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FORM ADV (PART 2A 2B) - BISON INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC (CRD 149775), brochure dated October 9, 2026. Text extracted from the firm's SEC Form ADV Part 2 brochure.
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Part 2 A & B of Form ADV
Firm Disclosure Brochure
October 9, 2026
Item 1 – Cover page
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC
10055 Grogans Mill Road, Suite 120
The Woodlands, TX 77380
(281) 665-3616
www.bisoninvestmentadvisors.com
The "brochure rule" generally requires registered investment advisers to deliver to each client or
prospective client a Form ADV Part 2A (brochure) and Part 2B (brochure supplement) describing
the adviser's business practices, conflicts of interest and background of the investment adviser and
its advisory personnel.
chief
compliance
officer,
at
(281)
665-3616
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Bison
Investment Advisors, LLC, a Texas registered investment adviser. An investment adviser’s
registration does not imply any level of skill or expertise. Questions concerning Bison Investment
Advisors, LLC or the contents of this brochure should be addressed to Tara Roman, Bison
Investment Advisors, LLC’s
or
tara@bisoninvestmentadvisors.com.
Information about Bison Investment Advisors, LLCs also available on the Investment Advisor
Public Disclosure website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. Select “Investment Advisor Search” and
“Firm” and type the name “Bison Investment Advisors, LLC” to initiate the search.
Item 2 – Material Changes
The material changes in this brochure from the last annual updating amendment of Bison
Investment Advisors, LLC on March 4, 2026, are described below. Material changes relate to Bison
Investment Advisors, LLC’s policies, practices or conflicts of interest.
• Bison Investment Advisors, LLC has updated its custodians. (Item 12)
• Bison Investment Advisors, LLC has added William Rainer Dowd Schurig as an investment
adviser representative. (Part 2B Brochure Supplement)
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Item 3 – Table of Contents
Item 1 – Cover page ..................................................................................................................................................... 1
Item 2 – Material Changes ......................................................................................................................................... 2
Item 3 – Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................... 3
Item 4 – Advisory Business ........................................................................................................................................ 4
Item 5 – Fees and compensation ................................................................................................................................ 6
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ........................................................................... 8
Item 7 – Types of clients ............................................................................................................................................. 8
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss .................................................................... 8
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information ............................................................................................................................ 10
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ............................................................................... 10
Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading ..................... 11
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices ................................................................................................................................. 12
Item 13 – Review of Accounts ................................................................................................................................... 12
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation .............................................................................................. 13
Item 15 – Custody..................................................................................................................................................... 14
Item 16 – Investment Discretion .............................................................................................................................. 14
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities ........................................................................................................................... 14
Item 18 – Financial Information .............................................................................................................................. 14
Item 2 – Educational Background and Business Experience .................................................................................. 15
Item 3 – Disciplinary Information ........................................................................................................................... 17
Item 4 – Other Business Activities .......................................................................................................................... 17
Item 5 – Additional Compensation .......................................................................................................................... 18
Item 6 – Supervision ................................................................................................................................................ 18
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Item 4 – Advisory Business
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC is a privately owned investment adviser firm headquartered in
The Woodlands, Texas. Mark Tidwell is the President, Chief Investment Officer (“CIO”), and owner
of the firm. Bison Investment Advisors, LLC has been providing investment advisory services as a
registered investment adviser since April 2009 (CRD # 149775).
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC may offer investment advice to individuals (including high net
worth individuals), trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pensions and profit-sharing plans,
business organizations and investment partnership(s) on a discretionary and fee basis.
Individual Accounts
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC provides customized investment management services, which
may include investment allocations to cash, fixed income, equity and alternative investments.
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC will tailor your account to your specific needs based on your
individual goals, risk tolerance, time horizon and investment objectives. Investments are held in
separate accounts at a qualified custodian directed by Bison Investment Advisors, LLC and/or
the client.
Unaffiliated Advisors and Alternative Investments
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC maintains agreements with unaffiliated advisors and other
firms offering alternative investments, which may be selected to manage client assets. Bison
Investment Advisors, LLC may recommend the use of unaffiliated advisors to manage all or a
portion of the client’s portfolio on a discretionary basis. When alternative investments with
unaffiliated advisors are chosen, the client will enter into an advisory agreement with the
unaffiliated advisor authorizing the unaffiliated advisor to invest the client’s assets. Any fees
charged by the unaffiliated advisor are in addition to fees charged by Bison Investment Advisors,
LLC
Investment Partnership(s)
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC is the General Partner of Grand Parkway Capital Fund I, LP,
a Delaware limited partnership, organized on July 7, 2008, to operate as a private investment
partnership. The investment objective is to create a diversified portfolio of traditional and non-
traditional investments in a variety of investment classes and products. The partnership had a
net asset value of $7,803,044 as of December 31, 2025.
Clients of Bison Investment Advisors, LLC may have investments that are in separately managed
accounts and may also be investors in the investment partnership managed by Bison Investment
Advisors, LLC
Financial Planning
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC may provide one or more of the following financial reports on a
complimentary basis utilizing data provided by the client along with other currently known
variables: financial goal analysis, cash flow analysis, portfolio analysis, asset protection analysis,
retirement planning, tax planning, net worth and asset inventory reports, estate planning review,
asset allocation strategy and risk exposure analysis.
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As of December 31, 2025, Bison Investment Advisors, LLC had approximately $157,535,698 in
assets under management, on a discretionary basis, as computed in accordance with the
requirements of Part 1A, Item 5.F, for computing assets under management.
Qualified Retirement Plan Consulting
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC assists employers in designing, establishing and/or maintaining
qualified retirement plans. These services may include, but is not limited to:
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identifying investment objectives and restrictions
providing guidance on various assets classes and investment options
recommending money managers to manage plan assets in ways designed to achieve
objectives
monitoring performance of money managers and investment options and making
recommendations for changes
recommending other service providers, such as custodians, administrators, and
broker- dealers
creating a written pension consulting plan
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These services are based on the goals, objectives, demographics, time horizon, and/or risk
tolerance of the plan and its participants.
Held Away Account Services
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC uses a third-party platform to facilitate management of held away
assets such as defined contribution plan participant accounts, with limited discretion. The platform
allows Bison Investment Advisors, LLC to avoid being considered to have custody of Client funds
since it does not have direct access to Client log-in credentials to effect trades. Bison Investment
Advisors, LLC is not affiliated with the platform in any way and receives no compensation from
them for using their platform. A link will be provided to the Client allowing them to connect an
account(s) to the platform. Once Client account(s) is connected to the platform, Adviser will review
the current account allocations. When deemed necessary, Adviser will rebalance the account
considering client investment goals and risk tolerance, and any change in allocations and will
consider current economic and market trends. Client account(s) will be reviewed at least quarterly,
and allocation changes will be made as deemed necessary. Standard fees will be charged as listed
in Item 5 of this ADV.
Business Consulting
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC may enter into an engagement to provide business consulting
services. These services could include, but may not be limited to, providing advice on raising capital
through a Reg D private placement, whether it be equity or debt, assisting with valuation analysis,
evaluating strategic options as well as providing input on marketing efforts related to the capital
raise. The scope and nature of this engagement will be specific to the engagement and the
particulars will be on a case-by-case basis.
Written Acknowledgement of Fiduciary Status
When Bison Investment Advisors, LLC provides investment advice to a client regarding a
retirement plan account or individual retirement account, it is a fiduciary within the meaning of
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Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and/or the Internal Revenue Code, as
applicable, which are laws governing retirement accounts. The way Bison Investment Advisors,
LLC makes money creates some conflicts with a client’s interests, so it operates under a special
rule that requires it to act in the client’s best interest and not put its interest ahead of the client’s.
Under this special rule’s provisions, Bison Investment Advisors, LLC must:
• meet a professional standard of care when making investment recommendations (give
prudent advice);
• never put its financial interests ahead of a clients when making recommendations
(give loyal advice);
• avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments;
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follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that it gives advice that is in the
clients best interest;
charge no more than is reasonable for its services; and
give the client basic information about conflicts of interest.
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Item 5 – Fees and compensation
Standard Fee Schedule
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC Advisor Fee
Account Value
$0 – $500,000
2.00%
$500,001 - $1,000,000
1.75%
Over $1,000,000
1.50%
The Bison Investment Advisors, LLC adviser fee does not include trading fees, custodian fees, or
performance reporting, which will be charged separately, directly to the client account, and will
vary based upon the selected custodian and reporting firms. Please refer to Item 12 for details
regarding brokerage. The Bison Investment Advisors, LLC advisor fee for separately managed
accounts will not exceed 2.0% and is negotiable. Bison Investment Advisors, LLC currently uses a
third-party reporting service to calculate its quarterly advisor fee. The reporting service uses a
tiered but weighted rate. It should be noted that fees may be more than the industry norm, and that
similar advisory services may be obtained for less through a different advisor. The minimum
investment is $250,000. Bison Investment Advisors, LLC may, in its sole discretion, agree to accept
a client’s account with a lesser value.
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC adviser fees are charged to the client account in advance, initially
upon inception of the account and then quarterly thereafter based upon the market value of the
account, including securities, cash, and money market balances, less any margin or other debit
balances, on the last day of the preceding quarter. Fees are calculated on a quarterly basis, using a
365-day year and the actual days in the quarter. There may be investments in the portfolios which
are not assessed a fee. If there are insufficient funds to cover quarterly management fees, fees will
be pulled from a like-titled client account or other account as directed by the client.
Example of how fees are calculated are as follows:
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Bison Investment Advisors, LLC agreement with the client may be terminated by either party at
any time if a written notice is given 30 days prior to the intended termination date. In the event
the agreement is terminated prior to the end of a quarter in which a client has paid a prepaid fee, a
prorated refund for the number of days remaining in the quarter after the termination date will be
credited to the client’s account. Clients have the right to terminate the agreement, without penalty,
within 5 business days after entering into the agreement. If the client terminates our agreement
within one year, you will incur a $300.00 early termination fee.
Clients may pay other expenses in addition to the fees described above, such as commissions, wire
fees, securities transaction fees and/or other fee unrelated to the fee collected by Bison Investment
Advisors, LLC. Unaffiliated Advisors – Client’s will pay fees directly to unaffiliated advisors based
upon any agreement with unaffiliated advisors. Bison Investment Advisors, LLC may receive a
solicitation fee for referring clients to unaffiliated advisors and the fee will vary. All fees will be
disclosed to the client through the advisor brochures.
Alternative Investments – If a client chooses to invest in one of the alternative investments offered
through Bison Investment Advisors, LLC, the client will incur fees charged by the managers of
those firms which are disclosed in the offering document the client will receive prior to investing.
Investment Partnership – Management fees will vary based on the qualification of the investor and
the share class chosen by the investor and is 1.50%. These fees are negotiable and may be in excess
of the industry norm. Similar advisory services may be obtained from other advisors for less fees.
Fees of the partnership are calculated in accordance with the offering document.
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC will assist the client in defining the investment objectives,
selecting the investment advisors and alternative investments and will periodically review the
investment with the client.
Qualified Retirement Plan Consulting
Tiered pricing below is based on scope of services and total plan assets.
Account Value
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC Annual
Advisor Fee
$0 – $100,000
$1,000
>$100,000 - $250,000
$1,500
>$250,000 - $500,000
$3,500
>$500,000 - $1,000,000
$7,000
>$1,000,000 - $5,000,000
$10,000
>$5,000,000
Custom Pricing
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There is a $1,000 per annum minimum for these services. Clients will be invoiced either quarterly
or semiannually (January and July) for the corresponding period. Bison Investment Advisors, LLC
receives cash compensation.
Business Consulting – Bison Investment Advisors, LLC may charge flat fees or hourly fees for its
Business Consulting Services. Bison Investment Advisors, LLC may also receive membership units
or shares of stock as compensation. Clients are invoiced based on unique terms of each consulting
agreement.
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC will only charge performance-based fees (fees based on a share of
capital gains or on capital appreciation of the assets of a client) with qualified clients in the
investment partnership, which is described in the partnership’s offering document. Bison
Investment Advisors, LLC has not charged these fees to date.
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC does not participate in side-by-side management.
Item 7 – Types of clients
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC offers its products to individuals (including high net worth
individuals), trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pensions and profit-sharing plans, business
organizations and the investment partnership. The minimum investment for separate accounts is
$250,000 and minimum investment in the investment partnership is $250,000. Bison Investment
Advisors, LLC may, in its sole discretion, agree to accept a client’s account with a lesser value.
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Methods of Analysis
Not all methods of analysis are useful with all asset classes or investment vehicles. The overall
investment strategy of Bison Investment Advisors, LLC involves the blending of multiple asset
classes and multiple sub-sectors of each class. Multiple asset classes are blended in an effort to
increase overall diversification and to lower the inherent risks of each of the assets.
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC will evaluate the overall economy, industry conditions and
company specific information like the financial condition and management of the company. Sources
of information may include financial reports, memoranda, articles, newspapers and magazines,
research materials prepared by others, annual reports, prospectuses, and public filings.
Investment Strategies
Investment strategies are tailored to each client based on their goals, objectives, risk tolerance and
time horizon. Strategies may include investments in cash, fixed income, equity and alternative
(such as metals, real estate, hard assets, long/short and market neutral strategies) asset classes.
Clients may change strategies at any time.
Risk of Loss
All investment programs carry the risk of loss and there is no guarantee that any investment
strategy will meet its objective. Bison Investment Advisors, LLC’s investment approach strives
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to minimize risk. Clients may be subject to some or all of the following types of investment risks:
Pandemic Risk: A form of risk that affects a wide geographic area and can cause significant
economic, financial, social, and political disruption. Pandemics are large-scale outbreaks of
infectious disease that can greatly increase morbidity and mortality and can cause individual
behavioral changes, such as fear-induced aversion to workplaces, and other gatherings. This risk
can affect many decisions that lead to disruption and damage to multiple channels, including short
term fiscal shocks and longer-term negative shocks to economic growth.
Business Risk. The possibility that a company will have lower than anticipated profits, or that it
will experience a loss rather than a profit. Business risk is influenced by numerous factors, including
sales volume, per-unit price, input costs, competition, overall economic climate, and government
regulations. A company with a higher business risk should choose a capital structure that has a
lower debt ratio to ensure that it can meet its financial obligations at all times.
Interest rate risk. Interest rate risk affects the value of bonds more directly than stocks, and it is a
major risk to all bondholders. As interest rates rise, bond prices fall and vice versa. The rationale is
that as interest rates increase, the opportunity cost of holding a bond decreases since investors are
able to realize greater yields by switching to other investments that reflect the higher interest rate.
For example, a 5% bond is worth more if interest rates decrease since the bondholder receives a
fixed rate of return relative to the market, which is offering a lower rate of return as a result of the
decrease in rates.
Market or Systematic Risk. The risk inherent to the entire market or an entire market segment.
Systematic risk, also known as “undiversifiable risk,” “volatility” or “market risk,” affects the overall
market, not just a particular stock or industry. This type of risk is both unpredictable and impossible
to completely avoid. It cannot be mitigated through diversification, only through hedging or by using
the right asset allocation strategy. The risk that a major natural disaster will cause a decline in the
market as a whole is an example of market risk. Other sources of market risk include recessions,
political turmoil, changes in interest rates and terrorist attacks.
Credit Risk. The risk of loss of principal or loss of a financial reward stemming from a borrower's
failure to repay a loan or otherwise meet a contractual obligation. Credit risk arises whenever a
borrower is expecting to use future cash flows to pay a current debt. Investors are compensated for
assuming credit risk by way of interest payments from the borrower or issuer of a debt obligation.
Inflationary Risk. The uncertainty over the future real value (after inflation) of an investment.
Currency Risk. A form of risk that arises from the change in price of one currency against another.
Whenever investors or companies have assets or business operations across national borders, they
face currency risk if their positions are not hedged.
Reinvestment Risk. The risk that future coupons from a bond will not be reinvested at the prevailing
interest rate when the bond was initially purchased. Reinvestment risk is more likely when interest
rates are declining. Reinvestment risk affects the yield-to-maturity of a bond, which is calculated on
the premise that all future coupon payments will be reinvested at the interest rate in effect when
the bond was first purchased. Zero coupon bonds are the only fixed-income instruments to have no
reinvestment risk, since they have no interim coupon payments.
Financial Risk. The possibility that shareholders will lose money when they invest in a company
that has debt, if the company's cash flow proves inadequate to meet its financial obligations. When
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a company uses debt financing, its creditors will be repaid before its shareholders if the company
becomes insolvent. Financial risk also refers to the possibility of a corporation or government
defaulting on its bonds, which would cause those bondholders to lose money.
Liquidity Risk. The risk stemming from the lack of marketability of an investment that cannot be
bought or sold quickly enough to prevent or minimize a loss. Liquidity risk is typically reflected in
unusually wide bid-ask spreads or large price movements (especially to the downside). The rule of
thumb is that the smaller the size of the security or its issuer, the larger the liquidity risk.
Company Risk. The financial uncertainty faced by an investor who holds securities in a specific firm.
Company risk can be mitigated through diversification; by purchasing securities in additional
companies and uncorrelated assets, investors can limit a portfolio's exposure to the ups and downs
of a single company's performance. Company risk is also called “specific risk,” “unsystematic risk”
or “diversifiable risk.”
All the above investment risk definitions can be found at investopedia.com.
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC partnership investors and potential investors: Risk is substantial
in the Bison Investment Advisors, LLC investment partnership. For a more detailed list of risks in
the Bison Investment Advisors, LLC investment partnership, please refer to the partnership’s
offering documents.
Investing in securities involves risk of loss that all Clients should be prepared to bear.
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information
Investment advisors are required to report legal or disciplinary events that are material to a client’s
or prospective client’s evaluation of the advisory business or the integrity of the management. In
accordance with a routine audit, the Securities Commissioner of the State of Texas alleged that
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC inappropriately held a leveraged exchange traded fund in client
accounts for longer than a day and that holding the leveraged exchange traded fund in client
accounts longer than a day was a violation of §116.10 of the Rules and Regulations of the Texas
State Securities Board. The matter is no longer pending, as it was settled in September 2023,
wherein Bison Investment Advisors, LLC undertook and agreed to pay $22,994.69 to affected clients
and a $20,000 administrative fine to be paid to the Securities Commissioner.
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC serves as the General Partner for an investment limited
partnership, which is a pooled investment fund (Grand Parkway Capital Fund I, LP). Clients of
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC may be investors in the Grand Parkway Capital Fund I, LP, which
is proprietary and is offered to Bison Investment Advisors, LLC clients only. Investments, in any
investment partnership, may pose the following potential conflicts of interest.
o compensation may create an incentive to recommend such investments.
o the net asset value of such investment funds may create an overconcentration in a single
entity, sector or industry, which may negatively affect investment diversification.
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o
illiquid securities, which may be purchased by the investment fund to deliver higher
returns, may not perform as expected which could negatively impact fund liquidity and
the possibility for redemptions.
o valuation, which is at the discretion of the general partner, may be inflated, which
could lead to higher fees.
o please refer to the offering document for the Grand Parkway Capital Fund I, LP for
additional information.
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC’s President/CIO is a licensed life insurance agent and sells
insurance to Bison Investment Advisors, LLC clients and to employees of firms that conduct business
with Bison Investment Advisors, LLC. He receives normal and customary compensation from the
insurance companies as a result of insurance product sales.
Mark Tidwell is President of Access Parkway, LLC, a business consulting service company and a
Member of Disruptive Wellness, LLC, a medical equipment leasing company.
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC has established investment industry relationships. Some clients
of Bison Investment Advisors, LLC are business owners, and Bison Investment Advisors, LLC may
elect to purchase goods and services from clients who are business owners.
Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
and Personal Trading
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC’s Code of Ethics is based on the principle that Bison Investment
Advisors, LLC and each of its employees owes a fiduciary duty to Bison Investment Advisors, LLC’s
clients and a duty to comply with federal and state securities laws and all other applicable laws.
These duties include the obligation of access persons to conduct their personal securities
transactions in a manner that does not interfere with the transactions of any client or otherwise to
take unfair advantage of their relationship with clients. In recognition of this duty, Bison
Investment Advisors, LLC hereby adopts the following general principles to guide the actions of
access persons:
• Access persons have the duty at all times to place the interests of clients first.
• Access persons have the duty to conduct all personal securities transactions in a manner
consistent with the procedures outlined in the Code of Ethics and in such a manner as to avoid
any actual or potential conflict or abuse of a position of trust and responsibility.
• All personal securities transactions by access persons must be accomplished so as to avoid even
the appearance of a conflict of interest with the client.
• Employees of Bison Investment Advisors, LLC are clients of Bison Investment Advisors, LLC
and may also invest in the Grand Parkway Capital Fund I, LP. These employees will always
get either the same price as all other investors or when there is a variance, the client price will
be lower than the employee price.
A copy of the entire Bison Investment Advisors, LLC’s Code of Ethics is available upon request.
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Please also see discussion in Item 10 above with regard to the Grand Parkway Capital Fund I, LP.
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices
Custodians/broker-dealers will be recommended based on Bison Investment Advisors, LLC’s duty
to seek “best execution,” which is the obligation to seek to execute securities transactions for a client
on terms that are the most favorable to the client under the circumstances. The client will not
necessarily pay the lowest commission or commission equivalent, and Bison Investment Advisors,
LLC may also consider the market expertise and research access provided by the payment of
commissions, including, but not limited to, access to written research, oral communication with
analysts, admittance to research conferences and other resources provided by the brokers to aid in
the research efforts of Bison Investment Advisors, LLC. Bison Investment Advisors, LLC will never
charge a premium or commission on transactions, beyond the actual cost imposed by the broker-
dealer/custodian.
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC recommends Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC
(“Schwab”). Schwab is an independent and unaffiliated SEC-registered broker-dealer, Inspira Financial,
formerly known as Inspira Financial Trust, and Pictet Overseas, Inc.
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC does not believe that it has accepted any “soft dollars” on behalf of
the clients in the past and does not generally expect to do so in the future.
In selecting or recommending broker-dealers, Bison Investment Advisors, LLC does not consider
whether the Adviser or its related persons receive client referrals from a broker-dealer or third
party.
Directed brokerage is a term that characterizes an arrangement where the client directs the
investment adviser to direct commission business to a particular broker. Most investment advisers
do not allow directed brokerage, because such an arrangement may cost a client more money
because the investment adviser may not be able to achieve most favorable execution of that client’s
transactions, the client may not be able to participate in aggregated trades, and the investment
adviser may not be able to negotiate transaction fees. Under such an arrangement, the investment
adviser is relieved of its fiduciary duty to obtain best execution. Bison Investment Advisors, LLC
does not typically practice directed brokerage, but will allow a client to direct brokerage upon receipt
of written authorization from a client listing the brokers that the investment adviser is permitted
to use and acknowledging the disclosures set forth in Item 12 of Form ADV Part 2A.
Item 13 – Review of Accounts
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC allocates client accounts based on the needs of the client and the
accounts are continuously monitored by the Chief Investment Officer. Client accounts are reviewed
at least quarterly by Bison Investment Advisors, LLC. These reviews include monitoring of the
client’s portfolio investments, adherence to investment guidelines as defined by the client, and a
recommendation of the need for any change in the investment objectives or account management.
A Bison Investment Advisors, LLC financial adviser representative will meet with clients in person,
via Zoom or telephonically. Any or all of these types of meetings will take place throughout the year.
Additional account reviews may be triggered by:
• A client request or question
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• Changes in client objectives or financial status
• Significant deposits or withdrawals of invested funds
• Program rebalancing
Clients receive, at a minimum, quarterly statements from the custodian, which includes current
positions with current market values.
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services provides Bison Investment Advisors, LLC with access
to Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services’ institutional trading and custody services, which
are typically not available to Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services retail investors. These
services generally are available to independent investment advisers on an unsolicited basis, at no
charge to them so long as a total of at least $10 million of the adviser’s clients’ assets are maintained
in accounts at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor
Services includes brokerage services that are related to the execution of securities transactions,
custody, research, including that in the form of advice, analyses and reports, and access to mutual
funds and other investments that are otherwise generally available only to institutional investors
or would require a significantly higher minimum initial investment. For Bison Investment Advisors,
LLC client accounts maintained in its custody, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services
generally does not charge separately for custody services but is compensated by account holders
through commissions or other transaction-related or asset-based fees for securities trades that are
executed through Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services or that settle into Charles Schwab
& Co., Inc. Advisor Services accounts.
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services also makes available to Bison Investment Advisors,
LLC other products and services that benefit Bison Investment Advisors, LLC but may not benefit
its clients’ accounts. These benefits may include national, regional or Bison Investment Advisors,
LLC specific educational events organized and/or sponsored by Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor
Services. Other potential benefits may include occasional business entertainment of personnel of
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC by Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services personnel,
including meals, invitations to sporting events, including golf tournaments, and other forms of
entertainment, some of which may accompany educational opportunities. Other of these products
and services assist Bison Investment Advisors, LLC in managing and administering clients’
accounts. These include software and other technology (and related technological training) that
provide access to client account data (such as trade confirmations and account statements), facilitate
trade execution (and allocation of aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts, if applicable),
provide research, pricing information and other market data, facilitate payment of Bison
Investment Advisors, LLC’s fees from its clients’ accounts (if applicable), and assist with back- office
training and support functions, recordkeeping and client reporting. Many of these services generally
may be used to service all or some substantial number of Bison Investment Advisors, LLC’s
accounts. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services also makes available to Bison Investment
Advisors, LLC other services intended to help Bison Investment Advisors, LLC manage and further
develop its business enterprise. These services may include professional compliance, legal and
business consulting, publications and conferences on practice management, information technology,
business succession, regulatory compliance, employee benefits providers, and human capital
consultants, insurance, and marketing. In addition, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services
may make available, arrange and/or pay vendors for these types of services rendered to
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Bison Investment Advisors, LLC by independent third parties. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor
Services may discount or waive fees it would otherwise charge for some of these services or pay all
or a part of the fees of a third-party providing these services to Bison Investment Advisors, LLC.
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC is independently owned and operated and not affiliated with
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services.
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC may offer privately held investments to its clients. The
investments fund manager has the discretion to reimburse Bison Investment Advisors, LLC for due
diligence and marketing expenses. If such an arrangement takes place, Bison Investment Advisors,
LLC will disclose this to their clients. In addition, Bison Investment Advisors, LLC may receive
services such as research reports, trading software, and portfolio management tools as part of
industry or business relationships with brokers, custodians, clearing firms or other investment
advisors.
Item 15 – Custody
An adviser will be deemed to have custody if it directly or indirectly holds client funds or securities,
has any authority to obtain possession of them, or has the ability to appropriate them. Bison
Investment Advisors, LLC has custody of client funds because Bison Investment Advisors, LLC has
the authority to deduct management fees directly from client accounts. Bison Investment Advisors,
LLC also maintains custody of assets in the investment partnerships because Bison Investment
Advisors, LLC serves as General Partner of the investment partnerships. Clients will receive, at a
minimum, quarterly statements from the custodian, and if clients are in the investment
partnerships, they will receive annual audited statements. Clients are urged to carefully review
statements for accuracy.
Item 16 – Investment Discretion
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC maintains client accounts with discretionary authority, which
means that Bison Investment Advisors, LLC has the authority to buy and sell securities in client
accounts. Bison Investment Advisors, LLC will choose the security, amount, price and time to
purchase or sell. The client will sign a Client Agreement authorizing Bison Investment Advisors,
LLC to manage client accounts. Any withdrawal of funds from a client account will be conducted in
accordance with the terms of the applicable Client Agreement.
Investment discretion in the investment partnership is set forth in the Limited Partnership
Agreement for the investment partnership.
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities
It is the general policy of Bison Investment Advisors, LLC to not take any action or render any
advice in reference to the voting of proxies for those securities held in client accounts. Proxy voting
remains the right of the client. Clients will receive their proxies or other solicitations directly from
their custodian.
Item 18 – Financial Information
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC does not require or solicit prepayment of any fees greater than
$1,200, six months or more in advance. Bison Investment Advisors, LLC does not believe it has
any financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair its ability to meet its contractual
commitments to its clients. Bison Investment Advisors, LLC has not been the subject of a
bankruptcy petition at any time during the past ten years.
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Part 2B of Form ADV
Brochure Supplement
Item 1 – Cover Page
Supervised Persons
David Turner, Managing Director, Senior Financial Advisor Mark
Tidwell, President and Chief Investment Officer
Tara Roman, Relationship Manager and Chief Compliance Officer
William Schurig, Analyst
This brochure supplement provides information about these supervised persons that supplements
the Bison Investment Advisors, LLC brochure. You are receiving a copy of that brochure as a part
of this supplement. Please contact Tara Roman at tara@bisoninvestmentadvisors.com if you did
not receive the Bison Investment Advisors, LLC brochure as a part of this supplement section or if
you have any questions about the contents of this supplement.
Additional information about these supervised persons is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2 – Educational Background and Business Experience
David Turner. Born 1969, 1995 BS University of Houston, Certified Financial Planner™, Business
background: From 8/2019 to Present, Director of Financial Planning and Financial Advisor, Bison
Investment Advisors, LLC; From 3/2014 to 7/2019, Retirement Plan Consultant, Arthur J.
Gallagher & Co., Inc.; From 5/2011 to 2/2014, Financial Advisor, Robert W. Baird and Co., Inc; From
5/2009 to 5/2011, Financial Advisor, Ameriprise Financial Services; From 2/2006 to 5/2009,
Financial Advisor, UBS Financial Services.
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CFP® - CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
The CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, CFP® and federally registered CFP (with flame
design) marks (collectively, the “CFP® marks”) are professional certification marks granted in the
United States by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (“CFP Board”).
The CFP® certification is a voluntary certification; no federal or state law or regulation requires
financial planners to hold CFP® certification. It is recognized in the United States and a number of
other countries for its (1) high standard of professional education; (2) stringent code of conduct and
standards of practice; and (3) ethical requirements that govern professional engagements with
clients.
To attain the right to use the CFP® marks, an individual must satisfactorily fulfill the following
requirements:
• Education – Complete an advanced college-level course of study addressing the financial
planning subject areas that CFP Board’s studies have determined as necessary for the
competent and professional delivery of financial planning services, and attain a Bachelor’s
Degree from a regionally accredited United States college or university (or its equivalent
from a foreign university). CFP Board’s financial planning subject areas include insurance
planning and risk management, employee benefits planning, investment planning, income
tax planning, retirement planning, and estate planning.
Mark Tidwell, Born 1968, 1991 BBA Texas A&M University, Certified Financial Planner™,
Business background: 2013 to present, Chief Investment Officer, Bison Investment Advisors, LLC;
8/2018 to present, CEO, Access Parkway, LLC; 6/2019 to present, Disruptive Wellness, LLC; 1/2019
to 12/2021, Managing Member, Larkwood Capital Consultants, LLC; 1/2008 to 03/2009, Financial
Advisor, USF Securities, LP; 1/2008 to 12/2021, CEO, Zenith Wealth Management; 3/2009 to
1/2013, Financial Adviser, Sunbelt Securities; 12/2007 to 01/2008, Financial Advisor, Puritan
Securities
CFP® - CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
The CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, CFP® and federally registered CFP (with flame
design) marks (collectively, the “CFP® marks”) are professional certification marks granted in the
United States by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (“CFP Board”).
The CFP® certification is a voluntary certification; no federal or state law or regulation requires
financial planners to hold CFP® certification. It is recognized in the United States and a number of
other countries for its (1) high standard of professional education; (2) stringent code of conduct and
standards of practice; and (3) ethical requirements that govern professional engagements with
clients.
To attain the right to use the CFP® marks, an individual must satisfactorily fulfill the following
requirements:
• Education – Complete an advanced college-level course of study addressing the financial
planning subject areas that CFP Board’s studies have determined as necessary for the
competent and professional delivery of financial planning services, and attain a Bachelor’s
Degree from a regionally accredited United States college or university (or its equivalent
from a foreign university). CFP Board’s financial planning subject areas include insurance
planning and risk management, employee benefits planning, investment planning, income
tax planning, retirement planning, and estate planning.
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Tara Roman. Born 1977, 1997 Associates Degree from Taylor Business Institute, Business
Background: from 08/2019 to Present, Chief Compliance Officer, Bison Investment Advisors, LLC;
from 01/2013 to Present, Relationship Manager, Bison Investment Advisors, LLC; From 02/2009 to
01/2013, Operations Associate, Sunbelt Securities, Inc.; From 09/2005 to 02/2009, Operations
Associate, USF Securities, L.P.
William Rainer Dowd Schurig. Born 1999, 2022 Bachelors Degree Economics, Berry College,
Business Background: from 03/2025 to Present, Analyst, Bison Investment Advisors, LLC; From
09/2024 to 03/2025, Unemployed; From 05/2022 to 09/2024, Paralegal, EMA Legal; From 08/2016
to 05/2022, Student, EMA Legal.
Item 3 – Disciplinary Information
In accordance with a routine audit, the Securities Commissioner of the State of Texas alleged that
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC inappropriately held a leveraged exchange traded fund in client
accounts for longer than a day and that holding the leveraged exchange traded fund in client
accounts longer than a day was a violation of §116.10 of the Rules and Regulations of the Texas
State Securities Board. The matter is no longer pending, as it was settled in September 2023,
wherein Bison Investment Advisors, LLC undertook and agreed to pay $22,994.69 to affected clients
and a $20,000 administrative fine to be paid to the Securities Commissioner. Please refer to Item
14 above with regard to arrangements Bison Investment Advisors, LLC may have with certain
issuers of securities.
You may always access this type of information by visiting the Financial Industry Regulatory
(FINRA) BrokerCheck system, which shows all disciplinary history at
Authority’s
www.finra.org/brokercheck.
Item 4 – Other Business Activities
David Turner is a Life Insurance Agent and devotes 2 hours a week during trading business hours,
not investment related.
Mark Tidwell is a Life Insurance Agent and devotes less than 5 hours a month during and after trading
business hours, not investment related.
Mark Tidwell owns and operates the following:
• Access Parkway, LLC – Description of the business: Business consulting services; Position Title:
Member. Start date of the business: 8/2018 to present. Location of the business: 10055 Grogans Mill Rd,
Suite 120, The Woodlands, TX 77380. Less than 2 hours per week during and after trading hours; not
investment related. Access Parkway, LLC has a non-majority interest in Pure Fuel, LLC; non-
investment related.
• Disruptive Wellness, LLC; Description of the business: Medical Equipment leasing company: Position
Title: Member; Responsibilities Duties: Helps with due diligence on site selection, managing
finances and marketing strategy for medical device equipment.; Start date with business: 6/2019 to
present; Not investment related; Location of the business: Pearland, TX. Devotes 5 hours or less during
and outside trading business hours.
• Condotti Capital Management, LLC, 50% owner/manager. Less than 20 hours a month is devoted to
Condotti. Non-investment related, real estate self-storage business.
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Passive Investments:
• Pryderi Holdings, LLC, 50% owner/manager for these companies. Devotes no time to these
businesses.
Item 5 – Additional Compensation
There is no information to be disclosed for the supervised persons other than noted in this document.
Item 6 – Supervision
All employees are supervised by Tara Roman, Relationship Manager and Chief Compliance Officer.
Mrs. Roman can be reached at 281-665-3616. Supervision will be performed in accordance with the
Bison Investment Advisors, LLC Compliance Policies and Procedures Manual which may include:
· Review of the policies and procedures
· Review of personal securities transactions
· Review of client suitability
· Evaluation of investment strategies
· Review of outside business activities
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BISON INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC
10055 Grograns Mill Rd, Suite 120
The Woodlands, TX 77380
281-665-3616
PRIVACY POLICY
Investment advisers are required by law to inform their Investment Advisory clients and/or Separately Managed Account clients (the “client”) of
their policies regarding the privacy of client information. We are bound by professional standards of confidentiality that are even more stringent
than those required by law. Federal law gives the customer the right to limit some but not all sharing of personal information. It also requires us to
tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information.
TYPES OF NONPUBLIC PERSONAL
INFORMATION (NPI) WE COLLECT
we may continue to share your information as described in this notice.
However, you can contact us at any time to limit our sharing.
PROTECTING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF CURRENT
AND FORMER CLIENTS
INFORMATION
To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and
use, we use security measures that comply with federal law,
including computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.
We collect nonpublic personal information about you that is either
provided to us by you or obtained by us with your authorization. This
can include but is not limited to your Social Security Number, Date
of Birth, Banking Information, Financial Account Numbers and/or
Balances, Sources of Income, and Credit Card Numbers or
Information. When you are no longer our customer, we may continue
to share your information only as described in this notice.
FEDERAL LAW GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO LIMIT
SHARING – OPTING OUT
PARTIES TO WHOM WE DISCLOSE
INFORMATION
All Investment Advisers may need to share personal information to
run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons
that we may share your personal information:
Federal law allows you the right to limit the sharing of your NPI by
“opting-out” of the following: sharing for non-affiliates’ everyday
business purposes – information about your creditworthiness; or
sharing with affiliates or non-affiliates who use your information to
market to you. State laws and individual companies may give you
additional rights to limit sharing. Please notify us immediately if
you choose to opt out of these types of sharing.
➢ For everyday business purposes – such as to process your
transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders
and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus;
➢ For our marketing – to offer our products and services to you;
➢ For joint marketing with other financial companies;
➢ For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information
about your transactions and experiences and information about
your creditworthiness; or
➢ For affiliates and non-affiliates to market to you.
DEFINITIONS: Affiliates – companies related by common
ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial
companies; Non-affiliates – companies not related by common
ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial
companies; Joint marketing – a formal agreement between non-
affiliated
financial companies that together market financial
products or services to you.
If you are a new customer, we may begin sharing your information on
the day you sign our agreement. When you are no longer our customer,
Please call if you have any questions. Your privacy, our professional ethics, and
the ability to provide you with quality financial services are important to us.
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