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ADV PART 2A – FIRM BROCHURE
Cacti Asset Management, LLC
SEC File Number: 801-72215
Contact: Joshua S. Pechter, Chief Compliance Officer
1190 EAST CLUB LANE
ATLANTA, GA 30319
404-229-4671
www.cactipartners.com
January 12, 2026
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Cacti Asset
Management, LLC. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at
404-869-1469 or jsp@cactipartners.com. The information in this brochure has not been approved or
verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or by any state securities
authority.
Additional information about Cacti Asset Management, LLC is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
References herein to Cacti Asset Management, LLC as a “registered investment adviser” or any reference
to being “registered” does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Cacti Asset Management, LLC
Item 2-Material Changes
There have been no material changes to our Brochure since our last annual amendment filing on
January 27, 2025.
Item 3-Table of Contents
Item 1-Cover Page ............................................................................................................................ 1
Item 2-Material Changes ................................................................................................................ 2
Item 3-Table of Contents ................................................................................................................ 2
Item 4-Advisory Business ............................................................................................................... 3
Item 5-Fees and Compensation .......................................................................................................7
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 .......................................................................................................... 14
Item 14-Client Referrals and Other Compensation ....................................................................... 15
Item 15-Custody ............................................................................................................................. 15
Item 16-Investment Discretion ...................................................................................................... 16
Item 17-Voting Client Securities .................................................................................................... 16
Item 18-Financial Information ...................................................................................................... 16
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Item 4-Advisory Business
A. Joshua S. Pechter founded Cacti Asset Management, LLC (“Cacti Asset Management”) in
2001. Mr. Pechter is the Managing Member, Chief Compliance Officer, and sole
principal owner of Cacti Asset Management.
B. Investment Advisory Services. Cacti Asset Management provides discretionary and
non-discretionary investment advisory services on a fee basis. Registrant’s annual
investment advisory fee shall include investment advisory services. Cacti Asset
Management is a journalistic research based investment adviser. Its primary investment
strategy, which it applies to all client accounts, is to concentrate investments in common
and preferred stocks which in its estimation offer attractive return potential relative to
the risk of permanent loss.
Affiliated Private Investment Fund. In addition to the above, Cacti Asset
Management serves as the general partner and investment adviser to Cacti Partners, L.P.
an affiliated private investment fund (the “Private Fund”). Cacti Asset Management may
recommend, on a non-discretionary basis, that qualified clients allocate a portion of their
investment assets to the Private Fund. To the extent that Cacti Asset Management’s
individual advisory clients qualify and determine that an investment is appropriate given
their investment objective(s) and financial situation, they may participate as limited
partners of the Private Fund. The terms and conditions for participation in the Private
Fund are set forth in the Private Fund’s offering documents (discussing fees-including
fees payable to the General Partner, conflicts of interest, risk factors, and liquidity
constraints), which each prospective investor client shall receive, and shall be required to
complete and submit the corresponding Subscription Agreement to the General Partner
in order to demonstrate qualification for investment in the Private Fund.
Private investment funds generally involve various risk factors, including, but not limited
to, potential for complete loss of principal, liquidity constraints and lack of transparency,
a complete discussion of which is set forth in each fund’s offering documents, which will
be provided to each client for review and consideration. Unlike liquid investments that a
client may own, private investment funds do not provide daily liquidity or pricing. Each
prospective client investor will be required to complete a Subscription Agreement,
pursuant to which the client shall establish that he/she is qualified for investment in the
fund, and acknowledges and accepts the various risk factors that are associated with such
an investment.
Conflict Of Interest: Because Cacti Asset Management and/or its affiliates could
potentially earn compensation from the Private Fund (both management fees and
incentive compensation) that may exceed the fee that Cacti Asset Management would
earn under its standard asset based fee schedule referenced in Item 5 below, the
recommendation that a client become a Private Fund investor could present a conflict of
interest. No client is under any obligation to become a Private Fund investor.
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Limitation of Investment Strategy. Client accounts will generally be exclusively
comprised of individual equity positions and may not constitute a fully diversified or
balanced portfolio that is suitable for investment of all of a client’s investment assets
(accounts will generally not contain any fixed-income investments).
Portfolio Activity. Cacti Asset Management has a fiduciary duty to provide services
consistent with the client’s best interest. As part of its investment advisory services, Cacti
Asset Management will review client portfolios on an ongoing basis to determine if any
changes are necessary based upon various factors, including but not limited to
investment performance, fund manager tenure, style drift, account additions or
withdrawals, the client’s financial circumstances, and changes in the client’s investment
objectives. Based upon these and other factors, there may be extended periods of time
when Cacti Asset Management determines that changes to a client’s portfolio are neither
necessary nor prudent. Notwithstanding, there can be no assurance that investment
decisions made by Cacti Asset Management will be profitable or equal any specific
performance level(s).
Non-Discretionary Service Limitations. Clients that determine to engage Cacti
Asset Management on a non-discretionary investment advisory basis must be willing to
accept that Cacti Asset Management cannot effect any account transactions without
obtaining prior consent to any such transaction(s) from the client. Thus, in the event of a
market correction during which the client is unavailable, Cacti Asset Management will be
unable to effect any account transactions (as it would for its discretionary clients)
without first obtaining the client’s consent.
Client Obligations. In performing our services, Cacti Asset Management shall not be
required to verify any information received from the client or from the client’s other
professionals and is expressly authorized to rely thereon. Moreover, each client is
advised that it remains their responsibility to promptly notify us if there is ever any
change in their financial situation or investment objectives for the purpose of reviewing,
evaluating or revising our previous recommendations and/or services.
Cash Positions. Cacti Asset Management continues to treat cash as an asset class. As
such, unless otherwise determined, all cash positions (money markets, etc.) shall
continue to be included as part of assets under management for purposes of calculating
Cacti Asset Management’s advisory fee. At any specific point in time, depending upon
perceived or anticipated market conditions/events (there being no guarantee that such
anticipated market conditions/events will occur), Cacti Asset Management may maintain
cash positions for defensive purposes. In addition, while assets are maintained in cash,
such amounts could miss market advances. Depending upon current yields, at any point
in time, Cacti Asset Management’s advisory fee could exceed the interest paid by
available money market funds.
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Cash Sweep Accounts. Account custodians generally require that cash proceeds from
account transactions or cash deposits be swept into and/or initially maintained in the
custodian’s sweep account. The yield on the sweep account is generally lower than those
available in money market accounts. To help mitigate this issue, Cacti Asset
Management shall generally purchase a higher yielding money market fund available on
the custodian’s platform with cash proceeds or deposits, unless Cacti Asset Management
reasonably anticipates that it will utilize the cash proceeds during the subsequent 30-day
period to purchase additional investments for the client’s account. Exceptions and/or
modifications can and will occur with respect to all or a portion of the cash balances for
various reasons, including, but not limited to, the amount of dispersion between the
sweep account and a money market fund, an indication from the client of an imminent
need for such cash, or the client has a demonstrated history of writing checks from the
account.
Cybersecurity Risk. The
information technology systems and networks that
Registrant and its third-party service providers use to provide services to Registrant’s
clients employ various controls that are designed to prevent cybersecurity incidents
stemming from intentional or unintentional actions that could cause significant
interruptions in Registrant’s operations and/or result in the unauthorized acquisition or
use of clients’ confidential or non-public personal information. Clients and Registrant
are nonetheless subject to the risk of cybersecurity incidents that could ultimately cause
them to incur financial losses and/or other adverse consequences. Although Cacti Asset
Management has established processes to reduce the risk of cybersecurity incidents,
there is no guarantee that these efforts will always be successful, especially considering
that Cacti Asset Management does not control the cybersecurity measures and policies
employed by third-party service providers, issuers of securities, broker-dealers, qualified
custodians, governmental and other regulatory authorities, exchanges and other
financial market operators and providers.
is made
Client Privacy and Confidentiality. Cacti Asset Management maintains policies and
procedures designed to help protect the confidentiality and security of client nonpublic
personal information (“NPPI”). NPPI includes, but is not limited to, social security
numbers, credit or debit card numbers, state identification card numbers, driver’s
license number and account numbers. Cacti Asset Management maintains
administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect such information
from unauthorized access, use, loss, or destruction. These safeguards include controls
relating to data access, information security, and incident response, and are reviewed to
address changes in risk and business. Client information may be disclosed in response to
regulatory requests, legal obligations, or as otherwise permitted by law, and any such
disclosure
in accordance with applicable privacy and confidentiality
requirements.
Cacti Asset Management may engage non-affiliated service providers in connection with
providing advisory services, and such providers may have access to client NPPI, as
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necessary, to perform their functions. Cacti Asset Management confirms that service
providers maintain safeguards designed to protect client information from unauthorized
access or use and provide notice to Cacti Asset Management in the event of a
cybersecurity incident involving client information maintained by the service provider.
While Cacti Asset Management maintains policies and procedures designed to protect
client information, such measures cannot eliminate all risk. Cacti Asset Management will
notify clients in the event of a data breach involving their NPPI as may be required by
applicable state and federal laws.
Disclosure Statement. A copy of Cacti Asset Management’s written disclosure
statement as set forth on Part 2 of Form ADV and its Client Relationship Summary as set
forth in Form CRS shall be provided to each client prior to, or contemporaneously with,
the execution of the Investment Advisory Agreement.
No Financial Planning or Non-Investment Consulting/Implementation
Services. Cacti Asset Management does not provide financial planning and related
consulting services regarding non-investment related matters, such as estate planning,
tax planning, insurance, etc.
Cacti Asset Management does not serve as an attorney, accountant, or insurance agency,
and no portion of its services should be construed as legal or accounting services.
Accordingly, Cacti Asset Management does not prepare estate planning documents, tax
returns or sell insurance products. To the extent requested by a client, Cacti Asset
Management may recommend the services of other professionals for certain non-
investment implementation purpose (i.e., attorneys, accountants, insurance, etc). Clients
are under no obligation to engage the services of any such recommended professional.
The client retains absolute discretion over all such implementation decisions and is free
to accept or reject any recommendation made by Cacti Asset Management or its
representatives.
If the client engages any unaffiliated recommended professional, and a dispute arises
thereafter relative to such engagement, the client agrees to seek recourse exclusively
from and against the engaged professional. At all times, the engaged licensed
professional[s] (i.e., attorney, accountant, insurance agent, etc.), and not Cacti Asset
Management, shall be responsible for the quality and competency of the services
provided.
C. Cacti Asset Management provides investment advisory services specific to the needs of
each client. Prior to providing investment advisory services, an investment adviser
representative will ascertain each client’s investment objective(s). Thereafter, Cacti Asset
Management will allocate or recommend that the client allocate investment assets
consistent with the designated investment objective(s). The client may, at any time,
impose reasonable restrictions, in writing, on Cacti Asset Management’s services.
D. Cacti Asset Management does not participate in a wrap fee program.
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E. As of December 31, 2025, Cacti Asset Management had $1,821,495,896 in assets under
management on a discretionary basis and $0 in assets under management on a non-
discretionary basis.
Item 5-Fees and Compensation
A. The client can engage Cacti Asset Management to provide on-going discretionary
investment management services on a negotiable fee-only basis.
Cacti Asset
Management’s investment management fee is based upon a percentage (%) of the market
value and type of assets placed under its management, which is generally one percent
(1.00%) per year. Cacti Asset Management, in its sole discretion, may charge a lesser
investment management fee based upon certain criteria, including but not limited to:
anticipated future earning capacity, anticipated future additional assets, dollar amount
of assets to be managed, related accounts, account composition, and negotiations with
the client.
B. Clients may elect to have Cacti Asset Management’s investment management fee
deducted from their custodial account. Both Cacti Asset Management’s Investment
Advisory Agreement and the custodial/clearing agreement may authorize the custodian
to debit the account for the amount of Cacti Asset Management's investment advisory fee
and to directly remit that management fee to Cacti Asset Management in compliance
with regulatory procedures. In the limited event that Cacti Asset Management bills the
client directly, payment is due upon receipt of Cacti Asset Management’s invoice.
C. As discussed below, unless the client directs otherwise or an individual client’s
circumstances require, Cacti Asset Management will generally recommend that the client
select U.S. Bank Institutional Trust & Company (“US Bank”) or Pershing, LLC
(“Pershing”), to act as the broker-dealer/custodian for the client’s investment
management assets.
Broker-dealers may charge brokerage commissions and/or transaction fees for effecting
certain securities transactions (i.e., transaction fees are charged for certain no-load
mutual funds). In addition to Cacti Asset Management’s investment management fee,
brokerage commissions and/or transaction fees, clients will also incur, relative to all
mutual fund and exchange traded fund purchases, charges imposed at the fund level and
disclosed in the applicable prospectus (e.g., management fees and other fund expenses).
The types of securities for which transaction fees, commissions, and/or other type fees
(as well as the amount of those fees) shall differ depending upon the broker-
dealer/custodian. While certain custodians, including Pershing, generally (with the
potential exception for large orders) do not currently charge fees on individual equity
transactions (including ETFs), others do. There can be no assurance that Pershing will
not change their transaction fee pricing in the future. Pershing may also assess fees to
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clients who elect to receive trade confirmations and account statements by regular mail
rather than electronically.
The fees charged by the applicable broker-dealer/custodian, and the charges imposed at
the fund level, are in addition to Cacti Asset Management’s investment advisory fees
referenced in this Item 5.
D. Cacti Asset Management’s annual investment management fee shall be prorated and
paid quarterly, in arrears, based upon the market value of the assets under management
on the last business day of the previous quarter.
E. Neither Cacti Asset Management, nor its representatives accept compensation from the
sale of securities or other investment products.
Item 6-Performance Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Except with respect to the Private Fund, neither Cacti Asset Management nor any of its
supervised persons accepts performance-based fees.
Item 7-Types of Clients
Except with respect to the Private Fund, Cacti Asset Management’s clients generally
include high net worth individuals, foundations and trusts, reinsurance companies, and
other Registered Investment Advisors.
Cacti Asset Management generally requires a minimum asset level of $1,000,000 for
investment management services, which it may reduce or waive in its sole discretion
based upon certain criteria.
Item 8-Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
A. Cacti Asset Management is a journalistic research based investment adviser. It generally
utilizes following method of security analysis, which does not necessarily apply to the
Private Fund (which utilizes those methods as set forth in the forth in the Private Fund’s
offering documents):
• Fundamental - (analysis performed on historical and present data, with the goal
of making financial forecasts)
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Cacti Asset Management may utilize the following investment strategies when
implementing investment advice given to clients:
• Long Term Purchases (securities held at least a year)
• Short Term Purchases (securities sold within a year)
• Trading (securities sold within thirty (30) days)
Investment Risk. Investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients should be
prepared to bear. Different types of investments involve varying degrees of risk, and it
should not be assumed that future performance of any specific investment or investment
strategy (including the investments and/or investment strategies recommended or
undertaken by Cacti Asset Management) will be profitable or equal any specific
performance level(s). The specific risks for the Private Fund are set forth in its offering
documents.
B. Cacti Asset Management’s methods of analysis and investment strategies do not present
any significant or unusual risks, except as set forth in the offering documents for the
Private Fund.
Notwithstanding, every method of analysis has its own inherent risks. To perform an
accurate market analysis Cacti Asset Management must have access to current/new
market information. Cacti Asset Management has no control over the dissemination rate
of market information; therefore, unbeknownst to Cacti Asset Management, certain
analyses may be compiled with outdated market information, severely limiting the value
of Cacti Asset Management’s analysis. Furthermore, an accurate market analysis can
only produce a forecast of the direction of market values. There can be no assurances
that a forecasted change in market value will materialize into actionable and/or
profitable investment opportunities.
Cacti Asset Management’s primary investment strategies - Long Term Purchases, Short
Term Purchases, and Trading - are fundamental investment strategies. However, every
investment strategy has its own inherent risks and limitations. For example longer term
investment strategies require a longer investment time period to allow for the strategy to
potentially develop. Shorter term investment strategies require a shorter investment
time period to potentially develop but, as a result of more frequent trading, may incur
higher transactional costs when compared to a longer term investment strategy. Trading,
an investment strategy that requires the purchase and sale of securities within a thirty
(30) day investment time period, involves a very short investment time period but will
incur higher transaction costs when compared to a short term investment strategy and
substantially higher transaction costs than a longer term investment strategy.
C. Currently, Cacti Asset Management primarily allocates client investment assets among
various individual equity (stocks), debt (bonds) and fixed income securities, and/or
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exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) on a discretionary basis in accordance with the client’s
designated investment objective(s).
Item 9-Disciplinary Information
Neither Cacti Asset Management, nor its representatives, have been the subject of any
disciplinary actions.
Item 10-Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
A. Neither Cacti Asset Management, nor its representatives, are registered or have an
application pending to register, as a broker-dealer or a registered representative of a
broker-dealer.
B. Neither Cacti Asset Management, nor its representatives, are registered or have an
application pending to register, as a futures commission merchant, commodity pool
operator, a commodity trading advisor, or a representative of the foregoing.
C. Affiliated Private Investment Fund. Cacti Asset Management serves as the adviser and
General Partner of the Private Fund. Cacti Asset Management may recommend, on a
non-discretionary basis, that qualified clients allocate a portion of their investment
assets to the Private Fund. To the extent that Cacti Asset Management’s individual
advisory clients qualify and determine that an investment is appropriate given their
investment objective(s) and financial situation, they may participate as limited partners
of the Private Fund. The terms and conditions for participation in the Private Fund are
set forth in the Private Fund’s offering documents (discussing fees-including fees payable
to the General Partner, conflicts of interest, risk factors, and liquidity constraints), which
each prospective investor client shall receive, and shall be required to complete and
submit the corresponding Subscription Agreement to the General Partner in order to
demonstrate qualification for investment in the Private Fund.
from
fees and
Conflict Of Interest. Because Cacti Asset Management and/or its affiliates can earn
incentive
the Private Fund (both management
compensation
compensation) that may exceed the fee that Cacti Asset Management would earn under
its standard asset based fee schedule referenced in Item 5 above, the recommendation
that a client become a Private Fund investor presents a conflict of interest. No client is
under any obligation to become a Private Fund investor.
Cacti Asset Management’s Chief Compliance Officer, Joshua S. Pechter,
remains available to address any questions regarding this conflict of
interest.
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D. Cacti Asset Management does not receive, directly or indirectly, compensation from
investment advisors that it recommends or selects for its clients.
Item 11-Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions,
and Personal Trading
A. Cacti Asset Management maintains an investment policy relative to personal securities
transactions. This investment policy is part of Cacti Asset Management’s overall Code of
Ethics, which serves to establish a standard of business conduct for all of Cacti Asset
Management’s representatives that is based upon fundamental principles of openness,
integrity, honesty and trust, a copy of which is available upon request. Cacti Asset
Management also maintains and enforces written policies reasonably designed to
prevent the misuse of material non-public information by Cacti Asset Management or
any person associated with Cacti Asset Management.
B. As disclosed above, Cacti Asset Management and/or its affiliates have a financial interest
in the Private Fund. Cacti Asset Management, on a non-discretionary basis, may
recommend that qualified clients consider allocating a portion of their investment assets
to the Private Fund. The terms and conditions for participation in the Private Fund,
including management and incentive fees, conflicts of interest, and risk factors, are set
forth in the Private Fund’s offering documents. Cacti Asset Management’s clients are
under absolutely no obligation to consider or make an investment in a private
investment fund(s).
C. Cacti Asset Management and/or representatives of Cacti Asset Management may buy or
sell securities that are also recommended to clients. This practice may create a situation
where Cacti Asset Management and/or representatives of Cacti Asset Management are in
a position to materially benefit from the sale or purchase of those securities. Therefore,
this situation creates a conflict of interest. Practices such as “scalping” (i.e., a practice
whereby the owner of shares of a security recommends that security for investment and
then immediately sells it at a profit upon the rise in the market price which follows the
recommendation) could take place if Cacti Asset Management did not have adequate
policies in place to detect such activities. In addition, this requirement can help detect
insider trading, “front-running” (i.e., personal trades executed prior to those of Cacti
Asset Management’s clients) and other potentially abusive practices.
Cacti Asset Management has a personal securities transaction policy in place to monitor
the personal securities transactions and securities holdings of each of Cacti Asset
Management’s “Access Persons”. Cacti Asset Management’s securities transaction policy
requires that an Access Person of Cacti Asset Management must provide the Chief
Compliance Officer or his/her designee with a written report of their current securities
holdings within ten (10) days after becoming an Access Person. Additionally, each Access
Person must provide the Chief Compliance Officer or his/her designee with a written
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report of the Access Person’s current securities holdings at least once each twelve (12)
month period thereafter on a date Cacti Asset Management selects; provided, however
that at any time that Cacti Asset Management has only one Access Person, he or she shall
not be required to submit any securities report described above.
D. Cacti Asset Management and/or representatives of Cacti Asset Management may buy or
sell securities, at or around the same time as those securities are recommended to
clients. This practice creates a situation where Cacti Asset Management and/or
representatives of Cacti Asset Management are in a position to materially benefit from
the sale or purchase of those securities. Therefore, this situation creates a conflict of
interest. As indicated above in Item 11.C, Cacti Asset Management has a personal
securities transaction policy in place to monitor the personal securities transaction and
securities holdings of each of Cacti Asset Management’s Access Persons.
Item 12-Brokerage Practices
A. Cacti Asset Management’s Clients who maintain separately managed accounts generally
select the broker-dealer/custodian for those accounts. Notwithstanding, in the event that
the client requests that Cacti Asset Management recommend a broker-dealer/custodian
for execution and/or custodial services (exclusive of those clients that may direct Cacti
Asset Management to use a specific broker-dealer/custodian), Cacti Asset Management
generally recommends that investment management accounts be maintained at US Bank
or Pershing. Prior to engaging Cacti Asset Management to provide investment
management services, the client will be required to enter into a formal Investment
Advisory Agreement with Cacti Asset Management setting forth the terms and
conditions under which Cacti Asset Management shall manage the client's assets, and a
separate custodial/clearing agreement with each designated broker-dealer/custodian.
Factors that Cacti Asset Management considers in recommending Pershing (or any other
broker-dealer/custodian) to clients include historical relationship with Cacti Asset
Management, financial strength, reputation, execution capabilities, pricing, research,
and service. Although the commissions and/or transaction fees paid by Cacti Asset
Management's clients shall comply with Cacti Asset Management's duty to seek best
execution, a client may pay a commission that is higher than another qualified broker-
dealer might charge to effect the same transaction where Cacti Asset Management
determines, in good faith, that the commission/transaction fee is reasonable. In seeking
best execution, the determinative factor is not the lowest possible cost, but whether the
transaction represents the best qualitative execution, taking into consideration the full
range of a broker-dealer’s services, including the value of research provided, execution
capability, commission rates, and responsiveness. Accordingly, although Cacti Asset
Management will seek competitive rates, it may not necessarily obtain the lowest
possible commission rates for client account transactions. The brokerage commissions or
transaction fees charged by the designated broker-dealer/custodian are exclusive of, and
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in addition to, Cacti Asset Management's investment management fee. Cacti Asset
Management’s best execution responsibility is qualified if securities that it purchases for
client accounts are mutual funds that trade at net asset value as determined at the daily
market close.
1. Research and Additional Benefits. Although not a material consideration when
determining whether to recommend that a client utilize the services of a particular
broker-dealer/custodian, Cacti Asset Management receives from Pershing (or
another broker-dealer/custodian investment platform, vendor and/or mutual fund
sponsor) without cost (and/or at a discount) support services and/or products,
certain of which assist Cacti Asset Management to better monitor and service client
accounts maintained at such institutions. Included within the support services that
may be obtained by Cacti Asset Management may be investment-related research,
pricing information and market data, software and other technology that provide
access to client account data, compliance and/or practice management-related
publications, discounted or gratis consulting services, discounted and/or gratis
attendance at conferences, meetings, and other educational and/or social events,
marketing support, computer hardware and/or software and/or other products used
by Cacti Asset Management in furtherance of its investment advisory business
operations.
As indicated above, certain of the support services and/or products that may be
received may assist Cacti Asset Management in managing and administering client
accounts. Others do not directly provide such assistance, but rather assist Cacti Asset
Management to manage and further develop its business enterprise.
There is no corresponding commitment made by Cacti Asset Management to
Pershing or any other entity to invest any specific amount or percentage of client
assets in any specific mutual funds, securities or other investment products as a
result of the above arrangement.
Cacti Asset Management’s Chief Compliance Officer, Joshua S. Pechter,
remains available to address any questions that a client or prospective
client may have regarding the above arrangement and any corresponding
conflict of interest such arrangement may create.
2. Cacti Asset Management does not receive referrals from broker-dealers.
3. Directed Brokerage. Except with respect to separately managed accounts as
discussed in Item 12A above, Cacti Asset Management does not generally accept
directed brokerage arrangements (when a client requires that account transactions
be effected through a specific broker-dealer). In such client directed arrangements,
the client will negotiate terms and arrangements for their account with that broker-
dealer, and Cacti Asset Management will not seek better execution services or prices
from other broker-dealers or be able to “batch” the client's transactions for execution
through other broker-dealers with orders for other accounts managed by Cacti Asset
Management. As a result, clients may pay higher commissions or other transaction
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costs or greater spreads, or receive less favorable net prices, on transactions for the
account than would otherwise be the case. Higher transaction costs adversely impact
account performance.
In the event that the client directs Cacti Asset Management to effect securities
transactions for the client's accounts through a specific broker-dealer, the client
correspondingly acknowledges that such direction may cause the accounts to incur
higher commissions or transaction costs than the accounts would otherwise incur
had the client determined to effect account transactions through alternative clearing
arrangements that may be available through Cacti Asset Management.
Transactions for directed accounts will generally be executed following the execution
of portfolio transactions for non-directed accounts.
Cacti Asset Management’s Chief Compliance Officer, Joshua S. Pechter,
remains available to address any questions that a client or prospective
client may have regarding the above arrangement.
To the extent that Cacti Asset Management provides investment management
services to its clients, the transactions for each client account generally will be
effected independently, unless Cacti Asset Management decides to purchase or sell
the same securities for several clients at approximately the same time. Cacti Asset
Management may (but is not obligated to) combine or “bunch” such orders to: seek
best execution; negotiate more favorable commission rates; and/or equitably allocate
differences in prices and commissions or other transaction costs that might have
been obtained had such orders been placed independently among Cacti Asset
Management’s clients. Under this procedure, transactions will be averaged as to
price and will be allocated among clients in proportion to the purchase and sale
orders placed for each client account on any given day. Cacti Asset Management
shall not receive any additional compensation or remuneration as a result of such
aggregation.
Item 13-Review of Accounts
A. Joshua S. Pechter monitors all client accounts on periodic (typically, daily) basis for
composition and market movement.
B. Joshua S. Pechter may also conduct account reviews on non-periodic basis upon the
occurrence of a triggering event, such as a change in client investment objectives and/or
financial situation, market corrections, and client request.
C. Clients are provided, at least quarterly, with written transaction confirmation notices
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and regular written summary account statements directly
dealer/custodian and/or program sponsor for the client accounts.
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Management also provides its clients with quarterly investor letters discussing the
performance of investments and accounts.
Item 14-Client Referrals and Other Compensation
A. As referenced in Item 12.A.1 above, Cacti Asset Management receives economic benefits
from Pershing. Cacti Asset Management including support services and/or products
without cost or at a discount, which may include direct monetary assistance from
Pershing to obtain certain services or products.
There is no corresponding commitment made by Cacti Asset Management to Pershing or
any other entity to invest any specific amount or percentage of client assets in any
specific mutual funds, securities or other investment products as a result of the above
arrangement.
Cacti Asset Management’s Chief Compliance Officer, Joshua S. Pechter,
remains available to address any questions that a client or prospective client
may have regarding the above arrangement and any corresponding conflict
of interest any such arrangement creates.
B. Cacti Asset Management does not compensate, directly or indirectly, any person, other
than its representative(s) for client referrals.
Item 15-Custody
Except with respect to the Private Fund, Cacti Asset Management does not have custody
of client funds or securities. However, because Cacti Asset Management is the general
partner of the Private Fund, it is considered to have custody of the cash and securities
held in the Private Fund (which are maintained in Pershing’s custody). This practice
requires disclosure at the Custody section of Part 1 of Form ADV. Cacti Asset
Management engages Eliott Davis Decosimo, a PCAOB registered and inspected
accounting firm, to audit the Private Fund’s financial statements annually and sends a
copy of the audited financial statements each year to every Private Fund investor within
120 days of fiscal year end.
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Clients are provided, at least quarterly, with written transaction confirmation notices
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and regular written summary account statements directly
dealer/custodian and/or program sponsor for the client accounts. Cacti Asset
Management may also provide a written periodic report summarizing account activity
and performance.
To the extent that Cacti Asset Management provides clients with periodic account
statements or reports, the client is urged to compare any statement or report provided by
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Cacti Asset Management with the account statements received from the account
custodian.
The account custodian does not verify the accuracy of Cacti Asset Management’s
advisory fee calculation.
Item 16-Investment Discretion
The client can determine to engage Cacti Asset Management to provide investment
advisory services on a discretionary basis. Prior to Cacti Asset Management assuming
discretionary authority over a client’s account, the client shall be required to execute an
Investment Advisory Agreement, naming Cacti Asset Management as the client’s
attorney and agent in fact, granting Cacti Asset Management full authority to buy, sell, or
otherwise effect investment transactions involving the assets in the client’s name found
in the discretionary account.
Clients who engage Cacti Asset Management on a discretionary basis may, at any time,
impose restrictions, in writing, on Cacti Asset Management’s discretionary authority
(i.e., limit the types/amounts of particular securities purchased for their account, exclude
the ability to purchase securities with an inverse relationship to the market, limit or
proscribe Cacti Asset Management’s use of a particular strategy, etc.).
Item 17-Voting Client Securities
A. Except with respect to the Private Fund, Cacti Asset Management does not vote client
proxies and therefore, clients maintain exclusive responsibility for: (1) directing the
manner in which proxies solicited by issuers of securities owned by the client shall be
voted, and (2) making all elections relative to any mergers, acquisitions, tender offers,
bankruptcy proceedings or other type events pertaining to the client’s investment assets.
B. Clients will receive their proxies or other solicitations directly from their custodian.
Clients may contact Cacti Asset Management to discuss any questions they may have
with a particular solicitation.
Item 18-Financial Information
A. Cacti Asset Management does not solicit fees of more than $1,200.00 per client, six
months or more in advance.
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B. Cacti Asset Management is unaware of any financial condition that is reasonably likely to
impair its ability to meet its contractual commitments relating to its discretionary
authority over certain client accounts.
C. Cacti Asset Management has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition.
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