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Part 2A of Form ADV: Firm Brochure
June 2025
Marest Capital, LLC
16255 Ventura Blvd, Suite 505
Encino, CA 91436
https://www.marestcapital.com/
Firm Contact:
Paul Cohen
Chief Compliance Officer
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Marest Capital,
LLC. If clients have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at 818-216-
4900. The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission or by any State Securities Authority. Additional information
about our firm is also available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov by searching CRD
#315958.
Please note that the use of the term “registered investment adviser” and description of our firm
and/or our associates as “registered” does not imply a certain level of skill or training. Clients are
encouraged to review this Brochure and Brochure Supplements for our firm’s associates who advise
clients for more information on the qualifications of our firm and our employees.
Item 2: Material Changes
Marest Capital, LLC is required to notify clients of any information that has changed since the last
annual update of the Firm Brochure (“Brochure”) that may be important to them. Clients can request
a full copy of our Brochure or contact us with any questions that they may have about the changes.
Since the last annual amendment filed on 02/07/2025, the following changes have been made:
Our firm has moved to a new office and principal place of business located at 16255 Ventura Blvd,
Suite 505 Encino, CA 91436.
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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 & Compensation ..................................................................................................................... 5
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees & Side-By-Side Management .............................................................. 6
Item 7: Types of Clients & Account Requirements ................................................................................... 6
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies & Risk of Loss ........................................................ 6
Item 9: Disciplinary Information .............................................................................................................. 11
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities & Affiliations .................................................................... 11
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions & Personal Trading ........... 11
Item 12: Brokerage Practices ................................................................................................................... 12
Item 13: Review of Accounts or Financial Plans ..................................................................................... 16
Item 14: Client Referrals & Other Compensation ................................................................................... 16
Item 15: Custody ....................................................................................................................................... 16
Item 16: Investment Discretion ............................................................................................................... 18
Item 17: Voting Client Securities .............................................................................................................. 18
Item 18: Financial Information ................................................................................................................ 18
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Item 4: Advisory Business
Our firm is dedicated to providing individuals and other types of clients with a wide array of
investment advisory services. Our firm is a limited liability company formed under the laws of the
State of California in 2018 and has been in business as an investment adviser since 2021. Our firm is
wholly owned by Paul Cohen.
The purpose of this Brochure is to disclose the conflicts of interest associated with the investment
transactions, compensation and any other matters related to investment decisions made by our firm
or its representatives. As a fiduciary, it is our duty to always act in the client’s best interest. This is
accomplished in part by knowing our client. Our firm has established a service-oriented advisory
practice with open lines of communication for many different types of clients to help meet their
financial goals while remaining sensitive to risk tolerance and time horizons. Working with clients to
understand their investment objectives while educating them about our process, facilitates the kind
of working relationship we value.
Types of Advisory Services Offered
Referrals to Third Party Money Managers:
Our firm utilizes the sub-advisory services of a third party investment advisory firm or individual
advisor to aid in the implementation of an investment portfolio designed by our firm. Before selecting
a firm or individual, our firm will ensure that the chosen party is properly licensed or registered. Our
firm will not offer advice on any specific securities or other investments in connection with this
service. We will provide initial due diligence on third party money managers and ongoing reviews of
their management of client accounts. In order to assist in the selection of a third party money
manager, our firm will gather client information pertaining to financial situation, investment
objectives, and reasonable restrictions to be imposed upon the management of the account.
Our firm will periodically review third party money manager reports provided to the client at least
annually. Our firm will contact clients from time to time in order to review their financial situation
and objectives; communicate information to third party money managers as warranted; and, assist
the client in understanding and evaluating the services provided by the third party money manager.
Clients will be expected to notify our firm of any changes in their financial situation, investment
objectives, or account restrictions that could affect their financial standing.
Tailoring of Advisory Services
Our firm offers individualized investment advice to our Wrap Comprehensive Portfolio Management
clients. General investment advice will be offered to our Referrals to Third Party Money Management
clients.
Each Wrap Comprehensive Portfolio Management client has the opportunity to place reasonable
restrictions on the types of investments to be held in the portfolio. Restrictions on investments in
certain securities or types of securities may not be possible due to the level of difficulty this would
entail in managing the account.
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Participation in Wrap Fee Programs
Our firm offers and sponsors a wrap fee program. Comprehensive Portfolio Management services are
only offered through wrapped accounts, which are managed on an individualized basis according to
the client’s investment objectives, financial goals, risk tolerance, etc. Please see our Part 2A, Appendix
1 (the “Wrap Fee Program Brochure”) for more information.
Regulatory Assets Under Management
Our firm manages $217,855,544 on a discretionary basis as of 12/31/2024.
Item 5: Fees & Compensation
Compensation for Our Advisory Services
Referrals to Third Party Money Managers:
The maximum annual fee charged to clients utilizing Third Party Managers will not exceed the 1.4%.
Our firm will debit fees for this service as disclosed in the executed advisory agreement between the
client and our firm. This fee shall be in addition to any fees assessed by the chosen third party money
manager. The third party money managers we recommend will not directly charge you a higher fee
than they would have charged without us introducing you to them. Third party money managers
establish and maintain their own separate billing processes over which we have no control. They will
directly bill you and describe how this works in their separate written disclosure documents.
Other Types of Fees & Expenses
Wrap clients will not incur transaction costs for trades. More information about this can be found in
our separate Wrap Fee Program Brochure. Additionally, LPL Financial offers a trading platform with
select exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) that do not charge transaction fees. The no-transaction-fee
ETF trading platform is available to clients participating in LPL Financial’s Strategic Wealth
Management (“SWM”) and Strategic Asset Management (“SAM”) programs. Clients will be subject to
transaction fees charged by LPL Financial for ETFs not included in LPL Financial’s platform and for
other types of securities. The limited number of ETFs available on LPL Financial’s no-transaction fee
platform may have higher overall expenses than other types of securities and ETFs not included in
the platform. Other major custodians have eliminated transaction fees for all ETFs and U.S. listed
equities, so clients may pay more for investing in the same securities at LPL Financial.
Clients may also pay holdings charges imposed by the chosen custodian for certain investments,
charges imposed directly by a mutual fund, index fund, or exchange traded fund, which shall be
disclosed in the fund’s prospectus (e.g., fund management fees and other fund expenses), distribution
fees, surrender charges, variable annuity fees, IRA and qualified retirement plan fees, mark-ups and
mark-downs, spreads paid to market makers, fees for trades executed away from custodian, wire
transfer fees and other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities transactions. Our firm
does not receive a portion of these fees.
Termination & Refunds
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Either party may terminate the advisory agreement signed with our firm for Wrap Comprehensive
Portfolio Management services in writing at any time. Upon notice of termination our firm will
process a pro-rata refund of the unearned portion of the advisory fees charged in advance.
Commissionable Securities Sales
Our firm and representatives do not sell securities for a commission in advisory accounts.
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees & Side-By-Side Management
Our firm does not charge performance-based fees.
Item 7: Types of Clients & Account Requirements
Our firm has the following types of clients:
•
Individuals and High Net Worth Individuals;
• Trusts, Estates or Charitable Organizations;
• Pension and Profit Sharing Plans;
• Corporations, Limited Liability Companies and/or Other Business Types
Our firm does not impose requirements for opening and maintaining accounts or otherwise engaging
us.
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies & Risk of Loss
Methods of Analysis
We use the following methods of analysis in formulating our investment advice and/or managing
client assets:
Cyclical Analysis: Statistical analysis of specific events occurring at a sufficient number of relatively
predictable intervals that they can be forecasted into the future. Cyclical analysis asserts that cyclical
forces drive price movements in the financial markets. Risks include that cycles may invert or
disappear and there is no expectation that this type of analysis will pinpoint turning points, instead
be used in conjunction with other methods of analysis.
Fundamental Analysis: The analysis of a business's financial statements (usually to analyze the
business's assets, liabilities, and earnings), health, and its competitors and markets. When analyzing
a stock, futures contract, or currency using fundamental analysis there are two basic approaches one
can use: bottom up analysis and top down analysis. The terms are used to distinguish such analysis
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from other types of investment analysis, such as quantitative and technical. Fundamental analysis is
performed on historical and present data, but with the goal of making financial forecasts. There are
several possible objectives: (a) to conduct a company stock valuation and predict its probable price
evolution; (b) to make a projection on its business performance; (c) to evaluate its management and
make internal business decisions; (d) and/or to calculate its credit risk.; and (e) to find out the
intrinsic value of the share.
When the objective of the analysis is to determine what stock to buy and at what price, there are two
basic methodologies investors rely upon: (a) Fundamental analysis maintains that markets may
misprice a security in the short run but that the "correct" price will eventually be reached. Profits can
be made by purchasing the mispriced security and then waiting for the market to recognize its
"mistake" and reprice the security.; and (b) Technical analysis maintains that all information is
reflected already in the price of a security. Technical analysts analyze trends and believe that
sentiment changes predate and predict trend changes. Investors' emotional responses to price
movements lead to recognizable price chart patterns. Technical analysts also analyze historical
trends to predict future price movement. Investors can use one or both of these different but
complementary methods for stock picking. This presents a potential risk, as the price of a security
can move up or down along with the overall market regardless of the economic and financial factors
considered in evaluating the stock.
Qualitative Analysis: A securities analysis that uses subjective judgment based on unquantifiable
information, such as management expertise, industry cycles, strength of research and development,
and labor relations. Qualitative analysis contrasts with quantitative analysis, which focuses on
numbers that can be found on reports such as balance sheets. The two techniques, however, will often
be used together in order to examine a company's operations and evaluate its potential as an
investment opportunity. Qualitative analysis deals with intangible, inexact concerns that belong to
the social and experiential realm rather than the mathematical one. This approach depends on the
kind of intelligence that machines (currently) lack, since things like positive associations with a
brand, management trustworthiness, customer satisfaction, competitive advantage and cultural
shifts are difficult, arguably impossible, to capture with numerical inputs.
Investment Strategies We Use
We use the following strategies in managing client accounts, provided that such strategies are
appropriate to the needs of the client and consistent with the client's investment objectives, risk
tolerance, and time horizons, among other considerations:
Asset Allocation: The implementation of an investment strategy that attempts to balance risk versus
reward by adjusting the percentage of each asset in an investment portfolio according to the
investor's risk tolerance, goals and investment time frame. Asset allocation is based on the principle
that different assets perform differently in different market and economic conditions. A fundamental
justification for asset allocation is the notion that different asset classes offer returns that are not
perfectly correlated, hence diversification reduces the overall risk in terms of the variability of
returns for a given level of expected return. Although risk is reduced as long as correlations are not
perfect, it is typically forecast (wholly or in part) based on statistical relationships (like correlation
and variance) that existed over some past period. Expectations for return are often derived in the
same way.
An asset class is a group of economic resources sharing similar characteristics, such as riskiness and
return. There are many types of assets that may or may not be included in an asset allocation strategy.
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The "traditional" asset classes are stocks (value, dividend, growth, or sector-specific [or a "blend" of
any two or more of the preceding]; large-cap versus mid-cap, small-cap or micro-cap; domestic,
foreign [developed], emerging or frontier markets), bonds (fixed income securities more generally:
investment-grade or junk [high-yield]; government or corporate; short-term, intermediate, long-
term; domestic, foreign, emerging markets), and cash or cash equivalents. Allocation among these
three provides a starting point. Usually included are hybrid instruments such as convertible bonds
and preferred stocks, counting as a mixture of bonds and stocks. Other alternative assets that may be
considered include: commodities: precious metals, nonferrous metals, agriculture, energy, others.;
Commercial or residential real estate (also REITs); Collectibles such as art, coins, or stamps;
insurance products (annuity, life settlements, catastrophe bonds, personal life insurance products,
etc.); derivatives such as long-short or market neutral strategies, options, collateralized debt, and
futures; foreign currency; venture capital; private equity; and/or distressed securities.
There are several types of asset allocation strategies based on investment goals, risk tolerance, time
frames and diversification. The most common forms of asset allocation are: strategic, dynamic,
tactical, and core-satellite.
• Strategic Asset Allocation: The primary goal of a strategic asset allocation is to create an asset
mix that seeks to provide the optimal balance between expected risk and return for a long-
term investment horizon. Generally speaking, strategic asset allocation strategies are
agnostic to economic environments, i.e., they do not change their allocation postures relative
to changing market or economic conditions.
• Dynamic Asset Allocation: Dynamic asset allocation is similar to strategic asset allocation in
that portfolios are built by allocating to an asset mix that seeks to provide the optimal balance
between expected risk and return for a long-term investment horizon. Like strategic
allocation strategies, dynamic strategies largely retain exposure to their original asset
classes; however, unlike strategic strategies, dynamic asset allocation portfolios will adjust
their postures over time relative to changes in the economic environment.
• Tactical Asset Allocation: Tactical asset allocation is a strategy in which an investor takes a
more active approach that tries to position a portfolio into those assets, sectors, or individual
stocks that show the most potential for perceived gains. While an original asset mix is
formulated much like strategic and dynamic portfolio, tactical strategies are often traded
more actively and are free to move entirely in and out of their core asset classes
• Core-Satellite Asset Allocation: Core-Satellite allocation strategies generally contain a 'core'
strategic element making up the most significant portion of the portfolio, while applying a
dynamic or tactical 'satellite' strategy that makes up a smaller part of the portfolio. In this
way, core-satellite allocation strategies are a hybrid of the strategic and dynamic/tactical
allocation strategies mentioned above.
Fixed Income: Fixed income is a type of investing or budgeting style for which real return rates or
periodic income is received at regular intervals and at reasonably predictable levels. Fixed-income
investors are typically retired individuals who rely on their investments to provide a regular, stable
income stream. This demographic tends to invest heavily in fixed-income investments because of the
reliable returns they offer. Fixed-income investors who live on set amounts of periodically paid
income face the risk of inflation eroding their spending power.
Some examples of fixed-income investments include treasuries, money market instruments,
corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, municipal bonds and international bonds. The primary risk
associated with fixed-income investments is the borrower defaulting on his payment. Other
considerations include exchange rate risk for international bonds and interest rate risk for longer-
dated securities. The most common type of fixed-income security is a bond. Bonds are issued by
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federal governments, local municipalities and major corporations. Fixed-income securities are
recommended for investors seeking a diverse portfolio; however, the percentage of the portfolio
dedicated to fixed income depends on your own personal investment style. There is also an
opportunity to diversify the fixed-income component of a portfolio. Riskier fixed-income products,
such as junk bonds and longer-dated products, should comprise a lower percentage of your overall
portfolio.
The interest payment on fixed-income securities is considered regular income and is determined
based on the creditworthiness of the borrower and current market rates. In general, bonds and fixed-
income securities with longer-dated maturities pay a higher rate, also referred to as the coupon rate,
because they are considered riskier. The longer the security is on the market, the more time it has to
lose its value and/or default. At the end of the bond term, or at bond maturity, the borrower returns
the amount borrowed, also referred to as the principal or par value.
Long-Term Purchases: Our firm may buy securities for your account and hold them for a relatively
long time (more than a year) in anticipation that the security’s value will appreciate over a long
horizon. The risk of this strategy is that our firm could miss out on potential short-term gains that
could have been profitable to your account, or it’s possible that the security’s value may decline
sharply before our firm makes a decision to sell.
Sector Analysis: Sector analysis involves identification and analysis of various industries or
economic sectors that are likely to exhibit superior performance. Academic studies indicate that the
health of a stock's sector is as important as the performance of the individual stock itself. In other
words, even the best stock located in a weak sector will often perform poorly because that sector is
out of favor. Each industry has differences in terms of its customer base, market share among firms,
industry growth, competition, regulation and business cycles. Learning how the industry operates
provides a deeper understanding of a company's financial health. One method of analyzing a
company's growth potential is examining whether the amount of customers in the overall market is
expected to grow. In some markets, there is zero or negative growth, a factor demanding careful
consideration. Additionally, market analysts recommend that investors should monitor sectors that
are nearing the bottom of performance rankings for possible signs of an impending turnaround.
Short-Term Purchases: When utilizing this strategy, our firm may also purchase securities with the
idea of selling them within a relatively short time (typically a year or less). Our firm does this in an
attempt to take advantage of conditions that our firm believes will soon result in a price swing in the
securities our firm purchase.
Third-Party Money Manager Analysis: The analysis of the experience, investment philosophies,
and past performance of independent third-party investment managers in an attempt to determine
if that manager has demonstrated an ability to invest over a period of time and in different economic
conditions. Analysis is completed by monitoring the manager’s underlying holdings, strategies,
concentrations and leverage as part of our overall periodic risk assessment. Additionally, as part of
the due-diligence process, the manager’s compliance and business enterprise risks are surveyed and
reviewed.
Risk of Loss
Investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients should be prepared to bear. While the stock
market may increase and the account(s) could enjoy a gain, it is also possible that the stock market
may decrease and the account(s) could suffer a loss. It is important that clients understand the risks
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associated with investing in the stock market, and that their assets are appropriately diversified in
investments. Clients are encouraged to ask our firm any questions regarding their risk tolerance.
Cyclical Analysis Risk: Risks include that cycles may invert or disappear and there is no expectation
that this type of analysis will pinpoint turning points, instead be used in conjunction with other
methods of analysis.
Fixed Income Securities Risk: Typically, the values of fixed-income securities change inversely with
prevailing interest rates. Therefore, a fundamental risk of fixed-income securities is interest rate risk,
which is the risk that their value will generally decline as prevailing interest rates rise, which may
cause your account value to likewise decrease, and vice versa. How specific fixed income securities
may react to changes in interest rates will depend on the specific characteristics of each security.
Fixed-income securities are also subject to credit risk, prepayment risk, valuation risk, and liquidity
risk. Credit risk is the chance that a bond issuer will fail to pay interest and principal in a timely
manner, or that negative perceptions of the issuer’s ability to make such payments will cause the
price of a bond to decline.
Long-Term Purchases Risk: The risk of this strategy is that our firm could miss out on potential
short-term gains that could have been profitable to your account, or it’s possible that the security’s
value may decline sharply before our firm makes a decision to sell.
Qualitative Analysis Risk: A risk in using qualitative analysis is that subjective judgment may prove
incorrect.
Past Performance Risk: Charting and technical analysis are often used interchangeably. Technical
analysis generally attempts to forecast an investment’s future potential by analyzing its past
performance and other related statistics. In particular, technical analysis often times involves an
evaluation of historical pricing and volume of a particular security for the purpose of forecasting
where future price and volume figures may go. As with any investment analysis method, technical
analysis runs the risk of not knowing the future and thus, investors should realize that even the most
diligent and thorough technical analysis cannot predict or guarantee the future performance of any
particular investment instrument or issuer thereof.
Third Party Money Manager Risk: A risk of investing with a third-party manager who has been
successful in the past is that they may not be able to replicate that success in the future. In addition,
as our firm does not control the underlying investments in a third-party manager’s portfolio, there is
also a risk that a manager may deviate from the stated investment mandate or strategy of the
portfolio, making it a less suitable investment for our clients. Moreover, as our firm does not control
the manager’s daily business and compliance operations, our firm may be unaware of the lack of
internal controls necessary to prevent business, regulatory or reputational deficiencies.
Description of Material, Significant or Unusual Risks
Our firm generally invests client cash balances in money market funds, FDIC Insured Certificates of
Deposit, high-grade commercial paper and/or government backed debt instruments. Ultimately, our
firm tries to achieve the highest return on client cash balances through relatively low-risk
conservative investments. In most cases, at least a partial cash balance will be maintained in a money
market account so that our firm may debit advisory fees for our services related to our =Wrap
Comprehensive Portfolio Management, services, as applicable.
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Item 9: Disciplinary Information
There are no legal or disciplinary events that are material to the evaluation of our advisory business
or the integrity of our management.
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities & Affiliations
Please see Item 4 above for more information about the selection of third-party money managers.
The compensation paid to our firm by third party managers may vary, and thus, creates a conflict of
interest in recommending a manager who shares a larger portion of its advisory fees over another
manager. Prior to referring clients to third party advisors, our firm will ensure that third party
advisors are licensed, or notice filed with the respective authorities. A potential conflict of interest
for our firm in utilizing a third-party advisor is receipt of discounts or services not available to us
from other similar advisers. In order to minimize this conflict our firm will make our
recommendations/selections in the best interest of our clients.
Our firm may recommend real estate private funds that our firm’s representatives are also invested
in through TWC Sport Management, an affiliate of our firm. Our firm does not act as the fund manager,
but a potential conflict of interest may arise as our firm has an incentive to recommend this fund with
the intentions of seeing this investment succeed. Our firm will conduct proper due diligence prior to
recommending any Client to this investment. To mitigate this potential conflict of interest, our firm
and its representatives will follow our fiduciary duty and act in the client’s best interest.
Representatives of our firm are licensed real estate agents. As a result, they receive customary fees
associated with real estate transactions. These services are independent of our advisory services and
are governed under a separate engagement agreement. Clients are under no obligation to utilize this
service and will not be actively solicited.
Our firm has no other financial industry activities and affiliations to disclose.
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in
Client Transactions & Personal Trading
As a fiduciary, it is an investment adviser’s responsibility to provide fair and full disclosure of all material
facts and to act solely in the best interest of each of our clients at all times. Our fiduciary duty is the
underlying principle for our firm’s Code of Ethics, which includes procedures for personal securities
transaction and insider trading. Our firm requires all representatives to conduct business with the
highest level of ethical standards and to comply with all federal and state securities laws at all times.
Upon employment with our firm, and at least annually thereafter, all representatives of our firm will
acknowledge receipt, understanding and compliance with our firm’s Code of Ethics. Our firm and
representatives must conduct business in an honest, ethical, and fair manner and avoid all circumstances
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that might negatively affect or appear to affect our duty of complete loyalty to all clients. This disclosure
is provided to give all clients a summary of our Code of Ethics. If a client or a potential client wishes to
review our Code of Ethics in its entirety, a copy will be provided promptly upon request.
Our firm recognizes that the personal investment transactions of our representatives demands the
application of a Code of Ethics with high standards and requires that all such transactions be carried out
in a way that does not endanger the interest of any client. At the same time, our firm also believes that if
investment goals are similar for clients and for our representatives, it is logical, and even desirable, that
there be common ownership of some securities.
In order to prevent conflicts of interest, our firm has established procedures for transactions effected by
our representatives for their personal accounts1. In order to monitor compliance with our personal
trading policy, our firm has pre-clearance requirements and a quarterly securities transaction reporting
system for all of our representatives.
Neither our firm nor a related person recommends, buys or sells for client accounts, securities in
which our firm or a related person has a material financial interest without prior disclosure to the
client.
Related persons of our firm may buy or sell securities and other investments that are also
recommended to clients. In order to minimize this conflict of interest, our related persons will place
client interests ahead of their own interests and adhere to our firm’s Code of Ethics, a copy of which
is available upon request.
Likewise, related persons of our firm buy or sell securities for themselves at or about the same time they
buy or sell the same securities for client accounts. In order to minimize this conflict of interest, our
related persons will place client interests ahead of their own interests and adhere to our firm’s Code of
Ethics, a copy of which is available upon request. Further, our related persons will refrain from buying
or selling securities that will be bought or sold in client accounts unless done so after the client execution
or concurrently as a part of a block trade.
Item 12: Brokerage Practices
Selecting a Brokerage Firm
While our firm does not maintain physical custody of client assets, we are deemed to have custody of
certain client assets if given the authority to withdraw assets from client accounts (see Item 15
Custody, below). Client assets must be maintained by a qualified custodian. Our firm seeks to
recommend a custodian who will hold client assets and execute transactions on terms that are overall
most advantageous when compared to other available providers and their services. The factors
considered, among others, are these:
• Timeliness of execution
• Timeliness and accuracy of trade confirmations
1 For purposes of the policy, our associate’s personal account generally includes any account (a) in the name of our associate, his/her spouse,
his/her minor children or other dependents residing in the same household, (b) for which our associate is a trustee or executor, or (c) which our
associate controls, including our client accounts which our associate controls and/or a member of his/her household has a direct or indirect
beneficial interest in.
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• Research services provided
• Ability to provide investment ideas
• Execution facilitation services provided
• Record keeping services provided
• Custody services provided
• Frequency and correction of trading errors
• Ability to access a variety of market venues
• Expertise as it relates to specific securities
• Financial condition
• Business reputation
• Quality of services
Our firm recommends that Clients establish accounts with LPL Financial (“LPL”), member
FINRA/SIPC, to maintain custody of clients’ assets and to effect trades for their accounts. LPL
provides brokerage and custodial services to independent investment advisory firms, including our
firm. For accounts custodied at LPL, LPL is generally compensated by clients through commissions,
trails, or other transaction-based fees for trades that are executed through LPL or that settle into LPL
accounts. For IRA accounts, LPL generally charges account maintenance fees. In addition, LPL also
charges clients miscellaneous fees and charges, such as account transfer fees.
While LPL does not participate in, or influence the formulation of, the investment advice our firm
provides, certain supervised persons of our firm are Dually Registered Persons. Dually Registered
Persons are restricted by certain Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) rules and
policies from maintaining accounts at another custodian or executing transactions in such accounts
through any broker-dealer or custodian that is not approved by LPL. As a result, the use of other
trading platforms must be approved by our firm and LPL.
Clients should also be aware that for accounts where LPL serves as the custodian, our firm is limited
to offering services and investment vehicles that are approved by LPL, and may be prohibited from
offering services and investment vehicles that may be available through other broker-dealers and
custodians, some of which may be more suitable for a client’s portfolio than the services and
investment vehicles offered through LPL. Clients should understand that not all investment advisers
require that Clients custody their accounts and trade through specific broker-dealers.
Benefits Received by Our Personnel
LPL makes available to our firm various products and services designed to assist our firm in
managing and administering client accounts. Many of these products and services may be used to
service all or a substantial number of accounts, including accounts not held with LPL. These include
software and other technology that provide access to client account data (such as trade confirmation
and account statements); facilitate trade execution (and aggregation and allocation of trade orders
for multiple client accounts); provide research, pricing information and other market data; facilitate
payment of our firm’s fees from its clients’ accounts; and assist with back-office functions;
recordkeeping and client reporting.
LPL also makes available to our firm other services intended to help manage and further develop our
business. Some of these services assist our firm to better monitor and service program accounts
maintained at LPL. Many of these services, however, benefit only our firm. These support services
and/or products may be provided without cost, at a discount, and/or at a negotiated rate, and include
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practice management-related publications; consulting services; attendance at conferences and
seminars, meetings, and other educational and/or social events; marketing support; and other
products and services used by our firm in furtherance of the operation and development of its
investment advisory business.
Where such services are provided by a third party vendor, LPL will either make a payment to our
firm to cover the cost of such services, reimburse our firm for the cost associated with the services,
or pay the third party vendor directly on behalf of our firm.
The products and services described above are provided to our firm as part of its overall relationship
with LPL. While as a fiduciary, our firm endeavors to act in its clients’ best interests, the receipt of
these benefits creates a conflict of interest because our firm’s requirement that Clients custody their
assets at LPL is based in part on the benefit to our firm of the availability of the foregoing products
and services and not solely on the nature, cost or quality of custody or brokerage services provided
by LPL. Our firm’s receipt of some of these benefits may be based on the amount of advisory assets
custodied on the LPL platform.
Soft Dollars
The products and services described above are provided to our firm as part of its overall relationship
with LPL. While as a fiduciary, our firm endeavors to act in its clients’ best interests, the receipt of
these benefits creates a conflict of interest because our firm’s requirement that Clients custody their
assets at LPL is based in part on the benefit to our firm of the availability of the foregoing products
and services and not solely on the nature, cost or quality of custody or brokerage services provided
by LPL. Our firm’s receipt of some of these benefits may be based on the amount of advisory assets
custodied on the LPL platform.
Client Brokerage Commissions
This item is not applicable, as our firm’s first fiscal year has not yet been completed.
Client Transactions in Return for Soft Dollars
This item is not applicable, as our firm’s first fiscal year has not yet been completed.
Brokerage for Client Referrals
Our firm does not receive brokerage for client referrals.
Directed Brokerage
Neither our firm nor any of our firm’s representatives have discretionary authority in making the
determination of the brokers-dealers and/or custodians with whom orders for the purchase or sale
of securities are placed for execution, and the commission rates at which such securities transactions
are effected. Our firm routinely recommends that clients direct us to execute through a specified
broker-dealer. Our firm recommends the use of LPL. Each client will be required to establish their
account(s) with LPL if not already done. Please note that not all advisers have this requirement.
Special Considerations for ERISA Clients
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A retirement or ERISA plan client may direct all or part of portfolio transactions for its account
through a specific broker or dealer in order to obtain goods or services on behalf of the plan. Such
direction is permitted provided that the goods and services provided are reasonable expenses of the
plan incurred in the ordinary course of its business for which it otherwise would be obligated and
empowered to pay. ERISA prohibits directed brokerage arrangements when the goods or services
purchased are not for the exclusive benefit of the plan. Consequently, our firm will request that plan
sponsors who direct plan brokerage provide us with a letter documenting that this arrangement will
be for the exclusive benefit of the plan.
Client-Directed Brokerage
Our firm does not allow client-directed brokerage outside our recommendations.
Transition Assistance
Our firm received a 1-year forgivable loan in the amount of $40,000 to assist with transitioning our
adviser’s book of business to LPL’s platform. This financial assistance is meant to cover account
transfer fees, technology set-up fees, marketing fees, stationery and mailing costs, licensure transfer
fees, etc.
LPL has agreed to provide our firm an additional 7-year forgivable loan in an amount equal to 20
basis points of Applicable Assets, subject to the terms outlined in the promissory note. For purposes
of our arrangement with LPL, Applicable Assets means our assets under management custodied with
LPL, Applicable Assets means our assets under management custodied with LPL in excess of
$163,410,871.
For our firm’s advisory business LPL will also rebate actual fees incurred related to the transfer of
client accounts to LPL’s platform, termination fees, or exit fees that clients may incur for transferring
their accounts to LPL provided the account is transferred to LPL within 6 months of the effective date
of our custodial agreement with LPL. Clients may incur actual fees related to the transfer of client
accounts to LPL’s brokerage platform.
The receipt of the transition assistance disclosed above creates a conflict of interest for our firm to
recommend clients maintain their accounts with LPL. To the extent our firm recommends the use of
LPL, it is because our firm believes that it is in the Client’s best interest to do so based on the quality
and pricing of the execution, benefits of an integrated platform for brokerage and advisory accounts,
and other services provided by LPL. In any case, clients should be aware of our conflict of interest
and take it into consideration when deciding whether to maintain their accounts with LPL.
Aggregation of Purchase or Sale
Our firm provides investment management services for various clients. There are occasions on which
portfolio transactions may be executed as part of concurrent authorizations to purchase or sell the same
security for numerous accounts served by our firm, which involve accounts with similar investment
objectives. Although such concurrent authorizations potentially could be either advantageous or
disadvantageous to any one or more particular accounts, they are affected only when our firm believes
that to do so will be in the best interest of the effected accounts. When such concurrent authorizations
occur, the objective is to allocate the executions in a manner which is deemed equitable to the accounts
involved. In any given situation, our firm attempts to allocate trade executions in the most equitable
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manner possible, taking into consideration client objectives, current asset allocation and availability of
funds using price averaging, proration and consistently non-arbitrary methods of allocation.
Item 13: Review of Accounts or Financial Plans
Our management personnel or financial advisors reviews accounts on at least an annual basis for our
Wrap Comprehensive Portfolio Management and Third Party Money Management clients. The nature
of these reviews is to learn whether client accounts are in line with their investment objectives,
appropriately positioned based on market conditions, and investment policies, if applicable. Our firm
does not provide written reports to clients, unless asked to do so. Verbal reports to clients take place
on at least an annual basis when our Wrap Comprehensive Portfolio Management, and Third Party
Money Management clients are contacted.
Our firm may review client accounts more frequently than described above. Among the factors which
may trigger an off-cycle review are major market or economic events, the client’s life events, requests
by the client, etc.
Item 14: Client Referrals & Other Compensation
LPL Financial
Our firm may receive from LPL or a mutual fund company, without cost and/or at a discount non
soft-dollar support services and/or products, to assist us to better monitor and service client
accounts maintained at such institutions. Included within the support services our firm may receive
investment-related research, pricing information and market data, software and other technology
that provide access to client account data, compliance and/or practice management-related
publications, discounted or gratis consulting services, discounted and/or gratis attendance at
conferences, meetings, and other educational and/or social events, marketing support, computer
hardware and/or software and/or other products used by us to assist us in our investment advisory
business operations. Our clients do not pay more for investment transactions effected and/or assets
maintained at LPL as result of this arrangement. There is no commitment made by us to LPL or any
other institution as a result of the above arrangement.
Referral Fees
In accordance with Rule 206 (4)-1 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, our firm does not provide
cash or non-cash compensation directly or indirectly to unaffiliated persons for testimonials or
endorsements (which include client referrals).
Item 15: Custody
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We typically seek to verify that our clients receive at least quarterly account statements directly from
their custodians. Upon opening an account with a qualified custodian on a client's behalf, we
promptly notify the client in writing of the qualified custodian's contact information. If we decide to
also send account statements to clients, such notice and account statements include a legend that
recommends that the client compare the account statements received from the qualified custodian
with those received from our Firm.
Bill Pay
We engage in bill pay for certain client accounts through our affiliation with TWC Sports Management
and through our firm. As such, our firm is deemed to have custody under securities laws, even in
instances where we do not have actual physical custody of client funds or assets. The client funds and
securities of which our firm has custody are verified by actual examination at least once during each
calendar year by an independent public accountant (“IPA”) registered with the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”), at a time that is chosen by the accountant without prior
notice or announcement to our firm and that is irregular from year to year. Clients are encouraged to
raise any questions with us about the custody, safety or security of their assets and our custodial
recommendations.
Power of Attorney:
Representatives of our firm and through our affiliation with TWC Sports Management act as a power
of attorney for some of our firm’s clients. As such, our firm is deemed to have custody. The client
funds and securities of which our firm has custody are verified by actual examination at least once
during each calendar year by an independent public accountant (“IPA”) registered with the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”), at a time that is chosen by the accountant without
prior notice or announcement to our firm and that is irregular from year to year. Clients are
encouraged to raise any questions with us about the custody, safety or security of their assets and
our custodial recommendations.
Third Party Money Movement:
On February 21, 2017, the SEC issued a no‐action letter (“Letter”) with respect to Rule 206(4)‐2
(“Custody Rule”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”). The letter provided
guidance on the Custody Rule as well as clarified that an adviser who has the power to disburse client
funds to a third party under a standing letter of authorization (“SLOA”) is deemed to have custody.
As such, our firm has adopted the following safeguards in conjunction with our custodian:
• The client provides an instruction to the qualified custodian, in writing, that includes the
client’s signature, the third party’s name, and either the third party’s address or the third
party’s account number at a custodian to which the transfer should be directed.
• The client authorizes the investment adviser, in writing, either on the qualified custodian’s
form or separately, to direct transfers to the third party either on a specified schedule or from
time to time.
• The client’s qualified custodian performs appropriate verification of the instruction, such as
a signature review or other method to verify the client’s authorization, and provides a
transfer of funds notice to the client promptly after each transfer.
• The client has the ability to terminate or change the instruction to the client’s qualified
custodian.
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• The investment adviser has no authority or ability to designate or change the identity of the
third party, the address, or any other information about the third party contained in the
client’s instruction.
• The investment adviser maintains records showing that the third party is not a related party
of the investment adviser or located at the same address as the investment adviser.
• The client’s qualified custodian sends the client, in writing, an initial notice confirming the
instruction and an annual notice reconfirming the instruction.
Item 16: Investment Discretion
Our firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis. After you sign an agreement with our firm, we’re
allowed to buy and sell investments in your account without asking you in advance. Any limitations
will be described in the signed advisory agreement. We will have discretion until the advisory
agreement is terminated by you or our firm.
Item 17: Voting Client Securities
Our firm does not accept the proxy authority to vote client securities. Clients will receive proxies or
other solicitations directly from their custodian or a transfer agent. In the event that proxies are sent
to our firm, our firm will forward them to the appropriate client and ask the party who sent them to
mail them directly to the client in the future. Clients may call, write or email us to discuss questions
they may have about particular proxy votes or other solicitations.
Item 18: Financial Information
Inclusion of a Balance Sheet
Our firm does not require nor is prepayment solicited for more than $1,200 in fees per client, 6
months or more in advance. Therefore, our firm has not included a balance sheet for our most recent
fiscal year.
Disclosure of Financial Condition
Our firm has nothing to disclose in this regard.
Bankruptcy Petition
Our firm has nothing to disclose in this regard.
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