Overview
- Headquarters
- El Segundo, CA
- Average Client Assets
- $23.0 million
- Minimum Account Size
- $25,000,000
- SEC CRD Number
- 297852
Fee Structure
Primary Fee Schedule (DISCLOSURE BROCHURE FOR CURATED WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC)
| Min | Max | Marginal Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | and above | 1.50% |
Minimum Annual Fee: $250,000
Illustrative Fee Rates
| Total Assets | Annual Fees | Average Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $1 million | Below minimum client size | |
| $5 million | Below minimum client size | |
| $10 million | Below minimum client size | |
| $50 million | $750,000 | 1.50% |
| $100 million | $1,500,000 | 1.50% |
Clients
- HNW Share of Firm Assets
- 88.82%
- Total Client Accounts
- 421
- Discretionary Accounts
- 324
- Non-Discretionary Accounts
- 97
Services Offered
Services: Portfolio Management for Individuals, Portfolio Management for Institutional Clients, Investment Advisor Selection
Regulatory Filings
Primary Brochure: DISCLOSURE BROCHURE FOR CURATED WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC (2026-03-18)
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Part 2A of Form ADV: Firm Disclosure Brochure
Curated Wealth Partners, LLC
a Registered Investment Adviser
2101 E El Segundo Blvd. Suite 501
El Segundo, CA 90245
(310) 356-0830
www.curatedwealthpartners.com
March 2026
Item 1 Cover Page
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Curated Wealth
Partners, LLC. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact Curated
Wealth Partners at the telephone number listed above.
Additional information about Curated Wealth Partners, LLC also is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. You can search this site by a unique identifying number, known as a CRD
number. Our firm's CRD number is 297852.
While Curated Wealth Partners, LLC is a SEC Registered Investment Advisor the use of the term
“Registered Investment Advisor” does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
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.
Item 2. Material Changes
In this Item, Curated Wealth Partners is required to discuss any material changes that have been made
to the brochure since the last annual amendment.
The following changes have been made:
• Updates pursuant to the required annual amendment filing.
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Item 3. Table of Contents
Item 1 Cover Page ......................................................................................................................................... 1
Item 2. Material Changes .............................................................................................................................. 2
Item 3. Table of Contents.............................................................................................................................. 3
Item 4. Advisory Business ............................................................................................................................. 4
Item 5. Fees and Compensation ................................................................................................................... 7
Item 6. Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management ............................................................. 10
Item 7. Types of Clients ............................................................................................................................... 10
Item 8. Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ........................................................ 10
Item 9. Disciplinary Information ................................................................................................................. 13
Item 10. Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ...................................................................... 13
Item 11. Code of Ethics ............................................................................................................................... 14
Item 12. Brokerage Practices ...................................................................................................................... 15
Item 13. Review of Accounts ...................................................................................................................... 18
Item 14. Client Referrals and Other Compensation .................................................................................... 18
Item 15. Custody ......................................................................................................................................... 19
Item 16. Investment Discretion .................................................................................................................. 19
Item 17. Voting Client Securities ................................................................................................................. 19
Item 18. Financial Information .................................................................................................................... 20
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Item 4. Advisory Business
Curated Wealth Partners specializes in providing holistic investment advisory services to ultra high net
worth individuals and their families. Curated Wealth Partners’ investment advice covers a wide variety
of asset classes in both public and private markets including equities, fixed income, hedge funds, direct
private equity and real estate as well as private equity and real estate funds. Through dealings with
Curated Wealth Partners’ main client base Curated Wealth Partners also provides advice to, and
regarding, trusts, estates, retirement assets, charitable organizations, investment partnerships and
corporations.
Curated Wealth Partners offers tailored investment advice that is customized for each client based on
their specific goals, objectives, and risk tolerance. Curated Wealth Partners’ advice will vary depending
on the specific arrangement with each client. Curated Wealth Partners will have ongoing discussions
with clients to determine their objectives, willingness for risk, investment time horizon and liquidity
needs. Curated Wealth Partners’ services allow for strategic planning regarding both liquid and illiquid
assets and Curated Wealth Partners will take a solutions-based approach for complex holdings.
While Curated Wealth Partners’ advice will vary depending on the profile of each client, the offering will
be anchored by the primary services listed below:
Holistic advisory across entirety of clients’ full balance sheets;
Portfolio Construction and Asset Allocation;
Manager diligence and selection, individual security level supervision;
Ongoing portfolio monitoring and performance reporting;
Private market & real estate investing in both direct deals and commingled fund structures.
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Curated Wealth Partners will manage accounts on both a discretionary and non-discretionary basis
generally guided by market conditions. Curated Wealth Partners has discretionary authority over certain
client accounts established by a limited power of attorney effecting transactions on behalf of the client.
Curated Wealth Partners will directly manage client accounts utilizing some or all of the following
securities: Mutual Funds, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs), Closed End
Funds, Index Funds, and Alternative Investment Funds. Curated Wealth Partners will recommend to
clients a diversified portfolio of underlying investments that are primarily funds and/or separate
accounts managed by outside (third party) managers (“Independent Managers”). From time-to-time
Curated Wealth Partners manages individual securities on a discretionary basis.
Curated Wealth Partners also has arrangements with certain client accounts that are non-discretionary
where clients direct Curated Wealth Partners to effect transactions in both public and private
investments.
Curated Wealth Partners may also recommend that certain qualified Clients consider an investment in
special purpose vehicles (“SPV”) and/or private funds or offerings. Curated Wealth Partners’ role relative
to the private investment funds can include, but not be limited to, initial and ongoing due diligence,
performance reporting, and investment monitoring services. Curated Wealth Partners’ Clients are under
no obligation to consider or make an investment in private investment fund(s). Each prospective
investor will be required to complete a Subscription Agreement or similar application, pursuant to which
the Client shall establish that he/she is qualified for investment and acknowledges and accepts the
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various risk factors that are associated with such an investment. Please see Item 8 for more information
on the risks associated with this type of investment.
Clients have the flexibility to impose reasonable restrictions and guidelines on the investment of their
assets (securities, types of securities and vehicles, industry sectors). Clients should understand that
these types of restrictions negatively affect investment performance. Through ongoing discussions with
clients, Curated Wealth Partners expects to be made aware of any changes to clients’ financial
circumstances, objectives, and tolerance for risk.
Curated Wealth Partners has been registered as an investment adviser since August 2018 and is wholly
owned by Lee B. Hutter, Susan D. Moffat, and Richard A. Ward.
While this brochure generally describes the business of Curated Wealth Partners, certain sections also
discuss the activities of its Supervised Persons, which refer to Curated Wealth Partners’ officers,
partners, directors (or other persons occupying a similar status or performing similar functions),
employees or other persons who provide investment advice on Curated Wealth Partners’ behalf and are
subject to Curated Wealth Partners’ supervision or control.
Consulting Services
Curated Wealth Partners offers clients a broad range of consulting services, which include any or all of
the following functions:
Business Planning
Trust and Estate Planning
Investment Consulting
Insurance Planning
Retirement Planning
Risk Management
Charitable Giving
Distribution Planning
Tax Planning
Manager Diligence
Consulting for Concentrated Positions
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In performing these services, Curated Wealth Partners is not required to verify any information received
from the client or from the client’s other professionals (e.g., attorneys, accountants, etc.,) and is
expressly authorized to rely on such information. Curated Wealth Partners recommends certain clients
engage Curated Wealth Partners for additional related services and/or other professionals to implement
its recommendations. Clients are advised that a conflict of interest exists for Curated Wealth Partners to
recommend that clients engage Curated Wealth Partners or its affiliates to provide (or continue to
provide) additional services for compensation, including investment management services. Clients retain
absolute discretion over all decisions regarding implementation and are under no obligation to act upon
any of the recommendations made by Curated Wealth Partners under a consulting engagement. Clients
are advised that it remains their responsibility to promptly notify Curated Wealth Partners of any change
in their financial situation or investment objectives for the purpose of reviewing, evaluating, or revising
Curated Wealth Partners’ recommendations and/or services.
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Family Office Services
Curated Wealth Partners will engage certain Clients under separate agreement for Family Office
Services. This includes bookkeeping and bill pay services, cash flow forecasting, financial reporting and
basic financial statement preparation.
Although clients have the option to be remote approvers for transactions on accounts, they can also opt
out of the approval process and choose to name Curated Wealth Partners personnel to be non-owner
signers on a bank account with varying levels of authority.
On accounts where Curated Wealth Partners has been authorized as a designated signor, Curated
Wealth Partners personnel will have the ability to pay bills, initiate ACH transactions, auto-debits, and
wires on behalf of the owners of the account. All cash disbursement procedures and approval processes
will be formalized with Client at the outset of the agreement and will be reviewed with the Client when
necessary and never less frequently than annually.
Client bank accounts will be funded from time to time, as necessary, to allow Curated Wealth Partners
to perform its duties as per the agreement on behalf of the client. At no time will Curated Wealth
Partners have the ability to automatically fund bank accounts where Curated Wealth Partners has
deemed custody without proper consent from the Client.
Client may also grant Curated Wealth Partners access to credit card accounts in order to perform its
duties under the agreement. Access will be granted for the purpose of obtaining statements for
payment and to record and capture expenses paid via credit card.
Clients will receive on an on-going basis, and no less than monthly, cash flow reports and financial
statements no less frequent than quarterly. Curated Wealth Partners will determine reporting packages
at commencement of agreement with Client and the Client is encouraged to review financial statements
each period.
In addition to bank account and credit card access, Clients may also grant Curated Wealth Partners
access to passwords and login information to their personal accounts including but not limited to: home
utilities, mortgage loan accounts, 401k accounts, insurance policies (including life insurance) and credit
monitoring services.
Family Office Services will work with a third-party payroll tax advisor provider such as Paychex or ADP to
coordinate payroll returns on behalf of Client.
Family Office Services, under the direct approval from the Client, may also engage additional outside
professionals such as attorneys and accountants for legal, tax and estate planning advice, with any
incurred costs to be passed along to the client for these outside services.
Use of Independent Managers
As mentioned above, Curated Wealth Partners selects certain Independent Managers to actively
manage a portion of its clients’ assets. The specific terms and conditions under which a client engages
an Independent Manager may be set forth in a separate written agreement with the designated
Independent Manager. In addition to this brochure, clients may also receive the written disclosure
documents of the respective Independent Managers engaged to manage their assets.
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Curated Wealth Partners evaluates a variety of information about Independent Managers, which
includes the Independent Managers’ public disclosure documents, materials supplied by the
Independent Managers themselves and other third-party analyses it believes are reputable. To the
extent possible, Curated Wealth Partners seeks to assess the Independent Managers’ investment
strategies, past performance and risk results in relation to its clients’ individual portfolio allocations and
risk exposure. Curated Wealth Partners also takes into consideration each Independent Manager’s
management style, returns, reputation, financial strength, reporting, pricing and research capabilities,
among other factors.
Curated Wealth Partners continues to provide services relative to the discretionary or non-discretionary
selection of the Independent Managers. On an ongoing basis, Curated Wealth Partners monitors the
performance of those accounts being managed by Independent Managers. Curated Wealth Partners
seeks to ensure the Independent Managers’ strategies and target allocations remain aligned with its
clients’ investment objectives and overall best interests.
Curated Wealth Partners commenced providing investment management services to affiliated special
purpose vehicles (“SPV”). Curated Wealth Partners is the manager of these vehicles. Curated Wealth
Partners will recommend investment in these SPVs only to clients that satisfy applicable qualification
standards. Clients considering investment in SPVs should carefully consider the risks and conflicts of
interest discussed in the applicable investment documentation and this Form ADV Part 2A. This is not a
public offer for investment in this private issue.
AMOUNT OF MANAGED ASSETS
As of 12/31/2025, Curated Wealth Partners managed $889,000,000 of assets on a discretionary basis
and $873,000,000 on a non-discretionary basis.
Item 5. Fees and Compensation
Curated Wealth Partners offers services on a fee basis, which includes fixed fees and fees based upon
assets under management.
Wealth Management Fees
Curated Wealth Partners offers wealth management services for an annual fee based on the amount of
assets under Curated Wealth Partners’ management. This management fee shall not exceed 150 basis
points (1.50%) on an annual basis and will be based upon the size and composition of a client’s portfolio
and the type of services rendered. Curated Wealth Partners can charge a fixed fee in addition to, or in
lieu of, the asset-based fee where it better aligns the fee with the services provided. Notably, this
alternative fee schedule may be used for certain client holdings (e.g., held-away assets, accommodation
accounts, alternative investments, etc.)
The annual fee is prorated and charged quarterly, in arrears, based upon the market value of the
average daily account balance during that quarter. Since the asset-based fee is determined by average
daily account balance, if assets are deposited into or withdrawn from an account after the inception of a
quarter, the base fee payable with respect to such assets is adjusted accordingly. In the event the
advisory agreement is terminated, the fee for the final billing period is prorated through the effective
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date of the termination and the outstanding or unearned portion of the fee is charged or refunded to
the client, as appropriate.
Consulting Fees
Curated Wealth Partners can charge a fixed fee for providing consulting services that fall outside of its
wealth management services under a stand-alone engagement. These fees are negotiable, but are not
to exceed $1,000,000 and shall be based upon the scope and complexity of the services and the
professional rendering the consulting services. This service is generally billed monthly and in advance.
Certain engagements include a 5% annual increase on the anniversary of the agreement. If the client
engages Curated Wealth Partners for additional investment advisory services, Curated Wealth Partners
may offset all or a portion of its fees for those services based upon the amount paid for the consulting
services. The terms and conditions of the consulting engagement are set forth in the Advisory
Agreement.
Family Office Services
Fees for Family Office Services are negotiable and may be charged as a monthly fee or included in the
advisory fee to clients who have also engaged us for asset management services.
Fee Discretion
Curated Wealth Partners may, in its sole discretion, negotiate to charge a lesser fee based upon certain
criteria, such as anticipated future earning capacity, anticipated future additional assets, dollar amount
of assets to be managed, related accounts, account composition, pre-existing/legacy client relationship,
account retention and pro bono activities.
Additional Fees and Expenses
In addition to the advisory fees paid to Curated Wealth Partners, clients also incur certain charges
imposed by other third parties, such as broker-dealers, custodians, trust companies, banks and other
financial institutions (collectively “Financial Institutions”). These additional charges include securities
brokerage commissions, transaction fees, custodial fees, fees attributable to alternative assets, fees
charged by the Independent Managers, margin and other borrowing costs, charges imposed directly by
a mutual fund, ETF or private funds in a client’s account, as disclosed in the fund’s prospectus or offering
documents (e.g., fund management and/or performance fees and other fund expenses), deferred sales
charges, odd-lot differentials, transfer taxes, wire transfer and electronic fund fees, and other fees and
taxes on brokerage accounts and securities transactions. Curated Wealth Partners’ brokerage practices
are described at length in Item 12, below.
Direct Fee Debit
Clients provide Curated Wealth Partners and/or certain Independent Managers with the authority to
directly debit their accounts for payment of the investment advisory fees. The Financial Institutions that
act as the qualified custodian for client accounts, from which Curated Wealth Partners retains the
authority to directly deduct fees, have agreed to send statements to clients not less than quarterly
detailing all account transactions, including any amounts paid to Curated Wealth Partners.
Use of Margin and Other Borrowing
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Curated Wealth Partners does not recommend the use margin in the management of most clients’
investment portfolios. Curated Wealth Partners may, however, recommend investments that use
leverage. In these cases the fee payable will be assessed based upon the valuation of the underlying
investments as provided by the issuer. Where investment management fees are assessed gross of
margin, a conflict of interest exists as Curated Wealth Partners has an incentive to use margin to
increase its fees.
In addition, Curated Wealth Partners may recommend that certain clients utilize margin in the client’s
investment portfolio or other borrowing. For most clients, Curated Wealth Partners recommends such
borrowing for non-investment needs, such as bridge loans and other financing needs. Curated Wealth
Partners’ fees are determined based upon the value of the assets being managed gross of any margin or
borrowing.
For a limited number of clients, Curated Wealth Partners can be authorized to use margin or other
borrowing in the management of the client’s investment portfolio. In these cases the fee payable will be
assessed gross of margin such that the market value of the client’s account and corresponding fee
payable by the client to Curated Wealth Partners will be increased. Where investment management fees
are assessed gross of margin, a conflict of interest exists as Curated Wealth Partners has an incentive to
use margin to increase its fees.
Account Additions and Withdrawals
Clients can make additions to and withdrawals from their account at any time, subject to Curated
Wealth Partners’ right to terminate an account. Additions can be in cash or securities provided that
Curated Wealth Partners reserves the right to liquidate any transferred securities or declines to accept
particular securities into a client’s account. Clients can withdraw account assets on notice to Curated
Wealth Partners, subject to the usual and customary securities settlement procedures. However,
Curated Wealth Partners designs its portfolios as long-term investments, and the withdrawal of assets
may impair the achievement of a client’s investment objectives. Curated Wealth Partners may consult
with its clients about the options and implications of transferring securities. Clients are advised that
when transferred securities are liquidated, they may be subject to transaction fees, short-term
redemption fees, fees assessed at the mutual fund level (e.g., contingent deferred sales charges) and/or
tax ramifications.
External Compensation for the Sale of Securities
Curated Wealth Partners and/or its Investment Advisor Representatives may receive external
compensation from affiliations as the general partner of SPVs and/or private funds or offerings. Curated
Wealth Partners may recommend these funds as investments for certain qualifying Clients. This
represents a conflict of interest because it gives an incentive to recommend investment in these funds
as the general partners will receive additional fees. This conflict is mitigated by disclosures, procedures
and Curated Wealth Partners’ fiduciary obligation to place the best interest of the Client first. Moreover,
Client are under no obligation to invest in such partnerships.
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Item 6. Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
As the general partner to affiliated SPVs and/or private funds or offerings, Curated Wealth Partners may
receive performance-based compensation from the funds. Such performance-based compensation is
generally calculated based on a share of all net realized income and gains and losses of the funds.
Investors and prospective investors should note that performance-based compensation, in some
contexts, can create an incentive for Curated Wealth Partners to recommend investments which may be
riskier or more speculative than those which would be recommended under a different fee
arrangement.
Side-by-side management refers to multiple Client relationships where an adviser manages more than
one Client relationship or portfolio on a simultaneous basis. Various conflicts of interest arise by such
side-by-side management. For example, in theory, Curated Wealth Partners could have incentive to
favor a fund paying performance-based compensation over one that does not pay performance-based
compensation. Or a fund paying higher aggregate performance-based compensation over one paying
less. This conflict is mitigated by disclosures, procedures and Curated Wealth Partners’ fiduciary
obligation to place the best interest of the Client first.
Item 7. Types of Clients
Curated Wealth Partners offers services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations,
corporations, and business entities and SPVs.
Minimum Account Value and/or Fee
As a condition for starting and maintaining an investment management relationship, Curated Wealth
Partners imposes a minimum portfolio value of $25,000,000 and/or a minimum fee of $250,000.
Curated Wealth Partners may, in its sole discretion, accept clients with smaller portfolios or charge a
lesser fee based upon certain criteria, including anticipated future earning capacity, anticipated future
additional assets, dollar amount of assets to be managed, related accounts, account composition, pre-
existing client, account retention, and pro bono activities. Curated Wealth Partners may aggregate the
portfolios of family members to meet the minimum portfolio size.
Side Letters
Curated Wealth Partners has and may in the future, waive or modify the terms of investment for certain
large or strategic investors, in side letters or otherwise, in its sole discretion, including but not
necessarily limited to, a waiver or lowering of the Management or Performance Fees or fee structure.
Item 8. Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Curated Wealth Partners provided a description of its Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies in
response to Item 4, above.
Risk of Loss
The following list of risk factors does not purport to be a complete enumeration or explanation of the
risks involved with respect to Curated Wealth Partners’ investment management activities. These risks
are pertinent to Curated Wealth Partners’ recommendations in securities directly as well as through
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Independent Managers and private fund managers. Clients should consult with their legal, tax, and other
advisors before engaging Curated Wealth Partners to provide investment management services on their
behalf.
Market Risks
Investing involves risk, including the potential loss of principal, and all investors should be guided
accordingly. The profitability of a significant portion of Curated Wealth Partners’ recommendations
and/or investment decisions may depend to a great extent upon correctly assessing the future course of
price movements of stocks, bonds and other asset classes. In addition, investments may be adversely
affected by financial markets and economic conditions throughout the world. There can be no assurance
that Curated Wealth Partners will be able to predict these price movements accurately or capitalize on
any such assumptions.
Volatility Risks
The prices and values of investments can be highly volatile, and are influenced by, among other things,
interest rates, general economic conditions, the condition of the financial markets, the financial
condition of the issuers of such assets, changing supply and demand relationships, and programs and
policies of governments.
Cash Management Risks
Curated Wealth Partners may invest some of a client’s assets temporarily in money market funds or
other similar types of investments, during which time an advisory account may be prevented from
achieving its investment objective.
Equity-Related Securities and Instruments
Curated Wealth Partners (or the Independent Managers or private investment managers) may take long
and short positions in common stocks of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers traded on national securities
exchanges and over-the-counter markets. The value of equity securities varies in response to many
factors. These factors include, without limitation, factors specific to an issuer and factors specific to the
industry in which the issuer participates. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively
affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments, and the stock prices of such companies
may suffer a decline in response. In addition, equity securities are subject to stock risk, which is the risk
that stock prices historically rise and fall in periodic cycles. U.S. and non-U.S. stock markets have
experienced periods of substantial price volatility in the past and may do so again in the future. In
addition, investments in small-capitalization, midcapitalization and financially distressed companies may
be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements and may lack sufficient market liquidity, and
these issuers often face greater business risks.
Fixed Income Securities
Fixed income securities are subject to the risk of the issuer’s or a guarantor’s inability to meet principal
and interest payments on its obligations and to price volatility.
Mutual Funds and ETFs
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An investment in a mutual fund or ETF involves risk, including the loss of principal. Mutual fund and ETF
shareholders are necessarily subject to the risks stemming from the individual issuers of the fund’s
underlying portfolio securities. Such shareholders are also liable for taxes on any fund-level capital gains,
as mutual funds and ETFs are required by law to distribute capital gains in the event they sell securities
for a profit that cannot be offset by a corresponding loss.
Shares of mutual funds are generally distributed and redeemed on an ongoing basis by the fund itself or
a broker acting on its behalf. The trading price at which a share is transacted is equal to a fund’s stated
daily per share net asset value (“NAV”), plus any shareholders’ fees (e.g., sales loads, purchase fees,
redemption fees). The per share NAV of a mutual fund is calculated at the end of each business day,
although the actual NAV fluctuates with intraday changes to the market value of the fund’s holdings.
The trading prices of a mutual fund’s shares may differ significantly from the NAV during periods of
market volatility, which may, among other factors, lead to the mutual fund’s shares trading at a
premium or discount to actual NAV.
Shares of ETFs are listed on securities exchanges and transacted at negotiated prices in the secondary
market. Generally, ETF shares trade at or near their most recent NAV, which is generally calculated at
least once daily for indexed based ETFs and potentially more frequently for actively managed ETFs.
However, certain inefficiencies can cause the shares to trade at a premium or discount to their pro rata
NAV. There is also no guarantee that an active secondary market for such shares will develop or
continue to exist. Generally, an ETF only redeems shares when aggregated as creation units (usually
20,000 shares or more). Therefore, if a liquid secondary market ceases to exist for shares of a particular
ETF, a shareholder may have no way to dispose of such shares.
Use of Independent Managers
As stated above, Curated Wealth Partners selects certain Independent Managers to manage a portion of
its clients’ assets. In these situations, Curated Wealth Partners continues to conduct ongoing diligence of
such managers, but such recommendations rely to a great extent on the Independent Managers’ ability
to successfully implement their investment strategies. In addition, Curated Wealth Partners does not
have the ability to supervise the Independent Managers on a day-to-day basis.
Use of Private Collective Investment Vehicles
Curated Wealth Partners recommends that certain clients invest in privately placed collective
investment vehicles (e.g., hedge funds, private equity funds, etc.). The managers of these vehicles have
broad discretion in selecting the investments. There are few limitations on the types of securities or
other financial instruments which may be traded and no requirement to diversify. Hedge funds may
trade on margin or otherwise leverage positions, thereby potentially increasing the risk to the vehicle. In
addition, because the vehicles are not registered as investment companies, there is an absence of
regulation. There are numerous other risks in investing in these securities. Clients should consult each
fund’s private placement memorandum and/or other documents explaining such risks prior to investing.
Options
Options allow investors to buy or sell a security at a contracted “strike” price at or within a specific
period of time. Clients may pay or collect a premium for buying or selling an option. Investors transact in
options to either hedge (i.e., limit) losses in an attempt to reduce risk or to speculate on the
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performance of the underlying securities. Options transactions contain a number of inherent risks,
including the partial or total loss of principal in the event that the value of the underlying security or
index does not increase/decrease to the level of the respective strike price. Holders of options contracts
are also subject to default by the option writer which may be unwilling or unable to perform its
contractual obligations.
Use of Margin or Other Borrowing
While the use of margin or other borrowing for investments can improve returns, it can also increase
overall portfolio risk. Margin transactions are generally effected using capital borrowed from a financial
institution, which is secured by a client’s holdings. Curated Wealth Partners may also recommend other
similar borrowing relationships. Under certain circumstances, a lending financial institution may demand
an increase in the underlying collateral. If the client is unable to provide the additional collateral, the
financial institution may liquidate account assets to satisfy the client’s outstanding obligations, which
could have extremely adverse consequences. In addition, fluctuations in the amount of a client’s
borrowings and the corresponding interest rates may have a significant effect on the profitability and
stability of a client’s portfolio.
Currency Risks
An advisory account that holds investments denominated in currencies other than the currency in which
the advisory account is denominated may be adversely affected by the volatility of currency exchange
rates.
Interest Rate Risks
Interest rates may fluctuate, causing price volatility with respect to securities or instruments held by
clients.
Special Purpose Vehicles
Additional information regarding the material risks of SPVs is included in its operating agreement and/or
its subscription agreement and disclosure summary provided to prospective investors.
Item 9. Disciplinary Information
Curated Wealth Partners has not been involved in any legal or disciplinary events.
Item 10. Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Neither Curated Wealth Partners nor its management persons are registered as a broker-dealer, broker-
dealer representative, futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, or a commodity trading
advisor.
Curated Wealth Partners does not utilize nor select other advisors.
Curated Wealth Partners and/or its Investment Advisor Representatives may receive external
compensation from affiliations as the general partner of SPVs and/or private funds or offerings. Curated
Wealth Partners may recommend these funds as investments for certain qualifying Clients. This
represents a conflict of interest because it gives an incentive to recommend investment in these funds
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as the general partners will receive additional fees. This conflict is mitigated by disclosures, procedures
and Curated Wealth Partners’ fiduciary obligation to place the best interest of the Client first. Moreover,
Client are under no obligation to invest in such partnerships.
Item 11. Code of Ethics
Curated Wealth Partners has adopted a code of ethics in compliance with applicable securities laws
(“Code of Ethics”) that sets forth the standards of conduct expected of its Supervised Persons. Curated
Wealth Partners’ Code of Ethics contains written policies reasonably designed to prevent certain
unlawful practices such as the use of material non-public information by Curated Wealth Partners or any
of its Supervised Persons and the trading by the same of securities ahead of clients in order to take
advantage of pending orders.
The Code of Ethics also requires certain of Curated Wealth Partners’ personnel to report their personal
securities holdings and transactions and obtain pre-approval of certain investments (e.g., initial public
offerings, limited offerings). However, Curated Wealth Partners’ Supervised Persons are permitted to
buy or sell securities that it also recommends to clients if done in a fair and equitable manner that is
consistent with Curated Wealth Partners’ policies and procedures. This Code of Ethics has been
established recognizing that some securities trade in sufficiently broad markets to permit transactions
by certain personnel to be completed without any appreciable impact on the markets of such securities.
Therefore, under limited circumstances, exceptions may be made to the policies stated below.
When Curated Wealth Partners is engaging in or considering a transaction in any security on behalf of a
client, no Supervised Person with access to this information may knowingly effect for themselves or for
their immediate family (i.e., spouse, minor children and adults living in the same household) a
transaction in that security unless:
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the transaction has been completed;
the transaction for the Supervised Person is completed as part of a batch trade with clients;
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a decision has been made not to engage in the transaction for the client.
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These requirements are not applicable to: (i) direct obligations of the Government of the United States;
(ii) money market instruments, bankers’ acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper,
repurchase agreements and other high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase
agreements; (iii) shares issued by money market funds; and iv) shares issued by other unaffiliated open-
end mutual funds.
Clients and prospective clients can contact Curated Wealth Partners to request a copy of its Code of
Ethics.
Curated Wealth Partners anticipates, in appropriate circumstances and consistent with Clients’
investment objectives, Curated Wealth Partners may recommend the purchase of partnership interests
in which our affiliates, directly or indirectly, have a material financial interest. Curated Wealth Partners’
employees, directors, and partners often invest in these same partnerships. Because of the nature of
these partnerships, investment by employees, partners, and directors do not influence pricing. Should a
conflict arise, it will be mitigated by disclosures, procedures and Curated Wealth Partners’ fiduciary
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obligation to place the best interest of the Client first. Moreover, Clients are under no obligation to
invest in such partnerships.
Item 12. Brokerage Practices
Recommendation of Broker-Dealers for Client Transactions
Curated Wealth Partners recommends that clients utilize the custody, brokerage and clearing services of
Charles Schwab & Co, Inc. through its Schwab Advisor Services division (“Schwab”) for investment
management accounts. The final decision to custody assets with Schwab is at the discretion of the client,
including those accounts under ERISA or IRA rules and regulations, in which case the client is acting as
either the plan sponsor or IRA accountholder. Curated Wealth Partners is independently owned and
operated and not affiliated with Schwab. Schwab provides Curated Wealth Partners with access to its
institutional trading and custody services, which are typically not available to retail investors.
Factors which Curated Wealth Partners considers in recommending Schwab or any other broker-dealer
to clients include their respective financial strength, reputation, execution, pricing, research and service.
Schwab enables Curated Wealth Partners to obtain many mutual funds without transaction charges and
other securities at nominal transaction charges. Schwab has also agreed to reimburse clients for exit
fees associated with moving accounts to Schwab. The reimbursement is only available up to a certain
amount for all of Curated Wealth Partners’ clients over a twelve month period. Fees are reimbursed on
a first-come-first-served basis so that no clients are favored. The commissions and/or transaction fees
charged by Schwab may be higher or lower than those charged by other Financial Institutions.
The commissions paid by Curated Wealth Partners’ clients to Schwab comply with Curated Wealth
Partners’ duty to obtain “best execution.” Clients may pay commissions that are higher than another
qualified Financial Institution might charge to effect the same transaction where Curated Wealth
Partners determines that the commissions are reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and
research services received. In seeking best execution, the determinative factor is not the lowest possible
cost, but whether the transaction represents the best qualitative execution, taking into consideration
the full range of a Financial Institution’s services, including among others, the value of research
provided, execution capability, commission rates and responsiveness. Curated Wealth Partners seeks
competitive rates but may not necessarily obtain the lowest possible commission rates for client
transactions.
Consistent with obtaining best execution, brokerage transactions are directed to certain broker-dealers
in return for investment research products and/or services which assist Curated Wealth Partners in its
investment decision-making process. Such research will be used to service all of Curated Wealth
Partners’ clients, but brokerage commissions paid by one client may be used to pay for research that is
not used in managing that client’s portfolio. The receipt of investment research products and/or services
as well as the allocation of the benefit of such investment research products and/or services poses a
conflict of interest because Curated Wealth Partners does not have to produce or pay for the products
or services.
Curated Wealth Partners periodically and systematically reviews its policies and procedures regarding its
recommendation of Financial Institutions in light of its duty to obtain best execution.
Software and Support Provided by Financial Institutions
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Curated Wealth Partners receives without cost from Schwab administrative support, computer
software, related systems support, as well as other third party support as further described below
(together "Support") which allow Curated Wealth Partners to better monitor client accounts maintained
at Schwab and otherwise conduct its business. Curated Wealth Partners receives the Support without
cost because Curated Wealth Partners renders investment management services to clients that maintain
assets at Schwab. The Support is not provided in connection with securities transactions of clients (i.e.,
not “soft dollars”). The Support benefits Curated Wealth Partners, but not its clients directly. Clients
should be aware that Curated Wealth Partners’ receipt of economic benefits such as the Support from a
broker-dealer creates a conflict of interest since these benefits may influence Curated Wealth Partners’
choice of broker-dealer over another that does not furnish similar software, systems support or services.
In fulfilling its duties to its clients, Curated Wealth Partners endeavors at all times to put the interests of
its clients first and has determined that the recommendation of Schwab is in the best interest of clients
and satisfies Curated Wealth Partners’ duty to seek best execution.
Specifically, Curated Wealth Partners receives the following benefits from Schwab: i) receipt of duplicate
client confirmations and bundled duplicate statements; ii) access to a trading desk that exclusively
services its institutional traders; iii) access to block trading which provides the ability to aggregate
securities transactions and then allocate the appropriate shares to client accounts; and iv) access to an
electronic communication network for client order entry and account information.
In addition, Curated Wealth Partners receives funds to be used toward qualifying third-party service
providers for research, marketing, compliance, technology and software platforms and services.
These services generally are available to independent investment advisors on an unsolicited basis, at no
charge to them so long as a minimum amount of the advisor’s clients’ assets are maintained in accounts
at Schwab Advisor Services. Schwab’s services include brokerage services that are related to the
execution of securities transactions, custody, research, including that in the form of advice, analyses and
reports, and access to mutual funds and other investments that are otherwise generally available only to
institutional investors or would require a significantly higher minimum initial investment.
For client accounts maintained in its custody, Schwab generally does not charge separately for custody
services but is compensated by account holders through commissions or other transaction-related or
asset-based fees for securities trades that are executed through Schwab or that settle into Schwab
accounts.
Schwab also makes available to Curated Wealth Partners other products and services that benefit
Curated Wealth Partners but may not benefit its clients’ accounts. These benefits may include national,
regional or Firm specific educational events organized and/or sponsored by Schwab. Other potential
benefits may include occasional business entertainment of personnel of Curated Wealth Partners by
Schwab personnel, including meals, invitations to sporting events, including golf tournaments, and other
forms of entertainment, some of which may accompany educational opportunities. Other of these
products and services assist Curated Wealth Partners in managing and administering clients’ accounts.
These include software and other technology (and related technological training) that provide access to
client account data (such as trade confirmations and account statements), facilitate trade execution
(and allocation of aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts), provide research, pricing
information and other market data, facilitate payment of Curated Wealth Partners’ fees from its clients’
accounts, and assist with back-office training and support functions, recordkeeping and client reporting.
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Many of these services generally may be used to service all or some substantial number of Curated
Wealth Partners’ accounts, including accounts not maintained at Schwab. Schwab also makes available
to Curated Wealth Partners other services intended to help Curated Wealth Partners manage and
further develop its business enterprise. These services may include professional compliance, legal and
business consulting, publications and conferences on practice management, information technology,
business succession, regulatory compliance, employee benefits providers, human capital consultants,
insurance and marketing. In addition, Schwab may make available, arrange and/or pay vendors for these
types of services rendered to Curated Wealth Partners by independent third parties. Schwab may
discount or waive fees it would otherwise charge for some of these services or pay all or a part of the
fees of a third-party providing these services to Curated Wealth Partners. While, as a fiduciary, Curated
Wealth Partners endeavors to act in its clients’ best interests, Curated Wealth Partners’
recommendation that clients maintain their assets in accounts at Schwab may be based in part on the
benefits received and not solely on the nature, cost or quality of custody and brokerage services
provided by Schwab, which creates a potential conflict of interest.
Brokerage for Client Referrals
Curated Wealth Partners does not consider, in selecting or recommending broker-dealers, whether
Curated Wealth Partners receives client referrals from the Financial Institutions or other third party.
Directed Brokerage
The client may direct Curated Wealth Partners in writing to use a particular Financial Institution to
execute some or all transactions for the client. In that case, the client will negotiate terms and
arrangements for the account with that Financial Institution and Curated Wealth Partners will not seek
better execution services or prices from other Financial Institutions or be able to “batch” client
transactions for execution through other Financial Institutions with orders for other accounts managed
by Curated Wealth Partners (as described above). As a result, the client may pay higher commissions or
other transaction costs, greater spreads or may receive less favorable net prices, on transactions for the
account than would otherwise be the case. Subject to its duty of best execution, Curated Wealth
Partners may decline a client’s request to direct brokerage if, in Curated Wealth Partners’ sole
discretion, such directed brokerage arrangements would result in additional operational difficulties.
Trade Aggregation
Transactions for each client will be effected independently, unless Curated Wealth Partners decides to
purchase or sell the same securities for several clients at approximately the same time. Curated Wealth
Partners may (but is not obligated to) combine or “batch” such orders to obtain best execution, to
negotiate more favorable commission rates or to allocate equitably among Curated Wealth Partners’
clients differences in prices and commissions or other transaction costs that might not have been
obtained had such orders been placed independently. Under this procedure, transactions will be
averaged as to price and allocated among Curated Wealth Partners’ clients pro rata to the purchase and
sale orders placed for each client on any given day. To the extent that Curated Wealth Partners
determines to aggregate client orders for the purchase or sale of securities, including securities in which
Curated Wealth Partners’ Supervised Persons may invest, Curated Wealth Partners does so in
accordance with applicable rules promulgated under the Advisers Act and no-action guidance provided
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by the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Curated Wealth Partners does not receive
any additional compensation or remuneration as a result of the aggregation.
In the event that Curated Wealth Partners determines that a prorated allocation is not appropriate
under the particular circumstances, the allocation will be made based upon other relevant factors,
which include: (i) when only a small percentage of the order is executed, shares may be allocated to the
account with the smallest order or the smallest position or to an account that is out of line with respect
to security or sector weightings relative to other portfolios, with similar mandates; (ii) allocations may
be given to one account when one account has limitations in its investment guidelines which prohibit it
from purchasing other securities which are expected to produce similar investment results and can be
purchased by other accounts; (iii) if an account reaches an investment guideline limit and cannot
participate in an allocation, shares may be reallocated to other accounts (this may be due to unforeseen
changes in an account’s assets after an order is placed); (iv) with respect to sale allocations, allocations
may be given to accounts low in cash; (v) in cases when a pro rata allocation of a potential execution
would result in a de minimis allocation in one or more accounts, Curated Wealth Partners may exclude
the account(s) from the allocation; the transactions may be executed on a pro rata basis among the
remaining accounts; or (vi) in cases where a small proportion of an order is executed in all accounts,
shares may be allocated to one or more accounts on a random basis.
Item 13. Review of Accounts
Account Reviews
Curated Wealth Partners monitors client portfolios on a continuous and ongoing basis while regular
account reviews are conducted on at least a quarterly basis. Such reviews are conducted by Curated
Wealth Partners’ Chief Investment Officer and the investment team. All investment advisory clients are
encouraged to discuss their needs, goals and objectives with Curated Wealth Partners and to keep
Curated Wealth Partners informed of any changes thereto. Curated Wealth Partners contacts ongoing
investment advisory clients at least annually to review its previous services and/or recommendations
and quarterly to discuss the impact resulting from any changes in the client’s financial situation and/or
investment objectives.
Account Statements and Reports
Clients are provided with transaction confirmation notices and regular summary account statements
directly from the Financial Institutions where their assets are custodied. From time-to-time or as
otherwise requested, clients may also receive written or electronic reports from Curated Wealth
Partners and/or an outside service provider, which contain certain account and/or market-related
information, such as an inventory of account holdings or account performance. Clients should compare
the account statements they receive from their custodian with any documents or reports they receive
from Curated Wealth Partners or an outside service provider.
Item 14. Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Curated Wealth Partners does not currently provide compensation to any third-party solicitors for client
referrals. There is a conflict of interest where the client-owners referenced in Item 10, above, refer
clients to Curated Wealth Partners. The client-owners have an incentive to refer clients to Curated
Wealth Partners because they will indirectly benefit through their ownership.
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Item 15. Custody
Curated Wealth Partners is deemed to have custody of client funds and securities because Curated
Wealth Partners is given the ability to debit client accounts for payment of Curated Wealth Partners’
fees. As such, client funds and securities are maintained at one or more Financial Institutions that serve
as the qualified custodian with respect to such assets. Such qualified custodians will send account
statements to clients at least once per calendar quarter that typically detail any transactions in such
account for the relevant period.
Curated Wealth Partners has custody over assets invested in Curated Wealth Partners affiliated SPVs
and/or private funds or offerings (see Item 10 above). The private offerings are audited annually by a
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) registered and inspected accounting firm. The
audit reports are distributed to investors of these offerings upon completion.
In addition, as discussed in Item 13, Curated Wealth Partners will also send, or otherwise make
available, periodic supplemental reports to clients. Clients should carefully review the statements sent
directly by the Financial Institutions and compare them to those received from Curated Wealth Partners.
Item 16. Investment Discretion
Curated Wealth Partners is given the authority to exercise discretion on behalf of clients. Curated
Wealth Partners is considered to exercise investment discretion over a client’s account if it can effect
and/or direct transactions in client accounts without first seeking their consent. Curated Wealth
Partners is given this authority through a power-of-attorney included in the agreement between
Curated Wealth Partners and the client. Clients may request a limitation on this authority (such as
certain securities not to be bought or sold). Curated Wealth Partners takes discretion over the following
activities:
The securities to be purchased or sold;
The amount of securities to be purchased or sold;
When transactions are made; and
The Independent Managers to be hired or fired.
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Curated does not take discretion over a client’s decision to invest in direct investments or private funds,
including but not limited to private equity, private credit, venture capital, hedge funds or SPVs formed
by Curated or other managers.
Item 17. Voting Client Securities
Acceptance of Proxy Voting Authority
Curated Wealth Partners has responsibility for voting proxies for portfolio securities consistent with the
best economic interests of the Clients. Our policy and practice include the responsibility to monitor
corporate actions, receive and vote Client proxies and disclose any potential conflicts of interest as well
as making information available to Clients about the voting of proxies for their portfolio securities and
maintaining relevant and required records.
Proxy voting is an important right of shareholders and reasonable care and diligence must be
undertaken to ensure that such rights are properly and timely exercised.
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In addition to maintaining certain records relating to Curated Wealth Partners proxy voting activities
when Curated Wealth Partners does have proxy voting authority, Curated Wealth Partners is also
required by Rule 206(4)-6 of the Act to
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Adopt and implement written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to
ensure that Client securities are voted in the best interests of Clients, which must include
how an adviser addresses material conflicts that may arise between an adviser's interests
and those of its Clients;
Disclose to Clients how they may obtain information from Curated Wealth Partners with
respect to the voting of proxies for their securities; and
Describe to Clients a summary of its proxy voting policies and procedures and, upon request,
furnish a copy to its Clients.
Curated Wealth Partners has adopted procedures to implement the firm's policy and conducts reviews
to monitor and ensure the firm's policy is observed, implemented properly and amended or updated, as
appropriate. Curated Wealth Partners maintains separate written policies and procedures, as well as
voting guidelines as to the handling, research, voting and reporting of proxy voting. These policies and
procedures are available upon request.
Curated Wealth Partners votes very few proxies each year because many of the securities which are
subject to proxy voting are managed by third-party managers. Proxy voting for discretionary assets is
determined and voted by the CIO in accordance with the best economic interests of the client. The vote
may vary from management recommendations, to prioritize the interests of our clients.
Item 18. Financial Information
Curated Wealth Partners is not required to disclose any financial information due to the following:
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Curated Wealth Partners does not require or solicit the prepayment of more than $1,200 in
fees six months or more in advance of services rendered;
Curated Wealth Partners does not have a financial condition that is reasonably likely to
impair its ability to meet contractual commitments to clients; and
Curated Wealth Partners has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time
during the past ten years.
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