Overview
- Headquarters
- Radnor, PA
- Average Client Assets
- $42.0 million
- Minimum Account Size
- $50,000,000
- SEC CRD Number
- 317446
Recent Rankings
Forbes 2025: 123
Fee Structure
Primary Fee Schedule (DISCLOSURE BROCHURE FOR CALLAN FAMILY OFFICE, LLC)
| Min | Max | Marginal Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | and above | 1.00% |
Illustrative Fee Rates
| Total Assets | Annual Fees | Average Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $1 million | Below minimum client size | |
| $5 million | Below minimum client size | |
| $10 million | Below minimum client size | |
| $50 million | $500,000 | 1.00% |
| $100 million | $1,000,000 | 1.00% |
Clients
- HNW Share of Firm Assets
- 69.93%
- Total Client Accounts
- 2,697
- Discretionary Accounts
- 2,473
- Non-Discretionary Accounts
- 224
Services Offered
Services: Financial Planning, Portfolio Management for Individuals, Portfolio Management for Institutional Clients, Investment Advisor Selection
Regulatory Filings
Additional Brochure: DISCLOSURE BROCHURE FOR CALLAN FAMILY OFFICE, LLC (2026-03-30)
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Brochure
March 20, 2026
CALLAN FAMILY OFFICE, LLC
a Registered Investment Adviser
201 King of Prussia Road, Suite 650
Radnor, PA 19087
(877) 506-7990
www.callanfamilyoffice.com
Callan Family Office LLC
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Item 2. Material Changes
In this Item, Callan Family Office is required to discuss any material changes that have been made to the
brochure since the last update March 30, 2025. The Firm has updated Items under Item 4d Use of
Independent Managers and specifically the establishment of a UMA program. The Firm updated Item 4
and 5 to discuss conflicts of interest in selecting the Firm and/or affiliates for services. The Firm further
updated Item 5 to discuss fees for management of pooled vehicles and fees from other pooled vehicles
for research services. The Firm also updated the risks discussed in Item 8 to include disclosure about
concentrated positions for certain client assets that are invested through its proprietary investment
strategies and UMA program.
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Item 3. Table of Contents
Item 2. Material Changes
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Item 3. Table of Contents
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Item 4. Advisory Business
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Item 5. Fees and Compensation
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Item 6. Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
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Item 7. Types of Clients
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Item 8. Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
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Item 9. Disciplinary Information
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Item 10. Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
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Item 11. Code of Ethics
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Item 12. Brokerage Practices
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Item 13. Review of Accounts
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Item 14. Client Referrals and Other Compensation
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Item 15. Custody
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Item 16. Investment Discretion
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Item 17. Voting Client Securities
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Item 18. Financial Information
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Item 4. Advisory Business
A. Introduction
Callan Family Office (“CFO”) offers a variety of advisory services, which include financial planning,
consulting, and investment management services. Prior to CFO rendering any of the foregoing
advisory services, clients are required to enter into one or more written agreements with CFO setting
forth the relevant terms and conditions of the advisory relationship (the “Advisory Agreement”).
While this brochure generally describes the business of CFO, certain sections also discuss the activities
of its Supervised Persons, which refer to the Firm’s officers, partners, directors (or other persons
occupying a similar status or performing similar functions), employees or other persons who provide
investment advice on CFO’s behalf and are subject to the Firm’s supervision or control. CFO filed for
registration as an investment adviser in December 2021 and is owned by Plectrum LLC, DCH Capital
Management LLC, Toxaway LLC, Blue Wolf Ventures LLC, Laker Capital LLC, Ram Private Holdings LLC,
JAWS Capital I LLC, Yellow Springs LLC, BOPL LLC, WTNGrace Holdings, LLC, Fleetwood d’Elegance LLC,
Jcubed3 LLC, Magevney Capital LLC, Windy Knoll LLC, Wondra Investments LLC, Taughannock LLC,
Tavyke Farm LLC, Wooded Acres LLC Mark Frazier, Aris Investment Holdings LLC, Tom Raymond,
Foreward CLT LLC, Amy Jucoski and Jeremy Rice. As of December 31, 2025, CFO has $10,208,823,032
in assets under management; $9,193,147,161 of which was managed on a discretionary basis and
$1,015,675,871 of which was managed on a non-discretionary basis.
B. Investment and Wealth Management Services
CFO manages client investment portfolios on a discretionary and non-discretionary basis. In addition,
CFO provides most clients with wealth management services which include a broad range of financial
planning and consulting services.
CFO primarily allocates client assets among various third-party independent managers (also called
separate account managers, model managers, and, herein, “Independent Managers”), use of direct
indexing capabilities, and privately placed securities (including debt, equity, real assets, and/or
interests in pooled investment vehicles) in accordance with their stated investment objectives. While
in most cases the Independent Managers will recommend individual debt and equity securities
(among other investments including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”)), the Firm will
also directly manage such investments in certain circumstances, including proprietary strategies.
Where appropriate, the Firm may also provide advice about any type of legacy position or other
investment held in client portfolios, but clients should not assume that these assets are being
continuously monitored or otherwise advised on by the Firm unless specifically agreed upon.
CFO tailors its advisory services to meet the needs of its individual clients and seeks to ensure, on a
continuous basis, that client portfolios are managed in a manner consistent with those needs and
objectives. CFO consults with clients on an initial and ongoing basis to assess their specific risk
tolerance, time horizon, liquidity constraints and other related factors relevant to the management
of their portfolios. Clients are advised to promptly notify CFO if there are changes in their financial
situation or if they wish to place any limitations on the management of their portfolios. Clients can
impose reasonable restrictions or mandates on the management of their accounts if CFO determines,
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in its sole discretion, the conditions would not materially impact the performance of a management
strategy or prove overly burdensome to the Firm’s management efforts.
CFO also operates a wholly owned subsidiary, Callan OS, LLC (COS). COS is an administrative service
provider to other registered investment advisers, banks, asset managers and the like (collectively
known as advisers). COS does not select the third-party managers, or funds, nor does it choose the
asset allocation model for end customers. COS operates as a third party to maintain records on behalf
of the advisers.
C. Financial Planning and Advisory and Consulting Services
CFO offers family office services which include financial planning, financial administration, bill pay,
historical performance reporting, data aggregation, document safe-keeping and exchange,
philanthropic consulting, foundation and philanthropic administration, business and transaction
advisory services, family office consulting, and family governance and education. The Firm provides
these services to families as a complement to their investment services. These consultative services
and financial education are principally being used for successor generations. CFO’s financial
administration services team can assist clients in collecting, storing and processing bill payments
as needed, as well as aggregate personal and business data into financial statements to track
and report on assets, liabilities, equity, and cash flows, at a detailed level. Data aggregation
provides an administrative accounting of all assets held by clients irrespective of whether they are
managed by CFO or by another provider.
CFO's Advisory and Consulting Practice revolves around the Firm’s philanthropic, family governance
and education programs for individual clients, their families, foundations and endowments. In
addition to the advice and consulting around client specific topics, best practices, and thought
leadership, the Firm offers numerous programs to support families in achieving their charitable and
legacy goals. The Firm believes that a well-crafted, meaningful family road map reflective of family
values, strengths, and priorities can successfully live on for multiple generations.
In performing these services, CFO is not required to verify any information received from the client or
from the client’s other professionals (e.g., attorneys, accountants, etc.,) and is expressly authorized
to rely on such information. CFO recommends certain clients engage the Firm for additional related
services and/or other professionals to implement its recommendations. Clients are advised that a
conflict of interest exists for the Firm to recommend that clients engage CFO or its affiliates to provide
(or continue to provide) additional services for compensation, including investment management
services. Clients retain absolute discretion over all decisions regarding implementation and are under
no obligation to act upon any of the recommendations made by CFO under a financial planning or
consulting engagement. Clients are advised that it remains their responsibility to promptly notify the
Firm of any change in their financial situation or investment objectives for the purpose of reviewing,
evaluating, or revising CFO’s recommendations and/or services.
D. Use of Independent Managers
CFO provides investment management services through a variety of products and investment
vehicles. These include but are not limited to separately managed accounts, model managed
accounts, mutual funds, ETFs and other pooled or collectively managed funds. As mentioned above,
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CFO selects certain Independent Managers to actively manage a portion of its clients’ assets on either
a discretionary or non-discretionary basis. The specific terms and conditions under which a client
engages an Independent Manager are set forth in a separate written agreement with the designated
Independent Manager. That agreement can be between the Firm and the Independent Manager
(often called a subadvisor), the Firm and an Independent Manager delivering a model portfolio on a
non-discretionary basis (often called model delivery), or the client and the Independent Manager. In
addition to this brochure, clients can also receive the written disclosure documents of the respective
Independent Managers engaged to manage their assets on request.
Model Delivery
For certain investments, CFO can utilize a third-party investment manager’s model portfolio (“Model”)
to deliver and implement an Independent Manager, Research Provider, or Sub-Adviser’s strategy. CFO
may utilize a manager’s Model when CFO believes that value can be added in terms of lowering overall
investment and trading expenses, increasing tax-efficiency of the strategy, or enabling customization
and personalization of the strategy, as well as in cases when the manager only offers its strategy
through Model Delivery. In implementing a Model, CFO will use its discretion to determine the timing
and manner of such implementation, and, if appropriate, will take other factors into consideration
affecting the management of the underlying Client account. Factors such as capital gain or loss
management, client preferences, and systematic tracking-error-based rebalancing may cause the
client account to vary from the underlying Model. In addition, account performance and risk
measures may vary from the Model and differ from a fully delegated separately managed account
that does not account for these client-specific circumstances. These services may be provided directly
by CFO or by a third-party, and fees may apply.
Direct Indexing
Passive investment allocations can be implemented in part, or in whole, through Direct Indexing.
Direct Indexing involves purchasing a subset of the underlying shares of a reference index with the
goal of realizing a return and volatility like the reference index while achieving one or more client-
specific goals. These client goals may include tax-loss harvesting, customization of the underlying
index constituents, factor or style tilts, applying security restrictions, or incorporating an investor’s
ESG/SRI criteria. Direct Indexing accounts do not typically own all the securities in a reference index,
and therefore will experience tracking error to the underlying index returns. Performance variations
could be positive or negative, and volatility could be higher or lower than the index. Factor exposures,
realized tax losses, ESG/SRI criteria, and other Direct Index metrics will fluctuate based on market
conditions, and outcomes will be unique to each client’s situation and strategy. Direct Index strategies
require ongoing trading and rebalancing to maintain alignment between the client account and the
reference index, and rebalancing decisions consider one or multiple client goals or restrictions that
have been specified for the Direct Index account. Direct Indexing services rely heavily on technological
services which may be interrupted by unforeseen forces. These services may be provided directly by
Callan FO or by a third-party, and fees may apply.
Overlay Services
In some circumstances, CFO may employ Overlay Services to provide better coordination of
investment strategies across the various sub-advisors within a client portfolio or across related
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portfolios in a client household. CFO will use its discretion to determine the extent and approach of
such services with the goal to create value through actions such as wash sale avoidance, tax lot
management, capital gain deferral, management of loan to value or margin levels, targeting client-
specified total portfolio characteristics (i.e. yield, quality, etc.), options overlay, and management of
variance of the portfolio relative to targets or benchmarks. Given the high level of customization
required, these services are provided on a best-efforts basis and client acknowledges that
performance and general outcomes are unique to their situation. These services may be provided
directly by CFO or by a third-party, and fees may apply. The nature and extent of the services,
including risk and liability exposure, shall be reflected in that fee.
To the extent that CFO provides Model Delivery, Direct Index, or Overlay Services directly to clients,
the firm can charge a fee and earn additional revenue for its services. CFO offers these services
directly to clients, as opposed to using a third-party solution, when the firm believes it can reduce
overall investment expenses, increase tax-efficiency, meet client demand for personalization, provide
household-level coordination of investment strategies, or provide other technology capabilities that
are not readily available to clients via third-party solutions.
When model delivery, direct index, and overlay services are provided by CFO, the Firm will use the
technology and capabilities of Aris Investing LLC (“Aris”). As disclosed in this Brochure, the
Independent Manager fees are in addition to those charged by the Firm. Aris is affiliated with the
Firm through common ownership which creates a conflict of interest as there is an incentive to
recommend Aris over another third-party that could provide similar services. The Firm will only
engage Aris if the services and fees are in the best interest of the client and the service is reasonably
expected to improve the net of fee, net of tax results for the client.
UMA Programs
CFO serves as a discretionary investment adviser with respect to customer accounts either directly or
under agreements with the customer’s investment advisers. CFO makes separate account sleeves
available that are made up of separate account strategies from other investment advisers, mutual
funds, and exchange-traded funds combined into unified managed accounts (“UMA”). CFO makes the
UMAs available through the use of model portfolios of the various investment advisers. The UMAs
represent different investment styles and strategies.
CFO can substitute or deviate from the model portfolios of the various investment advisers where it
considers the substitution or deviation to be appropriate. More information about our UMA
Programs is provided in Item 8, below.
Conflicts in Choosing Programs and Strategies
As disclosed above, the Firm has programs where it allocates client assets amongst Independent
Managers, investments, models or other allocations. There are times that the Firm will allocate client
assets to options managed by the Firm and/or affiliates which results in a conflict of interest. The
Firm will only allocate assets to the Firm and/or affiliates where the Firm determines that it is in the
best interest of the client based on the Firm’s fiduciary duty.
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Item 5. Fees and Compensation
CFO offers services on a fee basis, including fixed, and fees based on assets under management.
A. Family Office Services and Advisory and Consulting Fees
CFO can charge a fixed fee or on-going fee for providing Family Office Services and Advisory and
Consulting under a stand-alone engagement. These fees are negotiable, but typically range from
$50,000 to $250,000, subjective to the scope and complexity of the services and the professional
rendering the services. The fee can be for a defined project, or for ongoing services. If the client
engages the Firm for additional investment advisory services, CFO can offset all or a portion of its fees
for those services based upon the amount paid for the financial planning and/or consulting services.
The terms and conditions of the financial planning and/or consulting engagement are set forth in the
Administrative Services Agreement or Advisory Consulting Agreement. For project-based services,
CFO requires up to one-half of the fee (estimated hourly or fixed) payable upon execution of the
Agreement. The outstanding balance is due upon delivery of the financial plan or completion of the
agreed upon services. Ongoing services are charged as described in the investment management
section, below. The Firm does not, however, take receipt of $1,200 or more in prepaid fees, six or
more months in advance of services rendered.
B. Investment and Wealth Management Fees
CFO offers its investment management and wealth management services for an annual fee based on
the amount of assets under the Firm’s management. Depending upon the size and composition of a
client’s portfolio, the type and amount of services rendered and the individual(s) providing the
services this management fee varies between 15 and 100 basis points (0.15% – 1.00%).
The fee is agreed upon with clients and disclosed on a fee schedule with each client. As discussed
above, the fee will vary depending upon the services selected by and agreed to with the client.
While the clients agree to the scope of services to be provided, the Firm is given the discretion to
determine how those services are implemented, creating a financial incentive to use services that
result in higher fees to the Firm and/or its affiliates. CFO is committed to implementing services in
each client’s best interest and consistent with the Firm’s fiduciary duty.
The annual fee is prorated and charged monthly, in arrears, based upon the market value of the
assets being managed by CFO on the last day of the previous month as determined by a party
independent from the Firm (including the client’s custodian or another third-party, as well as the
issuers of privately placed securities).
CFO can charge and retain additional investment services and strategy specific fees for model
delivery, direct indexing, levered solutions, proprietary offerings, pooled vehicles, and overlay
management, all of which result in a conflict of interest because the Firm has an incentive to
allocate to those options. These product and service fees are in addition to the base investment and
wealth management fees. CFO will notify clients of any changes to its fees in advance. Because
allocations can be adjusted periodically as part of the portfolio management process, changes
among products and solutions can occur without prior notice. CFO endeavors to make full disclosure
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to its clients and make investment decisions in the best interest of clients and consistent with CFO’s
fiduciary duty.
If assets are deposited into or withdrawn from an account after the start of a billing period, the fee
payable with respect to such assets is not adjusted to reflect the interim change in portfolio value.
For the initial period of an engagement, the fee is calculated on a pro rata basis. In the event the
advisory agreement is terminated, the fee for the final billing period is prorated through the
effective date of the termination and the outstanding or unearned portion of the fee is charged or
refunded to the client, as appropriate. Independent Managers, including Aris, can bill differently
(frequency and timing) and the Firm will utilize the billing procedures of those Independent
Managers when assets are allocated to them.
Additionally, for asset management services the Firm provides with respect to certain client holdings
(e.g., held-away assets, accommodation accounts, alternative investments, etc.), CFO can negotiate
a fee rate that differs from the range set forth above. Clients are advised that a conflict of interest
exists for the Firm to recommend that clients engage CFO for additional services for compensation,
including rolling over retirement accounts or moving other assets to the Firm’s management.
Clients retain absolute authority over all decisions regarding engaging the Firm and are under no
obligation to act upon any of the recommendations.
C. Fee Discretion
CFO may, in its sole discretion, negotiate to charge a lesser fee based upon certain criteria, such as
but not limited to, anticipated future earning capacity, anticipated future additional assets, dollar
amount of assets to be managed, related accounts, account composition, pre-existing/legacy client
relationship, account retention, pro bono activities, or competitive purposes.
D. Additional Fees and Expenses
In addition to the advisory fees paid to CFO, clients can also incur certain charges imposed by other
third parties, such as broker-dealers, custodians, technology fees, trust companies, banks, and other
financial institutions (collectively “Financial Institutions”). These additional charges include securities
brokerage commissions, transaction fees, custodial fees, fees attributable to alternative assets,
reporting charges, technology fees, fees charged by the Independent Managers, margin and other
borrowing costs, pooled vehicle administrative expenses, charges imposed directly by a mutual fund
or ETF in a client’s account, as disclosed in the fund’s prospectus (e.g., fund management fees,
incentives, and other fund expenses), deferred sales charges, odd-lot differentials, transfer taxes,
wire transfer and electronic fund fees, trustee fees ,and other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts
and securities transactions. The Firm’s brokerage practices are described at length in Item 12,
below.
If CFO incurs any costs (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) in responding to legal process
related to the client’s account, CFO may charge these costs to any account client maintains with
CFO.
Additional fees will depend on the services provided by CFO. CFO’s fee and services will be disclosed
to, and agreed upon by, clients. Additional fees will vary based on the program/service used, and
the options used (including model portfolios) in those programs/services. For example, when using
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models or Independent Managers, there will be additional fees attributable to the models or
Independent Managers used. Because CFO is given discretionary authority to choose the
programs/services utilized and the options used in each, the total fees and expenses for the client
will vary. Unless otherwise disclosed, however, neither CFO nor any affiliates share in those fees or
expenses. CFO will provide a list of those fees and expenses upon request.
As mentioned above, CFO is given the discretionary authority to allocate client assets among its
services or programs and the options available in each. In certain circumstances, the Firm can
choose an option that results in additional fees or other indirect compensation being paid to the
Firm and/or affiliates, such as using a proprietary model or pooled vehicle offered by the Firm. As a
result, the Firm has a financial incentive to use certain programs, services or options over others,
which presents a conflict of interest. CFO is committed to using services or programs in each client’s
best interest and consistent with the Firm’s fiduciary duty.
E. Pooled Vehicle Fees and Compensation
CFO may receive fees or other compensation in connection with certain pooled investment vehicles,
including vehicles sponsored, managed, or advised by CFO or an affiliate. Such compensation is
intended to offset costs incurred by CFO in identifying, evaluating, and providing access to these
investment opportunities. This compensation presents a potential conflict of interest because CFO
may have an incentive to recommend or allocate client assets to pooled vehicles that generate such
compensation. CFO addresses this conflict by applying consistent due diligence and investment
selection standards across comparable investments and by making investment decisions in the best
interest of clients consistent with our fiduciary duty. See fund materials for additional information,
which are available upon request.
F. Research Fees
CFO may receive research fees in connection with pooled vehicles CFO either helps form or advises
in part to offset internal expenses associated with providing the investment opportunity. Research
Fees are paid by the Fund Sponsor or General Partner and disclosed within the formation
documents and financial reports of those vehicles. The receipt of a Research Fee creates a conflict of
interest as it provides an incentive to recommend or maintain fund investments that pay this
compensation. CFO mitigates this conflict by applying consistent due diligence and investment
selection standards across comparable investments. In addition, any conflict is further mitigated by
disclosing this compensation for cost recovery to clients as applicable.
G. Direct Fee Debit
Clients provide CFO and/or certain Independent Managers with the authority to directly debit their
accounts for payment of the investment advisory fees. The Financial Institutions that act as the
qualified custodian for client accounts, from which the Firm retains the authority to directly deduct
fees, have agreed to send statements to clients not less than quarterly detailing all account
transactions, including any amounts paid to CFO.
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H. Use of Margin
Clients can authorize CFO to use margin in the management of the client’s investment portfolio. In
these situations, the fee payable will be assessed gross of margin such that the market value of the
client’s account and corresponding fee payable by the client to CFO will be increased. Where
investment management fees are assessed gross of margin, a conflict of interest exists as the Firm
has an incentive to use margin to increase its fees.
In addition, CFO can recommend that certain clients utilize margin in the client’s investment
portfolio or other borrowing for non-investment needs, such as bridge loans and other financing
needs. The Firm’s fees are determined based upon the value of the assets being managed gross of
any margin or borrowing.
I. Account Additions and Withdrawals
Clients can make additions to and withdrawals from their account at any time, subject to CFO’s right
to terminate an account. Additions can be in cash or securities provided that the Firm reserves the
right to liquidate any transferred securities or declines to accept particular securities into a client’s
account. Clients can withdraw account assets on notice to CFO, subject to the usual and customary
securities settlement procedures. However, the Firm designs its portfolios as long-term
investments, and the withdrawal of assets may impair the achievement of a client’s investment
objectives. CFO may consult with its clients about the options and implications of transferring
securities. Clients are advised that when transferred securities are liquidated, they may be subject
to transaction fees, short-term redemption fees, fees assessed at the fund level (e.g., re-registration
fees ) and/or tax ramifications.
Item 6. Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
CFO does not provide any services for a performance-based fee (i.e., a fee based on a share of capital
gains or capital appreciation of a client’s assets).
Item 7. Types of Clients
CFO offers services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, limited
partnerships, and other business entities. CFO also serves Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs), Family
Offices and Banking institutions.
Minimum Account Value
As a condition for starting and maintaining an investment management relationship, CFO imposes a
minimum portfolio value of $50,000,000. CFO may, in its sole discretion, accept clients with smaller
portfolios based upon certain criteria, including anticipated future earning capacity, anticipated future
additional assets, dollar amount of assets to be managed, related accounts, account composition, pre-
existing client, account retention, and pro bono activities. CFO only accepts clients with less than the
minimum portfolio size if the Firm determines the smaller portfolio size will not cause a substantial
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increase of investment risk beyond the client’s identified risk tolerance. CFO may, in its sole discretion,
aggregate the portfolios of family members to meet the minimum portfolio size.
Item 8. Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Serving as the client’s out-sourced chief investment officer, CFO will make asset management decisions
across a global opportunity set inclusive of liquid and illiquid investments and utilizing both passive and
active solutions. Discretion over these assets will vary from full authority to consultative.
In general, CFO believes value can be added by offering institutional-grade solutions and processes to
their client’s investment portfolio. The goal is to enhance return and/or minimize risk at each step of the
investment process- summarized as follows:
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Client Discovery & Planning
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Asset Allocation & Modeling
•
Due Diligence & Research
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Portfolio Construction & Management
•
Risk Management & Review
Foundational to the Firm’s approach is a reliance on fundamental analysis to evaluate the risk and reward
of each asset class, fund or security held in a client’s portfolio. Discounted future cash flows, relative
valuations, and asset class appropriate financial metrics are among a broad array of analytics employed
to consider the merits of each investment. The goal is to achieve the best total, net, real return for clients
to realize their unique goals while minimizing taxes, fees, volatility, and the effects of inflation over time.
A. Client Discovery & Planning
CFO believes that a critical first step and ongoing aspect of client engagement and effective asset
management centers around client discovery and planning. An exhaustive and comprehensive
dialogue with clients to clearly identify and enunciate both qualitative and quantitative variables
that thereby establish appropriate expectations and is a necessary part of successful long-term
relationships. A combination of financial planning, estate planning and investment policy review
is often integrated to understand the client architecture and overarching goals and objectives.
Measures of risk tolerance, liquidity preference, time horizon, taxability, restrictions, and income
requirements are gathered alongside understanding client investment experience, return
expectations and prior investment decisions. Taken together, they form the basis for a written
investment policy statement(s) which guides the governance of the client's assets and provides
an investable universe and benchmarks for future comparison.
Through clear, open, and consistent communication, the Firm strives to reduce risks, educate the
client, collaborate with outside advisors and family members, increase the range of opportunities,
and improve the probability of successful client outcomes.
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B. Asset Allocation & Modeling
The Firm develops long-term Capital Market Assumptions, which serve as the key inputs for our
strategic asset allocation process. These projections establish risk and return expectations for
each asset class and estimate the correlations on how the different asset classes are interrelated.
Efficient frontiers are generated from these assumptions that serve as the basis for a range of
taxable, tax free, liquid, illiquid, and various time horizon investor profiles. Current valuations and
recent market performance can affect these projections and, subsequently, these are revisited
periodically, but no less than annually.
A set of Investment Objectives with progressive levels of risk (volatility) are derived from the
varying efficient frontiers. Each objective will have specific asset class targets and ranges that
optimize the return for a given level of risk. Throughout an investment mandate, Investment
Policy Statements are established and maintained that articulate the various objectives and
include strategic targets and ranges to keep the risk parameters within acceptable bounds and
instill a level of portfolio management discipline.
Callan LLC and several third-party research providers provide analytical support for investment
models and research content to inform our views of the current and long-term market
environment including the formation of the Firm’s Capital Market Assumptions. There is an
intentional, holistic selection process that ensures we have balanced views across assets classes
in effort to avoid any bias and a diversity of market and economic perspectives. These
relationships are periodically reviewed to confirm that we are receiving thoughtful advice and add
value to our investment decision-making process.
Within the Firm’s long-term, strategic framework, CFO monitors market developments on a
regular basis to identify emerging opportunities, risks, or trends that should be considered as part
of a tactical opportunity to reposition the portfolio. All tactical positions or tilts are incorporated
in our ongoing portfolio management and rebalancing program. Research to support these
positions is gathered internally and externally from multiple third-party providers, which is
aggregated to summarize the overall risk posture of the portfolios in the broad market.
C. Due Diligence and Research
CFO employs a deep fundamental research approach to evaluating all investment opportunities
regardless of how they are presented. The Firm maintains a long-term investment horizon and
seek to invest our client’s portfolios globally. CFO is unconstrained and open-minded in our
pursuit of superior investments with favorable risk-return profiles, but, at the same time, selective
in our choices. The Firm’s investment professionals employ economic and market research as they
serve as both Portfolio Managers and Research Analysts. The Firm constantly collects and analyzes
economic and capital market data, and third-party strategy/analysis from public and private
sources. CFO values diverse viewpoints amongst its sources, and its team.
Callan LLC is the Firm’s primary research partner and relies heavily on them for much of the
investment offering. (Callan Family Office (CFO) is the exclusive trademark licensee of Callan LLC.
Callan LLC provides products and services to CFO. Clients of CFO are not clients of Callan LLC, and
the parties are not affiliated. Callan LLC, CFO and the other Callan trademarks and service marks
are registered and/or unregistered trademarks of Callan LLC and may not be used without its
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permission.) CFO supplements its research and technology through several third-party providers.
The Firm receives a plethora of perspectives from its investment managers, engages with industry
luminaries, and continually evaluates and pursues additional value-add insight providers. CFO
works with all its research partners for searches, pipeline evaluation, analysis, and monitoring.
Manager and product decisions and ratings are devised through a formal process, maintained,
and updated when needed by CFO.
The Firm manages customized individual securities portfolios, at client request, through a
combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis. For equity mandates, the process is designed
to provide Portfolio Managers with a diverse list of high-quality US large cap companies to
construct a portfolio that achieves a client’s strategy. CFO's coverage list is monitored for ongoing
changes and renewed/approved quarterly. For fixed income mandates, the Firm works with third
party managers to develop a strategy and security selection that fulfills a client’s objective.
D. Portfolio Construction & Management
CFO focuses on constructing investment portfolios that help clients achieve their goals and
objectives. Generally, this involves an emphasis on total net returns after accounting for expenses
and taxes. Typically, we employ a Core-Satellite approach in which both passive and active
management strategies are utilized. Where appropriate, we will utilize technology to implement
a combination of both direct indexing, model delivery, and some overlay management to affect a
higher level of efficiency for client benefit. In addition, we may incorporate the use of illiquid
investments to complement a client’s liquid holdings and enhance a portfolio’s risk and return
prospects. These illiquid investments may include hedge funds and private capital investments in
debt, equity, and real assets.
CFO incorporates diversification, a primary risk management technique, across, and within, each
of the major asset classes of equity, fixed income, cash, real assets, and alternatives (private
capital and hedge funds). Ordinarily, the Firm’s core positions are broadly diversified, long-term,
strategic, passive positions which are then complemented by more focused or concentrated
investments (i.e., satellite) that represent higher conviction or tactical positions. CFO believes this
combination of core and satellite investments delivers an improved risk-adjusted, and more tax
sensitive, return for clients over time. Reference Portfolios are developed to meld CFO's
recommended investment objectives with specific investment managers that work together in a
portfolio context to maximize the after- tax and/or after-fee return given a client’s risk tolerance.
The managers that are included in the reference portfolios serve as a guide to represent the
highest conviction ideas and combination of positions that harness the performance drivers the
Firm seeks for each objective.
E. Risk Management & Review
The final, recurring, part of the Firm’s process is risk management and review. At the investor
level, it is influenced by a broad array of circumstances and objectives that CFO strives to
thoroughly understand and goes about this discovery work by examining two categories – ability
and willingness to take risk.
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An investor’s ability to assume risk can be formulaic in that cash needs, time horizon, investment
experience, illiquidity tolerance, and other similar aspects can lead to clear decisions on what
asset classes are appropriate. Willingness to take risk is more subjective and often related to
investing experience and, notably, enduring more difficult market environments.
CFO’s goal is an optimal match of a portfolio that considers these risk factors. Further, we know
that circumstances and objectives can change and so too will an investor’s profile as such our
discovery work is on-going. Lastly, as a fiduciary under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, CFO
always embeds risk considerations into its decision-making.
Risk is multi-dimensional and often defined as a permanent loss of capital which can be brought
on by selling into a distressed market. To understand this, the Firm analyzes several risk measures
(such as volatility, drawdown, credit quality, lack of marketability, etc.) but also recognizes their
limitations. Periodic portfolio reviews encompass performance, position analysis, along with risk
metrics, such as standard deviation. These reviews occur routinely and with client participation.
Performance is most often measured against a portfolio-level benchmark and/or client specific
goals. Performance of the portfolio is considered both in terms of return and the risks incurred
to achieve the results.
Stated Investment Objectives and/or specific client goals, are documented within the Investment
Policy Statement to be monitored by the portfolio managers and used for account reviews.
Enhanced software programs aid this process. These enabled systems will generate reports that
monitor portfolio holdings and activity relative to stated goals, positions, and ranges, which
ushers in discipline and accountability for the Firm’s investment professionals. For all exceptions,
portfolio managers rebalance the portfolio back to within acceptable limits unless extenuating
circumstances exist.
F.
In Summary
CFO relies on an investment process built from the multiple decade experiences of its investment
professionals. Each stage of the process is critical to support an effective set of portfolio results
for the client. The Firm has committed to each part of the process and seeks ways to
continually improve each section over time.
G. UMA Program Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies
CFO utilizes investment models provided by independent model providers and can also manage
its own models through its various UMA Programs. The disclosure brochures of all model
providers are made available by CFO to the investment advisers for end-clients using the program
(together the “UMA Program Customers”). The UMA Program Customers should review those
disclosure brochures for more information about how the models will be managed, including the
risks.
Accounts in a UMA Program are generally rebalanced as directed by the model provider. UMA
program accounts can include a variety of investment managers, strategies and investments
within a single client account, such as mutual funds, stocks, bonds, and exchange traded funds.
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For certain taxable accounts, CFO can provide systematic tax-loss harvesting and other techniques
designed to help mitigate tax liability generated within investment portfolios.
UMA Program Customers can request reasonable restrictions on CFO’s management of the assets
in the UMA Program. CFO will share those restrictions with the model providers who retain
trading ability.
Additionally, clients should understand that tax-loss harvesting can adversely affect the
investment strategy’s performance and increase its volatility. A tax-managed strategy may cause
a client portfolio to hold a security in order to achieve more favorable tax treatment or to sell a
security in order to create tax losses, either of which may prove to have performance less
favorable than what might otherwise have been achieved, either on a pre- or post-tax basis.
There is no guarantee that any tax-loss harvesting technique employed by CFO will achieve any
particular tax result. The tax consequences of tax-loss harvesting can be difficult to determine in
real time and may be challenged after the fact by applicable tax authorities. Clients should consult
tax advisors regarding potential tax consequences and tax risks of tax-loss harvesting, as CFO does
not provide tax advice.
It is possible that different guidelines or procedures would result in a different level of tax-loss
harvesting that would provide a greater benefit or that CFO’s tax-loss harvesting procedures may
be ineffective. Clients should be aware that past performance is no guarantee of future results.
H. Risks in General
The following list of risk factors does not purport to be a complete enumeration or explanation of
the risks involved with respect to the Firm’s investment management activities. Clients should
consult with their legal, tax, and other advisors before engaging the Firm to provide investment
management services on their behalf.
I. Market Risks
Investing involves risk, including the potential loss of principal, and all investors should be guided
accordingly. The profitability of a significant portion of CFO’s recommendations and/or
investment decisions may depend to a great extent upon correctly assessing the future course of
price movements of stocks, bonds, and other asset classes. In addition, investments may be
adversely affected by financial markets and economic conditions throughout the world. There
can be no assurance that CFO will be able to predict these price movements accurately or
capitalize on any such assumptions.
J. Volatility Risks
The prices and values of investments can be highly volatile, and are influenced by, among other
things, interest rates, general economic conditions, the condition of the financial markets, the
financial condition of the issuers of such assets, changing supply and demand relationships, and
programs and policies of governments.
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K. Cash Management Risks
The Firm may invest a portion of a client’s assets temporarily in money market funds or other
similar types of investments, during which time an advisory account may be prevented from
achieving its investment objective.
L.
Illiquidity Risks
The Firm may employ strategies that invest in illiquid investments for either Qualified Purchasers
or Accredited Investors in the normal course of business. These illiquid investments will be
directly overseen by Third Party Managers who specialize in these vehicles. These investments
have unique risks inherent in their strategies, such as; Key Person Risk, Mis-sized positions,
Geopolitical, Leverage, and Exit Strategy Impairment.
M. Lack of Diversification
The Firm will invest certain client assets through proprietary investment strategies. These
strategies may hold a limited number of securities in comparison to other portfolios. Holding
fewer securities may increase the volatility of returns.
N. Equity-Related Securities and Instruments
The Firm may take long positions in common stocks of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers traded on national
securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets. The value of equity securities varies in
response to many factors. These factors include, without limitation, factors specific to an issuer
and factors specific to the industry in which the issuer participates. Individual companies may
report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and
developments, and the stock prices of such companies may suffer a decline in response. In
addition, equity securities are subject to stock risk, which is the risk that stock prices historically
rise and fall in periodic cycles. U.S. and non-U.S. stock markets have experienced periods of
substantial price volatility in the past and may do so again in the future. In addition, investments
in companies that have market capitalizations smaller than $10 billion and/or financially
distressed companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements and may lack
sufficient market liquidity, and these issuers often face greater business risks.
O. Fixed Income Securities
While the Firm emphasizes risk-averse management and capital preservation in its fixed-income
bond portfolios, clients who invest in this product can lose money, including losing a portion of
their original investment. The prices of the securities in our portfolios fluctuate. The Firm does
not guarantee any specific level of performance. Below is a representative list of the types of risks
clients should consider before investing in this product.
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Interest rate risk. Prices of bonds tend to move in the opposite direction to interest rate
changes. Typically, a rise in interest rates will negatively affect bond prices. The longer the
duration and average maturity of a portfolio, the greater the likely reaction to interest rate
moves.
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• Credit (or default) risk. A bond’s price will generally fall if the issuer fails to make a scheduled
interest or principal payment, if the credit rating of the security is downgraded, or if the
perceived creditworthiness of the issuer deteriorates.
Liquidity risk. Sectors of the bond market can experience a sudden downturn in trading
activity. When there is little or no trading activity in a security, it can be difficult to sell the
security at or near its perceived value. In such a market, bond prices may fall.
• Call risk. Some bonds give the issuer the option to call or redeem the bond before the maturity
date. If an issuer calls a bond when interest rates are declining, the proceeds may have to be
reinvested at a lower yield. During periods of market illiquidity or rising rates, prices of callable
securities may be subject to increased volatility.
• Prepayment risk. When interest rates fall, the principal of mortgage-backed securities may be
prepaid. These prepayments can reduce the portfolio’s yield because proceeds may have to
be reinvested at a lower yield.
• Extension risk. When interest rates rise or there is a lack of refinancing opportunities,
prepayments of mortgage-backed securities or callable bonds may be less than expected. This
would lengthen the portfolio’s duration and average maturity and increase its sensitivity to
rising rates and its potential for price declines.
P. Mutual Funds and ETFs
An investment in a mutual fund or ETF involves risk, including the loss of principal. Mutual fund
and ETF shareholders are necessarily subject to the risks stemming from the individual issuers of
the fund’s underlying portfolio securities. Such shareholders are also liable for taxes on any fund-
level capital gains, as mutual funds and ETFs are required by law to distribute capital gains in the
event they sell securities for a profit that cannot be offset by a corresponding loss.
Shares of mutual funds are generally distributed and redeemed on an ongoing basis by the fund
itself or a broker acting on its behalf. The trading price at which a share is transacted is equal to
a fund’s stated daily per share net asset value (“NAV”), plus any shareholders fees (e.g., sales
loads, purchase fees, redemption fees). The per share NAV of a mutual fund is calculated at the
end of each business day, although the actual NAV fluctuates with intraday changes to the market
value of the fund’s holdings. The trading prices of a mutual fund’s shares may differ from the NAV
during periods of market volatility, which may, among other factors, lead to the mutual fund’s
shares trading at a premium or discount to actual NAV.
Shares of ETFs are listed on securities exchanges and transacted at negotiated prices in the
secondary market. Generally, ETF shares trade at or near their most recent NAV, which is
generally calculated at least once daily for index-based ETFs and potentially more frequently for
actively managed ETFs. However, certain inefficiencies may cause the shares to trade at a
premium or discount to their pro rata NAV. There is also no guarantee that an active secondary
market for such shares will develop or continue to exist. Generally, an ETF only redeems shares
when aggregated as creation units (usually 20,000 shares or more). Therefore, if a liquid
secondary market ceases to exist for shares of a particular ETF, a shareholder may have no way
to dispose of such shares.
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Q. Use of Independent Managers
As stated above, CFO selects certain Independent Managers to manage a portion of its clients’
assets. In these situations, CFO continues to conduct ongoing due diligence of such managers,
but such recommendations rely to a great extent on the Independent Managers’ ability to
successfully implement their investment strategies or to effectively deliver their models to CFO.
In addition, CFO is reliant on Callan LLC and other providers (including technology services) for
continuous coverage of the Independent Managers used in client accounts.
R. Use of Private Collective Investment Vehicles
CFO recommends that certain clients invest in privately placed collective investment vehicles
(e.g., hedge funds, private equity funds, etc.). The managers of these vehicles have broad
discretion in selecting the investments. There are few limitations on the types of securities or
other financial instruments which may be traded and no requirement to diversify. Hedge funds
may trade on margin or otherwise leverage positions, thereby potentially increasing the risk to
the vehicle. In addition, because the vehicles are not registered as investment companies, there
is an absence of regulation. There are numerous other risks in investing in these securities. Clients
will have access to each fund’s private placement memorandum and/or other documents
explaining such risks by request.
S. Use of Margin
While the use of margin borrowing for investments can materially improve returns, it may also
increase overall portfolio risk. Margin transactions are generally affected using capital borrowed
from a Financial Institution, which is secured by a client’s holdings. Under certain circumstances,
a lending Financial Institution may demand an increase in the underlying collateral. If the client
is unable to provide the additional collateral, the Financial Institution may liquidate account assets
to satisfy the client’s outstanding obligations, which could have extremely adverse consequences.
In addition, fluctuations in the amount of a client’s borrowings and the corresponding interest
rates may have a significant effect on the profitability and stability of a client’s portfolio.
T. Currency Risks
An advisory account that holds investments denominated in currencies other than the currency
in which the advisory account is denominated may be adversely affected by the volatility of
currency exchange rates.
U. Interest Rate Risks
Interest rates may fluctuate significantly, causing price volatility with respect to securities or
instruments held by clients.
V. Information and Coordination Risks
CFO may seek to coordinate investment management decisions across related client accounts or
portfolios where appropriate. Coordination may be limited by the availability, accuracy, and
timeliness of information, differences in account ownership, tax status, or investment mandates,
as well as activity directed by clients or occurring in accounts not managed by the Firm. As a result,
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portfolio outcomes across accounts or households may differ from intended allocations, tax
positioning, or other portfolio objectives.
W. Model Risks
CFO utilizes investment models, both proprietary and third-party, in managing client portfolios.
Model-driven investment strategies may underperform other investment strategies or applicable
benchmarks and may result in increased trading activity, transaction costs, or tax consequences.
X. Rebalancing and Implementation Risks
CFO may periodically rebalance client portfolios and implement changes to investment allocations
based on investment models, market conditions, and client-specific considerations. Rebalancing
and other implementation activities may occur at times that are disadvantageous to a client and
may result in increased transaction costs, taxable events, or temporary deviations from stated
investment objectives or applicable benchmarks.
Y. Tax Aware Investment Risks
CFO may incorporate tax-aware investment factors, including tax-loss harvesting, as part of
managing client portfolios and may seek, where appropriate, to manage portfolios with regard to
wash sale rules, including through coordination across related client accounts. The effectiveness
of these efforts may be limited by applicable tax rules and client-specific circumstances and may
not result in reduced tax liability for a client. Wash sales may occur due to transactions within an
account, activity in other accounts managed by CFO, or client activity in accounts not managed by
the Firm, which may reduce or eliminate the intended tax benefits.
Item 9. Disciplinary Information
CFO has not been involved in any legal or disciplinary events that are material to a client’s evaluation of
its advisory business or the integrity of its management.
Item 10. Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
This item requires investment advisers to disclose certain financial industry activities and affiliations.
Affiliation with Other Investment Adviser
The Firm has a controlling interest in Aris Investing LLC (CRD # 325320) (“Aris”). As discussed above in
Item 4, the Firm will utilize Aris when providing model delivery, direct indexing and overlay services. A
conflict of interest exists to the extent that CFO recommends or engages Aris for clients. The Firm
mitigates this conflict by only using Aris where it is in the best interest of the client and the service is
reasonably expected to improve the net of fee, net of tax results for the client.
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Item 11. Code of Ethics
CFO has adopted a code of ethics in compliance with applicable securities laws (“Code of Ethics”) that sets
forth the standards of conduct expected of its Supervised Persons. CFO’s Code of Ethics contains written
policies reasonably designed to prevent certain unlawful practices such as the use of material non-public
information by the Firm or any of its Supervised Persons and the trading by the same of securities ahead
of clients in order to take advantage of pending orders.
The Code of Ethics also requires certain of CFO’s personnel to report their personal securities holdings
and transactions and obtain pre-approval of certain investments (e.g., initial public offerings, limited
offerings). However, the Firm’s Supervised Persons are permitted to buy or sell securities that it also
recommends to clients if done in a fair and equitable manner that is consistent with the Firm’s policies
and procedures. This Code of Ethics has been established recognizing that some securities trade in
sufficiently broad markets to permit transactions by certain personnel to be completed without any
appreciable impact on the markets of such securities. Therefore, under limited circumstances, exceptions
may be made to the policies stated below.
When the Firm is engaging in or considering a transaction in any security on behalf of a client, no
Supervised Person with access to this information may knowingly effect for themselves or for their
immediate family (i.e., spouse, minor children and adults living in the same household) a transaction in
that security unless:
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the transaction has been completed;
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the transaction for the Supervised Person is completed as part of a batch trade with clients; or
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a decision has been made not to engage in the transaction for the client.
These requirements are not applicable to: (i) direct obligations of the Government of the United States;
(ii) money market instruments, bankers’ acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper,
repurchase agreements and other high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase
agreements; (iii) shares issued by money market funds; iv) shares issued by other unaffiliated open-end
mutual funds; and v) exchange traded funds.
Clients and prospective clients may contact CFO to request a copy of its Code of Ethics by contacting the
Firm at the phone number on the cover page of this brochure.
Item 12. Brokerage Practices
A. Recommendation of Broker-Dealers for Client Transactions
CFO recommends that clients utilize the custody, brokerage and clearing services of Charles Schwab
& Co, Inc. through its Schwab Advisor Services division (“Schwab”) or investment management
accounts. The final decision to custody assets with Schwab is at the discretion of the client, including
those accounts under ERISA or IRA rules and regulations, in which case the client is acting as either
the plan sponsor or IRA accountholder. CFO is independently owned and operated and not affiliated
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with Schwab. Schwab provides CFO with access to its institutional trading and custody services, which
are typically not available to retail investors.
Factors which CFO considers in recommending Schwab or any other broker-dealer to clients include
their respective financial strength, reputation, execution, pricing, research, and service. The
commissions and/or transaction fees charged by Schwab may be higher or lower than those charged
by other Financial Institutions.
The commissions paid by CFO’s clients to Schwab comply with the Firm’s duty to obtain “best
execution.” Clients may pay commissions that are higher than another qualified Financial Institution
might charge to execute the same transaction where CFO determines that the commissions are
reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services received. 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 Financial
Institution’s services, including among others, the value of research provided, execution capability,
commission rates and responsiveness. CFO seeks competitive rates but may not necessarily obtain
the lowest possible commission rates for client transactions.
Consistent with obtaining best execution, the Firm receives investment research products and/or
services which assist CFO in its investment decision-making process. The receipt of investment
research products and/or services poses a conflict of interest because CFO does not have to produce
or pay for the products or services. CFO places trades for its clients' accounts subject to its duty to
seek best execution and its other fiduciary duties. CFO may use broker-dealers other than Schwab to
execute trades for client accounts maintained at Schwab, but this practice may result in additional
costs to clients so that Advisor is more likely to place trades through Schwab rather than other broker-
dealers. Schwab's execution quality may be different than other broker-dealers.
CFO periodically and systematically reviews its policies and procedures regarding its recommendation
of Financial Institutions considering its duty to obtain best execution.
B. Software and Support Provided by Financial Institutions
CFO receives without cost from Schwab administrative support, computer software, related systems
support, as well as other third-party support as further described below (together "Support") which
allow CFO to better monitor client accounts maintained at Schwab and otherwise conduct its business.
CFO receives the Support without cost because the Firm renders investment management services to
clients that maintain assets at Schwab. The Support is not provided in connection with securities
transactions of clients (i.e., not “soft dollars”). The Support benefits CFO, but not its clients directly.
Clients should be aware that CFO’s receipt of economic benefits such as the Support from a broker-
dealer creates a conflict of interest since these benefits will influence the Firm’s choice of broker-
dealer over another that does not furnish similar software, systems support or services Schwab. In
fulfilling its duties to its clients, CFO endeavors always to put the interests of its clients first and has
determined that the recommendation of Schwab is in the best interest of clients and satisfies the
Firm's duty to seek best execution.
Specifically, CFO receives the following benefits from Schwab: i) receipt of duplicate client
confirmations and bundled duplicate statements; ii) access to a trading desk that exclusively services
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its institutional traders; iii) access to block trading which provides the ability to aggregate securities
transactions and then allocate the appropriate shares to client accounts; and iv) access to an
electronic communication network for client order entry and account information.
These services generally are available to independent investment advisors on an unsolicited basis, at
no charge to them so long as a certain amount of the advisor’s clients’ assets are maintained in
accounts at Schwab. Schwab’s services include 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 client accounts maintained in its custody, Schwab 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 Schwab or that settle into Schwab
accounts.
Schwab also makes available to the Firm other products and services that benefit the Firm but may
not benefit its clients’ accounts. These benefits may include national, regional or Firm specific
educational events organized and/or sponsored by Schwab. Other potential benefits may include
occasional business entertainment of personnel of CFO by Schwab personnel, including meals,
invitations to sporting events, including golf tournaments, and other forms of entertainment, some
of which may accompany educational opportunities.
Schwab provides other products and services that assist CFO 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), provide
research, pricing information and other market data, facilitate payment of the Firm's fees from its
clients’ accounts, 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
the Firm’s accounts, including accounts not maintained at Schwab.
Schwab also makes available to CFO other services intended to help the Firm 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, human capital consultants,
insurance, and marketing. In addition, Schwab may make available, arrange and/or pay vendors for
these types of services rendered to the Firm by independent third parties. Schwab 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 the Firm.
While, as a fiduciary, CFO endeavors to act in its clients’ best interests, the Firm's recommendation
that clients maintain their assets in accounts at Schwab may be based in part on the benefits received
and not solely on the nature, cost or quality of custody and brokerage services provided by Schwab,
which creates a potential conflict of interest.
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C. Brokerage for Client Referrals
CFO does not consider, in selecting or recommending broker-dealers, whether the Firm receives client
referrals from the Financial Institutions or other third party.
D. Directed Brokerage
The client may direct CFO in writing to use a particular Financial Institution to execute some or all
transactions for the client. In that case, the client will negotiate terms and arrangements for the
account with that Financial Institution and the Firm will not seek better execution services or prices
from other Financial Institutions or be able to “batch” client transactions for execution through other
Financial Institutions with orders for other accounts managed by CFO (as described above). As a
result, the client may pay higher commissions or other transaction costs, greater spreads or may
receive less favorable net prices, on transactions for the account than would otherwise be the case.
Subject to its duty of best execution, CFO may decline a client’s request to direct brokerage if, in the
Firm’s sole discretion, such directed brokerage arrangements would result in additional operational
difficulties.
E. Trade Aggregation
Transactions for each client will be executed independently unless CFO decides to purchase or sell the
same securities for several clients at approximately the same time. CFO may (but is not obligated to)
combine or “batch” such orders to obtain best execution or to allocate equitably among the Firm’s
clients the differences in prices that might not have been obtained had such orders been placed
independently. Under this procedure, transactions will be averaged as to price and allocated among
CFO’s clients pro rata to the purchase and sale orders placed for each client on any given day. To the
extent that the Firm determines to aggregate client orders for the purchase or sale of securities,
including securities in which CFO’s Supervised Persons may invest, the Firm does so in accordance
with applicable rules promulgated under the Advisers Act and no-action guidance provided by the
staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. CFO does not receive any additional
compensation or remuneration because of the aggregation.
In the event that the Firm determines that a prorated allocation is not appropriate under the
particular circumstances, the allocation will be made based upon other relevant factors, which
include: (i) when only a small percentage of the order is executed, shares may be allocated to the
account with the smallest order or the smallest position or to an account that is out of line with respect
to security or sector weightings relative to other portfolios, with similar mandates; (ii) allocations may
be given to one account when one account has limitations in its investment guidelines which prohibit
it from purchasing other securities which are expected to produce similar investment results and can
be purchased by other accounts; (iii) if an account reaches an investment guideline limit and cannot
participate in an allocation, shares may be reallocated to other accounts (this may be due to
unforeseen changes in an account’s assets after an order is placed); (iv) with respect to sale
allocations, allocations may be given to accounts low in cash; (v) in cases when a pro rata allocation
of a potential execution would result in a de minimis allocation in one or more accounts, the Firm may
exclude the account(s) from the allocation; the transactions may be executed on a pro rata basis
among the remaining accounts; or (vi) in cases where a small proportion of an order is executed in all
accounts, shares may be allocated to one or more accounts on a random basis.
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Where the Firm is using multiple broker-dealers for client trades, the Firm will allocate the order of
trading through a rotation system that attempts to ensure that the order is fair for all clients over
time. The Firm does not expect to trade any securities in quantities that will materially impact the
market for those securities. Therefore, the Firm does not expect that any clients will be disadvantaged
due to the order timing, but the order rotation attempts to remove any doubt about the fairness of
the timing.
Item 13. Review of Accounts
A. Account Reviews
CFO monitors client portfolios on a continuous and ongoing basis and regular account reviews are
conducted on at least an annual basis. Such reviews are conducted by the Firm’s Principals and/or
portfolio managers. All investment advisory clients are encouraged to discuss their needs, goals and
objectives with CFO and to keep the Firm informed of any changes thereto. For the UMA Programs,
CFO relies upon the end-clients investment adviser for asset allocation and product selections. CFO
provides continuous and ongoing reviews of the portfolios and implements changes as necessary to
maintain alignment with the models and target allocations provided. UMA Program end-clients should
discuss their needs, goals and objectives with their primary investment adviser.
B. Account Statements and Reports
Clients are provided with transaction confirmation notices and regular summary account statements
directly from the Financial Institutions where their assets are custodied. From time-to-time or as
otherwise requested, clients may also receive written or electronic reports from CFO and/or an
outside service provider, which contain certain account and/or market-related information, such as
an inventory of account holdings or account performance. Clients should compare the account
statements they receive from their custodian with any documents or reports they receive from CFO
or an outside service provider.
Item 14. Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Client Referrals
In the event a client is introduced to CFO by either an unaffiliated or an affiliated party (a “Promoter”),
the Firm may pay that Promoter a referral fee in accordance with applicable securities laws. Unless
otherwise disclosed, any such fee is paid solely from CFO’s fees and does not result in any additional
charge to the client. If the client is introduced to the Firm by an unaffiliated Promoter, the client will
receive a disclosure statement from that Promoter containing the terms and conditions of the solicitation
arrangement and any conflicts of interest. Any affiliated Promoter of CFO is required to disclose the
nature of his or her relationship to prospective clients at the time of the referral.
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Other Compensation
The Firm receives economic benefits from Schwab. The benefits, conflicts of interest and how they are
addressed are discussed above in response to Item 12.
Item 15. Custody
CFO is deemed to have custody of client funds and securities because the Firm is given the ability to debit
client accounts for payment of the Firm’s fees. As such, client funds and securities are maintained at one
or more Financial Institutions that serve as the qualified custodian with respect to such assets. Such
qualified custodians will send account statements to clients at least once per calendar quarter that
typically detail any transactions in such account for the relevant period.
In addition, as discussed in Item 13, CFO will also send, or otherwise make available, periodic
supplemental reports to clients. Clients should carefully review the statements sent directly by the
Financial Institutions and compare them to those received from CFO. Any other custody disclosures can
be found in the Firm’s Form ADV Part 1.
A. Standing Letters of Authorization
CFO also anticipates having custody due to clients giving the Firm limited power of attorney in a
standing letter of authorization (“SLOA”) to disburse funds to one or more third parties as specifically
designated by the client. In such circumstances, the Firm will implement the steps in the SEC’s no-
action letter on February 21, 2017 which includes (in summary): i) client will provide instruction for
the SLOA to the custodian; ii) client will authorize the Firm to direct transfers to the specific third
party; iii) the custodian will perform appropriate verification of the instruction and provide a transfer
of funds notice to the client promptly after each transfer; iv) the client will have the ability to
terminate or change the instruction; v) the Firm will have no authority or ability to designate or change
the identity or any information about the third party; vi) the Firm will keep records showing that the
third party is not a related party of the Firm or located at the same address as the Firm; and vii) the
custodian will send the client an initial and annual notice confirming the SLOA instructions.
B. Surprise Independent Examination
In some cases, CFO provides bill pay service offerings to client accounts via an affiliated company, and
the Firm will take power of attorney to pay bills on behalf of clients. In limited situations, an employee
of the firm is listed as Trustee or Power of Attorney on client accounts. Also, some custodians may
rely solely on CFO for instructions to disburse, or transfer, funds or securities. These types of custody
requires the Firm to engage an independent accounting Firm to perform a surprise annual
examination of those assets and accounts over which it maintains custody. Any related opinions
issued by an independent accounting Firm are filed with the SEC and are publicly available on the
SEC’s Investment Adviser Public Disclosure website. CFO does not have direct access to client funds
as they are maintained with an independent qualified custodian.
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Item 16. Investment Discretion
CFO is given the authority to exercise discretion on behalf of clients. CFO is considered to exercise
investment discretion over a client’s account if it can effect and/or direct transactions in client accounts
without first seeking their consent. CFO is given this authority through a power-of-attorney included in
the agreement between CFO and the client. Clients may request a limitation on this authority (such as
certain securities not to be bought or sold). CFO takes discretion over the following activities:
The securities to be purchased or sold;
• The amount of securities to be purchased or sold;
• When transactions are made; and
• The Independent Managers to be hired or fired.
Item 17. Voting Client Securities
Acceptance of Proxy Voting Authority CFO accepts the authority to vote a client’s securities (i.e., proxies)
on their behalf. When the Firm accepts such responsibility, it will cast proxy votes only in a manner it
believes consistent with the best interest of its clients. At any time clients may contact the Firm to request
information about how it voted proxies for that client’s securities.
A brief summary of CFO’s proxy voting policies and procedures is as follows:
• CFO employs a third-party proxy voting service. The Firm has provided the servicer with guidance
as to how to vote common proxy matters. In the event a specific proxy matter was to arise and
not contemplated in the Firm’s general guidelines, an appointed employee of CFO votes the proxy
in a manner that is most advantageous for the shareholder.
• CFO will do initial and ongoing due diligence regarding the proxy voting of the third-party,
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including reviewing how the third-party handles any conflicts of interest.
Clients cannot typically direct the Firm’s vote on a particular proxy solicitation when the Firm has
been given voting authority. The client, however, can revoke the Firm’s authority to vote proxies.
In addition, clients can, in limited circumstances, make requests for accommodations regarding
the Firm’s (and the third-party’s) proxy voting.
Item 18. Financial Information
CFO is not required to disclose any financial information listed in the instructions to Item 18 because:
• The Firm does not require or solicit the prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees six months or
more in advance of services rendered;
• The Firm does not have a financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair its ability to meet
contractual commitments to clients; and
• The Firm has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time during the past ten years.
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