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C. C. Dunnavan & Co., Inc.
Firm Brochure
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of C. C. Dunnavan & Co.,
Inc.. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at (612) 630-1101 or by
email at: information@dunnavan.com. The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any state securities authority.
Additional information about C. C. Dunnavan & Co., Inc. is also available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. C. C. Dunnavan & Co., Inc.’s CRD number is: 109058
43 Main Street S.E., Suite 506
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55414
(612) 630-1101
www.dunnavan.com
information@dunnavan.com
Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Version Date: 12/31/2024
Item 2: Material Changes
There were no material changes to our business during the calendar year of 2024.
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Item 3: Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Item 2: Material Changes ............................................................................................................................................................................... i
Item 3: Table of Contents .............................................................................................................................................................................. ii
Item 4: Advisory Business ............................................................................................................................................................................ 1
A. Description of the Advisory Firm ...................................................................................................................................................... 1
B. Types of Advisory Services ................................................................................................................................................................. 1
Investment Supervisory Services ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Services Limited to Specific Types of Investments .......................................................................................................................... 1
C. Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions .............................................................................................................. 1
D. Wrap Fee Programs ............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
E. Amounts Under Management ............................................................................................................................................................ 2
Item 5: Fees and Compensation ................................................................................................................................................................... 3
A. Fee Schedule ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Investment Supervisory Services Fees .............................................................................................................................................. 3
B. Payment of Fees .................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Payment of Investment Supervisory Fees ......................................................................................................................................... 3
C. Clients Are Responsible For Third Party Fees .................................................................................................................................. 3
D. Prepayment of Fees.............................................................................................................................................................................. 3
E. Outside Compensation For the Sale of Securities to Clients ........................................................................................................... 4
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ........................................................................................................... 4
Item 7: Types of Clients ................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Minimum Account Size ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Investment Loss .............................................................................. 4
A.
Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies ...................................................................................................................... 4
Methods of Analysis ............................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Charting analysis .................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Fundamental analysis .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Technical analysis ................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Investment Strategies ........................................................................................................................................................................... 5
B.
Material Risks Involved ............................................................................................................................................................... 5
Methods of Analysis ............................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Fundamental analysis .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Technical analysis ................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
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Investment Strategies ........................................................................................................................................................................... 5
C.
Risks of Specific Securities Utilized ........................................................................................................................................... 5
Item 9: Disciplinary Information ................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations .................................................................................................................. 6
A.
Registration as a Broker/Dealer or Broker/Dealer Representative ...................................................................................... 6
B.
Registration as a Futures Commission Merchant, Commodity Pool Operator, or a Commodity Trading Advisor....... 6
C.
Registration Relationships Material to this Advisory Business and Possible Conflicts of Interests ................................. 6
D.
Selection of Other Advisors or Managers and How This Adviser is Compensated for Those Selections........................ 6
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading ........................................................ 6
A.
Code of Ethics ............................................................................................................................................................................... 6
B.
Recommendations Involving Material Financial Interests ..................................................................................................... 7
C.
Investing Personal Money in the Same Securities as Clients .................................................................................................. 7
D.
Trading Securities At/Around the Same Time as Clients’ Securities ................................................................................... 7
Item 12: Brokerage Practices ......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
A.
Factors Used to Select Custodians and/or Broker/Dealers ................................................................................................... 7
1.
Research and Other Soft-Dollar Benefits .............................................................................................................................. 7
2.
Brokerage for Client Referrals ................................................................................................................................................ 7
3.
Clients Directing Which Broker/Dealer/Custodian to Use ............................................................................................... 8
B.
Aggregating (Block) Trading for Multiple Client Accounts ................................................................................................... 8
Item 13: Reviews of Accounts ...................................................................................................................................................................... 8
A.
Frequency and Nature of Periodic Reviews and Who Makes Those Reviews..................................................................... 8
B.
Factors That Will Trigger a Non-Periodic Review of Client Accounts.................................................................................. 8
C.
Content and Frequency of Regular Reports Provided to Clients ........................................................................................... 8
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation .................................................................................................................................. 9
Economic Benefits Provided by Third Parties for Advice Rendered to Clients (Includes Sales Awards or Other
A.
Prizes) 9
B.
Compensation to Non –Advisory Personnel for Client Referrals .......................................................................................... 9
Item 15: Custody ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Item 16: Investment Discretion .................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Item 17: Voting Client Securities (Proxy Voting) ....................................................................................................................................... 9
Item 18: Financial Information ................................................................................................................................................................... 10
A.
Balance Sheet .............................................................................................................................................................................. 10
B.
Financial Conditions Reasonably Likely to Impair Ability to Meet Contractual Commitments to Clients ................... 10
C.
Bankruptcy Petitions in Previous Ten Years .......................................................................................................................... 10
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Item 4: Advisory Business
A. Description of the Advisory Firm
This firm has been in business since June 1, 1979 and the principal owner is Christopher
Richardson Dougall.
B. Types of Advisory Services
C. C. Dunnavan & Co., Inc. (hereinafter “CCD”) offers the following services to advisory
clients:
Investment Supervisory Services
CCD offers ongoing portfolio management services based on the individual goals,
objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance of each client. CCD creates a Portfolio
Guidelines Page for each client, which outlines the client’s current situation (income, tax
levels, and risk tolerance levels) to aid in the selection of a portfolio that matches the
client’s specific situation. Investment Supervisory Services include, but are not limited
to, the following:
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Investment strategy •
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Asset allocation
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Risk tolerance
Personal investment policy
Asset selection
Regular portfolio monitoring
CCD evaluates the current investments of each client with respect to their risk tolerance
levels and time horizon. CCD will request discretionary authority from clients in order
to select securities and execute transactions without permission from the client prior to
each transaction. Risk tolerance levels are documented in Portfolio Guidelines Page,
which is completed and signed by each client.
Services Limited to Specific Types of Investments
CCD limits its money management to mutual funds, equities, bonds, fixed income, debt
securities, REITs, private placements, and government securities. CCD may use other
securities as well to help diversify a portfolio when applicable.
C. Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions
CCD offers the same suite of services to all of its clients. However, specific client
financial plans and their implementation are dependent upon the client Portfolio
Guidelines Page, which outlines each client’s current situation and is used to construct a
client specific plan to aid in the selection of a portfolio that matches restrictions, needs,
and targets.
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Clients may impose restrictions in investing in certain securities or types of securities in
accordance with their values or beliefs. However, if the restrictions prevent CCD from
properly servicing the client account, or if the restrictions would require CCD to deviate
from its standard suite of services, CCD reserves the right to end the relationship.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
CCD does not participate in any wrap fee programs.
E. Amounts Under Management
CCD has the following assets under management:
Discretionary Amounts: Non-discretionary Amounts: Date Calculated:
$391,909,827
$0.00
12/31/2024
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Item 5: Fees and Compensation
A. Fee Schedule
Investment Supervisory Services Fees
Total Assets Under Management
Annual Fee
All Assets Under Management
1.00%
These fees are negotiable and the final fee schedule is attached in the Investment
Advisory Contract. Fees are paid quarterly in advance, and clients may terminate their
contracts with written notice. Refunds are given on a prorated basis, based on the
number of days remaining in a quarter at the point of termination. Clients may
terminate their contracts without penalty, for full refund, within 5 business days of
signing the advisory contract. Advisory fees are withdrawn directly from the client’s
accounts with client written authorization.
B. Payment of Fees
Payment of Investment Supervisory Fees
Advisory fees are withdrawn directly from the client’s accounts with client written
authorization. Fees are paid quarterly in advance.
Advisory fees may also be invoiced and billed directly to the client with payments due
on the first of the month after quarter end. Clients may select the method in which they
are billed.
C. Clients Are Responsible For Third Party Fees
Clients are responsible for the payment of all third party fees (i.e. custodian fees, mutual
fund fees, transaction fees, etc.). Those fees are separate and distinct from the fees and
Please see Item 12 of this brochure regarding
expenses charged by CCD.
broker/custodian.
D. Prepayment of Fees
CCD collects fees in advance. Fees that are collected in advance will be refunded based
on the prorated amount of work completed at the point of termination and the total days
during the billing period. Fees will be returned within fourteen days to the client via
check.
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E. Outside Compensation For the Sale of Securities to Clients
Neither CCD nor its supervised persons accept any compensation for the sale of
securities or other investment products, including asset-based sales charges or services
fees from the sale of mutual funds.
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
CCD does not accept performance-based fees or other fees based on a share of capital gains on
or capital appreciation of the assets of a client.
Item 7: Types of Clients
CCD generally provides management supervisory services to the following types of clients:
Individuals
High-Net-Worth Individuals
Pension and Profit Sharing Plans
Trusts, Estates, or Charitable Organizations
Corporations or Business Entities
Minimum Account Size
There is an account minimum, $500,000, which may be waived by the investment advisor, based
on the needs of the client and the complexity of the situation.
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of
Investment Loss
A. Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies
Methods of Analysis
CCD’s methods of analysis include charting analysis, fundamental analysis, and
technical analysis.
Charting analysis involves the use of patterns in performance charts. CCD uses this
technique to search for patterns used to help predict favorable conditions for buying
and/or selling a security.
Fundamental analysis involves the analysis of financial statements, the general financial
health of companies, and/or the analysis of management or competitive advantages.
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Technical analysis involves the analysis of past market data; primarily price and
volume.
Investment Strategies
CCD uses long term and short term trading.
Investing in securities involves a risk of loss that you, as a client, should be prepared
to bear.
B. Material Risks Involved
Methods of Analysis
Charting analysis strategy involves using and comparing various charts to predict long
and short term performance or market trends. The risk involved in solely using this
method is that only past performance data is considered without using other methods to
crosscheck data. Using charting analysis without other methods of analysis would be
making the assumption that past performance will be indicative of future performance.
This may not be the case.
Fundamental analysis concentrates on factors that determine a company’s value and
expected future earnings. This strategy would normally encourage equity purchases in
stocks that are undervalued or priced below their perceived value. The risk assumed is
that the market will fail to reach expectations of perceived value.
Technical analysis attempts to predict a future stock price or direction based on market
trends. The assumption is that the market follows discernible patterns and if these
patterns can be identified then a prediction can be made. The risk is that markets do not
always follow patterns and relying solely on this method may not work long term.
Investment Strategies
Long term trading is designed to capture market rates of both return and risk. Frequent
trading, when done, can affect investment performance, particularly through increased
brokerage and other transaction costs and taxes.
Short term trading generally holds greater risk and clients should be aware that there is
a material risk of loss using any of those strategies.
Investing in securities involves a risk of loss that you, as a client, should be prepared
to bear.
C. Risks of Specific Securities Utilized
CCD generally seeks investment strategies that do not involve significant or unusual
risk beyond that of the general domestic and/or international equity markets.
Past performance is not a guarantee of future returns. Investing in securities involves
a risk of loss that you, as a client, should be prepared to bear.
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Item 9: Disciplinary Information
There are no legal or disciplinary events that are material to a client’s or prospective client’s
evaluation of this advisory business or the integrity of our management.
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
A. Registration as a Broker/Dealer or Broker/Dealer
Representative
Neither CCD nor its representatives are registered as a broker/dealer or as
representatives of a broker/dealer.
B. Registration as a Futures Commission Merchant, Commodity
Pool Operator, or a Commodity Trading Advisor
Neither CCD nor its representatives are registered as a Futures Commission Merchant,
Commodity Pool Operator, or a Commodity Trading Advisor.
C. Registration Relationships Material to this Advisory Business
and Possible Conflicts of Interests
Neither CCD nor its representatives have any material relationships to this advisory
business that would present a possible conflict of interest.
D. Selection of Other Advisors or Managers and How This
Adviser is Compensated for Those Selections
CCD does not utilize nor select other advisors or third party managers. All assets are
managed by CCD management.
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client
Transactions and Personal Trading
A. Code of Ethics
We have a Code of Ethics that covers the following areas: Prohibited Purchases and
Sales, Personal Securities Transactions, Prohibited Activities, Confidentiality,
Compliance Procedures, Compliance with Laws and Regulations, Procedures and
Reporting, Reporting Violations, Compliance Officer Duties, Recordkeeping, and
Annual Review. Copies are available to any current or prospective clients.
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B. Recommendations Involving Material Financial Interests
CCD does not recommend that clients buy or sell any security in which a related person
to CCD has a material financial interest.
C. Investing Personal Money in the Same Securities as Clients
From time to time, representatives of CCD may buy or sell securities for themselves that
they also recommend to clients. This may provide an opportunity for representatives of
CCD to buy or sell the same securities before or after recommending the same securities
to clients resulting in representatives profiting off the recommendations they provide to
clients. Per the Code of Ethics, CCD forbids purchase or sale of securities for three weeks
on either side of the date of addition to, or modification within the ‘Buy List’ maintained
by the firm.
D. Trading Securities At/Around the Same Time as Clients’
Securities
From time to time, representatives of CCD may buy or sell securities for themselves at or
around the same time as clients. This may provide an opportunity for representatives of
CCD to buy or sell securities before or after recommending securities to clients resulting
in representatives profiting off the recommendations they provide to clients. Any such
transactions that could be construed as conflicts of interest will be documented.
Item 12: Brokerage Practices
A. Factors Used to Select Custodians and/or Broker/Dealers
The Custodian is chosen by each client. CCD will never charge a premium or
commission on transactions, beyond the actual cost imposed by Custodian.
1. Research and Other Soft-Dollar Benefits
CCD receives no research, product, or service other than execution from a broker-
dealer or third-party in connection with client securities transactions (“soft dollar
benefits”).
2. Brokerage for Client Referrals
CCD receives no referrals from a broker-dealer or third party in exchange for using
that broker-dealer or third party.
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3. Clients Directing Which Broker/Dealer/Custodian to Use
When CCD is hired by a client to manage their account, CCD will require the client
to specify in writing a broker-dealer who will execute trades in the client’s account
and a custodian who will hold the client’s assets. These two entities may be the
same company, although a client can specify a separate broker-dealer and custodian.
The client should understand that CCD will not negotiate commissions on the
client’s behalf and, as a result, the client may pay materially different commissions
than are paid by other clients of CCD. Factors such as share quantity, odd lots, and
the market for a specific security may have an impact on the price and costs for the
transaction, and may result in the client paying more money, which may result in
lower account returns over time. Because clients are required to select their broker-
dealer and custodian, CCD cannot use cost saving measures such as discount
commissions or aggregate trading. Not all Advisors require clients to direct the
trading and custody of their accounts, which can lead to lower client costs. This
means that some Advisors are able to negotiate lower transaction costs, as well as
gain benefits such as research and other services by having all their client accounts
with a selected custodian or group of custodians. Because CCD will not be able to
do any of these things, a client may pay higher costs that result in lower returns in
their account over time.
B. Aggregating (Block) Trading for Multiple Client Accounts
Because CCD requires clients to specify a broker-dealer to execute trades in and
custody their account, CCD cannot aggregate (block) trades for multiple client
accounts. This may cause clients to receive less favorable pricing for the purchase
and sale of securities, which can cost the client money and reduce the performance of
their account over time. Clients could also experience a delay in execution of trades,
which could have a material impact on their account and cause them to lose money.
Item 13: Reviews of Accounts
A. Frequency and Nature of Periodic Reviews and Who Makes
Those Reviews
Client accounts are reviewed at least quarterly by members of the Investment Policy
Committee (Christopher Dougall, Helena Dougall, Lloyd Hudson, Alex Krueger,
Kimberly Hernandez, Tom Larson & Donald Johnson). All accounts at CCD are
assigned to these reviewers.
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B. Factors That Will Trigger a Non-Periodic Review of Client
Accounts
Reviews may be triggered by material market, economic or political events, or by
changes in client's financial situations (such as retirement, termination of employment,
physical move, or inheritance).
C. Content and Frequency of Regular Reports Provided to Clients
Each client will receive at least quarterly a written report that details the client’s
account, in addition to reports that come from the custodian.
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation
A. Economic Benefits Provided by Third Parties for Advice
Rendered to Clients (Includes Sales Awards or Other Prizes)
CCD does not receive any economic benefit, directly or indirectly from any third party
for advice rendered to CCD clients.
B. Compensation to Non –Advisory Personnel for Client Referrals
CCD does have referral agreements with outside vendors. CCD pays a portion of the
management fee to the referring party, and fully discloses the nature of the fee payments
with any clients involved in the arrangement. CCD gains no additional revenue or non-
revenue income related to the referral agreements.
Item 15: Custody
CCD does not take custody of client accounts at any time. Custody of client’s accounts is held
primarily at the Custodian. Clients will receive separate reports from their custodian. We
strongly urge clients review and compare reports received from both CCD and their custodian.
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Item 16: Investment Discretion
For those clients’ accounts where CCD provides ongoing supervision, the client has given CCD
written discretionary authority over the client’s accounts with respect to securities to be bought
or sold and the amount of securities to be bought or sold. Details of this relationship are fully
disclosed to the client before any advisory relationship has commenced. The client provides
CCD discretionary authority via a limited power of attorney in the Investment Advisory
Contract and in the contract between the client and the custodian.
Item 17: Voting Client Securities (Proxy Voting)
CCD will not ask for, nor accept voting authority for client securities. Clients will receive
proxies directly from the issuer of the security or the custodian. Clients should direct all proxy
questions to the issuer of the security.
Item 18: Financial Information
A. Balance Sheet
CCD does not require nor solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, six
months or more in advance and therefore does not need to include a balance sheet with
this brochure.
B. Financial Conditions Reasonably Likely to Impair Ability to
Meet Contractual Commitments to Clients
Neither CCD nor its management have any financial conditions that are likely to
reasonably impair our ability to meet contractual commitments to clients.
C. Bankruptcy Petitions in Previous Ten Years
CCD has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition in the last ten years.
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