocols for Asset Management
The following protocols establish how we handle our asset management accounts and what
you should expect when it comes to: (i) managing your account; (ii) your bill for investment
services; (iii) deposits and withdrawals; and, (iv) other fees charged to your account(s).
Discretion
We will establish discretionary trading authority on all management accounts to execute
securities transactions at anytime without your prior consent or advice.
You may, however, at any time, impose restrictions, in writing, on our discretionary
authority (i.e., limit the types/amounts of particular securities purchased for your account,
exclude the ability to purchase securities with an inverse relationship to the market, limit
our use of margin or leverage, etc.).
Billing
Your account will be billed quarterly, in advance, a blended fee based on the fair market
value for the portion of your portfolio (including cash and cash equivalent securities) that
fall within each tier of our fee schedule.
As your portfolio value increases into the next tier level, either through additional deposits
or asset growth, the amount of assets above the fee-break will be billed the corresponding
annual fee rate. For example:
Account Value: $2,500,000
Tier Fee-Breaks
Annual Fee %
(Per Tier)
Tier Assets
(Assets within each tier.)
$500,000
$500,000
$1,000,000
$500,000
First $500,000
Next $500,000
Next $1,000,000
Over $2,000,000
Blended Annual Fee %
2.00%
1.50%
1.00%
0.85%
1.27%
For new managed accounts opened mid-quarter, our fee will be based upon a pro-rated
calculation of your assets to be managed for the current quarterly period. For existing
management accounts, pro-rated adjustments may be made for partial deposits between
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billing cycles. We do not make partial refunds of our quarterly fee for withdraws you
make during a calendar quarter.
Advisory fees will be deducted first from any money market funds or cash balances. If such
assets are insufficient to satisfy payment of such fees, a portion of the account assets will
be liquidated to cover the fees.
Management Fee Exclusions
Custodial Fees
The above fees for asset management are exclusive of any charges imposed by the
custodial firm who has custody of your account; including, but not limited to: (i) any
Exchange/SEC fees; (ii) certain transfer taxes; (iii) service or account charges, such as,
postage/handling fees, electronic fund and wire transfer fees, auction fees, debit
balances, margin interest, certain odd-lot differentials and mutual fund short-term
redemption fees; and (iv) brokerage and execution costs associated with securities held
in your managed account. There can also be other fees charged to your account that
are unaffiliated with our management services.
Investment Company Fees
All fees paid to us for asset management services are separate from any fees and
expenses charged on mutual fund shares by the investment company or by the
investment advisor managing the mutual fund portfolios. These expenses, which we do
not share in, generally include management fees and various fund expenses, such as 12b-
1 fees. Redemption fees, account fees, purchase fees, contingent deferred sales charges
and other sales load charges may occur but are the exception within managed accounts
at institutional custodians. A complete explanation of these expenses charged by the
mutual funds is contained in each mutual fund’s prospectus. You are encouraged to
carefully read the fund prospectus.
For more information on the custodial firm, we recommend to custody your portfolio
account(s), see Item 12, “Brokerage Practices”.
Termination of Asset Management Services
To terminate our investment advisory services, either party (you or us) by written
notification to the other party, may terminate the Investment Advisory Agreement at any
time, provided such written notification is received at least 30 days prior to the date of
termination (i.e.; To terminate services on October 1st, a request for termination should be
received in our office by September 1st.). Such notification should include the date the
termination will go into affect along with any final instructions on the account (i.e.,
liquidate the account, finalize all transactions and/or cease all investment activity).
In the event termination does not fall on the last day of a calendar quarter, you shall be
entitled to a pro-rated refund of the prepaid quarterly management fee based upon the
number of days remaining in the quarter after the termination notice goes into affect. Once
the termination of investment advisory services has been implemented, neither party has
any obligation to the other – we no longer earn management fees or give investment advice,
and you become responsible for making your own investment decisions.
General Consulting Fee
Our general consulting fee is a negotiable hourly rate not to exceed $500 per hour for our
service. All consulting fees will be completely itemized in a billing statement at the
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completion of the requested service. General consulting services can be terminated at any
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We do not charge fees based on a share of capital gains or the capital appreciation of the
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The types of clients we offer advisory services to are described above under “Who We Are” in
the Item 4, the “Advisory Business” section. Our minimum account size for asset management
is disclosed above under “Asset Management Fee” in Item 5 above in the “Fees &
Compensation” section of this Brochure.
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Our asset management services are designed to build long-term wealth while maintaining risk
tolerance levels acceptable to you. Your financial needs, investment objectives, time horizon,
liquidity, taxes, and risk tolerance help us determine an effective investment strategy. Your
tailored portfolio can include a mix of equity (“stock”) positions, fixed income/debt (“bond”)
instruments, (“mutual funds”) products, and exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), and cash/cash
equivalent securities to meet your investment objectives.
We could recommend alternatives depending on your unique investment objectives and risk
tolerance (i.e., closed-end funds, leveraged ETFs, and derivatives, such as options). If we
recommend investing in one of these securities, we will discuss the limitations of such security
and the potential risk factors to your portfolio.
Methods of Analysis
We will use various analytical methods to analyze securities and develop an appropriate asset
allocation portfolio.
Fundamental Analysis
Fundamental analysis is a method of analyzing the intrinsic value of a financial asset, such as
a stock or bond, by examining its underlying economic and financial factors. It involves
analyzing a company's financial statement and ratios to determine its financial health and
growth prospects. The goal of fundamental analysis is to determine whether the current
market price of an asset is undervalued, fairly-valued, or overvalued.
RISKS – Fundamental analysis places greater value on the long-term financial structure and
health of a company, which may have little to no bearing on what is actually happening in
the marketplace. Investing in companies with sound financial data/strength and a history
of healthy returns can be a good long-term investment to hold in your portfolio; however,
such fundamental data does not always correlate to the trading value of the stock on the
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exchanges. In the short-term, the stock can decrease in value as investors trade in other
market sectors.
Quantitative Analysis
Quantitative analysis uses mathematical and statistical models to analyze financial markets
and assets. It involves using many data points, such as historical prices, trading volume, and
other financial metrics, to identify patterns and trends. This information is used to make
investment decisions based on statistical probabilities and risk management principles.
RISKS – The key benefit of quantitative analysis is its ability to reduce complex figures to a
single piece of data that is easy to grasp, discuss, and support decision-making and
investment recommendations. However, quantitative analysis relies on mathematical
models and historical data, which may not always be a reliable indicator of future
performance and real-world conditions.
Technical Analysis
Technical analysis utilizes current and historical pricing information to help us identify trends
in the broader domestic and foreign equity and fixed income markets, and in the underlying
assets themselves. This may involve the use of various technical indicators, such as moving
averages and trend-lines, among others.
RISKS – Technical analysis is charting the historical market data of a stock, taking into
consideration current market conditions, to forecast the direction of a future stock price
rather than using fundamental tools for evaluating a company’s financial strength.
Technical analysis focuses on the price movement of a security trading in the marketplace.
This is an ideal tool for short-term investing to identify ideal market entry/exit points.
However, no market indicator is absolutely reliable, and your investment portfolio can
underperform in the short-term should the market indicators be incorrect.
Cyclical Analysis
Cyclical analysis uses cyclical patterns and economic data to predict economic trends and
market movements. It is based on the theory that economic activity follows a predictable
expansion and contraction pattern known as the business cycle. We can predict economic
growth and market trends by identifying where the economy is in the business cycle.
RISKS – Cyclical data reveals regular intervals of repeated events that can be forecasted
into the future to time the market on when to buy/sell a security. The risk with cyclical
analysis is attempting to buy/sell a security based on a future price prediction and missing
beneficial movements in price due to an error in timing. This causes harm to the value of
the security being bought too high or sold too low.
Behavioral Economics and Market Psychology
In addition to the above analysis techniques, we consider behavioral economics and market
psychology in our investment and trading decisions. Large groups of investors may act
irrationally for periods of time (the herd mentality), and we seek to exploit the mispricing of
equities that this may cause. Social media is now a significant factor in the movement of
stocks, and we seek to find ways to trade and invest around the volatility that it creates.
RISKS – Attempting to predict rational and/or irrational investment tendencies with social
media groups is risky due to their whimsical nature not based on any guiding investing
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principles. This strategy is usually very short-term due to the extreme tendencies of the
group but is a great tool to trade securities with good fundamentals that have been
affected by the herd mentality.
Fundamental analysis provides us with a broad long-term view of a security that begins with
determining a company’s value and the strength of its financials while quantitative analysis
assists us with portfolio optimization techniques. Technical analysis is short-term focusing on
the statistics generated by market activity, behavioral economics is also short-term but mostly
focuses on social trends and the political, societal mood for the day and, cyclical analysis
provides us with historical data on market trends to focus our technical/behavioral analysis for
optimal entry/exit points.
Investment Strategies
We are not bound to a specific investment strategy or ideology for the management of your
investment portfolio. We understand markets and money made from increased stock values
has greater risk (volatility) than money earned from dividends (secure and stable) in income-
oriented securities. Our goal is to balance making and earning money by maintaining a
disciplined management approach, regardless of the strategy, so as to not sacrifice long-term
goals for short-term gains.
Asset Allocation Strategy
Asset allocation is a broad term used to define the process of selecting a mix of asset classes
and the efficient allocation of capital to those assets by matching rates of return to a
specified and quantifiable tolerance for risk. From this we may use more narrow and
aggressive asset allocation derivatives.
Other features of our asset allocation strategies can utilize these portfolio-modeling
structures for analyzing various possible portfolio groupings of securities.
Modern Portfolio Theory
Modern Portfolio Theory (“MPT”)9 is the analysis of a portfolio of stocks as opposed to
selecting stocks based on their unique investment opportunity. The objective of MPT is to
determine your preferred level of risk and then construct a portfolio that seeks to
maximize your expected return for that given level of risk.
Post-Modern Portfolio Theory
Post-Modern Portfolio Theory (“PMPT”)10 is a portfolio optimization methodology that uses
the downside risk of returns instead of the mean variance of investment returns used by
MPT. Both theories describe how risky assets should be valuated, and how you should
utilize diversification to achieve portfolio optimization. The difference lies in each theory's
definition of risk, and how that risk influences expected returns.
Strategic Allocation Modeling
Strategic asset allocation is a strategy that involves setting target allocations for various
asset classes, then periodically rebalancing the portfolio back to the original allocations
9 The “Portfolio Theory” was developed and introduced by Harry M. Markowitz in his paper “Portfolio Selection” published in 1952 by the Journal of Finance
while he was working on his PhD doctoral thesis at the University of Chicago. Mr. Markowitz further refined his theory during the latter part of the 1950’s
and on into the 70’s. Along the way, his theory became known as the “Modern Portfolio Theory”. Mr. Markowitz won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic
Sciences in 1990 as a co-laureate along with William Sharpe.
10 PMPT was conceived in 1991 when software designers Brian M. Rom and Kathleen Ferguson perceived there to be significant flaws and limitations with
software based on MPT and sought to differentiate the portfolio construction software developed by their company, Investment Technologies. The theory
uses the standard deviation of negative returns as the measure of risk, while MPT uses the standard deviation of all returns as a measure of risk
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when target allocations deviate significantly from the initial setting due to differing returns
from various assets.
Tactical Allocation Modeling
Tactical asset allocation is a dynamic investment strategy that actively rebalances a
portfolio allocation mix to take advantage of short-term market pricing anomalies or strong
market sectors.
Core-Satellite Approach
Core-Satellite is an investment strategy that blends a static (passive) and dynamic (active)
investment management style to achieve more consistent tracking to asset class
benchmarks. The objective behind the core-satellite approach is that most of the portfolio
will be dedicated to matching its benchmark with low risk, while a smaller allocation will
target enhanced returns so that, when the two elements are combined, the portfolio is
potentially able to beat its benchmark in a risk-controlled manner.
Value Investing Strategy
Value Investing involves selecting securities that trade for less than their intrinsic values,
being more concerned with the business and its fundamentals than other influences on the
stock’s price. Value investing is about finding stocks or funds invested in stocks that we
believe the market has undervalued and out of favor with the market creating a deflated
stock price. If we find that a company’s fundamentals reveal the stock to be undervalued,
we may buy the security.
Bond Portfolio Strategy
The primary investment objective of our bond management strategy is to produce a stable
rate of current income, consistent with long-term preservation of capital. This objective is
met by investing in fixed-income, investment grade securities, including U.S. government
obligations, corporate bonds, mortgage and asset-backed securities, tax-exempt bonds when
appropriate, and certificates of deposits. A secondary objective is to take advantage of
opportunities to realize capital appreciation by investing in below par, fixed-income
securities and convertible securities. This investment philosophy is a low-risk, passive
management technique.
We will evaluate the bond portfolio’s performance using the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond
Index as a benchmark, along with regular evaluations in regard to duration (interest rate
sensitivity), industry and sector weightings, convexity, and yield to maturity, liquidity and
quality – the key factors that determine fixed income market performance.
Option11 Investing Strategy
While options, as derivatives, often are unfairly labeled as “risky” investments, we feel that
options – when used properly – are a vehicle to provide superior risk adjusted returns. We
employ options to limit downside risk while capturing upside gains and NEVER sell uncovered
options. Our typical option strategies are described below:
v Covered Call – An investor who buys or owns stock and writes call options in the
equivalent amount can earn premium income without taking additional risk. The
11 Prior to any option trading activity, you will receive the “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” produced by the Chicago Board Options
Exchange. It is mutually understood between you and us, that you have read this document prior to engaging us to perform option trading activities. The
“Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” thoroughly explain the risks and rewards associated with option trading.
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premium received adds to the investor’s bottom line regardless of outcome. It
offers a small downside “cushion” in the event the stock slides downward which
can also be used to provide additional income.
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v Cash-Secured Put – The cash-secured put involves writing a put option and
simultaneously setting aside sufficient cash to purchase the security in question
should the option be exercised. The goal is to earn income in the form of option
premium while waiting for the possibility of acquiring the stock below today’s
market price. A feature of the cash-secured put is that the total value at risk will
always be less than an outright purchase.
Index Put Option Purchase – One of the most common strategies is to hold a
portfolio of individual stocks that we expect to outperform the market as a whole
while purchasing a like amount of out-of-the-money Index Put Options. This
strategy gives up a bit of upside in the form of insurance premiums on the Index
Puts but helps to protect the portfolio against sharp and severe drawdowns.
v Stock Replacement – In certain circumstances, we may seek to gain exposure to a
particular stock or ETF by purchasing call option contracts on that security rather
than by buying the security itself. This strategy can provide leveraged exposure to
a desired security with relatively limited downside risk as losses are limited the
amount of premium spent for the options while the upside potential of such trades
may be many times the premium invested. The relative risk of this strategy vs. an
outright purchase is that the security in question fails to move in any direction for
a period of time while the options decay in value and any dividends that would
have been earned by owning the underlying security are foregone.
v Option Spreads – At times, when market conditions dictate, we may employ other
option spread strategies such as Calendar Spreads, Verticals, Collars, and Spreads
where we sell an out-of-the money put or call spread to buy a similarly priced call
or put. In all cases we do not sell naked options (i.e., we never enter into option
positions with unlimited downside risk.).
Managing Risk
The biggest risk to you is the risk that the value of your investment portfolio will decrease due
to moves in the market. This risk is referred to as the market risk factor, also known as
variability or volatility risk. Other important risk factors:
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Interest Rate Risk – Interest rate risk affects the value of bonds more than stocks.
Essentially, when the interest rate on a bond begins to rise, the value (bond price)
begins to drop; and vice versa, when interest rates on a bond fall, the bond value
rises.
v Equity Risk – Equity risk is the risk that the value of your stocks will depreciate due
to stock market dynamics causing one to lose money.
v Currency Risk – Currency risk is the risk that arises from the change in price of one
currency against that of another. Investment values in international securities can
be affected by changes in exchange rates.
v Liquidity Risk – A financial risk where a company is unable to meet short-term
financial obligations without selling either hard-assets or finding another way to
reduce the discrepancy between cash flow and debt obligations.
Inflation Risk – The reduction of purchasing power of investments over time.
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v Commodity Risk – Commodity risk refers to the uncertainties of future market values
and the size of future income caused by the fluctuation in the prices of commodities
(i.e., grains, metals, food, electricity, etc...).
The risk factors we have cited here are not intended to be an exhaustive list but are the most
common risks your portfolio will encounter. Other risks that we haven’t defined could be
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political, and over-concentration to name a few. However, notwithstanding these risk factors,
the most important thing for you to understand is that regardless of how we analyze securities
or the investment strategy and methodology we use to guide us in the management of your
investment portfolio, investing in a security involves a risk of loss that you should be willing
and prepared to bear; and furthermore, past market performance is no guarantee that you
will see equal or better future returns on your investment.
Risks Associated with using Leveraged and Inverse ETFs
Leveraged and inverse ETFs use financial derivatives and debt instruments to generate
double or triple the daily performance of an underlying index or asset class, thus increasing
exposure to market swings. Before agreeing to our investment management services, you
should consider the following risk disclosures. Leveraged and Inverse ETFs:
v Are complex products that have the potential for significant loss of principal and
are not appropriate for all investors. Investors should consider their financial
ability to afford the potential for a significant loss.
v Seek investment results for a single day only. The effect of compounding and
market volatility could have a significant impact upon the investment returns.
Investors may lose a significant amount of principal rapidly in these securities.
v May be more volatile under certain market conditions. Investors holding
leveraged ETFs over longer periods of time should monitor those positions
closely due to the risk of volatility.
v Are focused on daily investment returns, and their performance over longer periods
of time can differ significantly from their stated daily objective. Investors may
incur a significant loss even if the index shows a gain over the long term.
v Use a variety of derivative products in order to seek their performance objectives.
The use of leverage in ETFs can magnify any price movements, resulting in high
volatility and potentially significant loss of principal.
v May suffer losses even though the benchmark currency, commodity, or index has
increased in value. Investment returns of leveraged ETFs may not correlate to
price movements in the benchmark currency, commodity, or index the ETF
seeks to track.
v Some leveraged ETFs may have a low trading volume, which could impact an
investor's ability to sell shares quickly.
v May be less tax efficient. As with any potential investment, an investor should
consult with his or her tax advisor and carefully read the prospectus to
understand the tax consequences of leveraged ETFs.
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Mr. Randy A. Pattison serves as the Managing Member and General Agent of Belleair Health,
LLC and is also the Managing Member of this advisory firm, Belleair Wealth Management, LLC.
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As an officer of Belleair Health, LLC, Mr. Pattison provides operational oversight, performs
managerial duties, and provides additional services as the General Agent for the agency.
The business interests of Belleair Health, LLC are separate and distinct from the operations of
Belleair Wealth Management, LLC, including certain advising and consulting activities that are
beyond the scope of services we provide.
Potential Time Management Conflict
The oversight obligation of Mr. Pattison, as the control person of Belleair Health, LLC, can
range from 5% to 25% of his time depending on his responsibilities, operational constraints,
and administrative functions and duties. Mr. Pattison’s responsibilities to Belleair Health,
LLC can create a time management conflict, which might impede his ability to address
your investment needs as an advisory client of Belleair Wealth Management, LLC. You
should consider this time management conflict before making your final decision to
engage us for advisory services. Regardless, Mr. Pattison feels his responsibilities to
Belleair Health, LLC will have little impact on his duty to manage your investment portfolio.
Conflicts Working with an Affiliated Entity
Referral to, from, and between Belleair Wealth Management, LLC and Belleair Health, LLC
creates a potential conflict of interest to our fiduciary duty to be impartial with our advice
and to keep your interests ahead of our own. As a control person, shareholder,
representative, and agent of both entities, Mr. Pattison, along with any other management
person licensed with both entities to manage assets and sell insurance, are able to influence
the direction of investment activities and insurance sales – keeping all services in house.
Accepting any recommendations to use either Belleair Wealth Management, LLC and/or
Belleair Health, LLC, can lead to increased personal revenues in the form of advisory/referral
fees, commissions, salary, income/dividend returns, bonuses, and incentive fees. Therefore,
before accepting any recommendation to engage an affiliated company, you may want to
consider other options to ensure that the services from our affiliates are comparable or
equivalent to the service you might receive from other independent firms.
For further information on the potential conflicts and economic benefits from these and other
activities, see Item 14, “Client Referrals & Other Compensation” of this Brochure. In
addition, more information about our management persons who offer investment advice, and
their insurance activities can be found in their individual “Brochure Supplements.”
Insurance Company Activities
Certain management persons are licensed as life, health and annuity insurance agents by the
State of Florida and as non-resident agents in other states. As agents, these management
persons are licensed to sell insurance-related products and earn commissions from the sale of
these products. A conflict of interest can potentially occur when these management persons,
as trusted advisors managing your portfolio for a fee, recommend you purchase an insurance
product in which they will earn a commission. This can create a situation of divided loyalty
and the objectivity of the advice rendered could be subjective and create a disadvantage to
you.
Therefore, keep in mind you are under no obligation to accept these management persons
recommendations to purchase insurance related products. You are free to reject their
recommendation or, if you need the insurance, to choose the insurance agency, agent, and
insurance company from whom to underwrite the insurance policy. However, if you elect to
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purchase the insurance, regardless of where, and from whom you purchase it, such person will
be entitled to earn a commission.
For further information on potential conflicts and economic benefits from these management
persons activity as insurance agents, see “Financial Planning Compensation” below under Item
14, “Client Referrals & Other Compensation” of this Brochure.
Accounting Activities & Affiliations
Mr. James A. Bankes, a management person of Belleair Wealth Management, LLC, is also the
principal executive officer to Bankes Planning Associates, Inc. (“BPA”), a full-service CPA firm
providing a wide range of accounting services to individuals and business clients. The
accounting services provided through BPA, including certain advising and consulting activities,
are separate and distinct from the operations of our advisory practice. The time devoted by
Mr. Banks to BPA may range as high as 75% to 100% of his work week during tax season, which
can create a time management conflict that you should consider. However, Mr. Banks feels
his accounting activities should not distract from his duty to manage your investment portfolio.
Furthermore, referrals by Mr. Bankes to engage BPA for accounting services can create a
potential conflict of interest to our fiduciary duty to be impartial with our advice and to keep
your interests ahead of our own. As a control person and shareholder of BPA, Mr. Bankes is
able to influence the direction of your accounting needs to his accounting practice. If you
accept his recommendation, this can lead to increased personal revenues in the form of
accounting fees, salary, income/dividend returns, and bonuses. Therefore, before accepting
Mr. Bankes’ recommendation to engage BPA for accounting related service, you may want to
consider other options to ensure that the accounting services being offered by BPA are
comparable or equivalent to the service you might receive from another independent CPA
firm.
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As a fiduciary, the Company has an affirmative duty to render continuous, unbiased investment
advice, and at all times act in your best interest. To maintain this ethical responsibility, we
have adopted a Code of Ethics that establishes the fundamental principles of conduct and
professionalism expected by all personnel in discharging their duties. This Code is a value-
laden guide committing such persons to uphold the highest ethical standards, rooted in the
most elementary maxim. Our Code of Ethics is designed to deter inappropriate behavior and
heighten awareness as to what is right, fair, just and good by promoting:
v Honest and ethical conduct.
v Full, fair and accurate disclosure.
v Compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
v Reporting of any violation of the Code.
v Accountability.
To help you understand our ethical culture and standards, how we control sensitive information
and what steps have been taken to prevent personnel from abusing their inside position, a copy
of our Code of Ethics is available for review upon request.
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Client Transactions
We have a fiduciary duty to ensure that your welfare is not subordinated to any interests of
ours or any of our personnel. The following disclosures are internal guidelines we have
adopted to assist us in protecting all of our clientele.
Participation or Interest
It is against our policies for any owners, officers, directors and employees to invest with you
or with a group of clients, or to advise you or a group of clients to invest in a private business
interest or other non-marketable investment unless prior approval has been granted by our
Chief Compliance Officer, and such investment is not in violation of any SEC and/or State
rules and regulations.
Insider Trading Policy
We comply with the Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988. We do
not share any non-public information with anyone who does not need to know and have
established internal controls to guard your personal information.
Class Action Policy
The Company, as a general policy, does not elect to participate in class action lawsuits on
your behalf. Rather, such decisions shall remain with you or with an entity you designate.
We may assist you in determining whether you should pursue a particular class action lawsuit
by assisting with the development of an applicable cost-benefit analysis, for example.
However, the final determination of whether to participate, and the completion and tracking
of any such related documentation, shall generally rest with you.
Personal Trading
Employees of ours are permitted to personally invest their own monies in securities, which may
also be, from time to time, recommended to you. Sometimes, such investment purchases are
independent of, and not connected in any way to, the investment decisions made on your
behalf. However, there may be instances where investment purchases for you may also be
made, at or about the same time, in an employee’s account. This practice can create a
conflict of interest as our employees may benefit from the sale and purchase of those
securities. In these situations, we have implemented the following guidelines in order to
ensure our fiduciary integrity:
1. No employee acting as an Investment Advisor Representative (“IAR”), or who has
discretion over your account, shall buy or sell securities for their personal portfolio(s)
where their decision is substantially derived, in whole or in part, by reason of his or
her employment, unless the information is also available to the investing public on
reasonable inquiry. No employee of ours shall prefer his or her own interest to that
of yours or any other advisory client.
2. Our Chief Compliance Officer reviews securities holdings for all our access employees
on a regular basis.
3. We require that all employees act in accordance with all applicable Federal and
State regulations governing registered investment advisory practices.
4. Bunched orders (See “Aggregating Trade Orders” below under Item 12, “Brokerage
Practices”) may include employee accounts. In such cases, priority and advantage
will be given to satisfy your order first regardless of the situation.
5. Any individual not in observance of the above may be subject to termination.
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Custodial Services
The Company maintains a custodial relationship with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”), a
registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA/SIPC, through Schwab Advisor Services, a
business unit that provides custodial services to independent investment advisers. Schwab
provides services including custody of client assets, trade execution, clearance, and settlement
of transactions.
While we do not have a soft-dollar arrangement with Schwab, we receive certain economic and
administrative benefits from Schwab Advisor Services that are not typically available to retail
clients of Schwab. These benefits create a potential conflict of interest because they
provide an incentive for us to recommend Schwab as custodian. The benefits we receive
include, but are not limited to:
v Access to electronic systems for order entry, account information, and reporting.
v Receipt of duplicate client statements and trade confirmations.
v Access to trading and operational support services, including a dedicated trading
desk.
v Access to batch trading capabilities for the aggregation and allocation of
transactions.
v The ability to have advisory fees deducted directly from client accounts.
v Access to educational, practice management, and consulting resources.
These benefits are not paid for with client commissions and do not constitute soft-dollar
arrangements.
We are not affiliated with Schwab, and Schwab does not supervise or direct the investment
advice we provide. We retain sole responsibility for the investment advice rendered to clients.
Direction of Transactions and Best Execution
As a fiduciary, we seek to obtain best execution for client transactions, taking into account
factors such as execution capability, transaction costs, financial strength, responsiveness,
and the overall quality of services provided.
The custodial support services and benefits we receive from Schwab create a potential
conflict of interest, as they provide an incentive to recommend Schwab as custodian. We
address this conflict by periodically evaluating Schwab’s services and pricing and by
determining that Schwab’s overall services are reasonable and appropriate for our clients.
We generally recommend Schwab as custodian and do not routinely offer clients a selection
of alternative custodians. Clients are not required to use Schwab and may select a different
custodian; however, doing so may limit our ability to provide certain services and may result
in additional costs to the client.
Aggregating Trade Orders
Our objective in order execution is to act fairly, impartially, and to take all reasonable steps to
obtain the best possible results (known as “best execution”) for our clients. Therefore, we
typically bunch (aggregate) orders for a block trade when: (i) the bunching of orders is done for
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the purpose of achieving best execution; and, (ii) no client is systematically advantaged or
disadvantaged by bunching the orders.
In consideration of these objectives, we will take into account the unique execution factors of
the buy/sell order before bunching accounts for a block trade. A few of those factors are:
v Security Trading Volume – Bunching orders in a block trade can secure price parity
and continuity for our clients during heavy trading activity.
v Number of Clients – The fewer the number of client accounts involved in the
bunched order may not yield better pricing or order execution; it may be more
advantageous to perform an individual market order for each client. In addition,
preparing individual market orders, for the small number of accounts involved, may
be quicker to complete than preparing a bunch order.
v Financial Instruments – The type of security involved as well as the complexity of
order can affect our ability to achieve best execution.
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Your investment strategies and investments are monitored by Randy A. Pattison, Belleair’s
Chief Compliance Officer, and reviewed on an on-going basis by the Investment Advisor
Representative (“IAR”) managing your account. The general economy, market conditions,
and/or changes in tax law can trigger more frequent reviews. Cash needs will be adjusted as
necessary. Material changes in your personal/financial situation and/or investment objectives
will require additional review and evaluation for us to properly advise you on revisions to
previous recommendations and/or services.
is your responsibility to
communicate these changes for us to make the appropriate corrections to your management
account(s).
You will receive statements, at least quarterly, from Schwab where your account(s) are held in
custody that identifies your current investment holdings, the cost of each of those investments,
and their current market values.
You are encouraged to review the trading activities disclosed on your account statements from
Schwab, which summarizes your portfolio account value, current holdings, and all account
transactions made during the quarter. It is important for you to review these documents for
accurate reporting and to determine whether we are meeting your
investment
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Referral Compensation
We may directly compensate persons for client referrals provided such persons are qualified
and have entered a referral partner’s agreement with us as required by Rule 206(4)-1 of the
Investment Adviser Act of 1940, as amended. Under such arrangements, if a referral partner
referred you, the referral partner will provide you complete information on our relationship –
the relationship between the referral partner and us – and the compensation the referral
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partner will receive should you choose to open an account. This compensation will be paid
solely from our fee and will not result in any additional charge to you.
The referral partner is not licensed to give you any investment advice and therefore cannot
advise you on the management of your account. A referral partner simply makes an
introduction and is compensated only if you were to open a management account with us under
these arrangements.
Other Compensation (Indirect Benefit)
As indicated in Item 12, “Brokerage Practices” above, we can receive from Schwab (and
others) without cost (and/or at a discount) support services and/or products. You do not pay
more for investment transactions effected and/or assets maintained at Schwab (or any other
institution) as result of this arrangement. There is no corresponding commitment made by us
to Schwab, or to any other entity, to invest any specific amount or percentage of your assets in
any specific mutual funds, securities, or other investment products as the result of the above
arrangement.
Insurance Compensation
For those management persons who are commissioned insurance agents, there is an incentive
for them to recommend only those insurance products in which they will receive a commission.
Consequently, loyalties could be divided, and the objectivity of our advice could be subjective
and create a disadvantage to you. Therefore, you are under no obligation to purchase any
insurance products from our management persons. You are free to choose the insurance
agency, agent, and insurance company from whom to underwrite our insurance
recommendations. Keep in mind that regardless of the agent you select to purchase the
insurance from, that person will be entitled to earn a commission from the sale.
Retirement Rollover Compensation
Earning a management fee from recommending the rollover of retirement plan assets to an IRA
we manage is considered “self-dealing” and prohibited unless we comply with the Prohibited
Transaction Exemption (“PTE”) 2020-02, “Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees”
exemption issued by the Department of Labor. The DOL considers earning a management fee
“self-dealing” because it increases our compensation and profits while potentially disregarding
the underlying costs paid by, and the services provided under, the retirement plan that might
be more beneficial to you should your retirement assets remain with the plan. Therefore,
when it comes to your retirement assets, there are typically four options you should consider
when leaving an employer:
v Leave the account assets in the former employer’s plan, if permitted.
v Rollover the assets to the new employer’s plan if one is available and rollovers are
permitted.
v Rollover the account assets to an Individual Retirement Account (an “IRA”); or,
v Cash out the retirement account assets (There may be tax consequences and/or IRS
penalties depending on your age.).
Should you approach us to advise you on which option would be the best for your situation, we
have an economic incentive to recommend you rollover your retirement account to a managed
IRA account with us where we would earn a management fee on the assets. This can create a
conflict of interest and the objectivity of the advice we render subjective and a disadvantage
to you. Therefore, if we recommend you rollover your retirement account to an individually
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managed IRA account, you are under no obligation to engage us to manage your assets. You
are free to take your account anywhere.
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We do not take possession of or maintain custody of your funds or securities but will simply
monitor the holdings within your portfolio and trade your account based on your stated
investment objectives and guidelines. Physical possession and custody of your funds and/or
securities are maintained with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., as indicated above in Item 12,
“Brokerage Practices.”
We are however defined as having custody since you have authorized us to deduct our advisory
fees directly from your account. Therefore, to comply with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission’s Custody Rule (1940 Act Rule 206(4)-2) requirements, and to protect you
as well as to protect our advisory practice, we have implemented the following regulatory
safeguards:
v Your funds and securities will be maintained with a qualified custodian in a separate
account in your name.
v Authorization to withdraw our management fees directly from your account will be
approved by you prior to engaging in any asset management services.
Deducted advisory or management fees will be reflected on your monthly statement from
Schwab and/or the custodian of your account. Please also note that the custodian does not
verify the accuracy of the management fee calculation. To the extent that we provide you
with periodic account statements or reports, you are urged to compare any statement or report
provided by Belleair with the account statements received from the account custodian.
Standing Letters of Authorization
We will allow you to maintain a Standing Letter of Authorization (“SLOA”) with our firm.
However, SLOAs with asset transfer instructions to a third-party (e.g., any person/entity/joint
account other than just you alone) define us as having custody under the Custody Rule (1940
Act Rule 206(4)-2). Therefore, to comply with the No-Action Letter issued by the SEC, relating
to SLOAs and the Custody Rule, we have implemented the following regulatory safeguards and
will only accept SLOAs under these conditions:
v The person and place of delivery must always be identified in the SLOA instructions.
We will not approve any SLOAs where we are authorized to modify the instructions
relating to the person and/or place of delivery.
v We will not accept SLOA instructions for delivery to a person affiliated with our firm
and/or located at our place of business.
v The timing and amount of assets to transfer can be open-ended per the instructions
of the SLOA.
v All SLOA instructions must be in writing and confirmed with your signature. We will
not accept verbal changes to any SLOAs.
The SEC SLOA No-Action Letter identifies seven (7) steps to follow as part of the safekeeping
requirements. The first two bullet-points above are our responsibility under the No-action
Letter, the remaining five (5) are the responsibility of the qualified custodian (Schwab). If you
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provide you a copy.
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We have you complete our advisory agreement, which sets forth our discretionary trading
authority to buy and sell securities in whatever amounts are determined to be appropriate for
your account and whether such transactions are with, or without, your prior approval.
You may, at any time, impose restrictions, in writing, on our discretionary authority (i.e., limit
the types/amounts of particular securities purchased for your account, exclude the ability to
purchase securities with an inverse relationship to the market, limit our use of margin or
leverage, etc.).
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We do not vote client proxies. You understand and agree that you retain the right to vote all
proxies solicited for securities held in your managed accounts. Schwab, the custodian of your
managed accounts, will mail you all proxy solicitations. Any proxy solicitations inadvertently
received by us will be immediately forwarded to you for your evaluation and decision.
If you have specific questions regarding an action being solicited by the proxy that you do not
understand, or you want clarification, you may contact us, and we will explain the particulars.
Keep in mind we will not advise you in a direction to vote; the ultimate decision on how
you vote is your responsibility and left to you to decide.
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We are not required to include financial information in our Disclosure Brochure since we will
not take physical custody of client funds or securities or bill client accounts six (6) months or
more in advance for more than $1,200.
We are not aware of any current financial conditions that are likely to impair our ability to
meet our contractual commitments to you. In addition, the Company has not, nor have any of
our officers and directors, been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time during the
past ten years.
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