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PART 2A
ITEM 1: COVER SHEET
Curran & Lewis Investment Management, Inc.
19 Keller Street
Petaluma, CA 94952
(650) 463-0200
jim@curranandlewis.com
www.curranandlewis.com
March 14, 2025
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Curran & Lewis
Investment Management, Inc. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please
contact us at the telephone number and/or e-mail address above. The information in this brochure has not
been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any state
securities authority. Our e-mail for regulatory compliance is govcompliance@curranandlewis.com.
Curran & Lewis Investment Management, Inc. is a registered investment advisor. Registration of an
investment advisor does not imply any level of skill or training. The verbal and written communications
of an investment adviser provide you with information you need to determine whether to hire or retain the
advisor.
Additional information about Curran & Lewis Investment Management, Inc. is also available on the
SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
PART 2A
ITEM 2: MATERIAL CHANGES
Curran & Lewis Investment Management, Inc.
Our previous annual update was dated February 14, 2024. This item will be updated with the next annual
updating amendment to reflect material changes to the Part 2.
Cover Sheet: Updated address information.
Curran & Lewis Investment Management, Inc.
19 Keller Street
Petaluma, CA 94952
Item 4: As of December 31, 2024, we manage assets of $253.6 million on a discretionary basis
Please contact us at (650) 463-0200 or jim@curranandlewis.com if you would like a
copy of our updated Part 2. Additional information about us is also available on
the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
ITEM 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1: Cover Sheet
Item 2: Material Changes
Item 3: Table of Contents
Item 4: Advisory Business...................................................................................................................... 1
Who we are ......................................................................................................................................... 1
Services we offer ................................................................................................................................. 1
Assets under management.................................................................................................................... 3
Item 5: Fees and Compensation .............................................................................................................. 3
Financial Planning ............................................................................................................................... 3
Investment Management Services ........................................................................................................ 3
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management............................................................ 4
Item 7: Types of Clients ......................................................................................................................... 4
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ..................................................... 5
Item 9: Disciplinary Information............................................................................................................. 6
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations .................................................................. 7
Edelman Managed Asset Program®..................................................................................................... 7
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading................ 7
Code of Ethics ..................................................................................................................................... 7
Personal Trading for Associated Persons.............................................................................................. 7
Item 12: Brokerage Practices .................................................................................................................. 8
The Custodian and Brokers We Use..................................................................................................... 8
How We Select Brokers/Custodians..................................................................................................... 8
Your Brokerage and Custody Costs ..................................................................................................... 9
Products and Services Available to Us From Schwab........................................................................... 9
Our Interest in Schwab's Services ...................................................................................................... 10
Aggregation of Orders ....................................................................................................................... 10
Soft Dollars ....................................................................................................................................... 11
Item 13: Review of Accounts................................................................................................................ 11
Investment Management.................................................................................................................... 11
Financial Planning ............................................................................................................................. 11
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation ............................................................................... 11
Other Compensation .......................................................................................................................... 11
Client Referrals.................................................................................................................................. 12
Item 15: Custody .................................................................................................................................. 12
Item 16: Investment Discretion............................................................................................................. 12
Item 17: Voting Client Securities.......................................................................................................... 13
Item 18: Financial Information ............................................................................................................. 13
ITEM 4: ADVISORY BUSINESS
Who we are
Curran & Lewis Investment Management, Inc. (referred to as “we,” “our,” “us,” or “Curran & Lewis”),
has been registered as an investment advisor since September 1996. James P. Curran, President and
Chief Compliance Officer, is the principal and sole owner of Curran & Lewis.
Services we offer
The Curran & Lewis approach to the investment management relationship is built around a goals-based
financial plan. This process starts with a review of your life goals such as your retirement income needs,
your plans for educating your children, your travel plans, etc.; but also often includes the not-so-obvious
topics like your health, your parent’s financial situation, and your grandchildren’s needs, just to name a
few subjects that are often discussed. Our goal is to know enough about you and your family to enable us
to take into consideration both your aspirations and your concerns. Through this process we often
discover what keeps you up at night, and what gets you out of bed in the morning. Many clients have
found this process to be enjoyable and enlightening. To our delight, we have found that this review often
gives people a renewed sense of purpose and direction.
Only when we have a thorough understanding of your objectives, your worries, and your aspirations will
we begin the process of recommending a portfolio. In addition, we often help you assemble a team of
other professional advisors. We regularly recommend consultations with estate planning experts, tax
professionals, long-term care specialists, etc.
With the complete unpredictability of future economies, markets, and taxes, our experience has taught us
that the best result for clients is not a one-time plan, but an ongoing relationship. An ongoing relationship
that helps you reach your goals, helps us achieve our primary objective of being a partner in your
financial success.
At Curran & Lewis Investment Management, Inc., we practice a diversified investment strategy, which
includes five primary asset classes: Cash, Bonds, Domestic Equities, International Equities, and Real
Estate Equity (REITS). In addition, these main asset classes may also be broken down further by size and
value components. Our goal is to capture the long-term returns of the various asset classes by employing
lower costs institutional mutual funds and Exchange Traded Funds (ETF’s) whenever practical. This
approach allows you to capture the return of the asset class while reducing the average costs of
implementation.
Our core investment philosophy is built upon the following beliefs:
1. Market timing is not possible over the long run. There is no credible evidence that shows anyone
who has been effective at timing the tops or bottoms of markets over several market cycles.
2. Attempting to pick the winners and losers in the stock market by active stock selection has been
attempted by many but accomplished by few. And unfortunately even when you do find the few
winners, there is no evidence that past performance indicates future success.
3. Less trading equals lower costs both in terms of taxes and trading costs.
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4. The future is not predictable. While this may seem obvious, investors are consistently bombarded by
various groups (brokerage houses, magazines, investment newsletters, stock-picking and timing
services, etc.) interested in selling their products. Each one attempts to convince the public they have
a crystal ball. Yet no one has demonstrated, over extended periods of time, any consistent ability to
predict the future.
5. Numerous unpredictable forces create risk for investors. These forces include inflation, deflation,
interest rate changes, normal business risk, political risk and market risk. Different asset classes
respond differently to these forces and therefore respond differently to the same economic stimuli.
6. Employing different asset classes is essential. Investors must attempt to find assets that are not highly
correlated (i.e., they don’t now move up and down together or in the same proportion). In other
words, investing in assets that move in the same direction, at the same time, cannot be considered
diversification.
7. An investment strategy with lower volatility will produce better long-term returns than a portfolio that
has the same average return, but with higher volatility. Thus a decline of a given amount (e.g. 50%)
requires an even higher return (100%) just to get back to even. A detailed example of this is shown in
Table 1.
Table 1:
The Impact of Volatility on Total Returns
Low Volatility
High Volatility
Year
% Return
$100,000 grows to:
% Return
$100,000 grows to:
1
14%
$114,000
25%
$125,000
2
5%
$119,700
-20%
$100,000
3
16%
$138,852
31%
$131,000
4
8%
$149,960
-9%
$119,210
5
12%
$167,955
28%
$152,589
Average Return:
11%
11%
Compound Return:
10.9%
8.8%
Standard Deviation:
4.5
23.7
We begin with reviewing clients goals. We strongly believe that a client’s primary objective should be the
achievement of their personal financial goals. These goals typically included retirement or financial
independence, estate planning (how much would you like to leave to heirs) and children’s education.
Once these objectives have been established we will "stress test" these goals by employing both Monte
Carlo analysis, and historic market returns and risk patterns to determine the probability of success.
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Based upon the results of this analysis and additional conversations we will make recommendations to
change the allocation of the portfolio, or to change their goals or both.
With consultation, clients may impose restrictions on certain securities or types of securities.
Assets under management
As of December 31, 2024, we manage assets of $253.6 million on a discretionary basis and $0 on a non-
discretionary basis.
ITEM 5: FEES AND COMPENSATION
Financial Planning
Financial planning services are generally provided for an hourly fee of $500. You will receive an invoice
upon completion of the financial plan that is payable upon receipt. You may pay for financial planning
services by check or cash.
You may cancel our financial planning agreement at any time by providing written notice. Upon
cancellation, we will present you with an invoice for time spent. This invoice is payable upon receipt.
We have a conflict of interest when providing financial planning advice. When you implement the
financial plan through us, we receive the customary fees as disclosed in the following section. You are
not required to employ us to implement the financial plan, or to implement the plan, or any portion of it,
at all.
Investment Management Services
Advisory Fees & Billing Practices
Fees for investment management range from 0.50% to 1.25% per year of the assets under management.
These fees are billed at the beginning of each quarter, based on the assets under management as of the last
day of the previous calendar quarter.
Fees are negotiated with each client based on the size of the account, prospective growth, and other
factors. Depending on the relationship, multiple portfolios with a common interest may be treated as one
for billing purposes.
We generally require that you provide authorization for us to deduct our fees directly from your
investment account. Important information about the deduction of management fees:
You must provide authorization for us to pull fees by initialing the appropriate section of our
contract.
You will receive a detailed invoice each quarter which outlines our fees and how they are
calculated at the same time we request payment from the custodian.
You will receive a statement from your custodian which shows all transactions in your account,
including the deduction of our fees.
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You are responsible for reviewing the accuracy of the fees being billed, as the custodian will not
do so.
In limited circumstances we may agree to allow a client to pay by check rather than deducting payment
directly from the client account.
You may terminate our advisory relationship by providing 5 days written notice. We will prorate the
advisory fees earned through the termination date and send you a refund of the prepaid, unearned portion
of your fee. We process refund payments within 30 days of the termination date and will send you a
check or refund your investment account. In either case we will provide a final invoice detailing the
calculation of the refund.
Other Costs Involved
In addition to our advisory fee shown above, you are responsible for paying fees associated with investing
for your account. These fees include:
mutual fund loads (if applicable). These charges are paid to brokers as a form of commission.
management fees for ETFs and mutual funds. These are fees charged by the managers of the ETF
or mutual fund and are a portion of the expenses of the ETF or mutual fund.
brokerage costs and transaction fees for any securities or fixed income trades. These are
generally charged by your custodian and/or executing broker.
Additional information about brokerage costs and services is provided in “Item 12: Brokerage Practices.”
We believe the fees mentioned above are competitive; however you may be able to obtain similar services
from other sources at a lower price.
ITEM 6: PERFORMANCE-BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT
We do not receive performance fees for managing accounts.
ITEM 7: TYPES OF CLIENTS
Curran & Lewis clients are primarily individuals. We use at least three criteria before we agree to take on
a new relationship. First and foremost, we must believe we can make a positive difference in a client’s
financial outcome. Second we must believe we will enjoy working together to help them achieve their
financial goals, we view ourselves as nice, reasonable people and we want to have a business relationship
with other nice reasonable people.
Generally we require that you maintain $1,000,000 under management with us. However, we may waive
that minimum at our sole discretion.
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ITEM 8: METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK OF LOSS
Curran & Lewis’s approach is firmly rooted in the belief that markets are relatively "efficient", and that
investors’ returns are determined principally by asset allocation decisions, not market timing or stock
picking. All portfolios employ a primarily passive strategy designed to capture the return behavior of an
entire asset class. We don’t believe “experts” such as economists, market strategists, or active money
managers offer a repeatable solution that can be relied upon to determine the direction of the market, or
the uncovering of “undiscovered stocks” etc.
To gain exposure to these various asset classes we primarily use institutional mutual funds and Exchange
Trade Funds (ETF’s). These investments funds are subject to normal market risk and clients are also
subject to the trading costs to buy or sell them. In addition these vehicles have ongoing investment
management cost and internal trading costs. These costs are separate and distinct from our fee.
Also because we are seeking investments that provide greater diversification to clients, they will tend to
see returns that are different from what is being reported on the nightly news, and often different returns
than what their friends, relatives, co-workers and neighbors are experiencing. Therefore when popular,
widely reported sectors of the market are doing well clients may feel like they are falling behind.
Also while we strongly believe a well-diversified investment portfolio is in our client’s best interest we
make no guarantees that this approach will outperform a riskier more concentrated investment strategy.
Please be aware that investing involves risk and clients could lose some or all of their investment capital.
We make no guarantees to the outcome of the investments we recommend. Any investment in securities
involves the risk of loss, and clients should be prepared to bear that risk. Risks involved with securities
include, but are not limited to:
Market Risk – The risk that the securities markets will increase or decrease in value. Market risk applies
to every security. Security prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to
market or economic news and conditions. Securities markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of
rising security prices and periods of falling security prices.
Equity Risk – Buying stocks as an asset class doesn’t reduce or eliminate the risk of owning common
stock. Investors should be aware that stock based investments are subject to greater fluctuations in
market value than many other asset classes. This greater volatility is a result of such factors as a
company’s business performance, investor perceptions, stock market trends and general economic
conditions. Please be aware the rights of common stockholders are subordinate to all other claims on a
company’s assets including debt holders and preferred stockholders.
Smaller Securities Risk – Investments in the securities of small and mid-cap companies are riskier than
investments in the securities of larger, more established companies. The securities of smaller companies
may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes, and as a result, may be less liquid than securities of
larger companies. In addition, smaller companies may be more vulnerable to economic, market and
industry changes. As a result, share price changes may be more sudden or erratic than the prices of other
equity securities, especially over the short term. Because smaller companies may have limited product
lines, markets or financial resources or may depend on a few key employees, they may be more
susceptible to particular economic events or competitive factors than large capitalization companies.
Debt Securities Risk – Debt securities are subject to credit risk, interest rate risk and liquidity risk.
Credit risk is the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a debt security will be unable or unwilling to make
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timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. Interest rate risk is the risk
of loss due to changes in interest rates and time to maturity. In general, the prices of debt securities rise
when interest rates fall and the prices fall when interest rates rise. Liquidity risk is the risk that a
particular security may be difficult to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price.
International Investing Risk – Investments in securities issued by entities based outside of the United
States involve risks relating to political, social and economic developments abroad, as well as risks
resulting from the differences between the regulations to which U.S. and non-U.S. issuers and markets are
subject. These risks may result in the securities experiencing rapid and extreme value changes due to
currency controls; different accounting, auditing, financial reporting and legal standards and practices;
political and diplomatic changes and developments; expropriation; changes in tax policy; a lack of
available public information regarding non-U.S issuers; greater market volatility; a lack of sufficient
market liquidity; differing security structures; higher transaction costs; and various administrative
difficulties, such as delays in clearing and settling portfolio transactions or in receiving payment of
dividends. These risks may be heightened in connection with investments in issuers located in
developing and emerging countries, and in issuers in more developed countries that conduct substantial
business in such developing and emerging countries. Fluctuations in the exchange rates between
currencies may negatively impact an investment in non-U.S. securities. Investments in securities issued
by entities domiciled in the U.S. may also be subject to many of these risks.
Open-End Fund, Closed-End Fund, and Exchange-Traded Fund (ETFs) Risk – Investments in
securities of open-end funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds include the risks previously
mentioned: Market Risk; Common Stock Risk; Small Cap Securities Risk; Debt Securities Risk; and
Non-U.S. Securities Risk. There is also the risk that the Fund (open-end, closed-end and ETF) may not
achieve its investment objective or execute its investment strategy effectively, which may have an adverse
impact on the Fund’s performance. In addition, because closed-end funds and ETFs trade on the
secondary market, their shares may trade at a premium or discount to the actual net asset value of its
portfolio securities and their potential lack of liquidity could result in greater volatility.
Non-Diversification Fund Risk - A non-diversified fund may be subject to greater risk than a diversified
fund because changes in the financial condition or market assessment of a single issuer or sector may
cause greater fluctuation in the value of a non-diversified fund’s shares. Lack of broad diversification
may also cause a non-diversified fund to be more susceptible to economic, political or regulatory events
than a diversified fund.
Other Risks – Other risks that may have an adverse impact on the valuation of securities include, but are
not limited to, such things as political unrest; war or warlike action by a military force, including action in
hindering or defending against an actual or expected attack, by any government, sovereign or other
authority using military personnel or other agents; acts of God or natural disasters including, but not
limited to, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes or tsunamis, or; acts of terrorism, insurrection, rebellion,
revolution or action taken by governmental authority in hindering or defending against any of these.
ITEM 9: DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION
Registered investment advisors are required to disclose any material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary actions that would be material to your evaluation of the investment advisor and each
investment advisor representative providing investment advice to you. We have no information of this
type to report.
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ITEM 10: OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS
As a registered investment advisor, we are required to disclose when Curran & Lewis, or any of our
principals, have any other financial industry affiliations. Neither Curran & Lewis nor any principal have
an outside financial industry affiliation.
Edelman Managed Asset Program®
Over the years, many of our clients and colleagues have referred us to their family members and friends.
While many referrals do meet our minimum for investment management, for those who do not, we have
established a relationship with Edelman Financial Advisors LLC (“EFA”), an unaffiliated third party
investment advisor. Our purpose is to have an alternative resource available for such referrals and EFA
sponsors the Edelman Managed Asset Program® (“EMAP”), a program that corresponds with our
investment philosophy. EMAP is a proprietary asset allocation program in which portfolios consist of
unaffiliated investment products, including no-load mutual funds, exchange traded funds and variable
annuities. We work with referred clients to determine the client’s risk profile, financial situation and
investment objectives. Based on that information, we will determine the appropriate EMAP portfolio and
act as a local advisor. Clients will enter into a tri-party agreement between Curran & Lewis, EFA and the
client.
ITEM 11: CODE OF ETHICS, PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST IN CLIENT
TRANSACTIONS AND PERSONAL TRADING
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a set of enforceable guidelines (Code of Ethics), which describes unacceptable conduct by
Curran & Lewis and our associated persons. Summarized, this Code of Ethics prohibits us from:
placing our interests before yours,
using non public information gathered when providing services to you for our own gains, or
engaging in any act, practice or course of business that is, or might be considered, fraudulent,
deceptive, manipulative, or in violation of any applicable law, rule or regulation of a
governmental agency.
Please contact us if you would like to receive a full copy of this Code of Ethics.
Personal Trading for Associated Persons
We may buy or sell some of the same securities for you that we already hold in our personal account. We
may also buy for our personal account some of the same securities that you already hold in your account.
It is our policy not to permit our associated persons (or their immediate relatives) to trade in a way that
takes advantage of price movements caused by your transactions.
We may restrict trading for a particular security for our accounts or those of our associated person if there
is a pending trade in that security in a client account. Trades for our accounts (and those of our associated
persons) will be placed as part of a block trade with client trades, or individually after client trades have
been completed. Additional information about block trades is provided in the Aggregation of Orders
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section of “Item 12: Brokerage Practices.” When our trades are placed after our client trades, we may
receive a better or worse price than that received by the client.
Curran & Lewis and its associated persons may purchase or sell specific securities for their own account
based on personal investment considerations without regard to whether the purchase or sale of such
security is appropriate for clients.
All persons associated with us are required to report all personal securities transactions to us quarterly.
ITEM 12: BROKERAGE PRACTICES
The Custodian and Brokers We Use
We do not maintain custody of your assets that we manage, although we may be deemed to have custody
of your assets if you give us authority to withdraw assets from your account (see “Item 15: Custody”).
Your assets must be maintained in an account at a “qualified custodian,” generally a broker/dealer or
bank. We require that our clients use Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”), a registered broker-dealer,
member SIPC as the qualified custodian.
We are independently owned and operated and are not affiliated with Schwab. Schwab will hold your
assets in a brokerage account and buy and sell securities when we instruct them to. While we require that
you use Schwab as custodian/broker, you will decide whether to do so and will open your account with
Schwab by entering into an account agreement directly with them. Conflicts of interest associated with
this arrangement are described below as well as in "Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation".
You should consider these conflicts of interest when selecting your custodian.
We do not open the account for you, although we may assist you in doing so. If you do not wish to place
your assets with Schwab, then we cannot manage your account. Not all advisors require their clients to
use a particular broker-dealer or other custodian selected by the advisor.
How We Select Brokers/Custodians
We seek to recommend Schwab, a custodian/broker that will hold your assets and execute transactions.
When considering whether the terms that Schwab provides us are overall, most advantageous when
compared with other available providers and their services, we take into account a wide range of factors,
including:
Combination of transaction execution services and asset custody services (generally without a
separate fee for custody)
Capability to execute, clear, and settle trades (buy and sell securities for your account)
Capability to facilitate transfers and payments to and from accounts (wire transfers, check
requests, bill payment, etc.)
Breadth of available investment products (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds
(ETFs), etc.)
Availability of investment research and tools that assist us in making investment decisions
Quality of services
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Competitiveness of the price of those services (commission rates, margin interest rates, other fees,
etc.) and willingness to negotiate the prices
Reputation, financial strength, security and stability
Prior service to us and our other clients
Services delivered or paid for by Schwab
Availability of other products and services that benefit us, as discussed below (see “Products and
Services Available to Us From Schwab”)
Your Brokerage and Custody Costs
For our clients’ accounts that Schwab maintains, Schwab generally does not charge you separately for
custody services but is compensated by charging you commissions or other fees on trades that it executes
or that settle into your Schwab account. Certain trades (for example, many mutual funds and ETFs) may
not incur Schwab commissions or transaction fees. Schwab is also compensated by earning interest on
the uninvested cash in your account in Schwab’s Cash Features Program.
We are not required to select the broker or dealer that charges the lowest transaction cost, even if that
broker provides execution quality comparable to other brokers or dealers. Although we are not required
to execute all trades through Schwab, we have determined that having Schwab execute most trades is
consistent with our duty to seek "best execution" of your trades. Best execution means the most favorable
terms for a transaction based on all relevant factors, including those listed above (see "How we Select
Brokers/Custodians"). By using another broker or dealer you may pay lower transaction costs.
Products and Services Available to Us From Schwab
Schwab Advisor Services™ is Schwab’s business serving independent investment advisory firms like us.
They provide us and our clients with access to their institutional brokerage services (trading, custody,
reporting, and related services), many of which are not typically available to Schwab retail customers.
However, certain retail investors may be able to get institutional brokerage services from Schwab without
going through us. Schwab also makes available various support services. Some of those services help us
manage or administer our clients’ accounts, while others help us manage and grow our business.
Schwab’s support services are generally available on an unsolicited basis (we don’t have to request them)
and at no charge to us. Following is a more detailed description of Schwab’s support services:
Services that benefit you. Schwab’s institutional brokerage services include access to a broad range of
investment products, execution of securities transactions, and custody of client assets. The investment
products available through Schwab include some to which we might not otherwise have access or that
would require a significantly higher minimum initial investment by our clients. Schwab’s services
described in this paragraph generally benefit you and your account.
Services that do not directly benefit you. Schwab also makes available to us other products and services
that benefit us but do not directly benefit you or your account. These products and services assist us in
managing and administering our clients’ accounts and operating our firm. They include investment
research, both Schwab’s own and that of third parties. We may use this research to service all or a
substantial number of our clients’ accounts, including accounts not maintained at Schwab. In addition to
investment research, Schwab also makes available software and other technology that:
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Provide access to client account data (such as duplicate trade confirmations and account
statements)
Facilitate trade execution and allocate aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts
Provide pricing and other market data
Facilitate payment of our fees from our clients’ accounts
Assist with back-office functions, recordkeeping, and client reporting
Services that generally benefit only us. Schwab also offers other services intended to help us manage and
further develop our business enterprise. These services include:
Educational conferences and events
Consulting on technology and business needs
Consulting on legal and related compliance needs
Publications and conferences on practice management and business succession
Access to employee benefits providers, human capital consultants, and insurance providers
marketing consulting and support
Schwab provides some of these services itself. In other cases, it will arrange for third-party vendors to
provide the services to us. Schwab also discounts or waives its fees for some of these services or pays all
or a part of the third party's fees. Schwab also provides us with other benefits, such as occasional
business entertainment of our personnel. If you did not maintain your account with Schwab we would be
required to pay for these services from our own resources.
Our Interest in Schwab's Services
The availability of these services from Schwab benefits us because we do not have to produce or purchase
them. We don’t have to pay for Schwab’s services. These services are not contingent upon us
committing any specific amount of business to Schwab in trading commissions or assets in custody. The
fact that we receive these benefits from Schwab is an incentive for us to require the use of Schwab rather
than making such a decision based exclusively on your interest in receiving the best value in custody
services and the most favorable execution of your transactions. This is a conflict of interest. We believe,
however, that taken in the aggregate, our selection of Schwab as custodian and broker is in the best
interests of our clients. Our selection is primarily supported by the scope, quality, and price of Schwab’s
services (see “How We Select Brokers/Custodians”) and not Schwab’s services that benefit only us.
Aggregation of Orders
There are occasions on which portfolio transactions will be executed as part of concurrent authorizations
to purchase or sell the same security for another client or one or more of our associated persons.
We may choose to block (aggregate) trades for your account with those of other client accounts and
personal accounts of persons associated with Curran & Lewis. When we place a block trade, all
participants included in the block receive the same price per share on the trade. The price is calculated by
averaging the price of all of the shares traded. Due to the averaging of price over all of the participating
accounts, aggregated trades could be either advantageous or disadvantageous. Commission costs are not
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averaged. You will pay the same commission whether your trade is placed as part of a block or on an
individual basis. The objective of the aggregated orders will be to allocate the executions in a manner
that is deemed equitable to the accounts involved.
Soft Dollars
The receipt of goods and/or services from the required custodian in connection with providing advice to
clients is seen by the regulators as “soft dollars.” The additional services we receive from Schwab, as
disclosed in the section entitled “Products and Services Available to Us From Schwab” above, would fall
under this description of soft dollars.
ITEM 13: REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS
Investment Management
Accounts are reviewed on a monthly basis for adherences to parameters set up for each asset class using a
portfolio management tool. When an asset classes are out of balance, we will adjust the portfolio to get
back into balance while taking into consideration client goals, tax situation, and trading costs. All
reviews are done by appropriately trained personnel under the supervision of James Curran (President).
We provide quarterly performance reports, which specifically state the beginning balance, contributions
and withdrawals, the different sources of return, the ending balance, and the percentage and dollar return
net of fees during that time frame.
Each client will also receive a monthly statement from their brokerage firm, current Charles Schwab,
which will list his/her securities and the associated current values as of month-end. Furthermore, as
securities trades are executed, each client will receive a confirmation statement with full details of each
buy or sell.
Financial Planning
When requested by the client, we will update the goals, risk tolerance, and current account values. We
also rerun goals-based plan to determine if they are still on track. All reviews are done by appropriately
trained personnel under the supervision of James Curran (President).
ITEM 14: CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION
Other Compensation
We receive an economic benefit from Schwab in the form of the support products and services it makes
available to us and other independent investment advisors whose clients maintain their accounts at
Schwab. You do not pay more for assets maintained at Schwab as a result of these arrangements.
However, we benefit from the referral arrangement because the cost of these services would otherwise be
borne directly by us. You should consider these conflicts of interest when selecting a custodian. These
products and services, how they benefit us, and the related conflicts of interest are described above (see
Item 12: Brokerage Practices”).
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Client Referrals
From time to time, Curran & Lewis will enter into agreements with individuals and/or organizations,
some of whom may be affiliated or unaffiliated with Curran & Lewis, for the referral of clients to Curran
& Lewis in exchange for a fee. All such agreements are in writing and comply with the applicable state
and federal regulations. When a referred client is introduced to Curran & Lewis by a solicitor, Curran &
Lewis will pay that solicitor a fee in accordance with the applicable federal and state securities law
requirements. While the specific terms of each agreement may differ, generally, the compensation will be
based upon a varying percentage of the fees paid to Curran & Lewis by such referred clients until the
account is closed by written authorization from the client. Any such fee shall be paid solely from Curran
& Lewis’ investment management fee, and shall not result in any additional charge to the client.
Each prospective client who is referred to Curran & Lewis under such an arrangement will receive a copy
of Curran & Lewis’s ADV Part 2A and a separate written disclosure document disclosing the nature of
the relationship between the third party solicitor and Curran & Lewis and the amount of compensation
that will be paid by Curran & Lewis to the third party solicitor. Solicited clients will be required to sign
an acknowledgment of receipt of Curran & Lewis’s disclosure brochure and the solicitor’s written
disclosure statement.
ITEM 15: CUSTODY
When you give us authority to deduct our fees directly from your separately managed account, we have
custody of those assets. In order to avoid additional regulatory requirements in these cases, we follow the
procedures outlined in “Item 5: Fees and Compensation.” For accounts where the client has a standing
letter of authorization that allows us to transfer money between accounts specified by the client, we are
also deemed to have custody. We follow the guidance outlined in the Investment Adviser Association no-
action letter dated February 21, 2017, for these accounts. A copy of this letter is available upon request.
You will receive quarterly statements directly from custodian of the account that details all transactions in
the account. They will be sent to the email or postal mailing address you provided to the custodian. You
should carefully review those statements promptly when you receive them.
ITEM 16: INVESTMENT DISCRETION
As one of the conditions of managing your account, you are required to provide discretionary authority
for us to manage your assets. Discretionary authority means that you are giving us a limited power of
attorney to place trades on your behalf. This limited power of attorney does not allow us to withdraw
money from your account, other than advisory fees if you agree to give us that authority.
You grant us discretionary authority by completing the following items:
Sign a contract with us that provides a limited power of attorney for us to place trades on your
behalf. Any limitations to the trading authorization will be added to this agreement.
Provide us with discretionary authority on the new account forms that are submitted to the
broker/dealer acting as custodian for your account(s).
Curran &Lewis normally has full power to supervise and direct the investment of the Account, making
and implementing investment decisions. These investment trades are in accordance with Client's
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objectives and risk tolerance and we are not required to contact the client before each trade. Any
limitations the client wishes to impose on trading should be disclosed in advance and in writing.
ITEM 17: VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES
We do not accept the authority to vote proxies on your behalf and we do not provide guidance about how
to vote proxies. You will receive proxies and other related paperwork directly from your custodian.
ITEM 18: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
We do not charge or solicit pre-payment of more than $1,200 in fees per client six months or more in
advance. We have never filed for bankruptcy and are not aware of any financial conditions that are
reasonably likely to impair our ability to meet our contractual obligations to clients.
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BROCHURE SUPPLEMENT
ITEM 1: COVER SHEET
James P. Curran
Curran & Lewis Investment Management, Inc.
19 Keller Street
Petaluma, CA 94952
(650) 463-0200
March 14, 2025
This Brochure Supplement provides information about James P. Curran that supplements the Curran &
Lewis Investment Management, Inc. Brochure. You should have received a copy of that Brochure.
Please contact James P. Curran, President at (650) 463-0200 or jim@curranandlewis.com if you did not
receive Curran & Lewis Investment Management, Inc.’s Brochure or if you have any questions about the
content of this supplement.
Additional information about James P. Curran is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
ITEM 2: EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND AND BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
James P. Curran was born in 1953. Mr. Curran received an AA in Marketing from San Jose City College
in 1978, and has taken coursework in Applied Economics at the University of San Francisco.
Employment Background
Employment Dates:
Firm Name:
Type of Business:
Job Title & Duties:
6/1996 - Present
Curran & Lewis Investment Management, Inc.
Investment Advisor
President
ITEM 3: DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION
Registered investment advisors are required to disclose any material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary actions that would be material to your evaluation of each investment advisor representative
providing investment advice to you. There is no information of this type to report.
Curran & Lewis Investment Management, Inc.
Brochure Supplement
James P. Curran
ITEM 4: OTHER BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
Mr. Curran is not involved in any other business activities.
ITEM 5: ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION
Mr. Curran does not receive any economic benefit from any non-client for providing advisory services.
ITEM 6: SUPERVISION
James P. Curran, President, is responsible for the supervision of all investment personnel. His telephone
number is (650) 463-0200.
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BROCHURE SUPPLEMENT
ITEM 1: COVER SHEET
Domenica M. Stokes
Curran & Lewis Investment Management, Inc.
19 Keller Street
Petaluma, CA 94952
(408) 505-6943
March 14, 2025
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Domenica M. Stokes that supplements the Curran
& Lewis Investment Management, Inc. Brochure. You should have received a copy of that Brochure.
Please contact James P. Curran, President at (650) 463-0200 or jim@curranandlewis.com if you did not
receive Curran & Lewis Investment Management, Inc.’s Brochure or if you have any questions about the
content of this supplement.
Additional information about Domenica M. Stokes is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
ITEM 2: EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND AND BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Domenica M. Stokes was born in 1981.
Educational Background
Major(s)
Communications
School Name
Sonoma State University
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Degree
B.A.
None
Year
2003
2004-2006 Professional Communication (studied
CFP
2022
for an M.A. but did not receive)
Candidate Certified Financial Planner
UC Berkeley Extension (via Dalton
University)
Employment Background
Employment Dates:
Firm Name:
Type of Business:
Job Title & Duties:
10/2021 – Present
Curran and Lewis Investment Management, Inc.
Investment Adviser
Financial Advisor
Curran & Lewis Investment Management, Inc.
Brochure Supplement
Domenica M. Stokes
Employment Background (continued)
Employment Dates:
Firm Name:
Type of Business:
Job Title & Duties:
6/2016 – 9/2021
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
Law Firm
Senior Manager of Digital Marketing
Employment Dates:
Firm Name:
Type of Business:
Job Title & Duties:
7/2012 – 5/2016
Morgan Lewis Bockius LLP
Law Firm
Marketing Manager
Employment Dates:
Firm Name:
Type of Business:
Job Title & Duties:
10/2010 – 7/20212
Sedgwick LLP
Law Firm
Firmwide Marketing Manager
CFP - Certified Financial Planner - 2024
The CFP designation is issued by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. In order to
receive a CFP designation, the candidate must have a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited
college or university and have 3 years of full-time personal financial planning experience. In addition, the
candidate must complete a CFP board-registered program or hold one of the following: CPA, ChFC,
Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), CFA, Ph.D. in business or economics, Doctor of Business
Administration or attorney’s license. Once the designation is earned, the CFP must complete 30 hours of
continuing education every 2 years.
ITEM 3: DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION
Registered investment advisors are required to disclose any material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary actions that would be material to your evaluation of each investment advisor representative
providing investment advice to you. There is no information of this type to report.
ITEM 4: OTHER BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
Ms. Stokes is not involved in any other business activities.
ITEM 5: ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION
Ms. Stokes does not receive any economic benefit from any non-client for providing advisory services.
ITEM 6: SUPERVISION
James P. Curran, President, is responsible for the supervision of Ms. Stokes. His telephone number is
(650) 463-0200.
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