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Edge Wealth Management, LLC
SEC File Number: 801 – 67345
ADV Part 2A, Brochure
Dated: February 2, 2026
Contact: Ashley Ramdass, Chief Compliance Officer
805 Third Avenue, Floor 12
New York, New York 10022
www.EdgeWealth.com
This Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Edge
Wealth Management, LLC. If you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure,
please contact us at (212) 682-0133 or ashley.ramdass@edgewealth.com. The information in
this Brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission or by any state securities authority.
Additional information about Edge Wealth Management, LLC also is available on the SEC’s
website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
References herein to Edge Wealth Management, LLC as a “registered investment adviser” or any
reference to being “registered” does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Item 2
Material Changes
Since the February 25, 2025, annual update filing, this ADV Part 2A Brochure has been amended:
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throughout the document to reflect that Edge has appointed Ashley Ramdass to serve as its
Chief Compliance Officer; and
• at Item 8 to describe risks associated with certain exchange traded funds that Edge anticipates
recommending and managing for client accounts, which are described in: “Commodity and
Currency Risk,” “Derivatives Risk,” and “Limited Operating History Risk.”
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Table of Contents
Item 1
Cover Page .................................................................................................................. 1
Item 2 Material Changes ......................................................................................................... 2
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................... 2
Item 3
Advisory Business ........................................................................................................ 3
Item 4
Fees and Compensation .............................................................................................. 5
Item 5
Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management ........................................... 7
Item 6
Item 7
Types of Clients ........................................................................................................... 7
Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ...................................... 8
Item 9
Disciplinary Information .............................................................................................. 15
Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ....................................................... 15
Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading . 16
Item 12 Brokerage Practices ................................................................................................... 16
Item 13 Review of Accounts ................................................................................................... 19
Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation .................................................................. 20
Item 15 Custody...................................................................................................................... 20
Item 16
Investment Discretion ................................................................................................. 20
Item 17 Voting Client Securities .............................................................................................. 21
Item 18 Financial Information .................................................................................................. 21
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Item 4
Advisory Business
A. Edge Wealth Management, LLC (“Edge”) is a New York limited liability company
formed and registered as an investment adviser in 2006. Matthew Weinberg is
Edge’s principal owner and Managing Member. Ashley Ramdass serves as Chief
Compliance Officer.
B. Edge offers discretionary investment advisory services to its clients, who generally
include individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. Edge may also
provide limited financial planning and consulting services to its investment advisory
clients about investment and non-investment related matters that are ancillary to
the investment management process.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES
Edge offers discretionary investment advisory services on a fee basis. Before
engaging Edge to provide investment advisory services, clients are required to
enter into an “Investment Advisory Agreement” with Edge setting forth the terms
and conditions of the engagement (including termination), describing the scope of
the services to be provided, and the fee that is due from the client. Edge’s annual
investment advisory fee is based on a percentage of the market value of the assets
placed under management. Edge’s annual investment advisory fee compensates
for investment advisory services and limited financial planning and consulting
services that are ancillary to the investment management process that Edge may
choose to provide in its sole discretion. These limited financial planning and
consulting services may include the preparation of cash flow and net worth
statements, risk tolerance analyses, retirement needs analyses, Monte Carlo
analyses, 401(k) / retirement plan asset allocation analyses, and educational
funding analyses. While Edge believes it is important for clients to address these
issues on an ongoing basis, the investment advisory fee will remain the same
regardless of whether clients choose to pursue those services.
Edge tailors its services to the individual needs of its clients by collaborating with
each client to establish an appropriate investment profile and strategy and then
seeks to manage the portfolio accordingly. To begin the investment advisory
engagement, an investment adviser representative will first coordinate with the
client to develop investment objectives considering the client’s age, investment
goals, time horizon, financial circumstances, tax situation, investment experience,
risk tolerance, investment limitations, trading restrictions, or other unique
circumstances. Edge will then allocate the client’s investment assets consistent
with the designated investment objectives. Once allocated, Edge provides ongoing
monitoring and review of account performance and asset allocation as compared
to client investment objectives and may periodically execute account transactions
based on those reviews or other triggering events.
MISCELLANEOUS
Limitations of Financial Planning and Consulting / Non-Investment Implementation
Services. To the extent specifically requested by the client, Edge may provide
limited financial planning and consulting services regarding non-investment related
matters, such as estate planning, tax planning, and insurance. Neither Edge nor
any of its representatives serves as an attorney or accountant, and no portion of
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Edge’s services should be construed as legal or accounting services. Unless
specifically agreed in writing, neither Edge nor its representatives are responsible
to implement financial planning or consulting advice or provide ongoing monitoring
of financial planning and consulting advice. Clients are solely responsible to revisit
that advice with Edge, if desired. Upon specific client request, Edge may
recommend the services of other professionals for certain non-investment
implementation purposes (such as attorneys, accountants, or insurance agents.),
including Edge’s representative, Brett Rosen, in his separate individual capacity as
a licensed insurance agent as discussed in Item 10.C. below. The recommendation
that a client purchase an insurance product through Mr. Rosen presents a conflict
of interest, because it could be made based upon commissions to be received
rather than a client’s particular need. When Mr. Rosen sells an insurance product
on a commission basis, Edge does not charge an advisory fee in addition to the
commissions paid by the client for such product. Clients are under no obligation to
engage the services of any recommended professional, who are solely responsible
for the quality and competency of the services they provide. The client retains
absolute discretion over all financial planning and consulting / non-investment
implementation decisions and is free to accept or reject any recommendation from
Edge in that respect.
Client Obligations. Edge is not required to verify any information that it receives
from the client or from the client’s designated professionals as necessary to
provide its services and is expressly authorized to rely thereon. Clients are
responsible to promptly notify Edge if there is ever any change in their financial
situation or investment objectives for the purpose of reviewing, evaluating, or
revising Edge’s previous recommendations and services.
the client’s age, result
in adverse
Retirement Plan Rollovers – No Obligation / Conflict of Interest. A client or
prospective client leaving an employer typically has four options regarding an
existing retirement plan (and may engage in a combination of these options): (i)
leave the money in the former employer’s plan, if permitted, (ii) roll over the assets
to the new employer’s plan, if one is available and rollovers are permitted, (iii) roll
over to an Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”), or (iv) cash out the account value
(which could, depending upon
tax
consequences). If Edge recommends that a client roll over their retirement plan
assets into an account to be managed by Edge, such a recommendation creates
a conflict of interest if Edge will earn a new (or increase its current) advisory fee
because of the rollover. No client is under any obligation to roll over retirement plan
assets to an account managed by Edge.
ERISA / IRC Fiduciary Acknowledgment. When Edge provides investment advice
to a client regarding the client’s retirement plan account or individual retirement
account, it does so as a fiduciary within the meaning of Title I of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) and/or the Internal Revenue Code
(“IRC”), as applicable, which are laws governing retirement accounts. Because the
way Edge makes money creates some conflicts with client interests, Edge
operates under a special rule that requires it to act in the client’s best interest and
not put its interests ahead of the client’s. Under this special rule’s provisions, Edge
must: meet a professional standard of care when making
investment
recommendations (give prudent advice); never put its financial interests ahead of
the client’s when making recommendations (give loyal advice); avoid misleading
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statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments; follow policies and
procedures designed to ensure that Edge gives advice that is in the client’s best
interest; charge no more than is reasonable for Edge’s services; and give the client
basic information about conflicts of interest.
Asset Aggregation / Reporting Services. Edge may provide clients access to
reporting services through one or more third-party aggregation / reporting
platforms that can reflect all the client’s investment assets, including those
investment assets that the client has not engaged Edge to manage (the “Excluded
Assets”). Edge’s service for the Excluded Assets is strictly limited to reporting and
specifically excludes investment management or implementation. Because Edge
does not have trading authority for the Excluded Assets, the client (and/or another
investment professional), and not Edge, will be exclusively responsible for
implementing any recommendations for the Excluded Assets. Further, the client
and/or their other advisors that maintain trading authority, and not Edge, will be
exclusively responsible for the investment performance or related activity (such as
timing and trade errors) pertaining to the Excluded Assets. The third-party
aggregation / reporting platforms may also provide access to financial planning
information and applications, which should not be construed as services, advice,
or recommendations provided by Edge. Accordingly, Edge will not be held
responsible for any adverse results a client may experience if the client engages
in financial planning or other functions available on the third-party reporting
platforms without Edge’s participation or oversight.
Portfolio Trading Activity / Inactivity. As part of its investment advisory services,
Edge will review client portfolios on an ongoing basis to determine if any trades are
necessary based upon numerous factors, including but not limited to investment
performance, account additions/withdrawals, the client’s financial circumstances,
and changes in the client’s investment objectives. Based upon these and other
factors, there may be extended periods of time when Edge determines that trades
within a client’s portfolio are neither necessary nor prudent. Clients nonetheless
remain subject to the fees described in Item 5 during periods of portfolio trading
inactivity.
C. Edge provides investment advisory services specifically tailored to the needs of
each client. Before providing investment advisory services, an investment adviser
representative will ascertain each client’s investment objectives. Edge will then
allocate investment assets consistent with the designated investment objectives.
The client may impose reasonable restrictions, in writing, on Edge’s services.
D. Edge does not participate in a wrap fee program.
E. As of December 31, 2025, Edge had approximately $827,150,449 in assets under
management on a discretionary basis.
Item 5
Fees and Compensation
A. Clients can engage Edge to provide discretionary investment advisory services on
a fee basis under the following terms and conditions. Edge’s annual investment
advisory fee will be based upon a percentage (%) of the market value of the assets
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placed under Edge’s management (generally between 0.25% and 1%) in
accordance with the fee schedule reflected on the Investment Advisory Agreement
between Edge and the client.
Edge’s investment advisory fee is negotiable at Edge’s discretion, depending upon
objective and subjective factors including but not limited to: the amount of assets
to be managed, portfolio composition, the scope and complexity of the
engagement, the anticipated number of meetings and servicing needs, related
accounts, future earning capacity, anticipated future additional assets, the
professionals providing the services, prior relationships with Edge or its
representatives, and negotiations with the client. Edge may also determine to
aggregate account values for related clients (such as spouses and minor children
sharing the same residence) for the purpose of reducing the overall fee. As a result
of these factors, similarly situated clients could pay different fees which
correspondingly impacts a client’s net account performance, and the services to
be provided by Edge to any particular client could be available from other
advisers at lower fees.
Edge may maintain cash and cash equivalent positions (such as money market
funds) for defensive and liquidity purposes. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, all
such cash positions are included as part of assets under management for
purposes of calculating Edge’s advisory fee. A client can advise Edge not to
maintain (or to limit the amount of) cash holdings in the client’s account.
B. Clients may elect to have Edge’s advisory fees deducted from their custodial
account. Both Edge’s Investment Advisory Agreement and the custodial/ clearing
agreement may authorize the custodian to debit the account for Edge’s investment
advisory fee and to directly remit that management fee to Edge in compliance with
regulatory procedures. In the limited event that Edge bills the client directly,
payment is due upon receipt of Edge’s invoice. Edge’s annual investment advisory
fee is prorated and paid quarterly, in arrears, based upon the market value of the
assets weighted for inflows and outflows on the last business day of the previous
quarter.
C. Unless a client’s circumstances dictate otherwise, Edge generally recommends
that Charles Schwab and Co., Inc., and its affiliates (“Schwab”) serve as the
broker- dealer/custodian for client investment management assets. Broker-dealers
charge transaction fees for executing certain securities transactions according to
their fee schedule and they or their affiliated or unaffiliated custodians impose
additional charges for custodial services and other fees associated with
maintaining the client’s account. The amount of the commissions and transaction
fees may vary depending upon the following factors: the broker-dealer/custodian
utilized; the amount of assets under management or custodied; the type of asset
(e.g., equity, ETF, mutual fund, fixed income product); and whether clients receive
their account statements electronically or by hard copy. Without limiting the
foregoing, clients may be required to pay certain charges and administrative fees
related to their investment advisory accounts, including, but not limited to
transaction charges (including mark-ups and mark-downs) resulting from trades
executed through or with a broker-dealer other than the designated broker-
dealer/custodian, transfer taxes, transfer or wiring fees, odd lot differentials,
exchange fees, interest charges, American Depository Receipt agency processing
fees, and any charges, taxes or other fees mandated by any federal, state or other
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applicable law or otherwise agreed to with regard to client accounts. For mutual
fund and ETF purchases, clients will incur charges imposed by the respective fund,
which represent the client’s pro rata share of the fund’s management fee and other
fund expenses. These fees and expenses are described in each fund’s prospectus
or other offering documents. The fees charged by the applicable broker-
dealer/custodian, and the charges imposed by mutual funds and ETFs, are
separate from and in addition to Edge’s advisory fee referenced in this Item 5.
Edge does not share in any portion of those fees or expenses.
D. Edge’s annual investment advisory fee is prorated and payable quarterly, in
arrears, based upon the market value of the assets weighted for inflows and
outflows on the last business day of the previous quarter. The Investment Advisory
Agreement between Edge and the client will continue in effect until terminated by
either party by written notice in accordance with the terms of the Investment
Advisory Agreement. Upon termination, Edge will bill or debit the client account for
the pro-rated portion of the unpaid advisory fee paid based upon the number of
days services were provided during the billing quarter.
E. Commission Transactions. Clients can engage Edge’s supervised person, Brett
Rosen, in his individual capacity as a licensed insurance agent, to purchase
insurance products on a commission basis. The commissions may be higher or
lower than those charged by other insurance agents.
1 Conflict of Interest: The recommendation that a client purchase an insurance
commission product from Mr. Rosen presents a conflict of interest, because the
receipt of commissions may provide an incentive to recommend insurance
products based on commissions to be received, rather than on a particular
client’s need. No client is under any obligation to purchase any insurance
commission products from Mr. Rosen.
2 Clients may purchase insurance products recommended by Mr. Rosen or Edge
through other, non-affiliated agents.
3 Edge does not receive any revenue from advisory clients resulting from
commissions or other compensation from the sale of investment products that
Mr. Rosen or Edge may recommend to them.
4 When providing services on an advisory fee basis, Edge’s representatives do
not receive commission compensation. Therefore, when Mr. Rosen sells an
insurance product on a commission basis, Edge does not charge an advisory
fee in addition to the commissions that a client pays for that insurance product.
However, a client may engage Edge to provide investment advisory services on
an advisory fee basis, and separate from such advisory services purchase an
insurance product from Mr. Rosen on a separate commission basis.
Item 6
Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
Neither Edge nor any supervised person of Edge accepts performance-based fees.
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Item 7
Types of Clients
Edge’s clients generally include individuals, high net worth individuals, charitable
organizations, insurance companies, trusts and estates. Edge does not require a
minimum asset level or minimum annual fee for investment advisory services.
Item 8
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
A. Edge primarily uses a “fundamental” method of security analysis, which is analysis
performed on historical and present data, with the goal of making financial
forecasts. Edge may utilize the following investment strategies when implementing
investment advice given to clients:
• Long Term Purchases (securities held at least a year); and
• Short Term Purchases (securities sold within a year)
Investment Risk in General. Investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients
should be prepared to bear, including the complete loss of principal investment.
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Different types of investments
involve varying degrees of risk, and it should not be assumed that future
performance of any specific investment or investment strategy (including the
investments and/or investment strategies recommended or undertaken by Edge)
will be profitable or equal to any specific performance levels. Investment strategies
such as asset allocation, diversification, or rebalancing do not assure or guarantee
better performance and cannot eliminate the risk of investment losses. There is
no guarantee that a portfolio employing these or any other strategy will outperform
a portfolio that does not engage in these strategies.
B. Edge’s methods of analysis and investment strategies do not present any
significant or unusual risks. However, every method of analysis has its own
inherent risks. To perform an accurate market analysis, Edge must have access
to current/new market information. Edge has no control over the dissemination
rate of market information; therefore, unbeknownst to Edge, certain analyses may
be compiled with outdated market information, severely limiting the value of Edge’s
analysis. Furthermore, an accurate market analysis can only produce a forecast of
the direction of market values. There can be no assurances that a forecasted
change in market value will materialize into actionable and/or profitable investment
opportunities.
Edge’s primary investment strategies - Long Term Purchases and Short-Term
Purchases - are fundamental investment strategies. However, every investment
strategy has its own inherent risks and limitations. For example, longer term
investment strategies require a longer investment period to allow for the strategy
to potentially develop. Shorter term investment strategies require a shorter
investment period to potentially develop but, because of more frequent trading,
may incur higher transactional costs when compared to a longer-term investment
strategy.
Options / Covered Calls. In limited circumstances and typically upon specific client
request, Edge may also implement or recommend options transactions, which
involves a high level of inherent risk. Option transactions establish a contract
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between two parties concerning the buying or selling of an asset at a
predetermined price during a specific period. During the term of the option contract,
the buyer of the option gains the right to demand fulfillment by the seller.
Fulfillment may take the form of either selling or purchasing a security depending
upon the nature of the option contract. Although the intent of the options-related
transactions that may be implemented by Edge is to hedge against principal risk,
certain options-related strategies (i.e., straddles, short positions, etc.), may, in and
of themselves, produce principal volatility and/or risk. Therefore, a client must be
willing to accept these enhanced volatility and principal risks associated with such
strategies.
The most common options strategy that Edge would employ for clients is to sell
“covered calls” on individual stock positions when clients holding concentrated
positions seek to reduce their position, to enhance the income they receive from
the stock, or both. The primary risk to sellers of covered call options is that it may
limit the gains on the value of the stock before the option expires. Another risk is if
the stock price declines below the breakeven point, which is the purchase price of
the stock minus the option premium received. Although stock prices can only fall
to zero, this is still 100% of the amount invested. Before implementing any
investment strategy that involves options, clients must be approved for options by
the custodian. Considering these enhanced risks, a client may direct Edge, in
writing, not to employ any options strategies for
their accounts. For detailed
information on the use of options and option strategies, please refer to the Option
Clearing Corp’s Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options currently
available here: https://www.theocc.com/company-information/documents-and-
archives/options-disclosure-document.
Margin / Securities Based Loans. Edge generally does not recommend the use of
margin for investment purposes as part of its typical advisory process. If a client
determines to take a margin loan that collateralizes a portion of the assets that
Edge is managing, Edge’s investment advisory fee will be computed based upon
the full value of the assets, without deducting the amount of the margin loan.
Without limiting the above, upon specific client request and generally in a financial
planning context, Edge may help clients evaluate and establish a margin or
securities based loan (collectively, “SBL”) with the client’s broker-dealer/custodian
or their affiliated banks (each, an “SBL Lender”) to access cash flow (and not for
investment purposes). As compared to real estate-backed loans, SBLs can provide
access to funds in a shorter time, provide greater repayment flexibility, and may
also result in the borrower receiving certain tax benefits. Clients interested in
learning more about the potential tax benefits of SBLs should consult with an
accountant or tax advisor. The terms and conditions of each SBL are contained in
a separate agreement between the client and the SBL Lender selected by the
client, which terms and conditions may vary from client to client. SBLs are not
suitable for all clients and are subject to certain risks, including but not limited to:
increased market risk, increased risk of loss, especially in the event of a significant
downturn; liquidity risk; the potential obligation to post collateral or repay the SBL
if the SBL Lender determines that the value of collateralized securities is no longer
sufficient to support the value of the SBL; the risk that the SBL Lender may liquidate
the client’s securities to satisfy its demand for additional collateral or repayment /
the risk that the SBL Lender may terminate the SBL at any time. Before agreeing
to participate in SBL programs, clients should carefully review the applicable SBL
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agreement and all risk disclosures provided by the SBL Lender including the initial
margin and maintenance requirements for the specific program in which the client
enrolls, and the procedures for issuing “margin calls” and liquidating securities and
other assets in the client’s accounts.
If Edge recommends that a client apply for SBLs instead of selling securities that
Edge manages for a fee to meet liquidity needs, the recommendation presents an
ongoing conflict of interest because selling those securities (instead of leveraging
those securities to access SBLs) would reduce the amount of assets to which
Edge’s investment advisory fee is applied, and thereby reduce the amount of
investment advisory fees collected by Edge. Likewise, the same ongoing conflict
of interest is present if a client determines to apply for SBLs on their own initiative.
These ongoing conflicts of interest would persist as long as Edge has an economic
disincentive to recommend that the client terminate the use of SBLs. If the client
were to invest any portion of the SBL proceeds in an account that Edge manages,
Edge could receive an advisory fee on the invested amount depending upon when
the fee is calculated, which could compound this conflict of interest. If a client
accesses an SBL through its relationship with Edge and the client’s relationship
with Edge is terminated, clients may incur higher (retail) interest rates on the
outstanding loan balance. Clients are not under any obligation to employ the use
of SBLs, and are solely responsible for determining when to use, reduce, and
terminate the use of SBLs. Although Edge seeks to disclose all conflicts of interest
related to its recommended use of SBLs and related business practices, there may
be other conflicts of interest that are not identified above. Clients are therefore
reminded to carefully review the applicable SBL agreement, and all risk disclosures
provided by the SBL Lender as applicable.
Cybersecurity Risk. The information technology systems and networks that
Edge and its third-party service providers use to provide services to Edge’s clients
employ various controls, which are designed to prevent cybersecurity incidents
stemming from intentional or unintentional actions that could cause significant
interruptions in Edge’s operations and result in the unauthorized acquisition or use
of clients’ confidential or non-public personal information. Clients and Edge are
nonetheless subject to the risk of cybersecurity incidents that could ultimately
cause them to incur losses, including for example: financial losses, cost, and
reputational damage to respond to regulatory obligations, other costs associated
with corrective measures, and loss from damage or interruption to systems.
Although Edge has established its systems to reduce the risk of cybersecurity
incidents from coming to fruition, there is no guarantee that these efforts will
always be successful, especially considering that Edge does not directly control
the cybersecurity measures and policies employed by third-party service providers.
Clients could incur similar adverse consequences resulting from cybersecurity
incidents that more directly affect issuers of securities in which those clients invest,
broker-dealers, qualified custodians, governmental and other
regulatory
authorities, exchange and other financial market operators, or other financial
institutions.
C. Currently, Edge primarily allocates client investment assets among various
individual equities and fixed income securities, mutual funds, ETFs, exchange
traded notes (“ETNs”), publicly traded real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), and
non-agency mortgage-backed securities, cash, and cash equivalents on a
discretionary basis in accordance with the client’s designated investment
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objectives. In certain limited circumstances, Edge may implement or recommend
the use of options strategies (as indicated above) and Master Limited Partnerships.
While each type of security has its own unique set of risks, the following provides
a non-exhaustive description of the risks commonly associated with investing in
the types of securities in which Edge invests client assets:
Market Risk. The price of a security may drop in reaction to tangible and intangible
events and conditions. This type of risk may be caused by external factors (such
as economic or political factors) but may also be incurred because of a security’s
specific underlying investments. Additionally, each security’s price can fluctuate
based on market movement, which may or may not be due to the security’s
operations or changes in its true value. For example, political, economic, and
social conditions may trigger market events which are temporarily negative, or
temporarily positive.
Geopolitical Risk. Increased interconnectivity between global economies and
financial markets increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one region
or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or
financial market. The securities that Edge recommend or manage may
underperform due to inflation (or expectations for inflation), interest rates, global
demand for particular products or resources, climate change or climate related
events, natural disasters, pandemics, epidemics, terrorism, international conflicts,
regulatory events and governmental or quasi-governmental actions. The
occurrence of global events similar to those in recent years may result in market
volatility and may have long term effects on both the U.S. and global financial
markets.
Unsystematic Risk. Unsystematic risk is the company-specific or industry-specific
risk in a portfolio that the investor bears. Unsystematic risk is typically addressed
through diversification. However, as indicated above, diversification does not
guarantee better performance and cannot eliminate the risk of investment losses.
Value Investment Risk. Value stocks may perform differently from the market as a
whole and following a value-oriented investment strategy may cause a portfolio to
underperform growth stocks.
Growth Investment Risk. Prices of growth stocks tend to be higher in relation to
their companies’ earnings and may be more sensitive to market, political and
economic developments than other stocks, making their prices more volatile.
Small Company Risk. Securities of small companies are often less liquid than
those of large companies and this could make it difficult to sell a small company
security at a desired time or price. As a result, small company stocks may fluctuate
more in price. In general, small capitalization companies are more vulnerable than
larger companies to adverse business or economic developments and they may
have more limited resources.
Foreign Securities and Currencies Risk. Foreign securities prices may decline or
fluctuate because of: (i) economic or political actions of foreign governments,
and/or (ii) less regulated or liquid securities markets. Investors holding these
securities are also exposed to foreign currency risk (the possibility that foreign
currency will fluctuate in value against the U.S. dollar
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Fixed Income Risk. Investments in fixed income instruments (such governmental
bonds or Treasury Bills and Notes) involve several risks that can affect their value.
The prices of these investments can change from day to day. Common risks
include changes in interest rates, the financial condition of the issuer, and how
quickly principal is repaid. When interest rates rise, the value of existing fixed
income investments typically falls. If an issuer’s financial condition worsens or its
credit rating is downgraded, the value of its fixed income securities may also
decline. Some fixed income investments may also be affected by early
repayments, which can limit returns when interest rates are low.
Concentration Risk. Maintaining concentrated positions in the same companies,
industries, or issuers invested in the same industries increases the risk of loss
relative to the market as a whole.
Inflation Risk. When any type of inflation is present, a dollar at present value will
not carry the same purchasing power as a dollar in the future, because that
purchasing power erodes at the rate of inflation.
Reinvestment Risk. Future proceeds from investments may have to be reinvested
at a potentially lower rate of return (i.e., interest rate), which primarily relates to
fixed income securities.
Credit Risk. The issuer of a security may be unable to make interest payments
and/or repay principal when due. A downgrade to an issuer’s credit rating or a
perceived change in an issuer’s financial strength may affect a security’s value and
impact performance. Credit risk is considered greater for fixed income securities
with ratings below investment grade. Fixed income securities that are below
investment grade involve higher credit risk and are considered speculative.
Call Risk. During periods of falling interest rates, a bond issuer will call or repay a
higher-yielding bond before its maturity date, forcing the investment to reinvest in
bonds with lower interest rates than the original obligations.
Regulatory Risk. Changes in laws and regulations from any government can
change the market value of companies subject to such regulations. Certain
industries are more susceptible to government regulation. For example, changes
in zoning, tax structure or laws may impact the return on these investments.
Cash and Cash Equivalent Risk. Investments in cash or cash equivalent positions
(such as but not limited to money market funds) may cause a client to miss
advances in the markets, and Edge’s investment advisory fee may exceed the yield
/ interest income from a cash equivalent position such as a money market fund.
Clients can advise Edge not to maintain (or to limit the amount of) cash or cash
equivalent positions in their account.
to manage
the
funds. While mutual
Mutual Fund Risk. Mutual funds are operated by investment companies that raise
money from shareholders and invest it in stocks, bonds, and/or other types of
securities. Each fund will have a manager that trades the fund’s investments in
accordance with the fund’s investment objective. Mutual funds charge a separate
management fee for their services, so the returns on mutual funds are reduced by
the costs
funds generally provide
diversification, risks can be significantly increased if the fund is concentrated in a
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particular sector of the market. Mutual funds come in many varieties. Some invest
aggressively for capital appreciation, while others are conservative and are
designed to generate income for shareholders. In addition, the client’s overall
portfolio may be affected by losses of an underlying fund and the level of risk
arising from the investment practices of an underlying fund (such as the use of
derivatives).
Exchange Traded Fund Risk. ETFs are marketable securities that are designed to
track, before fees and expenses, the performance or returns of a relevant index,
commodity, bonds, or basket of assets, like an index fund. Unlike mutual funds,
ETFs trade like common stock on a stock exchange. ETFs experience price
changes throughout the day as they are bought and sold. In addition to the general
risks of investing, there are specific risks to consider with respect to an investment
in ETFs, including, but not limited to: (i) an ETF’s shares may trade at a market
price that is above or below its net asset value; (ii) the ETF may employ an
investment strategy that utilizes high leverage ratios; or (iii) trading of an ETF’s
shares may be halted if the listing exchange’s officials deem such action
appropriate, the shares are de-listed from the exchange, or the activation of
market-wide “circuit breakers” (which are tied to large decreases in stock prices)
halts stock trading generally.
Commodity and Currency Risk. Edge recommends and manages certain ETFs for
client accounts that hold positions in commodities, specifically commodity or
currency futures contracts. These investments can be highly volatile compared to
investments in traditional securities, and funds holding instruments linked to
commodity or currency futures contracts may experience large losses. The value
of instruments linked to commodity or currency futures contracts may be affected
by market movements, commodity or currency benchmarks (as the case may be),
volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry,
commodity or currency. For example, commodity futures contracts may be affected
by factors like drought, floods, fires, weather, livestock disease, pipeline ruptures
or spills, embargoes, tariffs and international, economic, political or regulatory
developments. In particular, trading in natural gas futures contracts (or other
financial instruments linked to natural gas) has historically been highly volatile and
can reasonably be expected to be highly volatile in the future. High volatility may
have an adverse impact on the ETFs’ performance.
Derivatives Risk. Edge recommends and manages certain ETFs for client
accounts that invest in derivatives. Derivatives include instruments and contracts
that are based on, and are valued in relation to, one or more underlying securities,
financial benchmarks or indexes, such as futures swap agreements and forward
contracts. Derivatives typically have economic leverage inherent in their terms.
Futures contracts and forward contracts can be highly volatile, illiquid and difficult
to value, and changes in the value of such instruments held directly or indirectly by
an ETF may not correlate with the underlying instrument or reference assets, or an
ETF’s other investments. Although the value of futures contracts and forward
contracts depends largely upon price movements in the underlying instrument or
reference asset, there are additional risks associated with futures contracts and
forward contracts that are possibly greater than the risks associated with investing
directly in the underlying instruments or reference assets, including illiquidity risk,
leveraging risk and counterparty credit risk. A small position in futures contracts or
forward contracts could have a potentially large impact on an ETFs performance.
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Trading restrictions or limitations may be imposed by an exchange, and
government regulations may restrict trading in futures contracts and forward
contracts.
Limited Operating History Risk. Edge recommends and manages certain ETFs for
client accounts that have limited history of operations for investors to evaluate.
Investors in those ETFs bear the risk that the funds may not successfully
implement or may be unable to implement certain of its investment strategies, or
may fail to attract sufficient assets, which could result in a fund being liquidated
and terminated at any time. This type of liquidation would transpire without
shareholder approval and at a time that may not be favorable for all shareholders.
It could also have negative tax consequences and would cause shareholders to
incur liquidation expenses.
Digital Asset-based Securities. Edge does not recommend or invest client assets
directly in virtual currencies, blockchain assets, crypto-currencies, and digital coins
and tokens (collectively, “Digital Assets”) for the reasons described below.
However in limited circumstances upon specific client request, Edge may indirectly
invest client assets in Digital Assets through corresponding exchange-traded
securities. Digital Assets themselves present unique and substantial investment
risk, including but not limited to volatility, regulatory uncertainty, technological
challenges, and cybersecurity risk. Digital Assets are not backed by a central bank
or a national, supra-national or quasi-national organization, any hard assets,
human capital, or other form of credit. Rather, Digital Assets exist on an online,
peer-to-peer, distributed network that acts as a public and immutable record of all
transactions in the underlying digital currency. Digital Asset value is determined by
supply and demand factors, the number of merchants that accept it, and/or the
value that various market participants place on it through their mutual agreement,
barter, or transactions. Digital Assets have experienced historical price volatility
and may continue to rapidly fluctuate in market price. This volatility not only
presents a direct risk to the Digital Asset investor, but it makes it less likely for
Digital Assets to be accepted as a form of payment in the marketplace. Market
perception, development of competing digital assets, changes in government
regulation, adverse incidents relating to one or more Digital Assets, inflation rates,
interest rate movements, and general economic and political conditions can all
influence price volatility. Further, the lack of centralized pricing source for Digital
Assets may pose valuation challenges. Digital Asset networks also face
technological challenges that can lead to high fees or slow transaction settlement
times. If the Digital Asset award for mining or validating blocks and transaction fees
for recording transactions on a digital network are not sufficiently high to incentivize
miners or validators, they may cease expanding processing power or demand high
transaction fees, which could negatively impact the value of Digital Assets. The
cryptography underlying certain Digital Assets could be flawed or ineffective, or
developments in mathematics and technology, including advances in digital
computing, algebraic geometry, and quantum computing, could result in such
cryptography becoming ineffective. In any of these circumstances, a malicious
actor may be able to abscond with an investor’s Digital Assets. Further, entities
that custody or facilitate the transfers or trading of digital assets have been and
may continue to be subjected to cybersecurity attacks, which can lead to significant
theft of Digital Assets.
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Master Limited Partnerships. In certain limited circumstances Edge may also
implement or recommend the use of Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”), which
are subject to many risks including those that differ from the risks involved in an
investment in the common stock of a corporation. Holders of MLP units have
limited control and voting rights on matters affecting the partnership. Holders of
units issued by an MLP are exposed to a possibility of liability for all of the
obligations of that MLP in the event that a court determines that the rights of the
holders of MLP units to vote to remove or replace the general partner of that MLP,
to approve amendments to that MLP’s partnership agreement, or to take other
action under the partnership agreement of that MLP would constitute “control” of
the business of that MLP, or a court or governmental agency determines that the
MLP is conducting business in a state without complying with the partnership
statute of that state. Holders of MLP units are also exposed to the risk that they
will be required to repay amounts to the MLP that are wrongfully distributed to
them. In addition, the value of an investment in an MLP will depend largely on the
MLP’s treatment as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Finally,
MLP interests may not be as liquid as other more commonly traded equity
securities.
REITs and Mortgage-Backed Securities. Real estate investment trusts (“REITs”)
and mortgage-backed securities are subject to risks generally associated with
investing in real estate, such as: (i) declines in the value of real estate, (ii) adverse
general and local economic conditions, (iii) lack of availability of mortgage funds,
(iv) changes in interest rates, and (v) environmental problems. Mortgage-backed
securities are subject to prepayment risk, which can limit gains due to declining
interest rates, and increase losses due to rising rates. REITs are subject to certain
other risks related specifically to their structure and focus such as: dependency
upon management skills; limited diversification; the risks of locating and managing
financing for projects; heavy cash flow dependency; possible default by borrowers;
the costs and potential losses of self-liquidation of one or more holdings; the
possibility of failing to maintain exemptions from securities registration; and, in
many cases, relatively small market capitalization, which may result in less market
liquidity and greater price volatility.
Item 9
Disciplinary Information
Edge and its Management Persons have not been the subject of any disciplinary
actions.
Item 10
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
A. Neither Edge nor its representatives are registered or have an application pending
to register, as a broker-dealer or a registered representative of a broker-dealer.
B. Neither Edge, nor its representatives, are registered or have an application pending
to register, as a futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, a
commodity trading advisor, or a representative of the foregoing.
C. Licensed Insurance Agent. Edge’s representative, Brett Rosen, is a licensed
insurance agent in his separate and individual capacity. Mr. Rosen may
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recommend the purchase of certain insurance-related products on a commission
basis. The recommendation by Edge or Mr. Rosen that a client purchase an
insurance commission product from Mr. Rosen presents a conflict of interest, as
the receipt of commissions may provide an incentive to recommend investment
products based on commissions to be received, rather than on a particular client’s
need. No client is under any obligation to purchase any commission products from
Mr. Rosen. Clients are reminded that they may purchase insurance products
recommended by Edge through other, non-affiliated insurance agents.
D. Edge does not receive, directly or indirectly, compensation from investment
advisors that it recommends or selects for its clients.
Item 11
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client
Transactions and Personal Trading
A. Edge maintains an investment policy related to personal securities transactions.
This investment policy is part of Edge’s overall Code of Ethics, which serves to
establish a standard of business conduct for all of Edge’s representatives that is
based upon fundamental principles of openness, integrity, honesty and trust, a
copy of which is available upon request.
In accordance with Section 204A of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Edge
also maintains and enforces written policies reasonably designed to prevent the
misuse of material non-public information by Edge or any person associated with
Edge.
B. Neither Edge nor any related person of Edge recommends, buys, or sells for client
accounts, securities in which Edge or any related person of Edge has a material
financial interest.
C. Edge and its representatives may buy or sell securities that are also recommended
to clients. This practice may create a situation where Edge and its representatives
could be in a position to materially benefit from the sale or purchase of those
securities. Therefore, this situation presents a conflict of interest. Practices such
as “scalping” (i.e., when the owner of shares of a security recommends that
security for investment and then immediately sells it at a profit upon the rise in the
market price which follows the recommendation) could take place if Edge did not
have adequate policies in place to detect such activities. In addition, this
requirement can help detect insider trading, “front-running” (i.e., personal trades
executed before those of Edge’s clients) and other potentially abusive practices.
Edge has a personal securities transaction policy in place to monitor the personal
securities transactions and securities holdings of each of Edge’s “Access
Persons.” Edge’s securities transaction policy requires that Access Persons of
Edge provide the Chief Compliance Officer or a designee with a written report of
applicable current securities holdings within ten (10) days after becoming an
Access Person, and at least once each twelve (12) month period thereafter on a
date Edge selects. The policy also requires similar quarterly reporting of applicable
securities transactions.
D. Edge and its representatives may buy or sell securities, at or around the same time
as those securities are recommended to, purchased, or sold for clients. This
practice creates a situation where Edge and its representatives could be in a
position to materially benefit from the sale or purchase of those securities.
Therefore, this situation presents a conflict of interest. As indicated above in Item
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11 C., Edge has a personal securities transaction policy in place to monitor the
personal securities transaction and securities holdings of each of Edge’ Access
Persons.
Item 12
Brokerage Practices
A. If a client requests that Edge recommend a broker-dealer/custodian for execution or
custodial services, Edge generally recommends that investment management
accounts be maintained at Schwab. Before engaging Edge to provide investment
management services, the client will be required to enter into a formal Investment
Advisory Agreement with Edge setting forth the terms and conditions under which
Edge will manage the client's assets, and a separate custodial/clearing agreement
with each designated broker-dealer/custodian. Depending on which broker-
dealer/custodian clients select to maintain their account, they may experience
differences in customer service, transaction timing, the availability and yield / interest
income of sweep account vehicles and money market funds, and other aspects of
investing that could cause differences in account performance.
When seeking “best execution,” from a broker-dealer, the determinative factor is not
always the lowest possible cost, but whether the transaction represents the best
qualitative execution when considering the full range of a broker-dealer’s services
including the value of research provided, execution capability, commission rates, and
responsiveness. Although Edge cannot guarantee that clients will always experience
the best possible execution available, Edge seeks to recommend a broker-
dealer/custodian that will hold client assets and execute transactions on terms that
are, overall, most advantageous when compared with other available providers and
their services.
factors when recommending a broker-
Edge considers a wide range of
dealer/custodian, 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 client
accounts);
• 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, ETFs,
etc.);
• Quality of services (including research);
• Competitiveness of the price of those services (commission rates, margin interest
rates, other fees, etc.) and willingness to negotiate the prices;
• Reputation, financial strength, and stability; and
• Prior service to Edge and its other clients.
Schwab is compensated for its services according to its fee schedule, generally by
charging clients commissions or other fees on trades that it executes or that settle
into their Schwab account. Although Edge will seek competitive rates, it may not
necessarily obtain the lowest possible commission rates for all client account
transactions. The fees charged by the designated broker-dealer/custodian are
exclusive of, and in addition to, Edge’s investment advisory fees. In an attempt to
minimize client trading costs, Edge directs Schwab to execute most if not all trades
for client accounts. When doing so, Edge has determined that having Schwab
execute most trades is consistent with the duty to seek “best execution” of client
trades.
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1. Research and Other Benefits. While Edge does not receive traditional “soft dollar
benefits,” Edge and by extension, its clients receive access to certain institutional
brokerage services (trading, custody, reporting, and related services), many of
which are not typically available to retail customers. Schwab also makes various
support services available to Edge. Some of those services help Edge manage
or administer its clients’ accounts; while others help it manage and grow its
business. Schwab’s support services generally are available on an unsolicited
basis (Edge does not have to request them) and at no charge to Edge.
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 Edge might not otherwise have access or that would require a significantly
higher minimum initial investment by its clients. These services benefit Edge’s
clients and their accounts. Schwab also makes other products and services
available to Edge that benefits Edge but may only indirectly benefit its clients or
their accounts, such as investment research developed by Schwab or third
parties that Edge may use to service clients’ accounts. In addition to investment
research, Schwab also makes available software and other technology that:
• 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 other clients’ accounts; and
• Assist with back-office functions, recordkeeping, and client reporting.
Schwab may offer other services intended to help Edge manage and further
develop its business. These services include:
• Educational conferences and events;
• Consulting on technology, compliance, legal and business needs;
• Publications and conferences on practice management and business
succession; and
• Access to employee benefits providers, human capital consultants, and
insurance providers.
Schwab may provide some of these services itself. In other cases, it will arrange
for third-party vendors to provide the services to Edge. Schwab may discount or
waive its fees for some of these services or pay all or a part of a third party’s fees.
Schwab can also provide occasional business meals and entertainment for
Edge’s personnel.
Edge’s Interest in Schwab’s Services and Benefits and Related Conflict of
Interest. The availability of the services and products described above that Edge
receives from Schwab (the “Services and Products”) provides Edge with an
advantage, because Edge does not have to produce or purchase them. However,
Edge does not have to pay Schwab or any other entity for Services and Products
that Schwab provides. Edge’s clients do not pay more for investment transactions
executed or assets maintained at Schwab as a result of this arrangement. The
receipt of Services and Products is not contingent upon Edge committing any
specific amount of business to Schwab in trading commissions or assets in
custody. There is no corresponding commitment made by Edge to Schwab or
any other entity to invest any specific amount or percentage of client assets in
any specific securities or investment products as a result of the above. However,
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this arrangement nonetheless incentivizes Edge to recommend that clients
maintain their account with Schwab, based on its interest in receiving Schwab’s
services that benefit its business rather than based on clients’ interest in receiving
the best value in custody services and the most favorable execution of their
transactions. This presents a conflict of interest. When making such a
recommendation, however, Edge does so when it reasonably believes that
recommending Schwab to serve as broker-dealer/custodian is in the best
interests of its clients. It is primarily supported by the scope, quality, and price of
Schwab’s services and not Schwab’s services that benefit only Edge.
2. Brokerage for Client Referrals. Edge does not receive referrals from broker-
dealers.
the client's accounts
through a specific broker-dealer,
3. Directed Brokerage. Edge does not generally accept directed brokerage
arrangements (when a client requires that account transactions be executed
through a specific broker-dealer). In such client directed arrangements, the client
will negotiate terms and arrangements for their account with that broker-dealer,
and Edge will not seek better execution services or prices from other broker-
dealers or be able to "batch" the client's transactions for execution through other
broker-dealers with orders for other accounts managed by Edge. As a result, the
client may pay higher commissions or other transaction costs or greater spreads,
or receive less favorable net prices, on transactions for the account than would
otherwise be the case. If the client directs Edge to execute securities transactions
for
the client
correspondingly acknowledges that such direction may cause the accounts to
incur higher commissions or transaction costs than the accounts would otherwise
incur had the client determined to execute account transactions through
alternative clearing arrangements that may be available through Edge. Higher
transaction costs adversely impact account performance. Transactions for
directed accounts will generally be executed following the execution of portfolio
transactions for non-directed accounts.
B. Edge will generally execute account transactions for each client independently
unless Edge decides to purchase or sell the same securities for several clients at
approximately the same time. Edge may (but is not obligated to) combine or “batch”
such orders to seek best execution, to negotiate more favorable commission rates,
or to equitably allocate differences in prices and commissions or other transaction
costs among Edge’s clients, which might have been obtained if the orders were
placed independently. Under this procedure, transactions will be averaged as to price
and will be allocated among clients in proportion to the purchase and sale orders
placed for each client account on any given day. Edge will not receive any additional
compensation or remuneration as a result of such aggregation.
Item 13
Review of Accounts
A. Edge’s Principals and representatives perform account reviews on an ongoing
basis. Clients should advise Edge of any changes in their investment objectives
and/or financial situation, and Edge generally encourages clients to review
investment objectives and account performance with Edge on an annual basis.
B. Edge may conduct account reviews on an-other-than-periodic basis upon the
occurrence of a triggering event, such as a change in client investment objectives
and/or financial situation, market corrections and client request.
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C. Clients are provided, at least quarterly, with transaction confirmation notices and
regular summary account statements directly from the broker-dealer/custodian
and/or program sponsor for the client accounts. Edge may also provide a written
periodic report summarizing account activity and performance.
Item 14
Client Referrals and Other Compensation
A. Edge receives economic benefits from Schwab including support services and
products without cost or at a discount. Edge’s clients do not pay more for
investment transactions effected and/or assets maintained at Schwab because of
this arrangement. There is no corresponding commitment made by Edge to
Schwab or any other any entity to invest any specific amount or percentage of
client assets in any specific mutual funds, securities, or other investment products
because of the above arrangement.
B. Neither Edge nor any related person of Edge directly or indirectly compensates
anyone except advisory affiliates for client referrals.
Item 15
Custody
Edge will have the ability to have its advisory fee for each client debited by the
custodian on a quarterly basis. The account custodian does not verify the accuracy
of Edge’s advisory fee calculation.
Clients are provided, at least quarterly, with transaction confirmation notices and
regular summary account statements directly from the broker-dealer/custodian
and/or program sponsor for the client accounts. Edge may also provide a written
periodic report summarizing account activity and performance. If Edge provides
clients with periodic account statements or reports, it suggests that clients compare
that statement or report with the account statements received from the account
custodian. Edge’s statements may vary from custodial statements based on
accounting procedures, reporting dates, or valuation methodologies of certain
securities.
Item 16
Investment Discretion
The client can determine to engage Edge to provide investment advisory services
on a discretionary basis. Before Edge assumes discretionary authority over a
client’s account, the client will be required to execute Investment Advisory
Agreement, naming Edge as the client’s agent, granting Edge full authority to buy,
sell, or otherwise effect investment transactions involving the assets in the client’s
name held in the discretionary account.
in writing, on Edge’s discretionary authority (e.g.,
limit
Clients who engage Edge on a discretionary basis may, at any time, impose
restrictions,
the
types/amounts of securities purchased for their account, exclude the ability to
purchase securities with an inverse relationship to the market, limit or proscribe
Edge’s use of margin or cash balances, etc.).
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Item 17
Voting Client Securities
they may, but are not
limited
to,
including corporate governance, adoption, or amendments
A. Unless the client directs otherwise in writing, Edge is responsible for voting client
proxies. However, the client will maintain exclusive responsibility for all legal
proceedings or other type events pertaining to the account assets, including, but
not limited to, class action lawsuits. Edge will vote proxies in accordance with its
Proxy Voting Policy, a copy of which is available upon request. Edge will monitor
corporate actions of individual issuers and investment companies consistent with
Edge’s fiduciary duty to vote proxies in the best interests of its clients. Although the
factors which Edge will consider when determining how it will vote differ on a case-
by-case basis,
include a review of
recommendations from issuer management, shareholder proposals, cost effects of
such proposals, and the effect on employees and executive and director
compensation. With respect to individual issuers, Edge may be solicited to vote on
matters
to
compensation plans (including stock options), and matters involving social issues
and corporate responsibility. With respect to investment companies (e.g., mutual
funds), Edge may be solicited to vote on matters including the approval of advisory
contracts, distribution plans, and mergers. Edge will maintain records pertaining to
proxy voting as required pursuant to Rule 204-2 (c)(2) under the Advisers Act.
Copies of Rules 206(4)-6 and 204-2(c)(2) are available upon written request. In
addition, information pertaining to how Edge voted on any specific proxy issue is
also available upon written request. Requests should be made by contacting
Edge’s Chief Compliance Officer, Ashley Ramdass.
B. Edge maintains the authority to vote client proxies as described immediately above.
Item 18
Financial Information
A. Edge does not solicit fees of more than $1,200, per client, six months or more in
advance.
B. Edge is unaware of any financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair its
ability to meet its contractual commitments relating to its discretionary authority
over certain client accounts.
C. Edge has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition.
Edge’s Chief Compliance Officer, Ashley Ramdass, is available to address any questions about
this Brochure and any conflicts of interest presented.
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