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Lion Street Advisors, LLC
(CRD #167610)
300 Colorado St, Suite 2600
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 776-8400
www.lionstreet.com
March 31, 2025
ADV Part 2
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This Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Lion Street
Advisors, Inc. If you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure, please contact us at
512-776-8400. The information in this Brochure has not been approved or verified by the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any state securities authority.
Lion Street Advisors, Inc. is a registered investment advisor. Registration of an Investment Advisor
does not imply any level of skill or training. The written communications of an Advisor provide you
with information about which you determine to hire or retain an Advisor.
Additional information about Lion Street Advisors, Inc. also is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
ITEM 2 – MATERIAL CHANGES
This Item 2 of our Form ADV, Part 2A Brochure (hereinafter our “Brochure” or Disclosure Brochure”),
will summarize specific material changes that are made to the Brochure from time to time. As
required, should we make material changes to this Disclosure Brochure we will, within 120 days of the
end of our fiscal year, provide you with either: (i) a copy of the amended Form ADV, Part 2A Disclosure
Brochure accompanied by a summary of material changes; or (ii) a summary of the material changes
and an offer to provide a copy of the complete, current Form ADV, Part 2A upon your request. Certain
material changes will be communicated sooner, as required.
We urge you to carefully review summaries of material changes, if any, as they will contain important
information, which may impact the advisory relationship between you and Lion Street Advisors, LLC.
These may include significant changes to our firm, advisory services, fee structure, business practices,
conflicts of interest, and/or disciplinary history, among others.
The following material changes have been made to this Brochure since our last annual updating
amendment. Please note, only material amendments made since our last annual amendment filing
are summarized below.
Item 5 has been amended to disclose that beginning July 1, 2025, certain advisory fees will be
calculated and billed quarterly in advance, based on the value of the client’s account at the end of
the prior quarter.
Currently, our Brochure may be requested by contacting Advisor Services at 512-776-8400 or
LSFcompliance@lionstreet.com.
Additional information about Lion Street Advisors, LLC is also available via the SEC’s web site
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The SEC’s web site also provides information about any persons affiliated
with Lion Street Advisors, Inc. who are registered, or are required to be registered, as investment
advisor representatives of Lion Street Advisors, LLC.
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ITEM 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 2 – Material Changes ................................................................................................................... ii
Item 3 -Table of Contents ................................................................................................................... iii
Item 4 – Advisory Business .................................................................................................................. 1
Portfolio Monitoring/Review Services ..................................................................................................... 4
Retirement Plan Services .......................................................................................................................... 4
Financial Planning ...................................................................................................................................... 5
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation ........................................................................................................ 6
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ............................................... 11
Item 7 – Types of Clients .................................................................................................................... 11
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss........................................ 11
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information ..................................................................................................... 12
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ...................................................... 12
Item 11 – Code of Ethics ..................................................................................................................... 14
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices .......................................................................................................... 15
Item 13 – Review of Accounts ........................................................................................................... 17
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation ...................................................................... 18
Item 15 – Custody ............................................................................................................................... 19
Item 16 – Investment Discretion ...................................................................................................... 19
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities ..................................................................................................... 20
Item 18 – Financial Information ....................................................................................................... 20
Important Notices and Disclosures.................................................................................................. 21
Business Continuity Plan ................................................................................................................... 21
Varying Disruptions .................................................................................................................................22
Potential of Pandemic (such as Influenza A “H1N1”), Swine Flu, COVID-19, etc.) ............................22
Privacy Policy ...................................................................................................................................... 23
Why and How the Firm Collects Personal Information ......................................................................23
How the Firm Protects Personal Information ......................................................................................23
Sharing Information with Affiliates ........................................................................................................23
Disclosure to Non-Affiliated Third Parties ............................................................................................23
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ITEM 4 – ADVISORY BUSINESS
Lion Street Advisors, LLC is located in Austin, TX and was organized in May 2013.
Lion Street Advisors LLC is wholly-owned by Lion Street, LLC, which, in turn, is indirectly owned by
Integrity Marketing Group, LLC.
Lion Street Advisors, LLC (hereinafter “LSA” or the “Firm”) will provide investment advisory services
including asset management, portfolio monitoring, and financial planning to individuals and high net
worth individuals. In the future, the firm may provide services to banks, thrift institutions, trust,
estates, charitable organizations, domestic and foreign corporations and other business entities.
Investment management services, as described more fully below, will be made available to clients
through investment programs that include both wrap and non-wrap programs sponsored by LSA. A
wrap program is any advisory program under which a specified fee or fees not based directly upon
transactions in a client’s account is charged for investment advisory services (which may include
portfolio management or advice concerning the selection of other investment advisers) and the
execution of client transactions. Firm-sponsored wrap programs are described in one or more
separate disclosure documents (Form ADV, Part 2A, Appendix 1, Wrap Brochure) delivered to the
client as applicable. We also provide consulting and advisory fiduciary services for employer-
sponsored retirement plans in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
(“ERISA”).
Individuals associated with LSA will provide its investment advisory services. These individuals are
appropriately licensed, qualified, and authorized to provide advisory services on behalf of LSA. Such
individuals are known as Investment Advisor Representatives (“IAR”).
As of December 31, 2024, the Firm has approximately $3,623,064,363 in assets under management.
Of this amount, $2,110,440,711 is discretionary.
With an Investment Management Account, you engage LSA to assist you in developing a personalized
asset allocation program and custom-tailored portfolio designed to meet your unique investment
objectives. Advice is provided through consultation with the client and will include determination of
financial objectives and goals and identification of financial problems and obstacles, liquidity needs,
and risk tolerances and is tailored to the needs of each respective client. You shall have the ability to
impose reasonable restrictions on the management of your account, including the ability to instruct
us not to purchase certain mutual funds, stocks or other securities. These restrictions can be a specific
company security, industry sector, asset class, or any other restriction you request.
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Non Wrap Program
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Lion Street Select
Lion Street Select account is one in which the account and the selected investments are directly
managed by the IAR. The IAR and the client discuss the client’s particular financial situation and
establish goals, investment objectives, time horizons, and risk tolerance, as well as the client’s prior
investment experience. The IAR will then create a portfolio fitting the client’s investment objectives,
needs and profile.
The Program is offered through individuals associated with LSA acting in their capacity as IAR. These
individuals are appropriately licensed, qualified, and authorized to provide advisory services on behalf
of LSA. Most LSA IARs are separately registered as representatives of LSA’s affiliated broker dealer,
Lion Street Financial, LLC (“LSF”), and, in this separate capacity, can execute securities transactions in
the client’s account, for which they will receive compensation in addition to advisory fees. This creates
a conflict of interest and gives those IAR’s an incentive to recommend investment products/programs
based upon their interest in receiving additional compensation, rather than on the client’s needs. In
order to alleviate this potential conflict, LSF conducts periodic reviews of trading activity and general
account activity and holdings to ensure consistency with client investment objectives and financial
status. Fee billing is also periodically reconciled to ensure accuracy and appropriateness of overall
fees paid by clients to LSA.
Investment strategies and philosophies employed in the management of a client’s account will vary
by IAR. As a result, the portfolios of clients with similar investment needs and profiles will not
necessarily be similarly invested or experience the same performance. Clients are encouraged to
promptly notify their IAR of any changes to their financial situation and/or investment objectives.
Wrap Programs
Lion Street Advisors Paramount Program
Through the Lion Street Advisors Paramount Program, the Firm provides Clients with discretionary
portfolio management, and/or access to multiple money managers who will provide investment
advice to Client portfolios. Clients investing through the Firm’s Paramount Wrap Fee program will
receive the Firm’s separate Wrap fee disclosure brochure (Part 2A Appendix 1) in lieu of Form ADV
Part 2A.
AdvisoryOne – Envestnet
The Firm offers a risk based investment modeling service through Envestnet Asset Management, INC
(“Envestnet”). Envestnet is a “turnkey asset management provider” (“TAMP”), which provides risk based
investment modeling services to clients of broker/dealers and registered investment advisors
throughout the United States. The Firm uses Pershing, LLC as custodian and tax reporter for these
accounts. There is no relationship between the Firm and either Envestnet or Pershing, LLC, other than
contractual relationships for their services. Clients investing through the Firm’s AdvisoryOne Wrap Fee
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program will receive the Firm’s separate Wrap fee disclosure brochure (Part 2A Appendix 1) in lieu of
Form ADV Part 2A.
Non-proprietary – Turn-key Asset Management Programs (TAMP)
The firm permits certain of its IARs to offer “non-proprietary” wrap fee programs of non-affiliated
registered investment advisors (program sponsors)
Each non-proprietary wrap fee program referenced herein will involve different account minimum(s)
as well as custodial, administrative, and fee arrangements. The Firm does not take custody of client
assets that are designated to be managed by a third party manager. The Firm does not directly place
securities transactions on behalf of the clients enrolled in a non-proprietary TAMP. Rather,
investments are made by the selected non-proprietary wrap fee provider in accordance with the
agreement between the client and manager.
LSA also participates in revenue sharing with some of its chosen program sponsors in regards to
clients’ advisory business. This creates a conflict of interest for the Firm as LSA has an incentive to
refer business to those program sponsors that share revenue with LSA rather than those program
sponsors that do not.
AssetMark, a program sponsor, provides LSA with compensation and services in return for using their
platform for our clients. Compensation includes a flat quarterly fee to support technology, training,
marketing, staffing and ongoing education of LSA’s representatives. For client accounts LSA has on
the AssetMark platform, LSA will generally receive fees from AssetMark ranging from .05% to .07% of
its clients’ assets on the AssetMark platform based on net contributions and production. LSA will
receive additional revenue from AssetMark for each new LSA representative that utilizes the
AssetMark platform if the number of such new representatives exceed 10 during the calendar year.
AssetMark also provides LSA with certain benefits at no cost to LSA, including comprehensive
organizational consulting, education and marketing support. This arrangement creates a conflict of
interest in that LSA has an incentive to utilize the AssetMark program for its clients in order to receive
the foregoing compensation and benefits rather than based on the client’s best interests. LSA seeks
to address these conflicts of interest by making a number of investment programs available to clients
and by adopting policies reasonably designed to ensure that investment adviser representatives make
recommendations in the best interests of clients.
More information regarding a client total annual fee and the portion received by LSA, the program
sponsor, and any additional third parties is provided in the relevant wrap fee program brochure of
the sponsor and the applicable agreement the client will execute with respect to the program (the
“Client Agreement”) and/or separate fee disclosure statement that will be provided to the client with
the Client Agreement (the “Fee Disclosure”).
401K Services – Pontera
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We use a third-party platform to facilitate management of assets held away such as defined
contribution plan participant accounts, with discretion. The platform allows us to avoid being
considered to have custody of Client funds since we do not have direct access to Client log-in
credentials to affect trades. We are not affiliated with the platform in any way and receive no
compensation from them for using their platform. A link will be provided to the Client allowing them
to connect an account(s) to the platform. Once Client account(s) is connected to the platform, Adviser
will review the current account allocations. When deemed necessary, Adviser will rebalance the
account considering client investment goals and risk tolerance, and any change in allocations will
consider current economic and market trends. The goal is to improve account performance over time,
minimize loss during difficult markets, and manage internal fees that harm account performance.
Client account(s) will be reviewed at least quarterly and allocation changes will be made as deemed
necessary.
Portfolio Monitoring/Review Services
LSA will provide asset allocation services and/or portfolio monitoring/review services to clients on a
non-continuous basis. These services will be provided on a pre-determined basis, such as monthly,
quarterly, semi-annually or annually. The frequency of the services provided will be agreed upon by
the client and LSA and detailed in the client agreement. Such services generally includes a review of
the client’s existing portfolio with asset allocation recommendations, a review/evaluation of
recommendations made by other advisory professionals for suitability, security analysis,
management and/or monitoring of a participant’s investments in a 401(k) plan, assistance in
evaluating the services of third party money managers, or on-going portfolio monitoring services.
Retirement Plan Services
LSA provides consulting and advisory services for employer-sponsored retirement plans in
accordance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”). The services provided are
ERISA 3(21) and 3(38) fiduciary services. When delivering ERISA services, we will perform these services
for the retirement plan as a fiduciary under ERISA Section 3(21)(A)(ii) will act in good faith and with the
degree of diligence, care and skill that a prudent person rendering similar services would exercise
under similar circumstances. These services are provided on a discretionary basis for ERISA 3(38)
services and a non-discretionary basis for ERISA 3(21) services.
Under 3(21) fiduciary advisory arrangement LSA will assist in the recommendation of investments to
plan sponsors, monitor the selected investments to ensure performance, provide participant
education, and provide guidance throughout the fiduciary process. As an ERISA Section 3(21) fiduciary,
we do not have authority to make and implement fiduciary decisions for the plan. The plan sponsor
is responsible for the selection and monitoring of the 3(21)-investment manager and implementation
of any of the 3(21) investment manager’s investment recommendations, and assumes responsibility
and liability for any overriding decisions made by the plan sponsor.
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Plan Sponsors or trustees may also elect to appoint LSA as a 3(38)-fiduciary investment manager.
Under this arrangement, LSA accepts discretion over plan assets and assumes full responsibility and
liability for fiduciary functions concerning decisions related to the plan assets.
Further details regarding and the various ERISA 3(21) and 3(38) fiduciary services that LSA offers are
detailed in the LSA Investment Retirement Advisory Agreement.
Financial Planning
LSA engages in broad-based and structured financial planning. Such planning services typically involve
providing a variety of services, principally advisory in nature, to clients regarding the management of
their financial resources based upon an analysis of their individual needs. The process typically begins
with an initial complementary consultation during which the various services provided by LSA are
explained. If it is the desire of the Client to use LSA's services, the Firm and the client enter into a
financial planning agreement. The Client may elect to have LSA prepare a financial plan for a set fee
and then manage the client's assets under its wrap fee program defined above for an annual
percentage of assets under management. Alternatively, the client may engage LSA for financial
planning services only without an additional advisory or portfolio management services.
During or after the initial consultation, if the Client decides to engage LSA, pertinent information about
the client's personal and financial circumstances and objectives is collected. As required, an IAR of LSA
will conduct follow-up interviews for the purpose of reviewing and/or collecting financial data. Once
such information has been studied and analyzed, a written financial plan--designed to achieve the
clients' expressed financial goals and objectives is produced and presented to the Client.
Some Clients may only require advice on a single aspect of the management of their financial
resources. For these clients, LSA offers financial plans and/or general consulting services in a format
that addresses only those specific areas of interest or concern, depending on each client's unique
circumstances.
Financial planning services can be rendered in the areas of retirement planning, financial planning,
personal tax and cash flow planning, estate planning, insurance planning, divorce planning, college
planning, and compensation and benefits planning, among others.
Clients should be aware that a conflict exists between their interest and those of LSA and/or its IARs.
Clients utilizing LSA’s financial planning services are under no obligation to act upon any
recommendations made by LSA, and, if clients elect to act on any of the recommendations, the clients
are under no obligation to effect the transaction through LSA.
RECOMMENDATIONS OF OTHER ADVISERS
LSA and your IAR can serve as solicitor for other advisers and/or program sponsors, including without
limitation, SEI Investment Management Corporation, none of whom are affiliated with LSA. They can
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also recommend investment advisers other than LSA to manage some or all of the Client’s funds. LSA
receives direct and indirect compensation from these advisers as a result of Client’s ultimate
participation in these advisers’ management. In accordance with regulatory requirements, LSA
receives a referral fee at a negotiated rate from these firms in accordance with the terms of a written
Solicitor Agreement and after execution of the program sponsors written referral fee disclosure
statement by each Client in respect of such persons. These firms often provide marketing support or
other services to assist its solicitors and their firms. The Client pays no additional fee by reason of the
payment of these fees. These firms provide marketing support or services to assist its solicitors and
their firms. LSA can also enter into agreements with and compensate solicitors to refer potential
clients to LSA. Prior to engaging a solicitor, LSA will ensure that the person or firm is properly
registered to receive compensation for solicitation activities and will endeavor to ensure the solicitor
complies will all relevant regulatory requirements.
ITEM 5 – FEES AND COMPENSATION
The specific manner in which fees are charged by LSA is established in a client’s written agreement
with LSA. LSA will generally bill its fees on a monthly basis.
We provide portfolio monitoring on a pre-determined basis, such as monthly, quarterly, semi-annually
or annually; and based on the client’s selection we then correspondingly bill on a monthly, quarterly,
semi-annual or annual basis.
Clients participating in Lion Street Select Program will generally pay a monthly fee, in advance, for the
Lion Street Select account, the fee is based on the average balance of the assets as of the last business
day of the preceding calendar month. Clients may elect to be billed directly for fees or to authorize
LSA to directly debit fees from client accounts. Accounts initiated or terminated during a calendar
month will be charged a prorated fee. Upon termination of any account, any prepaid, unearned fees
will be promptly refunded, and any earned, unpaid fees will be due and payable.
Fees are based on the following fee schedule:
Total Account Value Minimum
Maximum
Account Fee
Account Fee*
First $1,000,000
1.00%
2.80%
Next $2,000,000
1.00%
2.20%
Assets Over $3,000,000
0.50%
1.75%
In addition, there is a Service Fee (trading platform fee) of 10 bps (.10%) added to the maximum
account fee for all LSF Select accounts. This fee is charged by our broker-dealer.
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*Fees can be negotiated and usually vary from Client-to-Client based upon a number of factors,
including, but not limited to, type of account, account size, historical relationship with the Client,
services to be provided, or other factors. Moreover, fees can vary as a result of the application of prior
fee schedules depending upon the specific date the Client began participation in the Program.
Fees are assessed on all assets in the Account, including securities, cash and money market balances.
We allow the use of margin accounts, which will result in a client paying additional fees for securities
bought on margin. Margin debit balances do not reduce the value of the assets in the Account. As a
result of these potential additional fees, the IAR and the Firm has a conflict of interest when
recommending the purchase of securities on margin as it can increase the advisory fees. The Provider
may in their sole discretion pay all or a portion of the above stated fees to other parties involved in
providing service with respect to the Program Account and as permitted by law. All such shared
payments will be fully disclosed to the Client. Clients paying a fee of 2.5% or greater should consider
that such fee is in excess of that normally charged in the industry and that similar advisory services
can be obtained for less.
Some clients may pay more than the maximum fee for assets under management where clients have
elected to have additional services billed as a percentage of assets under management. Those
services may include but are not limited to, retirement planning, estate planning, wealth planning, and
charitable gifting. These fees are agreed to in advance between the client and the advisor.
These fees do not include mark-ups/mark-downs in principal transactions; certain odd-lot
differentials; national securities exchange fees; clearing; custody; postage and handling; and
transaction and service fees (i.e. Brokerage Portfolio Accounts or other cash management type
accounts), annual, maintenance and/or termination fees for retirement accounts or qualified plans;
ACAT transfer fees; interest on debit account balances; electronic fund transfer fees; IRA and qualified
plan fees; and transfer taxes and other costs or charges associated with securities transactions
mandated by law. All fees and charges, including the above, will be charged to the Account. Client
understands that LSA IAR’s receive compensation for providing advisory and client-related services in
connection with the Programs based on the value of the assets under their management. The Client
may also incur certain charges imposed by other third-parties in connection with investments made
through the Program Account, including among others the following types of charges: mutual fund
12b-1 fees, mutual fund management and administrative servicing fees, fees charged by Investment
Managers, and certain deferred sales charges on previously purchased mutual funds.
Please refer to Item 14, Client Referrals and Other Compensation, for information regarding cost
avoidance benefits received by LSA and our affiliate, LSF, through the availability of no-transaction fee
Funds (“NTF funds”) from our approved custodian.
We require that all IARs disclose this conflict of interest when such recommendations are made. We
also require IARs to disclose to Clients that they may purchase recommended products from other
representatives not affiliated with us. Our Code of Ethics requires our IARs do what is in the client’s
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best interests at all times. Our CCO monitors all transactions to ensure that representatives put their
clients first, not the commission they could receive. Some investment advisers will rebate these fees
for advisory clients.
This compensation may be more than what the Client would pay if the Client participated in other
programs of the IAR, programs of another IAR, or paid separately for investment advice, brokerage
commissions and other services. Therefore, the IAR has a financial incentive to recommend the Lion
Street Select Program over other programs or services.
Advice offered by LSA may involve investments in mutual funds. Clients are hereby advised that all
fees paid to LSA for investment advisory services are separate and distinct from the fees and expenses
charged by mutual funds (described in each fund’s prospectus) to their shareholders. These fees will
generally include a management fee and other fund expenses. Further, there usually are transaction
charges involved with purchasing or selling of securities. LSF does not share in any portion of the
brokerage fees/transaction charges imposed by the custodian holding the client funds or securities.
The Client should review all fees charged by mutual funds, LSA, and others to fully understand the
total amount of fees to be paid by the Client.
A conflict of interest exists between the interests of the Firm and/or its IARs and the interests of the
client in that the firm and IARs offer financial planning and investment advisory services for a fee,
while at the same time, the firm has an affiliated broker dealer, LSF, which offers various securities
products. IARs, in their concurrent capacities as registered representatives of LSF, can implement
securities recommendations on the client’s behalf, for which they will receive a commission. IARs
should inform clients with respect to any recommended securities transaction on which a separate
commission will be earned so that client can make an informed decision prior to deciding on the
recommending action.
Certain IARs are also separately licensed through various states to sell traditional and variable life
insurance products for which they will receive usual and customary commission compensation.
Traditional insurance product transactions such as term, universal and whole life insurance and fixed
or index annuities can be purchased through insurance companies with which an advisor
representative maintains an appointment as an independent agent. Variable insurance products carry
fees and expenses relating to providing insurance guarantees that are in addition to the expenses
associated with investment features. Such fees and expenses would include without limitation,
mortality and expense risk fees, premium taxes, optional riders, annual contract administration fees,
and in the case of life insurance, the cost of life insurance risk as assessed by the insurance company
issuing the policy. These fees are in addition to the advisory fees charged by LSA and contracts often
have significant withdrawal or surrender penalties if contract holding periods are not met. These
insurance product related fees are explained in detail in the prospectus for the product being
recommended.
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Please refer to Item 10 of this Brochure for additional information regarding the financial industry
affiliations of the Firm and its IARs, resulting conflicts of interest, and how the Firm seeks to address
those conflicts of interest. Item 12 further describes the factors that LSA considers in selecting or
recommending broker-dealers for client transactions and determining the reasonableness of their
compensation (e.g., commissions).
Portfolio Monitoring/Review Fee Schedule:
The amount of the fee and the fee-paying arrangements are based on a fixed rate that starts at $200
or an hourly rate that ranges between $100 and $200, negotiated on a case-by-case basis depending
on the scope and complexity of the requested services. Specific services to be provided, the
anticipated fee, and fee paying arrangements are detailed in the written advisory agreement. The
maximum fixed rate for this service is $50,000 but can be waived at the Firm’s discretion.
If the disclosure brochure - Part 2A of the Form ADV - is not delivered to the Client on or before
entering into the management agreement, the Client may terminate the agreement for services within
five business days of execution without penalty. After the five-day period, either party, upon 30 days
written notice to the other, may terminate the management agreement. Any prepaid fees will be pro-
rated to the date of termination and unearned fees will be returned to the client.
Retirement Plan Fee Schedule:
Asset based annual fee calculations will be based upon the market value of the plan assets on the
date of execution of the advisory agreement and remain at that level for the remainder of the calendar
year. LSA also offers retirement plan services on a yearly flat fee basis. These are paid per the fee
schedule of the individual plan sponsors, which is outlined in their individualized Advisory Agreement
with LSA. The fee is based on the scope of work and the nature and complexity of the circumstances.
Fees range from 0.50% - 2.50%. Any plan paying a fee of 2.0% or greater should consider that such fee
is in excess of that normally charged in the industry and that similar advisory services can be obtained
for less. Some plans may pay quarterly in arrears or in advance and some may pay monthly in arrears
or in advance. There may also be an agreed upon flat fee that is disclosed in your retirement plan
investment advisory agreement that ranges from $5,000 to $100,000 that is negotiable depending
upon the complexity of the circumstances, and can be more or less as agreed to with your Advisor.
The advisory agreement the plan sponsor has with us will outline exactly how the fees are charged
and remitted to us.
You can also incur fees related to your use of outside service providers including third-party
administrators and record keepers. The fee schedule for each outside service provider varies
dramatically from service provider to service provider. The service provider’s fees will also vary from
plan to plan as each plan’s structure and characteristics are different from the next.
We believe our services help plan sponsors and plan fiduciaries meet their fiduciary duty to the plan
and its participants. As a part of our services, we review the fees of service providers and the
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transparency of their fees. We will assist the plan sponsors with a review of service providers including
the third-party administrator, daily record keeper, and custodian to ensure that their services, along
with ours, remain competitive to alternatives that are available. Because we are a fee-only advisory
firm, fee transparency from all parties is one of the most important aspects of our service.
Financial Planning Fee Schedule:
LSA charges a fixed fee for financial planning services that range from $500 and $20,000. These
amounts may be waived at the discretion of the Firm. There is no “typical” plan as services are
customized to the particular needs of the client: thus there is a wide range of fees that may be
imposed as some plans may involve more analysis and research and accordingly be broader in scope
than other more simplified and limited scope plan reviews. The fee schedule will be dependent on the
scope including, but not limited to; the client’s needs, net worth, net income, age, and the use of
outside expertise. Additionally, LSA charges an hourly fee of $250 for clients that request a specific
service and do not desire a complete written financial plan.
When the scope of the financial planning and/or consulting services has been agreed upon, a
determination will be made as to applicable fee. The final fee, subject to negotiation, is directly
dependent upon the facts and circumstances of the client's financial situation and the complexity of
the financial plan or service(s) requested. In limited circumstances, the cost/time could potentially
exceed the initial estimate. In such cases, LSA will notify the Client and request that the client pay an
additional fee. 50% percent of the estimated fee is payable upon signing of the financial planning
agreement, the remaining 50% is due upon delivery of the final plan. All plans will be delivered within
six months.
Over time as the economic climate and personal circumstances change, the client may wish to adjust
their goals which may result in a change in planning strategies. As a result the client at his/her option
can engage LSA to prepare a review or update of his/her plan. This reappraisal can include updates
and projections regarding cash flow, net worth, tax liabilities and retirement projections, etc.
This engagement would be at the client’s option, based upon the updated information provided by
the client. Either the client or LSA could terminate the engagement at any time with notice.
The fee for completing such annual reviews are subject to LSAs hourly rate. Annual reviews generally
range from $250 to $3,000 based on the complexity of the annual review and appropriate plan
revisions.
LSA reserves the right to determine whether the financial planning and/or consulting fees will be
waived or offset by the advisory fees and/or additional compensation earned in the implementation
process. The scope and complexity of the financial planning services that were provided will
determine the waiver or offset of the fee.
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If the disclosure brochure is not delivered to the Client at least 48 hours prior to entering into a
financial planning agreement, the Client may terminate the agreement for services within five
business days of entering into the agreement without penalty. After the five day period, either party
may terminate the agreement by providing written notice to the other. Upon termination, any prepaid
fees will be prorated to the date of termination and unearned fees will be returned to the Client.
Fees from other Advisers:
LSA and your IAR may serve as solicitor for other advisers and/or program sponsors, including without
limitation, SEI Investment Management Corporation, none of whom are affiliated with LSA. They can
also recommend investment advisers other than LSA to manage some or all of the Client’s funds. LSA
receives direct and indirect compensation from these advisers as a result of Client’s ultimate
participation in these advisers’ management. The Client pays no additional fee by reason of the
payment of these fees. In accordance with regulatory requirements, LSA receives a referral fee at a
negotiated rate from these firms in accordance with the terms of a written Solicitor Agreement and
after execution of the program sponsors written referral fee disclosure statement by each Client in
respect of such persons. Prior to engaging a solicitor, LSA will ensure that the person or firm is
properly registered to receive compensation for solicitation activities and will endeavor to ensure the
solicitor complies will all relevant regulatory requirements.
ITEM 6 – PERFORMANCE-BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT
LSA does not charge any performance-based fees. Fees are not charged on the basis of a share of
capital gains upon, or capital appreciation of, the funds, or any portion of the funds of an advisory
client. LSA does not perform Side by Side Management.
ITEM 7 – TYPES OF CLIENTS
The firm provides investment advisory services including asset management, portfolio monitoring,
and financial planning, to individuals, high net worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans.
ITEM 8 – METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK OF LOSS
IAR reps are given full discretion to manage client assets without guidance from LSA based upon
information obtained from the client, including without limitation, a client’s current financial status,
investment objectives/goals, and risk tolerances. IAR’s will accordingly make recommendations based
upon the information provided and may allocate a client’s portfolio into any range of various
investment products, such as mutual funds, stocks, bonds, options, exchange traded funds (“ETF’s)
and others that are suitable based upon a client’s individual needs. IAR’s are charged with continuous
monitoring of client portfolios to respond to a change in a client’s investment objectives, risk
tolerances or financial condition that may warrant a change in the strategy employed or
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recommendations made. Likewise, client accounts are periodically reviewed by LSA to ensure
consistency of program strategies and performance with clients’ stated objectives.
Each IAR employs several methods of analysis in order to formulate investment advice, including but
not limited to Charting, Fundamental, Technical, Modern Portfolio Theory and Cyclical Analysis. IARS
may use several sources to gather information including but not limited to financial newspapers, and
magazines, research materials prepared by others, corporate rating services, timing services, annual
reports, prospectuses, filings with the SEC, company press releases and other materials providing
investment related information.
Strategies employed by LSA may include, but are not limited to: Preservation of Capital, Income,
Capital Appreciation, Trading Profits and Speculation. Investing in securities involves risk of loss that
clients should be prepared to bear.
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 your evaluation of LSA or the integrity of LSA’s
management. LSA has no information applicable to this Item.
ITEM 10 – OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS
LSA is not registered, nor does it have an application pending to register, as a broker-dealer, futures
commission merchant, commodity pool operator, or commodity trader. Certain management
persons of LSA, however, are licensed as registered representatives of a broker dealer, and in some
cases, as an insurance agent, as described below.
LSA is a registered investment adviser and a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of Integrity Marketing
Group, LLC (“Integrity Marketing Group”). As a subsidiary of Integrity Marketing Group, LSA is under
common ownership and control with several financial institutions (referred to collectively as the
“Related Companies”), including:
• SEC registered investment advisers;
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FINRA member broker-dealers;
• One dual registrant (a firm registered as both an investment adviser and FINRA member
broker-dealer), and;
Licensed insurance agencies.
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Except as set forth below and at Item 12 of this Brochure, Clients in need of brokerage services,
insurance products or recommendations, or other advisory services are under no obligation to use
the services of any of the Related Companies.
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LSA also provides back office support services to Csenge Advisory Group, LLC, including, but not
limited to, fee billing, IAR fees, litigation support, monitoring of investment advisory business and
general back office support for compensation. Csenge Advisory Group, LLC is not affiliated with LSA
but offers model portfolios used by certain LSA IARs in the management of their client accounts.
Among LSA’s Related Companies is Lion Street Financial, LLC, an affiliated broker dealer (“LSF”). LSF is
an introducing broker-dealer with a fully disclosed clearing relationship with Pershing, LLC.
Officers/Directors/Employees of LSA are registered representatives/principals of LSF and therefore
licensed to sell securities for separate commission compensation.
If a client chooses to implement the advisory recommendations of their IAR and then elects a program
where LSF will be the executing broker-dealer or elects to execute brokerage transactions
recommended through other advisory services or programs through LSF, such IAR will receive
commissions as a result of such brokerage transactions exclusive of and in addition to advisory fees.
However, Clients participating in wrap programs will not pay a separate commission for transactions
in their account(s). In some cases, clients may pay higher commissions and transaction costs for
executing transactions through LSF than through other executing broker-dealers and in most cases,
than through a discount broker-dealer.
LSA’s direct parent, Lion Street, LLC, is also an insurance agency. Certain of LSA’s management
persons, employees, and affiliates are licensed to sell insurance products through Lion Street, LLC or
other, unaffiliated insurance agencies, and receive a commission or other compensation for doing so.
A conflict of interest arises as a result of the economic incentives created for our IARs to recommend
and engage in sales of such products in order to receive additional compensation rather than based
on the client’s best interests. Compensation received through the sale of insurance policies or
products are not offset against advisory fees the client pays to LSA for advisory services. Moreover,
any revenues resulting from the sale of such insurance products through Lion Street, LLC will
ultimately inure to the benefit of Integrity Marketing Group, which indirectly owns both LSA and Lion
Street, LLC, creating another layer of incentives and related conflicts. Clients are not under any
obligation to purchase insurance products from LSA’s principals, employees, or affiliates in their
separate capacities as insurance agents and are free to seek similar products and services elsewhere.
Clients should be aware that the potential for LSA’s investment adviser representatives, management
persons, and other employees to receive additional compensation creates conflicts of interest that
can impair their objectivity when making advisory recommendations. LSA endeavors at all times to
put the interests of its clients first as part of its fiduciary duty and takes the following steps to address
these conflicts:
1. LSA seeks to identify and disclose to clients the existence of material conflicts of interest,
including the potential for LSA IARs, management persons, and other employees to earn
compensation from advisory clients in addition to LSA’s advisory fees;
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2. LSA discloses to clients that they are not obligated to purchase recommended investment
products or services from LSA’s IARs, management persons, employees, Related Companies
or companies owned in whole or part by supervised persons of LSA;
3. LSA seeks to collect, maintain and document accurate, complete and relevant client
background information, including the client’s financial goals, objectives and risk tolerance
and to tailor its investment advice to the client’s needs;
4. LSA requires that its supervised persons disclose any outside employment activity so that LSA
can reasonably ensure that conflicts of interests arising in connection with such activities are
properly addressed and disclosed to clients and prospective clients;
5. LSA periodically monitors these outside employment activities to verify that any conflicts of
interest continue to be properly addressed by LSA; and
6. LSA educates its supervised persons regarding the responsibilities of a fiduciary, including the
need for having a reasonable and independent basis for the investment advice provided to
clients.
Under certain circumstances, LSA IARs recommend or effect transactions in securities in which a
related person has a material financial interest. Please refer to Item 14, Client Referrals and Other
Compensation, for information regarding cost avoidance benefits received by LSA and our affiliate,
LSF, through the availability of no-transaction fee mutual funds from our approved custodian through
Pershing’s FUNDVEST® Focus and FUNDVEST® Institutional Programs.
As disclosed at Item 4 of this Brochure, IARs of LSA can recommend registered investment advisers
other than LSA to manage some or all of clients’ investments. This relationship creates a conflict of
interest in that LSA and the IAR will receive compensation from the other registered investment
adviser and can recommend the advisers based upon the compensation they will receive and not
what is in the best interest of the clients. LSA mitigates this conflict by vetting the advisers to ensure
their services are appropriate for the client and that all recommendations are based upon the clients’
best interests and not on the compensation the IAR might receive. LSA also researches any advisers
it considers using to ensure, at a minimum, the advisers are properly registered and licensed to
provide investment advice. All accounts will be reviewed no less than annually to ensure that the
relationships are appropriate and in the clients’ best interests.
ITEM 11 – CODE OF ETHICS
LSA, its officers and associated persons can personally invest in the same securities as those that are
purchased for clients. LSA has adopted a “Code of Ethics”, (the “Code”) to alleviate conflicts of interest
in such situations. The Code requires that all associated persons, access persons and administrative
staff of LSA place the interests of our clients first, avoid taking inappropriate advantage of their
position, and conduct all personal securities transactions in compliance with the Code. A full copy of
our Code is available to our Client or prospective clients upon written request.
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LSA or individuals associated with the Firm may buy or sell – for their personal account(s) – investment
products identical to those recommended to Clients. It is the expressed policy of LSA that no person
employed by the Firm may purchase or sell any security prior to a transaction(s) being implemented
for an advisory account, and therefore, preventing such employees from benefiting from transactions
placed on behalf of advisory accounts.
As these situations represent a conflict of interest, LSA has established the following restrictions in
order to ensure its fiduciary responsibilities:
1. Associated persons or their immediate family members shall not buy or sell securities for their
personal portfolio(s) where their decision is derived, in whole or in part, by reason of the
associated person’s employment, unless the information is also available to the investing
public on reasonable inquiry. No associated person of the Firm shall prefer his or her own
interest to that of the advisory Client.
2. Records will be maintained of all securities bought or sold by the Firm and its associated
persons.
3. No employee of supervised person of LSA may participate in a client’s account, either positive
or negative.
4. The Firm requires that all individuals must act in accordance with all applicable federal and
state regulations governing registered investment advisory practices.
5. Any individual not in observance of the above will be subject to termination.
It is further noted that LSA is in, and shall continue to be in, compliance with The Insider Trading and
Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988. Specifically, LSA has adopted a firm wide policy statement
outlining insider-trading compliance by the Firm, its associated persons, and other employees.
ITEM 12 – BROKERAGE PRACTICES
Generally, through execution of the Investment Advisory Services Agreement, Clients grant LSA
complete discretion over the selection and amount of securities to be bought or sold, the broker or
dealer to be used and the commission rates to be paid for their account without obtaining their prior
consent or approval. However, the Firm’s investment authority is subject to specified investment
objectives, guidelines, and/or conditions imposed by the Client. For example, a Client may specify that
the investment in any particular stock or industry should not exceed specified percentages of the
value of the portfolio and/or restrictions or prohibitions of transactions in the securities of a specific
industry. Clients may amend these limitations as required. Such amendments must be submitted in
writing.
We have a fiduciary obligation to seek best execution for you. In seeking best execution, the
determinative factor is not the lowest possible commission cost but whether the transaction
represents the best qualitative execution, taking into consideration the full range of a broker-dealer’s
services, including the value of research provided, execution capability, commission rates, reputation
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and responsiveness. Therefore, we will seek competitive commission rates, but we may not obtain the
lowest possible commission rates for account transactions.
LSA will endeavor to select those brokers or dealers which will provide the best services at the lowest
commission rates possible. The reasonableness of commissions is based on the broker’s ability to
provide professional services, competitive commission rates, research and other services which will
help LSA in providing investment management services to clients. LSA may, therefore recommend (or
use) the use of a broker who provides useful research and securities transaction services even though
a lower commission may be charged by a broker who offers no research services and minimal
securities transaction assistance. Research services may be useful in servicing all our clients, and not
all of the research may be useful for the account for which the particular transaction was effected.
Soft dollar benefits are not limited to those clients who have generated a particular benefit although
certain soft dollar allocations are connected to particular clients or groups of clients.
LSA will recommend that a client in need of brokerage and custodial services utilize Pershing, LLC
(Pershing). For accounts custodied with Pershing, Lion Street Financial, LLC (“LSF”), an affiliate of LSA,
will serve as the introducing broker, for which it will receive compensation. As LSF is affiliated with LSA
through common ownership, the potential to receive additional compensation creates a conflict of
interest when recommending a custodian for the client’s account.
LSA seeks to address this conflict of interest by making a number of investment programs available
to clients, including programs and advisory services for which the client’s account may be held with a
custodian other than Pershing, and by adopting written policies and procedures reasonably designed
to ensure that recommendations are made solely in the client’s best interests after careful
consideration of all relevant circumstances, including, among other things, the client’s needs,
preferences, goals, and the anticipated total cost of the services. Clients may utilize the broker/dealer
of their choice and have no obligation to purchase or sell securities through LSF.
Clients participating in the Lion Street Advisors Paramount and AdvisoryOne – Envestnet wrap
programs are required to utilize Lion Street Financial, LLC to participate in these programs and to
direct all program trades to Lion Street Financial, LLC or other approved broker dealer. As disclosed
at Item 10 of this Brochure, LSF is affiliated with LSA through common ownership. Clients should
understand, our affiliation with LSF and the potential for LSF (and in many cases, our IAR) to receive
additional compensation, gives rise to a conflict of interest when recommending an executing broker-
dealer for the client’s account. LSA seeks to address this conflict of interest by making a number of
investment programs available to clients and by adopting written policies and procedures reasonably
designed to ensure that recommendations are made solely in the client’s best interests after careful
consideration of all relevant circumstances, including, among other things, the client’s needs,
preferences, goals, and the anticipated total cost of the services to the client. Clients may not receive
the most favorable execution under this arrangement and accordingly may pay a higher commission
rate for transactions as a result of this arrangement than might be charged if executed through an
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unaffiliated broker dealer, resulting in a higher cost to the client. LSA, reserves the right to not accept
a client account if the Client wishes to select a broker or dealer other than LSF.
Transactions implemented by LSA’s investment adviser representatives for client accounts are
generally affected independently. Consequently, the same securities purchased or sold on the same
day in multiple client accounts will likely receive different execution prices that are more or less
favorable than the prices other clients receive. LSA may, in its sole discretion, determine that the
purchase or sale of a particular security is appropriate for more than one client account and may
aggregate client orders into one order (“Block Orders”) for execution purposes. Nevertheless, any such
block trading is typically done on an IAR by IAR rather than firm-wide basis.
Block trading can avoid the adverse effect on a security’s price when simultaneous separate and
competing orders are placed. When aggregating order, and subsequently allocation Block Orders
(purchases and sales), to individual client accounts, it is LSA’s policy to treat all clients fairly and to
achieve an equitable distribution of aggregated orders. When allocation is necessary, securities shall
be apportioned among advisory clients on an IAR basis and others in accordance with the Firm's
trading policies and otherwise as directed by the CCO. Ongoing reviews of trade allocations are
conducted by the CCO or a designee in connection with daily trade reviews. In determining whether
an allocation is fair, the CCO or a designee shall take into account the Firm's fiduciary duties to each
client; potential conflicts of interest; the facts and circumstances presented in each instance, each
client's individual investment objectives, mandates and suitability; eligibility to participate in the
transaction and any other considerations which, in the judgment of the CCO or a designee, are
relevant and material to the overall goal of allocating securities on a fair and equitable basis.
LSA’s firm policy is to allocate aggregated orders on a pro rata basis. In the event of a partial fill of an
aggregated order, accounts will receive a pro rata allocation if there are enough shares executed for
each account. Some types of purchase or sale transactions cannot be included in aggregated orders.
For instance, trades resulting from the opening and closing of accounts or from contributions to or
withdrawals from existing accounts, often must be executed on an individual basis rather than
aggregated with other trades. In such cases, clients may not receive as favorable executions as they
might otherwise receive from aggregated orders.
As a fiduciary, LSA seeks to effect trades correctly, promptly and in the best interests of our clients. In
the event any error occurs in the handling of any client transactions, due to LSA’s actions, or inaction,
or the actions or inaction of others, LSA’s policy is to seek to identify and correct any errors as promptly
as possible without disadvantaging the client. It is also LSA’s policy to restore the account to the
position it should have been in had the trading error not occurred. In this manner, LSA benefits from
trading errors because gains from corrected trade errors are used to offset losses incurred from
corrected trade errors. As a matter of policy, our IARs are required to report all errors regarding
orders or execution to their supervisor.
ITEM 13 – REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS
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LSA IARs monitor advisory accounts to identify circumstances concerning client investment portfolios
that may warrant further action. This monitoring includes, but is not necessarily limited to: suitability,
performance, investment objectives, asset allocation, and other considerations. In addition, LSA
compliance and supervision personnel will review accounts due to activity it deems to be outside of
the normal scope of established account history. These reviews focus on areas including, but not
limited to: concentration, activity (high or low), and suitability.
The custodian typically sends clients a confirmation of every securities transaction and a quarterly
brokerage statement, which reflects all transactions in the client's account held by the custodian. Any
account statements provided to clients by LSA (in addition to those which are already provided by the
qualified custodian) will contain legends as required pursuant to regulatory requirements under the
Advisors Act.
ITEM 14 – CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION
LSA and your IAR may serve as solicitor for other advisers and/or program sponsors, none of whom
are affiliated with LSA. LSA receives direct and indirect compensation from these advisers as a result
of Client’s ultimate participation in these advisers’ management. In accordance with regulatory
requirements, LSA generally will receive a referral fee at a negotiated rate from these firms in
accordance with the terms of a written Solicitor Agreement and after execution of the program
sponsors written referral fee disclosure statement by each Client in respect of such persons. These
firms can provide marketing support or other services to assist its solicitors and their firms. The Client
pays no additional fee by reason of the payment of these fees. These firms provide marketing support
or services to assist its solicitors and their firms. LSA can also enter into agreements with and
compensate solicitors to refer potential clients to LSA. Prior to engaging a solicitor, LSA will ensure
that the person or firm is properly registered to receive compensation for solicitation activities and
will endeavor to ensure the solicitor complies will all relevant regulatory requirements.
LSF, our affiliated broker-dealer, is a participant in Pershing’s FUNDVEST® Focus and FUNDVEST®
Institutional Programs (“Programs”), which offers no-transaction fee mutual funds (“NTF funds”).
Pursuant to an agreement with Pershing, LSF is eligible to participate in revenue sharing with respect
to certain Programs. Under the Programs, funds offered through the Programs that pay 12b-1 fees
to Pershing are passed on the LSF. LSF is also eligible to participate in revenue sharing with respect to
the Programs. Under the Programs, for mutual funds that do not charge 12b-1 fees, Pershing will
share 40% of any service fees received from such funds held by LSF client accounts that exceed $10
million, including LSA client accounts custodied with Pershing. LSF does not receive any share of
service fees on the first $10 million of client assets in the Programs. Service fees include all fees other
than 12b-1 fees paid directly or indirectly by a participating fund. This arrangement creates a conflict
of interest in that LSF has an incentive to utilize NTF funds available through the Programs in order to
reach or exceed this threshold and share in revenue rather than based on the client’s best interests.
LSA also has a conflict of interest related to the Programs inasmuch as the Firm is under common
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ownership with LSF and has incentive to enrich its affiliate by recommending the use of the Programs
to its clients and recommending Programs funds in client accounts custodied with Pershing. We seek
to address this conflict of interest through our ongoing due diligence of LSF and by adopting policies
reasonably designed to ensure that IARs make recommendations in the best interests of clients.
The Programs’ participating mutual funds also charge short-term redemption fees of $50 for
liquidations that do not meet required holding periods. Applicable required holding periods generally
run from 30 days to 6 months. Clients bear the cost of short-term redemption fees, as applicable.
Investment programs and strategies offered by LSA are generally designed to hold investments for
longer periods. If a short-term redemption fee is incurred, it is typically the result of an unscheduled
client request to withdraw assets after a recently placed trade in the client’s account.
For information regarding revenue-sharing arrangements with AssetMark, please see Item 4, Advisory
Business, under Investment Management Services.
LSA is eligible to receive payments or sponsorships from non-clients to support LSA sponsored
conferences and events in order to gain access to LSA’s representatives. While LSA endeavors at all
times to put the interest of our clients first as part of our fiduciary duty, the possibility of receiving
such incentives creates a conflict of interest, and may affect the judgment of these individuals when
making recommendations.
ITEM 15 – CUSTODY
LSA does not have physical custody of any client funds or securities, as the services of an independent
qualified custodian are used for these asset management services.
However, because LSA does deduct advisory management fees directly from accounts held by LSF, a
related affiliate of LSA through clearing arrangements with qualified custodians, LSA is deemed to
have custody of client assets under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 (“the Advisor’s Act”)
Clients should receive at least quarterly statements from the broker dealer, bank or other qualified
custodian that holds and maintains client’s investment assets. The qualified custodian should send
statements, on at least a quarterly basis, to you showing all disbursements for the custodian account,
including the amount of the advisory fees. LSA urges you to carefully review such statements and
compare such official custodial records to the account statements that we may provide to you. Our
statements may vary from custodial statements based on accounting procedures, reporting dates, or
valuation methodologies of certain securities. If you notice any discrepancies, please contact us at us
at 512-776-8400.
ITEM 16 – INVESTMENT DISCRETION
Generally, through execution of the Investment Advisory Services Agreement, clients grant LSA
complete discretion over the selection and amount of securities to be bought or sold, the broker or
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dealer to be used and the commission rates to be paid for their account without obtaining their prior
consent or approval. However, the Firm’s investment authority is subject to specified investment
objectives, guidelines, and/or conditions imposed by the Client. For example, a Client may specify that
the investment in any particular stock or industry should not exceed specified percentages of the
value of the portfolio and/or restrictions or prohibitions of transactions in the securities of a specific
industry. Clients may amend these limitations as required. Such amendments must be submitted in
writing.
ITEM 17 – VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES
As a matter of firm policy and practice, we do not have any authority to and do not vote proxies on
behalf of advisory clients. You retain the responsibility for receiving and voting proxies for any and all
securities maintained in your portfolios. We can provide advice to you regarding your voting of
proxies, and can be contacted at phone number 512-776-8400 with questions about a particular
solicitation. We are authorized to instruct the custodian to forward you copies of all proxies and
shareholder communications relating to your account assets. Third-party Investment Managers
chosen to manage client assets, however, can vote proxies on behalf of clients. Clients should
refer to that Investment Manager’s ADV for more information.
ITEM 18 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Registered investment advisors are required to provide you with certain financial information or
disclosures about LSA’s financial condition. LSA has no financial commitment that impairs its ability to
meet contractual and fiduciary commitments to clients, and has not been the subject of a bankruptcy
proceeding.
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Important Notices and Disclosures
BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN
LSA has developed a business continuity plan to guide how it will respond to events that significantly
disrupt its business. Since the timing and impact of disasters and disruptions is unpredictable, the
Firm will have to be flexible in responding to actual events as they occur. With that in mind, LSF
provides the following information on its business continuity plan.
After a significant business disruption, clients should be able to contact the Firm via telephone at
(512)776.8400, via facsimile at (512)776.8401, via electronic mail at
AdvisorServices@lionstreet.com. If necessary, LSA’s offices will be relocated to different residential
locations in the Austin area which it has designated in its formal business continuity plan, and its
phone numbers will be transferred to one of these locations. If these other locations in the Austin
area are not accessible, then communication systems will be established utilizing voice over internet
protocol (VOIP) phones with key personnel from the main office. If clients cannot access LSA through
these means, they should contact the appropriate clearing firm Pershing, at the posted phone
numbers that are listed on the aforementioned LSF website. These clearing firms will be able to handle
client services such as accessing client funds and securities, entering orders and other trade
processing functions, cash transactions, and security transfer transactions. If clients should have
accounts that are not held by either of these clearing firms, they should contact the investment
provider directly by calling the phone number that is listed on the client account statements, which
are periodically received from the investment company.
In the event of a significant business disruption, the Firm’s primary objectives while attempting to
resume business will be safeguarding its employees and property, making a financial and operational
assessment, protecting its books and records, and allowing its customers to transact business. In
short, LSA’s business continuity plan is designed to permit the Firm to resume operations as quickly
as possible, given the scope and severity of disruption.
The Firm’s business continuity plan addresses many relevant areas, including but not limited to data
backup and recovery, protection of mission critical systems, financial and operational assessments,
alternative communications with customers, employees, and regulators, alternate physical location of
employees, critical supplier, contractor, bank and counter-party impact, regulatory reporting, and
assuring its customers prompt access to their funds and securities if the Firm is unable to continue its
business.
LSA’s primary clearing firm Pershing, provides backup records of important data in a geographically
area separate from LSA’s home office. While every emergency situation poses unique problems based
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on external factors such as time of day and the severity of the disruption, these clearing firms have
advised LSA that its objectives are to restore their own operations and be able to complete existing
transactions and accept new transactions and payments within one to four hours. Client orders and
requests for funds and securities could be delayed during this period.
Varying Disruptions
Significant business disruptions can vary in their scope, affecting limited spaces such as the Firm’s
home office, to expansive areas, such as the region in which the Firm operates. Within each of these
areas, the severity of the disruption can also vary from minimal to severe. In a disruption limited to
just the Firm or the building housing the Firm, LSA will transfer its operations to a local site when
needed and expect to recover and resume business within approximately four hours. In a disruption
affecting the Firm’s business district, city, or region, it will attempt to transfer its operations to a site
outside of the affected area, and recover and resume business within the same time period. In either
situation, LSA plans on continuing in business, transferring operations to its clearing firm(s) if
necessary, and notifying clients through its website (http://www.lionstreet.com) so that clients will
know how to contact the Firm or another entity that will be able to service their financial needs. If the
business disruption is so severe that it prevents the Firm from remaining in business, LSA will establish
for its clients prompt access to their funds and securities through the notification process on its
website.
Potential of pandemic (such as influenza a “h1n1”), swine flu, covid-19, etc.)
Recognizing that a pandemic is not a "normal" business risk, LSA’s planning has nevertheless focused
on augmenting its existing plans and practices to take into account the following aspects:
• Global impact, with no differentiation by culture, industry, geography.
• Potential to escalate quickly and continue for several months in more than one wave
• A high projected rate of infection potentially causing heavy absenteeism.
• Overtaxed health care facilities, public health agencies, and personnel.
With this plan in place, the Firm is continuously reviews and assesses strategic options as part of its
business continuity planning, such as assigning associates and management staff and other
personnel responsible for critical processes to multiple geographically dispersed locations, providing
personnel with electronic access to work remotely where and when appropriate, and assessing ways
to make its facilities more biohazard resistant.
Clients who would like more information or have questions about LSA’s business continuity planning
can contact the Firm at (512) 776-8400, or through its website http://www.lionstreet.com.
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PRIVACY POLICY
LSA and its IARs rely on access to clients’ personal financial information so that they can make
appropriate recommendations to clients regarding the financial products and services they offer.
LSA is committed to safeguarding the personal information provided to it. This privacy policy, required
under SEC Regulation S-P, describes how LSA handles and protects clients’ personal information. The
provisions of this notice apply to all present and former LSF customers.
Why and How the Firm Collects Personal Information
As stated above, LSA collects personal information about clients so that it can make recommendations
about products and services its offer that may be of interest to clients. The Firm collects non-public
personal information from the following sources:
Information provided to LSF on applications and other forms (such as client name,
Information about client transactions with LSF, its affiliates, or others, and/or;
Information received from consumer reporting agencies (such as client credit history and
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• address, occupation, assets, and income);
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creditworthiness) and other entities not affiliated with LSA.
How the Firm Protects Personal Information
LSA limits access to clients’ personal information to those employees who need to know such
information in order to provide products and services to clients. Firm employees are required to
maintain and protect the confidentiality of client personal information, and must follow established
procedures to do so. To comply with applicable laws and regulations, LSA maintains physical,
electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with applicable laws and regulations to protect
client personal information.
Sharing Information with Affiliates
LSA may share the client personal information described above with its affiliates for business
purposes, such as marketing new products and services, servicing client accounts, and as permitted
by law. LSA’s affiliates are companies controlled or under common control of its holding company.
The information the Firm shares with affiliates may include the information described above (such as
name, address, income and information related to client accounts with LSA).
Disclosure to Non-Affiliated Third Parties
In the normal course of business, personal information may be shared with persons or entities
involved in servicing and administering products and services on the Firm’s behalf, including:
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Financial service institutions, such as mutual fund companies, securities brokers, insurance
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agencies, clearing brokers, and banks, with whom LSA may have joint marketing agreements
(such as agreements to market financial services or products that they jointly offer, endorse or
sponsor with LSA);
• Companies under contract to perform services for LSA or on its behalf (such as vendors
providing data processing, computer software maintenance and development, transaction
processing and marketing services).
LSA may also disclose personal information with non-affiliated companies and regulatory authorities
as permitted by applicable law. For example, LSA may disclose personal information to cooperate with
regulatory authorities and law enforcement agencies and as necessary to protect its rights or
property. Except as described in this privacy policy, LSA will not use client personal information for
any other purpose, unless the Firm describes how such information will be used at the time clients
disclose it, or LSA obtains client permission to do so.
If a client’s IAR terminates his or her relationship with LSA and moves to another securities or
investment advisory firm ("New Firm"), LSA or its IARs may disclose client personal information to the
New Firm, unless clients instruct otherwise. If clients do not want LSA or its IARs to disclose your
personal information to the New Firm, and if clients do not want their IARs to retain copies of personal
information when terminating affiliation with LSA, clients may request that LSA or its IARs limit the
information that is shared with the New Firm by completing the Privacy Choices Notice, which is
available at www.lionstreet.com, and mailing the form to Lion Street Advisors, LLC., c/o Compliance
Department, 515 Congress Ave, Suite 2500, Austin, TX 78701.
If a client’s primary address is in a state that requires clients’ affirmative consent to share personal
information with the New Firm (such as California or Vermont), then clients must provide written
consent before the Firm will allow its IAR to take any personal information to the New Firm. Clients
can withdraw consent at any time by contacting LSA in writing at the address provided above. If a
client wishes to move his or her account to the New Firm in conjunction with their IAR, such clients
should not submit the Privacy Choices Notice form.
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