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Disclosure Brochure
March 28, 2025
CAMELOTTA ADVISORS
Registered Investment Advisor
100 Bush St., Suite 511
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 806-3641
www.camelotta.com
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Camelotta Advisors
(hereinafter “Camelotta Advisors” or the “Firm”). If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure,
please contact the Firm at the telephone number listed above. 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 the Firm is available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
The Firm is a registered investment adviser. Registration does not imply any level of skill or training.
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Item 2. Material Changes
In this Item, Camelotta Advisors is required to discuss any material changes that have been made to the brochure
since the last annual amendment. Since our last update we have the following material changes to report:
Our firm’s San Francisco office has moved to 100 Bush Street, Ste. 511, San Francisco, CA, 94104.
Our firm’s minimum portfolio value has increased to $3,000,000 for new clients.
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Item 3. Table of Contents
Item 2. Material Changes .............................................................................................................................................. 2
Item 3. Table of Contents .............................................................................................................................................. 3
Item 4. Advisory Business ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Item 5. Fees and Compensation .................................................................................................................................... 6
Item 6. Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management ............................................................................... 10
Item 7. Types of Clients .............................................................................................................................................. 10
Item 8. Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ........................................................................ 10
Item 9. Disciplinary Information ................................................................................................................................. 18
Item 10. Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ..................................................................................... 18
Item 11. Code of Ethics ............................................................................................................................................... 18
Item 12. Brokerage Practices....................................................................................................................................... 19
Item 13. Review of Accounts ...................................................................................................................................... 23
Item 14. Client Referrals and Other Compensation ..................................................................................................... 24
Item 15. Custody ......................................................................................................................................................... 24
Item 16. Investment Discretion ................................................................................................................................... 25
Item 17. Voting Client Securities ................................................................................................................................ 25
Item 18. Financial Information .................................................................................................................................... 26
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Item 4. Advisory Business
Camelotta Advisors provides individuals and other types of clients with a wide array of investment advisory
services. The Firm is a corporation formed under the laws of the State of Texas and has been in business as
an investment adviser since 2004. The Firm is wholly owned by Dana Grigg.
The Firm provides portfolio management, advisory consulting and pension consulting for clients to help
meet their financial goals while remaining sensitive to risk tolerance and time horizons. As a fiduciary, it
is the Firm’s duty to always act in the client’s best interest. This is accomplished in part by knowing the
client. Camelotta Advisors has established a service-oriented advisory practice with open lines of
communication. Working with clients to understand their investment objectives while educating them
about the Firm’s process, facilitates the kind of working relationship the Firm values.
Prior to Camelotta Advisors rendering any of the foregoing advisory services, clients are required to enter
into one or more written agreements with Camelotta Advisors setting forth the relevant terms and conditions
of the advisory relationship (the “Advisory Agreement”).
As of December 31, 2024, Camelotta Advisors had $200,862,201 assets under management, $200,862,201
of which was managed on a discretionary basis.
While this brochure generally describes the business of Camelotta Advisors, 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 Camelotta Advisors’s behalf and are subject to the Firm’s supervision or
control.
Portfolio Management
As part of the Firm’s Portfolio Management service, clients will be provided with asset management and
financial consulting services. This service is designed to assist clients in meeting their financial goals using
a financial plan or consultation. The Firm conducts client meetings to understand their current financial
situation, existing resources, financial goals, and tolerance for risk. Based on what is learned, an investment
approach is presented to the client, consisting of individual stocks, bonds, ETFs, options, mutual funds and
other public securities or investments. Once the appropriate portfolio has been determined, portfolios are
continuously and regularly monitored, and if necessary, rebalanced based upon the client’s individual needs,
stated goals and objectives. Camelotta Advisors manages client investment portfolios on a discretionary or
non-discretionary basis upon client request, the Firm provides a summary of observations and
recommendations for the planning or consulting aspects of this service.
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Advisory Consulting
The Firm provides advisory consulting services to clients for the management of financial resources based
upon an analysis of current situation, goals, and objectives. Advisory Consulting services will typically
involve preparing a financial plan or rendering a financial consultation for clients based on the client’s
financial goals and objectives. This planning or consulting may encompass Investment Planning,
Retirement Planning, Estate Planning, Charitable Planning, Education Planning, Corporate and Personal
Tax Planning, Real Estate Analysis, Mortgage/Debt Analysis, Insurance Analysis, Lines of Credit
Evaluation, or Business and Personal Consulting. Written financial plans or financial consultations rendered
to clients usually include general recommendations for a course of activity or specific actions to be taken
by the clients. Implementation of the recommendations will be at the discretion of the client. Camelotta
Advisors provides clients with a summary of their financial situation, and observations for advisory
consulting engagements. Financial consultations are not typically accompanied by a written summary of
observations and recommendations, as the process is less formal than the planning service. Assuming all
the information and documents requested from the client are provided promptly, plans or consultations are
typically completed within 6 months of the client signing a contract with our firm.
Pension Consulting
The Firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary pension plan consulting services to employer plan
sponsors on an ongoing basis. Generally, such consulting services consist of assisting employer plan
sponsors in establishing, monitoring and reviewing their company's participant-directed retirement plan. As
the needs of the plan sponsor dictate, areas of advising could include: investment options, plan structure.
Retirement Plan Consulting services typically include:
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• Establishing an Investment Policy Statement – The Firm will assist in the development of a statement
that summarizes the investment goals and objectives along with the broad strategies to be employed to
meet the objectives.
Investment Options – The Firm will work with the Plan Sponsor to evaluate existing investment options
and make recommendations for appropriate changes.
• Asset Allocation and Portfolio Construction – The Firm will develop strategic asset allocation models
to aid Participants in developing strategies to meet their investment objectives, time horizon, financial
situation and tolerance for risk.
Investment Monitoring – The Firm will monitor the performance of the investments.
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In providing services for retirement plan consulting, the Firm does not provide any advisory services with
respect to the following types of assets: employer securities, real estate (excluding real estate funds and
publicly traded REITS), participant loans, non-publicly traded securities or assets, other illiquid
investments, or brokerage window programs (collectively, “Excluded Assets”). All retirement plan
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consulting services shall comply with the applicable state laws regulating retirement consulting services.
This applies to client accounts that are retirement or other employee benefit plans (“Plan”) governed by the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). If the client accounts are part
of a Plan, and our firm accepts appointment to provide services to such accounts, our firm acknowledges
its fiduciary standard within the meaning of Section 3(21) or 3(38) of ERISA as designated by the
Retirement Plan Consulting Agreement with respect to the provision of services described therein.
In performing any of the aforementioned consulting or financial planning services, Camelotta Advisors 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. Camelotta Advisors
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 Camelotta Advisors 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 Camelotta Advisors 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 Camelotta
Advisors’s recommendations and/or services.
Tailoring of Advisory Services
The Firm offers individualized investment advice to our Portfolio Management clients. General investment
advice will be offered to our Advisory Consulting and Pension Consulting clients. Portfolio Management
clients may place reasonable restrictions on the types of investments to be held in the portfolio. Restrictions
on investments in certain securities or types of securities may not be possible due to the level of difficulty
this would entail in managing the account.
Item 5. Fees and Compensation
Camelotta Advisors offers services on a fee basis, which includes fixed and/or hourly fees, as well as fees
based upon assets under management.
Portfolio Management Fees
Camelotta Advisors offers portfolio management services for an annual fee based on the amount of assets
under the Firm’s management. This management fee varies up to 150 basis points (1.50%), depending upon
the size and composition of a client’s portfolio, the type and amount of services rendered and the
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individual(s) providing the services. In addition to, or in lieu of, the asset-based fee, the Firm can negotiate
a fixed fee and/or provide services on an hourly basis at $575 per hour.
The annual fee is prorated and charged quarterly, in arrears, based upon the market value of the assets being
managed by Camelotta Advisors on the last day of the quarter as determined by a party independent from
the Firm (including the client’s custodian or another third-party). The fee-paying arrangements for fixed
and/or hourly charges will be determined on a case-by-case basis and will be detailed in the signed Advisory
Agreement. The client will be invoiced directly for the fees, and fees will be assessed on a pro-rata basis in
the event the Advisory Agreement is executed at any time other than the first day of a calendar quarter.
The Firm includes cash in a client’s account in determining the valuation for billing purposes. The Firm
may, in its sole discretion, not include cash in determining the fee, especially where a client has a high
percentage of cash for reasons other than the Firm's investment management decision.
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.
Additionally, for asset management services the Firm provides with respect to certain client holdings (e.g.,
held-away assets, accommodation accounts, alternative investments, etc.), Camelotta Advisors 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 Camelotta Advisors for additional services for
compensation, including rolling over retirement accounts or moving other assets to the Firm’s management.
Clients retain absolute discretion over all decisions regarding engaging the Firm and are under no obligation
to act upon any of the recommendations.
Advisory Consulting Fees
Camelotta Advisors charges on an hourly or flat fee basis for Advisory Consulting services. The total
estimated fee, as well as the ultimate fee charged, is based on the scope and complexity of the engagement
with the client. The maximum hourly fee to be charged will not exceed $610. Flat fees range from $1,500
to $20,000. The Firm requires a retainer of 50% of the ultimate Advisory Consulting fee at the time of
signing. The remainder of the fee will be directly billed to the client and due within 30 days of a financial
plan being delivered or consultation rendered. The Firm will not require a retainer exceeding $1,200 when
services cannot be rendered within 6 months.
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Retirement Plan Consulting Fees
The Firm’s Pension Consulting services are billed on an hourly or fixed (or flat) fee basis or a fee based on
the percentage of Plan assets under management at a maximum of 1.50%. The total estimated fee, as well
as the ultimate fee charged, is based on the scope and complexity of the engagement with the client. The
maximum hourly fee to be charged will not exceed $575. The fixed fees range from $750 to $20,000.
Fee Discretion
Camelotta Advisors may, in its sole discretion, negotiate to charge a lesser fee based upon certain criteria,
such as 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.
Additional Fees and Expenses
In addition to the advisory fees paid to Camelotta Advisors, clients also incur certain charges imposed by
other third parties, such as broker-dealers, custodians, 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, margin and other borrowing costs,
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 and other fund expenses), deferred sales charges, odd-lot differentials, transfer
taxes, wire transfer and electronic fund fees, and other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities
transactions. The Firm does not receive a portion of any of these fees and expenses.
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”) and Interactive Brokers LLC do not charge transaction fees for
U.S. listed equities and exchange traded funds, but do charge transaction fees for many mutual funds.
Fidelity Brokerage Services (“Fidelity”) eliminated transaction fees for U.S. listed equities and exchange
traded funds for clients who opt into electronic delivery of statements or maintain at least $1 million in
assets at Fidelity. Clients who do not meet either criteria will be subject to transaction fees charged by
Fidelity for U.S. listed equities and exchange traded funds. The Firm’s brokerage practices are described
at length in Item 12, below.
Direct Fee Debit
Clients provide Camelotta Advisors 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
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not less than quarterly detailing all account transactions, including any amounts paid to Camelotta Advisors.
Alternatively, clients may elect to have Camelotta Advisors send a separate invoice for direct payment.
Account Additions and Withdrawals
Clients can make additions to and withdrawals from their account at any time, subject to Camelotta
Advisors’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 Camelotta Advisors, 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.
Camelotta Advisors 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 mutual fund level (e.g., contingent deferred
sales charges) and/or tax ramifications.
Termination & Refunds
Either party may terminate the advisory agreement signed with the Firm for Portfolio Management services
in writing at any time. Upon notice of termination pro-rata advisory fees for services rendered to the point
of termination will be charged. If advisory fees cannot be deducted, the Firm will send an invoice for due
advisory fees to the client.
Advisory Consulting clients can terminate their agreement at any time by providing written notice. For
purposes of calculating refunds, all work performed by us up to the point of termination shall be calculated
at the hourly fee currently in effect. Clients will receive a pro-rata refund of unearned fees based on the
time and effort expended by the Firm.
Either party to a Pension Consulting Agreement may terminate at any time by providing written notice to
the other party. Either party must provide the other party 30 days written notice to terminate billing. Billing
will terminate 30 days after receipt of termination notice. Clients will be charged on a pro-rata basis, which
considers work completed by the Firm on behalf of the client. Clients will incur charges for bona fide
advisory services rendered up to the point of termination (determined as 30 days from receipt of said written
notice) and such fees will be due and payable.
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Item 6. Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
Camelotta Advisors 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
Camelotta Advisors offers services to individuals (including high net worth individuals), trusts, estates,
charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities, and pension and profit sharing plans.
Minimum Account Value
As a condition for starting and maintaining a Portfolio Management relationship, Camelotta Advisors
imposes a minimum portfolio value of $3,000,000. Camelotta Advisors 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. Camelotta Advisors only
accepts clients with less than the minimum portfolio size if the Firm determines the smaller portfolio size
will not cause a substantial increase of investment risk beyond the client’s identified risk tolerance.
Camelotta Advisors may, in its sole discretion, aggregate the portfolios of family members to meet the
minimum portfolio size. Written financial plans are generally assessed a minimum fee of $1,500.
Item 8. Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Methods of Analysis
Securities analysis methods rely on the assumption that the companies whose securities are purchased
and/or sold, the rating agencies that review these securities, and other publicly available sources of
information about these securities, are providing accurate and unbiased data. While the Firm is alert to
indications that data may be incorrect, there is always a risk that our firm’s analysis may be compromised
by inaccurate or misleading information.
Charting: In this type of technical analysis, the Firm reviews charts of market and security activity in an
attempt to identify when the market is moving up or down and to predict when how long the trend may last
and when that trend might reverse.
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Cyclical Analysis: Statistical analysis of specific events occurring at a sufficient number of relatively
predictable intervals that they can be forecasted into the future. Cyclical analysis asserts that cyclical forces
drive price movements in the financial markets. Risks include that cycles may invert or disappear and there
is no expectation that this type of analysis will pinpoint turning points, instead be used in conjunction with
other methods of analysis.
Fundamental Analysis: The analysis of a business's financial statements (usually to analyze the business's
assets, liabilities, and earnings), health, and its competitors and markets. When analyzing a stock, futures
contract, or currency using fundamental analysis there are two basic approaches one can use: bottom up
analysis and top down analysis. The terms are used to distinguish such analysis from other types of
investment analysis, such as quantitative and technical. Fundamental analysis is performed on historical
and present data, but with the goal of making financial forecasts. There are several possible objectives: (a)
to conduct a company stock valuation and predict its probable price evolution; (b) to make a projection on
its business performance; (c) to evaluate its management and make internal business decisions; (d) and/or
to calculate its credit risk.; and (e) to find out the intrinsic value of the share.
When the objective of the analysis is to determine what stock to buy and at what price, there are two basic
methodologies investors rely upon: (a) Fundamental analysis maintains that markets may misprice a
security in the short run but that the "correct" price will eventually be reached. Profits can be made by
purchasing the mispriced security and then waiting for the market to recognize its "mistake" and reprice the
security.; and (b) Technical analysis maintains that all information is reflected already in the price of a
security. Technical analysts analyze trends and believe that sentiment changes predate and predict trend
changes. Investors' emotional responses to price movements lead to recognizable price chart patterns.
Technical analysts also analyze historical trends to predict future price movement. Investors can use one or
both of these different but complementary methods for stock picking. This presents a potential risk, as the
price of a security can move up or down along with the overall market regardless of the economic and
financial factors considered in evaluating the stock.
Technical Analysis: A security analysis methodology for forecasting the direction of prices through the
study of past market data, primarily price and volume. A fundamental principle of technical analysis is that
a market's price reflects all relevant information, so their analysis looks at the history of a security's trading
pattern rather than external drivers such as economic, fundamental and news events. Therefore, price action
tends to repeat itself due to investors collectively tending toward patterned behavior – hence technical
analysis focuses on identifiable trends and conditions. Technical analysts also widely use market indicators
of many sorts, some of which are mathematical transformations of price, often including up and down
volume, advance/decline data and other inputs. These indicators are used to help assess whether an asset is
trending, and if it is, the probability of its direction and of continuation. Technicians also look for
relationships between price/volume indices and market indicators. Technical analysis employs models and
trading rules based on price and volume transformations, such as the relative strength index, moving
averages, regressions, inter-market and intra-market price correlations, business cycles, stock market cycles
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or, classically, through recognition of chart patterns. Technical analysis is widely used among traders and
financial professionals and is very often used by active day traders, market makers and pit traders. The risk
associated with this type of analysis is that analysts use subjective judgment to decide which pattern(s) a
particular instrument reflects at a given time and what the interpretation of that pattern should be.
Investment Strategies
Camelotta Advisors uses the following strategies in managing client accounts, provided that such strategies
are appropriate to the needs of the client and consistent with the client's investment objectives, risk
tolerance, and time horizons, among other considerations.
Debt Securities (Bonds): Issuers use debt securities to borrow money. Generally, issuers pay investors
periodic interest and repay the amount borrowed either periodically during the life of the security and/or at
maturity. Alternatively, investors can purchase other debt securities, such as zero coupon bonds, which do
not pay current interest, but rather are priced at a discount from their face values and their values accrete
over time to face value at maturity. The market prices of debt securities fluctuate depending on such factors
as interest rates, credit quality, and maturity. In general, market prices of debt securities decline when
interest rates rise and increase when interest rates fall. Bonds with longer rates of maturity tend to have
greater interest rate risks.
Certain additional risk factors relating to debt securities include: (a) When interest rates are declining,
investors have to reinvest their interest income and any return of principal, whether scheduled or
unscheduled, at lower prevailing rates.; (b) Inflation causes tomorrow’s dollar to be worth less than today’s;
in other words, it reduces the purchasing power of a bond investor’s future interest payments and principal,
collectively known as “cash flows.” Inflation also leads to higher interest rates, which in turn leads to lower
bond prices.; (c) Debt securities may be sensitive to economic changes, political and corporate
developments, and interest rate changes.
Investors can also expect periods of economic change and uncertainty, which can result in increased
volatility of market prices and yields of certain debt securities. For example, prices of these securities can
be affected by financial contracts held by the issuer or third parties (such as derivatives) relating to the
security or other assets or indices. (d) Debt securities may contain redemption or call provisions entitling
their issuers to redeem them at a specified price on a date prior to maturity. If an issuer exercises these
provisions in a lower interest rate market, the account would have to replace the security with a lower
yielding security, resulting in decreased income to investors. Usually, a bond is called at or close to par
value. This subjects investors that paid a premium for their bond risk of lost principal. In reality, prices of
callable bonds are unlikely to move much above the call price if lower interest rates make the bond likely
to be called.; (e) If the issuer of a debt security defaults on its obligations to pay interest or principal or is
the subject of bankruptcy proceedings, the account may incur losses or expenses in seeking recovery of
amounts owed to it.; (f) There may be little trading in the secondary market for particular debt securities,
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which may affect adversely the account's ability to value accurately or dispose of such debt securities.
Adverse publicity and investor perceptions, whether or not based on fundamental analysis, may decrease
the value and/or liquidity of debt securities.
The Firm attempts to reduce the risks described above through diversification of the client’s portfolio and
by credit analysis of each issuer, as well as by monitoring broad economic trends and corporate and
legislative developments, but there can be no assurance that our firm will be successful in doing so. Credit
ratings for debt securities provided by rating agencies reflect an evaluation of the safety of principal and
interest payments, not market value risk. The rating of an issuer is a rating agency's view of past and future
potential developments related to the issuer and may not necessarily reflect actual outcomes. There can be
a lag between the time of developments relating to an issuer and the time a rating is assigned and updated.
Equity Securities: Equity securities represent an ownership position in a company. Equity securities
typically consist of common stocks. The prices of equity securities fluctuate based on, among other things,
events specific to their issuers and market, economic and other conditions. For example, prices of these
securities can be affected by financial contracts held by the issuer or third parties (such as derivatives)
relating to the security or other assets or indices. There may be little trading in the secondary market for
particular equity securities, which may adversely affect Our firm 's ability to value accurately or dispose of
such equity securities. Adverse publicity and investor perceptions, whether or not based on fundamental
analysis, may decrease the value and/or liquidity of equity securities. Investing in smaller companies may
pose additional risks as it is often more difficult to value or dispose of small company stocks, more difficult
to obtain information about smaller companies, and the prices of their stocks may be more volatile than
stocks of larger, more established companies. Clients should have a long-term perspective and, for example,
be able to tolerate potentially sharp declines in value.
Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”): An ETF is a type of Investment Company (usually, an open-end fund
or unit investment trust) whose primary objective is to achieve the same return as a particular market index.
The vast majority of ETFs are designed to track an index, so their performance is close to that of an index
mutual fund, but they are not exact duplicates. A tracking error, or the difference between the returns of a
fund and the returns of the index, can arise due to differences in composition, management fees, expenses,
and handling of dividends. ETFs benefit from continuous pricing; they can be bought and sold on a stock
exchange throughout the trading day. Because ETFs trade like stocks, you can place orders just like with
individual stocks - such as limit orders, good- until-canceled orders, stop loss orders etc. They can also be
sold short. Traditional mutual funds are bought and redeemed based on their net asset values (“NAV”) at
the end of the day. ETFs are bought and sold at the market prices on the exchanges, which resemble the
underlying NAV but are independent of it. However, arbitrageurs will ensure that ETF prices are kept very
close to the NAV of the underlying securities. Although an investor can buy as few as one share of an ETF,
most buy in board lots. Anything bought in less than a board lot will increase the cost to the investor.
Anyone can buy any ETF no matter where in the world it trades. This provides a benefit over mutual funds,
which generally can only be bought in the country in which they are registered.
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One of the main features of ETFs is their low annual fees, especially when compared to traditional mutual
funds. The passive nature of index investing, reduced marketing, and distribution and accounting expenses
all contribute to the lower fees. However, individual investors must pay a brokerage commission to
purchase and sell ETF shares; for those investors who trade frequently, this can significantly increase the
cost of investing in ETFs. That said, with the advent of low-cost brokerage fees, small or frequent purchases
of ETFs are becoming more cost efficient.
Long-Term Purchases: The Firm may buy securities for your account and hold them for a relatively long
time (more than a year) in anticipation that the security’s value will appreciate over a long horizon. The
risk of this strategy is that our firm could miss out on potential short-term gains that could have been
profitable to your account, or it’s possible that the security’s value may decline sharply before our firm
makes a decision to sell.
Margin Transactions: The Firm may buy securities for client portfolios with money borrowed from their
brokerage account. This allows clients to purchase more stock than the client would be able to with their
available cash and allows the Firm to purchase securities without selling other holdings. Margin accounts
and transactions are risky and not necessarily appropriate for every client. The potential risks associated
with these transactions are (1) clients can lose more funds than are deposited into the margin account; (2)
the forced sale of securities or other assets in the account; (3) the sale of securities or other assets without
contacting the client; (4) clients may not be entitled to choose which securities or other assets in the
account(s) are liquidated or sold to meet a margin call; and (5) custodians charge interest on margin balances
which will reduce returns over time.
Mutual Funds: A mutual fund is a company that pools money from many investors and invests the money
in a variety of differing security types based the objectives of the fund. The portfolio of the fund consists
of the combined holdings it owns. Each share represents an investor’s proportionate ownership of the fund’s
holdings and the income those holdings generate. The price that investors pay for mutual fund shares is the
fund’s per share net asset value (“NAV”) plus any shareholder fees that the fund imposes at the time of
purchase (such as sales loads). Investors typically cannot ascertain the exact make-up of a fund’s portfolio
at any given time, nor can they directly influence which securities the fund manager buys and sells or the
timing of those trades. With an individual stock, investors can obtain real-time (or close to real-time) pricing
information with relative ease by checking financial websites or by calling a broker or your investment
adviser. Investors can also monitor how a stock’s price changes from hour to hour—or even second to
second. By contrast, with a mutual fund, the price at which an investor purchases or redeems shares will
typically depend on the fund’s NAV, which is calculated daily after market close.
The benefits of investing through mutual funds include: (a) Mutual funds are professionally managed by an
investment adviser who researches, selects, and monitors the performance of the securities purchased by
the fund; (b) Mutual funds typically have the benefit of diversification, which is an investing strategy that
generally sums up as “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” Spreading investments across a wide range
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of companies and industry sectors can help lower the risk if a company or sector fails. Some investors find
it easier to achieve diversification through ownership of mutual funds rather than through ownership of
individual stocks or bonds.; (c) Some mutual funds accommodate investors who do not have a lot of money
to invest by setting relatively low dollar amounts for initial purchases, subsequent monthly purchases, or
both.; and (d) At any time, mutual fund investors can readily redeem their shares at the current NAV, less
any fees and charges assessed on redemption.
Mutual funds also have features that some investors might view as disadvantages: (a) Investors must pay
sales charges, annual fees, and other expenses regardless of how the fund performs. Depending on the
timing of their investment, investors may also have to pay taxes on any capital gains distribution they
receive. This includes instances where the fund went on to perform poorly after purchasing shares.; (b)
Investors typically cannot ascertain the exact make-up of a fund’s portfolio at any given time, nor can they
directly influence which securities the fund manager buys and sells or the timing of those trades.; and (c)
With an individual stock, investors can obtain real-time (or close to real-time) pricing information with
relative ease by checking financial websites or by calling a broker or your investment adviser. Investors can
also monitor how a stock’s price changes from hour to hour—or even second to second. By contrast, with
a mutual fund, the price at which an investor purchases or redeems shares will typically depend on the fund’s
NAV, which the fund might not calculate until many hours after the investor placed the order. In general,
mutual funds must calculate their NAV at least once every business day, typically after the major
U.S. exchanges close.
When investors buy and hold an individual stock or bond, the investor must pay income tax each year on
the dividends or interest the investor receives. However, the investor will not have to pay any capital gains
tax until the investor actually sells and makes a profit. Mutual funds are different. When an investor buys
and holds mutual fund shares, the investor will owe income tax on any ordinary dividends in the year the
investor receives or reinvests them. Moreover, in addition to owing taxes on any personal capital gains
when the investor sells shares, the investor may have to pay taxes each year on the fund’s capital gains.
That is because the law requires mutual funds to distribute capital gains to shareholders if they sell securities
for a profit, and cannot use losses to offset these gains.
Municipal Bonds: Municipal bonds are debt obligations generally issued to obtain funds for various public
purposes, including the construction of public facilities. Municipal bonds pay a lower rate of return than
most other types of bonds. Because of a municipal bond’s tax-favored status, investors should compare the
relative after-tax return to the after-tax return of other bonds, depending on the investor’s tax bracket.
Investing in municipal bonds carries the same general risks as investing in bonds in general. Those risks
include interest rate risk, reinvestment risk, inflation risk, market risk, call or redemption risk, credit risk,
and liquidity and valuation risk. Investing in municipal bonds carries risk unique to these types of bonds,
which may include: (a) Legislative risk includes the risk that a change in the tax code could affect the value
of taxable or tax-exempt interest income.; (b) Municipal bonds generate tax-free income, and therefore pay
lower interest rates than taxable bonds. Investors who anticipate a significant drop in their marginal income-
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tax rate may benefit from the higher yield available from taxable bonds.; (c) The risk that investors may
have difficulty finding a buyer when they want to sell and may be forced to sell at a significant discount to
market value. Liquidity risk is greater for thinly traded securities such as lower-rated bonds, bonds that
were part of a small issue, bonds that have recently had their credit rating downgraded or bonds sold by an
infrequent issuer. Municipal bonds may be less liquid than other bonds.; (d) Credit risk includes the risk
that a borrower will be unable to make interest or principal payments when they are due and therefore
default. To reduce investor concern, insurance policies that guarantee repayment in the event of default
back many municipal bonds.
Options: An option is a financial derivative that represents a contract sold by one party (the option writer)
to another party (the option holder). The contract offers the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy
(call) or sell (put) a security or other financial asset at an agreed-upon price (the strike price) during a certain
period of time or on a specific date (exercise date). Options are extremely versatile securities. Traders use
options to speculate, which is a relatively risky practice, while hedgers use options to reduce the risk of
holding an asset.
Call Option: Call options give the option to buy at certain price, so the buyer would want the stock to go
up. Conversely, the option writer needs to provide the underlying shares in the event that the stock's market
price exceeds the strike due to the contractual obligation. An option writer who sells a call option believes
that the underlying stock's price will drop relative to the option's strike price during the life of the option,
as that is how he will reap maximum profit. This is exactly the opposite outlook of the option buyer. The
buyer believes that the underlying stock will rise; if this happens, the buyer will be able to acquire the stock
for a lower price and then sell it for a profit. However, if the underlying stock does not close above the
strike price on the expiration date, the option buyer would lose the premium paid for the call option.
Put Option: Put options give the option to sell at a certain price, so the buyer would want the stock to go
down. The opposite is true for put option writers. For example, a put option buyer is bearish on the
underlying stock and believes its market price will fall below the specified strike price on or before a
specified date. On the other hand, an option writer who shorts a put option believes the underlying stock's
price will increase about a specified price on or before the expiration date. If the underlying stock's price
closes above the specified strike price on the expiration date, the put option writer's maximum profit is
achieved. Conversely, a put option holder would only benefit from a fall in the underlying stock's price
below the strike price. If the underlying stock's price falls below the strike price, the put option writer is
obligated to purchase shares of the underlying stock at the strike price.
The potential risks associated with these transactions are that (1) all options expire. The closer the option
gets to expiration, the quicker the premium in the option deteriorates; and (2) Prices can move very quickly.
Depending on factors such as time until expiration and the relationship of the stock price to the option’s
strike price, small movements in a stock can translate into big movements in the underlying options.
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Short-Term Purchases: When utilizing this strategy, the Firm may also purchase securities with the idea
of selling them within a relatively short time (typically a year or less). The Firm does this in an attempt to
take advantage of conditions that the Firm believes will soon result in a price swing in the securities the
Firm purchase.
Trading: The Firm purchase securities with the idea of selling them very quickly (typically within 30 days
or less). The Firm does this in an attempt to take advantage of our predictions of brief price swings. Trading
involves risk that may not be suitable for every investor, and may involve a high volume of trading activity.
Each trade generates a commission and the total daily commission on such a high volume of trading can be
considerable. Active trading accounts should be considered speculative in nature with the objective being
to generate short-term profits. This activity may result in the loss of more than 100% of an investment.
Risk of Loss
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.
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 Camelotta Advisors’ 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 Camelotta
Advisors will be able to predict these price movements accurately or capitalize on any such assumptions.
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.
Cash Management Risks
The Firm generally invests client cash balances in money market funds, FDIC Insured Certificates of
Deposit, high-grade commercial paper and/or government backed debt instruments. Ultimately, the Firm
tries to achieve the highest return on client cash balances through relatively low-risk conservative
investments. In most cases, at least a partial cash balance will be maintained in a money market account so
that the Firm can debit advisory fees for our services related to the Portfolio Management service, as
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applicable. The accounts may be prevented from achieving the investment objective while money is held
in cash.
Interest Rate Risks
Interest rates may fluctuate significantly, causing price volatility with respect to securities or instruments
held by clients.
Item 9. Disciplinary Information
Camelotta Advisors 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.
Divorce Services
The Firm, operating under the fictious business name of Divorce Analysis, also provides litigation support
including expert witness valuation services and forensic accounting consultations. These services are
independent of the Firm’s financial planning and advisory services and are governed under a separate
engagement agreement.
Licensed Insurance Agents
Supervised Persons of the Firm are insurance agents. The individuals use their knowledge for financial
planning and consulting services. The individuals do not receive commission or other transaction-based
compensation for the advice. The fees are part of the services described in Item 5, above.
Item 11. Code of Ethics
Camelotta Advisors 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. Camelotta Advisors’s
Code of Ethics contains written policies reasonably designed to prevent certain unlawful practices such as
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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 Camelotta Advisors’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; and iv) shares issued by other unaffiliated open-end
mutual funds.
Clients and prospective clients may contact Camelotta Advisors 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
Recommendation of Broker-Dealers for Client Transactions
Camelotta Advisors recommends that clients utilize the custody, brokerage and clearing services of Charles
Schwab & Co, Inc. through its Schwab Advisor Services division (“Schwab”), National Financial Services
LLC and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC (together with affiliates, “Fidelity”) and Interactive Brokers
LLC (“Interactive Brokers” and together with Schwab and Fidelity, “Custodian”) for investment
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management accounts. The final decision to custody assets with Custodian 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. Camelotta Advisors is independently owned and operated
and not affiliated with Custodian. Custodian provides Camelotta Advisors with access to its institutional
trading and custody services, which are typically not available to retail investors.
Factors which Camelotta Advisors considers in recommending Custodian or any other broker-dealer to
clients include their respective financial strength, reputation, execution, pricing, research and service.
Custodian enables the Firm to obtain many mutual funds without transaction charges and other securities
at nominal transaction charges. The commissions and/or transaction fees charged by Custodian may be
higher or lower than those charged by other Financial Institutions.
The commissions paid by Camelotta Advisors’s clients to Custodian 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 effect the same transaction where Camelotta Advisors 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. Camelotta Advisors seeks competitive rates but may not necessarily obtain the lowest
possible commission rates for client transactions.
Camelotta Advisors periodically and systematically reviews its policies and procedures regarding its
recommendation of Financial Institutions in light of its duty to obtain best execution.
Software and Support Provided by Financial Institutions
Camelotta Advisors receives without cost from Fidelity, Schwab and Interactive Brokers administrative
support, brokerage support, computer software, related systems support, research and other third-party
support as further described below (together "Support") which allow Camelotta Advisors to better monitor
client accounts maintained at Custodian and otherwise conduct its business. While the Support is different
from each of the custodians, the conflicts and support are similar and the Firm is combining the disclosures
in the rest of this section. Camelotta Advisors receives the Support without cost because the Firm renders
investment management services to clients that maintain assets at Custodian. The Support is not provided
in connection with securities transactions of clients (i.e., not “soft dollars”). The Support benefits Camelotta
Advisors, but not its clients directly. Clients should be aware that Camelotta Advisors’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. In fulfilling its duties to its clients, Camelotta Advisors endeavors at all times to put
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the interests of its clients first and has determined that the recommendation of Custodian is in the best
interest of clients and satisfies the Firm's duty to seek best execution.
Specifically, Camelotta Advisors receives the following benefits from Custodian: i) receipt of duplicate
client confirmations and bundled duplicate statements; ii) access to a trading desk that exclusively services
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.
The Support is generally 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 Custodian.
Custodian’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, Custodian 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 Custodian or that settle into Custodian accounts.
Custodian 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 Custodian. Other potential benefits may include occasional business
entertainment of personnel of Camelotta Advisors by Custodian personnel, including meals, invitations to
sporting events, including golf tournaments, and other forms of entertainment, some of which may
accompany educational opportunities. Other of these products and services assist Camelotta Advisors 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 Custodian. Custodian also makes available to
Camelotta Advisors 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,
Custodian may make available, arrange and/or pay vendors for these types of services rendered to the Firm
by independent third parties. Custodian 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,
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as a fiduciary, Camelotta Advisors endeavors to act in its clients’ best interests, the Firm's recommendation
that clients maintain their assets in accounts at Custodian 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 Custodian, which
creates a conflict of interest.
Brokerage for Client Referrals
Camelotta Advisors does not consider, in selecting or recommending broker-dealers, whether the Firm
receives client referrals from the Financial Institutions or other third party.
Directed Brokerage
The client may direct Camelotta Advisors 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 Camelotta Advisors (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, Camelotta Advisors 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.
Special Considerations for ERISA Clients
A retirement or ERISA plan client may direct all or part of portfolio transactions for its account through a
specific broker or dealer in order to obtain goods or services on behalf of the plan. Such direction is
permitted provided that the goods and services provided are reasonable expenses of the plan incurred in the
ordinary course of its business for which it otherwise would be obligated and empowered to pay. ERISA
prohibits directed brokerage arrangements when the goods or services purchased are not for the exclusive
benefit of the plan. Consequently, our firm will request that plan sponsors who direct plan brokerage provide
us with a letter documenting that this arrangement will be for the exclusive benefit of the plan.
Trade Aggregation
Transactions for each client will be affected independently, unless Camelotta Advisors decides to purchase
or sell the same securities for several clients at approximately the same time. Camelotta Advisors may (but
is not obligated to) combine or “batch” such orders to obtain best execution, to negotiate more favorable
commission rates or to allocate equitably among the Firm’s clients' differences in prices and commissions
or other transaction costs that might not have been obtained had such orders been placed independently.
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Under this procedure, transactions will be averaged as to price and allocated among Camelotta Advisors’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 Camelotta Advisors’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. Camelotta Advisors does not receive any additional compensation
or remuneration as a result 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.
Item 13. Review of Accounts
The Firm’s management personnel or financial advisors review accounts on at least a quarterly basis for
Portfolio Management clients. The nature of these reviews is to learn whether client accounts are in line
with their investment objectives, appropriately positioned based on market conditions, and investment
policies, if applicable. The Firm does not provide written reports to clients, unless asked to do so. Verbal
reports to clients take place on at least an annual basis when Portfolio Management clients are contacted.
The Firm may review client accounts more frequently than described above. Among the factors which can
trigger an off-cycle review are major market or economic events, the client’s life events, requests by the
client, etc.
The Firm does not provide ongoing services to advisory consulting clients, but is willing to meet with such
clients upon their request to discuss updates to their plans, changes in their circumstances, etc. Advisory
Consulting clients do not receive written or verbal updated reports regarding their financial plans unless
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they separately engage the Firm for a post-financial plan meeting or update to their initial written financial
plan.
The Firm provides ongoing services where clients are met with upon their request to discuss updates to
their plans, changes in their circumstances, etc. Pension Consulting clients do not receive written or verbal
updated reports regarding their plans unless they choose to engage the Firm for ongoing services.
Item 14. Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Client Referrals
The Firm does not currently provide compensation to any third-party solicitors for client referrals.
Other Compensation
The Firm receives economic benefits from Custodian. The benefits, conflicts of interest and how they are
addressed are discussed above in response to Item 12.
Item 15. Custody
Camelotta Advisors 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, Camelotta Advisors 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 Camelotta Advisors. Any other custody
disclosures can be found in the Firm’s Form ADV Part 1.
Standing Letters of Authorization
Camelotta Advisors also has 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
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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.
Item 16. Investment Discretion
Camelotta Advisors is given the authority to exercise discretion on behalf of clients. Camelotta Advisors
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. Camelotta Advisors is given this authority
through a power-of-attorney included in the agreement between Camelotta Advisors and the client. Clients
may request a limitation on this authority (such as certain securities not to be bought or sold). Camelotta
Advisors takes discretion over the following activities:
• The securities to be purchased or sold;
• The amount of securities to be purchased or sold; and
• When transactions are made.
Item 17. Voting Client Securities
Declination of Proxy Voting Authority
Camelotta Advisors does not accept the authority to vote a client’s securities (i.e., proxies) on their behalf.
Clients receive proxies directly from the Financial Institutions where their assets are custodied and may
contact the Firm at the contact information on the cover of this brochure with questions about any such
issuer solicitations.
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Item 18. Financial Information
Camelotta Advisors 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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