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INSCRIPTION CAPITAL, LLC
FORM ADV PART 2A – DISCLOSURE BROCHURE
Item 1 – Cover Page
2925 Richmond Avenue, Suite 425
Houston, TX 77098
(713) 673-8999
March 19, 2025
This Form ADV 2A (“Disclosure Brochure”) provides information about the qualifications and business
practices of Inscription Capital, LLC (“Inscription”). If you have any questions regarding the contents of
this Disclosure Brochure, please contact the Advisor by telephone at (713) 673-8999 or by email at
Contact@inscriptioncapital.com. The information in this Disclosure Brochure has not been approved or
verified by the United States Securities (“SEC”) and Exchange Commission or by any state securities
authority.
Inscription Capital, LLC is a registered investment advisor. Registration with the SEC or any state
securities authority does not imply a certain level of skill or training. Additional information about
Inscription Capital, LLC is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov by searching
with our firm name or our CRD # 291780.
Item 2 – Material Changes
Form ADV Part 2 requires registered investment advisors to amend their Disclosure Brochure when
information becomes materially inaccurate. If there are any material changes to an advisor’s Disclosure
Brochure, the advisor is required to notify you and provide you with a description of the material changes.
This Disclosure Brochure dated March 19, 2025, represents the annual amendment to Inscription Form ADV
Part 2A and replaces the previous version of Inscription’s Disclosure Brochure dated June 21, 2024.
Material Changes
• There have been no material changes made since the previous annual update.
Future Changes
From time to time, we may amend this Disclosure Brochure to reflect changes in our business practices,
changes in regulations and routine annual updates as required by the securities regulators. This complete
Disclosure Brochure or a Summary of Material Changes shall be provided to each Client annually and if a
material change occurs.
At any time, you may view the current Disclosure Brochure on-line at the SEC’s Investment Adviser Public
Disclosure website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov by searching with our firm name or our CRD# 291780. You
may also request a copy of this Disclosure Brochure at any time by contacting us at (713) 673-8999 or by
email at Contact@inscriptioncapital.com.
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Item 3 - Table of Contents
Item 1 – Cover Page ........................................................................................................................................ 1
Item 2 – Material Changes ............................................................................................................................... 2
Item 3 - Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................... 3
Item 4 - Advisory Business .............................................................................................................................. 4
A. Description of the Advisory Firm ..................................................................................................... 4
B. Types of Advisory Services .............................................................................................................. 4
C. Client-Tailored Advisory Services ................................................................................................... 6
D. Assets Under Management ............................................................................................................... 7
Item 5 - Fees and Compensation.................................................................................................................... 7
A. Fee Schedule for Advisory Services ................................................................................................. 7
B. Payment of Fees ............................................................................................................................... 8
C. Clients Responsible for Fees Charged by Financial Institutions and External Money Managers …. 8
D. Prepayment of Fees .......................................................................................................................... 9
E. Outside Compensation for the Sale of Securities or Other Investment Products
to Clients .......................................................................................................................................... 9
Item 6 - Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management .............................................................. 10
Item 7 - Types of Clients ............................................................................................................................. 10
Item 8 - Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss ...................................................... 10
A. Methods of Analysis and Risk of Loss ........................................................................................... 10
B. Material Risks Involved ................................................................................................................. 11
C. Unusual Risks of Specific Securities .............................................................................................. 13
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information ............................................................................................................... 14
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations .................................................................... 14
Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions .................................................. 16
A. Description of Code of Ethics ........................................................................................................ 16
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices ..................................................................................................................... 16
A. Factors Used to Select Custodians and/or Broker-Dealers.............................................................. 16
B. Trade Aggregation .......................................................................................................................... 19
Item 13 – Review of Accounts .................................................................................................................... 20
A. Frequency and Nature of Periodic Reviews and Who Makes Those Reviews ................................ 20
B. Other Reviews ................................................................................................................................ 20
C. Content and Frequency of Regular Reports Provided to Clients .................................................... 20
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation ................................................................................... 20
A. Economic Benefits Provided by Third Parties for Advice Rendered to Clients .............................. 20
B. Endorsement Disclosure ................................................................................................................ 20
Item 15 – Custody ....................................................................................................................................... 21
Item 16 – Investment Discretion .................................................................................................................. 21
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities .............................................................................................................. 21
Item 18 – Financial Information .................................................................................................................. 22
A. Balance Sheet ................................................................................................................................. 22
B. Financial Conditions Reasonably Likely to Impair Ability to Meet Contractual Commitments
to Clients ........................................................................................................................................ 22
C. Bankruptcy Petitions in Previous Years ......................................................................................... 22
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Item 4 - Advisory Business
A. Description of the Advisory Firm
Inscription Capital, LLC (“Inscription” or the “Advisor”) is a limited liability company organized in the
State of Delaware. Inscription became an investment advisory firm registered with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in February 2018. Inscription is wholly owned by Inscription Capital
Holdings, LLC. The majority of Inscription Capital Holdings, LLC is owned by BEO Holdings, LLC.
Stephan Farber, a Financial Advisor with Inscription, also conducts business under the “doing business as”
name Sound Post Capital.
the Advisor by
telephone at
All statements in this Disclosure Brochure, including those made in the present tense, describe the
prospective business of Inscription. If you have any questions regarding the contents of this Disclosure
Brochure, please contact
(713) 673-8999 or by email at
Contact@inscriptioncapital.com.
B. Types of Advisory Services
Inscription provides holistic and personalized financial planning and discretionary and non-discretionary
investment advisory services to individuals, including high net worth individuals, and entities, including,
but not limited to, family offices, trusts, estates, and private foundations (each a “Client”).
The Advisor serves as a fiduciary to Clients, as defined under the applicable laws and regulations. As a
fiduciary, the Advisor upholds a duty of loyalty, fairness and good faith towards each Client and seeks to
mitigate potential conflicts of interest. Our fiduciary commitment is further described in our Code of
Ethics. For more information regarding our Code of Ethics, please see Item 11 – Code of Ethics,
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading.
Financial Planning and Consulting Services
Inscription provides a variety of comprehensive financial planning and consulting services to Clients. Such
engagements can be part of the investment advisory engagement or pursuant to a separate engagement.
Generally, such financial planning services will involve preparing a financial plan or rendering a financial
consultation based on the Client’s financial goals and objectives. This planning or consulting can
encompass one or more areas of need, including, but not limited to cash flow analysis, investment planning,
retirement planning, estate planning, personal savings, educational savings, divorce planning, and other
areas of a Client’s financial situation.
A financial plan developed for or financial consultation rendered to the Client will typically include general
recommendations for a course of activity or specific actions to be taken by the Client. For example,
recommendations can be made that the Client start or revise their investment programs, commence or alter
retirement savings, establish education savings and/or charitable giving programs. Inscription can
recommend the services of itself and/or other professionals to implement its recommendations. Clients are
advised that a conflict of interest exists if Inscription recommends its own services, as such a
recommendation may increase the advisory fees paid to Inscription. The Client is under no obligation to
act upon any of the recommendations made by Inscription under a financial planning or consulting
engagement to engage the services of any such recommended professional, including Inscription itself.
Investment Management Services
In designing and implementing customized models and portfolio strategies, Inscription can manage, on a
discretionary or nondiscretionary basis, a broad range of investment strategies and vehicles. Inscription
primarily allocates Client assets among various mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), structured
products, options, alternative investments, and individual debt and equity securities in accordance with
Clients’ stated investment objectives. In addition, Inscription can allocate Client assets among Digital
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assets, precious metals, private funds, private equity, closed-end funds, fixed-income, g securities, REITs,
private debt, [CD + MMF, cash management], as appropriate given the clients risk tolerance and investment
objectives.
Inscription can further recommend to Clients that all or a portion of their investment portfolio be managed
on a discretionary basis by one or more unaffiliated money managers or investment platforms (“External
Managers”). On a case-by-case basis some Clients will be required to enter into a separate agreement with
the External Manager(s), which will set forth the terms and conditions of the Client’s engagement of the
External Manager, or will receive a Statement of Investment Selection in a single contract relationship.
Inscription generally renders services to the Client relative to the discretionary selection of External
Managers. Inscription also assists in establishing the Client’s investment objectives for the assets managed
by External Managers, monitors and reviews the account[s] performance and defines any restrictions on
the account[s]. The investment management fees charged by the designated External Managers, together
with the fees charged by the corresponding designated qualified custodian of the Client’s assets, will in
addition to, advisory fees charged by Inscription.
Retirement Accounts – When the Advisor provides investment advice to Clients regarding ERISA
retirement accounts or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”), the Advisor is a fiduciary within the
meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) and/or the Internal
Revenue Code (“IRC”), as applicable, which are laws governing retirement accounts. When deemed to be
in the Client’s best interest, the Advisor will provide investment advice to a Client regarding a distribution
from an ERISA retirement account or to roll over the assets to an IRA, or recommend a similar transaction
including rollovers from one ERISA sponsored Plan to another, one IRA to another IRA, or from one type
of account to another account (e.g. commission-based account to fee-based account). Such a
recommendation creates a conflict of interest if the Advisor will earn a new (or increase its current)
advisory fee as a result of the transaction. No client is under any obligation to roll over a retirement account
to an account managed by the Advisor.
Commodities Pool Investment – Certain Advisory Persons are also associated persons of Quantor Capital
LLC (“Quantor”), a commodity pool operator (NFA ID: 0503326) with the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (“CFTC”). As a part of the Advisor’s Investment Management Services, Advisory Persons
can recommend that the Client invest a portion of their assets in Quantor Core Fund, LP, a commodities
pool, which will be managed separately by Quantor. The Advisor will not have day-to-day investment
supervision over the assets managed by Quantor. Clients are not obligated to implement commodities
recommendations provided by the Advisor or its Advisory Persons. Please see Item 10 – Other Financial
Industry Activities and Affiliations for additional information.
Betterment Institutional Platform - Inscription can recommend that certain Clients implement their
investment portfolios through Betterment Institutional, a division of Betterment LLC (herein “Betterment
Institutional” or the “Investment Platform”). Betterment Institutional is what is often termed a “robo-
advisor”, an online wealth management service that provides automated, algorithm-based portfolio
management advice. Robo-advisors use technology to deliver similar services as traditional advisors, but
generally only offer portfolio management and do not get involved in a Client’s personal situation, such
as taxes and retirement or estate planning. Inscription chose to affiliate with Betterment Institutional due
to the Investment Platform’s customized portfolio allocations, automated rebalancing, and competitive
fees. Inscription utilizes Betterment Institutional as a complement to its services to provide cost effective
investing coupled with personalized financial planning.
To establish accounts with Betterment Institutional, the Client will also enter into one or more agreements
with Betterment that provides the authority for discretionary investment management by the Investment
Platform. Inscription remains the Client’s primary advisor and relationship contact and will select or
construct a portfolio of ETFs and/or cash equivalents from the universe of investments included on the
Investment Platform.
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Inscription will have the discretionary authority to instruct Betterment Institutional with respect to portfolio
construction, asset allocation and other investment decisions, subject to the limitations described herein.
Betterment Institutional will implement the portfolio and be responsible for the discretionary trading of the
ETFs in the Client’s portfolio, including the purchase and sale of investments and the automatic rebalancing
back to targets.
Betterment Institutional utilizes between ten to twelve different ETF’s, representing various asset classes
for the construction of investment portfolios. As discussed above, Inscription will work with each Client
to select/construct a portfolio to meet the needs of the Client. The Client has limited ability to put
restrictions on its accounts. The account[s] cannot contain investments that are not included in the
Betterment Institutional universe of ETFs and cash equivalents.
Betterment Institutional, under its discretionary authority, will automatically adjust and rebalance the
Client’s accounts daily based on the drift tolerance established for the positions in the investment portfolio.
The Advisor’s investment philosophy is long-term, but the Advisor may make such tactical overrides to
take advantage of market pricing anomalies or strong market sectors. The Advisor does not actively trade
in the Client’s account[s] and is limited to amending allocations once per account per trading day through
Betterment Institutional, the Client should be aware of these potential disadvantages.
For its services, Betterment Institutional will charge an asset-based fee that is in addition to the Advisor’s
fee. Betterment Institutional’s fee includes the securities transaction fees for all trades. The Advisor will
only receive its investment advisory fees as detailed in Item 5.A. below and does not share in any fees
earned by Betterment Institutional.
The Client, prior to entering into an agreement with the Investment Platform, will be provided with the
Investment Platform's Form ADV Part 2A (or a brochure that makes the appropriate disclosures).
Retirement Plan Advisory Services
Inscription provides retirement plan advisory services on behalf of the retirement plans (each a “Plan”) and
the company (the “Plan Sponsor”). The Advisor’s retirement plan advisory services are designed to assist
the Plan Sponsor in meeting its fiduciary obligations to the Plan and its Plan Participants. Each engagement
is customized to the needs of the Plan and Plan Sponsor. Services generally include:
Investment Policy Statement (“IPS”) Design and Review
Investment Oversight Services (ERISA 3(21)) and 3(38)
• Vendor Analysis
• Plan Participant Enrollment and Education Tracking
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• Performance Reporting
• Ongoing Investment Recommendation and Assistance
These services are provided by Inscription serving in the capacity as a fiduciary under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). In accordance with ERISA Section
408(b)(2), the Plan Sponsor is provided with a written description of Inscription’s fiduciary status, the
specific services to be rendered and all direct and indirect compensation the Advisor reasonably expects
under the engagement.
C. Client-Tailored Advisory Services
Inscription provides portfolio management services using investment models designed to meet a variety of
Client investment objectives. Client portfolios are managed on the basis of individual Clients’ financial
situation and investment objectives. Clients can impose reasonable restrictions on the management of their
accounts if Inscription determines, in its sole discretion, that the conditions would not materially impact
the performance of a management strategy or prove overly burdensome for Inscription’s management
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efforts.
D. Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2024, Inscription manages $1,556,528,803 in client assets, $ 1,329,452,517 of which
is managed on a discretionary basis and $227,076,286 on a non-discretionary basis.
Item 5 - Fees and Compensation
A. Fee Schedule for Advisory Services
Inscription charges an annual advisory fee based upon the assets under management that is agreed upon
with each Client and set forth in an agreement executed by Inscription and the Client. Advisory fees range
between 0.25% to 1.25% annually, depending on the size and complexity of the Client relationship as well
as on the Advisory Person rendering the services. Relationships with multiple objectives, specific reporting
requirements, portfolio restrictions and other complexities may be charged a higher fee. The advisory fee
for the initial quarter is payable on a pro rata basis, in arrears, based on the period ending value of the net
billable assets under management. For subsequent quarters, the advisory fee generally is payable in advance
(except for services to participant-directed 401k plans, which generally are payable in arrears), based on
the average daily net billable asset value of the Client’s accounts through the last day of the previous quarter
as provided by third-party sources.
Betterment Institutional Platform – Client accounts implemented through Betterment Institutional will be
charged an annual Betterment Institutional wrap fee of up to 0.20%, in addition to the Advisor’s fee,
payable quarterly, for the assets implemented through Betterment Institutional. The Client authorizes this
fee deduction through the investment platform agreement signed by the Client, the Advisor and Betterment
Institutional.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Inscription and the Client can choose to negotiate an annual advisory fee
that varies from the schedule set forth above. Factors upon which a different annual advisory fee can be
based include, but are not limited to, the size and nature of the relationship, the services rendered, the
nature and complexity of the products and investments involved, time commitments, and travel
requirements. The advisory fee charged by the Advisor will apply to all of the Client’s assets under
management, unless specifically excluded in the Client agreement. The advisory fee can be in addition to
the financial planning services described above. Certain options strategies are offered to Clients for an
additional fee to Inscription, assessed on assets committed to those particular strategies, as described in the
Client agreement.
Clients have five (5) business days from the date of execution of the Client agreement to terminate
Inscription’s services. The investment advisory agreement between Inscription and the Client can be
terminated at will by either Inscription or the Client upon written notice. Inscription does not impose
termination fees when the Client terminates the investment advisory relationship, except when agreed upon
in advance.
Inscription offers its Clients financial planning services. Such services, for some Clients, can be included
as part of the annual advisory fee. Clients can also enter into a separate agreement with Inscription for
financial planning services. Fees for services performed pursuant to such separate agreements for financial
services are negotiable and are based on either an hourly rate that varies, depending on the experience,
knowledge, and skill of those performing the services on behalf of Inscription, or a flat fee agreed upon in
writing by Inscription and the Client. Inscription also offers family office services for a fixed annual fee
ranging up to $600,000, which can be negotiable depending on the nature and complexity of each Client’s
circumstances.
The hourly rate for comprehensive financial planning, ad-hoc, and project-based consultations for Clients
varies depending on the services provided and the experience, knowledge, and skill of those performing
the services on behalf of Inscription. Hourly rates generally range from $250 to $500 per hour based on the
scope of the engagement. The scope and charges of all hourly ad-hoc work must be agreed-upon in writing
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by Inscription and the Client before any billing begins.
Account Minimums & Other Requirements: We do not require an account or relationship size minimum in
order for you to open/maintain an account or establish a relationship.
Retirement Plan Advisory Services
Fees for retirement plan advisory services are charged an annual asset-based fee of up to 1.25% and are
billed in arrears, pursuant to the terms of the retirement plan advisory agreement. Retirement plan advisory
fees based on the average daily net billable asset value of the Plan through the last day of the calendar
quarter. Fees are negotiable depending on the size and complexity of the Plan.
B. Payment of Fees
Inscription generally deducts its advisory fee from a Client’s investment account[s] held at his/her
Custodian. Upon engaging Inscription to manage such account[s], a Client grants Inscription this limited
authority through a written instruction to the Custodian of his/her account[s]. The Client is responsible for
verifying the accuracy of the calculation of the advisory fee; the Custodian will not determine whether the
fee is accurate or properly calculated. The fee generally is billed in advance on a quarterly basis, as
described above in Item 5(A). A Client can utilize the same procedure for the payment of o consulting fees
in arrears or in advance.
Although Clients generally are required to have their investment advisory fees deducted from their
accounts, in some cases, Inscription will directly bill a Client for investment advisory fees if it determines
that such billing arrangement is appropriate given the circumstances.
Betterment Institutional Platform - For Clients referred by the Advisor to an Independent Manager, the
Client’s fee may be separately deducted from the Client’s account[s] with the respective manager.
The Custodian of the Client’s accounts provides each Client with a statement, at least quarterly, indicating
separate line items for all amounts disbursed from the Client's account[s], including any fees paid directly
to Inscription. For certain non-custodial partnership/private fund investments, the Advisor may not receive
quarter-end investment valuations prior to its fee billing calculation. In such instances, the Advisor will
use the most recent month-end or quarter-end valuation available for the calculation of investment advisory
fees. The Advisor will recalculate its fee upon receipt of final valuations. Adjustments are reflected in the
fee calculations for the next quarterly period.
Clients may make additions to and withdrawals from their account at any time, subject to Inscription’s right
to terminate an account. Additions may be in cash or securities provided that the Advisor reserves the right
to liquidate transferred securities or decline to accept particular securities into a Client’s account. Clients
may withdraw account assets at any time on notice to Inscription, subject to the usual and customary
securities settlement procedures. However, the Advisor generally designs its portfolios as long- term
investments and the withdrawal of assets may impair the achievement of a Client’s investment objectives.
Inscription may consult with its Clients about the options and implications of transferring securities. Clients
are advised that when transferred securities are liquidated, they may be subject to transaction fees, short-
term redemption fees, fees assessed at the mutual fund level (e.g. contingent deferred sales charges) and/or
tax ramifications.
Retirement Plan Advisory Services
Retirement plan advisory fees can be directly invoiced to the Plan Sponsor or deducted from the assets of
the Plan, depending on the terms of the retirement plan advisory agreement.
C. Clients Responsible for Fees Charged by Financial Institutions and External Money
Managers
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In addition to Inscription’s advisory fee, Clients will be responsible for the fees and expenses of the
Custodian(s), underlying mutual funds, ETF’s, External Managers and their platform manager (if any),
transfer taxes, odd lot differentials, exchange fees, interest charges, ADR processing fees, trading away fees,
and any charges, taxes or other fees mandated by any federal, state or other applicable law, retirement plan
account fees (where applicable), electronic fund and wire fees. The Advisor's recommended Custodian
does not typically charge securities transaction fees for ETF and equity trades in Client accounts, but
typically charges for mutual funds and other types of investments. Clients should review the applicable
prospectuses for additional information about fund fees and expenses. For External Managers, Clients
should review each manager’s Form ADV 2A disclosure brochure and either the contract they sign with
the External Manager (in a dual contract relationship) or their Statement of Investment Selection (in a single
contract relationship) for additional information about fees and expenses charged.
D. Prepayment of Fees
As noted in Item 5(B) above, Inscription’s advisory fees generally are paid in advance. Upon the
termination of a Client’s advisory relationship, Inscription will issue a refund equal to any unearned
management fee for the remainder of the quarter. The Client has the ability to specify how he/she would
like such a refund issued (i.e., a check sent directly to the Client, or a check sent to the Client’s Custodian
for deposit into his/her account).
Betterment Institutional Platform – Fees charged for Betterment accounts are collected quarterly, in
advance of the billing period. The Client can terminate the account[s] with Betterment Institutional, at any
time, by providing advance written notice to the Advisor and Betterment Institutional. The Advisor will
refund any unearned, prepaid investment advisory fees from the effective date of termination to the end of
the quarter. The Advisor will assist the Client with this process upon request. The Client shall be responsible
for platform and advisory fees up to and including the effective date of termination. The Client could be
subject to other terms as provided through the tri-party agreement with Betterment Institutional.
Retirement Plan Advisory Services
Inscription is compensated for its services at the end of the quarter after advisory services are rendered.
Either party can terminate the retirement plan advisory agreement, at any time, by providing advance
written notice to the other party. The Client shall be responsible for retirement plan advisory fees up to
and including the effective date of termination. The Client’s retirement plan advisory agreement with the
Advisor is non-transferable without the Client’s prior consent.
E. Outside Compensation for the Sale of Securities or Other Investment Products to Clients
Inscription does not buy or sell securities and does not receive any compensation for securities transactions
in any Client account, other than the investment advisory fees noted above.
Certain Advisor representatives who provide investment advice to Clients (“Advisory Persons”) may also
be registered representatives of either Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc. (“PKS”) a FINRA-
registered broker-dealer and member of SIPC .
An Advisory Person of Inscription may implement securities transactions, acting in one’s separate
capacity as registered representative, on a commission basis through PKS instead of Inscription. In such
instances, the Advisory Person will receive commission-based compensation in connection with the
purchase and sale of securities, as well as a share of any ongoing distribution or service (trail) fees.
Compensation earned by the Advisory Person in his or her capacity as a registered representative is
separate from and in addition to Inscription’s advisory fee charged on Client assets held in advisory
accounts. The receipt of such compensation by an Advisory Person presents a conflict of interest as an
Advisory Person who is a registered representative has an Incentive to effect securities transactions for
the purpose of generating commissions rather than solely based on the Client’s needs. Clients may be able
to obtain these products less expensively through sources other than PKS that do not generate
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compensation for the Advisory Person. Inscription addresses this conflict through disclosure and
additionally notes that the Advisor does not charge advisory fees on assets where one of our Advisory
Persons, acting in one’s separate capacity as registered representative, received brokerage compensation
(e.g., it does not “double dip”). Inscription notes that Clients are under no obligation to purchase securities
products through PKS or our Advisory Persons or otherwise engage such persons and can choose brokers
or agents not affiliated with Inscription, PKS , and in some cases could purchase products directly from
fund companies without paying brokerage compensation.
Some Inscription Advisory Persons are also licensed as insurance professionals. Such persons earn
commission-based compensation for selling insurance products to Clients. Insurance commissions earned
by Advisory Persons who are insurance professionals are separate from and in addition to Inscription’s
advisory fee. This practice presents a conflict of interest as an Advisory Person who is an insurance
professional has an incentive to recommend insurance products for the purpose of generating commissions
rather than solely based on Client needs. Clients are under no obligation to purchase insurance products
through any person affiliated with Inscription.
Item 6 - Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
Performance-based fees are fees that are based on a share of capital gains or capital appreciation of a
Client’s account. Side-by-side management refers to the practice of managing accounts that are charged
performance-based fees while at the same time managing accounts that are not charged performance- based
fees. Inscription’s fees are calculated as described in Item 5 above. Inscription does not charge
performance-based fees or participate in side by side management. However, if appropriate, the Advisor
may recommend Investment Managers and investment funds, including Private Funds, which may assess
a performance-based fee. Such recommendations to invest with an Investment Manager or investment fund
with a performance-based fee arrangement would be preceded by an assessment as to the suitability and
appropriateness of such an investment, relative to other similar investments, if any, which do not have a
performance-based fee arrangement.
Item 7 - Types of Clients
Inscription offers investment advisory services to individuals, including high net worth individuals, and
entities, including, but not limited to, family offices, trusts, estates, and private foundations. The Advisor
does not impose minimum relationship size.
Item 8 - Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss
A. Methods of Analysis and Risk of Loss
A primary step in Inscription’s investment strategy is getting to know the Clients – to understand their
financial condition, risk profile, investment goals, tax situation, liquidity constraints – and assemble a
complete picture of their financial situation. To aid in this understanding, Inscription offers Clients
financial planning that is highly customized and tailored. This comprehensive approach is integral to the
way that Inscription does business. Once Inscription has a true understanding of its Clients’ needs and
goals, the investment process can begin, and the Advisor can recommend strategies and investments that
it believes are aligned with the Client’s goals and risk profile.
Inscription primarily employs fundamental analysis methods in developing investment strategies for its
Clients. Research and analysis from Inscription is based on numerous sources, including third-party
research materials and publicly-available materials, such as company annual reports, prospectuses, and
press releases.
Inscription generally employs a long-term investment strategy for its Clients, as consistent with their
financial goals. Inscription will typically hold all or a portion of a securities position for more than a year
but may hold for shorter periods for the purpose of rebalancing a portfolio or meeting the cash needs of
Clients. At times, the Advisor may also buy and sell positions that are more short-term in nature, depending
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on the goals of the Client and/or the fundamentals of the security, sector or asset class.
Inscription has an investment committee. The investment committee selects assets and products from across
many asset classes, including global and domestic equities, taxable and non-taxable fixed income, mutual
funds, ETFs, structured products, options, and alternative investments. Once the investment committee
reviews and approves these securities and products, they are added to the Advisor’s model portfolios and
approved list and can be purchased for Clients. Similarly, Inscription has the authority to select External
Managers to manage a portion of its Clients’ assets. The investment committee also reviews and approves
the External Managers in which the Advisor has placed Client assets. Overall investment strategies
recommended to each Client emphasize long-term ownership of a diversified portfolio of marketable and
non-marketable investments intended to provide superior after-tax, inflation- adjusted, economic returns.
Client portfolios with similar investment objectives and asset allocation goals can own different securities
and investments. The Client’s portfolio size, tax sensitivity, desire for simplicity, income needs, long- term
wealth transfer objectives, time horizon and choice of custodian are all factors that influence Inscription’s
investment recommendations.
Investing in securities involves a risk of loss. A Client can lose all or a substantial portion of his/her
investment. A Client should be willing to bear such a loss. Some investments are intended only for
sophisticated investors and can involve a high degree of risk.
B. Material Risks Involved
The mutual funds, ETFs and External Managers that the Advisor frequently invests Client assets with or
recommends to Clients generally own securities and therefore also involve the risk of loss that is inherent
in investing in securities. The extent of the risk of ownership of fund shares generally depends on the type
and number of securities held by the fund. Mutual funds invested in fixed income securities are subject to
the same interest rate, inflation, and credit risks associated with the fund’s underlying bond holdings.
Fixed income securities may decrease in value as a result of many factors, for example, increases in interest
rates or adverse developments with respect to the creditworthiness of the issuer. Risks also may be
significantly increased if a mutual fund pursues an alternative investment strategy. An investment in an
alternative mutual fund involves special risks such as risk associated with short sales, leveraging the
investment, potential adverse market forces, regulatory changes, and potential illiquidity. Investing in
alternative strategies presents the opportunity for significant losses. Returns on mutual fund investments
are reduced by management costs and expenses.
An ETF’s risks include declining value of the securities held by the ETF, adverse developments in the
specific industry or sector that the ETF tracks, capital loss in geographically focused funds because of
unfavorable fluctuation in currency exchange rates, differences in generally accepted accounting
principles, or economic or political instability, tracking error, which is the difference between the return of
the ETF and the return of its benchmark and trading at a premium or discount, meaning the difference
between the ETF’s market price and NAV. ETFs also are subject to the individual risks described in their
prospectus. Although many mutual funds and ETFs may provide diversification, risks can be significantly
increased if a mutual fund or ETF is concentrated in a particular sector of the market, primarily invests in
small cap or speculative companies, uses leverage to a significant degree, or concentrates in a particular
type of security. One of the main advantages of mutual funds and ETFs is that they give individual investors
access to professionally managed, diversified portfolios of equities, bonds and other securities.
Although the goal of diversification is to combine investments with different characteristics so that the
risks inherent in any one investment can be balanced by assets that move in different cycles or respond to
different market factors, diversification does not eliminate the risk of loss. In some circumstances, price
movements may be highly correlated across securities and funds. A specific fund may not be diversified,
and a Client portfolio may not be diversified. Additionally, when diversification is a Client objective, there
is risk that the strategies that the Advisor uses may not be successful in achieving the desired level of
diversification. There is also a risk that the strategies, resources, and analytical methods that the Advisor
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uses to identify mutual funds and ETFs will not be successful in identifying investment opportunities.
The following events also could cause mutual funds, ETFs, equities, commodities and fixed income
securities and other investments managed for Clients, as well as those managed by External Managers, to
decrease in value:
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• Market Risk: The price of an equity security, bond, or mutual fund may drop in reaction to tangible
and intangible events and conditions. This type of risk is caused by external factors independent of
a security’s particular underlying circumstances. For example, changes in political, economic and
social conditions may trigger adverse market events.
Interest-rate Risk: Fluctuations in interest rates may cause investment prices to fluctuate. For
example, when interest rates rise, yields on existing bonds become less attractive, causing their
market values to decline.
• Event Risk: An adverse event affecting a particular company or that company’s industry could
depress the price of a Client’s investments in that company’s stocks or bonds. The company,
government or other entity that issued bonds in a Client’s portfolio could become less able to, or
fail to, repay, service or refinance its debts, or the issuer’s credit rating could be downgraded by a
rating agency. Adverse events affecting a particular country, including political and economic
instability, could depress the value of investments in issuers headquartered or doing business in
that country.
• Liquidity Risk: Securities that are normally liquid may become difficult or impossible to sell at an
acceptable price during periods of economic instability or other emergency conditions. Some
securities may be infrequently or thinly traded even under normal market conditions.
• Leverage Risk: The use of leverage may lead to increased volatility of a fund’s NAV and market
price relative to its common shares. Leverage is likely to magnify any losses in the fund’s portfolio,
which may lead to increased market price declines. Fluctuations in interest rates on borrowings or
the dividend rates on preferred shares that take place from changes in short-term interest rates may
reduce the return to common shareholders or result in fluctuations in the dividends paid on
common shares. There is no assurance that a leveraging strategy will be successful.
• Commodities Risk: Commodities prices can be extremely volatile and can lose all or virtually all
their value, and historically this has occurred in various markets on multiple occasions.
Furthermore, commodity investments generally involve the use of futures contracts, which creates
additional counterparty risk, and also the risk of rolling futures contracts, which can result in
substantial loss and underperformance of spot commodity prices.
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• Domestic and/or Foreign Political Risk: The events that occur in the U.S. relating to politics,
government, and elections can affect the U.S. markets. Political events occurring in the home
country of a foreign company such as revolutions, nationalization, and currency collapse can have
an impact on the security.
Inflation Risk: Countries around the globe may be more, or less, prone to inflation than the U.S.
economy at any given time. Companies operating in countries with higher inflation rates may find
it more difficult to post profits reflecting their underlying health.
• Currency Risk: Overseas investments are subject to fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar
against the currency of the investment’s originating country. This is also referred to as exchange
rate risk.
• Reinvestment Risk: This risk is that future proceeds from investments may have to be reinvested
at a potentially lower rate of return (i.e., interest rate). This primarily relates to fixed income
securities.
• Operational Risk: Fund Advisors and other ETF service providers may experience disruptions or
operating errors such as processing errors or human errors, inadequate or failed internal or external
processes, or systems or technology failures, that could negatively impact the ETF.
• Regulatory/Legislative Developments Risk: Regulators and/or legislators may promulgate rules
or pass legislation that places restrictions on, adds procedural hurdles to, affects the liquidity of,
and/or alters the risks associated with certain investment transactions or the securities underlying
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such investment transactions. Such rules/legislation could affect the value associated with such
investment transactions or underlying securities
Illiquid Securities: Investments in hedge funds and other private investment funds may
underperform publicly offered and traded securities because such investments:
o Typically require investors to lock‐up their assets for a period and may be unable to meet
redemption requests during adverse economic conditions;
o Have limited or no liquidity because of restrictions on the transfer of, and the absence of a
market for, interests in these funds;
o Are more difficult to monitor and value due to a lack of transparency and publicly available
information about these funds;
o May have higher expense ratios and involve more inherent conflicts of interest than
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publicly traded investments; and
Involve different risks than investing in registered funds and other publicly offered and
traded securities. These risks may include those associated with more concentrated, less
diversified investment portfolios, investment leverage and investments in less liquid and
non‐traditional asset classes.
Past performance of a security or a fund is not necessarily indicative of future performance or risk of loss.
Use of External Managers
Inscription may select certain External Managers to manage a portion of its Clients’ assets. In these
situations, Inscription conducts due diligence of such managers, but the success of such recommendations
relies to a great extent on the External Managers’ ability to successfully implement their investment
strategies. In addition, Inscription generally will not have the ability to supervise the 4External Managers
on a day-to-day basis.
C. Unusual Risks of Specific Securities
Risk Associated with Initial Public Offerings
Investments in initial public offerings (or shortly thereafter) may involve higher risks than investments
issued in secondary public offerings or purchases on a secondary market due to a variety of factors,
including, without limitation, the limited number of shares available for trading, unseasoned trading, lack of
investor knowledge of the issuer and limited operating history of the issuer. In addition, some companies in
initial public offerings are involved in relatively new industries or lines of business, which may not be widely
understood by investors. Some of these companies may be undercapitalized or regarded as developmental
stage companies, without revenues or operating income, or the near-term prospects of achieving them. These
factors may contribute to substantial price volatility for such securities and, thus, for the value of the
company's shares.
Risks Associated with Closed-End Funds
Closed-end funds typically use a high degree of leverage. They may be diversified or non-diversified. Risks
associated with closed-end fund investments include liquidity risk, credit risk, volatility and the risk of
magnified losses resulting from the use of leverage. Additionally, closed-end funds may trade below their
net asset value.
Risks Associated with Options Trading
Investments in options contracts have the risk of losing value in a relatively short period of time. Options
are investments whose ultimate value is determined from the value of the underlying investment. Option
contracts are leveraged instruments that allow the holder of a single contract to control many shares of an
underlying stock. This leverage can compound gains or losses.
Risk Associated with Alternative Investments (Limited Partnerships)
The performance of alternative investments (limited partnerships) can be volatile and may have limited
liquidity. An investor could lose all or a portion of their investment. Such investments often have
concentrated positions and investments that may carry higher risks. Client should only have a portion of
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their assets in these investments.
Risks Associated with Structured Notes
Complexity. Structured notes are complex financial instruments. Clients should understand the reference
asset(s) or index(es) and determine how the note’s payoff structure incorporates such reference asset(s) or
index(es) in calculating the note’s performance. This payoff calculation may include leverage multiplied
on the performance of the reference asset or index, protection from losses should the reference asset or
index produce negative returns, and fees. Structured notes may have complicated payoff structures that can
make it difficult for Clients to accurately assess their value, risk and potential for growth through the term
of the structured note. Determining the performance of each note can be complex and this calculation can
vary significantly from note to note depending on the structure. Notes can be structured in a wide variety
of ways. Payoff structures can be leveraged, inverse, or inverse-leveraged, which may result in larger
returns or losses. Clients should carefully read the prospectus for a structured note to fully understand how
the payoff on a note will be calculated and discuss these issues with us.
Market risk. Some structured notes provide for the repayment of principal at maturity, which is often
referred to as “principal protection.” This principal protection is subject to the credit risk of the issuing
financial institution. Many structured notes do not offer this feature. For structured notes that do not offer
principal protection, the performance of the linked asset or index may cause Clients to lose some, or all,
of their principal. Depending on the nature of the linked asset or index, the market risk of the structured
note may include changes in equity or commodity prices, changes in interest rates or foreign exchange
rates, or market volatility.
Issuance price and note value. The price of a structured note at issuance will likely be higher than the fair
value of the structured note on the date of issuance. Issuers now disclose an estimated value of the structured
note on the cover page of the offering prospectus, allowing investors to gauge the difference between the
issuer’s estimated value of the note and the issuance price. The estimated value of the notes is likely lower
than the issuance price of the note to investors because issuers include the costs for selling, structuring or
hedging the exposure on the note in the initial price of their notes. After issuance, structured notes may not
be re-sold on a daily basis and thus may be difficult to value given their complexity.
Liquidity. The ability to trade or sell structured notes in a secondary market is often very limited as
structured notes (other than exchange-traded notes known as ETNs) are not listed for trading on security
exchanges. As a result, the only potential buyer for a structured note may be the issuing financial
institution’s broker-dealer affiliate or the broker-dealer distributor of the structured note. In addition, issuers
often specifically disclaim their intention to repurchase or make markets in the notes they issue. Clients
should, therefore, be prepared to hold a structured note to its maturity date, or risk selling the note at a
discount to its value at the time of sale.
Credit risk. Structured notes are unsecured debt obligations of the issuer, meaning that the issuer is
obligated to make payments on the notes as promised. These promises, including any principal protection,
are only as good as the financial health of the structured note issuer. If the structured note issuer defaults
on these obligations, investors may lose some, or all, of the principal amount they invested in the structured
notes as well as any other payments that may be due on the structured notes.
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisors are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or disciplinary
events that would be material to a Client’s evaluation of Inscription and the integrity of Inscription’s
management. Inscription has disciplinary information applicable to this Item.
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Merchant Wealth Management Holdings, LLC
Merchant Wealth Management Holdings, LLC (“Merchant Wealth”), a subsidiary of Merchant Investment
Management, LLC (“Merchant Investment”), owns a minority, non-controlling interest in the Advisor.
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Merchant Investment, through subsidiaries other than Merchant Wealth, has ownership interests in various
companies that provide investment and other consulting services to registered investment advisors. As
referenced above, the Advisor is not controlled by Merchant Wealth or Merchant Investment and is
operated independently where Merchant Investment and all other related subsidiaries are not involved with
the services offered by the Advisor and maintains its own office space.
BEO Holdings, LLC, Levy Park Capital GP LLC, Levy Park Capital GP IV LLC, Levy Park
Consulting, LLC and 1913 Advisors LLC
Inscription Capital, LLC is wholly owned by Inscription Capital Holdings, LLC. The majority owner of
Inscription Capital Holdings, LLC is BEO Holdings, LLC which wholly owns Levy Park Capital GP, LLC,
Levy Park Capital GP IV LLC, Levy Park Consulting LLC and 1913 Advisors LLC. Levy Park Capital
GP, LLC is the Fund General Partner for litigation funds LPC Litigation Fund I, II & III, LP and Levy
Park Capital IV GP, LLC is the Fund General Partner for a litigation fund, LPC Litigation Fund
IV. These litigation funds provide funding for legal cases in exchange for a share of potential
compensation from favorable judgments. Levy Park Consulting, LLC provides consulting services
to all litigation funds listed. Individual owners of BEO Holdings, LLC, in their separate capacity have
a minority ownership interest in LPC Litigation Fund I, LP. As a result, these individuals stand to benefit
financially from additional investments made in LPC Litigation Fund I, LP and from returns generated by
LPC Litigation Fund I, LP. 1913 Advisors LLC is an investment related entity. In an effort to mitigate
potential conflicts, these individuals will make every effort to place client best interests ahead of any
personal or financial gain that may result from the Litigation Fund's activities. These individual owners
will continue to provide you with complete and timely disclosure of any investments, transactions, or
situations that may be affected by this conflict of interest. They will conduct thorough research and analysis
when making investment recommendations to ensure that they are based on sound judgment and aligned
with your specific investment goals. In cases where there is a direct conflict between the interests of the
Litigation Funds and your investments, these individuals will recuse themselves from making any
decisions or recommendations to avoid any potential bias.
Registrations with Broker-Dealer
As detailed in Item 5.E., Advisory Persons providing investment advice on behalf of Inscription may be
registered representatives of PKS . See the Fees and Compensation section in this brochure for more
information on the compensation received by registered representatives who are affiliated with the
Advisor.
Recommendation of External Managers
If appropriate, Inscription may recommend that Clients use External Managers based on the Client’s needs
and suitability. Inscription does not receive separate compensation, directly or indirectly, from such
external managers for recommending that Clients use their services. Inscription does not have any other
business relationships with the recommended External Managers.
Inscription Family Office, LLC
Inscription is under common control with an SEC-registered investment advisor, Inscription Family Office,
LLC (CRD# 301900 and herein referred to as “Inscription Family”). Inscription Family provides family
office services, primarily serving high net worth individuals, family offices and trusts. Certain Advisory
Persons of Inscription also serve as Advisory Persons of Inscription Family. Inscription Family may also
provide its services to Clients of Inscription. In such instances, Inscription Family provides each Client with
all relevant disclosures, including the Inscription Family disclosure brochure. This poses a conflict of
interest as Advisory Persons may benefit from additional revenues generated at Inscription Family. Clients
of Inscription are under no obligation to accept the recommendations of Inscription to engage with
Inscription Family advisory services.
Licensed Insurance Agents
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As detailed in Item 5.E., certain Advisory Persons are licensed insurance agents and may also offer certain
insurance products on a fully disclosed commissionable basis. A conflict of interest exists to the extent that
Inscription recommends the purchase of insurance products where its Advisory Persons are entitled to
insurance commissions or other additional compensation. Clients are under no obligation to purchase
insurance products through any person affiliated with Inscription. The Advisor has procedures in place
whereby it seeks to ensure that all recommendations are made in its Clients’ best interest regardless of any
such affiliations.
Quantor Capital LLC
Certain Advisory Persons are also associated persons of Quantor Capital LLC (“Quantor”), a commodity
pool operator (NFA ID: 0503326) with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”). As a part
of the Advisor’s investment management services, Advisory Persons can recommend that the Client invest
a portion of their assets in Quantor Core Fund, LP, a commodities pool, which will be managed separately
by Quantor. The Advisor will not have day-to-day investment supervision over the assets managed by
Quantor. Clients are not obligated to implement commodities recommendations provided by the Advisor
or its Advisory Persons.
Clients will be charged a separate fee for assets placed into Quantor Core Fund, LP, where Advisory
Persons associated with Quantor will benefit from the additional revenue generated. The additional
compensation poses a conflict of interest whereby Advisory Persons have an incentive to recommend
Quantor Core Fund, LP, as part of a Clients investment portfolio. To mitigate this conflict, the Advisor
will reduce the investment advisory fees charged to the Client and ensure that recommendations to invest
in Quantor Core Fund, LP, is in the best interest of the Client. Clients are not obligated to implement any
recommendations made by Advisory Persons.
Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
A. Description of Code of Ethics
Inscription has a Code of Ethics (the “Code”) which requires Inscription’s employees (“Supervised
Persons”) to comply with their legal obligations and fulfill the fiduciary duties owed to the Advisor’s
Clients. Among other things, the Code of Ethics sets forth policies and procedures related to conflicts of
interest, outside business activities, gifts and entertainment, compliance with insider trading laws and
policies and procedures governing personal securities trading by Supervised Persons.
Personal securities transactions of Supervised Persons present potential conflicts of interest related to the
price obtained in Client securities transactions or the investment opportunity available to Clients. The Code
addresses these potential conflicts by prohibiting securities trades that would breach a fiduciary duty to a
Client and requiring, with certain exceptions, Supervised Persons to report their personal securities holdings
and transactions to Inscription for review by the Advisor’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Code also
requires Supervised Persons to obtain pre-approval of certain investments, including initial public offerings
and limited offerings.
Inscription will provide a copy of the Code of Ethics to any Client or prospective Client upon request.
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices
A. Factors Used to Select Custodians and/or Broker-Dealers
Inscription generally recommends that its investment management Clients utilize the custody and
brokerage services of an unaffiliated broker/dealer custodian (a “Custodian”) with which Inscription has
an institutional relationship. Currently, this includes Fidelity Clearing and Custody Solutions, a division
of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC (together with all affiliates, “Fidelity”), Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
(“Schwab”), and Goldman Sachs Custody Solutions, a division of Goldman Sachs Bank USA, a New York
state–chartered bank, and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (together with all
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affiliates, “Goldman Sachs”) where all serve as a “Qualified Custodian” as that term is described in Rule
206(4)-2 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”). Each Custodian provides custody of
securities, trade execution, and clearance and settlement of transactions placed by Inscription. If your
accounts are custodied at the Custodian, the Custodian will hold your assets in a brokerage account and
buy and sell securities when we instruct them to.
In deciding to recommend the Custodian, some of the factors that Inscription considers include:
• Trade order execution and the ability to provide accurate and timely execution of trades;
• The reasonableness and competitiveness of commissions and other transaction costs;
• Access to a broad range of investment products;
• Access to trading desks;
• Technology that integrates within Inscription’s environment, including interfacing with
Inscription’s portfolio management system;
• A dedicated service or back office team and its ability to process requests from Inscription on
behalf of its Clients;
• Ability to provide Inscription with access to Client account information through an institutional
website; and
• Ability to provide Clients with electronic access to account information and investment and
research tools.
Inscription generally places portfolio transactions through the Custodian where the Clients’ accounts are
custodied. In exchange for using the services of the Custodian, Inscription receives, without cost, computer
software and related systems support that allows Inscription to monitor and service its Clients’ accounts
maintained with such Custodian.
Clients should understand the Custodians provide products and services to RIA, including the following:
Services that Benefit Clients. The Custodians’ brokerage services include access to a broad range of investment
products, execution of securities transactions, and custody of client assets. The investment products offered
through the Custodians could include some to which clients might not otherwise have access or that would require
a significantly higher minimum initial investment. In addition, when independent firms affiliate with Inscription
and recommend their clients transfer their accounts to a Custodian, that Custodian will often offer transition
assistance to Inscription which is typically used, in part, to cover the account termination fees charged by the
clients’ incumbent custodian. In addition, the Custodians provide free trading during the transition period so
clients do not incur trading costs in establishing their accounts. The Custodians also occasionally provide free
trading days to enable Inscription to make adjustments to its investment allocation models, which saves clients’
money.
Services that Do Not Directly Benefit Clients. The Custodians also make available other products and services
that benefit Inscription but do not generally benefit clients’ accounts directly. These products and services that
assist Inscription in managing and administering its client accounts, such as investment research, which
Inscription can use to service all or some substantial number of its client accounts, including accounts not
maintained at the Custodian who is providing the research. In addition to investment research, the Custodians
also make available software and other technology that:
facilitate trade execution and allocate aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts;
facilitate payment of our fees from our clients’ accounts; and
assist with back-office functions, recordkeeping and client reporting.
• provide access to client account data (such as duplicate trade confirmations and account statements);
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• provide pricing and other market data;
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Services that Generally Benefit Only RIA. The Custodians also offer other services intended to help Inscription
manage and further develop its business enterprise. These services include:
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travel expenses for Inscription’s investment adviser representatives and/or staff to attend educational
conferences and events or to serve as members of the Custodian’s advisory committee;
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sponsorship of Inscription’s conferences and client marketing events;
technology, compliance, legal, and business consulting;
access to employee benefits providers, human capital consultants and insurance providers.
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• publications and conferences on practice management and business succession; and
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Custodians can provide some of these services themselves. In other cases, they will arrange for third-party
vendors to provide the services to RIA. These Custodians also provide Inscription’s staff and investment
adviser representatives with other benefits such as occasional meals or business entertainment.
Inscription’s receipt of these benefits creates a conflict of interest because they relieve the firm from paying
for these items or producing them itself. As result, the receipt of these benefits makes it more likely
Inscription will recommend these companies as the custodian for its clients’ accounts. However,
Inscription believes its recommendation of these companies to serve as the custodians and brokers on its
clients’ accounts is in the best interests of its clients, based upon the scope, quality, and price of their
services that benefit them, as opposed to the services that only benefit it.
Inscription may offer certain qualified Clients trading services which gives Inscription the ability to
execute trades through PKS, or other broker-dealers when placing securities transactions on behalf of
Clients with assets custodied at a Custodian. In such instances where Inscription trades away from a
Custodian, the account will incur a trade-away fee from a Custodian for each transaction that is executed
on a trade-away basis. The fee is separate from the commission/transaction fee or mark- up/mark-down
imposed by the broker-dealer through which the trade was executed.
Trading away may be advantageous for the Client because:
the broker-dealer may have expertise in a particular security or market;
the broker-dealer makes a market in a particular security;
a particular security is thinly traded; or
the broker-dealer can identify a counter-party for a trade.
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A Client may pay higher net execution costs than he/she would have paid if the transaction were placed
through the Custodian holding his or her assets.
Inscription will periodically review its arrangements with Custodians and other broker-dealers against other
possible arrangements in the marketplace as it strives to achieve best execution on behalf of its Clients.
Inscription maintains a list of broker-dealers that have been approved for trading Clients’ assets away from
a Custodian. 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, but not limited to, the following:
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a broker-dealer’s trading expertise, including its ability to complete trades, execute and settle
difficult trades, obtain liquidity to minimize market impact and accommodate unusual market
conditions, maintain anonymity, and account for its trade errors and correct them in a satisfactory
manner;
a broker-dealer’s infrastructure, including order-entry systems, adequate lines of communication,
timely order execution reports, an efficient and accurate clearance and settlement process, and
capacity to accommodate unusual trading volume;
a broker-dealer’s ability to minimize total trading costs while maintaining its financial health, such
as whether a broker-dealer can maintain and commit adequate capital when necessary to complete
trades, respond during volatile market periods, and minimize the number of incomplete trades;
a broker-dealer’s ability to provide research and execution services, including advice as to the
value or advisability of investing in or selling securities, analyses and reports concerning such
matters as companies, industries, economic trends and political factors, or services incidental to
executing securities trades, including clearance, settlement and custody; and
a broker-dealer’s ability to provide services to accommodate special transaction needs, such as the
broker-dealer’s ability to execute and account for Client-directed arrangements and soft dollar
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arrangements, participate in underwriting syndicates, and obtain initial public offering shares.
Inscription’s Clients may utilize qualified custodians other than the Custodian for certain accounts and
assets, particularly where Clients have a previous relationship with such qualified custodians.
Brokerage for Client Referrals
Inscription does not select or recommend broker-dealers based solely on whether or not it may receive
Client referrals from a broker-dealer or third party.
Client-Directed Brokerage
Generally, in the absence of specific instructions to the contrary, for brokerage accounts that Clients engage
Inscription to manage on a discretionary basis, Inscription has full discretion with respect to securities
transactions placed in the accounts. This discretion includes the authority, without prior notice to the Client,
to buy and sell securities for the Client’s account and establish and affect securities transactions through
the broker-dealer/Custodian of the Client’s account or other broker-dealers selected by Inscription. In
selecting a broker-dealer to execute a Client’s securities transactions, Inscription seeks prompt execution
of orders at favorable prices.
A Client, however, has the ability to instruct Inscription to custody his/her account at a specific broker-
dealer and/or direct some or all of his/her brokerage transactions to a specific broker-dealer. In directing
brokerage transactions, a Client should consider whether the commission expenses, execution, clearance,
settlement capabilities, and custodian fees, if any, are comparable to those that would result if Inscription
exercised its discretion in selecting the broker-dealer to execute the transactions. Directing brokerage to a
particular broker-dealer may involve the following disadvantages to a directed brokerage Client:
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Inscription’s ability to negotiate commission rates and other terms on behalf of such Clients could
be impaired;
such Clients could be denied the benefit of Inscription’s experience in selecting broker-dealers
that are able to efficiently execute difficult trades;
• opportunities to obtain lower transaction costs and better prices by aggregating (batching) the
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Client’s orders with orders for other Clients could be limited; and
the Client could receive less favorable prices on securities transactions because Inscription may
place transaction orders for directed brokerage Clients after placing batched transaction orders for
other Clients.
In addition to accounts managed by Inscription on a discretionary basis where the Client has directed the
brokerage of his/her account[s], certain institutional accounts are managed by Inscription on a non-
discretionary basis and are held at custodians selected by the institutional Client. The decision to use a
particular custodian and/or broker-dealer generally resides with the institutional Client. Inscription
endeavors to understand the trading and execution capabilities of any such custodian and/or broker-dealer,
as well as its costs and fees. Inscription may assist the institutional Client in facilitating trading and other
instructions to the custodian and/or broker-dealer in carrying out Inscription’s investment recommendations.
Trade Errors
Inscription’s goal is to execute trades seamlessly and in the best interests of the Client. In the event a trade
error occurs, Inscription endeavors to identify the error in a timely manner, correct the error so that the
Client’s account is in the position it would have been had the error not occurred, and, after evaluating the
error, assess what action(s) might be necessary to prevent a recurrence of similar errors in the future.
Trade errors generally are corrected through the use of a “trade error” account or similar account at the
Custodian, or another broker-dealer, as the case may be. In the event an error is made in a Client account
custodied elsewhere, Inscription works directly with the broker in question to take corrective action. In all
cases, Inscription will take the appropriate measures to return the Client’s account to its intended position.
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B. Trade Aggregation
To the extent that the Advisor determines to aggregate Client orders for the purchase or sale of securities,
including securities in which the Advisor’s Supervised Persons may invest, the Advisor will generally do
so in a fair and equitable manner in accordance with applicable rules promulgated under the Advisers Act
and guidance provided by the staff of the SEC and consistent with policies and procedures established by
the Advisor.
Item 13 – Review of Accounts
A. Frequency and Nature of Periodic Reviews and Who Makes Those Reviews
Inscription monitors investment advisory portfolios as part of a continuous and ongoing process.
Inscription advisors aspire to meet quarterly with each Client, and have at least one annual meeting with
every Client to conduct a formal review of each Client’s account. These reviews may include the following:
compare the account’s allocation with stated goals and Client cash-flows at time of review;
review holdings and consider alternatives;
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• monitor the size of individual securities related to their sectors, asset classes, and overall account size;
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analyze an account’s composition and performance, income, appreciation, gains/losses, and asset
allocation; and
assess its performance.
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Factors that could trigger an additional review, other than a periodic review, include: material market,
economic or political events, known significant changes in a Client’s financial situation and/or objectives,
and large deposits or withdrawals form the accounts. Clients are encouraged to notify Inscription if changes
occur in the Client’s personal financial situation that might adversely affect the Client’s investment plan.
B. Other Reviews
Inscription may perform compliance and/or supervisory reviews of a sampling of Client accounts. These
reviews may include comparing an account’s strategy and/or allocation to the account’s stated objectives,
reviewing commission and transaction costs borne by the account, and reviewing the billing rate and
charges.
C. Content and Frequency of Regular Reports Provided to Clients
Clients will receive brokerage statements no less than quarterly from the qualified custodian. These
brokerage statements are sent directly from the Custodian to the Client. The Client can also establish
electronic access to the Custodian’s website so that the Client can view these reports and their account
activity. Client brokerage statements will include all positions, transactions and fees relating to the Client’s
account[s]. The Client advisor can also provide Clients with periodic reports regarding their holdings,
allocations, and performance.
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation
A. Economic Benefits Provided by Third Parties for Advice Rendered to Clients
Inscription does not receive benefits from third parties for providing investment advice to Clients.
B. Endorsement Disclosure
Wealth and retirement advisory services are offered through Inscription Capital, LLC, a Registered
Investment Advisor. Graystone Advisory Group, LLC may receive compensation for referrals to Inscription
Capital, LLC. These referrals and payments are made pursuant to agreements between Inscription Capital,
LLC and Graystone Advisory Group, LLC. If you choose to engage Inscription Capital, LLC for advisory
services, we will pay a referral fee to Graystone Advisory Group, LLC up to a maximum of 40% of the
annual advisory fees collected on an ongoing basis. The payments that Inscription Capital, LLC pays to
Graystone Advisory Group, LLC will not result in an increase in the amount of the advisory fee that the
referred client will pay to Inscription Capital, LLC.
You should understand that it is up to you to interview us and decide whether you want to engage us for
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advisory services. If you decide to engage with Inscription Capital, LLC, you will enter into an agreement
directly with Inscription Capital, LLC to provide you with investment advisory services. Graystone
Advisory Group, LLC nor any of its employees are also employees of Inscription Capital, LLC and are not
authorized to provide investment advice on behalf of Inscription Capital, LLC or to act for us or on our
behalf. No investment advisory agreement with Inscription Capital, LLC will become effective until
accepted by Inscription Capital, LLC.
Graystone Advisory Group, LLC does not provide any services of Inscription Capital, LLC and makes no
claim or promise of any result or success by retaining Inscription Capital, LLC. Your decision to retain the
services of Inscription Capita, LLC is at your sole discretion and risk. Any services rendered by Inscription
Capital, LLC are solely the responsibility of Inscription Capital, LLC.
Inscription Capital, LLC solicitation or referral arrangements will comply with applicable laws that govern:
• The nature of the services provided;
• The fees to be paid;
• Disclosure of said arrangements to clients;
• Client consent, as required.
Item 15 – Custody
All Clients must utilize a “qualified custodian” as detailed in Item 12. Clients are required to engage the
Custodian to retain their funds and securities and direct Inscription to utilize the Custodian for the Client’s
securities transactions. Inscription’s agreement with Clients and/or the Clients’ separate agreement with
the broker-dealer/Custodian might authorize Inscription through such broker- dealer/Custodian to debit the
Client’s account for the amount of Inscription’s fee and to directly remit that fee to Inscription in
accordance with applicable custody rules.
The broker-dealer/Custodian recommended by Inscription Capital has agreed to send a statement to the
Client, at least quarterly, indicating all amounts disbursed from the account including the amount of
management fees paid directly to Inscription. Inscription encourages Clients to review the official statements
provided by the Custodian, and to compare such statements with investment reports received from
Inscription. For more information about Custodians and brokerage practices, see Item 12, Brokerage
Practices.
If the Client gives the Advisor authority to move money from one account to another account, the Advisor
could be deemed to have custody of those assets. In order to avoid additional regulatory requirements in
these cases, the Custodian and the Advisor have adopted safeguards to ensure that the money movements
are completed in accordance with the Client’s instructions.
Item 16 – Investment Discretion
Clients have the option of providing Inscription with investment discretion on their behalf, pursuant to a
grant of a limited power of attorney contained in Inscription’s Client agreement. By granting Inscription
investment discretion, a Client authorizes Inscription to direct securities transactions and determine which
securities are bought and sold, the total amount to be bought and sold, and the costs at which the transactions
will be effected. Clients have the authority to impose reasonable limitations in the form of specific constraints
on any of these areas of discretion with the consent and written acknowledgement of Inscription. See also
Item 4(C), Client-Tailored Advisory Services.
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities
Inscription Capital does not vote proxies or class actions on securities. Clients are expected to vote their
own proxies or class actions. The Client will receive their proxies or class actions directly from the
custodian of their account or from a transfer agent.
When assistance on voting proxies or class actions is requested, Inscription capital will provide
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recommendations to the Client. If a conflict of interest exists, it will be disclosed to the Client. If the Client
requires assistance or has questions, they can reach out to the investment advisor representatives of the firm
at the contact information on the cover page of this document.
Item 18 – Financial Information
A. Balance Sheet
Inscription does not require prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per Client, six months or more in
advance, and therefore does not need to include a balance sheet with this Brochure.
B. Financial Conditions Reasonably Likely to Impair Ability to Meet Contractual Commitments
to Clients
Neither Inscription nor its management has any financial conditions that are reasonably likely to impair its
ability to meet contractual commitments to Clients.
C. Bankruptcy Petitions in Previous Years
Inscription has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition.
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