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Craig DuVarney, CFP®
106 Highland Road
Bartlett, NH 03812
Mailing Address:
PO Box 1026
Glen, NH 03838
Phone (978) 772-2156
Fax (413) 254-9735
www.craigduvarney.com
January 14, 2026
Form ADV Part 2A Brochure
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Craig DuVarney,
CFP®. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at 978-772-2156
and/or planning@craigduvarney.com. The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified
by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any state securities authority.
Additional information about Craig DuVarney, CFP® also is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The searchable IARD/CRD number for Craig DuVarney, CFP® is 126911.
Any references to Craig DuVarney, CFP® as a registered investment adviser or its related persons as
registered Advisory Representatives do not imply a certain level of skill or training.
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Material Changes - Item 2
The purpose of this page is to inform you of any material changes since the previous version of this brochure.
At least annually, this section will discuss only specific material changes that are made to the Craig DuVarney,
CFP® brochure and provide you with a summary of such changes. Additionally, reference to the date of the last
annual update to this brochure will be provided.
On January 13, 2026, we submitted our annual updating amendment filing for fiscal year 2025. We have updated
Item 4 of our Form ADV Part 2A Brochure to disclose discretionary assets under management of approximately
$368,244,881, and non-discretionary assets under management of approximately $2,732,289.
In addition, we amended the Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss section (Item 8) of the
document to disclose additional material investment risks (Item 8) pertaining to Securities Backed Lines of Credit
(SBLOCs).
A copy of our updated brochure and brochure supplement is available to you free of charge and may be requested
by contacting us at 978-772-2156 and/or planning@craigduvarney.com.
information about Craig DuVarney, CFP®
is also available via
Additional
the SEC’s website
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The IARD number for Craig DuVarney, CFP® is 126911. The SEC’s website also provides
information about any persons affiliated with Craig DuVarney, CFP® who are registered, or are required to be
registered, as Advisory Representatives of Craig DuVarney, CFP®.
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Table of Contents - Item 3
Contents
Advisory Business - Item 4 ........................................................................................................................ 4
Fees and Compensation - Item 5 ............................................................................................................ 10
Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management - Item 6 ........................................................ 13
Types of Clients - Item 7.......................................................................................................................... 13
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss - Item 8 ................................................... 14
Disciplinary Information - Item 9 ............................................................................................................ 16
Other Financial Industry Activities or Affiliations - Item 10 .................................................................... 16
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading - Item 11 ........... 17
Brokerage Practices - Item 12 ................................................................................................................. 18
Review of Accounts - Item 13 ................................................................................................................. 19
Client Referrals and Other Compensation - Item 14 .............................................................................. 20
Custody - Item 15 .................................................................................................................................... 21
Investment Discretion - Item 16 ............................................................................................................. 21
Voting Client Securities - Item 17 ........................................................................................................... 21
Financial Information - Item 18 .............................................................................................................. 22
Requirements of State-Registered Advisers - Item 19 ............................................................................ 22
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Advisory Business - Item 4
Craig DuVarney, CFP®, is a financial planning and investment advisory firm offering financial planning and asset
management services customized to your individual needs. As well, we offer retirement consulting services to
employee benefit plans and their fiduciaries.
A. Craig DuVarney, CFP® is a Sole Proprietorship that was registered with the State of Massachusetts from March
2003 through September 2017. Craig DuVarney, CFP® filed for registration with the Securities and Exchange
Commission in September 2017. Craig DuVarney, CRD number 3192550, is the sole owner and Advisory
Representative. Craig has been in the financial services industry since 1999. Additional business information
about Craig is disclosed on the supplemental brochure attached to this brochure.
B. Craig DuVarney, CFP®, offers the following advisory services, with each service more fully described below:
Financial Planning
• Asset Management
•
• Retirement Plan Consulting
Financial Planning Services
We provide financial planning services based on your financial and tax status, age, risk tolerance and investment
objectives. Depending on your needs, our advice includes topics such as:
• Tax planning analysis
• Estate planning analysis
• Business planning
• Retirement planning
• Education planning
• Budgeting and cash-flow planning
• Employee benefit analysis
•
Investment analysis
Our services may be broad or may be focused on one or more topics to address your unique situation.
The financial planning process will begin with an initial complimentary consultation to assess if we can help you
with your specific needs. If you decide to engage us for services, you will be required to sign our Financial Planning
Agreement outlining the relationship and specifying our fee.
Craig DuVarney will schedule a meeting with you to gather financial information and history from you about your
retirement and financial goals, investment objectives, investment horizon, financial needs, cash-flow analysis,
cost-of-living needs, education needs, savings tendencies, and other applicable financial information to provide
the planning services you request. Craig DuVarney, CFP®, will prepare a written financial plan and present the
analysis of your situation along with our recommendations for steps to be taken to assist you to work toward your
financial goals.
The financial plan typically covers present and anticipated assets and liabilities, including insurance, savings,
investments, and anticipated retirement or other employee benefits. The written financial plan usually includes
general recommendations for a course of activity or specific actions for you to take. For example,
recommendations may be made that you obtain insurance or revise existing coverage, establish an individual
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retirement account, increase or decrease funds held in savings accounts, or invest funds in securities. Craig
DuVarney may develop tax or estate plans for clients or refer clients to an accountant or attorney.
We may also create a cash-flow analysis or work with and advise you as to the rearrangement of cash flow to fund
certain long-term objectives such as buying a house, planning for college, retirement, etc.
The Financial Plan is based on your financial situation at the time and on the financial information you disclosed
to Craig DuVarney. You need to be aware that certain assumptions may be made with respect to interest and
inflation rates as well as the use of past trends and performance of the market and economy. However, past
performance is in no way an indication of future performance. Craig DuVarney, CFP®, cannot offer any guarantees
or promises that your financial goals and objectives will be met. Further, you must continue to review the plan
and update the plan based upon changes in your financial situation, goals, or objectives or changes in the
economy. If your financial situation or investment goals or objectives change, you must notify Craig DuVarney,
CFP® promptly of the changes. Based on your specific needs or situation, you may need to seek the services of
other professionals such as an insurance adviser, attorney, and/or accountant.
You are not obligated to implement planning advice through Craig DuVarney, CFP®. If you do choose to
implement the plan with Craig, he will receive commissions or other compensation in addition to the financial
planning fee you paid for the planning services.
Asset Management Services
Wealth Management Platform – Advisor Managed Portfolios Program
The Wealth Management Platform – Advisor Managed Portfolios Program (“Advisor Managed Portfolios”)
provides comprehensive investment management of your assets through the provision of execution, clearing, and
custodial services through Pershing, LLC (“Pershing”).
Craig DuVarney will analyze your situation, and determine an asset allocation, based on one of 15 models,
customized to your financial goals, objectives, and risk tolerance. He will then customize your portfolio allocation
taking into consideration your limitations or restrictions, the market and economy at the time, and your financial
situation, goals, and objectives.
Craig DuVarney will schedule a meeting with you and present the recommended portfolio allocation. Upon your
approval, we will implement the initial portfolio allocation. After we implement the initial portfolio allocation,
with your written approval as indicated in the Investment Advisory Management Agreement, we will manage
your account on a continuous and ongoing basis. In the Investment Advisory Management Agreement, you will
have the opportunity to make an Investment Discretion election. If you select “Discretionary Account,” Craig
DuVarney, CFP®, will have the ability to make changes to the allocation as he deems appropriate. Craig DuVarney,
CFP®, will determine the securities to be purchased and sold in the account and will alter the securities holdings
from time to time, without prior consultation with you. However, he typically limits the use of this discretionary
authority to the annual rebalancing of client accounts. Depending on your specific goals and objectives, we will
generally hold positions in your account for a long term, even more than a year.
We primarily use actively-managed, open-ended mutual funds including no-load and load-waived or mutual funds
purchased at net asset value (NAV). However, managed accounts are not exclusively limited to actively-managed
mutual funds and may include stocks and bonds, certificates of deposits, government securities, exchange traded
funds (ETFs), index mutual funds and money markets, as appropriate.
Registered investment company securities such as mutual funds are offered in various share classes. Share classes
are priced differently and have varying levels of internal costs. Share classes, other than institutional share
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classes, involve higher internal costs that over time will cost you more. Institutional share classes, which tend to
have low annual expenses, often have higher trading costs. A client needs to consider the amount being invested
and the length of anticipated holding to make a decision as to the share class most suitable to the client. Please
read the disclosures under Item 10 for important information about the advice and recommendations offered by
our Advisory Representatives who are also Registered Representatives. Our Advisory Representative will select
the lowest cost share class funds available that are appropriate to the specific client situation. By selecting the
lowest cost share class, trading costs are higher. Additionally, selecting the lowest cost share class appropriate
to the situation does not mean the least expensive share class; however, it is what your Advisory Representative
deems to be the lowest cost for your specific situation. Advisory Representatives consider the anticipated holding
period, cost structure, and administrative and transaction costs associated with the product when selecting a
share class. However, there is no way to predict the future and there are occasions where a holding is liquidated
sooner or held longer than initially anticipated resulting in higher costs to the client. Additional information about
share classes can be found in an Investor Alert issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission at
https://www.investor.gov/additional-resources/news-alerts/alerts-bulletins/investor-bulletin-mutual-fund-
classes
and https://www.investor.gov/additional-resources/news-alerts/alerts-bulletins/investor-bulletin-mutual-fund-
classes. Additionally, the SEC and FINRA provide investor information at www.sec.gov and www.finra.org.
Transactions in the account, account reallocations, and rebalancing may trigger a taxable event, with the
exception of IRA accounts, 403(b) accounts, and other qualified retirement accounts.
If you elect to have your accounts managed on a non-discretionary basis, no changes will be made to the allocation
of your account without prior consultation with you and your expressed agreement for each transaction.
Craig DuVarney is also associated with Osaic Wealth Inc. (“Osaic Wealth”), formerly Royal Alliance Associates,
Inc., as a Registered Representative. Osaic Wealth is a diversified financial services company registered with the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) as a broker-dealer engaged in the offer and sale of securities
products. Craig may recommend the purchase of securities offered by Osaic Wealth outside of the investment
advisory accounts described above. Craig may receive trail compensation for investments directed through Osaic
Wealth. Therefore, a conflict of interest exists between his interests and your best interests because we have an
incentive to recommend securities to you for the purpose of generating commissions rather than
recommendations made solely based on your needs.
Craig DuVarney is also licensed as an independent insurance agent. He will earn commission-based compensation
for selling insurance products, including insurance products sold to our clients. Insurance commissions earned by
Mr. DuVarney are separate from and in addition to our advisory fees. The sale of insurance instruments and other
commissionable products offered by Mr. DuVarney is intended to complement our advisory services. However,
this practice presents a conflict of interest because a person providing investment advice on behalf of our firm
who is also an insurance agent has an incentive to recommend insurance products to you for the purpose of
generating commissions rather than solely based on your needs. We address this conflict of interest by
recommending insurance products only where we, in good faith, believe that it is appropriate for the client’s
particular needs and circumstances and only after a full presentation of the recommended insurance product to
our client. In addition, we explain the insurance underwriting process to our clients to illustrate how the insurer
also reviews the client’s application and disclosures prior to the issuance of a resulting insuring agreement. Clients
to whom the firm offers advisory services are informed that they are under no obligation to purchase insurance
services. Clients who do choose to purchase insurance services are under no obligation to use Mr. DuVarney and
may use the insurance brokerage firm and agent of their choice. Mr. DuVarney devotes a negligible amount of his
professional time to insurance-related activities.
Although our securities sales are reviewed for suitability by an appointed supervisor, you should be aware of the
incentives we have to sell certain securities products and are encouraged to ask us about any conflict presented.
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Please be aware that you are under no obligation to purchase products or services recommended by Craig
DuVarney in connection with providing you with any advisory service that we offer. You have the right to decide
whether or not to implement our advice and the right to consult with other financial professionals for
implementation.
Accounts may not be established by the deposit of securities or the depositing of additional securities into existing
fee-based brokerage accounts, which were purchased by you on a commission basis in the prior 24 months
through Osaic Wealth. The purpose of this prohibition is to prevent you from paying arguably duplicative or extra
charges. You are advised that you may also not want to open fee-based brokerage accounts with the proceeds
from the sale of commission trades because you will then bear the transaction fees on purchases and sales of the
commission trades and the fees and charges associated with the fee-based brokerage account.
C. We tailor the advisory services we offer to your individual needs. You may impose restrictions and/or
limitations on the investing in certain securities or types of securities. We will ask you to complete a 9-page
Personal Information Form to assist us with obtaining information about your financial situation and history.
Additionally, we will meet with you and conduct an interview and data-gathering session to continue the due-
diligence process. The information gathered by Craig DuVarney, CFP®, will assist the firm in providing you with
the requested services and customize the services to your financial situation. Depending on the services you have
requested, we will gather various financial information and history from you including, but not limited to:
Investment objectives
Investment horizon
Financial needs
• Retirement and financial goals
•
•
• Existing portfolio statements, including retirement account information
•
• Tax bracket information
• Cash-flow analysis
• Cost-of-living needs
•
Savings tendencies
• Other applicable financial information required by our Advisory Representative to provide the
investment advisory services you have requested
We use the software, NaviPlan, for all clients to prepare written plans and run analysis on retirement and college
funding goals.
With most clients, there will be more than one meeting with possibly as many as four to five meetings, depending
on the scope of the engagement and the number of iterations of a plan. Generally, all recommendations will be
made and discussed with you during our meetings.
D. Craig DuVarney, CFP®, does not participate in any wrap-fee programs.
E. Craig DuVarney, CFP®, provides asset management services on a continuous and ongoing basis. As of December
31, 2025, we managed discretionary assets under management of $368,244,881, and non-discretionary assets
under management of $2,732,289.
IRA Rollover Considerations
As part of our consulting and advisory services, we provide you with recommendations and advice concerning
your employer retirement plan or other qualified retirement account. When appropriate, we recommend that
you withdraw the assets from your employer’s retirement plan or other qualified retirement account and roll the
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assets over to an individual retirement account (“IRA”) that we will manage. If you elect to roll the assets to an
IRA under our management, we will charge you an asset-based fee as described in Item 5. This practice presents
a conflict of interest because our investment advisory representatives have an incentive to recommend a rollover
to you for the purpose of generating fee-based compensation rather than solely based on your needs. You are
under no obligation, contractually or otherwise, to complete the rollover. Furthermore, if you do complete the
rollover, you are under no obligation to have your IRA assets managed by us. You have the right to decide whether
to complete the rollover and the right to consult with other financial professionals.
Some employers permit former employees to keep their retirement assets in their company plan. Also, current
employees can sometimes move assets out of their company plan before they retire or change jobs. In
determining whether to complete the rollover to an IRA, and to the extent the following options are available,
you should consider the costs and benefits of each.
An employee will typically have four options:
1. Leave the funds in your employer’s (former employer’s) plan.
2. Roll over the funds to a new employer’s retirement plan.
3. Cash out and take a taxable distribution from the plan.
4. Roll the funds into an IRA rollover account.
Each of these options has advantages and disadvantages. Before making a change, we encourage you to speak
with your financial advisor, CPA, and/or tax attorney.
Before rolling over your retirement funds to an IRA for us to manage, carefully consider the following. NOTE: This
list is not exhaustive.
1. Determine whether the investment options in your employer’s retirement plan address your needs or
whether other types of investments are needed.
a. Employer retirement plans generally have a more limited investment menu than IRAs.
b. Employer retirement plans may have unique investment options not available to the public,
such as employer securities or previously closed funds.
2. Your current plan may have lower fees than our fees.
a.
If you are interested in investing only in mutual funds, you should understand the cost structure
of the share classes available in your employer’s retirement plan and how the costs of those
share classes compare with those available in an IRA.
b. You should understand the various products and services available through an IRA provider and
c.
their costs.
It is likely you will not be charged a management fee and will not receive ongoing asset
management services unless you elect to have such services. If your plan offers management
services, the fee associated with the service may be more or less than our asset management
fee.
3. Our strategy may have higher risk than the options provided to you in your plan.
4. Your current plan may offer financial advice, guidance, management, and/or portfolio options at no
5.
additional cost.
If you keep your assets titled in a 401(k) or retirement account, you could potentially delay your required
minimum distribution.
6. Your 401(k) may offer more liability protection than a rollover IRA; each state may vary. Generally,
Federal law protects assets in qualified plans from creditors. Since 2005, IRA assets have been generally
protected from creditors in bankruptcies; however, there can be exceptions. Consult an attorney if you
are concerned about protecting your retirement plan assets from creditors.
7. You may be able to take out a loan on your 401(k), but not from an IRA.
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8.
9.
IRA assets can be accessed any time; however, distributions are subject to ordinary income tax and may
also be subject to a 10% early distribution penalty unless they qualify for an exception such as disability,
higher education expenses, or a home purchase.
If you own company stock in your plan, you may be able to liquidate those shares at a lower capital gains
tax rate.
10. Your plan may allow you to hire us as the manager and keep the assets titled in the plan name.
It is important that you understand your options, their features and their differences, and decide whether a
rollover is best for you. If you have questions, contact us at our main number listed on the cover page of this
brochure.
We are fiduciaries under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and we must act in your best interests and not put
our interest ahead of yours. At the same time, the way we make money creates some conflicts with your interests.
Retirement Plan Consulting Services
We offer retirement consulting services to employee benefit plans and their fiduciaries. The services are designed
to assist the plan sponsor (the “Company”) in meeting its management and fiduciary obligations to the plan under
ERISA. Retirement consulting services will consist of general or specific advice, and include any one or all of the
following:
Investment Advice to Participant
1. Platform Provider Search and Plan Set-up
2. Strategic Planning and Investment Policy Development/Review
3. Plan Review
4. Plan Fee and Cost Review
5. Acting as Third-Party Service Provider Liaison
6. Assessment of Plan Investments and Investment Options
7. Plan Participant Education and Communication
8.
9. Plan Benchmarking
10. Plan Conversion to New Vendor Platform
11. Assistance in Plan Merger
12. Legislative and Regulatory Updates; Plan Corrections
The Company may also engage us to provide a review of executive benefits, for separate compensation.
We will determine with the Company in advance the scope of services to be performed and the fees for all
requested services. Prior to engaging us to provide pension consulting services, the Company will be required to
enter into a written agreement with us setting forth the terms and conditions of the engagement, describing the
scope of the services to be provided, and the relevant fees and fee-paying arrangements. The services outlined
above that we provide are explained in more detail in the written agreement. We will also provide additional
disclosures about our services and fees, where required by ERISA.
When we perform our agreed-upon services, we will not be required to verify the accuracy or consistency of any
information received from the Company.
We will serve in a non-discretionary ERISA fiduciary capacity with respect to some, but not all, of the services that
we provide, which will be further explained in the written agreement we sign with the Company. The Company is
always free to seek independent advice about the appropriateness of any recommendations made by us.
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General Information
The investment recommendations and advice offered by Craig DuVarney, CFP®, are not legal advice or accounting
advice. You should coordinate and discuss the impact of financial advice with your attorney and/or accountant.
Our primary goal is to help our clients identify and pursue their financial goals, thereby enhancing the overall
quality of their lives.
Fees and Compensation - Item 5
Asset Management Services
A. Our fees are negotiable and are not based on a share of capital gains or capital appreciation of the funds or
any portion of the funds in your account.
Fee Schedule
Account Size
$0 to $499,999
$500,000 to $599,999
$600,000 to $699,999
$700,000 to $799,999
$800,000 to $899,999
$900,000 to $999,999
$1,000,000 to $1,250,000
$1,250,000 to $1,499,999
$1,500,000 to $1,749,999
$1,750,000+
Maximum Annual Fee
2.00%
1.70%
1.42%
1.22%
1.07%
0.95%
0.85%
0.68%
0.57%
0.50%
We offer Advisor Managed Portfolios with separate advisory fees and transaction charges. As such, in addition to
the quarterly account fee described below for advisory services, you will also pay separate per-trade transaction
charges.
You will pay a quarterly account fee, in advance, based on the market value of the assets held in your account as
of the last business day of the preceding calendar quarter. Your account fees are negotiable and will be debited
from your account by our custodian. If you terminate your account, the account fee will be credited to you on a
pro rata basis for the unused portion of the quarter.
If you have more than one investment advisory account covered under the Investment Advisory Management
Agreement at Craig DuVarney, CFP®, we will aggregate the values of your portfolios for the purposes of computing
our management fee.
You may make additions to the account or withdrawals from the account, provided the account continues to meet
minimum account size requirements. Additional assets deposited into the account after it is opened will be
charged a pro rata fee based on the number of days remaining in the then current 3-month period. Additionally,
partial withdrawals from the account will result in a prorated portion of the fee being credited to your account.
No fee adjustments will be made for account appreciation or depreciation.
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B. If the account is established or closed during the middle of a quarter, you will pay a prorated portion of the
advisory fee based on the number of days the account was under Craig DuVarney, CFP®’s management. You will
authorize us in the Investment Advisory Management Agreement to instruct the custodian to deduct the advisory
fee directly from your account. Pershing will provide you with a quarterly statement that lists the total fees
deducted from the account as well as all transactions that were conducted in the account that quarter.
C. In addition to the advisory fees above, you will pay transaction fees for securities transactions executed in your
account in accordance with the custodian’s transaction fee schedule. You will also pay fees for custodial services,
account maintenance fees, and other fees associated with maintaining the account. These fees are not charged
by Craig DuVarney, CFP®, and are charged by the product, broker-dealer, or account custodian. Craig DuVarney,
CFP®, does not share in any portion of these fees. Additionally, you will pay your proportionate share of the
fund’s management and administrative fees and sales charges as well as the mutual fund adviser’s fee of any
mutual fund they purchase. These advisory fees are not shared with Craig DuVarney, CFP® and are compensation
to the fund manager. More information is available in the mutual fund prospectus.
In addition to the per-trade transaction charges referenced above, you will also be subject to per-trade
confirmation fees as disclosed on your trade confirmation and an additional fee for each trade confirmation that
you do not elect to receive electronically. You will also be subject to an additional, per-trade transaction charge
on the selling of certain securities as disclosed on your trade confirmation. These fees are not shared with us but
are transaction charges paid to Osaic Wealth and our custodian. Please see Item 10, which explains our
relationship with Osaic Wealth.
There are additional fees relating to IRA and Qualified Retirement Plan accounts that you will incur such as
maintenance and termination fees. You will find these fees disclosed in the account application paperwork
provided to you associated with these accounts.
D. The advisory fee is billed quarterly in advance. Fees will be based on the value of the account on the last
business day of the preceding calendar quarter. If your account does not contain sufficient funds to pay the
advisory fees, we have the limited authority to sell or redeem securities in sufficient amounts to pay advisory
fees. Except for ERISA and IRA accounts, you may reimburse your account for advisory fees paid to Craig
DuVarney, CFP®.
Fee calculation example for a $350,000 account during 2nd quarter (April, May, and June):
➢ $350,000 x 2.00% =$7,000 divided by 365 x 91 = $1,745.21 Quarterly Fee
Craig DuVarney, CFP®, may change the above fee schedule upon a 30-day prior written notice to you.
E. As previously indicated, Craig DuVarney is separately Registered Representative of Osaic Wealth, a registered
Broker-Dealer, member of the Financial Regulatory Association (FINRA) and SIPC. Craig DuVarney, as a Registered
Representative, may receive trail commissions (i.e., 12b-1 fees) for a period of time as a result of directing
securities transactions through Osaic Wealth. Load and no-load mutual funds pay annual distribution charges,
sometimes referred to as 12b-1 fees. 12b-1 fees come from fund assets, therefore, indirectly from your assets.
12b-1 fees are initially paid to Osaic Wealth and a portion passed to the Advisory Representative. The receipt of
these fees represents an incentive for Craig DuVarney to recommend funds with 12b-1 fees over funds that have
no fees or lower fees. As a result, there is a conflict of interest. Advisory fees will not be offset by any 12b-1 fees
received by Craig DuVarney, except for qualified ERISA plans.
Although Craig DuVarney may receive 12b-1 fees in commission-based accounts, he does not receive such fees in
advisory accounts. In those accounts, the 12b-1 fee is credited to the client’s account.
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As stated above, Craig DuVarney, CFP®, recommends mutual funds that pay 12b-1 fees and no-load funds. You
are able to purchase the securities recommended by Craig DuVarney, CFP®, directly or through other brokers or
agents not affiliated with Craig DuVarney, CFP®.
Although he no longer actively recommends variable annuity products, Craig DuVarney receives 12b-1 fees from
variable annuities that he sold to clients in the past or on variable annuities on which he has become the broker
of record. The following provides important information about the cost structure of variable annuity products.
Variable annuity products have additional costs to the client. These costs include surrender fees if the purchase
of the product results from the transfer from another variable product; costs associated with living or death
benefits; administrative fees; sub-account management fees; mortality and expense fees; and bonus expenses if
the product has a bonus element. Certain variable annuities have surrender fees if the annuity is transferred or
liquidated within the stated surrender period. Surrender periods can range from 5 to 10 years depending on the
individual product purchased. Additionally, certain variable products often have limitations on the number of
transactions that can be conducted among the subaccounts. Exceeding the limitation could result in additional
expenses. Please read the variable annuity prospectus for details on the costs associated with the product.
Negotiability of Fees
We allow Associated Persons servicing the account to negotiate the exact investment management fees within
the range disclosed in our Form ADV Part 2A Brochure. As a result, the Associated Person servicing your account
may charge more or less for the same service than another Associated Person of our firm. Further, our annual
investment management fee may be higher than that charged by other investment advisors offering similar
services/programs.
Billing on Cash Positions
The firm treats cash and cash equivalents as an asset class. Accordingly, unless otherwise agreed in writing, all
cash and cash equivalent positions (e.g., money market funds, etc.) are included as part of assets under
management for purposes of calculating the firm’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), the firm may maintain cash and/or cash equivalent positions for defensive, liquidity,
or other purposes. While assets are maintained in cash or cash equivalents, such amounts could miss market
advances and, depending upon current yields, at any point in time, the firm’s advisory fee could exceed the
interest paid by the client’s cash or cash equivalent positions.
Periods of Portfolio Inactivity
The firm has a fiduciary duty to provide services consistent with the client’s best interest. As part of its investment
advisory services, the firm will review client portfolios on an ongoing basis to determine if any changes are
necessary based upon various factors, including but not limited to investment performance, fund manager tenure,
style drift, account additions/withdrawals, the client’s financial circumstances, and changes in the client’s
investment objectives. Based upon these and other factors, there may be extended periods of time when the firm
determines that changes to a client’s portfolio are neither necessary nor prudent. Notwithstanding, unless
otherwise agreed in writing, the firm’s annual investment advisory fee will continue to apply during these periods,
and there can be no assurance that investment decisions made by the firm will be profitable or equal any specific
performance level(s).
Termination Provisions
You may terminate investment advisory services obtained from Craig DuVarney, CFP®, without penalty, upon
verbal or written notice within 5 business days after entering into the advisory agreement with Craig DuVarney,
CFP®. You will be responsible for any fees and charges incurred from third parties as a result of maintaining the
account such as transaction fees for any securities transactions executed and account maintenance or custodial
fees. Thereafter, you may terminate investment advisory services upon written notice to Craig DuVarney, CFP®.
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You will receive, if applicable, a prorated refund of any prepaid advisory fees. The prorated refund will be based
on actual services and termination costs incurred up to and at the time of termination of our services.
Financial Planning Services
Fees for financial planning services are strictly for financial planning services. Therefore, you will pay fees and/or
commissions for additional services obtained such as asset management or products purchased such as securities
or insurance.
Financial planning fees are negotiated at our discretion and typically range from $5,000 - $20,000. Your specific
fee will be stated in your agreement. Your fees will be dependent on several factors including time spent with
Craig DuVarney, CFP®, number of meetings, complexity of your situation, amount of research, services requested,
and/or staff resources. Fifty percent (50%) of the estimated fee is due when you sign our Financial Planning
Agreement, with the balance due upon our presentation of the plan to you. Typically, the financial plan will be
presented within 90 days of the contract date, provided that you have promptly provided all information needed
to prepare the financial plan.
Termination Provisions
You may terminate financial planning services obtained from Craig DuVarney, CFP®, without penalty, with verbal
or written notice within 5 business days after entering into the advisory agreement with Craig DuVarney, CFP®.
Thereafter, you may terminate planning services with written notice to Craig DuVarney, CFP®. You will be
responsible for any time spent by Craig. Any unearned, pre-paid fees will be refunded. Refunds will not be
provided for work that has already been performed.
Retirement Plan Consulting Services
Generally, our advisory fee will be offset by commissions, including 12b-1 fees of 50 to 75 basis points, in the
manner and amount described in the executed written agreement and accompanying disclosure documents
provided by the Client’s third-party retirement plan platform. Alternatively, the 12b-1 fees otherwise payable to
Craig DuVarney, CFP will be deposited into a Plan Expense Account, and then paid out to Craig DuVarney, CFP in
the form of an investment advisory fee.
The written agreement may be terminated by us or the Company at any time upon a 30-day prior written notice.
Upon termination, we will deliver a final billing statement for unbilled work performed prior to termination, and
the Company will have a period of 30 days within which to deliver payment. If agreement termination occurs, our
fee will be credited to the company on a pro-rata basis for the unused portion of the billing period. When we
calculate the credit, we will subtract any unbilled work we performed for the Company prior to termination.
Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management - Item 6
Craig DuVarney, CFP® does not charge performance-based fees and therefore does not engage in side-by-side
management.
Types of Clients - Item 7
Craig DuVarney, CFP®’s services are focused primarily toward high-net-worth individuals and families. Exceptions
will be made at Craig’s discretion on a case-by-case basis.
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The minimum investment required under our Asset Management Program is generally $1,000,000 for Advisor
Managed Portfolios accounts. Accounts below this minimum may be accepted on an individual basis at our
discretion. Such circumstances may include, but not be limited to, those situations where additional assets will
soon be deposited, or where the client has other commission-based assets with Craig DuVarney. Existing clients
are required to maintain a minimum of $1,000,000 in assets under management with us. In our sole discretion,
we may waive this requirement. The minimum requirement is based upon the aggregate value of investment
advisory accounts in the household. You should be aware that performance may suffer due to difficulties with
diversifying smaller accounts and that a lack of diversification can lead to greater portfolio risk. Performance of
smaller accounts may vary from the performance of accounts with more dollars invested because fluctuations in
the market may affect smaller accounts more.
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss - Item 8
A. Craig DuVarney, CFP®, conducts economic analysis and attempts to analyze and determine economic trends.
Additionally, Craig DuVarney, CFP®, conducts fundamental analysis. Fundamental analysis generally involves
assessing a company’s or security’s value based on factors such as sales, assets, markets, management, products
and services, earnings, and financial structure.
B. Investing in securities involves risk of loss, including the potential loss of the principal money you are investing.
Therefore, your participation in the management program offered by Craig DuVarney, CFP®, requires you to be
prepared to bear the risk of loss as well as the fluctuating performance of your accounts. Market values of
investments will always fluctuate based on market conditions.
We do not represent, warrantee, or imply that the services or methods of analysis we use can or will predict
future results, successfully identify market tops or bottoms, or insulate you from losses due to major market
corrections or crashes. Past performance is no indication of future performance. No guarantees can be offered
that your goals or objectives will be achieved. Further, no promises or assumptions can be made that the advisory
services offered by Craig DuVarney, CFP®, will provide a better return than other investment strategies.
The primary risk factors applicable to our investment program generally include:
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• Market risk – The price of a security, bond, mutual fund and/or exchange-traded fund may drop in
reaction to tangible and intangible events and conditions. This type of risk is caused by external factors
independent of a security's particular circumstances. For example, economic, political and social
conditions may trigger market-related events.
Interest rate risk – The chance that investment prices will change based on a move in interest rates (bond
prices decline as interest rates rise). Relative to fixed income securities with near-term maturities, longer
maturity bonds will have a larger change in price with a move in interest rates.
Inflation risk – The risk that investment returns will be below the general increase in prices due to
inflation.
• Category or style risk – The chance that one investment category or style may underperform or
outperform other categories and styles.
• Credit risk – The chance that a bond issuer will fail to pay interest and principal in a timely manner.
• Reinvestment risk – The potential exposure that future proceeds from investments may have to be
reinvested at a potentially lower rate of return (i.e. interest rate). This primarily relates to fixed income
securities.
• Early redemption risk – Some bonds have features that allow the bond issuer to repurchase or redeem
the bond before maturity at a specific price. This risk is the chance that the borrower will do so; thus,
expose the investor to a lower-than-expected return on that bond investment.
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• Systematic risk – Also known as "market risk," this is the chance of a severe drop of an entire financial
market (e.g., political or social upheaval, natural disaster, etc.).
• Unsystematic risk – Also known as "specific risk," this is the chance of a decline in the value of a particular
asset (i.e., an individual stock declines while the overall stock market is not impacted).
• Currency risk – Also known as "exchange rate risk," this is the chance that foreign investments will be
subject to fluctuations in the value of the dollar against the currency of the investment's country of origin.
• Tax risk – This is the chance that the taxing authority changes its tax rates or policies (e.g., rescind tax-
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exempt status of particular bonds).
Liquidity risk – This is the risk whereby the ability to buy or sell a security becomes more difficult and,
therefore, negatively impacts the price at which one is able to transact in the security.
Financial risk – Excessive borrowing to finance the ongoing operations of a business increases the risk of
profitability, because the company must meet the terms of its obligations in good times and bad. During
periods of financial stress, the inability to meet loan obligations may result in bankruptcy and/or declining
market value.
• Sector risk – This is the chance that major problems may impact a specific sector, or that returns from
that sector may trail the returns of the overall equity market. Daily fluctuations in individual sectors can
often be more extreme than fluctuations in the overall market.
• Price volatility risk – The price of a security, mutual fund and/or exchange-traded fund may fluctuate,
even significantly, in a short period of time.
• Exchange-traded fund pricing risk – Exchange-traded fund shares may trade in the market at a premium
or discount to their net asset (NAV) because of market supply and demand. The premiums and discounts
for specific exchange-traded funds can vary, depending on the type of exchange-traded fund and time
period.
C. As stated above in Item 5, Craig DuVarney, CFP®, will primarily use actively managed mutual funds in client
portfolios. The risks with mutual funds include the costs and expenses within the fund that can impact
performance, change of managers, and/or the fund straying from its stated investment objective. Open-ended
mutual funds do not typically have a liquidity issue and the price does not fluctuate throughout the trading day.
Mutual fund fees are described in the fund’s prospectus, which the custodian mails directly to the client following
any purchase of a mutual fund that is new to the client’s account. In addition, a prospectus is available online at
each mutual fund company’s website. At the client’s request, Craig will direct the client to the appropriate
webpage to access the prospectus.
The risks with ETFs include the fact that actively traded ETFs can create increased trading expenses and fees and
the intraday trading opportunities created by ETFs may not fit into a long-term investor’s strategy. In addition,
an ETF more heavily weighted towards a particular market sector may be more volatile over short and long periods
of time than a more broadly diversified ETF.
Securities Backed Lines of Credit (SBLOCs): SBLOCs are non-purpose loans where you pledge assets in your
account as collateral in return for a loan. The loan proceeds can be used for purposes other than to purchase or
trade securities. Depending on your objectives, we can help you apply for a SBLOC. This can be a strategic
alternative to liquidating assets to pay for unexpected expenses, a business opportunity, or a personal goal, any
of which could trigger capital gain taxes. While we do not receive a fee for arranging these loans, our assistance
in this process presents a conflict of interest, as we have an incentive for you to maintain these assets in your
account instead of liquidating them, as liquidation could decrease the asset-based fees that we earn for managing
your account. To address this conflict, we only make recommendations to obtain such loans when we believe
obtaining a SBLOC is in the best interests of clients. Clients should note that they retain the ultimate decision to
obtain such loans. The following are some of the primary risks associated with obtaining a SBLOC:
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Interest rate payments on the principal balance of the loan are not fixed and may increase;
If the value of the securities pledged as collateral decrease, you will be liable for any deficiency;
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The lender can force the sale or liquidation of securities held as collateral without contacting you in
advance to meet collateral requirements and you are not entitled to choose which securities are
liquidated or sold;
You are only entitled to draw on the line to the extent there is credit availability; and
There may be additional risks when money funds or similar investments may produce less interest
income or other yield than the interest you are paying on the loan.
We urge our clients to carefully read all disclosures and agreements prior to entering into an SBLOC or non-
purpose loan. While we can assist in the application process, we are not involved in the approval process.
Disciplinary Information - Item 9
There is no reportable disciplinary information required for Craig DuVarney, CFP®, or its management persons
that is material to your evaluation of us, our business or our management persons.
Other Financial Industry Activities or Affiliations - Item 10
Craig DuVarney, CFP®, does not have a related person who is a broker-dealer or other similar type of broker or
dealer, investment company or other pooled investment vehicle, other investment adviser or financial planner,
futures commission merchant or commodity pool operator, banking or thrift institution, accountant or accounting
firm, lawyer or law firm, insurance company or agency, pension consultant, real estate broker or dealer, or
sponsor or syndicator of a limited partnership.
As previously stated in Item 5E, Craig DuVarney is separately registered as an Advisory Representative of Craig
DuVarney, CFP®, and as a Registered Representative of Osaic Wealth. You are under no obligation to purchase
or sell securities through Craig DuVarney. However, if we developed a financial or retirement plan for you and
you choose to implement the plan with our assistance in our role as a Registered Representative and/or insurance
agent, commissions will be earned in addition to any fees you paid for the other advisory services. Commissions
may be higher or lower at Osaic Wealth than at other broker-dealers. Craig DuVarney who is a Registered
Representative and an insurance agent has a conflict of interest in having you purchase securities and/or
insurance-related products through Osaic Wealth in that the higher his production with Osaic Wealth, the greater
potential for obtaining a higher pay-out on commissions and fees earned. NOTE: No commissions will be charged
on assets under our Asset Management Services.
Osaic Wealth collects a percentage of advisory fees generated by Craig DuVarney, CFP® for supervisory and other
support services. Raymond Jacques, a registered representative of Osaic Wealth, serves in the capacity of Office
of Supervisory Jurisdiction to Mr. DuVarney. Mr. Jacques has discretion in determining the percentage of advisory
fees collected by Osaic Wealth for supervisory and other support services.
Raymond Jacques is also the principal owner of New England Schooner, Inc., a registered investment adviser. We
have entered into a solicitor’s agreement with New England Schooner, Inc., whereby we refer clients with
portfolios below our required asset minimum to New England Schooner, Inc. and we receive 49% of the advisory
fee paid by the referred client for the proceeding 5 years. The dual business relationship with Mr. Jacques and
the referral arrangement with New England Schooner, Inc. create a conflict of interest in that Mr. Jacques has an
incentive to reduce the amount of fees collected by Osaic Wealth in return for more client referrals from Craig
DuVarney, CFP® to New England Schooner, Inc.
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Craig DuVarney, CFP® upholds his fiduciary duty by disclosing this conflict and by recommending investment
advisers that in Mr. DuVarney’s belief act in the best interest of clients. We inform you that you are not obligated
to accept our recommendations and you are free to consult other financial professionals. We are bound by our
Code of Ethics to act in an ethical manner.
It is important to understand investment advisers have a fiduciary obligation to provide advice and services
through the investment adviser that are in the best interest of the client. However, when Advisory
Representatives act in the capacity of a Registered Representative, their regulatory obligation is to make
recommendations and conduct transactions that are suitable to you but are not necessarily in your best interest.
Under the rules and regulations of FINRA, Osaic Wealth has an obligation to perform supervisory functions
regarding certain activities engaged in by Advisory Representatives who are also Registered Representatives of
Osaic Wealth. For such supervisory functions, Craig DuVarney, CFP® pays Osaic Wealth a portion of the advisory
fees they receive. Osaic Wealth and Craig DuVarney, CFP®, are not affiliated.
Craig is licensed with various insurance companies. Commissions will be earned if you purchase insurance
products through him. You are under no obligation to purchase insurance products or services through your Craig
DuVarney. Mr. DuVarney devotes a negligible amount of his professional time to insurance-related activities and
the insurance business typically only represents an insignificant portion of the gross revenue to Craig DuVarney.
Due to the conflict of interest associated with the sale of commission-based insurance products, this disclosure is
provided to you. Clients have the right to decide whether to purchase insurance products and which insurance
professionals to use.
Craig DuVarney, CFP® attempts to mitigate the conflicts of interest relating to the receipt of commissions by
providing you with these disclosures. You have the right to decide whether to engage services and purchase
products and which professionals to use. You are free to consult with other professionals regarding the
implementation of your financial or retirement plan if you so choose. Furthermore, as a Registered Representative
with Osaic Wealth, Craig is subject to a supervisory structure at Osaic Wealth for all securities business.
Craig DuVarney, CFP®, is not actively engaged in any other financial industry entity.
Craig DuVarney, CFP®, does not recommend the services of a Third-Party Manager.
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading - Item 11
Code of Ethics
A. Craig DuVarney, CFP®, has a fiduciary duty to you to act in your best interest and always place your interests
first and foremost. Craig DuVarney, CFP®, takes seriously these compliance and regulatory obligations and
requires all staff to comply with such rules and regulations as well as our policies and procedures. Further, we
strive to handle your non-public information in such a way to protect information from falling into the hands of
anyone who has no business reason to know such information. We provide you with our Privacy Policy that details
our procedures for handling your personal information. Craig DuVarney, CFP®, maintains a Code of Ethics for
supervised persons and office staff. The Code of Ethics contains provisions for standards of business conduct to
comply with Federal securities laws, personal securities reporting requirements, pre-approval procedures for
certain transactions, code violations reporting requirements, and safeguarding of material non-public information
about your transactions. Further, our Code of Ethics establishes our firm’s expectation for business conduct. A
copy of our Code of Ethics will be provided to you upon request.
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B. Neither Craig DuVarney, CFP®, nor its associated persons recommend to clients or buys or sells for client
accounts any securities in which we have a material financial interest.
C. Craig DuVarney, CFP®, and our associated persons may buy or sell securities identical to those securities
recommended to you. Therefore, Craig DuVarney, CFP®, and/or our associated persons may have an interest or
position in certain securities that are also recommended and bought or sold to you. We will not put our interests
before your interest. Neither Craig DuVarney, CFP®, nor any associated person may trade ahead of you or trade
in such a way to obtain a better price for themselves than for you or other clients. No affiliated person may trade
in a client’s account in such a way as to disadvantage any client.
D. Craig DuVarney, CFP®, is required to maintain a list of all securities holdings for its associated persons and
develop procedures to supervise the trading activities of associated persons who have knowledge of your
transactions and their related family accounts at least quarterly. Further, associated persons are prohibited from
trading on non-public information or sharing such information.
You have the right to decline to implement any investment recommendation. Craig DuVarney, CFP®, and its
associated persons are required to conduct their securities and investment advisory business in accordance with
all applicable Federal and State securities regulations.
Brokerage Practices - Item 12
A. As previously stated, Advisory Representatives are Registered Representatives of Osaic Wealth. As a result,
they are subject to FINRA Conduct Rule 3040, which restricts them from conducting securities transactions away
from Osaic Wealth unless Osaic Wealth provides them with written authorization.
You are advised that not all investment advisers require you to maintain accounts at a specific broker-dealer. You
are advised you may maintain accounts at another broker-dealer. However, the services provided by Craig
DuVarney, CFP®, will be limited to only advice and will not include implementation. If you select another
brokerage firm for custodial and/or brokerage services, you will not be able to receive asset management services
from Craig DuVarney, CFP®.
In initially selecting Osaic Wealth, Craig DuVarney, CFP®, conducted due diligence. Our evaluation and criteria
included ability to service you, staying power as a company, industry reputation, ability to report to you and to
us, trading platform, products and services available, technology resources, and educational resources.
Periodically, we will review alternative broker-dealers and custodians in the marketplace to ensure Osaic Wealth
and its custodians are meeting our duty to provide best execution for your accounts. The review will include a
comparison to Osaic Wealth that involves evaluating criteria such as overall expertise, cost competitiveness, and
financial condition. The quality of execution by Osaic Wealth will be reviewed through trade journal evaluations.
However, best execution does not simply mean the lowest transaction cost. Therefore, no single criteria will
validate nor invalidate a custodian, but rather, all criteria taken together will be used in evaluating the currently
used custodian.
Additionally, some product sponsors such as variable and investment companies and limited partnerships that
are recommended to you provide support to Craig DuVarney, CFP®. Such support includes research, educational
information, and monetary support for due-diligence trips and client events. We receive a benefit because we
do not have to pay for the research, products, or services.
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You are advised there is an incentive for Craig DuVarney, CFP®, to recommend Osaic Wealth over other broker-
dealers based on the products and services that we will receive.
Osaic Wealth has a wide range of approved securities products for which Osaic Wealth performs due diligence
prior to selection. As Osaic Wealth Registered Representatives, we are required to adhere to these products when
implementing securities transactions through Osaic Wealth. Commissions charged for these products may be
higher or lower than commissions you may be able to obtain if transactions were implemented through another
broker-dealer. Osaic Wealth also provides Craig DuVarney, CFP®, with back-office operational, technology, and
other administrative support. Other services may include consulting, publications, and conferences on practice
management, information technology, business succession planning, regulatory compliance, and marketing. Such
services are intended to help us manage and further develop its business enterprise.
Osaic Wealth and its clearing broker-dealer, Pershing, LLC, also make available to Craig DuVarney, CFP®, other
products, and services that benefit Craig DuVarney, CFP®, but do not directly benefit you. Some of these other
products and services assist Craig DuVarney, CFP®, with managing and administering your accounts. These
include software and other technology that provide access to your account data (such as trade confirmation and
account statements); facilitate trade execution; provide research, pricing information, and other market data;
facilitate payment of Craig DuVarney, CFP®’s fees from your accounts; and assist with back-office functions;
recordkeeping; and client reporting. Many of these services generally may be used to service all or a substantial
number of our accounts.
Craig DuVarney, as a Osaic Wealth Registered Representative, receives trail commissions (i.e., 12b-1 fees) in
commission-based accounts only for a period of time because of directing securities transactions through Osaic
Wealth. Load and no-load mutual funds pay annual distribution charges, sometimes referred to as 12b-1 fees.
12b-1 fees come from fund assets, therefore, indirectly from your assets. 12b-1 fees are initially paid to Osaic
Wealth and a portion passed to Craig DuVarney. The receipt of such fees in commission-based accounts represent
an incentive for Craig to recommend funds with 12b-1 fees over funds that have no fees or lower fees. As a result,
there is a conflict of interest.
B. Due to the individual management of client accounts, we do not aggregate the purchase or sale of securities
for various client accounts.
Review of Accounts - Item 13
A. Your managed account will be reviewed at least quarterly. You may request more frequent reviews and set
thresholds for triggering events that would cause a review to take place. You will be contacted at least annually
to review your financial status, goals and objectives. You must notify Craig DuVarney promptly of any changes to
your financial goals, objectives, or financial situation as such changes may require him to review the portfolio
allocation and make recommendations for changes. All reviews are conducted by Craig DuVarney.
B. Craig DuVarney will monitor for changes or shifts in the economy, changes to the management and structure
of a mutual fund or company in which your assets are invested, and market shifts and corrections.
C. You will be provided statements at least quarterly directly from the account custodian. Additionally, you will
receive confirmations of all transactions occurring direct from the account custodian.
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If you are participating in Financial Planning Services only, you will not receive regular reviews. Craig DuVarney,
CFP®, recommends you have at least an annual review and update to any plans. However, the time and frequency
of the reviews is solely your decision. Other than the initial plan or analysis, there will be no other reports issued.
Client Referrals and Other Compensation - Item 14
A. Some product vendors recommended by Craig DuVarney, CFP®, provide monetary and non-monetary
assistance with client events and provide educational tools and resources. We do not select products as a result
of any monetary or non-monetary assistance. The selection of product that is most appropriate for the client is
first and foremost. Craig DuVarney, CFP®’s due diligence of a product does not take into consideration any
assistance it receives. Although the receipt of products or services is a benefit for you and us, it also presents a
conflict of interest.
As described in Item 12 above, we receive economic benefits from our custodial broker dealer in the form of
support products and services they make available to us and other independent investment advisors whose
clients maintain their accounts at these custodial broker dealers. The availability of custodial products and
services is not dependent upon or based on the specific investment advice we provide our clients, such as buying
or selling specific securities or specific types of securities for our clients. The products and services provided by
the custodial broker dealer, how they benefit us, and the related conflicts of interest are described above (see
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices).
As discussed previously, our Advisory Representative is a Registered Representative of Osaic Wealth Inc. This
affiliation requires us to only offer you services and programs sponsored or approved by Osaic Wealth. Osaic
Wealth offers our Advisory Representative educational, training, and other programs if he meets certain sales
production goals. This may include the payment or reimbursement of travel, meals, and lodging expenses for
attendees. Payment/reimbursement of expenses is not contingent upon sales targets or contests, but rather on
the total amount of production. This additional compensation presents a conflict of interest because Craig
DuVarney, CFP® has a greater incentive to make available, recommend, or make investment decisions regarding
investments for your account that enable our Advisory Representative to meet the production goals noted above.
Further information regarding fees and charges assessed to you by investment products you purchase is available
in the appropriate product prospectus, statement of additional information, and/or offering document.
On March 20,2025 Osaic Wealth issued a promissory note to Craig DuVarney in the amount of $1,100,000. The
same day, Craig DuVarney also entered into a Special Compensation Agreement with Osaic Wealth. This
agreement states that on each loan anniversary date, Osaic Wealth will forgive 1/7th of the loan amount, plus
interest, if Craig is still continuously affiliated with Osaic Wealth. This agreement will continue for up to seven
years, at which point the loan would be completely forgiven. Conversely, if Craig fails to remain continuously
affiliated with Osaic Wealth, he will be forced to repay the remaining loan balance, plus interest.
These agreements constitute an additional economic benefit. They also represent a financial incentive for Mr.
DuVarney to remain continuously affiliated with Osaic Wealth and satisfy minimum production requirements, in
order to qualify for loan forgiveness. The 2025 minimum production requirement for Osaic Wealth is $62,500 of
Gross Dealer Compensation (GDC). These agreements represent a conflict of interest because Mr. DuVarney is
incentivized to recommend that clients utilize Osaic Wealth, due to the firm’s ongoing affiliation.
If you have any concerns about the appropriateness of the recommendation provided by your Advisory
Representative, you should discuss this with your Advisory Representative. As well, you are free to consult other
financial professionals.
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Although our securities sales are reviewed for suitability by an appointed supervisor, you should be aware of the
incentives we have to sell certain securities products and are encouraged to ask us about any conflict presented.
B. Craig DuVarney, CFP®, does not directly or indirectly compensate any person or entity that is not a supervised
person of our firm for client referrals.
However, Craig DuVarney, CFP®, receives compensation for referring clients with portfolios valued below the
current asset minimum to New England Schooner, Inc. Detailed information about this relationship and the
related conflicts are described in detail in Item 10 above.
Custody - Item 15
Craig DuVarney, CFP®, does not have physical custody of any client funds or securities. However, under
government regulations, we are deemed to have constructive custody of your assets if you:
1. Authorize us to instruct Osaic Wealth to deduct our advisory fees directly from your account. Your
custodian, Pershing, LLC, maintains the actual custody of your assets. You will receive account statements
directly from Pershing, LLC at least quarterly. They will be sent to the email or postal mailing address you
provided to them. You should review the statements carefully and promptly when you receive them.
Please see Item 5 for more information regarding the deduction of advisory fees from client accounts.
2. Set up certain 1st party wire disbursements and/or 3rd Party Standing Letters of Authorization (SLOAs)
to direct us to transfer funds or securities from your account to a specified party.
Investment Discretion - Item 16
You may grant Craig DuVarney, CFP®, authorization to manage your account on a discretionary basis. You will
grant such authority to Craig DuVarney, CFP®, by execution of the Investment Advisory Management Agreement.
You may terminate the discretionary authorization at any time by giving us written notice.
Additionally, you are advised that:
1. You may set parameters with respect to when account should be rebalanced and set trading restrictions
or limitations.
2. Your written consent is required to establish any mutual fund, variable annuity, or brokerage account.
3.
If you elect to implement recommendations through Craig DuVarney, we require the use of Osaic Wealth,
the broker-dealer with which Craig DuVarney is registered for sales in commissionable mutual funds or
variable annuities.
Voting Client Securities - Item 17
Craig DuVarney, CFP®, does not vote your securities. Unless you suppress proxies, securities proxies will be sent
directly to you by the account custodian or transfer agent. You may contact Craig DuVarney about questions you
may have and opinions on how to vote the proxies. However, the decision to vote and how you vote the proxies
is solely up to you.
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Financial Information - Item 18
A. Craig DuVarney, CFP®, will not require you to prepay more than $1,200 and six or more months in advance of
receiving the advisory service; therefore, a balance sheet is not required to be attached.
B. Craig DuVarney, CFP®, is financially stable. There is no financial condition that is likely to impair our ability to
meet our contract actual commitment to you or any other client.
C. Craig DuVarney, CFP®, has never been the subject of a bankruptcy petition.
Requirements of State-Registered Advisers - Item 19
This section is not applicable as Craig DuVarney, CFP®, is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.