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Item 1 – Cover Page
Lakeside Advisors, Inc.
1115 East Denny Way, Seattle, WA 98122
206-285-1730
https://www.lakesideadvisors.com
April 11, 2025
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices
of Lakeside Advisors, Inc.
If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at
206-285-1730, or by email at bob@lakesideadvisors.com. The information in this brochure
has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) or by any state securities regulatory authority.
Lakeside Advisors, Inc. is a registered investment adviser with the SEC. Our
registration as an Investment Adviser does not imply any level of skill or training. The oral
and written communications we provide to you, including this brochure, is information you
use to evaluate us (and other advisers) which are factors in your decision to hire us.
Additional information about Lakeside Advisors, Inc. is available on the SEC’s
website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. You can search this site by using our name or a unique
identification number, known as a CRD number. Our CRD number is 104540.
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Item 2 - Material Changes
This is our annual update of Form ADV Part 2A. There are no material changes to report
since the last annual update to this document on April 10, 2024.
We are obligated to deliver, or offer to deliver any updates to this form as they occur, or at
least annually. When updates occur, we will identify all material changes to the Form in
this section.
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Item 3 - Table of Contents
Item 1 – Cover Page .............................................................................................................................................. 1
Item 2 - Material Changes .................................................................................................................................. 2
Item 3 - Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................. 3
Item 4 – Advisory Business ............................................................................................................................... 4
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation .................................................................................................................... 8
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ................................................ 11
Item 7 – Types of Clients ................................................................................................................................. 12
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ......................................... 12
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information ............................................................................................................... 15
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ......................................................... 15
Item 11 – Code of Ethics .................................................................................................................................. 15
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices ...................................................................................................................... 18
Item 13 – Review of Accounts ....................................................................................................................... 22
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation ............................................................................ 24
Item 15 – Custody .............................................................................................................................................. 24
Item 16 – Investment Discretion .................................................................................................................. 24
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities (i.e., Proxy Voting) ......................................................................... 25
Brochure
Supplement .................................................................................................
Item 18 – Financial Information ................................................................................................................... 25
Part 2B of Form ADV:
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Item 2 –Part 2B Table of Contents ............................................................................................................... 27
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Robert E. Frey, CFP
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Kristi A. Mandt, CFP
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Miki Okamoto-Swanson, CFA
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Item 4 – Advisory Business
About Our Advisory Business
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Lakeside Advisors, Inc. (Lakeside, us, we, our) is an independent investment management
firm registered with the SEC. Lakeside Advisors, Inc., formerly Financial Planning
in 1984 to assist individuals with all
Resources, Inc., was founded by Robert E. Frey, CFP
aspects of financial planning. Since 1984 we have focused on financial planning, however,
our primary business is portfolio management for Clients (Clients, you, your). We serve
individual investors and we also manage assets for corporations, trusts and retirement
plans.
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, President and Chief
Lakeside Advisors, Inc. is 100% owned by Robert E. Frey, CFP
Compliance Officer. We have one office in Seattle, Washington.
Additional investment professionals include:
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Kristi A. Mandt, CFP
Miki Okamoto-Swanson, CFA
, Vice President
Investment Advisory Services
A. Discretionary Portfolio Management
We manage each investment portfolio based on the client’s unique and specific needs. Our
initial meeting with you starts by understanding who you are in a financial sense. Our
service includes one meeting per year. Topics addressed, among others, include:
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A review of your investment accounts
Retirement plans (401k plan accounts or IRAs, etc.)
Insurance contracts
Tax related matters
Estate documents
Personal and family obligations
Family and college plans
The result of this fact finding is to determine:
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Your financial position
Financial goals and objectives for today and tomorrow
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Liquidity needs including cash flow demands
Risk tolerance
Investment constraints / restrictions
This information is used to construct a portfolio(s) that represent a blend of asset classes
(stocks, bonds, alternatives, cash) for your risk and return characteristics.
If you have specific investment restrictions, these will be documented in the written
agreement we have with you. We reserve the right not open an account or close an account
if the investment restrictions are so extensive that in our sole determination we cannot
properly invest or diversify your portfolio(s).
You update your investment restrictions in writing. Investment restrictions are not
implemented until accepted by Lakeside.
Lakeside and our associated person create no specific proprietary products or services
which are recommended to clients.
We provide investment advice on the following types of securities or investment
products:
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Exchange-listed securities
Securities traded over-the-counter
Foreign securities (via American Depository Receipts – traded on an exchange)
Corporate debt securities (other than commercial paper)
Commercial paper
Certificates of deposit
Municipal securities
Variable life insurance
Variable annuities
Mutual fund shares
United States government securities
Options contracts on securities
Interests in partnerships investing in real estate
Interests in partnerships investing in oil and gas interests
Interests in partnerships investing in other forms of assets such as equipment leasing
and Community Access Television (CATV)
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Mutual funds or Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are typically used when they provide
diversified access across a sector where we desire exposure but lack specific expertise (for
example, investing in offshore securities, including foreign equities, high yield bonds or
alternative strategies).
Class Action Claims
We work with a third-party service provider, Chicago Clearing Corporation (CCC), which
provides class action litigation monitoring and securities claim filing services. CCC will
complete claims for all of our clients who have accounts custodied at Pershing, LLC
(Pershing) and do not opt out of such a service. You may change your opt-out election at any
time by notifying us in writing. In return for this service, CCC receives 15% of any settlement
collected. In an event that payment from the SEC Fair Fund claims do not allow CCC to
deduct its fee from the distribution payment, Lakeside elected that CCC deduct the fee for
any SEC fair fund distributions from other non-SEC fair fund distributions. Lakeside does
not receive any fees or remuneration in connection with this service nor does it receive any
fees from the third-party provider(s).
Because we are providing this service through CCC, we no longer monitor class action suits
or process claim forms on your behalf (whether or not you participate in the service CCC
provides). We are not responsible or liable for: (a) any assistance we provide to CCC
concerning monitoring or processing class action claims or (b) any CCC act in monitoring or
processing such claims.
IRA Rollover
Lakeside does NOT recommend to our clients that they roll-over their employer sponsored
retirement plan assets, such as 401k plan accounts, to an IRA that we would manage for that
client.
We rely on the client to make the rollover determination independent of Lakeside. If the
determination is made by the client, we will provide information necessary for the client to
facilitate movement of those assets from the client’s employer sponsored retirement plan
(current or prior employer) to an IRA we manage.
B. Non-Discretionary Portfolio Services
We provide non-discretionary investment advice to ERISA Plan Sponsors, the Plan and Plan
Participants. Advice to ERISA plans is generally provided under ERISA Section 3(21) and
include the following fiduciary services:
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Provide non-discretionary investment advice to Trustees of the plan about
investment alternatives available for the plan in accordance with the Plan’s
investment policies and objectives. Trustees shall have the final decision-making
authority regarding the initial selection, retention and removal of investment
options.
Assist Trustees with the selection of a broad range of investment options.
Assist in the development of an Investment Policy Statement (IPS). The IPS
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establishes the investment policies and objectives for the Plan and shall set forth
the asset classes and investment categories to be offered under the Plan, as well as
criteria and standards for selecting and monitoring investments. Trustees shall
have the ultimate responsibility and authority to establish such policies and
objectives and to adopt the IPS.
Prepare periodic investment advisory reports that document consistency of fund
management and performance to the guidelines set forth in the IPS and make
recommendations to maintain or remove and replace investment options.
Meet with Trustees on a periodic basis to discuss reports and recommendations.
Provide investment advice to Trustees with respect to the selection of a qualified
default investment alternative (QDIA) for participants who fail to make an
investment election. Trustees retain the sole responsibility to provide all notices
to participants required under ERISA section 404(c)(5), if applicable.
Non-discretionary portfolio services advice provided to ERISA Plan Sponsors and Trustees
are charged only a fee. We do not receive any additional fees or compensation directly or
indirectly.
C. Financial Planning Services
Financial planning services involve our review and recommendations, including
consultations related to your:
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Federal income tax
Retirement planning / pension plans
Estate planning
Risk management, i.e., insurance policies (life, medical, disability and casualty)
College education planning
Savings
Any issue related to your financial health or well-being
If you purchase Financial Planning Services, you will receive a written report. This report
would provide an analysis of your current financial position and personal facts with the
recommendations designed to assist you in achieving your stated financial goals and
objectives.
D. Financial Consulting Services
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Consulting services are limited financial planning services which are topical in nature.
Clients hire us to provide consulting services on some or all of the following topics over
time:
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Financial goals and objectives
Current financial position
Retirement planning
Real estate investments
Insurance policies (life, medical, disability and casualty coverage)
Federal income tax planning
Estate plans
Annual updates of your balance sheet
Updates of capital accumulation programs (as recommended in your financial
plan)
Purchase or sale of a house
Rental property
Purchase or lease of a vehicle
College education planning
Consulting services are oriented towards your long-term goals and objectives.
Assets Under Management (as of January 31, 2025)
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Assets Under Management
Discretionary
$374,737,716
Non-Discretionary
$ 10,535,430
Total
$385,273,146
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation
Initial Consultation
When you contact us for an initial consultation, we provide a list of documents for you to
gather before the initial meeting is scheduled. The list includes your employee benefits,
investment accounts, insurance contracts, tax returns, and personal documents such as
estate documents, mortgage, etc.
Our fee for the initial consultation starts at $3,000 and the fee varies depending upon the
complexity of your situation. We will provide you with the initial consultation fee estimate
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after we receive the documents from you. The initial consultation fee covers our review of
the documents you provided to us and a one to two-hour meeting.
Discretionary Management of Accounts
Our annual asset based fee is:
0.6% per year of the net assets we manage for you which is billed quarterly in advance of
our services
Our fees are calculated based on the value at the end of previous quarter. We consider
cash to be an asset class and include it in our fee calculation. In a low-interest
environment, our fees could exceed the money market yield.
Our fees are negotiable and vary from the standard fee above based on the complexity of
the account, size of the account, number of accounts, client-specific facts or circumstances,
and other considerations. We sometimes agree to offer certain clients a fee schedule that
is lower than that of any other comparable clients in the same investment style. We
sometimes also choose to waive all or a portion of our negotiated fee for a given period.
Finally, we commit that we have provided and will continue to provide certain clients the
lowest fee for a particular investment style and for comparable services.
Although we do not impose a minimum account size to open or maintain an account, we do
impose a minimum annual fee of $600 ($150.00 per quarter).
We pro-rate the fee for the number of days in a calendar quarter that we provide services
to you. In cases where an account is terminated during a calendar quarter, we pro-rate the
fee for the number of days the services were provided. We promptly refund any of the pre-
paid and unearned fees to you.
Fees are charged on the value of the assets we manage and reported by your qualified
independent third party, custodian (see Item 12, Brokerage Practices).
Payment of Advisory Fees:
Direct Debiting
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Most clients authorize us to have our advisory fees directly debited from your custodial
account by your custodian upon the presentation of a debit request from Lakeside. The
month following the deduction of our advisory fees by your custodian, you will receive a
statement from your custodian which shows all the holdings in your account(s) and the
deposits or withdrawals from your account (including the advisory fees paid to Lakeside).
Please note that your custodian does not verify the accuracy of our fee calculations. Should
you have questions on our fee calculations, please contact us.
Pay by Check
If you prefer, you can elect to pay our advisory fee upon presentation of an invoice. In this
case we will mail you an invoice and you send us a check. We request our fees be paid
within 15 days of the date of our invoice.
Financial Planning and Consulting Services
Fees for financial planning or consulting services are not negotiable. Fees are offered two
ways for financial planning or consulting services:
Hourly:
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at $250.00 per hour
Fixed Fee:
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based upon an estimate of the hours at $250.00 per hour or as agreed to by
Lakeside and the specific client.
We estimate the number of hours and fee to meet with, work on and present your financial
plan. One half of the estimated fee is paid in advance of our service with the execution of
the Planning Agreement. We consider the “Plan” completed when the Planning Report is
delivered to you. At this time, we will present the final invoice to you and request payment
within 15 days.
If you choose the Fixed Fee, we will bill one quarter of the fee with the signing of the
Agreement. We then bill you each quarter for the balance of the annual service. Each fixed
fee agreement is subject to re-negotiation. It does not automatically renew.
Exception: if we mutually agree and document an additional service over and above
those specified in the original contract covering planning services for the year, we
will bill at our standard hourly rate, in addition to the fixed annual fee.
If you terminate a Financial Planning agreement before the plan is delivered to you, we will
bill you for the time spent on your Plan at $250 per hour. Unearned fees are promptly
refunded, earned fees due are billed to you.
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Other Fees
Our management fees do not include the following fees and expenses. All of these fees or
expenses are borne by you:
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Ticket charges on security transactions
Transaction fees
Other related costs and expenses
Charges imposed by custodians and other third parties, including but not limited
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Advisory fees and administrative fees charged by mutual funds and ETFs
Advisory fees charged by sub-advisers (if any are used for your account)
Custodial fees, if there are any
Odd-Lot differentials
Transfer taxes
Reorganization fees
Bond redemption fees
Paper statement fees
Please see “Other Fees in Connection with Trading” on Item 12 on this Brochure for
additional information and disclosure related to “other costs” incurred.
Additional Compensation
Lakeside and our employees do not receive any compensation for the sale of securities or
other investment products, including asset-based sales charges or service fees from the
sale or redemption of mutual funds.
Insurance Agent Transactions
Kristi A. Mandt, CFP®, AIF® is a life insurance agent and receives commission
compensation through third party insurance companies by implementing specific life
insurance needs of clients. Insurance commissions are not offset against advisory or
financial consulting fees you pay to Lakeside. See also, Item 10 for additional information.
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
We do not manage Client accounts with so-called performance-based fees. Our fees are
described under Item 5.
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Item 7 – Types of Clients
Portfolio Management Services (Discretionary Management of Accounts)
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Individuals and high net worth individuals
Trusts and estates
Individual retirement plan participant accounts
Not for profit entities
Corporation or other business entities (Limited Liability Companies, Limited
Partnerships, etc.)
We do not impose a minimum asset level to open and maintain a portfolio management
account. However, we do impose a minimum annual fee of $600 per year billed quarterly.
If your asset is less than $100,000, please realize that the minimum annual fee is higher than
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Financial Planning and Consulting Services
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Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Methods of Analysis
Lakeside uses fundamental and technical analysis in formulating our investment advice to
you. Please see Item 4 for a list of the types of securities we use for client portfolios.
Fundamental and Technical Analysis: Fundamental analysis attempts to determine a
security’s intrinsic value. Technical analysis uses data to determine patterns and trends
related to the securities price. We believe the value of any security is permanently linked
to fundamentals which determine the expectations of the present value of the cash flows a
company can generate, the ability to grow the cash flow and the uncertainty of the discount
rate applied to the cash flows available to the owners of the company (stockholders) that is
reflected in the company’s stock price. Our investment decisions begin with fundamental
values and expectations. The marketplace helps to make the final decision to buy or sell.
Our investment philosophy involves recognizing the direction of supply and demand
forces for specific assets and taking appropriate actions.
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Sources of Information
The main sources of information include financial newspapers and magazines, third party
research papers, corporate rating services, timing services, corporate filings with the SEC
and company press releases.
Investment Strategies and Portfolio Composition
Consulting Services
: Our strategy for consulting clients is typically oriented toward long-
term investments, including both mutual funds and individual securities, with good
fundamentals.
Portfolio Management
: All the discretionary accounts are managed using an active
approach. Although each client’s account is managed based on your unique needs, we have
three main strategies:
1) Fixed Income Strategy
Preservation of capital and low volatility is the goal for this strategy. Portfolios consist
of laddered taxable bonds, non-taxable bonds and certificates of deposit. We employ
this strategy as a conservative approach for preservation of capital and income
generation.
2) Balanced Strategy
Fixed Income and Equity Strategies are blended for your specific needs as appropriate.
Balanced account allocations are never static, they move with the markets. Some
clients might be 50-50 (equity to fixed income) but others might be 30-70 (equity to
fixed income), or 70-30 (equity to fixed income).
The percentage allocated to either strategy is based upon your income needs, safety of
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For the fixed income allocation we follow our fixed income strategy above.
For the equity allocation we follow our equity strategy described below.
3) Equity Strategy
This strategy aims for capital appreciation primarily through the following equity based
securities:
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Mutual funds
ETFs
Individual equities listed on an exchange or over-the-counter (OTC) market
The equities used include small and large capitalization securities and growth, value or
turnaround situations. Positions are initiated based on strict sell targets.
Investment strategies used to implement investment advice include:
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Long term purchases (securities held at least a year)
Short term purchases (securities sold within a year)
Trading (securities sold within 30 days)
Short sales
Margin transactions (Margin involves borrowing money from your custodian using
the securities in your account as collateral. As a result, you pay interest on the
additional dollars you are borrowing to increase your opportunity for profit by
leveraging your purchasing power. Margin is often an excellent strategy for clients
with large, low cost stock positions where selling the stock creates excessive tax
liability. Margin allows you to borrow against securities positions and using the
borrowed dollars to diversify your holdings / exposure to the markets).
Option writing, including covered options, uncovered options or spread strategies
All investments carry the risk of loss of your invested assets. There is no guarantee that
any investment strategy will meet its objective or be profitable. Depending on the types of
securities purchased or sold for your accounts, you may face the following risks:
Interest Rate Risk
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: Fluctuations in interest rates may cause the price of fixed
income securities to fluctuate. For example, when interest rates rise, yields on
existing bonds become less attractive, causing their market values to decline.
: The price of a security, bond or mutual fund may decline due to the
move in market factors such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates and market
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Inflation Risk
volatility.
• Currency Risk
: Inflation will erode purchasing power.
: The change in value of investments overseas due to currency
• Reinvestment Risk
fluctuation (exchange rate risk) which may affect foreign issuers (through American
Depository Receipts) or ETFs which replicate offshore indexes or sectors.
: The proceeds and interest income from an investment would
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be reinvested at a lower interest rate.
: The risk associated with a particular industry or a particular
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company within an industry.
• Financial Risk
: A company which uses debt to finance growth or operations would
• Liquidity Risk
face difficulties meeting financial obligations.
: Holding illiquid securities would restrict the ability to sell the
investment in a timely manner or at an advantageous price. Lakeside does not
typically invest in illiquid securities for clients.
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information
There are no disciplinary activities past or present to disclose.
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Insurance Agent – Broker
Kristi A. Mandt, Vice President, is a life insurance agent appointed with various insurance
companies. Kristi is also Owner / President of Millikin Mandt Associates, Inc., from which
she receives compensation. Through Millikin Mandt Associates, Inc., Kristi provides certain
advising and technical services to Lakeside Advisors, Inc.
Kristi receives commission compensation through third party insurance companies by
implementing specific insurance needs of clients, though, this does not often occur.
Lakeside also provides insurance recommendations for:
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Disability
Long term care
Property and casualty coverage
Frequent consultation occurs with specialists, who are most often agents, brokers or
insurance company representatives. Lakeside makes client referrals to such persons or
companies but receives no compensation for doing so if you decide to purchase or
exchange insurance products.
Item 11 – Code of Ethics
Code of Ethics
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We are required by regulation to have certain internal procedures to address potential and
actual conflicts of interest. At Lakeside we follow our own advice. As a result, when
appropriate we often purchase or sell the same securities that are recommended to you,
our client.
The Code of Ethics (Code) applies to all of our employees. The Code describes our fiduciary
obligations to clients, the standard of conduct expected of fiduciaries.
The Code includes, but not limited to, the following topics:
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Confidentiality of client information (described in our Privacy Disclosure
you receive)
A prohibition on the use of material, non-public information (insider trading)
Limitations and restrictions on the acceptance of gifts, including reporting of
certain gifts and business entertainment items
Personal securities trading procedures including disclosure of all holdings, all
members of an employee’s household / beneficial ownership accounts (for
example, husband / wife accounts, minor children accounts, individual retirement
accounts, trusts, etc.) and brokerage accounts
Upon initial hire and annually thereafter, all employees of Lakeside must acknowledge
their receipt, review of and understanding of the Code as amended.
Personal Trading
Employees may have a position in securities recommended to clients. In addition, we
permit employees to purchase or sell securities which we recommend to clients for their
own account or accounts controlled by them. Trading in the same securities is a conflict of
interest between you and our employees. Our Code mitigates this conflict due to the topics
covered by the Code and the periodic reviews we conduct of all employee’s personal
holdings and trading.
The Code restricts trading in securities by our employees while the securities are being
traded by us or being considered to be included in the list of securities currently held in
client’s accounts. In general, employees are expected to trade a security for their personal
accounts only after trading of that same security has been completed in client accounts.
Except we sometimes combine the transactions of employees and clients together
on an aggregated basis. When this occurs, employee and client accounts will share
any commission costs equally and receive securities at a total average price.
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We create a trade order (specifying each participating account) and its allocation prior to
the entry of the aggregated order. As required, we retain the records of each order.
Completed orders will be allocated as specified in the initial trade order. Partially filled
orders will be allocated to clients first, and to employees after client orders are completely
filled. If there are any exceptions, it will be explained on the order.
The Code requires the personal trades by our employees to be approved by our Chief
Compliance Officer (CCO) before execution. These are called reportable transactions.
Transactions, which do not require prior approval, include:
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Ongoing participation in an issuer’s dividend and stock purchase plan
Any transaction over which the employee does not have any direct or indirect
influence or control or involuntary transactions, such as mergers, inheritances
and gifts
Ongoing participation in a systematic investment in mutual funds or other
securities
Transactions involving the purchase and sale of mutual funds (open-end) and
money market instruments such as certificates of deposits (CDs)
US Government Bonds / Bills / Notes
Our Code requires employees to report all personal securities transactions except for
exempt or non-reportable securities listed above.
Our employees are also required to receive preclearance by the CCO for the purchase
and/or sale of any Private Placement. Our Code also prohibits participation in Initial Public
Offerings (IPOs) by our employees.
We review personal trading records on a quarterly basis.
As stated above, initially upon hire and annually thereafter we require:
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Disclosure of all brokerage accounts owned by the employee and family members
Disclosure of all security holdings in brokerage accounts or in certificate form
Disclosure of all members of the employee’s household
Disclosure of all beneficial ownership accounts (those where the employee has the
rights or authority to the account and assets)
Certification to the Code, its requirements and the individual’s understanding and
compliance with the Code
Prohibition on Use of Insider Information
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We prohibit our employees from the use of material, non-public inside information. This
includes taking any action for their own account(s), accounts of any client or
communicating the information to any person outside of our President / Chief Compliance
Officer until such time the information is available to the general public. Material, non-
public inside information is defined as information that an investor would find useful to
determine to purchase or sell a security. The information is material and non-public if the
information is not available to the investing public via newspaper, internet or other
broadly distributed media.
Clients can request a copy of our Code of Ethics by contacting our Chief Compliance Officer,
Robert E. Frey at (Tel: 206-285-1730, Fax: 206-267-2316) or bob@lakesideadvisors.com.
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices
Portfolio Management Clients Recommended Broker
We use Pershing Advisor Solutions, LLC (PAS), a member of the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the Security Investors Protection Corporation (SIPC) as
introducing broker and Pershing as clearing broker. PAS and Pershing are wholly owned
subsidiaries of the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY Mellon). We require
individual clients to open and maintain their advisory accounts at PAS. Trust accounts
custodied at Dorsey & Whitney Trust Company (D&W Trust) are held at SEI Investments
Company (SEI).
Although client assets are custodied at Pershing, we do have brokerage discretionary
authority that we use on a limited basis for fixed income security transactions. This means
that we will “trade away” from PAS for your account in the purchase or sale of fixed income
securities (corporate bonds, municipal bonds, government bonds, etc.). In such a case, PAS
charges a $10.00 “trade away fee” per each ticket per account when we execute a trade
with another broker or dealer.
These transactions are typically handled by Pershing on an agency basis, clearly showing
the ticket and any other minor handling charges.
When we evaluate third party brokers or dealers for fixed income transactions, we evaluate
those brokers or dealers on a number of factors, including the following:
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Execution capability
Financial responsibility and responsiveness
Expertise in corporate, municipal and US Government bonds
Reputation, integrity and financial stability
Competitiveness of price negotiation and spreads
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Promptness of execution
Past history of execution of trades
Clearance and settlement capabilities
Quality of confirmations and account statements
Access to markets
Sophistication of trading facilities
Fixed income inventory
Our relationship with PAS allows Lakeside to use the Pershing platform. Pershing provides
both brokerage and custodial services to our clients. We evaluated Pershing based on the
same criteria we use when we evaluate third party brokers or dealers for fixed income
securities. For other types of securities (mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks (equity),
options, warrants, etc.), we believe that Pershing offers Lakeside and our clients value,
quality execution and service. Pershing, as one of the largest, most respected custodians /
brokers in the United States, offers global financial services to many clients and investment
advisory firms.
We periodically evaluate all the brokers or dealers we use for our client transactions to
ensure we are using brokers who provide best execution. Note that best execution is a
concept and not a defined term. Best execution is driven in part from the types of
securities we use in client accounts, the factors listed above and includes commissions and
price negotiation. However, not all factors apply to any specific transaction. This means
that we negotiate bond prices at all brokers including Pershing, taking into account the
quantity of bonds available.
Trade Aggregation and Allocation
Block Trading
To facilitate our obligations of best execution, we often aggregate multiple client
transactions in the same security together in a block or bunched trade. When using block
trading, we are provided with a larger order which gives us the opportunity to negotiate a
better price on the security. When employing a block trade:
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•
•
o
All clients participating in the block are known at the time of the order’s entry,
including each client’s percentage of the block.
Blocks are completed by day-end. If they are not completed, the securities
purchased are average priced and allocated across all participating clients. We
decide the next day whether to implement the balance of the order.
Block Trade Allocations:
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Partially filled order are allocated on a pro-rata basis.
o
o
o
When a block is filled (full or partial) at several prices through multiple
trades, an average price (and commission) is used when allocating the
transactions to client accounts.
Only trades executed within the block on the single day are combined for
purposes of calculating the average price.
To protect clients from multiple ticket charges or commissions on smaller
allocations we will allocate as indicated:
o
If a partial fill for a block is completed, we allocate the full amount of
smaller participating clients (100 shares or under) to fully complete
the order. This eliminates multiple charges for smaller allocations,
thus saving clients’ money. The balance of the block will then be pro-
rated to the balance of the participating client accounts.
If employee trades are blocked with those of customers in a block with a
partial fill, employee transactions are excluded until all client accounts
are filled. Please note that block trades are sometimes executed at a
different price for different custodians and are not aggregated across
custodians.
We also enter trades individually and randomly pursuant to client contributions or
withdrawals from their accounts, to rebalance an account or re-allocate an account due to a
change in a client’s personal facts or circumstances.
As part of our account review process we conduct random reviews which often cause us
to re-balance an account or to apply a new target security to the account. We typically
manage all client accounts on an individualized basis. It is this personal and customized
approach that we believe is a key to our customer service. As a result, block trading is
most often used in a trade away for fixed income securities. Block trading is utilized only
when there is a client benefit to do so.
Block trading in open-end mutual funds does not derive a price or execution benefit as
open ended mutual funds are purchased and sold at the day’s net asset value.
Trade Allocation
The prime determinants for allocating securities to client accounts are overall market
exposure, industry sector exposure and cash availability of clients’ portfolio. Other factors
include account cash percentage, asset class allocation, duration, and security trade
minimums, the need for liquidity in an account, each account’s own investment restriction,
the size of the account and the avoidance of odd lots or excessive transaction costs relative
to the size of the account, and the need to rebalance positions held by an account due to
capital infusions or withdrawals.
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Prohibited Trading Practices
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Lakeside by policy does not participate in:
•
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Cross transactions where the buying or selling of securities from one client portfolio
management account directly into another client account (called cross transactions
or agency cross transactions)
Principal transactions where the securities sold by clients are purchased by
Lakeside and then sold to another client. As indicated above, we do purchase or sell
fixed income securities to other broker-dealers who buy or sell fixed income
securities on a principal basis (the price includes a mark-up or mark-down retained
by that third party dealer)
Soft dollars – we do not compensate broker-dealers for third-party research
services (known as soft dollar agreement) with the use of client commissions.
We pay for our research tools directly to the provider via check.
Directed Brokerage
Although we require individual clients to custody their accounts at PAS/Pershing, we do
not consider this a directed brokerage relationship as it does not meet the criteria for soft
dollars contained under Section 28(e) of the Exchange Act.
Clients should understand that when we trade away from your custodian we do so typically
for fixed income securities only.
We do not have clients who direct us to use a specific broker or dealer for their
transactions. Clients could do so, and we reserve the right to accept, or not accept such
direction, in our sole discretion.
We place most transactions at Pershing for the following reason:
Pershing as a globally recognized name has one of the best reputations in the United
States as a broker, dealer and custodian. For the type of business we conduct, our
size and the securities we use, we believe that Pershing provides us and our clients
with quality execution. We trade away from Pershing for fixed income securities so
we can access specialty brokers or dealers in state specific municipal bonds and
other specialty fixed income situations we believe are of benefit to our clients and
the services we provide.
Ticket Charges
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PAS charges the following ticket charges for security transactions:
Type of Security
Ticket Charge
Note / Comment
Mutual Funds
None
FundVest Platform at
Pershing
Mutual Funds
$15.00 to $20.00
Depends on the fund at
Pershing
$8.00
$8.00
$10.00
Per transaction
Per transaction
Per transaction
$10.00
Per transaction
Equities
Fixed Income
Trade Away Fees (Fixed
Income)
Trade Away Fees
(Equity)
Paper subscription fee
PAS charges a paper delivery subscription fee of $2.00 per month, per account. The
subscription fee for paper tax documents is $10 per year, per account. Any account which
pays a monthly paper delivery subscription fee is not subject to the $10 tax document fee.
These fees can be eliminated either by electing e-delivery in your PAS account opening
paperwork or signing up for e-delivery at any time after the account is opened.
Item 13 – Review of Accounts
Periodic Review – Portfolio Management Accounts
Our President and two Vice Presidents are responsible for reviewing portfolio management
accounts. Our portfolio management accounts are reviewed indirectly on a continuous
basis by reviewing the securities held by all of our clients. Client accounts are reviewed at
least quarterly for account level compliance. We request meetings to review your accounts
annually in person or via telephone.
Please contact us immediately when your personal or family circumstances change. These
impact the investment advice and decisions we make on your behalf in managing your
assets.
The following factors trigger more frequent reviews:
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•
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Client’s investment exposure (for example, major shift in stock market trends)
Federal income tax (estimate of quarterly income tax payments)
•
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Changes in the client’s personal life (marriage, birth of a child, retirement, etc.)
Please remember to contact us immediately when life changing events occur
to you or your family.
Some accounts have no or fewer transaction activities than others. Effecting no or few
transactions does not mean we aren’t performing our fiduciary duty and monitoring those
assets on an ongoing and continuous basis.
Periodic Reviews for Financial Planning
Not applicable for Financial Planning Clients unless contracted for in the agreement for
service.
Regular Reports
Portfolio Management accounts:
You receive a quarterly report from us which documents the performance of your account
at the end of each quarter for the calendar year to date. The report includes:
•
•
•
A portfolio appraisal (holdings / positions)
Performance
The Statement of Management Fees
Our reports are provided separate from and in addition to the statements you receive from
your custodian. These statements are typically delivered directly to you in addition to all
transaction confirmations from the custodian. We receive electronic copies of all of the
confirmations and monthly reports sent to you.
We encourage you to compare your statements provided directly to you by your
independent, third party, qualified custodian to the reports provided by Lakeside. We use
the information provided by your custodian to price the securities and generate our
reports. Please note the total value of your accounts at Pershing sometimes differ from
the reports we provide. This is due to a number of factors including but not limited to:
•
•
•
•
Price errors which occur from time to time and which we would overwrite
Accrued interest due or payable
Posting (or not posting) dividends or interest
The difference between trade date and settlement date accounting
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Each discretionary client receives Lakeside reports at least quarterly. We will provide
special reporting upon request.
All clients should receive statements directly from Pershing or other qualified custodian that
holds and maintains your investment assets at least quarterly, but possibly more frequently
(monthly). If you do not receive your custodial reports, please contact us.
Financial Planning:
Each financial planning client receives at least once per year:
•
•
An updated balance sheet
A summary of the progress of your investments
Other additional reports may include:
•
•
Retirement funding progress
Real estate investment performance depending on the client needs
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation
We do not compensate any person or company, directly or indirectly, for the introduction of
clients to our firm.
Item 15 – Custody
Lakeside does not have physical custody of your funds or securities (see Items 4 and 5
regarding the directly debiting of advisory fees and Item 13).
Your assets are held at a third-party qualified custodian in a separate account in your name.
In the written agreement with you, we are authorized to directly debit our fees from your
custodial accounts (see Item 5).
Item 16 – Investment Discretion
We are provided with your written authority to utilize investment discretionary authority
in the agreement we have with you.
This means that we have the authority to select the securities and the amount of securities
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to purchase and sell for your account(s) consistent with your stated investment objectives
and limitations, if any.
When selecting securities and determining amounts, we base the investment decision on
the investment policy, cash flow needs and client specific restrictions.
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities (i.e., Proxy Voting)
We do not have, for any client, the authority or responsibility to vote proxies on your
behalf. As a result, we do not have or maintain proxy voting policies or procedures.
Proxy materials are sent directly to you by your custodian. If we inadvertently receive
proxy materials for you / your account, we forward those immediately to you.
Clients are responsible for voting proxies for all securities maintained in their portfolios.
If you have questions regarding proxy matters, please call us. We will provide assistance in
making the determination on how to vote the proxy. However, you have the authority
(final decision) of how you will vote the proxy.
In addition, we do not provide guidance or advice on corporate action matters, including
lawsuits among others.
Item 18 – Financial Information
Registered investment advisers are required to provide you with certain financial
information or disclosures. We do not have any financial commitment or issue that impairs
its ability to meet contractual and fiduciary commitments to clients. We have not been, nor
have any principals been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding.
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Brochure Supplement
Part 2B of Form ADV:
Item 1 Cover Page
Lakeside Advisors, Inc.
1115 East Denny Way
Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 285-1730
(206) 267-2316
This brochure supplement provides information about our employees:
Robert E. Frey
, President, Chief Investment Officer, Chief Compliance Officer,
CRD# 214260
bob@lakesideadvisors.com
Kristi A. Mandt
, Vice President, CRD# 1095765, kristi@lakesideadvisors.com
Miki Okamoto-Swanson
, Vice President, Portfolio Analyst, CRD# 5870077
miki@lakesideadvisors.com
You should have received a copy of the Part 2 A brochure as we include this supplement
with all copies. Please contact Robert E. Frey if you did not receive Lakeside’s Part 2 A
Brochure, or if you have any questions related to the brochure or this supplement.
Additional information about Robert, Kristi, and Miki is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov
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Item 2 –Part 2B Table of Contents
Robert E. Frey, CFP®
Item 1 - Part 2B of Form ADV Cover Page ............................................................................................... 27
Item 2 - Education Background and Business Experience ................................................................. 28
Item 3 - Disciplinary Information ................................................................................................................ 29
Item 4 - Other Business Activities ............................................................................................................... 29
Item 5 - Additional Compensation ............................................................................................................... 29
Kristi A. Mandt, CFP®, AIF®
Item 6 - Supervision .......................................................................................................................................... 29
Item 2 - Education Background and Business Experience ................................................................. 30
Item 3 - Disciplinary Information ................................................................................................................ 31
Item 4 - Other Business Activities ............................................................................................................... 31
Item 5 - Additional Compensation ............................................................................................................... 31
Miki Okamoto-Swanson, CFA®
Item 6 - Supervision .......................................................................................................................................... 31
Item 2 - Education Background and Business Experience ................................................................. 32
Item 3 - Disciplinary Information ................................................................................................................ 32
Item 4 - Other Business Activities ............................................................................................................... 32
Item 5 - Additional Compensation ............................................................................................................... 33
Item 6 - Supervision .......................................................................................................................................... 33
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Robert E. Frey, CFP®
Item 2 Educational Background and Business Experience
Born:
1944
Education after High School:
®
1
certification (Certified Financial Planner), 1975, College for Financial Planning
BS, Illinois Institute of Technology
MS, University of Washington
CFP
Employment History, Past 5 years:
President, owner, Chief Investment Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Investment
Advisor Representative, 1984 to Present
Lakeside Advisors, Inc.
Registered Representative, 1972 to 11/20
KMS Financial Services, Inc.
Insurance Agent, 1971 to 03/21
Licensed with various insurance companies
Supplemental: Robert has served on the district and consultative committee for FINRA
(previously NASD or National Association of Securities Dealers). He has also taught
Securities and Syndication coursework as well as Financial Planning courses.
1 The CFP® designation is granted by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards. To use this mark,
individuals must meet education, examination and experience requirements. Education required is an advanced
college level course of study related to areas of financial planning AND requires a Bachelor’s Degree from an
accredited US college or university (or foreign equivalent). Focus areas of the course include insurance, risk
management, employee benefit, investments, income tax, retirement and estate planning. Experience requires 3
years of full time financial planning related experience or 2,000 hours per year. Ethics requires us to be bound by
the CFP Board’s standards of professional conduct for CFP® practitioners and continuing education requirements
(30 hours per year).
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Item 3 Disciplinary Information
There are no disciplinary events to disclose for Robert E. Frey (legal, disciplinary events,
civil or criminal actions or proceedings before any US governmental agency or self-
regulatory agency).
Item 4 Other Business Activities
None related to financial services.
Item 5 Additional Compensation
None.
Item 6 Supervision
Robert is the President and Chief Compliance Officer (COO) for Lakeside. Robert serves
as the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) on the investment committee. Investment decisions
and portfolio activity are reviewed as a team by all the supervised persons listed in this
supplemental brochure.
Robert as CCO is responsible to provide supervisory oversight to the team as well as all
employees and officers of Lakeside.
Code of Ethics compliance for Robert is reviewed by Kristi A. Mandt, our compliance
administrator. Kristi’s telephone number is 206-267-2312.
If you have any questions related to the supervision of Lakeside or our employees, please
contact Robert at 206-285-1730 or via email at b ob@lakesideadvisors.com. Thank you.
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Kristi A. Mandt, CFP®, AIF®
Item 2 Educational Background and Business Experience
Born:
1957
Education after High School:
®
®
certification (Certified Financial Planner), 1991, College for Financial Planning
designation (Accredited Investment Fiduciary), 2011, fi360
No Degree, General Studies, Highline College BA,
Finance, University of Puget Sound
CFP
AIF
Employment History, Past 5 years:
Vice President, Compliance Administrator, Investment Adviser Representative, 2/05 to
Present
Lakeside Advisors, Inc.
Registered Representative, 2/05 to 11/20
KMS Financial Services, Inc.
Investment Adviser Representative, 5/12 to 11/20
KMS Financial Services, Inc.
Insurance Agent, 1983 to Present
Licensed with various insurance companies
President and Owner, 1995 to Present
Millikin Mandt Associates, Inc.
2 The AIF® designation certifies the recipient has received specialized knowledge of fiduciary standard of care and
their application to the investment management process. To receive the AIF ®designation, individuals must
complete a training program, pass a comprehensive, closed-book final examination under the supervision of a
proctor and consent to compliance with the AIF Code of Ethics. In order to maintain the designation, individuals
must annually renew his/her affirmation of the Code and complete six hours of continuing education credits. The
certification is managed and administered by the Center of Fiduciary Studies (an affiliate of Fiduciary 360).
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Item 3 Disciplinary Information
There are no disciplinary events to disclose for Kristi A. Mandt (legal, disciplinary events,
civil or criminal actions or proceedings before any US governmental agency or self-
regulatory agency).
Item 4 Other Business Activities
As indicated immediately above (Item 2) and in Part 2 A of this Brochure, Kristi is
involved in a number of other business activities:
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President and Owner of Millikin Mandt Associates, Inc. Through Millikin Mandt
Associates, Inc., Kristi provides certain advising and technical services to Lakeside
Advisors, Inc.
Insurance Agent for various insurance companies
Item 5 Additional Compensation
Kristi receives separate and additional compensation (which is not credited against
Financial Planning or Consulting Fees paid to Lakeside). Additional compensation comes
from activity as:
•
Insurance Agent for various insurance companies
See above, Item 2 (and Part 2 A of Form ADV) for complete details.
Item 6 Supervision
Kristi is supervised by Lakeside’s President, Robert E. Frey. Supervision is conducted by
a sampling of the client work produced by Kristi, a sampling of portfolios and through
day-to-day interaction between Lakeside’s investment professionals. Kristi also serves
on the Investment Committee which reviews investment decisions and portfolio activity
of clients.
If you have any questions related to the supervision of Lakeside or our employees, please
contact Robert at 206-285-1730 or via email at b ob@lakesideadvisors.com. Thank you.
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Miki Okamoto-Swanson, CFA®
Item 2 Educational Background and Business Experience
Born:
1976
Education after High School:
®
designation (Chartered Financial Analyst), 2010, CFA Institute
BA, Kansai Gaidai University (Japan)
Huron College (Canada – exchange student, 1 year)
CFA
Employment History, Past 5 years:
Portfolio Analyst, 7/06 to Present
Lakeside Advisors, Inc.
Vice President, 11/10 to Present
Lakeside Advisors, Inc.
Investment Advisor Representative, 5/12 to Present
Lakeside Advisors, Inc.
Item 3 Disciplinary Information
There are no disciplinary events to disclose for Miki Okamoto-Swanson (legal,
disciplinary events, civil or criminal actions or proceedings before any US governmental
agency or self-regulatory agency).
Item 4 Other Business Activities
None related to financial services.
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The Chartered Financial Analyst designation is an international professional designation awarded by the
CFA Institute (formerly AIMR) to financial professionals. To earn the CFA charter candidates must pass each
of three sequential six-hour exams, possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution (or have
equivalent education or work experience) and have at least 48 months of qualified, professional investment
experience. CFA charterholders are also obligated to adhere to the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards
of Professional Conduct.
Item 5 Additional Compensation
None.
Item 6 Supervision
Miki is supervised by Lakeside’s President, Robert E. Frey. Miki, as a portfolio analyst
assists Robert in the management of client’s portfolios. As a result, there is significant
day-to-day interaction between Robert and Miki. In addition to activity as a portfolio
analyst, Miki supports Lakeside through client service, client reporting, compliance
support and operational activity. Miki also serves on the Investment Committee which
reviews investment decisions and portfolio activity of clients.
If you have any questions related to the supervision of Lakeside or our employees, please
contact Robert at 206-285-1730 or via email at b ob@lakesideadvisors.com. Thank you.
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