Overview

Assets Under Management: $401 million
Headquarters: HOUSTON, TX
High-Net-Worth Clients: 129
Average Client Assets: $3 million

Services Offered

Services: Financial Planning, Portfolio Management for Individuals, Portfolio Management for Institutional Clients, Pension Consulting, Investment Advisor Selection

Fee Structure

Primary Fee Schedule (FORM ADV PART 2A APPENDIX 1 - WRAP FEE PROGRAM BROCHURE)

MinMaxMarginal Fee Rate
$0 and above 1.75%
Illustrative Fee Rates
Total AssetsAnnual FeesAverage Fee Rate
$1 million $17,500 1.75%
$5 million $87,500 1.75%
$10 million $175,000 1.75%
$50 million $875,000 1.75%
$100 million $1,750,000 1.75%

Clients

Number of High-Net-Worth Clients: 129
Percentage of Firm Assets Belonging to High-Net-Worth Clients: 78.63
Average High-Net-Worth Client Assets: $3 million
Total Client Accounts: 824
Discretionary Accounts: 819
Non-Discretionary Accounts: 5

Regulatory Filings

CRD Number: 179523
Last Filing Date: 2024-04-25 00:00:00
Website: https://graniteharbor.com

Form ADV Documents

Additional Brochure: FORM ADV PART 2A - FIRM BROCHURE (2025-07-08)

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Item 1: Cover Page Part 2A of Form ADV: Firm Brochure July 2025 10603 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 450 Houston, Texas 77064 www.graniteharbor.com Firm Contact: Tasha Slawson Chief Compliance Officer This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us by telephone at (832) 461-0789 or email at info@graniteharbor.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 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. also is available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov by searching CRD# 179523. Please note that the use of the term “registered investment adviser” and description of Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. and/or our associates as “registered” does not imply a certain level of skill or training. You are encouraged to review this Brochure and Brochure Supplements for our firm’s associates who advise you for more information on the qualifications of our firm and our employees. Item 2: Material Changes Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. (GHA) is required to advise you of any material changes to the Firm Brochure (“Brochure”) from our last annual update. Since our last Annual Amendment filing, our firm has the following material changes to disclose: • Tasha Slawson has replaced Nicholas Brown as our Chief Compliance Officer. • We have increased the maximum fees for Financial Planning & Consulting services to allow us to offer more in-depth engagements of complex services for clients who wish for them. Please see Item 5 below for further information. ADV Part 2A – Firm Brochure Page 2 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. Item 3: Table of Contents Item 1: Cover Page .................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Item 2: Material Changes ....................................................................................................................................................... 2 Item 3: Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Item 4: Advisory Business ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 Item 5: Fees & Compensation .............................................................................................................................................. 6 Item 6: Performance-Based Fees & Side-By-Side Management ............................................................................. 8 Item 7: Types of Clients & Account Requirements ...................................................................................................... 8 Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies & Risk of Loss ..................................................................... 8 Item 9: Disciplinary Information ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities & Affiliations ................................................................................... 10 Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation, or Interest in ............................................................................................... 11 Item 12: Brokerage Practices ............................................................................................................................................ 12 Item 13: Review of Accounts or Financial Plans ....................................................................................................... 18 Item 14: Client Referrals & Other Compensation ...................................................................................................... 18 Item 15: Custody .................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Item 16: Investment Discretion ....................................................................................................................................... 21 Item 17: Voting Client Securities ..................................................................................................................................... 21 Item 18: Financial Information ......................................................................................................................................... 21 ADV Part 2A – Firm Brochure Page 3 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. Item 4: Advisory Business We are dedicated to providing individuals and other types of clients with a wide array of investment advisory services. Our firm is a corporation formed in the State of Texas. Our firm has been in business as an independent investment adviser since May 2015 and is owned by Brian W. Sak, Timothy B. Smith, and Nicholas M. Brown. Description of the Types of Advisory Services We Offer Wrap Portfolio Management: Please see our Form ADV Part 2A: Appendix 1 (Wrap Brochure) for comprehensive information regarding our Wrap Portfolio Management service. Asset Management: As part of our Asset Management service, a portfolio is created, consisting of individual stocks, bonds, exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), options, mutual funds and other public and private securities or investments. The client’s individual investment strategy is tailored to their specific needs and may include some or all of the previously mentioned securities. Portfolios will be designed to meet a particular investment goal, determined to be suitable to the client’s circumstances. Once the appropriate portfolio has been determined, portfolios are continuously and regularly monitored, and if necessary, rebalanced based upon the client’s individual needs, stated goals and objectives. Financial Planning & Consulting: We provide a variety of financial planning and consulting services to individuals, families, and other clients regarding the management of their financial resources based upon an analysis of the client’s current situation, goals, and objectives. Generally, such financial planning services will involve preparing a financial plan or rendering a financial consultation for clients based on the client’s financial goals and objectives. This planning or consulting may encompass one or more of the following areas: Investment Planning, Retirement Planning, Estate Planning, Charitable Planning, Education Planning, Corporate and Personal Tax Planning, Corporate Structure, Real Estate Analysis, Mortgage/Debt Analysis, Insurance Analysis, Lines of Credit Evaluation, Business and Personal Financial Planning, Business Continuity and Succession Planning, Private Market and Alternatives Analysis, and Family Governance. Our written financial plans or financial consultations rendered to clients usually include general recommendations for a course of activity or specific actions to be taken by the clients. For example, recommendations may be made that the clients begin or revise investment programs, create or revise wills or trusts, obtain or revise insurance coverage, commence or alter retirement savings, or establish education or charitable giving programs. It should also be noted that we refer clients to an accountant, attorney, or other specialist, as necessary for non-advisory-related services. For written financial planning engagements, we provide our clients with a written summary of their financial situation, observations, and recommendations. For financial consulting engagements, we usually do not provide our clients with a written summary of our observations and recommendations as the process is less formal than our planning service. Plans or consultations are typically completed within ADV Part 2A – Firm Brochure Page 4 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. six (6) months of the client signing a contract with us, assuming that all the information and documents we request from the client are provided to us promptly. Implementation of the recommendations will be at the discretion of the client. Retirement Plan Consulting: We provide Retirement Plan Consulting services to employer plan sponsors on a one-time or ongoing basis. Generally, such Retirement Plan Consulting services consist of assisting employer plan sponsors in establishing, monitoring, and reviewing their company's participant-directed retirement plan. As the needs of the plan sponsor dictate, areas of advising could include: development of an investment policy statement, investment management, selection of qualified default investment alternatives, and plan participant education. All Retirement Plan Consulting services shall be in compliance with the applicable state law(s) regulating Retirement Plans. This applies to client accounts that are pension or other employee benefit plans (“Plan”) governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). If the client accounts are part of a Plan, and we accept appointments to provide our services to such accounts, we acknowledge that we are a fiduciary within the meaning of Section 3(21) of ERISA (but only with respect to the provision of services described in section 1 of the Retirement Plan Consulting Agreement). Tailoring of Advisory Services We offer individualized investment advice to clients utilizing our Wrap Portfolio Management and Asset Management service. Additionally, we offer general investment advice to clients utilizing our Financial Planning & Consulting and Retirement Plan Consulting services. Each client has the opportunity to place reasonable restrictions on the types of investments to be held in the portfolio. Restrictions on investments in certain securities or types of securities may not be possible due to the level of difficulty this would entail in managing the account. Restrictions would be limited to our Wrap Portfolio Management, Asset Management and Retirement Plan Consulting services. Participation in Wrap Fee Programs Our firm offers and sponsors a wrap fee program, as further described in Part 2A, Appendix 1 (the “Wrap Fee Program Brochure”). Our firm does not manage wrap fee accounts in a different fashion than non-wrap fee accounts. All accounts are managed on an individualized basis according to the client’s investment objectives, financial goals, risk tolerance, etc. Regulatory Assets Under Management As of December 31, 2024, our firm manages $556,725,685 on a discretionary basis and $4,656,392 on a non-discretionary basis, totaling $561,382,077 in aggregate Assets Under Management. ADV Part 2A – Firm Brochure Page 5 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. Item 5: Fees & Compensation How We Are Compensated for Our Advisory Services Wrap Portfolio Management: Please see our ADV 2A Appendix 1: Wrap Fee Program Brochure for details on the fees and compensation arrangements pertinent to our Portfolio Management services. Asset Management: The maximum annual fee charged for this service will not exceed 1.00%. Fees to be assessed will be outlined in the advisory agreement to be signed by the client. Our firm bills on cash unless indicated otherwise in writing. Annualized fees are billed on a pro-rata basis monthly in arrears based on the value of the account(s) on the average daily balance of the month. Certain illiquid securities may have a valuation lag in which case we will bill on the most recently available valuation. Fees are negotiable and will be deducted from client account(s). Our firm does not offer direct invoicing. As part of this process, Clients understand the following: a) The client’s independent custodian sends statements at least quarterly showing the market values for each security included in the Assets and all account disbursements, including the amount of the advisory fees paid to our firm; b) Clients will provide authorization permitting our firm to be directly paid by these terms. Our firm will send an invoice directly to the custodian; and c) If our firm sends a copy of our invoice to the client, a legend urging the comparison of information provided in our statement with those from the qualified custodian will be included. Financial Planning & Consulting: We charge on an hourly or flat fee basis for financial planning and consulting services. The total estimated fee, as well as the ultimate fee that we charge you, is based on the scope and complexity of our engagement with you. Our maximum hourly fee is $1,000, and our maximum flat fee is $150,000. The client has the option of having the financial planning and consulting fee deducted from their managed account or be billed directly. If the client elects to have the fee billed directly, the fee will be due to us within thirty (30) days of your financial plan being delivered or consultation being rendered to you. In all cases, we will not require a retainer exceeding $1,200 when services cannot be rendered within 6 (six) months. If at any point the client is not satisfied with the service, our firm will issue a full refund of the fees received. Retirement Plan Consulting: Our maximum fee for our Retirement Plan Consulting service is 1.00% of the assets under advisement. We may also charge on an hourly basis for one-time consulting services. The total estimated fee, as well as the ultimate fee that we charge you, is based on the scope and complexity of our engagement with you. ADV Part 2A – Firm Brochure Page 6 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. Our firm’s annualized fees are generally billed on a pro-rata basis monthly or quarterly in arrears based on an average daily balance of the account(s) value during the billing period. Hourly engagements will be billed directly. Due to limitations at certain custodial platforms, we may bill based upon the account balance as of the final day of the previous billing period. The specific fee-paying arrangements for Retirement Plan Consulting service will be determined on a case-by-case basis and will be detailed in the signed Retirement Plan Consulting Agreement. Other Types of Fees & Expenses Non-Wrap Clients will incur transaction fees for trades executed by their chosen custodian, via individual transaction charges. These transaction fees are separate from our firm’s advisory fees and will be disclosed by the chosen custodian. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”) does not charge transaction fees for U.S. listed equities and exchange traded funds. Clients may also pay holdings charges imposed by the chosen custodian for certain investments, charges imposed directly by a mutual fund, index fund, or exchange traded fund, which shall be disclosed in the fund’s prospectus (e.g., fund management fees and other fund expenses), distribution fees, surrender charges, variable annuity fees, IRA and qualified retirement plan fees, mark-ups and mark-downs, spreads paid to market makers, fees for trades executed away from custodian, wire transfer fees and other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities transactions. Our firm does not receive a portion of these fees. Wrap fee clients will receive our Form ADV, Part 2A, Appendix 1 (the “Wrap Fee Program Brochure”). Wrap fee clients will not incur transaction costs for trades. More information about this is disclosed in our separate Wrap Fee Program Brochure. Termination & Refunds We charge our advisory fees quarterly or monthly in arrears. If you wish to terminate our services, you need to contact us in writing and state that you wish to cancel the advisory agreement. Upon receipt of your letter of termination, we will proceed to close out your account and charge you a pro- rata advisory fee(s) for services rendered up to the point of termination. Commissionable Securities Sales Our firm and representatives do not sell securities for a commission in advisory accounts. ADV Part 2A – Firm Brochure Page 7 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. Item 6: Performance-Based Fees & Side-By-Side Management We do not accept performance-based fees for our advisory services. However, our firm is in receipt of performance fees related to our role with Cypress Vieux Investors, LLC, and Granite Harbor - West Allis GP, LLC as described in Item 10 below. These fees are only applicable to investors in the fund. Item 7: Types of Clients & Account Requirements Our firm works with the following types of clients: • Individuals and High Net Worth Individuals; • Trusts, Estates or Charitable Organizations; • Corporations, Limited Liability Companies and/or Other Business Types; and • Insurance Companies We require a minimum household balance of $250,000 for our Wrap Portfolio Management and Asset Management services. This minimum account balance requirement may be negotiable and would be required throughout the course of the client’s relationship with our firm. Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies & Risk of Loss Representatives of our firm are generally given full discretion for our Wrap Portfolio Management service to manage client assets based upon information obtained from the client, including without limitation, a client’s current financial status, investment objectives/goals, and risk tolerances. Our representatives will accordingly make recommendations based upon the information provided and may allocate a client’s portfolio into any range of various investment products, such as mutual funds, stocks, bonds, exchange traded funds (EFT’s) and others that are suitable based upon a client’s individual needs. Representatives of our firm are charged with continuous monitoring of client portfolios to respond to a change in a client’s investment objectives, risk tolerances or financial condition that may warrant a change in the strategy employed or recommendations made. Likewise, client accounts are periodically reviewed by our firm to ensure consistency of program strategies and performance with clients’ stated objectives. Our representatives may use several sources to gather information including by not limited to Financial Newspapers and Magazines, Research Materials prepared by others, Corporate rating services, Timing services, Annual reports, prospectuses, filings with the SEC, Company press releases and other materials providing investment related information. Our firm will make long-term purchases (securities held at least a year), short term purchases (securities sold within a year), trading (securities sold within 30 days). Generally, there is more risk involved with shorter trading. Strategies employed by our firm may include, but are not limited to: Conservative, Income, Growth & Income, Growth, and Aggressive. Investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients should be ADV Part 2A – Firm Brochure Page 8 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. prepared to bear. Our firm does not represent or guarantee that its services and recommendations can or will predict future results, successfully identify market tops or bottoms, or insulate clients from losses due to market corrections or declines. Equity based mutual funds are subject to risks similar to those of stocks, including market risk, which is the risk that investment returns will fluctuate and are subject to market volatility, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. International mutual funds are subject to fluctuations due to changes in a currency’s exchange rate and political risk. Fixed-income mutual funds (bond funds) fluctuate with the bond market. Fixed income risks include credit risk (the risk that a company or bond issuer may fail to pay principal and interest payments in a timely manner); interest rate risk (the risk that the market value of the bonds will go down when interest rates go up); and prepayment risk (the risk that a bond will be paid off early). Our firm cannot offer any guarantees or promises that a client’s financial goals and objectives will be met. Past performance is in no way an indication of future performance. Options: An option is a financial derivative that represents a contract sold by one party (the option writer) to another party (the option holder, or option buyer). The contract offers the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a security or other financial asset at an agreed-upon price (the strike price) during a certain period of time or on a specific date (exercise date). Options are extremely versatile securities. Traders use options to speculate, which is a relatively risky practice, while hedgers use options to reduce the risk of holding an asset. In terms of speculation, option buyers and writers have conflicting views regarding the outlook on the performance of a: • Call Option: Call options give the option to buy at certain price, so the buyer would want the stock to go up. Conversely, the option writer needs to provide the underlying shares in the event that the stock's market price exceeds the strike due to the contractual obligation. An option writer who sells a call option believes that the underlying stock's price will drop relative to the option's strike price during the life of the option, as that is how he will reap maximum profit. This is exactly the opposite outlook of the option buyer. The buyer believes that the underlying stock will rise; if this happens, the buyer will be able to acquire the stock for a lower price and then sell it for a profit. However, if the underlying stock does not close above the strike price on the expiration date, the option buyer would lose the premium paid for the call option. • Put Option: Put options give the option to sell at a certain price, so the buyer would want the stock to go down. The opposite is true for put option writers. For example, a put option buyer is bearish on the underlying stock and believes its market price will fall below the specified strike price on or before a specified date. On the other hand, an option writer who sells a put option believes the underlying stock's price will increase about a specified price on or before the expiration date. If the underlying stock's price closes above the specified strike price on the expiration date, the put option writer's maximum profit is achieved. Conversely, a put option holder would only benefit from a fall in the underlying stock's price below the strike price. If the underlying stock's price falls below the strike price, the put option writer is obligated to purchase shares of the underlying stock at the strike price. The potential risks associated with these transactions are that (1) all options expire. The closer the option gets to expiration, the quicker the premium in the option deteriorates; and (2) Prices can move very quickly. Depending on factors such as time until expiration and the relationship of the stock price to the option’s strike price, small movements in a stock can translate into big movements in the underlying options. ADV Part 2A – Firm Brochure Page 9 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. Alternative Investments: Hedge funds, commodity pools, Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”), Business Development Companies (“BDCs”), and other alternative investments involve a high degree of risk and can be illiquid due to restrictions on transfer and lack of a secondary trading market. They can be highly leveraged, speculative and volatile, and an investor could lose all or a substantial amount of an investment. Alternative investments may lack transparency as to share price, valuation and portfolio holdings. Complex tax structures often result in delayed tax reporting. Compared to mutual funds, hedge funds and commodity pools are subject to less regulation and often charge higher fees and may require “capital calls” which would require additional investment. Alternative investment managers typically exercise broad investment discretion and may apply similar strategies across multiple investment vehicles, resulting in less diversification. Private Funds: A private fund is an investment vehicle that pools capital from a number of investors and invests in securities and other instruments. In almost all cases, a private fund is a private investment vehicle that is typically not registered under federal or state securities laws. So that private funds do not have to register under these laws, issuers make the funds available only to certain sophisticated or accredited investors and cannot be offered or sold to the general public. Private funds are generally smaller than mutual funds because they are often limited to a small number of investors and have a more limited number of eligible investors. Many but not all private funds use leverage as part of their investment strategies. Private funds management fees typically include a base management fee along with a performance component. In many cases, the fund’s managers may become “partners” with their clients by making personal investments of their own assets in the fund. Most private funds offer their securities by providing an offering memorandum or private placement memorandum, known as “PPM” for short. The PPM covers important information for investors and investors should review this document carefully and should consider conducting additional due diligence before investing in the private fund. The primary risks of private funds include the following: (a) Private funds do not sell publicly and are therefore illiquid. An investor may not be able to exit a private fund or sell its interests in the fund before the fund closes.; and (b) Private funds are subject to various other risks, including risks associated with the types of securities that the private fund invests in or the type of business issuing the private placement. Private Equity: Private equity is an equity investment into non-public companies. Private equity is an illiquid investment for which there is no active secondary market. Risks associated with private equity include: • Funding Risk: The unpredictable timing of cash flows poses funding risks to investors. Commitments are contractually binding and defaulting on payments results in the loss of private equity partnership interests. This risk is also commonly referred to as default risk. • Liquidity Risk: The illiquidity of private equity partnership interests exposes investors to asset liquidity risk associated with selling in the secondary market at a discount on the reported NAV. • Market Risk: The fluctuation of the market has an impact on the value of the investments held in the portfolio. • Capital Risk: The realization value of private equity investments can be affected by numerous factors, including (but not limited to) the quality of the fund manager, equity market exposure, interest rates and foreign exchange. Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): REITs primarily invest in real estate or real estate-related loans. Equity REITs own real estate properties, while mortgage REITs hold construction, development and/or long-term mortgage loans. Changes in the value of the underlying property of the trusts, the creditworthiness of the issuer, property taxes, interest rates, tax laws, and regulatory requirements, such as those relating to the environment all can affect the values of REITs. REITs are dependent upon management skill, the cash flows generated by their holdings, the real estate market in general, and the ADV Part 2A – Firm Brochure Page 10 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. possibility of failing to qualify for any applicable pass-through tax treatment or failing to maintain any applicable exempted status afforded under relevant laws. REITs involve a high degree of risk and can be illiquid due to restrictions on transfer and lack of a secondary trading market. They can be highly leveraged, speculative and volatile, and an investor could lose all or a substantial amount of an investment. Additionally, they may lack transparency as to share price, valuation and portfolio holdings as they are subject to less regulation and often charge higher fees. Structured Products: Structured products are designed to facilitate highly customized risk-return objectives. While structured products come in many different forms, they typically consist of a debt security that is structured to make interest and principal payments based upon various assets, rates or formulas. Many structured products include an embedded derivative component. Structured products may be structured in the form of a security, in which case these products may receive benefits provided under federal securities law, or they may be cast as derivatives, in which case they are offered in the over-the-counter market and are subject to no regulation. Investing in structured products includes significant risks, including valuation, lack of liquidity, price, credit and market risks. The relative lack of liquidity is due to the highly customized nature of the investment and the fact that the full extent of returns from the complex performance features is often not realized until maturity. Another risk with structured products is the credit quality of the issuer. Although the cash flows are derived from other sources, the products themselves are legally considered to be the issuing financial institution's liabilities. The vast majority of structured products are from high- investment-grade issuers only. Also, there is a lack of pricing transparency. There is no uniform standard for pricing, making it harder to compare the net-of-pricing attractiveness of alternative structured product offerings than it is, for instance, to compare the net expense ratios of different mutual funds or commissions among broker-dealers. Margin Loans: Our firm may allow or recommend that you to pledge securities from your portfolio as collateral for a loan by using margin in brokerage account. This allows you to own more stock than you would be able to with your available cash. Margin accounts and transactions are risky and not necessarily appropriate for every client. The potential risks associated with these transactions are (1) You can lose more funds than are deposited into the margin account; (2) the forced sale of securities or other assets in your account; (3) the sale of securities or other assets without contacting you; (4) you may not be entitled to choose which securities or other assets in your account(s) are liquidated or sold to meet a margin call; and (5) custodians charge interest on margin balances which will reduce your returns over time. Item 9: Disciplinary Information In December 2013, Brian Sak entered into an Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for not disclosing an outside business activity to AXA Advisors, LLC, Sak’s employing firm at the time of the disclosure. Without admitting or denying the findings, Sak consented to the described sanction and to the entry of findings. Therefore, he was fined $5,000 and was suspended from association with any FINRA Member in any capacity for 30 days. The suspension was in effect from January 6, 2014, through February 4, 2014. Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities & Affiliations ADV Part 2A – Firm Brochure Page 11 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. Representatives of our firm are licensed insurance agents/brokers. They may offer products and receive normal and customary commissions as a result of these transactions. A conflict of interest may arise as these commissionable insurance sales may create an incentive to recommend products based on the compensation they may earn. To mitigate this potential conflict of interest, our firm’s representatives will adhere to our firm’s Code of Ethics and only offer suitable products that are in the best interests of the client. Additionally, clients are free to purchase insurance products from any insurance company and are not obligated to purchase these products through our firm’s representatives. GHA, through our ownership of Cypress Vieux Manager, LLC (Fund Manager), sponsors and offers interests in Cypress Vieux Investors, LLC (Cypress Fund) a private equity fund. Through our ownership in the Fund Manager, we receive a management and performance fee charged to investors in the Cypress Fund. The receipt of this compensation creates a conflict of interest which could incentivize our representatives to recommend client investments in this fund. GHA will adhere to our fiduciary duty and only make such recommendations when we deem them to be in the client’s best interest. GHA, through our ownership of Granite Harbor - West Allis GP, LLC (Fund Manager),sponsors and offers interests in Granite Harbor - West Allis Investors, LP (West Allis Fund) a private fund. Through our ownership in the Fund Manager, we receive a management and performance fee charged to investors in the West Allis Fund. The receipt of this compensation creates a conflict of interest which could incentivize our representatives to recommend client investments in this fund. GHA will adhere to our fiduciary duty and only make such recommendations when we deem them to be in the client’s best interest. Our firm also has an affiliation with Granite Harbor Group (“GHG”) via ownership interests of some of our management personnel. While our representatives may offer these insurance services to clients of our firm, those clients are not obligated to purchase such products through our affiliated firm and are free to purchase these products from any insurance company. GHG receives financial incentives from Clarity 2 Prosperity “C2P”, an annuity distribution network. These incentives reimburse outside vendors for marketing efforts, from which Granite Harbor Advisors may also benefit. These incentives are directly tied to GHGs use of C2P’s distribution network but are not contingent upon any future business to be directed to their network. Incentives from C2P are not reimbursable to GHA or GHG for cash consideration and are only directly paid to outside vendors. Nonetheless, it creates a conflict of interest that may incentivize GHG to utilize their network or products available through their network. Our firm will adhere to our fiduciary duty to act in our client’s best interest when selecting what products to use for advisory clients. As mentioned in Item 4 above, our firm has a relationship with SEI Investments Company (“SEI”), where SEI will provide our firm with various programs for management of client assets. As part of this process, we will provide initial due diligence on the programs available, gather information from clients about their financial situation, investment objectives, and restrictions, and deliver the required account paperwork and disclosure documents if the client selects a program. Prior to referring clients to SEI, we will ensure that they are licensed, or notice filed with the respective authorities. Fees for sub-advisory services rendered to our clients by SEI are billed on a pro-rata basis quarterly in arrears based on the average daily balance of the account(s) value during the billing period. Our firm calculates the quarterly fee due to us and instructs SEI the amount to deduct from your managed account. Our fee will be in addition to fees that are imposed by SEI for programs and managers they make available, which they deduct separately. SEI establishes and maintains their own separate billing processes, which we have no control of. The advisory fee paid by the client shall not exceed the fee published for this service in item 5. The terms and conditions under which the ADV Part 2A – Firm Brochure Page 12 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. client shall engage SEI will be set forth in a separate agreement between the client and SEI. Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation, or Interest in Client Transactions & Personal Trading An investment adviser is considered a fiduciary and our firm has a fiduciary duty to all clients. As a fiduciary, it is an investment adviser’s responsibility to provide fair and full disclosure of all material facts and to act solely in the best interest of each of our clients at all times. Our fiduciary duty is considered the core underlying principle for our Code of Ethics which also includes Insider Trading and Personal Securities Transactions Policies and Procedures. If a client or a potential client wishes to review our Code of Ethics in its entirety, a copy will be provided upon request. We recognize that the personal investment transactions of members and employees of our firm demand the application of a high Code of Ethics and require that all such transactions be carried out in a way that does not endanger the interest of any client. At the same time, we believe that if investment goals are similar for clients and for members and employees of our firm, it is logical and even desirable that there be common ownership of some securities. Therefore, to prevent conflicts of interest, we have in place a set of procedures (including a pre-clearing procedure) with respect to transactions effected by our members, officers and employees for their personal accounts1. To monitor compliance with our personal trading policy, we have a quarterly securities transaction reporting system for all of our associates. Upon employment or affiliation and at least annually thereafter, all supervised persons will sign an acknowledgement that they have read, understand, and agree to comply with our Code of Ethics. Neither our firm nor a related person recommends to clients, or buys or sells for client accounts, securities in which our firm or a related person has a material financial interest. Related persons of our firm may buy or sell securities and other investments that are also recommended to clients. To minimize this conflict of interest, our related persons will place client interests ahead of their own interests and adhere to our firm’s Code of Ethics. Further, our related persons will refrain from buying or selling the same securities prior to buying or selling for our clients in the same day. If related persons’ accounts are included in a block trade, our related persons’ accounts will be traded in the same manner every time. Our firm and supervised persons must conduct business in an honest, ethical, and fair manner and avoid all circumstances that might negatively affect or appear to affect our duty of complete loyalty to all clients. This disclosure is provided to give all clients a summary of our Code of Ethics. Item 12: Brokerage Practices Selecting a Brokerage Firm We seek to recommend a custodian/broker who will hold your assets and execute transactions on terms that are overall most advantageous when compared to other available providers and their services. We consider a wide range of factors, including, among others, these: ADV Part 2A – Firm Brochure Page 13 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. • Timeliness of execution • Timeliness and accuracy of trade confirmations • Research services provided • Ability to provide investment ideas • Execution facilitation services provided • Record keeping services provided • Custody services provided • Frequency and correction of trading errors • Ability to access a variety of market venues • Expertise as it relates to specific securities • Financial condition • Business reputation • Quality of services With this in consideration, our firm has an arrangement with SEI Investments Distribution, Co. (“SEI”). In addition, our firm also has an arrangement with Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. (“Schwab”). Both Schwab and SEI (herein known as “our custodians”) are qualified custodians from whom our firm is also independently owned and operated. Our custodians offer services to independent investment advisers which includes custody of securities, trade execution, clearance, and settlement of transactions. Our custodians enable us to obtain many no-load mutual funds without transaction charges and other no- load funds at nominal transaction charges. Our custodians do not charge client accounts separately for custodial services. Client accounts will be charged transaction fees, commissions or other fees on trades that are executed or settle into the client’s custodial account. Transaction fees may be charged based on a percentage of the dollar amount of assets in the account(s) or via individual transaction charges. These fees are negotiated with our custodians and are generally discounted from customary retail commission rates. This benefits clients because the overall fee paid is often lower than would be otherwise. Our custodians may make certain research and brokerage services available at no additional cost to our firm all of which qualify for the safe harbor exemption defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These services may be directly from independent research companies, as selected by our firm (within specific parameters). Research products and services provided by our custodians may include research reports on recommendations or other information about, particular companies or industries; economic surveys, data and analyses; financial publications; portfolio evaluation services; financial database software and services; computerized news and pricing services; quotation equipment for use in running software used in investment decision-making; and other products or services that provide lawful and appropriate assistance by our custodians to our firm in the performance of our investment decision-making responsibilities. Our custodians do not make client brokerage commissions generated by client transactions available for our firm’s use. The aforementioned research and brokerage services are used by our firm to manage accounts for which our firm has investment discretion. Without this arrangement, our firm might be compelled to purchase the same or similar services at our own expense. As part of our fiduciary duty to our clients, our firm will endeavor at all times to put the interests of our clients first. Clients should be aware, however, that the receipt of economic benefits by our firm or our related persons creates a potential conflict of interest and may indirectly influence our firm’s choice of our custodians as a custodial recommendation. Our firm examined this potential conflict of interest when our firm chose to recommend our custodians and have determined that the recommendation is in the best interest of our firm’s clients and satisfies our fiduciary obligations, including our duty to seek best execution. ADV Part 2A – Firm Brochure Page 14 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. Our non-wrap fee clients may pay a transaction fee or commission to our custodians that is higher than another qualified broker dealer might charge to effect the same transaction where our firm determines in good faith that the commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided to the client as a whole. In seeking best execution, the determinative factor is not the lowest possible cost, but whether the transaction represents the best qualitative execution, taking into consideration the full range of a broker-dealer’s services, including the value of research provided, execution capability, commission rates, and responsiveness. Although our firm will seek competitive rates, to the benefit of all clients, our firm may not necessarily obtain the lowest possible commission rates for specific client account transactions. Custodian & Brokers Used Our firm does not maintain custody of client assets except for those invested in a private fund we manage (although our firm may be deemed to have custody of client assets if given the authority to withdraw assets from client accounts. See Item 15 Custody, below). Client assets must be maintained in an account at a “qualified custodian,” generally a broker-dealer or bank. Our firm recommends that clients use the Schwab Advisor Services division of Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. (“Schwab”), a FINRA- registered broker-dealer, member SIPC, as the qualified custodian. Our firm is independently owned and operated, and not affiliated with Schwab. Schwab will hold client assets in a brokerage account and buy and sell securities when instructed. While our firm recommends that clients use Schwab as custodian/broker, clients will decide whether to do so and open an account with Schwab by entering into an account agreement directly with them. Our firm does not open the account. Even though the account is maintained at Schwab, our firm can still use other brokers to execute trades, as described in the next paragraph. How Brokers/Custodians Are Selected Our firm seeks to recommend a custodian/broker who will hold client assets and execute transactions on terms that are overall most advantageous when compared to other available providers and their services. A wide range of factors are considered, including, but not limited to: • • • combination of transaction execution services along with asset custody services (generally without a separate fee for custody) capability to execute, clear and settle trades (buy and sell securities for client accounts) capabilities to facilitate transfers and payments to and from accounts (wire transfers, check requests, bill payment, etc.) • breadth of investment products made available (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), etc.) • availability of investment research and tools that assist in making investment decisions • quality of services competitiveness of the price of those services (commission rates, margin interest rates, other fees, etc.) and willingness to negotiate them reputation, financial strength and stability of the provider • • prior service to our firm and our other clients • availability of other products and services that benefit our firm, as discussed below (see “Products & Services Available from Schwab”) Custody & Brokerage Costs ADV Part 2A – Firm Brochure Page 15 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. Schwab generally does not charge a separate fee for custody services but is compensated by charging commissions or other fees to clients on trades that are executed or that settle into the Schwab account. For some accounts, Schwab may charge your account a percentage of the dollar amount of assets in the account in lieu of commissions. Schwab’s commission rates and/or asset-based fees applicable to client accounts were negotiated based on our firm’s commitment to maintain a minimum threshold of assets statement equity in accounts at Schwab. This commitment benefits clients because the overall commission rates and/or asset-based fees paid are lower than they would be if our firm had not made the commitment. In addition to commissions or asset-based fees, Schwab charges a flat dollar amount as a “prime broker” or “trade away” fee for each trade that our firm has executed by a different broker-dealer but where the securities bought or the funds from the securities sold are deposited (settled) into a Schwab account. These fees are in addition to the commissions or other compensation paid to the executing broker-dealer. Because of this, in order to minimize client trading costs, our firm has Schwab execute most trades for the accounts. Products & Services Available from Schwab Schwab Advisor Services is Schwab’s business serving independent investment advisory firms like our firm. They provide our firm and clients with access to its institutional brokerage – trading, custody, reporting and related services – many of which are not typically available to Schwab retail customers. Schwab also makes available various support services. Some of those services help manage or administer our client accounts while others help manage and grow our business. Schwab’s support services are generally available on an unsolicited basis (our firm does not have to request them) and at no charge to our firm. The availability of Schwab’s products and services is not based on the provision of particular investment advice, such as purchasing particular securities for clients. Here is a more detailed description of Schwab’s support services: Services that Benefit Clients 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 our firm might not otherwise have access or that would require a significantly higher minimum initial investment by firm clients. Schwab’s services described in this paragraph generally benefit clients and their accounts. Services that May Not Directly Benefit Clients Schwab also makes available other products and services that benefit our firm but may not directly benefit clients or their accounts. These products and services assist in managing and administering our client accounts. They include investment research, both Schwab’s and that of third parties. This research may be used to service all or some substantial number of client accounts, including accounts not maintained at Schwab. In addition to investment research, Schwab also makes available software and other technology that: • provides access to client account data (such as duplicate trade confirmations and account statements); facilitates trade execution and allocate aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts; facilitates payment of our fees from our clients’ accounts; and • • provides pricing and other market data; • • assists with back-office functions, recordkeeping and client reporting. Services that Generally Benefit Only Our Firm Schwab also offers other services intended to help manage and further develop our business ADV Part 2A – Firm Brochure Page 16 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. enterprise. These services include: • educational conferences and events • technology, compliance, legal, and business consulting; • 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, Schwab will arrange for third-party vendors to provide the services to our firm. Schwab may also discount or waive fees for some of these services or pay all or a part of a third party’s fees. Schwab may also provide our firm with other benefits, such as occasional business entertainment for our personnel. Irrespective of direct or indirect benefits to our client through Schwab, our firm strives to enhance the client experience, help clients reach their goals and put client interests before that of our firm or associated persons. Our Interest in Schwab’s Services. The availability of these services from Schwab benefits our firm because our firm does not have to produce or purchase them. Our firm does not have to pay for these services, and they are not contingent upon committing any specific amount of business to Schwab in trading commissions or assets in custody. In light of our arrangements with Schwab, a conflict of interest exists as our firm may have incentive to require that clients maintain their accounts with Schwab based on our interest in receiving Schwab’s services that benefit our firm rather than based on client interest in receiving the best value in custody services and the most favorable execution of transactions. As part of our fiduciary duty to our clients, our firm will endeavor at all times to put the interests of our clients first. Clients should be aware, however, that the receipt of economic benefits by our firm or our related persons creates a potential conflict of interest and may indirectly influence our firm’s choice of Schwab as a custodial recommendation. Our firm examined this potential conflict of interest when our firm chose to recommend Schwab and have determined that the recommendation is in the best interest of our firm’s clients and satisfies our fiduciary obligations, including our duty to seek best execution. In seeking best execution, the determinative factor is not the lowest possible cost, but whether the transaction represents the best qualitative execution, taking into consideration the full range of a broker-dealer’s services, including the value of research provided, execution capability, commission rates, and responsiveness. Although our firm will seek competitive rates, to the benefit of all clients, our firm may not necessarily obtain the lowest possible commission rates for specific client account transactions. Our firm believes that the selection of Schwab as a custodian and broker is the best interest of our clients. It is primarily supported by the scope, quality and price of Schwab’s services, and not Schwab’s services that only benefit our firm. Soft Dollars Our firm does not receive soft dollars in excess of what is allowed by Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The safe harbor research products and services obtained by our firm will generally be used to service all of our clients but not necessarily all at any one particular time. Client Brokerage Commissions ADV Part 2A – Firm Brochure Page 17 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. We do not use client brokerage commissions to obtain research or other products or services. The aforementioned research and brokerage services are used by our firm to manage accounts for which we have investment discretion. Without this arrangement, our firm might be compelled to purchase the same or similar services at our own expense. Procedures to Direct Client Transactions in Return for Soft Dollars We do not direct client transactions to a particular broker-dealer in return for soft dollar benefits. Brokerage for Client Referrals Our firm does not receive brokerage compensation for client referrals. Directed Brokerage Our firm maintains a limited discretionary authority in making the determination of the brokers with whom orders for the purchase or sale of securities are placed for execution, and the commission rates at which such securities transactions are affected. Specifically, we may execute bond trades with 280 Securities where we determine the quality of execution to be in the client’s best interest. Outside of that we routinely recommend that a client directs us to execute through a specified broker-dealer. Our firm recommends the use of our custodians. Each client will be required to establish their account(s) with our custodians if not already done. Please note that not all advisers have this requirement. Permissibility of Client-Directed Brokerage We allow clients to direct brokerage outside our recommendation. We may be unable to achieve the most favorable execution of client transactions. Client directed brokerage may cost clients more money. For example, in a directed brokerage account, you may pay higher brokerage commissions because we may not be able to aggregate orders to reduce transaction costs, or you may receive less favorable prices. Special Considerations for ERISA Clients A retirement or ERISA plan client may direct all or part of portfolio transactions for its account through a specific broker or dealer to obtain goods or services on behalf of the plan. Such direction is permitted provided that the goods and services provided are reasonable expenses of the plan incurred in the ordinary course of its business for which it otherwise would be obligated and empowered to pay. ERISA prohibits directed brokerage arrangements when the goods or services purchased are not for the exclusive benefit of the plan. Consequently, we will request that plan sponsors who direct plan brokerage provide us with a letter documenting that this arrangement will be for the exclusive benefit of the plan. Aggregation of Purchase or Sale We perform investment management services for various clients. There are occasions on which portfolio transactions may be executed as part of concurrent authorizations to purchase or sell the same security for numerous accounts served by our firm, which involve accounts with similar investment objectives. Although such concurrent authorizations potentially could be either advantageous or disadvantageous to any one or more particular accounts, they are affected only when we believe that to do so will be in the best interest of the effected accounts. When such concurrent authorizations occur, ADV Part 2A – Firm Brochure Page 18 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. the objective is to allocate the executions in a manner which is deemed equitable to the accounts involved. In any given situation, we attempt to allocate trade executions in the most equitable manner possible, taking into consideration client objectives, current asset allocation and availability of funds using price averaging, proration, and consistently non-arbitrary methods of allocation. Item 13: Review of Accounts or Financial Plans We review accounts on at least an annual basis for clients subscribing to our Wrap Portfolio Management and Asset Management services. The nature of these reviews is to learn whether clients’ accounts are in line with their investment objectives, appropriately positioned based on market conditions, and investment policies, if applicable. We review SEI account performance on at least an annual basis during which the manager’s performance as it pertains to the client is evaluated and to confirm that the account continues to meet the client’s investment objectives and income needs. Only our Financial Advisors or Portfolio Managers will conduct reviews. We may review client accounts more frequently than described above. Among the factors which may trigger an off-cycle review are major market or economic events, the client’s life events, requests by the client, etc. We do not provide written reports to clients, unless asked to do so. Verbal reports to clients take place on at least an annual basis when we contact clients who subscribe to this service. Retirement Plan Consulting clients receive reviews of their pension plans for the duration of the Retirement Plan Consulting service. We also provide ongoing services to Retirement Plan Consulting clients where we meet with such clients upon their request to discuss updates to their plans, changes in their circumstances, etc. Retirement Plan Consulting clients do not receive written or verbal updated reports regarding their pension plans unless they choose to contract with us for ongoing Retirement Plan Consulting services. Financial Planning clients will receive reviews of their written plans for the duration of the engagement. Financial Planning clients who engage us on an annual financial planning basis may receive written or verbal updated reports regarding their financial plans. Item 14: Client Referrals & Other Compensation Schwab Our firm receives economic benefit from Schwab in the form of the support products and services made available to our firm and other independent investment advisors that have their clients maintain accounts at Schwab. These products and services, how they benefit our firm, and the related conflicts of interest are described above (see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices). The availability of Schwab’s products and services is not based on our firm giving particular investment advice, such as buying particular securities for our clients. Product Sponsors Representatives of our firm will occasionally accept travel expense reimbursement provided by Dimensional Fund Advisors (“DFA”) in order to attend their conferences or educational events. Additionally, our representatives may receive marketing materials from DFA which our firm will ADV Part 2A – Firm Brochure Page 19 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. white label and provide to our advisory clients. Occasionally, DFA may sponsor dinner events for which our representatives will attend. The reimbursement for travel, receipt of marketing materials, or the ability to attend sponsored dinner events are not directly dependent upon the recommendation of any specific product. Although we may be incentivized to recommend products from product sponsors that reimburse our travel, our representatives will always adhere to their fiduciary duty in recommending appropriate investments for our clients. Referral Fees In accordance with Rule 206 (4)-1 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, our firm provides cash or non-cash compensation directly or indirectly to unaffiliated persons for testimonials or endorsements (which include client referrals). Such compensation arrangements will not result in higher costs to the referred client. In this regard, our firm maintains a written agreement with each unaffiliated person that is compensated for testimonials or endorsements in an aggregate amount of $1,000 or more (or the equivalent value in non-cash compensation) over a trailing 12-month period in compliance with Rule 206 (4)-1 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and applicable state and federal laws. The following information will be disclosed clearly and prominently to referred prospective clients at the time of each testimonial or endorsement: • Whether or not the unaffiliated person is a current client of our firm, • A description of the cash or non-cash compensation provided directly or indirectly by our firm to the unaffiliated person in exchange for the referral, if applicable, and • A brief statement of any material conflicts of interest on the part of the unaffiliated person giving the referral resulting from our firm’s relationship with such unaffiliated person. In cases where state law requires licensure of solicitors, our firm ensures that no solicitation fees are paid unless the solicitor is registered as an investment adviser representative of our firm. If our firm is paying solicitation fees to another registered investment adviser, the licensure of individuals is the other firm’s responsibility. Item 15: Custody We are deemed to have custody of certain client assets if given the authority to withdraw assets from client accounts, as further described below under “Third Party Money Movement.” Additionally, our affiliation with Cypress Vieux Investors, LLC, and Granite Harbor - West Allis Investors, LP also creates custody implications for our firm as described below. Cypress Vieux Investors, LLC GHA, through our ownership of Cypress Vieux Manager, LLC (Fund Manager), sponsors and offers interests in Cypress Vieux Investors, LLC (Cypress Fund) a private equity fund. Through our ownership in the Fund Manager, we are deemed to have custody of assets invested in the Cypress Fund. In compliance with SEC Rule 206(4)-2(b)(4)(i), the Funds each send an audited financial statement, audited by a registered Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) accountant, to each Fund investor within 120 days of each Fund’s fiscal year end. By ensuring these steps are followed, our firm’s annual surprise examination requirement is satisfied. Clients are ADV Part 2A – Firm Brochure Page 20 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. encouraged to raise any questions with us about the custody, safety or security of their assets and our custodial recommendations. Granite Harbor - West Allis Investors, LP GHA through our ownership of Granite Harbor - West Allis GP, LLC (Fund Manager) sponsors and offers interests in Granite Harbor - West Allis Investors, LP (West Allis Fund) a private fund. Through our ownership in the Fund Manager, we are deemed to have custody of assets invested in the West Allis Fund. In compliance with SEC Rule 206(4)-2(b)(4)(i), the Funds each send an audited financial statement, audited by a registered Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) accountant, to each Fund investor within 120 days of each Fund’s fiscal year end. By ensuring these steps are followed, our firm’s annual surprise examination requirement is satisfied. Clients are encouraged to raise any questions with us about the custody, safety or security of their assets and our custodial recommendations. Third Party Money Movement The SEC issued a no‐action letter (“Letter”) with respect to the Rule 206(4) ‐2 (“Custody Rule”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”). The letter provided guidance on the Custody Rule as well as clarified that an adviser who has the power to disburse client funds to a third party under a standing letter of instruction (“SLOA”) is deemed to have custody. As such, our firm has adopted the following safeguards in conjunction with our custodian: • The client provides an instruction to the qualified custodian, in writing, that includes the client’s signature, the third party’s name, and either the third party’s address or the third party’s account number at a custodian to which the transfer should be directed. • The client authorizes the investment adviser, in writing, either on the qualified custodian’s form or separately, to direct transfers to the third party either on a specified schedule or from time to time. • The client’s qualified custodian performs appropriate verification of the instruction, such as a signature review or other method to verify the client’s authorization and provides a transfer of funds notice to the client promptly after each transfer. • The client has the ability to terminate or change the instruction to the client’s qualified custodian. • The investment adviser has no authority or ability to designate or change the identity of the third party, the address, or any other information about the third party contained in the client’s instruction. • The investment adviser maintains records showing that the third party is not a related party of the investment adviser or located at the same address as the investment adviser. • The client’s qualified custodian sends the client, in writing, an initial notice confirming the instruction and an annual notice reconfirming the instruction. All our clients receive account statements directly from their qualified custodian(s) at least quarterly upon opening of an account. We urge our clients to carefully review these statements. Additionally, if our firm decides to send its own account statements to clients, such statements will include a legend that recommends the client compare the account statements received from the qualified custodian with those received from our firm. Clients are encouraged to raise any questions with us about the custody, safety or security of their assets and our custodial recommendations. ADV Part 2A – Firm Brochure Page 21 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. Item 16: Investment Discretion Wrap Portfolio Management clients have the option of providing our firm with investment discretion on their behalf, pursuant to an executed investment advisory client agreement. Wrap Portfolio Management clients are required to grant our firm discretionary authority. By granting investment discretion, we are authorized to execute securities transactions, which securities are bought and sold, and the total amount to be bought and sold. Limitations may be imposed by the client in the form of specific constraints on any of these areas of discretion with our firm’s written acknowledgement. Our firm does not accept discretionary authority to manage securities accounts on behalf of clients for our Asset Management service. Item 17: Voting Client Securities We do not accept proxy authority to vote client securities. Clients will receive proxies or other solicitations directly from their custodian or a transfer agent. In the event that proxies are sent to our firm, we will forward them on to you and ask the party who sent them to mail them directly to you in the future. Clients may call, write, or email us to discuss questions they may have about particular proxy votes or other solicitations. Item 18: Financial Information Inclusion of a Balance Sheet Our firm does not require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, 6 months or more in advance. Therefore, our firm is not required to include a balance sheet for our most recent fiscal year. Disclosure of Financial Condition Our firm has nothing to disclose in this regard. Bankruptcy Petition Our firm has never been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding. ADV Part 2A – Firm Brochure Page 22 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc.

Additional Brochure: FORM ADV PART 2A APPENDIX 1 - WRAP FEE PROGRAM BROCHURE (2025-07-08)

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Item 1: Cover Page Part 2A Appendix 1 of Form ADV: Wrap Fee Program Brochure July 2025 Granite Wrap Program Sponsored By: 10603 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 450 Houston, Texas 77064 www.graniteharbor.com Firm Contact: Tasha Slawson Chief Compliance Officer This wrap fee program brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us by telephone at (832) 461-0789 or email at info@graniteharbor.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 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. also is available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov by searching CRD# 179523. Please note that the use of the term “registered investment adviser” and description of Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. and/or our associates as “registered” does not imply a certain level of skill or training. You are encouraged to review this Brochure and Brochure Supplements for our firm’s associates who advise you for more information on the qualifications of our firm and our employees. Item 2: Material Changes Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. is required to advise you of any material changes to the Wrap Brochure (“Wrap Brochure”) from our last annual update. Since our last Annual Amendment filing, our firm has the following material changes to disclose: • Tasha Slawson has replaced Nicholas Brown as our Chief Compliance Officer. • We have added risk disclosure language to Item 9 below describing risks of illiquid private securities used in certain client portfolios. • We have increased the maximum fees for Financial Planning & Consulting services to allow us to offer more in-depth engagements of complex services for clients who wish for them. Please see our Form ADV 2A Firm Brochure for further information. ADV Part 2A, Appendix 1 – Wrap Fee Brochure Page 2 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. Item 3: Table of Contents Item 1: Cover Page .................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Item 2: Material Changes ....................................................................................................................................................... 2 Item 3: Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Item 4: Services, Fees & Compensation............................................................................................................................ 4 Item 5: Account Requirements & Types of Clients ...................................................................................................... 6 Item 6: Portfolio Manager Selection & Evaluation ....................................................................................................... 7 Item 7: Client Information Provided to Portfolio Manager(s) ............................................................................. 10 Item 8: Client Contact with Portfolio Manager(s) ..................................................................................................... 10 Item 9: Additional Information ........................................................................................................................................ 10 ADV Part 2A, Appendix 1 – Wrap Fee Brochure Page 3 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. Item 4: Services, Fees & Compensation We offer wrap fee programs as described in this Wrap Fee Program Brochure. Our wrap fee accounts are managed on an individualized basis according to the client’s investment objectives, financial goals, risk tolerance, etc. A wrap fee program allows our clients to pay a specified fee for investment advisory services and the execution of transactions. The advisory services may include portfolio management, and the fee is not based directly upon transactions in your account. Your fee is bundled with our costs for executing transactions in your account(s). This results in a higher advisory fee to you. We do not charge our clients higher advisory fees based on their trading activity, but you should be aware that we may have an incentive to limit our trading activities in your account(s) because we are charged for executed trades. By participating in a wrap fee program, you may end up paying more or less than you would through a non-wrap fee program where a lower advisory fee is charged, but trade execution costs are passed directly through to you by the executing broker. The benefits under a wrap fee program depend, in part, upon the size of the account, the costs associated with managing the account, and the frequency or type of securities transactions executed in the account. For example, a wrap fee program may not be suitable for all accounts, including but not limited to accounts holding primarily, and for any substantial period of time, cash or cash equivalent investments, fixed income securities or no-transaction-fee mutual funds, or any other type of security that can be traded without commissions or other transaction fees. In order to evaluate whether a wrap [or bundled] fee arrangement is appropriate for you, you should compare the agreed-upon Wrap Program Fee and any other costs associated with participating in our Wrap Fee Program with the amounts that would be charged by other advisers, broker-dealers, and custodians, for advisory fees, brokerage and execution costs, and custodial services comparable to those provided under the Wrap Fee Program. In addition to the advisory services, the wrap fee program includes certain brokerage services of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”) a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a member of FINRA and SIPC. We are independently owned and operated and not affiliated with Schwab. Schwab will act solely as a broker-dealer and not as an investment advisor to you. It will have no discretion over your account and will act solely on instructions it receives from us [or you]. Schwab has no responsibility for our services and undertakes no duty to you to monitor our firm’s management of your account or other services we provide to you. Schwab will hold your assets in a brokerage account and buy and sell securities and execute other transactions when we [or you] instruct them to. We do not open the account for you. Schwab does not charge transaction fees for U.S. listed equities and exchange traded funds. Since we pay the transaction fees charged by the custodian to clients participating in our wrap fee program, this presents a conflict of interest because we are incentivized to recommend equities and exchange traded funds over other types of securities in order to reduce our costs. To mitigate this conflict our firm upholds our fiduciary duty in selecting the appropriate asset for a given portfolio and the cost to trade that asset is not taken into account when determining that appropriateness. ADV Part 2A, Appendix 1 – Wrap Fee Brochure Page 4 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. Our Wrap Advisory Services Wrap Portfolio Management: We emphasize continuous and regular account supervision. As part of this service, we generally create a portfolio, consisting of individual stocks or bonds, exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), mutual funds and other public and private securities or investments. The client’s individual investment strategy is tailored to their specific needs and may include some or all of the previously mentioned securities. Each portfolio will be initially designed to meet a particular investment goal, which we determine to be suitable to the client’s circumstances. Once the appropriate portfolio has been determined, we review the portfolio at least annually and if necessary, rebalance the portfolio based upon the client’s individual needs, stated goals, and objectives. Each client has the opportunity to place reasonable restrictions on the types of investments to be held in the portfolio. Our firm utilizes the sub-advisory services of SEI Investments Company (“SEI”) for portfolio diversification and access to additional asset classes. As part of this process, we will provide initial due diligence on the programs available, gather information from clients about their financial situation, investment objectives, and restrictions, and deliver the required account paperwork and disclosure documents if the client selects a program. Prior to referring clients to SEI, we will ensure that they are licensed, or notice filed with the respective authorities. Our firm also offers variable annuity management for certain annuities which are sold on a fee-only basis. These arrangements are custodied directly with the sponsor and the terms and conditions will be set forth in a separate agreement entered into by the client with the sponsor. The fees for these offerings vary but will never exceed the fees disclosed for our Wrap Portfolio Management service. The maximum fee for our Wrap Portfolio Management service is 1.75% of the assets under management in each household which may also be a flat dollar amount not to exceed 1.75% of assets under management. Our firm’s annualized fees are generally billed on a pro-rata basis monthly or quarterly in arrears based on an average daily balance of the account(s) value during the billing period. Certain illiquid securities may have a valuation lag in which case we will bill on the most recently available valuation. Our advisory fee will be assessed on cash and cash equivalents unless otherwise agreed to in writing. The exact arrangements shall be indicated in the executed client agreement. It should be noted that our firm is not assessed transaction charges for either the sub- advised accounts or fee- based variable annuities, as these costs are built into the program/ product fees borne by the client. The total estimated fee, as well as the ultimate fee that we charge you, is negotiable and will be based on the scope and complexity of our engagement with you. Fees will be automatically deducted from your account. As part of the fee deduction process, you are made aware of the following: 1. Clients must provide our firm with written authorization permitting direct payment of advisory fees from their account(s) maintained by a custodian who is independent of our firm; 2. Our firm provides clients with electronic access to quarterly performance reports showing the fee amount, the value of the assets upon which the fee was based, the specific manner in which the fee was calculated as well as a disclosure that it is the client’s responsibility to verify the accuracy of fee calculation, and that the custodian does not determine its accuracy; and 3. The account custodian sends a statement to the client, at least quarterly, showing all account disbursements, including advisory fees. ADV Part 2A, Appendix 1 – Wrap Fee Brochure Page 5 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. Fees for sub-advisory services rendered to our clients by SEI are billed on a pro-rata basis quarterly in arrears based on the average daily balance of the account(s) value during the billing period. Our firm calculates the quarterly fee due to us and instructs SEI the amount to deduct from your managed account. Our fee will be in addition to fees that are imposed by SEI for programs and managers they make available, which they deduct separately. SEI establishes and maintains their own separate billing processes, which we have no control of. The advisory fee paid to our firm shall not exceed the fee published for this service. The terms and conditions under which the client shall engage SEI will be set forth in a separate agreement between the client and SEI. Other Types of Fees & Expenses: You may pay custodial fees, charges imposed directly by a mutual fund, index fund, annuity or exchange traded fund which shall be disclosed in the fund’s prospectus (i.e., fund management fees and other fund expenses), mark-ups and mark-downs, spreads paid to market makers, fees (such as a commission or markup) for trades executed away from Schwab at another broker-dealer, wire transfer fees and other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities transactions. These fees are not included within the wrap-fee you are charged by our firm. It is important to note that our firm does not include the trading cost associated with unsolicited trades made by clients in our wrap-fee program. The client will be billed directly for these fees. Our investment advisory representatives receive a portion of the advisory fee that you pay us, either directly as a percentage of your overall fee or as their salary from our firm. In cases where our investment advisory representatives are paid a percentage of your overall advisory fee, this may create an incentive to recommend that you participate in a wrap fee program rather than a non-wrap fee program (where you would pay for trade execution costs) or brokerage account where commissions are charged. This is because, in some cases, we may stand to earn more compensation from advisory fees paid to us through a wrap fee program arrangement if your account is not actively traded. Termination and Refunds: Either party may terminate the advisory agreement signed with our firm for Wrap Portfolio Management service in writing at any time. Upon notice of termination pro-rata advisory fees for services rendered to the point of termination will be charged. If advisory fees cannot be deducted, our firm will send an invoice for due advisory fees to the client. Item 5: Account Requirements & Types of Clients We require a minimum household balance of $250,000 for our Wrap Portfolio Management service. This minimum account balance requirement may be negotiable and would be required throughout the course of the client’s relationship with our firm. Our firm works with the following types of clients: • Individuals and High Net-Worth Individuals; • Trusts, Estates or Charitable Organizations; • Corporations, Limited Liability Companies and/or Other Business Types. • Insurance Companies ADV Part 2A, Appendix 1 – Wrap Fee Brochure Page 6 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. Item 6: Portfolio Manager Selection & Evaluation Selection of Portfolio Managers Our firm utilizes our in-house portfolio managers as well as a selection of outside portfolio managers through SEI Investments Company (“SEI”). In-house accounts custodied at Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. (“Schwab”), member FINRA/SIPC are managed by licensed investment adviser representatives (“IAR”s) of our firm. Prior to becoming licensed with our firm, each IARs industry experience, licensure, outside business activities, client complaints (if any), disciplinary or regulatory history (if any) and financial well-being will be reviewed. Each IAR will then have a Form U4 and ADV Part 2B on file with our firm. SEI managers are selected based on past performance, investment philosophy, market outlook, experience of associated portfolio managers and executive team, disciplinary, legal and regulatory histories of the firm and its associates, and/or whether compliance procedures are in place to address at a minimum, insider trading, conflicts of interest, and/or anti-money laundering. Performance returns of wrap portfolios are reviewed at least quarterly. The nature of these reviews is to learn whether client accounts are in line with their investment objectives and appropriately positioned based on market conditions. If these standards fall below the client objectives, our firm will discuss the review with the portfolio manager for proactive action to realign the investment strategy. Advisory Business: See Item 4 for information about our wrap fee advisory program. We offer individualized investment advice to clients utilizing our Wrap Portfolio Management service. Each client has the opportunity to place reasonable restrictions on the types of investments to be held in the portfolio. Restrictions on investments in certain securities or types of securities may not be possible due to the level of difficulty this would entail in managing the account. Restrictions would be limited to our Wrap Portfolio Management service. We do not manage assets through our other services. Participation in Wrap Fee Programs: Our firm does not manage wrap fee accounts in a different fashion than non-wrap fee accounts. All accounts are managed on an individualized basis according to the client’s investment objectives, financial goals, risk tolerance, etc. Performance-Based Fees & Side-By-Side Management: We do not charge performance fees to our advisory clients. We are however, in receipt of performance-based fees from investors in one or both of our Private Funds: Cypress Vieux Investors, LLC and Granite Harbor - West Allis Investors, LP. ADV Part 2A, Appendix 1 – Wrap Fee Brochure Page 7 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies & Risk of Loss: Representatives of our firm are given full discretion for this service to manage client assets based upon information obtained from the client, including without limitation, a client’s current financial status, investment objectives/goals, and risk tolerances. Our representatives will accordingly make recommendations based upon the information provided and may allocate a client’s portfolio into any range of various investment products, such as mutual funds, stocks, bonds, exchange traded funds (EFT’s) and others that are suitable based upon a client’s individual needs. Representatives of our firm are charged with continuous monitoring of client portfolios to respond to a change in a client’s investment objectives, risk tolerances or financial condition that may warrant a change in the strategy employed or recommendations made. Likewise, client accounts are periodically reviewed by our firm to ensure consistency of program strategies and performance with clients’ stated objectives. Our representatives may use several sources to gather information including by not limited to Financial Newspapers and Magazines, Research Materials prepared by others, Corporate rating services, Timing services Annual reports, prospectuses, filings with the SEC, Company press releases and other materials providing investment related information. Our firm will make long-term purchases (securities held at least a year), short term purchases (securities sold within a year), trading (securities sold within 30 days). Generally, there is more risk involved with shorter trading. Strategies employed by our firm may include, but are not limited to: Conservative, Income, Growth & Income, Growth, and Aggressive. Investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients should be prepared to bear. Our firm does not represent or guarantee that its services and recommendations can or will predict future results, successfully identify market tops or bottoms, or insulate clients from losses due to market corrections or declines. Equity based mutual funds are subject to risks similar to those of stocks, including market risk, which is the risk that investment returns will fluctuate and are subject to market volatility, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. International mutual funds are subject to fluctuations due to changes in a currency’s exchange rate and political risk. Fixed-income mutual funds (bond funds) fluctuate with the bond market. Fixed income risks include credit risk (the risk that a company or bond issuer may fail to pay principal and interest payments in a timely manner); interest rate risk (the risk that the market value of the bonds will go down when interest rates go up); and prepayment risk (the risk that a bond will be paid off early). Our firm cannot offer any guarantees or promises that a client’s financial goals and objectives will be met. Past performance is in no way an indication of future performance. Options: An option is a financial derivative that represents a contract sold by one party (the option writer) to another party (the option holder, or option buyer). The contract offers the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a security or other financial asset at an agreed-upon price (the strike price) during a certain period of time or on a specific date (exercise date). Options are extremely versatile securities. Traders use options to speculate, which is a relatively risky practice, while hedgers use options to reduce the risk of holding an asset. In terms of speculation, option buyers and writers have conflicting views regarding the outlook on the performance of a: ADV Part 2A, Appendix 1 – Wrap Fee Brochure Page 8 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. • Call Option: Call options give the option to buy at certain price, so the buyer would want the stock to go up. Conversely, the option writer needs to provide the underlying shares in the event that the stock's market price exceeds the strike due to the contractual obligation. An option writer who sells a call option believes that the underlying stock's price will drop relative to the option's strike price during the life of the option, as that is how he will reap maximum profit. This is exactly the opposite outlook of the option buyer. The buyer believes that the underlying stock will rise; if this happens, the buyer will be able to acquire the stock for a lower price and then sell it for a profit. However, if the underlying stock does not close above the strike price on the expiration date, the option buyer would lose the premium paid for the call option. • Put Option: Put options give the option to sell at a certain price, so the buyer would want the stock to go down. The opposite is true for put option writers. For example, a put option buyer is bearish on the underlying stock and believes its market price will fall below the specified strike price on or before a specified date. On the other hand, an option writer who sells a put option believes the underlying stock's price will increase about a specified price on or before the expiration date. If the underlying stock's price closes above the specified strike price on the expiration date, the put option writer's maximum profit is achieved. Conversely, a put option holder would only benefit from a fall in the underlying stock's price below the strike price. If the underlying stock's price falls below the strike price, the put option writer is obligated to purchase shares of the underlying stock at the strike price. The potential risks associated with these transactions are that (1) all options expire. The closer the option gets to expiration, the quicker the premium in the option deteriorates; and (2) Prices can move very quickly. Depending on factors such as time until expiration and the relationship of the stock price to the option’s strike price, small movements in a stock can translate into big movements in the underlying options. Alternative Investments: Hedge funds, commodity pools, Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”), Business Development Companies (“BDCs”), and other alternative investments involve a high degree of risk and can be illiquid due to restrictions on transfer and lack of a secondary trading market. They can be highly leveraged, speculative and volatile, and an investor could lose all or a substantial amount of an investment. Alternative investments may lack transparency as to share price, valuation and portfolio holdings. Complex tax structures often result in delayed tax reporting. Compared to mutual funds, hedge funds and commodity pools are subject to less regulation and often charge higher fees and may require “capital calls” which would require additional investment. Alternative investment managers typically exercise broad investment discretion and may apply similar strategies across multiple investment vehicles, resulting in less diversification. Private Funds: A private fund is an investment vehicle that pools capital from a number of investors and invests in securities and other instruments. In almost all cases, a private fund is a private investment vehicle that is typically not registered under federal or state securities laws. So that private funds do not have to register under these laws, issuers make the funds available only to certain sophisticated or accredited investors and cannot be offered or sold to the general public. Private funds are generally smaller than mutual funds because they are often limited to a small number of investors and have a more limited number of eligible investors. Many but not all private funds use leverage as part of their investment strategies. Private funds management fees typically include a base management fee along with a performance component. In many cases, the fund’s managers may become “partners” with their clients by making personal investments of their own assets in the fund. Most private funds offer their securities by providing an offering memorandum or private placement memorandum, known as “PPM” for short. ADV Part 2A, Appendix 1 – Wrap Fee Brochure Page 9 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. The PPM covers important information for investors and investors should review this document carefully and should consider conducting additional due diligence before investing in the private fund. The primary risks of private funds include the following: (a) Private funds do not sell publicly and are therefore illiquid. An investor may not be able to exit a private fund or sell its interests in the fund before the fund closes.; and (b) Private funds are subject to various other risks, including risks associated with the types of securities that the private fund invests in or the type of business issuing the private placement. Private Equity: Private equity is an equity investment into non-public companies. Private equity is an illiquid investment for which there is no active secondary market. Risks associated with private equity include: • Funding Risk: The unpredictable timing of cash flows poses funding risks to investors. Commitments are contractually binding and defaulting on payments results in the loss of private equity partnership interests. This risk is also commonly referred to as default risk. • Liquidity Risk: The illiquidity of private equity partnership interests exposes investors to asset liquidity risk associated with selling in the secondary market at a discount on the reported NAV. • Market Risk: The fluctuation of the market has an impact on the value of the investments held in the portfolio. • Capital Risk: The realization value of private equity investments can be affected by numerous factors, including (but not limited to) the quality of the fund manager, equity market exposure, interest rates and foreign exchange. Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): REITs primarily invest in real estate or real estate-related loans. Equity REITs own real estate properties, while mortgage REITs hold construction, development and/or long-term mortgage loans. Changes in the value of the underlying property of the trusts, the creditworthiness of the issuer, property taxes, interest rates, tax laws, and regulatory requirements, such as those relating to the environment all can affect the values of REITs. REITs are dependent upon management skill, the cash flows generated by their holdings, the real estate market in general, and the possibility of failing to qualify for any applicable pass-through tax treatment or failing to maintain any applicable exempted status afforded under relevant laws. REITs involve a high degree of risk and can be illiquid due to restrictions on transfer and lack of a secondary trading market. They can be highly leveraged, speculative and volatile, and an investor could lose all or a substantial amount of an investment. Additionally, they may lack transparency as to share price, valuation and portfolio holdings as they are subject to less regulation and often charge higher fees. Structured Products: Structured products are designed to facilitate highly customized risk-return objectives. While structured products come in many different forms, they typically consist of a debt security that is structured to make interest and principal payments based upon various assets, rates or formulas. Many structured products include an embedded derivative component. Structured products may be structured in the form of a security, in which case these products may receive benefits provided under federal securities law, or they may be cast as derivatives, in which case they are offered in the over-the-counter market and are subject to no regulation. Investing in structured products includes significant risks, including valuation, lack of liquidity, price, credit and market risks. The relative lack of liquidity is due to the highly customized nature of the investment and the fact that the full extent of returns from the complex performance features is often not realized until maturity. Another risk with structured products is the credit quality of the issuer. Although the cash flows are derived from other sources, the products themselves are legally considered to be the issuing financial institution's liabilities. The vast majority of structured products are from high- ADV Part 2A, Appendix 1 – Wrap Fee Brochure Page 10 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. investment-grade issuers only. Also, there is a lack of pricing transparency. There is no uniform standard for pricing, making it harder to compare the net-of-pricing attractiveness of alternative structured product offerings than it is, for instance, to compare the net expense ratios of different mutual funds or commissions among broker-dealers. Margin Loans: Our firm may allow or recommend that you to pledge securities from your portfolio as collateral for a loan by using margin in brokerage account. This allows you to own more stock than you would be able to with your available cash. Margin accounts and transactions are risky and not necessarily appropriate for every client. The potential risks associated with these transactions are (1) You can lose more funds than are deposited into the margin account; (2) the forced sale of securities or other assets in your account; (3) the sale of securities or other assets without contacting you; (4) you may not be entitled to choose which securities or other assets in your account(s) are liquidated or sold to meet a margin call; and (5) custodians charge interest on margin balances which will reduce your returns over time. Voting Client Securities: We do not and will not accept the proxy authority to vote client securities. Clients will receive proxies or other solicitations directly from their custodian or a transfer agent. In the event that proxies are sent to our firm, we will forward them on to you and ask the party who sent them to mail them directly to you in the future. Clients may call, write, or email us to discuss questions they may have about particular proxy votes or other solicitations. Item 7: Client Information Provided to Portfolio Manager(s) Our firm communicates with your portfolio manager(s) on a regular basis as needed (daily, weekly, monthly, etc) to ensure your most current investment goals and objectives are understood by your portfolio manager(s). In most cases, we will communicate such information as part of our regular investment management duties. Nevertheless, we will also communicate information to your portfolio manager(s) when you ask us to, when market or economic conditions make it prudent to do so, etc. Item 8: Client Contact with Portfolio Manager(s) Clients are always free to directly contact our in-house IARs with any questions or concerns they have about their portfolios or other matters. Item 9: Additional Information Disciplinary Information In December 2013, Brian Sak entered into an Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for not disclosing an outside business activity to AXA Advisors, LLC, Sak’s employing firm at the time of the disclosure. Without admitting or denying the findings, Sak ADV Part 2A, Appendix 1 – Wrap Fee Brochure Page 11 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. consented to the described sanction and to the entry of findings. Therefore, he was fined $5,000 and was suspended from association with any FINRA Member in any capacity for 30 days. The suspension was in effect from January 6, 2014, through February 4, 2014. Financial Industry Activities & Affiliations Representatives of our firm are licensed insurance agents/brokers. They may offer products and receive normal and customary commissions as a result of these transactions. A conflict of interest may arise as these commissionable insurance sales may create an incentive to recommend products based on the compensation they may earn. To mitigate this potential conflict of interest, our firm’s representatives will adhere to our firm’s Code of Ethics and only offer suitable products that are in the best interests of the client. Additionally, clients are free to purchase insurance products from any insurance company and are not obligated to purchase these products through our firm’s representatives. Our firm also has an affiliation with Granite Harbor Group via ownership interests of some of our management personnel. While our representatives may offer these insurance services to clients of our firm, those clients are not obligated to purchase such products through our affiliated firm and are free to purchase these products from any insurance company. Code of Ethics, Participation, or Interest in Client Transactions & Personal Trading We recognize that the personal investment transactions of members and employees of our firm demand the application of a high Code of Ethics and require that all such transactions be carried out in a way that does not endanger the interest of any client. At the same time, we believe that if investment goals are similar for clients and for members and employees of our firm, it is logical and even desirable that there be common ownership of some securities. Therefore, to prevent conflicts of interest, we have in place a set of procedures (including a pre-clearing procedure) with respect to transactions effected by our members, officers, and employees for their personal accounts1. To monitor compliance with our personal trading policy, we have a quarterly securities transaction reporting system for all of our associates. Furthermore, our firm has established a Code of Ethics which applies to all of our associated persons. An investment adviser is considered a fiduciary. As a fiduciary, it is an investment adviser’s responsibility to provide fair and full disclosure of all material facts and to act solely in the best interest of each of our clients at all times. We have a fiduciary duty to all clients. Our fiduciary duty is considered the core underlying principle for our Code of Ethics which also includes Insider Trading and Personal Securities Transactions Policies and Procedures. We require all of our supervised persons to conduct business with the highest level of ethical standards and to comply with all federal and state securities laws at all times. Upon employment or affiliation and at least annually thereafter, all supervised persons will sign an acknowledgement that they have read, understand, and agree to comply with our Code of Ethics. Our firm and supervised persons must conduct business in an honest, ethical, and fair manner and avoid all circumstances that might negatively affect or appear to affect our duty of complete loyalty to all clients. This disclosure is provided to give all clients a summary of our Code of Ethics. However, if a client or a potential client wishes to review our Code of Ethics in its entirety, a copy will be provided promptly upon request. ADV Part 2A, Appendix 1 – Wrap Fee Brochure Page 12 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. Review of Accounts We review accounts on at least an annual basis for clients subscribing to our Wrap Portfolio Management service. The nature of these reviews is to learn whether clients’ accounts are in line with their investment objectives, appropriately positioned based on market conditions, and investment policies, if applicable. We review SEI account performance on at least an annual basis during which the manager’s performance as it pertains to the client is evaluated and to confirm that the account continues to meet the client’s investment objectives and income needs. Only our Financial Advisors or Portfolio Managers will conduct reviews. We may review client accounts more frequently than described above. Among the factors which may trigger an off-cycle review are major market or economic events, the client’s life events, requests by the client, etc. We do not provide written reports to clients, unless asked to do so. Verbal reports to clients take place on at least an annual basis when we meet with clients who subscribe to this service. Product Sponsors Representatives of our firm will occasionally accept travel expense reimbursement provided by product sponsors in order to attend their educational events. The reimbursement is not directly dependent upon the recommendation of any specific product. Although we may be incentivized to recommend products from product sponsors that reimburse our travel, our representatives will always adhere to their fiduciary duty in recommending appropriate investments for our clients. Client Referrals & Other Compensation Schwab Our firm receives economic benefit from Schwab in the form of the support products and services made available to our firm and other independent investment advisors that have their clients maintain accounts at Schwab. These products and services, how they benefit our firm, and the related conflicts of interest are described in Form ADV Part 2A, Item 12 – Brokerage Practices. The availability of Schwab’s products and services is not based on our firm giving particular investment advice, such as buying particular securities for our clients. Referral Arrangements In accordance with Rule 206 (4)-1 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, our firm provides cash or non-cash compensation directly or indirectly to unaffiliated persons for testimonials or endorsements (which include client referrals). Such compensation arrangements will not result in higher costs to the referred client. In this regard, our firm maintains a written agreement with each unaffiliated person that is compensated for testimonials or endorsements in an aggregate amount of $1,000 or more (or the equivalent value in non-cash compensation) over a trailing 12-month period in compliance with Rule 206 (4)-1 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and applicable state and federal laws. The following information will be disclosed clearly and prominently to referred prospective clients at the time of each testimonial or endorsement: • Whether or not the unaffiliated person is a current client of our firm, • A description of the cash or non-cash compensation provided directly or indirectly by our firm to the unaffiliated person in exchange for the referral, if applicable, and • A brief statement of any material conflicts of interest on the part of the unaffiliated person giving the referral resulting from our firm’s relationship with such unaffiliated person. In cases where state law requires licensure of solicitors, our firm ensures that no solicitation fees are ADV Part 2A, Appendix 1 – Wrap Fee Brochure Page 13 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc. paid unless the solicitor is registered as an investment adviser representative of our firm. If our firm is paying solicitation fees to another registered investment adviser, the licensure of individuals is the other firm’s responsibility. Inclusion of a Balance Sheet Our firm does not require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, 6 months or more in advance. Therefore, our firm is not required to include a balance sheet for our most recent fiscal year. Disclosure of Financial Condition Our firm has nothing to disclose in this regard. Bankruptcy Petition Our firm has never been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding. ADV Part 2A, Appendix 1 – Wrap Fee Brochure Page 14 Granite Harbor Advisors, Inc.