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Mascoma Wealth Management LLC
Part 2A of Form ADV
Brochure
80 South Main Street, Suite 103
Hanover, NH 03755
February 28, 2026
https://mascoma.bank/wealth-management/mascoma-wealth-management-llc/
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Mascoma Wealth
Management LLC (MWM). If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please
contact us at (603) 676-8813 or via email at Wealth@mascomabank.com. The information in this
brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) or by any state securities authority.
Additional information about Mascoma Wealth Management LLC also is available on the SEC's
website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Mascoma Wealth Management LLC (MWM) is an SEC Registered Investment Advisor. Registration
does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
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Item 2 Material Changes
Form ADV Part 2 requires registered investment advisers to amend their brochure when information
becomes materially inaccurate. If there are any material changes to an advisor's disclosure brochure,
the advisor is required to notify you and provide you with a description of the material changes.
Since our last annual updating amendment dated March 27, 2025, we have made the
following material changes:
• We have modified language in Item 5 to reflect that fees begin accruing on the business day
assets are received. Previously, the section stated that fees would begin accruing after the
account is funded only on the next subsequent first (1st) or fifteenth (15th) day of the month.
• We have added additional details in Item 8 regarding the functioning of MWM's Investment
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Committee.
In Item 16, we have added clarifying language that any client directed restrictions or prohibitions
in accounts we have been granted discretion must be provided in writing.
• We have added language in Items 4 and 10 regarding the use of sub-advisors as part of our
investment management services. Please refer to these items for further details.
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Item 3 Table Of Contents
Item 1 Cover Page
Item 2 Material Changes
Item 3 Table Of Contents
Item 4 Advisory Business
Item 5 Fees and Compensation
Item 6 Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Item 7 Types of Clients
Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Item 9 Disciplinary Information
Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
Item 12 Brokerage Practices
Item 13 Review of Accounts
Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Item 15 Custody
Item 16 Investment Discretion
Item 17 Voting Client Securities
Item 18 Financial Information
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Item 4 Advisory Business
Description of Services and Fees
Mascoma Wealth Management LLC ("MWM") is a fee-only registered investment adviser based in
Hanover, New Hampshire. MWM is organized as a Registered Investment Advisor under the Securities
& Exchange Commission. Our firm was originally established in March of 2013 and is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Mascoma Bank of Lebanon, NH.
MWM primarily provides comprehensive financial planning and customized discretionary portfolio
management services to individuals, families and non-profit institutions. MWM generally invests client
assets in domestic and international stocks, exchange traded funds ("ETFs"), bonds, and no load
mutual funds.
MWM works with each client to establish an appropriate investment profile at the onset of the
relationship and through ongoing conversations regarding investment expectations, time horizons, risk
tolerances and liquidity needs. MWM assists each client with selecting an investment objective with
established asset allocation ranges for each of their accounts. Clients can impose reasonable
restrictions on MWM's management of their accounts.
As of December 31, 2025, MWM client assets under management were:
• Discretionary: $536,015,042
• Non-Discretionary: $31,738,002
• Total Assets: $567,753,044
Portfolio Management Services
MWM provides financial advice and planning services as part of an all-inclusive service, including
either discretionary or non-discretionary management of investment portfolios in accordance with
individual investment objectives. All services are included as part of the overall management fee
described below. If you retain our firms services, we will enter into an agreement for those services.
If you participate in our discretionary investment management services, we require you to grant our
firm discretionary authority to manage your account. Discretionary authorization will allow our firm to
determine the specific securities, and the amount of securities, to be purchased or sold for your
account without your approval prior to each transaction. Discretionary authority is granted by the
investment management agreement you sign with our firm. You may limit our discretionary authority
(for example, limiting the types of securities that can be purchased for your account) by providing our
firm with your specific restrictions and guidelines in writing.
If you participate in our non-discretionary account services you, the client, retain discretionary authority
over the account. We may provide general investment recommendations and advice but will only
execute transactions with your explicit authorization and direction. You have an unrestricted right to
decline to implement any advice provided by our firm on a non-discretionary basis.
You may make additions to and withdrawals from your account at any time, subject to our right to
terminate an account. You may withdraw account assets on notice to our firm, and subject to the usual
and customary securities transfer and settlement procedures of the account custodian. However, we
design our portfolios as long-term investments and asset withdrawals may impair the achievement of
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your specific investment objectives. We may advise you to move your account to an alternate
servicing model outside of MWM's operating platform if your assets fall below an amount which we are
able to manage effectively.
Additions to your account may be in cash or securities; however, we expressly reserve the right to
liquidate any transferred securities or decline to accept particular securities into your account. We may
consult with you about the options and ramifications of transferring or liquidating securities. However,
you are advised that when transferred securities are liquidated, they are subject to transaction fees,
fees assessed at the mutual fund level (i.e., contingent deferred sales charge) and/or tax ramifications.
You are also advised to promptly notify our firm if there are ever any changes in your financial situation
or investment objectives or if you wish to impose any reasonable restrictions upon our management
services.
The agreement for services will continue in effect until terminated by either party pursuant to the terms
of the agreement. You will incur a pro rata charge for services rendered prior to the termination of the
agreement, which means you will incur advisory fees only in proportion to the number of days in the
quarter for which you are a client. Refunds are not applicable as our fees are payable quarterly in
arrears.
Advisory Services to Retirement Plans
The advisory services we offer to employee benefit plans ("Plan") are designed to assist plan sponsors
in meeting their management and fiduciary obligations to participants under the Employee Retirement
Income Securities Act ("ERISA"). Pursuant to adopted regulations of the U.S. Department of Labor, we
are required to provide the Plan's responsible Plan fiduciary (the person who has the authority to
engage us as an investment adviser to the Plan) with a written statement of the services we provide to
the Plan, the compensation we receive for providing those services, and our status. This information is
outlined within the advisory management agreement.
Sub-Adviser Relationships
As part of our investment management services, we may use one or more sub-advisers to assist in
certain aspects of managing your account(s). We will maintain discretionary authority over the
account(s) and will continue to regularly monitor the performance of your accounts managed by sub-
adviser(s). If we recommend your account(s) be enrolled with a sub-adviser, you will be required to
sign a form authorizing the account Custodian, Fidelity Investments, to grant the sub-adviser limited
trading authority over the account.
Any fees associated with the sub-advisers' services are separate and apart from the fees you pay to
MWM. Each sub-advisers' fees and compensation arrangements are described within their firm's ADV
Disclosure Brochures which will be provided to you prior to enrollment in their services and are also
available upon request.
Please also refer to the Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations section for additional
information related to compensation and conflicts of interest relating to our Sub-Adviser partnerships;
however please note, you will not pay MWM a higher advisory fee as a result of any sub-advisory
relationships.
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Types of Investments
We primarily offer advice and allocate your assets among ETFs, individual equity and debt securities,
or mutual funds; however, as appropriate, we will also recommend other types of investments for you
since each client has different needs and different tolerance for risk. We will advise you on any type of
investment that we deem appropriate based on your stated goals and objectives. We may also provide
advice on any type of investment held in your portfolio at the inception of our advisory relationship.
Each type of security has its own unique set of risks associated with it, it would not be possible to list
here all of the specific risks of every type of investment. Even within the same type of investment, risks
can vary widely. However, in very general terms, the higher the anticipated return of an investment, the
higher the risk of loss associated with it.
You may request that we refrain from investing in particular securities or certain types of securities.
You must provide these specific restrictions to our firm in writing.
IRA Rollover Recommendations
Effective December 20, 2021 (or such later date as the US Department of Labor ("DOL") Field
Assistance Bulletin 2018-02 ceases to be in effect), for purposes of complying with the DOL's
Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 ("PTE 2020-02") where applicable, we are providing the
following acknowledgment to you.
When we provide investment advice to you regarding your retirement plan account or individual
retirement account, we are fiduciaries within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act and/or the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable, which are laws governing retirement
accounts. The way we make money creates some conflicts with your interests, so we operate under a
special rule that requires us to act in your best interest and not put our interest ahead of yours. Under
this special rule's provisions, we must:
• Meet a professional standard of care when making investment recommendations (give prudent
advice);
• Never put our financial interests ahead of yours when making recommendations (give loyal
advice);
• Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments;
• Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that we give advice that is in your best
interest;
• Charge no more than is reasonable for our services; and
• Give you basic information about conflicts of interest.
Item 5 Fees and Compensation
Our annual fee for management services provided to discretionary and non-discretionary
relationships varies (between 0.50% and 1.10% ) depending on discretion or non-discretion and upon
the market value of the assets we manage on your behalf, as follows:
Discretionary Account Fee Schedule
1.10% on the first $1,000,000
0.90% on the next $1,000,000
0.75% on the next $1,000,000
0.50% above $3,000,000
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Non-Discretionary Account Fee Schedule
0.50% on the balance
MWM requires a minimum relationship size of $300,000 and an annual minimum fee of $3,000 for
discretionary and non-discretionary relationships. We may aggregate account assets for you and your
minor children, joint accounts, and/or other types of related accounts for purposes of calculating the
above fee schedule or to satisfy minimum requirements. The investment management fee is billed and
payable quarterly in arrears based on the average daily balance of your account(s) during the previous
quarter. Fees begin accruing only after an Account is funded, beginning on the business day assets
are received.
In our sole discretion, we may negotiate to charge a lesser management fee based upon certain
criteria such as anticipated future earning capacity, anticipated future additional assets, dollar amount
of assets to be managed, related accounts, account composition, pre-existing client, account retention,
pro bono activities, etc.
Our Agreement and the separate agreement you sign with a financial firm for custodial and brokerage
services will authorize our firm through the financial firm to debit your account for the amount of our
management fee and to directly remit that management fee to our firm in accordance with applicable
custody rules. The financial firm we utilize has agreed to send a statement to you no less than
quarterly indicating all amounts disbursed from your account including the amount of any management
fees paid directly to our firm. You should review all statements for accuracy. We will also receive a
duplicate copy of your account statements.
Our annual fee for advisory services to employer retirement plans varies (between 0.30% and 0.45%)
depending upon the market value of the Retirement Plan assets, as follows:
Employee Benefit Plan Fee Schedule
0.45% on plans up to $2,000,000
0.35% on plans for the next $2,000,000
0.30% on plans over $4,000,000
Our minimum relationship size for employer retirement plan advisory services is $1,000,000. The
investment advisory fee is billed and payable quarterly in arrears based on the quarter-end balance of
the plan assets. If the agreement for services is executed at any time other than the first day of a
calendar quarter, our fees will apply on a pro rata basis, which means that the advisory fee is payable
in proportion to the number of days in the quarter for which you are a client.
Our compensation for services provided to an employee benefit Plan is based on the fee schedule
listed above; however, the fee may be negotiated based on the size and complexity of the Plan and
services required. The final negotiated fee will be detailed in the advisory agreement.
Grandfathering of Fees: Clients are subject to fees schedules in effect at the time the advisory
agreement is executed. Therefore, fee schedules will differ among clients.
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Additional Fees and Expenses
As part of our investment advisory services to you, we may invest, or recommend that you invest, in
mutual funds and exchange traded funds ("ETFs"). The fees that you pay to our firm for investment
advisory services are separate and distinct from the fees and expenses charged by mutual funds or
ETFs (described in each fund's prospectus) to their shareholders. These fees will generally include a
management fee and other fund expenses.
You may also incur administrative fees, transaction charges and/or brokerage fees when purchasing or
selling securities, mutual funds or ETFs. These charges and fees are typically imposed by the broker-
dealer or custodian through whom your account transactions are executed. We do not share in any
portion of the brokerage fees/transaction charges imposed by the broker-dealer or custodian. To fully
understand the total cost you will incur, you should review all the fees charged by mutual funds, ETFs,
our firm, and others. For information on our brokerage practices, please refer to the Brokerage
Practices section of this Disclosure Brochure.
If your accounts are enrolled in sub-adviser services, any fees associated with those services are
separate and apart from the fees you pay to MWM. We do not share in any portion of the charges
imposed by the sub-adviser. Each sub-advisers' fees and compensation arrangements are described
within their firm's ADV Disclosure Brochures which will be provided to you prior to enrollment in their
services and are also available upon request.
Item 6 Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
We do not accept performance-based fees or participate in side-by-side management. Side-by-side
management refers to the practice of managing accounts that are charged performance-based fees
while at the same time managing accounts that are not charged performance-based fees.
Performance-based fees are fees that are based on a share of the capital gains or capital appreciation
of a client's account. Our fees are calculated as described in the Advisory Business section above and
are not charged on the basis of a share of capital gains upon, or capital appreciation of, the funds in
your account.
Item 7 Types of Clients
We offer investment advisory services to individuals, families, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts,
estates, charitable organizations, municipalities, corporations, employee retirement plan sponsors, and
other business entities.
MWM requires a minimum relationship size of $300,000 for all discretionary and non-discretionary
relationships, a minimum relationship size of $1,000,000 for employer retirement plan advisory
relationships, and an annual minimum fee of $3,000 for all relationships. We may aggregate account
assets for you and your minor children, joint accounts, and/or other types of related accounts for
purposes of calculating the above fee schedule or to satisfy minimum requirements.
Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Investment Philosophy:
The fiduciary mindset drives our entire investment management process. Our selection process is
rigorous and structured to target an appropriate risk-adjusted investment return consistent
with your risk profile. At the same time, we believe that we are nimble enough to adjust portfolios as
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market and economic conditions warrant. Our core investment suite focuses on the use
of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) to provide diversified broad market exposure and low expenses.
To the extent it is of interest, Mascoma Wealth Management can incorporate investment options it
screens for their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) attributes. We have a strong
commitment to working with clients to ensure that their portfolios reflect their values.
MWM's investment approach seeks to accomplish three primary objectives:
• Provide actively managed, strategically diversified, long-term portfolios.
• Utilize passive investment vehicles as the core of our portfolios.
• Generate returns consistent with an account's stated risk tolerance.
Investment Strategy:
At the inception of an advisor/client personal relationship, we ask new clients to complete a fiduciary
questionnaire designed to outline their current financial situtation, risk tolerance, time horizon, and
income needs. These questionnaires are instrumental in developing appropriate investment objectives,
which dictate how much should be invested in equities and fixed income in each of your accounts. You
should understand that the equity portion of your portfolio is determined to be the portion of the
portfolio with the greatest risk. Our strategies and investments may have unique and significant tax
implications. However, unless we specifically agree otherwise, and in writing, tax efficiency is not our
primary consideration in the management of your assets.
Investment Committee:
MWM's Investment Committee partners with team members from Investment Research, Compliance,
and Operations. It holds weekly meetings to design, oversee and implement the firm's investment
philosophy, approach, and processes. The Investment Committee leverages partnerships with some
of the largest money managers in the world, including JPMorgan, BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street,
Fidelity, and First Trust. On a quarterly, rotating basis, the Investment Committee invites
representatives from these firms to seek thought leadership on an ever-changing macro-economic
landscape. As part of these meetings, our partners also provide in-depth analysis and stress-testing of
MWM's investment portfolios to ensure our core holdings remain appropriate for the current economic
conditions and capital market expectations. Common themes among our partners are identified to
mitigate partnership bias, and then evaluated for potential portfolio implementation. When assessing
potential investments, we consider various criteria beyond performance, such as expense ratio,
liquidity, risk and volatility metrics, and Morningstar ratings, to ensure they meet our stringent
standards.
Prior to adding any new Exchange Traded Funds to our offering, the Investment Committee may place
them on a monitoring list for vetting purposes. During this period, the Investment Committee
closely monitors the investments before deciding whether to approve them for firm-wide use. As an
added layer of due diligence, the Investment Committee uses Moody's Analytics to provide
independent interpretations of economic data.
In addition to reviewing the approved investment lists, we regularly examine our signature portfolio
suite. These portfolios represent our best thinking for each risk objective at a given point in time.
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Mascoma Wealth Management holds monthly team meetings, during which the Investment Committee
provides updates on the firm's economic opinion and core investment holdings. The Committee also
shares insights that our advisors can apply when communicating with clients and the community. This
ensures that advisors are equipped with the latest information to effectively address clients' questions
and concerns.
Mascoma Wealth Management recognizes the importance of proper asset allocation, geographic
diversification, and diligent risk control in targeting an appropriate risk-adjusted investment
return. Diversifying across non-correlated assets within a portfolio can enhance expected returns for a
given level of risk and lower the risk for a given expected rate of return. This philosophy drives our
approach to asset allocation.
Our Investment Committee identifies investment opportunities and assesses associated risks. The
Committee is responsible for analyzing various asset classes and making informed decisions on the
allocation of investment capital. By carefully considering different asset classes among the global
markets that offer uncorrelated rates of return, our objective is to optimize risk-adjusted returns for our
clients.
Investment Vehicles
Informed by our commitment to delivering consistent results, we consider industry data and research
on the performance of active investment strategies. According to SPIVA® (S&P Indices Versus Active)
data as of June 30, 2025, over the last 15 years, 88.29% of domestic funds have underperformed the
S&P Composite 500. This evidence highlights the challenges faced by active investors in consistently
outperforming the market.
As a fiduciary, we prioritize our clients' best interest and believe that implementing a predominantly
passive approach to investing through Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) is advantageous. Exchange
traded funds offer several key benefits:
1. Diversification: ETFs are often designed to track market indices, allowing investors to access
hundreds or thousands of securities within a single investment.
2. Transparency: ETFs report their holdings daily, providing investors with visibility into their
portfolio's composition and ensuring close tracking of respective benchmarks. This
transparency sets ETFs apart from mutual funds, which typically report holdings on a monthly
or quarterly basis.
3. Lower Trading Costs: ETFs eliminate the need for minimum investments and do not charge
front-end loads or redemption fees. This cost structure can translate into significant savings for
investors.
4. Lower Expense Ratio: Traditional mutual funds often carry expense ratios between 0.50% and
2.00%, significantly impacting the clients' portfolio return. The average expense ratio for our
client portfolios falls within the range of 0.10% to 0.25%.
5. Tax Efficiency: Compared to traditional Mutual Funds, ETFs typically distribute fewer capital
gains to shareholders. This tax efficiency is a result of many ETFs being based on fixed
passive indices. As a result, ETF investors typically only realize capital gains or losses when
they sell their shares.
By incorporating ETFs into our investment strategy, we strive to harness these advantages
to benefit our clients. This approach aligns with our fiduciary duty and our commitment to providing
cost-effective investment solutions while aiming for optimal risk-adjusted returns.
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Risk of Loss
Market Risks
Investing in securities involves risk, including the potential loss of principal. We do not represent or
guarantee that our services or methods of analysis can or will insulate clients from losses due to
market corrections or declines. Past performance is not an indication of future performance. The
profitability of our recommendations and/or investment decisions may depend upon correctly
assessing the future course of price movements of stocks, bonds and other asset classes. There can
be no assurance that MWM will be able to predict those price movements accurately or capitalize on
any such assumptions.
Stocks
There are numerous ways of measuring the risk of equity securities (also known simply as "equities" or
"stock"). In very broad terms, the value of a stock depends on the financial health of the company
issuing it. However, stock prices can be affected by many other factors including, but not limited to the
class of stock (for example, preferred or common); the health of the market sector of the issuing
company; and, the overall health of the economy. In general, larger, better established companies
("large cap") tend to be safer than smaller start-up companies ("small cap") are but the mere size of an
issuer is not, by itself, an indicator of the safety of the investment.
Bonds
Corporate debt securities (or "bonds") are typically safer investments than equity securities, but their
risk can also vary widely based on: the financial health of the issuer; the risk that the issuer might
default; when the bond is set to mature; and, whether or not the bond can be "called" prior to maturity.
When a bond is called, it may not be possible to replace it with a bond of equal character paying the
same rate of return.
Mutual Funds and ETFs
An investment in a mutual fund or exchange traded fund involves risk, including the loss of principal.
Mutual fund and exchange-traded fund shareholders are necessarily subject to the risks stemming
from the individual issuers of the fund's underlying portfolio securities. Such shareholders are also
liable for taxes on any fund-level capital gains, as mutual funds and exchange traded funds are
required by law to distribute capital gains in the event they sell securities for a profit that cannot be
offset by a corresponding loss.
Shares of mutual funds are generally distributed and redeemed on an ongoing basis by the fund itself
or a broker acting on its behalf. The trading price at which a share is transacted is equal to a fund's
stated daily per share net asset value ("NAV"), plus any shareholders fees (e.g., sales loads, purchase
fees, redemption fees). The per share NAV of a mutual fund is calculated at the end of each business
day, although the actual NAV fluctuates with intra-day changes to the market value of the fund's
holdings. The trading prices of a mutual fund's shares may differ significantly from the NAV during
periods of market volatility, which may, among other factors, lead to the mutual fund's shares trading at
a premium or discount to actual NAV.
Shares of exchange traded funds are listed on securities exchanges and transacted at negotiated
prices in the secondary market. Generally, exchange traded fund shares trade at or near their most
recent NAV, which is generally calculated at least once daily for indexed based exchange traded funds
and potentially more frequently for actively managed exchange traded funds. However, certain
inefficiencies may cause the shares to trade at a premium or discount to their pro rata NAV. There is
also no guarantee that an active secondary market for such shares will develop or continue to exist. If
a liquid secondary market ceases to exist for shares of a particular exchange traded fund, a
shareholder may have no way to dispose of such shares.
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ETFs may have tracking error risks. For example, the ETF investment adviser may not be able to
cause the ETF's performance to match that of its Underlying Index or other benchmark, which may
negatively affect the ETF's performance. In addition, for leveraged and inverse ETFs that seek to track
the performance of their underlying indices or benchmarks on a daily basis, mathematical
compounding may prevent the ETF from correlating with performance of its benchmark. In addition, an
ETF may not have investment exposure to all the securities included in its underlying index, or its
weighting of investment exposure to such securities may vary from that of the underlying index. Some
ETFs may invest in securities or financial instruments that are not included in the underlying index, but
which are expected to yield similar performance.
Cash Management
In managing the cash maintained in your account, we utilize cash vehicles (money markets) made
available by the custodian. There may be other cash management options away from the custodian
available to you with higher yields or safer underlying investments.
Item 9 Disciplinary Information
MWM and its employees have not been involved in any legal or disciplinary events.
Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
MWM is a subsidiary of and affiliated with Mascoma Bank, a mutually owned community bank
headquartered in Lebanon, NH. Mascoma Bank may provide traditional banking, credit/lending, and/or
trustee services to mutual clients of MWM. MWM and its employees have limited access to Mascoma
Bank customer's bank account information. Details of the information shared between MWM and its
affiliates is outlined on our most recent Privacy Notice. A copy of this notice is available on our website
and can also be provided upon request by contacting us using details found on the cover page of this
document.
MWM may recommend that you use a sub-adviser or third-party money manager ("TPMM") based on
your needs and suitability. We will not receive separate compensation, directly or indirectly, from any
sub-adviser or TPMM for recommending that you use their services. Moreover, we do not have any
other business relationships or affiliations with the recommended sub-advisers/TPMM(s).
• MWM utilizes 55I, LLC ("55ip") as a sub-adviser for tax loss management and tax
harvesting strategies. 55ip's services include ongoing trading and rebalancing accounts, with
a focus on tax efficiency, in accordance with your stated annual tax budget and the model
portfolio strategy assigned by MWM as the "Model Provider". Please note that 55ip provides
this service at no cost to you or MWM due to the allocation of JPMorgan funds within our
current portfolios. This may present a conflict of interest in that we are incentivized to utilize
JPMorgan funds in client accounts in order to continue being able to offer 55ip's services to
clients at no added cost.
• MWM also utilizes J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. ("JPMIM") as sub-adviser
and TPMM for direct indexing strategies. JPMIM builds and manages investment model
portfolios designed to track specific indexes, selected by you as the client, and may use one or
more of their model portfolios to manage your account. JPMIM may invest certain client
accounts and funds in certain JPMorgan Affiliated Funds managed by affiliated advisers which
is a conflict of interest because JPMIM and its affiliates receive compensation when clients
invest in these funds. While MWM does not receive separate compensation, directly or
indirectly, from 55ip or JPMIM, we are making this disclosure to help you understand any
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potential conflicts of interest as a result of these relationships.
Please refer to 55ip's and JPMIM's ADV Disclosure Brochures for additional information and potential
conflicts of interest. Additional information about both Advisers is also available on the SEC's website
at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov and can be found using 55ip's CRD # 286620 or JPMIM's CRD # 107038.
Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and
Personal Trading
Description of Our Code of Ethics
MWM and its affiliates expect all directors, officers, employees, and agents to act in accordance with
the highest standards of personal and professional integrity in all aspects of their activities and to
comply with all applicable laws, regulations and company policies. We must never compromise that
integrity, either for personal benefit or for MWM's purported benefit. In accepting a position with MWM,
each of us becomes accountable for compliance with all applicable industry laws and the MWM Code
of Ethics.
Personal Trading Practices
Our firm has adopted a Code of Ethics that sets forth the standards of conduct for our supervised
persons and addresses personal trading practices. MWM must collect information regarding the
personal trading activities and holdings of all related Access Persons. MWM's Code of Ethics is
designed to mitigate material conflicts of interest associated with Access Persons' personal trading
activities. The CCO, or designee, is responsible for monitoring personal trading reports for potential
conflicts of interest and for overseeing compliance with, and enforcement of, our Code of Ethics.
Our Code of Ethics is available to you upon request by contacting us using details found on the cover
page of this document.
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
Neither our firm nor any of our Associated Persons has any material financial interest in client
transactions beyond the provision of services as disclosed in this brochure.
Item 12 Brokerage Practices
We require that your transactions be placed through Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services and its
affiliates (collectively referred to as "Fidelity"). We will only use the brokerage and custodial services of
Fidelity, a securities broker-dealer and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and
the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. We will only implement our investment management
recommendations after you have arranged for and furnished our firm with all information and
authorization regarding accounts with the appropriate financial institution.
Factors that we consider in utilizing Fidelity as our securities broker-dealer for you include their
financial strength, reputation, execution, pricing, research, and service. Fidelity enables our firm to
obtain many mutual funds without transaction charges and other securities at nominal transaction
charges. The commissions and/or transaction fees charged by Fidelity may be higher or lower than
those charged by other broker-dealers. You may pay a commission that is higher than another
qualified broker-dealer might charge to effect the same transaction. Not all advisers require their clients
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to direct trades to a particular broker. By requiring that your transactions be placed with Fidelity, we
may be unable to achieve the most favorable execution of your transactions and this practice may cost
you more money.
We will periodically review our brokerage arrangement in light of our duty to obtain best execution for
your transactions. In seeking best execution, the determinative factor is not the lowest possible cost,
but whether the transaction represents the best qualitative execution, taking into consideration the full
range of a broker-dealer's services, including among others, the value of research provided, execution
capability, commission rates, and responsiveness. Consistent with the foregoing, while we will seek
competitive rates, we may not necessarily obtain the lowest possible commission rates for client
transactions.
The receipt of investment research products and/or services as well as the allocation of the benefit of
such investment research products and/or services poses a conflict of interest. We may receive from
Fidelity, without cost to our firm, computer software and related systems support, which allow us to
better monitor your accounts maintained at Fidelity. We may receive the software and related support
without cost because we render investment management services to clients that maintain assets at
Fidelity. The software and related systems support may benefit our firm, but not you directly. In fulfilling
our duties to you, we endeavor at all times to put your interests first. You should be aware, however,
that our receipt of economic benefits from a broker-dealer creates a conflict of interest since these
benefits may influence our choice of broker-dealer over another broker-dealer that does not furnish
similar software, systems support, or services. Additionally, we may receive the following benefits from
Fidelity through the Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services Group: receipt of duplicate client confirmation
and bundled duplicate statements; access to a trading desk that exclusively services its Institutional
Wealth Services Group participants; and access to an electronic communication network for client
order entry and account information.
Block Trades
We do not combine multiple orders for shares of the same securities purchased for advisory accounts
we manage (the practice of combining multiple orders for shares of the same securities is commonly
referred to as "aggregated trading" or "block trading"). Accordingly, you may pay different prices for the
same securities transactions than other clients pay. Furthermore, we may not be able to buy and sell
the same quantities of securities for you and you may pay higher commissions, fees, and/or
transaction costs than other clients.
Item 13 Review of Accounts
For those clients to whom we provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment management
services, we monitor portfolios and security positions on a regular basis as part of an ongoing process.
You are encouraged to regularly discuss your needs, goals, and objectives with your Advisor, and to
keep us informed of any changes in information or your financial state. All personal discretionary and
non-discretionary client relationships are subject to a comprehensive annual review with the intent of
determining whether there have been any notable changes in your goals, risk appetite, or financial
situation, and to discuss the potential impact they may have on your current investment objectives.
We will contact you at least annually regarding the need for this review. Additional reviews may be
conducted at your request, or based on various circumstances, including, but not limited to,
contributions and withdrawals, year-end tax planning, market moving events, security specific events,
and/or changes in your risk/return objectives.
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Also, at your request, we will provide you with a written report containing relevant account and/or
market-related information such as inventory of account holdings and account performance. Please
note: these reports use trade date when measuring performance. For books and records purposes,
please refer to account statements provide by the Qualified Custodian.
Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Our firm maintains an arrangement to pay compensation to certain employees for successfully
onboarding new clients and/or assets. The compensation is for a limited period and is based on a
percentage of projected annual fees.
MWM does not pay any compensation to related or outside parties for receiving referrals.
Item 15 Custody
Deduction of Fees
As paying agent for our firm, your independent custodian will directly debit your account(s) for the
payment of our investment advisory fees for accounts we manage on a discretionary or non-
discretionary basis. We are deemed to have custody of your assets only because we have the ability to
deduct our advisory fees from your account. Other than the deduction of advisory fees, we do not
deduct any other fees from, nor have physical custody of, any of your funds and/or securities. Your
funds and securities will be held with an independent, qualified custodian.
(I) We will only deduct fees as provided by your written authorization as granted through signing our
advisory agreement; (II) You will receive account statements from the independent, qualified
custodian(s) holding your funds and securities no less than quarterly. The account statements from
your custodian(s) will indicate the amount of our advisory fees deducted from your account(s) each
billing period. If you have a question regarding your account statement or if you did not receive a
statement from your custodian, please contact us using the details found on the cover page.
Standing Letter of Authorization
An adviser with authority to conduct third-party transfers has access to the client's assets and therefore
has custody of the client's assets in any related accounts. Transfers to one or more third parties may
be effected by our firm and its associated persons, only after the client has provided the account
custodian written authorization to do so, otherwise client signature will be required for each individual
transaction. Such written authorization is known as a Standing Letter of Authorization (SLA) or
Standing Payment Instruction (SLI).
Because MWM has the ability to conduct third-party transactions for certain clients, we are considered
to have custody. However, we do not have to obtain a surprise annual audit for these accounts, as we
otherwise would be required to by reason of having custody, as long as we meet the following criteria:
1. You provide a written, signed instruction to the qualified custodian that includes the third party's
name and address or account number at a custodian;
2. You authorize us in writing to direct transfers to the third party either on a specified schedule or
from time to time;
3. Your qualified custodian verifies your authorization (e.g., signature review) and provides a
transfer of funds notice to you promptly after each transfer;
4. You can terminate or change the instruction;
5. We have no authority or ability to designate or change the identity of the third party, the
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address, or any other information about the third party;
6. We maintain records showing that the third party is not a related party to us nor located at the
same address as us; and
7. Your qualified custodian sends you, in writing, an initial notice confirming the instruction and an
annual notice reconfirming the instruction.
Trustee Services
Mascoma Bank, an affiliate of Mascoma Wealth Management, serves a Trustee to certain accounts for
which MWM provides investment advisory services. Our firm is deemed to have custody of accounts
for which Mascoma Bank serves as Trustee as those employees' acting in the capacity of Trust Officer
for Mascoma Bank's Trust Department are related persons of MWM. These accounts are held with a
bank, broker-dealer, or other qualified custodian. You should carefully review account statements for
accuracy.
MWM complies with the SEC's Custody Rule for the trustee services described above. Annually, the
Firm is subject to a Surprise Examination by an independent accountant for these accounts.
Item 16 Investment Discretion
If your account is managed on a discretionary basis, you grant our firm discretion over the selection
and amount of securities to be purchased or sold for your account(s) without obtaining your consent or
approval prior to each transaction. You may specify investment objectives, guidelines, and/or impose
certain reasonable conditions or investment parameters for your account(s). For example, you 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 or security. These requests must be provided to us in writing.
We may also manage advisory accounts on a non-discretionary basis, meaning specific client
instruction must be granted prior to each transaction. You have an unrestricted right to decline to
implement any advice provided by our firm on a non-discretionary basis.
Item 17 Voting Client Securities
We will not vote proxies on behalf of your advisory accounts. At your request, we may offer you advice
regarding corporate actions and the exercise of your proxy voting rights. If you own shares of common
stock or mutual funds, you are responsible for exercising your right to vote as a shareholder.
Item 18 Financial Information
Our firm does not have any financial condition or impairment that would prevent us from meeting our
contractual commitments to you.
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