Overview
- Headquarters
- Dallas, TX
- Average Client Assets
- $4.3 million
- Minimum Account Size
- $500,000
- SEC CRD Number
- 114539
Fee Structure
Primary Fee Schedule (CAPITAL ADVISORY GROUP MARCH 2026 BROCHURE)
| Min | Max | Marginal Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | $250,000 | 1.50% |
| $250,001 | $2,000,000 | 1.00% |
| $2,000,001 | $5,000,000 | 0.75% |
| $5,000,001 | and above | 0.50% |
Minimum Annual Fee: $7,500
Illustrative Fee Rates
| Total Assets | Annual Fees | Average Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $1 million | $11,250 | 1.12% |
| $5 million | $43,750 | 0.88% |
| $10 million | $68,750 | 0.69% |
| $50 million | $268,750 | 0.54% |
| $100 million | $518,750 | 0.52% |
Clients
- HNW Share of Firm Assets
- 94.00%
- Total Client Accounts
- 296
- Discretionary Accounts
- 276
- Non-Discretionary Accounts
- 20
Services Offered
Services: Financial Planning, Portfolio Management for Individuals
Regulatory Filings
Primary Brochure: CAPITAL ADVISORY GROUP MARCH 2026 BROCHURE (2026-03-30)
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2026
Form ADV Part 2A: Investment Advisor Brochure and
Client Disclosure Document
Name of Registered Investment Advisor Capital Advisory Group, Inc.
Address
5151 Belt Line Road, Suite 1250 Dallas, Texas 75254
Phone Number
(972) 770-4840
Website Address
www.CAGWM.com
Primary E-mail Address
jhopson@cagwm.com
Date of Last Brochure Revision
3/1/2026
This Form ADV Part 2A (Investment Advisor Brochure) gives information about the investment advisor
and its business for the use of Clients and prospective Clients. If you have any questions about the
contents of this brochure, please contact us using one of the methods 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. Registration is mandatory for all persons meeting the
definition of investment advisor and does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Additional information about our firm is available on the SEC’s website at: www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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MATERIAL CHANGES
Material changes to the ADV Brochure will be provided as a separate page or additional separate
document to Clients who have received previous versions of the Brochure.
As of the date of this Brochure March 1, 2026 Capital Advisory Group, Inc. has made no material
changes to its business or it services it provides its Clients since its most recently filed Form ADV
prepared in March of 2025. However, CAG has made disclosure changes, enhancements and
additions at the Advisory Business and Fees and Compensation sections below regarding advisory
fees, independent managers, portfolio activity, and cash holdings.
ANY QUESTIONS: CAG’s Chief Compliance Officer, James S. Hopson Jr., remains available to
address any questions regarding the above changes, or any other issue pertaining to this Brochure
Delivery of Material Change information
Within 120 days of our fiscal year end we will deliver our annual Summary of Material Changes if there
has been any material change since the last annual updating amendment.
With this Summary, we also hereby offer to deliver an updated Investment Advisor Brochure upon your
request at any time during the year. You may obtain this information in one of two ways:
• Contact our firms CCO: James S. Hopson, Jr. at (972) 770-4840.
• Online access at the Investment Adviser Public Disclosure website at: www.adviserinfo.sec.gov
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
MATERIAL CHANGES ............................................................................................................................. 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................. 3
ADVISORY BUSINESS .............................................................................................................................. 4
FEES AND COMPENSATION .................................................................................................................. 8
PERFORMANCE BASED FEES AND SIDE BY SIDE MANAGEMENT OF ACCOUNTS ........... 15
TYPES OF CLIENTS WE SERVE .......................................................................................................... 16
METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, AND RISK OF LOSS ....................... 16
DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION .......................................................................................................... 19
OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATES .............................................. 19
TRADE AGGREGATION ........................................................................................................................ 24
CLIENT REFERRALS & OTHER COMPENSATION ....................................................................... 25
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT DISCRETION ................................................................................. 26
VOTING OF CLIENT SECURITIES CAG’S PROXY VOTING POLICY ....................................... 27
FINANCIAL INFORMATION ................................................................................................................ 27
REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISORS ................................ 27
CYBERSECURITY POLICY INFORMATION .................................................................................... 27
CONTINGENCY, DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN ......... 28
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ADVISORY BUSINESS
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Capital Advisory Group, Inc. (“CAG”) a Dallas, Texas based wealth management firm has
been providing financial planning and investment advisory services to its Clients for over
twenty five years since its formation in 1990.
It was founded by James S. Hopson, Jr. MBA, CPA, CFP® a resident of Dallas, Texas for
over 40 years who currently holds the positions of President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Compliance Officer. Mr. Hopson has been in the financial services industry since 1978
when he began his career with Price Waterhouse & Co. (now Price Waterhouse Coopers an
international accounting firm) in the Dallas office after graduating from the University of North
Texas with his Masters of Business Administration in Accounting and Taxation. Mr. Hopson
also holds a Bachelors of Business Administration with a major in accounting from Abilene
Christian University. After working in the tax department at Price Waterhouse & Co. he
subsequently worked at two other companies in investment related businesses as a financial
manager, controller and chief financial officer before founding his own public accounting firm in
1987.
Capital Advisory Group, Inc. offers advisory services designed to address the major areas
of personal financial planning and investment management including, but not limited to, the
management of retirement accounts, jointly owned and individual investment accounts as
well as company retirement and 401(k) plans. We offer personal financial planning, estate
planning, retirement planning, tax planning, cash flow strategies, and insurance planning
on a comprehensive basis or for a specific area of financial planning. The purchase of these
various planning services are not required in order to become a Client but are offered on an
as needed and/or as requested basis.
CAG’s assets under management as of March 1, 2026 were $217,221,184 These Client assets are
managed on a discretionary basis for approximately 77 families, individuals, and trusts.
CAG’s services are based on the individual needs of each Client. CAG offers an initial
meeting and data gathering session at no charge between the prospective Client and their
designated Investment Advisor Representative “Investment Advisor” in order to more
completely understand the Client's current financial situation and investment objectives.
The initial meeting gives the prospective Client the opportunity to get to know CAG, its
management, its financial planning and investment philosophies as well as to discuss guidance,
concerns and limitations regarding the management of their investment accounts, planning needs
and any other financial or personal matters the Client believes we need to be made aware of.
Once a prospective Client agrees to become a Client of the firm we jointly determine and agree in
writing, by signing an Investment Management Agreement, to the duties and responsibilities of
CAG and the Client. We also jointly agree to the Client’s investment objectives and their
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financial planning needs by signing an Investment Policy Statement with the Investment
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Objectives of each of the Clients accounts outlined in the attached addendum. Clients have the
ability during this process to discuss their investment concerns and establish standing
investment instructions and restrictions on their account with CAG and their Investment
Advisor Representative. For example; A Client may establish in its Investment Policy Statement
a requirement to refrain from investing in particular securities or types of securities or to limit
investments in certain securities.
Each quarter CAG will remind the Client in writing via its newsletter to contact their
Investment Advisor and notify in writing us if there have been any changes in their financial
situation or investment objectives, or to request a meeting or impose some new or modify
existing account restrictions. Usually the Investment Advisor Representative will contact
and/or email the Client several times during the year in order to discuss or update the Client’s
current situation and update the Clients investment objectives if necessary or desired. CAG will
respond to each Client more often if the Client requests advice on any other important financial
issues.
Client Obligations: In performing our services, CAG shall not be required to verify any
information received from the client or from the client’s other professionals, and is expressly
authorized to rely thereon. Moreover, each client is advised that it remains his/her/its
responsibility to promptly notify us if there is ever any change in his/her/its financial situation or
investment objectives for the purpose of reviewing/evaluating/revising our previous
recommendations and/or services. After such notice we can then make adjustments or
recommendations. The Client can also impose new restrictions that will be confirmed by us in
writing or shown as an update to their Investment Policy Statement or Statement of Investment
Objectives. Clients may call in at any time to discuss directly with their Investment Advisor
Representative information about their account, their personal financial situation, concerns or
investment needs but all changes need to be confirmed in writing.
Clients will receive each month a consolidated activity and performance report and each
quarter a more detailed consolidated performance report and portfolio analysis from CAG.
Clients will also receive from their specific custodian or brokerage firm timely trade
confirmations as required and monthly or quarterly statements containing a description of
all account transactions and all account activity, including the fees charged by CAG. After
the initial transfer of assets, cash or securities to a custodian recommended by CAG, the Client
retains all rights of ownership of all securities and funds in the account to the same extent as if the
Client held the securities and funds outside the supervision of CAG and their Investment Advisor
representative. In other words there is no change of ownership of the assets transferred to the new
custodian. As mentioned earlier, in addition to statements from the custodian, CAG sends
monthly and quarterly performance reports to the Client in order to keep the Client clearly
informed of the changes in the values and performance of their accounts.
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When requested, CAG offers to provide its Clients financial planning and related consulting
services generally at an additional cost described in the following section of this Brochure.
The planning is designed to focus on each individual Client's financial situation, needs and
concerns. Planning may be done on a comprehensive basis where we focus on all areas of the
Clients situation or it may be focused specifically on investments, insurance, taxes, estate or other
planning needs.
Written financial plans are only prepared under the terms of a CAG’s written Financial
Planning Agreement that specifies the objectives of the plan, how the plan will be delivered
and the costs associated with preparing the plan. CAG may also provide clients access to an
online financial planning and asset aggregation software to help assist the Client with a
better understanding of their financial situation.
CAG and its Investment Advisor Representatives are concerned about each Client’s
financial situation. Therefore, discussions between the Investment Advisor and the Client
regarding important areas of financial planning can be incorporated into most formal
Client meetings. During these discussions we try to help our Clients remain aware of certain
financial risks (such as the possible need for life insurance, long term care or disability
insurance) and the steps required to manage them such as applying for and obtaining
certain types of insurance coverage. These steps even though they may be discussed or
recommended are not the responsibility of CAG to implement, manage, monitor or correct
unless requested and agreed to in writing by both parties.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCLOSURES
Custodian Charges-Additional Fees. As discussed at Brokerage Practices below, CAG
generally recommends that Schwab serve as the broker-dealer/custodian for client investment
management assets. Broker-dealers such as Schwab charge brokerage commissions, transaction,
and/or other type fees for effecting certain types of securities transactions (i.e., including
transaction fees for certain mutual funds, and mark-ups and mark-downs charged for fixed
income transactions, etc.). The types of securities for which transaction fees, commissions, and/or
other type fees (as well as the amount of those fees) shall differ depending upon the broker-
dealer/custodian (while certain custodians, including Schwab does not currently charge fees on
individual equity transactions, others do). CAG does not receive any portion of these
fees/charges. Any Questions: CAG’s Chief Compliance Officer, James S. Hopson Jr.,
remains available to address any questions that a client or prospective client may have
regarding the above.
Portfolio Activity. CAG has a fiduciary duty to provide services consistent with the client’s best
interest. CAG will review client portfolios on an ongoing basis to determine if any changes are
necessary based upon various factors, including, but not limited to, investment performance,
market conditions, fund manager tenure, style drift, account additions/withdrawals, and/or a
change in the client’s investment objective. Based upon these factors, there may be extended
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periods of time when CAG determines that changes to a client’s portfolio are neither necessary,
nor prudent. Clients remain subject to the fees described in Fees and Compensation below
during periods of account inactivity.
Independent Managers. The CAG may allocate a portion of the client’s investment assets
among unaffiliated independent investment managers in accordance with the client’s designated
investment objective(s). In such situations, the Independent Manager[s] shall have day-to- day
responsibility for the active discretionary management of the allocated assets. CAG shall continue
to render investment supervisory services to the client relative to the ongoing monitoring and
review of account performance, asset allocation and client investment objectives. Factors that
CAG shall consider in recommending Independent Manager[s] include the client’s designated
investment objective(s), management style, performance, reputation, financial strength, reporting,
pricing, and research. Please Note. The investment management fee charged by the Independent
Manager[s] is separate from, and in addition to, CAG’s investment advisory fee disclosed at Item
5 below. Any Questions: CAG’s Chief Compliance Officer, James S. Hopson Jr., remains
available to address any questions that a client or prospective client may have regarding the
allocation of account assets to an Independent Manager(s), including the specific additional fee to
be charged by such Independent Manager(s).
Unaffiliated Private Investment Fund. CAG may also recommend, on a non-discretionary
basis, that qualifying clients consider purchase of DWS RREEF Property Trust (the “Fund”), an
unaffiliated non-publicly traded REIT that provides daily net asset value. The terms and
conditions of a fund investment (i.e., objective, risks, liquidity constraints, etc.) are set forth in the
Fund’s offering documents, a copy of which is presented to each client investor prior to
determining whether to become a fund investor. Prior to becoming a Fund investor, each
prospective client investor must complete a Subscription Agreement for submission to the Fund
to demonstrate his/her qualification to become a Fund investor. If a client determines to become
a Fund investor, the amount of assets invested in the Fund shall be included as part of “assets
under management” for purposes of CAG calculating its investment advisory fee. CAG’s fee shall
be in addition to the Fund’s fees. CAG’s clients are under absolutely no obligation to consider or
make an investment in any private investment fund(s).
Please Note: Private investment funds generally involve various risk factors, including, but not
limited to, potential for complete loss of principal, liquidity constraints and lack of transparency,
a complete discussion of which is set forth in each fund’s offering documents, which will be
provided to each client for review and consideration. Unlike liquid investments that a client may
own, private investment funds do not provide daily liquidity or pricing. Each prospective client
investor will be required to complete a Subscription Agreement, pursuant to which the client shall
establish that he/she is qualified for investment in the fund, and acknowledges and accepts the
various risk factors that are associated with such an investment.
Please Note-Use of Mutual and Exchange Traded Funds: CAG utilizes mutual funds and
exchange traded funds for its client portfolios. In addition to CAG’s investment advisory fee
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described below, and transaction and/or custodial fees discussed below, clients will also incur,
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relative to all mutual fund and exchange traded fund purchases, charges imposed at the fund level
(e.g. management fees and other fund expenses).
Please Note: Cash Positions. CAG continues to treat cash as an asset class. As such, unless
determined to the contrary by CAG, all cash positions (money markets, etc.) shall continue to be
included as part of assets under management for purposes of calculating CAG’s advisory fee. At
any specific point in time, depending upon perceived or anticipated market conditions/events
(there being no guarantee that such anticipated market conditions/events will occur), CAG may
maintain cash positions for defensive purposes. In addition, while assets are maintained in cash,
such amounts could miss market advances. Depending upon current yields, at any point in time,
CAG’s advisory fee could exceed the interest paid by the client’s money market fund. Any
Questions: CAG’s Chief Compliance Officer, James S. Hopson Jr., remains available to
address any questions that a client or prospective may have regarding the above fee billing
practice.
Client Obligations. In performing our services, CAG shall not be required to verify any
information received from the client or from the client’s other professionals, and is expressly
authorized to rely thereon. Moreover, it remains each client’s responsibility to promptly notify
CAG if there is ever any change in his/her/its financial situation or investment objectives for the
purpose of reviewing/evaluating/revising our previous recommendations and/or services.
Please Note: Investment Risk. Different types of investments involve varying degrees of risk,
and it should not be assumed that future performance of any specific investment or investment
strategy (including the investments and/or investment strategies recommended or undertaken by
CAG) will be profitable or equal any specific performance level(s).
FEES AND COMPENSATION
FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES
Recognizing that each Client situation is unique, CAG is able to provide and charge for its
financial planning services using various methods as described below. Clients may select the
most appropriate method depending on their personal circumstances, the desired level of
individual service or attention and the duration or length of CAG’s involvement in the process.
1) Hourly-rate Basis. A Client may elect to engage CAG on an hourly basis to perform specific
tasks including, but not limited to, analysis of a single area of the Client’s financial affairs
such as retirement planning or estate planning. CAG’s staff billing rates range from $80 to
$350 per hour depending on the complexity of the work, the degree of specialized knowledge
and the level experience required. Prior to beginning any financial planning engagement, CAG
will provide the estimated total costs of the work requested and describe in writing the
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services to be rendered. These costs are subject to adjustment and any changes in the
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estimated costs will be communicated to the Client. If the Client subsequently changes the
scope or nature of the work or if additional work is required based on CAG’s determination
we will discuss these issues with the Client and make sure we are in agreement prior to
continuing the work. Clients are free to stop the work requested or change the scope of
the work required if these costs are unacceptable or an agreement cannot be reached. In
such cases CAG will work to make sure the Client has received all of the services they
paid for or refund all or a portion of the Clients planning fees in accordance with the
written terms of our Financial Planning Agreement.
CAG may collect a portion of the estimated fee at the time the engagement or work begins and
will invoice Client for the balance of the work at the time the completed analysis is presented
or during the engagement if it determines that is more appropriate.
2) Fixed-fee Basis. In situations where a comprehensive, written financial plan is recommended
or requested, CAG may suggest that such work be performed on a fixed-fee or retainer basis.
CAG uses the following schedule, based on income and net worth, to estimate the appropriate
fee. CAG’s minimum fee for a comprehensive plan is $2,000. In some cases one-half of the
fee is due upon commencement of the work, with the balance due upon presentation of the
final plan.
CAG GUIDELINE FOR ESTIMATING COMPREHENSIVE
CLIENT FINANCIAL PLANNING FEES
Client’s Income
Client’s Net worth
Estimate of Fee
$100,000
$100,001 to $150,000
$150,001 to $200,000
$200,001 to $300,000
$300,001 to $400,000
$400,001 to $500,000
Above $500,000
to $350,000
to $500,000
to $750,000
to $1,000,000
to $1,500,000
to $2,000,000
above $2,500,000
$3,000
$3,500
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
$7,500
Negotiated
Where a Clients income and net worth are under different ranges, an estimate might be the
average of the two fees.
The actual fee will be based on an analysis of each Clients situation and the time
required by the financial planning professional(s) in each case. These costs are subject to
adjustment, and changes in estimates will be communicated to the Client if the Client
subsequently changes the scope or nature of the work or if additional work is required based
on CAG’s determination. Clients may suspend the work requested or change the scope of
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the work required if; the revised cost is unacceptable or a new agreement cannot be
reached. In such cases CAG will work to make sure the Client has received all of the
services they paid for or refund all or a portion of the Clients planning fees in
accordance with the written terms of our Financial Planning Agreement.
3) Financial Advisory Service. CAG also offers on-going financial advisory and planning
services on a retainer basis. The purpose of this service is to offer regular discussion and
reviews of a Client’s financial matters and Client’s financial plan on an as requested or as
needed basis. This could include Client balance sheet updates, income tax and cash flow
projections, (as needed for planning) a written review and recommendations, if requested.
Although this retainer agreement may renew annually at the same rate as initially
agreed, the Client or CAG is free to discontinue this service at any time. These costs are
subject to adjustment, and changes in estimates will be communicated to the Client if the
Client subsequently changes the scope or nature of the work or if additional work is required
based CAG’s determination. Clients are free to suspend the work requested or change the
scope of the work required and a new agreement will be signed outlining the terms and
responsibilities of all parties. If an agreement is terminated or discontinued by either
party CAG will make sure the Client has received all of the services they paid for or
refund all or a portion of the Clients planning fees in accordance with the written terms
of our Financial Planning Agreement.
Under this arrangement, Client has access to CAG’s financial advisory services for the duration
of the agreement based on the terms of the original agreement and the estimated levels of service
offered. The fee for this service is deducted from the Clients accounts monthly, usually in arrears.
CAG develops an estimate based on individual Client needs, complexity of the situation, and
services desired in determining the appropriate annual fee. Individual Client charges will vary by
circumstances, services requested and the complexity of their individual situation.
Limitations of Financial Planning and Non-Investment Consulting/Implementation
Services: It has been and still is our policy to have a separate Financial Planning Agreement
(FPA) signed by each Client that wants CAG to provide Financial Planning services. The
Agreement defines the cost associated with the Financial Planning services or Advice we offer.
Under the terms of our current IMA unless you have signed a Financial Planning Agreement
(FPA) or Services Schedule, we are not currently nor have we been providing “Financial
Planning” services to you (as defined by the CFP ® Board).
To the extent engaged by a client to do so, we will generally provide financial planning
and related consulting services regarding non-investment related matters, such as estate
planning, tax planning, insurance, etc. CAG does not serve as an attorney, accountant, or
insurance agency, and no portion of our services should be construed as such. Accordingly,
CAG does not prepare estate-planning documents, tax returns or sell insurance products.
Although some professionals employed by the firm may provide these service for CAG’s
clients under a separate agreement or engagement letter. To the extent requested by a
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client, CAG may recommend the services of other professionals for various non-
investment implementation purposes (i.e. attorneys, accountants, insurance, etc.), which
may include CAG’s President, James S. Hopson Jr., in his separate licensed capacities as
insurance agent and/or a certified public accountant (see additional disclosure below
regarding these services and the corresponding conflicts of interest presented). Clients are
under no obligation to engage the services of any such recommended professional. The
client retains absolute discretion over all such implementation decisions and is free to
accept or reject any recommendation that we make. Please Note: If the client engages any
unaffiliated recommended professional, and a dispute arises thereafter relative to such
engagement, the client agrees to seek recourse exclusively from and against the engaged
professional. At all times, the engaged licensed professional[s] (i.e. attorney, accountant,
insurance agent, etc.), and not CAG, shall be responsible for the quality and competency of the
services provided.
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICE FEES
CAG offers investment management and portfolio advisory services for a fee based on a
percentage of assets under management. CAG’s investment advisory services are designed to
offer individuals, trusts, corporations and retirement plans with the appropriate asset allocation,
diversification and portfolio risk characteristics consistent with prudent portfolio management.
Clients are charged a prorated amount of CAG’s annual percentage advisory fee monthly,
based on the Clients assets managed by CAG as of the end of the prior month. The fee is
deducted from the Clients investment account(s) within 5 days after the beginning of the
following month.
This is authorized by the Client by giving CAG a Limited Power of Attorney over the
account which allows trading and deduction of its authorized fees by the Custodian of the
account. The fee is calculated immediately following the end of each month. CAG maintains
detailed records and invoices for each Clients account which are available at the Clients
request at any time. Stated another way, CAG provides its advisory services prior to
collecting the prorated annual fee on a monthly basis as authorized by the Client.
Unless requested, the detailed fee calculation invoices are not sent to the Client each month
by CAG. The deduction of the authorized fees per the Client’s Investment Management
Agreement will be shown as an expense on the Clients monthly statement from CAG and
reported clearly by the custodian on the monthly statement and annually. The fee will be
shown as being deducted from the cash portion of one or more of the Clients accounts (if
prorated among the accounts each month). See Custody of Funds below.
Additionally, CAG’s management fee is reported to the Client by the Custodian, usually
Schwab, and shown each month on the front page of the Clients statement for the account
or accounts as such. The Custodian is not responsible for verifying the calculation of the fee.
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Clients may terminate CAG’s investment management services at any time with 30 days’
notice and receive a full refund of any unearned fees if any. The following list of charges
detail CAG’s compensation for portfolio advisory services.
1) Portfolio Evaluation and Account Establishment– If a Client has an existing investment
portfolio, CAG would evaluate Client’s current holdings for possible repositioning. This
evaluation includes a review of the investments for compatibility with Client’s objectives. If a
prospective Client chooses to use CAG’s investment management services, Client will
normally be assessed a one-time setup fee to establish the appropriate custodial or brokerage
account(s) and/or trustee relationships, transfer the Clients assets and for the development of
the initial asset allocation and selection of the initial recommended portfolio of mutual funds,
managers and other securities.
Initial Setup Fee - $500
2) Investment Management – After Client’s account is established and invested, CAG’s reports
provide a monthly evaluation of the portfolios rate of return, asset allocation and
diversification. CAG manages the account in accordance with the Client’s Investment Policy
Statement or Statement of Investment Objectives and will from time-to-time replace selected
mutual funds and/or other assets with similar or different ones based on CAG’s analysis of the
account, the mutual fund managers performance, Client circumstances and financial markets.
For this service, CAG charges a service, management and reporting fee in accordance
with the following schedule:
ANNUAL PERCENTAGE OF
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES CHARGED AND COLLECTED MONTHLY
Annual Fee as % of Portfolio Assets
Portfolio Size
Initial $250,000
Additional Amounts from $250,001 - $2,000,000
Additional Amounts from $2,000,001 - $5,000,000
Additional Amounts over $5,000,000
1.50
1.00
0.75
0.50
In most cases, the above fee schedule is also assessed on any individual securities, cash,
money market accounts, stocks or bonds in the account which are retained from Client’s
prior portfolio. In order to facilitate management and reporting on variable annuities previously
owned by a Client, CAG usually recommends an insurance company and broker-dealer that we
believe will charge lower fees for custody of these types of accounts and that allows us to
download information into our portfolio management system. The values of accounts are updated
in our portfolio management system on a daily basis by downloading the information from the
custodian’s computers and fees are calculated on the ending monthly balances of the assets and
any other Client assets in the account per our fee schedule. Client is urged to compare all
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custodial account statements against statements prepared by CAG for accuracy and notify
us if there are discrepancies or they do not receive their monthly or quarterly statement.
Statements for some Companies or custodians such as fixed annuity statements are only issued by
the insurance company annually. In these cases CAG will include the most recently provided
account values of the annuities in its statements as a convenience or accommodation to the Client.
The statement values will not reflect any surrender charges or other adjustments that might
be applicable if the Client wanted to withdraw all or a portion of their funds; therefore the
values may be overstated when viewed from the perspective of what would be received if the
account were immediately liquidated.
Statements from Insurance Companies are not always provided to CAG and therefore it is
the responsibility of the Client to forward us any information to be included or updated in
their report otherwise the last values provided will be reported. No investment management
fees are charged by CAG on the values of fixed annuities included in the report that were
originally recommended by any related party. Client is urged to compare all custodial account
statements against statements prepared by CAG for accuracy. Fees are charged to provide
ongoing service, management oversight and reporting on the Client assets typically held by our
recommended custodian(s).
CAG reserves the right to negotiate the fee in #2 above in situations where the size of a
prospective Clients portfolio is significantly larger than shown in CAG’s published fee schedule
or as CAG deems appropriate in its sole discretion. There are some existing long-term CAG
Clients who are on fee schedules that cost somewhat less than the fee schedule currently charged
by CAG. CAG has currently decided to continue to honor the lower fee schedule on a case by
case basis due to these Clients long standing relationships with the firm.
CAG believes that its fees are comparable and in line with other investment advisers that offer
similar services; however, it is possible that a Client might be able to receive similar services
from another investment adviser at a lower cost.
Each no-load mutual fund, exchange traded fund, note or separate account manager
recommended by CAG has its own internal operating expenses, trading costs or possibly
other types of fees which are deducted from the assets of that fund or separate account. The
custodian, insurance company or broker may also charge fees for some transactions that
occur inside the Clients account such as trading or service fees on certain mutual funds,
exchange traded funds, stocks or bonds – See Custodian Charges-Additional Fees above.
Most insurance companies charge fees on accounts maintained with them such as mortality
and administration as well as fees for guaranteed income, distribution or death benefits.
CAG’s management fee has no bearing on these expenses and CAG does not share in or benefit
from these fees. CAG will try and negotiate lower fees for its Clients accounts when possible and
will use custodians, insurance companies and brokerage firms that we believe give the client the
best cost benefit relationship.
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From time-to-time, as part of CAG’s investment recommendation, Mr. Hopson, CAG’s
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President, Owner and an Investment Advisor Representative of the firm, may recommend
the use of fixed annuities and/or life insurance if deemed appropriate. In the case where a
fixed annuity is recommended and subsequently purchased by the client and Mr. Hopson is
the selling and servicing agent of record he would be compensated as would any other
insurance agent by being paid a commission. This could be viewed as a possible conflict of
interest. We recommend Clients discuss in depth all aspects of these types of recommendations
with us and their other professionals prior to purchasing them. In addition to being compensated
for the sale of such products these annuities may also have declining surrender charges and
market value adjustment charges that would in most cases be imposed on the surrender of the
Client’s annuity if the annuity is surrendered or sold prior to the maturity date.
If an annuity is recommended by Mr. Hopson or any other CAG Investment Advisor and
purchased by a Client, Mr. Hopson or the other Advisor would normally be paid a normal
commission on the investment based on the amount of money invested. CAG does not
charge any fees on the portion of the portfolio invested in fixed type annuities that have
previously paid Mr. Hopson, or any other prior or current CAG Investment Advisors or
any other related party a commission.
Recommendations of these types of products could pose a conflict of interest situation due to
the size and upfront nature of the compensation paid. All of these issues are discussed with
Clients prior to the recommendation and or purchase by the Client of this type of
investment. CAG and Mr. Hopson believe that these types of investments should normally only
be used when other more traditional fixed income investment options are not overly attractive due
to various reasons or in special needs situations. Special situations such as a Client needing less
market risk or a more structured stream of income that might be better provided by an insurance
company versus typical fixed income type investments. As stated above, CAG will in instances
where a related party has received compensation for the recommendation and subsequent
purchase of a fixed type annuity by a Client whose other assets are managed by CAG
exclude from its management fee the assets invested in the fixed annuity so that it does not
charge on the annuity going forward until after maturity and reinvestment in another type
of investment product or fund. The exclusion of assets, serves in CAG’s belief, as a significant
mitigating factor to the potential conflict of interest. Commissions paid Mr. Hopson from these
types of investments over the past three to four years have been less than 5-10% of the overall
revenues of the firm.
Please Note: Retirement Rollovers
If Client is: (1) a participant or beneficiary of a Retirement Plan subject to Title I of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) or described in section 4975(e)(1)(A) of the Internal
Revenue Code (the “Code”), with authority to direct the investment of assets in his or her Plan
account or to take a distribution; (2) the beneficial owner of an Individual Retirement Account
(“IRA”) acting on behalf of the IRA; or, ( 3) a Retail Fiduciary with respect to a plan subject to
Title I of ERISA or described in section 4975(e)(1)(A) of the Code, then the Adviser represents
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that it and its investment adviser representatives are fiduciaries under ERISA or the Code, or
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both, with respect to any investment advice provided by the Adviser or its investment adviser
representatives or with respect to any investment recommendations regarding a Retirement Plan
subject to ERISA or participant or beneficiary account. If CAG provides a recommendation as to
whether a client should engage in a rollover or not (whether it is from an employer’s plan or an
existing IRA), CAG is acting as a fiduciary within the meaning of Title I of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act and/or the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable, which are laws
governing retirement accounts. No client is under any obligation to roll over retirement plan
assets to an account managed by Registrant.
No Obligation/Conflict of Interest: A client leaving an employer typically has four options (and
may engage in a combination of these options): i) leave the money in his former employer’s plan,
if permitted, ii) roll over the assets to his/her new employer’s plan, if one is available and
rollovers are permitted, iii) rollover to an IRA, or iv) cash out the account value (which could,
depending upon the client’s age, result in adverse tax consequences). CAG may recommend an
investor roll over plan assets to an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) advised by CAG. As a
result CAG and its representatives may earn an asset-based fee. In contrast, a recommendation
that a client or prospective client leave his or her plan assets with his or her old employer or roll
over the assets to a plan sponsored by a new employer will generally result in no compensation to
CAG (unless you engage CAG to monitor and/or advise on the account while maintained with the
client’s employer). CAG has an economic incentive to encourage an investor to roll plan assets
into an IRA that CAG will advise on or to engage CAG to monitor and/or advise on the account
while maintained with the client's employer. There are various factors that CAG may consider
before recommending a rollover, including but not limited to: i) the investment options available
in the plan versus the investment options available in an IRA, ii) fees and expenses in the plan
versus the fees and expenses in an IRA, iii) the services and responsiveness of the plan’s
investment professionals versus those of CAG, iv) protection of assets from creditors and legal
judgments, v) required minimum distributions and age considerations, and vi) employer stock tax
consequences, if any. No client is under any obligation to roll over plan assets to an IRA advised
by CAG or to engage CAG to monitor and/or advise on the account while maintained with the
client's employer. CAG’S Chief Compliance Officer, James S. Hopson Jr., remains available to
address any questions that a client or prospective client may have regarding the above and the
corresponding conflict of interest presented by such engagement.
PERFORMANCE BASED FEES AND SIDE BY SIDE MANAGEMENT OF ACCOUNTS
CAG does not charge performance-based fees, which are based on capital gains in Client
accounts often above a certain minimum level. Side by side management exists when an
advisor manages similar client portfolios that have different structures, fee arrangements or
other characteristics. Even though the Investment Objectives of some accounts are the same,
many if not all of the accounts at CAG are managed differently due to various reasons. This is
primarily due to different starting investment dates for the portfolio, tax consequences
customization and personal choices made by each individual Client and their advisor. Some
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accounts may be significantly different with respect to the cost to manage and the structure
of the portfolio. This is usually due to the size of the different accounts but there could be
other reasons. This could be considered a possible conflict of interest due to the fact that the
Investment Advisor may spend more or less time working on larger accounts or other
accounts of this nature.
TYPES OF CLIENTS WE SERVE
CAG provides advisory services to high net worth individuals (individuals with a net worth
normally over $1,000,000), trusts, estates, and business entities.
Generally, as a condition for accepting a new client relationship CAG desires to achieve a
minimum of a combined total gross annual fee related revenue from each Client of $7,500
based on its standard fee schedule from its Investment Management Program and other
consulting and planning services it offers. This usually will require each current or prospective
Client to have placed or maintain a minimum amount of assets equal to approximately $500,000-
$600,000 in assets under the management of CAG in the Clients custodial account at Charles
Schwab or other acceptable custodian. In its sole discretion, CAG may elect to accept and/or
maintain accounts that are less than this minimum asset or revenue level. Also CAG, in its sole
discretion, may charge a lesser investment management fee and/or reduce or waive its aggregate
account minimum based upon certain criteria (i.e. anticipated future earning capacity, anticipated
future additional assets, dollar amount of assets to be managed, related accounts, account
composition, competition, negotiations with client, etc.). Please Note: If you maintain less than
approximately $600,000 of assets under CAG’s management, and are subject to the $7,500
annual minimum fee, you will pay a higher percentage fee than referenced in the above fee
schedule.
METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, AND RISK OF LOSS
CAG believes that the use of modern portfolio theory, asset allocation strategies and
diversification of investment choices is how it best provides its Clients their portfolio
management and supervision. To accomplish this, CAG uses various model portfolios which
are strategic asset allocations internally developed by it that use various investment vehicles such
as mutual funds, separate account managers, exchange traded funds, and other individual
securities. These various investment vehicles are made available on the custodian’s investment
platform and are provided by a number of institutional investment strategists or fund managers.
Although the various models are each similar in construction from an overall asset
allocation standpoint most Clients accounts will not be identical to each other as each
portfolio may be constructed with different mutual funds, exchange traded funds or
managers as deemed appropriate by CAG and the Client.
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After meetings and conversations with the Client where we learn about their investment
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experience, risk tolerance and various investment time horizons. We recommended to the
Client specific portfolios are that are believed to be the most appropriate for the Client based on
the Clients objectives, personal situation, our experience and research, asset allocation
methodology and investment strategies at the time.
We use various methods to obtain information about how to develop our investment
strategies and select our mutual funds, exchange traded funds “ETF’s” or separate account
managers. These methods include reviews of financial newspapers, magazines and white papers
(research papers). We also do analysis using software such as Morningstar Advisor Workstation
which provides research and various other types of investment information on mutual funds,
ETF’s and stocks. We use other methods of research and analysis, including research provided by
the funds themselves, Schwab and corporate rating services.
Mr. Hopson is a licensed insurance agent who is contracted with various insurance
companies. Standard insurance agent commissions will be paid to him if a Client elects to
purchase life insurance, disability income insurance or annuity policies through him. Clients
are made aware of his role as the agent prior to any recommendations or sales are made
and the compensation amount they receive is disclosed verbally and available in writing
upon request.
While there is risk in all investments, some investments carry a greater degree of risk,
volatility or higher costs. Clients must recognize that investing in individual securities,
bonds, mutual funds and ETF’s involve a higher level of risk of loss of their investment
dollars or a significant decline in value of those investment dollars, and are not FDIC
insured. These are risks which Clients should be prepared to bear as a part of seeking to
accomplish their overall long term investment objectives or strategy using these types of
investments while working with an investment advisor such as CAG.
There is no stated or implied guarantee by CAG, Mr. Hopson, any other related party or by
the Custodian that the investment strategy selected for the Client will result in achieving the
Client’s long or short term goals or objectives. Nor is there any guarantee stated or implied
(by any of the previously mentioned parties) of profit or protection from loss when investing
with them. Past history of performance should not be relied on as a predictor of future
performance and investments are not FDIC insured against loss. For those investments sold
by prospectus, Clients should read the prospectus in full and discuss any questions they have
about their investments with CAG or their Investment Advisor.
CAG does not directly offer, provide advice, or normally recommend tactical market
strategies (e.g. market timing, short selling, or the use of call or put options) to its Client’s.
In other words CAG does not offer to nor are the firm’s investment strategies designed
operationally to (without the Client’s specific instruction) take Clients investments to cash
in volatile or uncertain markets to avoid losses. This type of reposition will not be done unless
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agreed to by the Client and CAG and confirmed in writing by email or another approved method.
CAG generally manages Clients assets using a long term approach (usually a minimum of 3-5
years) and a strategic asset allocation and diversification methodology. These recommendations
and the implementation of them are based on discussions with each individual Client and in
agreement with their Investment Policy Statement (“IPS”) or Statement of Investment Objectives.
In order to help Clients understand more about the risks of investing, CAG is disclosing
below some (but not all) of the possible risks of various types of securities we may use:
• We use debt securities such as bonds and bond mutual funds or ETF’s that are
subject to interest rate risk and may decline in value during periods with rising
interest rates or lose value due to the risk of issuer default.
• We may use mutual funds or ETF’s that own high yield securities, that are corporate
debt securities rated below investment grade (sometimes referred to as Junk Bonds)
and may have issuer default risk and interest rate risk.
• There are tax consequences for short-term buying and selling of securities wherein
capital gains are taxed as ordinary income (CAG does not recommend this type of
trading activity but it may occur from time to time).
• Our investment management approach is a diversified long term approach that uses
various asset classes and specifically designed portfolios or strategies that are selected
for each Client based on several factors such as risk tolerance, time horizon and cash
flow needs. But those strategies will not protect against potential large losses or
portfolio declines in the short or possibly even long term in certain economic
environments or circumstances. Especially as it relates to equity or stock oriented
investments such as individual stocks, equity oriented mutual funds or exchange
traded funds with an equity or stock oriented focus. These losses or declines may not
be recovered for years or possibly ever if the Client changes their investment
objectives or risk tolerance level during one of these periods.
• Please Note: Investment Risk. Different types of investments involve varying degrees
of risk, and it should not be assumed that future performance of any specific
investment or investment strategy (including the investments and/or investment
strategies recommended or undertaken by CAG) will be profitable or achieve any
specific performance level(s).
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An investment advisor must disclose material facts about any legal or disciplinary event
that is material to a Client’s or prospective Client’s evaluation of the advisory business or of
the integrity of its management personnel. CAG does not have any legal, regulatory or
disciplinary items to disclose or report.
OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATES
On a regular basis, James S. Hopson, Jr., CPA, CFP®, the President and Chief Executive
Officer of CAG, and an Investment Advisor Representative of the Firm provides investment
and general financial advice to Clients. This may include personal financial planning or
business financial planning. Mr. Hopson spends about 70-80 percent of his professional time in
this area of work. Mr. Hopson also provides tax advice and counsel to other Clients on a regular
basis. He spends about 20-30 percent of his time in this area.
Mr. Hopson prepares tax returns and renders other tax related services to his Clients and
their firms through his accounting firm, James S. Hopson, Jr. CPA. All of the services
relating to his Clients are treated as separate and apart from CAG unless specifically agreed to in
writing by the Client. Mr. Hopson receives compensation for services provided by him
individually in connection with these services.
Mr. Hopson is also active in other business endeavors. These include the selling of
life, disability and long term care insurance, and the practice of accounting which
does not involve the rendering of investment advice. No client is under any obligation to
purchase any insurance commission products from Mr. Hopson. Clients are reminded that
they may purchase insurance products recommended by CAG through other, non-affiliated
licensed insurance agents.
In certain situations, he may assist with the structure and formation of new business entities as
well as funding and design of the business. Compensation received is disclosed to all parties
prior to their involvement in these other business endeavors.
CODE OF ETHICS, PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST IN CLIENT
TRANSACTIONS AND PERSONAL TRADING POLICIES
Investment advisors at CAG are required to have obtained a high level of financial advisory
experience and pass the required exams or have other industry accepted designations prior
to working directly with a Client as an Investment Advisor Representative. In order to
maintain these high standards CAG has implemented and maintains an internal Code of Ethics
that must be read, acknowledged, signed and adhered to by all owners, executives, and
employees.
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The CAG Code of Ethics sets forth standards of conduct expected of its personnel; requires
compliance with federal securities laws; and, addresses conflicts that arise from personal
trading by advisory personnel. Clients, or prospective Clients, are encouraged and
welcomed to review the CAG Code of Ethics and may request a copy of the Code of Ethics
at any time by contacting CAG or their Investment Advisor.
PERSONAL TRADING POLICIES
At times CAG and/or its Investment Advisor(s) may take positions in the same individual
securities as Clients, and if we do we will always try to avoid any conflicts with our Clients.
For example, the firm and its Investment Advisor Representatives will generally avoid trading at
the same times as Clients, trade after Client trades have been made or be “last in” and “last out”
for the trading day when trading occurs in close proximity to Client trades. Mr. Hopson and most
employees of CAG primarily invest in mutual funds, exchange traded funds and bonds just as we
recommend our Client’s do. Mutual fund investments, our primary recommended investment
vehicles, are not impacted by timing of the investment since they only trade at the close of each
business or trading day. We will not violate our fiduciary responsibilities to our Clients. Scalping
(trading shortly ahead of Clients) on daily traded securities that have also been recommended to
clients is also prohibited. Should a conflict occur because of materiality issue (i.e. a thinly traded
stock), disclosure will be made to the Client(s) at the time of trading. Incidental trading is not
deemed to be a conflict (i.e. a purchase or sale which is minimal in relation to the total
outstanding value, and as such would have negligible effect on the market price), would not be
disclosed at the time of trading. CAG employees are allowed to maintain their own investment
strategies and make decisions regarding their investment portfolios that they believe are
appropriate for their best interest and personal financial situation as long as it does not create a
conflict of interest with our Clients.
BROKERAGE PRACTICES
RECOMMENDATION OF CUSTODIANS AND BROKER-DEALERS
In cases where Client has engaged CAG to manage a portfolio of investments on a fee basis
as described in “Investment Management Services” in this brochure, CAG will recommend
the use of a broker/dealer firm to act as custodian of Client’s assets, which in almost every
situation will be the Schwab Advisor Services division of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
(Schwab), a registered broker-dealer, member SIPC. CAG has evaluated such firm’s ability
to execute trades, its transaction charges, account fees, financial stability and amount of account
insurance before a recommendation or choice is made to use the firm. CAG relies primarily on its
actual experience in working with the current custodian Schwab as a significant part of its
decision making process.
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Capital Advisory Group, Inc. (CAG) recommends that its Clients establish brokerage
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accounts with Schwab, a registered broker-dealer, member SIPC, to maintain custody of
Clients’ assets and to effect trades for their accounts. CAG believes this is appropriate given
its decision to primarily only use Schwab in most cases as it custodian at this time. Capital
Advisory Group, Inc. is independently owned and operated and not affiliated with Schwab.
Schwab provides CAG with access to its institutional trading and custody services, which are
typically not available to Schwab retail investors. These services generally are available to
independent investment advisors on an unsolicited basis, at no charge to them so long as a total of
at least $10 million of the advisor’s Clients’ assets are maintained in accounts at Schwab.
Services are not otherwise contingent upon Advisor committing to Schwab any specific amount
of business (assets in custody or trading commissions). Schwab’s services include brokerage,
custody, research, 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 CAG’s Client accounts maintained in its custody, Schwab generally does not charge
separately for custody but is compensated by account holders through trading fees, asset
based fees, commissions or other transaction-related fees for securities trades that are
executed through Schwab or that settle into Schwab accounts. Schwab will in some cases
also receive fees from the mutual funds or exchange traded funds that are in the Clients
accounts at Schwab.
CAG may also recommend that client use Nationwide Advisory Services, Lincoln National Life
Insurance Company or others to custody their variable annuity assets which are transferred to
CAG for supervision and management. The particular Custodian or insurance company will be
recommended on a case by case basis depending on the Client’s needs and objectives. CAG has
recommended Nationwide Advisory Services in most cases for custody of Client variable annuity
assets due to its “no-load” or no commission low cost flat fee structure, investment offerings
and technology platform. CAG only recommends Nationwide Advisory Services, Lincoln
National Life Insurance Company or other company’s products that are “no-load” to custody
their variable annuity assets which are transferred to CAG for supervision and management.
BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION
In the event that the client requests that CAG recommend a broker-dealer/custodian for execution
and/or custodial services, CAG shall generally recommend that investment management accounts
be maintained at Schwab. Factors that the CAG considers in recommending Schwab (or any other
broker-dealer/custodian to clients) include historical relationship with the CAG, financial
strength, reputation, execution capabilities, pricing, research, and service. Although the
commissions and/or transaction fees paid by CAG's clients shall comply with the CAG's duty to
obtain best execution, a client may pay a commission or transaction fee that is higher than another
qualified broker-dealer might charge to effect the same transaction where the CAG determines, in
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good faith, that the commission/transaction fee is reasonable in relation to the value of the
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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 broker-dealer services, including the value of research
provided, execution capability, commission rates, and responsiveness. Accordingly, although
CAG will seek competitive rates, it may not necessarily obtain the lowest possible commission
rates for client account transactions. The brokerage commissions or transaction fees charged by
the designated broker-dealer/custodian are exclusive of, and in addition to, CAG's investment
management fee.
Research and Additional Benefits
Although not a material consideration when determining whether to recommend that a client
utilize the services of Schwab (or another broker-dealer/custodian) without cost (and/or at a
discount) support services and/or products, certain of which assist CAG to better monitor and
service client accounts maintained at such institutions. Included within the support services that
may be obtained by CAG may be investment-related research, pricing information and market
data, software and other technology that provide access to client account data, compliance and/or
practice management-related publications, discounted or gratis consulting services, discounted
and/or gratis attendance at conferences, meetings, and other educational and/or social events,
marketing support, computer hardware and/or software and/or other products used by CAG in
furtherance of its investment advisory business operations.
As indicated above, certain of the support services and/or products that may be received may
assist CAG in managing and administering client accounts. Others do not directly provide such
assistance, but rather assist CAG to manage and further develop its business enterprise.
CAG’s clients do not pay more for investment transactions effected and/or assets maintained at
Schwab as a result of this arrangement. There is no corresponding commitment made by CAG to
Schwab or any other any entity to invest any specific amount or percentage of client assets in any
specific mutual funds, securities or other investment products as result of the above arrangement.
Any Questions: CAG’s Chief Compliance Officer, James S. Hopson Jr., remains available to
address any questions that a client or prospective client may have regarding the above
arrangements and the corresponding conflicts of interest presented by such arrangements.
Please Also Note-Conflict of Interest: The recommendation by a CAG representative that a
client purchase an insurance commission product from a CAG representative in his/her separate
individual capacity as a licensed insurance agent and/or engage a CAG representative to provide
tax preparation services his/her separate individual capacity as CPA, presents a conflict of
interest, as the receipt of commissions and/or fee income may provide an incentive to
recommend products and/or services based on commissions and/or fee to be received, rather than
on a particular client’s need. No client is under any obligation to purchase any insurance
commission products from a CAG representative, nor to engage a CAG representative for tax
preparation services. Clients are reminded that they may purchase insurance products and/or
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obtain tax preparation services through other, non-affiliated providers. CAG’s Chief Compliance
Officer, James S. Hopson Jr., remains available to address any questions that a client or
prospective client may have regarding the above conflicts of interest.
From time-to-time Advisor may make an error in submitting a trade order on a Clients
behalf. When this occurs, Advisor may place a correcting trade with the broker-dealer
which has custody of the Clients account. If an investment gain results from the correcting
trade, the gain will remain in the Clients account unless the same error involved other Client
account(s) that should have received the gain, it is not permissible for Client to retain the gain, or
we confer with Client and Client decides to forego the gain (e.g. due to tax reasons). If the gain
does not remain in Clients account and Charles Schwab and Co. Inc., (“Schwab”) is the
custodian, Schwab will donate the amount of any gain $100 and over to a charity of its choosing.
If a loss occurs greater than $100, Advisor will pay for the loss. Schwab will maintain the loss or
gains (if such gain is not retained in your account) if it is under $100 to minimize and offset its
administrative time and expense. Generally, if related trade errors result in both gains and losses
in your account, they may be netted.
CAG is not affiliated with Charles Schwab the Investment Advisors of our firm are not
registered representatives of Charles Schwab and do not receive any commissions or fees
from recommending these services.
CAG understands its duty to obtain best execution for its Clients and considers all factors in
making custodial recommendations to Clients. While CAG may not always obtain the lowest
commission rate thru Schwab, CAG believes the rate is reasonable in relation to the value of the
brokerage and other services provided.
CLIENT DIRECTED BROKERAGE
CAG recommends that its clients utilize the brokerage and custodial services provided by
Schwab. CAG does not accept directed brokerage arrangements (when a client requires that
account transactions be effected through a specific broker-dealer). In such client directed
arrangements, the client will negotiate terms and arrangements for their account with that broker-
dealer, and CAG will not seek better execution services or prices from other broker-dealers or be
able to "batch" the client’s transactions for execution through other broker-dealers with orders for
other accounts managed by CAG. As a result, a client may pay higher commissions or other
transaction costs or greater spreads, or receive less favorable net prices, on transactions for the
account than would otherwise be the case. Please Note: In the event that the client directs CAG to
effect securities transactions for the client’s accounts through a specific broker-dealer, the client
correspondingly acknowledges that such direction may cause the accounts to incur higher
commissions or transaction costs than the accounts would otherwise incur had the client
determined to effect account transactions through alternative clearing arrangements that may be
available through CAG. Higher transaction costs adversely impact account performance. Please
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Also Note: Transactions for directed accounts will generally be executed following the execution
of portfolio transactions for non-directed accounts.
TRADE AGGREGATION
The vast majority of transactions effected by CAG for client accounts are open-end mutual funds.
Transactions for each client account generally will be effected independently. To the extent
applicable relative to exchange listed equity purchases, CAG may determine to purchase or sell
the same securities for several clients at approximately the same time. In such situations, CAG
may (but is not obligated to) combine or “bunch” such orders when it believes that it might result
in obtaining better price execution.
REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS
CAG monitors the individual Client accounts held at Schwab Advisor Services via their
website each day the market is open for trading problems, settlement issues, and alerts such
as insufficient funds reports or other urgent actions. Each month CAG prepares a
summary of all of its Clients aggregated portfolio performance (a global performance
report) and performs a high level review of that performance in comparison to its other
Clients on a monthly basis. This review is done monthly at a minimum by the Client’s
Investment Advisor to look for un-expected significant changes that are not in line with
other portfolios.
More detailed Client account reviews are normally performed by the Client’s Investment Advisor
Representative prior to rebalancing, after modification of the Clients investment objectives and/or
prior to a change in investments, managers or funds. The Chief Compliance Officer and other
designated staff may also periodically monitor the portfolios to compare allocations to Investment
Policy Statements or Objectives and for other supervisory purposes.
CAG offers its Clients an in-person portfolio review meeting on an annual or as needed basis at
the Client or Investment Advisors specific request. In some cases CAG may not need to meet in
person with a Client at all unless requested by the Client as most activities can be covered by
phone conversations or emails.
Financial plans prepared for Clients are based on a snapshot in time and no ongoing
reviews are conducted unless formally requested and agreed to by us. No regular reviews
are done because our services are designed to focus on a long-term plan. We recommend
that Clients update plans every few years or as financial conditions warrant, but CAG will
only do so under the terms of a new Agreement. We recommend Clients engage us on an
annual or bi-annual basis to update or create a financial plan if they are concerned about not
achieving their objectives or goals or want to assess how they are currently doing from a financial
perspective.
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All Clients receive standard brokerage account statements from custodians and brokerage firms.
Clients also receive detailed written monthly and quarterly portfolio performance reports from
CAG that show how the accounts are allocated and individual investment performance as well as
other pertinent financial information.
CLIENT REFERRALS & OTHER COMPENSATION
CAG does not compensate for Client referrals or accept other compensation in lieu of the
fees it charges. CAG does not use any Solicitor’s to assist it with business development.
If CAG were to use solicitors it would require all solicitor’s and solicitors’ agreements to be in
compliance with the applicable laws and regulations when and if used. In addition, all applicable
federal and state laws will also be observed in any referral situation. All Clients would be given
full written disclosures describing the terms and fee arrangements between the advisor and the
solicitor prior to entering into an agreement.
CAG receives an economic benefit from Schwab in the form of the support products and services
it makes available to us and other independent investment advisors whose clients maintain their
accounts at Schwab. These products and services, how they benefit us, and the related conflicts
of interest are described above (see Brokerage Practices).
CUSTODY OF FUNDS
CAG does not take custody of Client’s assets, but will recommend a suitable custodian to
Client. For the service provided in initiating the account(s), transacting trades, wiring
funds and/or other administrative functions, and maintaining custody of Client’s assets, the
custodian may charge certain fees.
Clients will receive account statements normally on a monthly basis but must receive
statements at least quarterly from the broker-dealer or other qualified custodian such as
Charles Schwab or Nationwide Advisory Services. Client should notify CAG if they do not
receive a custodial statement within 30 days of opening an account. Client is urged to
compare all custodial account statements against statements prepared by CAG for
accuracy. Minor variations may occur because of reporting dates, accrual methods of
interest and dividends, and other factors. The custodial statement is the official record of
your account for all purposes. Please note: The account custodian does not verify the
accuracy of CAG’s advisory fee calculation.
The account information provided by CAG as been compiled solely by Capital Advisory
Group, Inc., has not been independently verified, and does not reflect the impact of taxes on
non-qualified accounts. In preparing this report, Capital Advisory Group, Inc. has relied
upon information provided by the account custodian. Please defer to formal tax documents
received from the account custodian for cost basis and tax reporting purposes.
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Unsupervised/Unmanaged Assets - Capital Advisory Group, Inc. does not maintain any
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investment monitoring or performance responsibility for assets and/or accounts designated
as unmanaged or unsupervised. The client and/or its other investment professionals retain
exclusive responsibly for the monitoring and performance of such assets and/or accounts.
In the case of certain fixed annuities or fixed indexed annuities, statements are only issued
by the insurance company annually. CAG will include the current account values of the
annuities in Client statements as a convenience to the Client for their information as to an
approximate value only. The statement values will not reflect any surrender charges or
other adjustments that might be applicable if the Client wanted to withdraw all or a portion
of their funds prior to its maturity.
Insurance statements are not always provided to CAG and therefore it is the responsibility of the
Client to forward us any information to be included or updated in their report otherwise the last
values provided will be reported. No fees are charged on the values of the accounts by CAG or
any related party other than at the time of sale as previously discussed. Client is urged to compare
all custodial account statements against statements prepared by CAG for accuracy.
For variable annuities previously owned by Client’s CAG has recommended companies such as
Nationwide Advisory Services and broker-dealers that charge lower fees that are usually fixed
amounts per month for custody of the accounts. These accounts are updated in our portfolio
management system on a daily basis by a download from the custodian and fees are calculated on
the ending monthly balances per our fee schedule. Client is urged to compare all custodial
account statements against statements prepared by CAG for accuracy.
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT DISCRETION
In most cases CAG maintains full discretion under a limited power of attorney prepared by
the Custodian of the Client’s account and signed by the Client as to the type of securities
and amount of securities to be purchased on behalf of the Client. Clients may impose
restrictions on CAG to limit its discretionary authority in their Investment Policy Statement
or Statement of Investment Objectives. CAG and its Investment Advisor Representatives make
decisions on purchases for Clients based on a review and comparison of Clients accounts with
their written Investment Policy Statement or Statement of Investment Objectives and CAG’s
current investment models, investment managers, mutual funds, individual securities or ETFs.
Unless the client advises, in writing, to the contrary, we will assume that there are no restrictions
on our services, other than to manage the account in accordance with their designated investment
objective.
CAG does not have authority to withdraw funds or to take custody of Client funds or
securities, other than under the terms of the Fee Payment Authorization clause in the
custodial account agreement with the Client or a Standing Letter of Authorization with the
custodian to transfer money between Clients similarly registered accounts. CAG may be
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authorized under a Standing Letter of Authorization with the custodian to transfer funds to
or from the Client’s other custodial accounts or bank accounts which may be revoked at the
Client’s or CAG’s discretion.
VOTING OF CLIENT SECURITIES CAG’S PROXY VOTING POLICY
It is the policy of CAG, not to vote proxies on behalf of its individual or corporate Clients,
but it does recommend the Client vote their own proxies. Clients will receive proxy
solicitation materials directly from the companies they own shares in or from their Custodian
usually Schwab. If authorized and at the Client’s request in writing, CAG does vote proxies
for all accounts subject to the ERISA requirements. To that end, CAG will attempt to vote in a
way that it believes, consistent with its fiduciary duty, a Client would, if the Client had the same
information, professional knowledge and experience as CAG with the primary objective being to
minimize risk and increase the return on the Client’s investment in the security. CAG will
provide assistance to Clients on an individual basis at their request to determine the most
appropriate vote that is in their best interest as a shareholder.
A complete copy of CAG’s Proxy Voting Policy is available to any Client upon request.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
An investment advisor must provide financial information to regulatory authorities if; a
certain threshold of fee prepayments is met; there is a financial condition likely to impair
the ability to meet contractual commitments; or, a bankruptcy within the past ten years.
According to the above mentioned rules CAG is not currently required to provide financial
information or any other financial disclosure items in this section and is not required to
report any financial information to the SEC (unless specifically requested) or to Clients.
REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISORS
Under the current rules CAG is currently required to be registered as an Investment Advisor with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Due to changes in these rules during 2011 and ongoing
legislation changes, CAG may ultimately be required to register with and be supervised the State
Securities Board of Texas if its Assets under Management fall below certain levels.
CYBERSECURITY POLICY INFORMATION
CAG has developed and implemented a Cybersecurity Policy and Cybersecurity procedures to
protect its Client’s data as well as its own data and electronic assets and to help insure its ability
to detect and identify threats to those assets.
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A Cybersecurity Policy is a formal set of rules by which those people who are given access to
company technology and information assets must abide.
A Cybersecurity Policy serves several purposes. The main purpose is to inform company users:
employees, contractors and other authorized users of their obligatory requirements for protecting
the technology and information assets of the company. The Cybersecurity Policy describes the
technology and information assets that we must protect and identifies many of the threats to those
assets.
The Cybersecurity Policy also describes the employee or other user’s responsibilities and
privileges. What is considered acceptable use? What are the rules regarding Internet access? The
policy answers these questions, describes user limitations and informs users there will be
penalties for violation of the policy. This document also contains procedures for responding to
incidents that threaten the security of the company computer systems and network.
Capital Advisory Group, Inc. (CAG) understands the need for security. To ensure security, we
have partnered with an external “Vendor” to create a private infrastructure tailored specifically
for CAG. Through the Vendor we have been assigned a unique private access service, private set
of virtual servers, storage volumes and a private network.
The Vendor has implemented several security layers. The connection to our private environment
is accomplished through either a Virtual Private Network (VPN) or MPLS private circuit and/or a
secure connection (Transport Layer Security (TLS) /Secure Socket Layer (SSL)). The vendor
establishes a secure connection by encrypting the communications between CAG’s end devices
and their private environment. Encryption protects against the risk of unauthorized transmission
interception on the link between the Cloud and CAG. By default, the connections are encrypted at
(128-bit) encryption algorithm.
CAG connects to the Vendors infrastructure through an encrypted SSL connection. The Vendor’s
front end infrastructure then controls connection to our private environment through another layer
of encryption. Depending on our requirements the Vendor can customize specific access policies
that can include access time restrictions.
More information regarding CAG’s Cybersecurity policies and procedures are contained in our
internal Cybersecurity documents and additional information is available to Clients or Prospective
Clients on written request.
CONTINGENCY, DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY
PLAN
CAG has developed and implemented a Contingency, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
Plan (“CDRP”). The purpose of CAG’s Contingency, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
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Plan is to provide specific guidelines the firm will follow in the event of a National, State or City
Disaster, the failure of any critical business capability or the need to implement a Business
Continuity plan in the case of the loss of key personnel.
Goals and Objectives
The goal of the CDRP is to provide uninterrupted service to our clients or to minimize the
downtime should a disaster, system or vendor failure or loss of key personnel occur. The CDRP
has been developed to meet the following objectives:
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Provide for immediate, accurate and measured response to emergency situations;
Minimize the impact upon the safety and well-being of firm personnel;
Protect against the loss or damage to organizational assets and interruption to key Client
service;
Provide our clients with alternative assistance and services with a minimum of
inconvenience.
Risk assessment, disaster prevention, and disaster avoidance are critical components of CAG’s
contingency planning process. The implementation of this CDRP should help to ensure all data
processing systems, data communication facilities, information, data and business functions can
be restored in a secure manner. Our goal is to accomplish restoration in the best manner possible
in a time frame consistent with legal, regulatory and business requirements while maintaining
information integrity and client service.
No CDRP can address every possible situation that could arise. The intent is to have a framework
for the Firm and its Clients to move forward as fast and appropriately as possible to protect the
interests of all parties involved with the foremost efforts directed toward performing our fiduciary
duty to our Clients.
A Copy of our CDRP is available on written request by any Client or prospective Client to any
member of our firm.
Any Questions: CAG’s Chief Compliance Officer, James S. Hopson Jr., CPA, CFP®,
remains available to address any questions regarding this Part 2A.
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