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ITEM 1 – COVER PAGE
Part 2A of Form ADV: Firm Brochure
10050 South State Street
Sandy, UT 84070
Office 801-446-9950
Fax 801-446 0448
yournewmillenniumgroup.com
August 15, 2025
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of New
Millennium Group, LLC (“NMG”). If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure,
please contact us at 801-446-9950. 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. NMG is a Registered Investment Advisor. Registration as an Investment
Advisor with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any state securities
authority does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Additional information about NMG is available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
You can search this site by a unique identifying number, known as an IARD number. The IARD
number for NMG is CRD # 299249.
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ITEM 2 – MATERIAL CHANGES
This section of the Brochure will address only those “material changes” that have been
incorporated since our last delivery or posting of this document on the SEC’s public
disclosure website (IAPD) www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
The following material changes have been made since our last Annual ADV Amendment
filing made on January 24, 2025:
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Item 4 has been updated to include the following: NMG has an arrangement with
Wealth.com to provide a holistic estate planning solution for clients. Clients work
through NMG to obtain estate planning services as offered by wealth.com. NMG
does not offer estate planning and preparation services directly nor are any IARs of
NMG involved with the drafting of the legal documents nor do they have the ability
to make selections for the client. Estate preparation and planning services are
separate from investment advisory and financial planning services and charged an
additional fee. For clients that choose to engage in estate preparation services,
NMG coordinates with wealth.com to schedule clients for a 30-minute meeting with
an estate attorney. Following the meeting, wealth.com drafts estate documents for
the NMG client. NMG has “Advisor Only Access” to Wealth.com, and its advisor
representatives can receive read-only visibility of the client account.
Item 5 has been updated to include: Estate planning services through wealth.com
are offered for a separate flat, one-time, fee. Fees will not exceed $1,500 per
household. NMG will collect the entire fee and pay a portion of the collected fee to
wealth.com. Estate planning services are defined in the client investment advisory
fee as a stand-alone, optional service. Estate planning service fees are in addition
to investment advisory fees and may be paid via personal check or through
AdvicePay, a third party, unaffiliated ACH and credit card service.
Item 8 has been updated to include risks associated with structured products.
If you would like another copy of this Brochure, please download it from the SEC Website
as indicated above or you may contact our Chief Compliance Officer, Tyler Glazier at 801-
446-9950.
We encourage you to read this document in its entirety.
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ITEM 3 – TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM 1 – COVER PAGE
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ITEM 2 – MATERIAL CHANGES
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ITEM 3 – TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ITEM 4 – ADVISORY BUSINESS
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ITEM 5 - FEES AND COMPENSATION
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ITEM 6 - PERFORMANCE BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT
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ITEM 7 - TYPES OF CLIENTS
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ITEM 8 - METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK OF LOSS
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ITEM 9 - DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION
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ITEM 10 - OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS
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ITEM 11 - CODE OF ETHICS PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST IN CLIENT TRANSACTIONS AND PERSONAL TRADING
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ITEM 12 - BROKERAGE PRACTICES
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ITEM 13 - REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS
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ITEM 14 – CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION
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ITEM 15 – CUSTODY
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ITEM 16 – INVESTMENT DISCRETION
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ITEM 17 – VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES
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ITEM 18 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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ITEM 4 – ADVISORY BUSINESS
This Disclosure document is being offered to you by New Millennium Group, LLC (“NMG”
or “Firm”) about the investment advisory services we provide. It discloses information
about our services and the way those services are made available to you, the client.
We are an investment management firm located in Sandy, Utah. New Millennium Group,
LLC was formed on May 22, 2015. When initially founded, New Millennium Group offered
insurance products to clients and provided investment advisory services under an
unaffiliated registered investment advisory firm. In March 2019, our firm became a
Registered Investment Advisor with the following States: Utah, Arizona, California, Texas
and Idaho. The firm filed for registration with the SEC on February 1, 2021. M.S.H.
Enterprises I, LLC and Firenze Investment Group, LLC are the Managing Members of the
firm. Tyler Glazier is Chief Compliance Officer of the Firm.
We are committed to helping clients build, manage, and preserve their wealth, and to
provide guidance that helps clients to achieve their stated financial goals. We specialize
in retirement investing and income generation. We will offer an initial complimentary
meeting upon our discretion; however, investment advisory services are initiated only
after you and NMG execute an Investment Management Agreement.
Investment Management Services
We manage advisory accounts on a non-discretionary and discretionary basis. Once we
determine a client’s profile, income need, and investment plan, we execute the day-to-
day transactions with or without prior consent, depending on the client’s agreement with
our Firm. Account supervision is guided by the client’s written profile and investment
plan. We may accept accounts with certain restrictions if circumstances warrant. We
primarily allocate client assets among various equities, Exchanged Traded Funds (“ETFs”),
and debt securities in accordance with their stated investment objectives and income
needs. All of which are considered asset allocation categories for the client’s investment
strategy.
In personal discussions with clients, we determine their objectives, time horizons, risk
tolerance and liquidity and income needs. As appropriate, we also review their prior
investment history, as well as family composition and background. Based on client needs,
we develop the client’s personal profile and investment plan. We then create and manage
the client’s investments based on that policy and plan. It is the client’s obligation to notify
us immediately if circumstances have changed with respect to their goals and income
needs.
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As determined through our firm’s initial due diligence with the client, we will determine
if clients are seeking an actively managed investment strategy for their account(s). Our
firm will provide ongoing investment review and management services. This approach
requires us to periodically review client portfolios.
With our discretionary relationship, we will make changes to the portfolio, as we deem
appropriate, to meet your financial objectives. We trade these portfolios based on the
combination of our market views and your objectives, using our investment philosophy
and strategies as described in Item 8 of this Brochure. We tailor our advisory services to
meet the needs of our clients and seek to ensure that your portfolio is managed in a
manner consistent with those needs and objectives. You will have the ability to leave
standing instructions with us to refrain from investing in particular industries or invest in
limited amounts of securities.
You are advised and are expected to understand that our past performance is not a
guarantee of future results. Certain market and economic risks exist that adversely affect
an account’s performance. This could result in capital losses in your account.
If a non-discretionary relationship is in place, calls will be placed to the client presenting
the recommendation made including a rebalancing recommendation and only upon your
authorization will any action be taken on your behalf. Our clients should note that being
in a discretionary or non-discretionary account does not affect the management of the
accounts. It is the decision of the client on what type account they elect to open with our
firm – a discretionary account without prior notification of investment trades or a non-
discretionary account as described above.
Estate Planning & Document Preparation Services
NMG has an arrangement with Wealth.com to provide a holistic estate planning
solution for clients. Clients work through NMG to obtain estate planning services as
offered by wealth.com. NMG does not offer estate planning and preparation services
directly nor are any IARs of NMG involved with the drafting of the legal documents nor
do they have the ability to make selections for the client. Estate preparation and
planning services are separate from investment advisory and financial planning services
and available for an additional fee. For clients that choose to engage in estate
preparation services, NMG coordinates with wealth.com to schedule clients for a 30-
minute meeting with an estate attorney. Following the meeting, wealth.com drafts
estate documents for the NMG client. NMG has “Advisor Only Access” to Wealth.com,
and its advisor representatives can receive read-only visibility of the client account. This
allows our advisors to assist clients in completing the process.
Disclosure Regarding Rollover Recommendations
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A client or prospect leaving an employer typically has four options regarding an existing
retirement plan (and may engage in a combination of these options): (i) leave the money
in the former employer’s plan, if permitted, (ii) roll over the assets to the new employer’s
plan, if one is available and rollovers are permitted, (iii) rollover to an Individual
Retirement Account (“IRA”), or (iv) cash out the account value (which could, depending
upon the client’s age, result in adverse tax consequences). Our Firm may recommend an
investor roll over plan assets to an IRA for which our Firm provides investment advisory
services. As a result, our Firm and its representatives may earn an asset-based fee. In
contrast, a recommendation that a client or prospective client leave their plan assets with
their previous employer or roll over the assets to a plan sponsored by a new employer
will generally result in no compensation to our Firm. Our Firm therefore has an economic
incentive to encourage a client to roll plan assets into an IRA that our Firm will manage,
which presents a conflict of interest. To mitigate the conflict of interest, there are various
factors that our Firm will consider before recommending a rollover, including but not
limited to: (i) the investment options available in the plan versus the investment options
available in an IRA, (ii) fees and expenses in the plan versus the fees and expenses in an
IRA, (iii) the services and responsiveness of the plan’s investment professionals versus
those of our Firm, (iv) protection of assets from creditors and legal judgments, (v) required
minimum distributions and age considerations, and (vi) employer stock tax consequences,
if any. All rollover recommendations are reviewed by our Firm’s Chief Compliance Officer
and remains available to address any questions that a client or prospective client has
regarding the oversight.
We are fiduciaries under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and when we provide
investment advice to you regarding your retirement plan account or individual retirement
account, we are also 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. We have to act in your best interest and not put our
interest ahead of yours. At the same time, the way we make money creates some conflicts
with your interests.
Retirement Plan Advisory Services
For employer-sponsored retirement plans with participant-directed investments, our firm
provides its advisory services as an investment adviser as defined under Section 3(21) of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”).
When serving as an ERISA 3(21) investment adviser, the Plan Sponsor and Our Firm share
fiduciary responsibility. The Plan Sponsor retains ultimate decision-making authority for
the investments and may accept or reject the recommendations in accordance with the
terms of a separate ERISA 3(21) Plan Sponsor Investment Management Agreement
between Our Firm and the Plan Sponsor. Under the 3(21) agreement, Our Firm provides
the following services to the Plan Sponsor:
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• Screen investments and make recommendations.
• Monitor the investments and suggests replacement investments when
appropriate.
• Provide a quarterly monitoring report.
• Assist the plan sponsor in developing an Investment Policy Statement (“IPS”).
• Recommend QDIA alternatives.
• Recommend non-discretionary model portfolios.
We can also be engaged to provide Plan Consulting Services. Plan Consulting Services
include financial education to Plan participants, benchmarking the Plan services,
education to fiduciary committee members, and monitoring the service provider. The
scope of education provided to participants will not constitute “investment advice” within
the meaning of ERISA and participant education will relate to general principles for
investing and information about the investment options currently in the Plan. We may
also participate in initial enrollment meetings and periodic workshops and enrollment
meetings for new participants.
When servicing as in a 3(38) fiduciary capacity, our Firm is granted full trading authority
over the Plan and have the responsibility for the selection and monitoring of all
investment options offered under the Plan in accordance with the investment policy
statement and its underlying investment objectives and strategies for the Plan. Plan
participants have the ability to exercise control over the investment selection from the
plans line up of investments, and we have no authority or discretion to direct the
investment of assets of any participant’s account under the Plan.
Financial Planning
All of our investment management clients receive financial planning services, however,
we do allow for stand alone financial planning, upon request. Our team strives to engage
our clients in conversations around the family’s goals, objectives, priorities, vision, and
legacy – both for the near term as well as for future generations. With the unique goals
and circumstances of each family in mind, our team offers financial planning ideas and
strategies to address the client’s holistic financial picture, including estate, income tax,
charitable, cash flow and retirement income, wealth transfer and family legacy objectives.
Our team partners with our client’s other advisors (CPA, estate attorney, insurance
broker, etc.) to ensure a coordinated effort of all parties toward the client’s stated goals.
Such services include various reports on specific goals and objectives or general investment
and/or planning recommendations, guidance to outside assets and periodic updates.
Our specific services in preparing a client’s formal financial plan may include:
● Review and clarification of financial goals;
● Assessment of overall financial position including cash flow and income, balance
sheet, investment strategy, risk management and estate planning;
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● Creation of a unique plan for each goal, including personal and business real
estate, education, retirement, financial independence, charitable giving, estate
planning, business succession and other personal goals;
● Development of a goal-oriented investment and income plan, with input from
various advisors to our clients around tax strategy, asset allocation, asset
location, expenses, risk and liquidity factors for each goal. This includes IRA and
qualified plans, taxable and trust accounts that require special attention.
investment management or plan
implementation and
investment
When both
management services are offered, there is a conflict of interest since there is an incentive
for us offering investment management services to recommend products or services for
which our Firm
receives compensation. However, our Firm will make all
recommendations independent of such considerations and based solely on our
obligations to consider your objectives and needs. As an investment management client,
you have the right not to act upon any of our recommendations and not affect the
transaction(s) through us if you decide to follow the recommendations.
Consulting Services
We provide investment advice on isolated areas of concern such as estate planning, real
estate, retirement planning, or any other specific topic. Additionally, we provide non-
securities advice related to estate planning, insurance, real estate, and annuity. We also
provide advisory & consulting services for equity or debt investments in privately held
businesses. In these cases, you will be required to select your own investment managers,
Custodian, and insurance companies to implement consulting recommendations. If you
need brokerage and/or other financial services, we will recommend one of several
investment managers, brokers, banks, Custodian, insurance companies or other financial
professionals ("Firms"). You must independently evaluate these Firms before opening an
account or transacting business, and have the right to effect business through any firm
you choose. You have the right to choose whether to follow the consulting advice that we
provide.
investment adviser
Sub-Advisory Services
Our firm may determine that engaging the expertise of an independent sub-advisor is best
suited for your account. Our firm will have discretion to utilize independent third- party
investment adviser to aid in the implementation of investment strategies for your
portfolio. In certain circumstances, we may allocate a portion of a portfolio to an
independent third-party
(“Manager”) for separate account
management based upon your individual circumstances and objectives, including, but not
limited to, your account size and tax circumstances. Upon the recognition of such
situations, in coordination with you, we will hire a Manager for the management of those
assets. These advisers shall assist our Firm in managing the day‐to‐day investment
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operations of the various allocations, shall determine the composition of the investments
comprising the allocation, shall determine what securities and other assets of the
allocation will be acquired, held, disposed of or loaned in conformity with the written
investment objectives, policies and restrictions and other statements of each client
comprising the allocation, or as instructed by our Firm.
Managers selected for your investments need to meet several quantitative and
qualitative criteria established by us. Among the criteria that may be considered are the
Manager’s experience, assets under management, performance record, client retention,
the level of client services provided, investment style, buy and sell disciplines,
capitalization level, and the general investment process.
You are advised and should understand that:
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A Manager’s past performance is no guarantee of future results.
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There is a certain market and/or interest rate risk which may adversely
affect any Manager’s objectives and strategies, and could cause a loss in a
Client's account(s); and
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Client risk parameters or comparative index selections provided to our firm
are guidelines only and there is no guarantee that they will be met or not
be exceeded.
Managers may take discretionary authority to determine the securities to be purchased
and sold for the client. As stated in the Discretionary Advisory Agreement, our Firm and
its associated persons will have discretionary authority to hire and fire the Manager. Our
firm will work with the sub-advisor to communicate any trading restrictions or standing
instructions to refrain from a particular industry requested by the Client. In all cases,
trading restrictions will depend on the sub-advisor and their ability to accommodate such
restrictions.
All performance reporting will be the responsibility of the respective Manager. Such
performance reports will be provided directly to you and our firm. Disclosures will
indicate what firm is providing the reporting.
Our Firm has entered into agreements with various independent Managers. All third-
party Managers to whom we will refer clients will be licensed as registered investment
advisors by their resident state and any applicable jurisdictions or registered investment
advisors with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A complete description of the
Manager’s services, fee schedules and account minimums will be disclosed in the
Manager’s Form ADV or similar Disclosure Brochure.
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We review the performance of our Managers on at least a quarterly basis. More frequent
reviews may be triggered by changes in Manager’s management, performance or
geopolitical and macroeconomic specific events.
Our Firm only enters into only a select number of relationships with Managers. We have
agreed to pay a portion of the overall advisory fee charged to our clients to the Manager.
Wrap Fee Programs
Our firm does not offer a Wrap Fee Program.
Assets
As of December 31, 2024, our firm manages $200,605,006 in total assets under
management. Our Firm manages $189,115,350 on a discretionary basis and $11,489,656
on a non- discretionary basis.
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ITEM 5 - FEES AND COMPENSATION
Investment Management Fees and Compensation
Services under our investment management include investment advisory services and
ongoing investment supervision. Our custodian charges custodial fees, redemption fees,
and retirement plan and administrative fees. The brokerage transaction fees charged for
securities brokerage transactions in your Account(s), are not included within our Advisory
Fee. Financial planning services by our firm are included in advisory fees outlined below.
The Advisory Fee will be calculated and paid to the Advisor each calendar month in arrears
based on the average daily value of the Portfolio during the calendar month (calculated
based on the Portfolio’s value at the end of each day). In the event of termination, any
fees due to the Advisor will be deducted from the Client’s account prior to termination.
Our Firm’s maximum total investment advisory fees is 1.50% as a percentage of assets
under management. The advisory fee is set forth in your Investment Advisory Agreement.
Additionally, our Firm will negotiate a fee of 1.00% or lower for the following scenarios:
• Clients over $2.5 million in investable assets
• Clients engaged in 401k services
• Family or employee related accounts
The client may initiate the negotiation of our advisory fees but it is ultimately agreed upon
between the firm and the client. The fee is set forth in the written advisory agreement.
Unless otherwise instructed by the Client, we will aggregate related client accounts for
the purposes of determining the account size and annualized fee. The common practice
is often referred to as “householding” portfolios for fee purposes and may result in lower
fees than if fees were calculated on portfolios separately. Our method of householding
accounts for fee purposes looks at the overall family dynamic and relationship. When
applicable and noted in the Investment Management Agreement, concentrated stock
positions may also be excluded from the fee calculation.
The independent qualified custodian holding your funds and securities will debit your
account directly for the advisory fee and pay that fee to us. You will provide written
authorization permitting the fees to be paid directly from your account held by the
qualified custodian. At our discretion, you may pay the advisory fees directly to our Firm
by check. Further, the qualified custodian agrees to deliver an account statement to you
on a monthly basis indicating all the amounts deducted from the account including our
advisory fees.
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Either party giving written or verbal notice to the other may cancel the Investment
Advisory Agreement at any time for any reason. Notice given by the client shall be
effective upon actual receipt by NMG at the address specified on the Investment Advisory
Agreement or the then current address.
The management fee will be pro-rated to the date of termination, for the day in which
the cancellation notice was given and the earned fee billed to your account as indicated
in your Agreement. Upon termination, you are responsible for monitoring the securities
in your account, and we will have no further obligation to act or advise with respect to
those assets. In the event of client’s death or disability, our Firm will continue
management of the account until we are notified of client’s death or disability and given
alternative instructions by an authorized party.
In no case are our fees based on, or related to, the performance of your funds or
investments.
Estate Planning & Document Preparation Service Fees
Estate planning services through wealth.com are offered for a separate flat, one-time,
fee. Fees will not exceed $1,500 per household. NMG will collect the entire fee and pay
a portion of the collected fee to wealth.com. Estate planning services are defined in the
client investment advisory fee as a stand-alone, optional service. Estate planning service
fees are in addition to investment advisory fees and may be paid via personal check or
through AdvicePay, a third party, unaffiliated ACH and credit card service.
With AdvicePay, Clients will be asked to set up their bank account or credit card at
AdvicePay to enable credit card or ACH payments. While AdvicePay allows firms like
NMG to receive payments directly from the client’s credit card or bank account, it does
not give NMG access to the bank account itself, nor to any of the client’s credit card or
bank account information. NMG is not able to initiate any additional payments via
AdvicePay as agreed upon and outlined in the Agreement.
Retirement Plan Service Fees
For Retirement Plan Advisory Services compensation, we charge an advisory fee as
negotiated with the Plan Sponsor and as disclosed in the Employer Sponsored Retirement
Plans Consulting Agreement (“Plan Sponsor Agreement”). Our maximum advisory fees do
not exceed 1.00% annually.
Typically, the billing period for these fees are paid monthly. This fee is generally
negotiable, but terms and advisory fee is agreed to in advance and acknowledged by the
Plan Sponsor through the Plan Sponsor Agreement and/or Plan Provider’s account
agreement. Fee billing methods vary depending on the Plan Provider.
Either our Firm or the Plan Sponsor may terminate the Agreement upon 30 days written
notice to the other party. The Plan Sponsor is responsible to pay for services rendered
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until the termination of the Agreement.
Financial Planning Fees
Financial Planning services are included in the investment management fee described
above.
On occasion, our firm is asked to provide financial planning services for a separate fee if
a client chooses not to select our firm for its investment management services described
above. In this circumstance, we will negotiate the planning fees with you. Fees may vary
based on the extent and complexity of your individual or family circumstances and the
amount of your assets under our management. Our fee will be agreed in advance of
services being performed. The fee will be determined based on factors including the
complexity of your financial situation, agreed upon deliverables, and whether or not you
intend to implement any recommendations through NMG. Financial Planning fees are
fixed fees only and range from $1,000 to $10,000. The specific fixed fee for your financial
plan is specified in your planning agreement with NMG.
Typically, we complete a plan within a month and will present it to you within 90 days of
the contract date, if you have provided us all information needed to prepare the financial
plan. Fees are billed and payable at the time the financial plan is delivered to you.
If you choose to terminate the financial planning agreement by providing us with written
notice. Upon termination, fees will be prorated to the date of termination and any earned
portion of the fee will be billed to you based on the hours that our firm has spent on
creating your financial plan prior to termination. The hourly rate used for this purpose is
$150/hour. The hourly rate would be stated in your executed Financial Planning
Agreement.
We will not require prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, six (6) or more
months in advance of providing any services.
In no case are our fees based on, or related to, the performance of your funds or
investments.
Sub-Advisor Fees
As discussed in Item 4 above, there will be occasions where an independent Registered
Investment Advisory firm acts as a sub-adviser to our Firm. In those circumstances, the
other investment adviser manages the assets based upon the parameters provided by our
Firm. Under this arrangement, the Independent Registered Investment Advisory Firm
collects the client advisory fee as described above (not to exceed 1.5%) and then pays out
our Firm a portion of advisory fee based on the assets under management for such
services as outlined in the Agreement between our Firm and the sub-advisor.
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Consulting Fees
We provide consulting services for clients who need advice on a limited scope of work.
We will negotiate consulting fees with you. Fees range from $1,000 to $10,000 for
Consulting Services and may vary based on the extent and complexity of the consulting
project. Fees will be billed as services are rendered. Either party may terminate the
agreement. Upon termination, fees will be prorated to the date of termination and any
unearned portion of the fee will be refunded to you as described in the Agreement and
our hourly rate described above.
Additional Fees and Expenses:
In addition to the advisory fees paid to our Firm, clients also incur certain charges imposed
by other third parties, such as broker-dealers, Custodian, trust companies, banks and
other financial institutions (collectively “Financial Institutions”). These additional charges
include securities, transaction fees, custodial fees, fees charged by the Independent
Managers, charges imposed by a ETF in a client’s account, as disclosed in the fund’s
prospectus (e.g., fund management fees and other fund expenses), deferred sales
charges, odd-lot differentials, transfer taxes, wire transfer and electronic fund fees, and
other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities transactions. Our brokerage
practices are described at length in Item 12, below. Neither our Firm nor its supervised
persons accept compensation for the sale of securities. Further, our firm does not share
in any of these additional fees and expenses outlined above.
Insurance Compensation
Some of our IARs are also licensed insurance agents and sell various life insurance
products, long term care and fixed annuities through our affiliated licensed insurance
agency New Millennium Insurance Group, Inc. Our IARs receive compensation
(commissions, trails, or other compensation from the respective product sponsors) as a
result of effecting insurance transactions for clients. The advisor has an incentive to
recommend insurance and this incentive creates a conflict of interest between your
interests and our Firm. Clients should note that they have the right to decide whether or
not to engage the services of our IARs. Further, clients should note they have the right to
decide whether to act on the recommendations and the right to choose any professional
to execute the advice for any insurance products through our IAR or any licensed
insurance agent not affiliated with our Firm. We recognize the fiduciary responsibility to
place your interests first and have established policies in this regard to avoid any conflicts
of interest.
Administrative Services
Through our sub-advisory arrangement, we have contracted with AE Wealth
Management, LLC to utilize its technology platforms to support data reconciliation,
performance reporting, fee calculation and billing, client database maintenance,
quarterly performance evaluations, payable reports, and other functions related to the
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administrative tasks of managing client accounts. Due to this arrangement, AE Wealth
Management, LLC will have access to client information. NMG and AE Wealth
Management, LLC are non-affiliated companies. AE Wealth Management, LLC receives
a portion of our advisory fee for each account. AE Wealth Management, LLC will not
serve as the discretionary investment advisor to our clients. Please note that the fee
charged to the client will not increase due to the annual fee NMG pays to AE Wealth
Management, LLC, the fee is paid from the portion of the management fee retained by
our Firm.
ITEM 6 - PERFORMANCE BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT
We do not charge advisory fees on a share of the capital appreciation of the funds or
securities in a client account (so-called performance-based fees) nor engage in side-by-
side management.
ITEM 7 - TYPES OF CLIENTS
investment advice to
individuals, high net
We provide
individuals, charitable
organizations, estates and trusts. We have no minimum initial account value for opening
an account with our firm.
ITEM 8 - METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK OF LOSS
Investment Strategies, Philosophy, and Methodology
NMG’s overall investment strategy is a dynamic process involving three basic levels. First,
NMG assesses the economy and markets to determine the overall percentage allocation
into stocks, bonds, and cash asset classes. Next, within these three basic classes, NMG
looks for pricing inefficiencies, and / or early trends to determine what kind of securities
should be held, e.g.: larger companies with undervalued assets vs smaller, rapidly growing
companies; long term U.S. government bonds vs. intermediate "junk" bonds etc. Imposed
over this entire strategy are the inherent restrictions of the client's risk / reward profile.
Generally, NMG purchases for the longer term (over one year), but occasionally, NMG will
engage in shorter term trading activities. However, NMG is not a "market timer".
To develop a complete picture of a client’s investment objectives, our investment adviser
representatives work one-on-one with the advisory client through the initial and on-going
planning process to create an investment plan which fits the client’s risk tolerance and
investment objectives. Based on this information, we obtain a broad understanding of the
client’s investment objectives, goals, and the amount of risk the client will tolerate. To
further fine tune our understanding of a client’s risk tolerance, our Firm does utilize
Riskalyze, a third-party vendor tool to assist in identifying the client’s risk tolerance.
Riskalyze technology assists financial planners in two critical tasks: (1) measuring the risk
preferences of investors, and (2) applying these preference measurements to portfolio
selection. Riskalyze summarizes an investor’s mean-variance risk aversion on a 99-point
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scale. In connection with this output, the Riskalyze tool “quantifies” the client’s indicated
investment risk tolerance through the illustration of expected return (plus/minus) and
investment volatility (investment variance) which uses past data to calculate expected
variance.
Our Firm works with Riskalyze to customize client portfolios using a combination of
existing holdings and recommended allocation strategies to provide the client with the
desired risk score. Once the Risk Score is identified, our Firm prepares a strategy, which
is also scored by Riskalyze tools. Generally, clients are recommended a mixture of
strategies with various allocations, including strategies which focus on fixed income,
growth, balanced, moderate, or aggressive investments, which correlate to the client’s
risk score. We seek to go beyond a traditional asset allocation strategy by incorporating
investments on each end of the risk spectrum.
NMG uses the following analysis methods to determine appropriate securities for client
accounts: 1) Charting 2) Fundamental 3) Technical 4) Cyclical. NMG uses Morningstar, Inc,
and market research provided by the Custodian. Additionally, NMG utilizes other
newsletters as well as the resources available on the internet to supplement the
information obtained from the above sources.
Third Party Manager Analysis
NMG seeks to recommend an investment strategy that will give a client a diversified
portfolio consistent with the client’s investment objective. NMG will analyze various
securities, investment strategies, and third-party investment management firms if our
firm feels the expertise of a particular manager is best suited for our client. The goal is to
identify a client’s risk tolerance, and then find the most appropriate manager for that
client.
NMG examines the experience, expertise, investment philosophies and past performance
of independent third-party 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. NMG will monitor the managers’ underlying holdings, strategies,
concentrations and leverage as part of our overall periodic risk assessment. Additionally,
as part of the due-diligence process that is conducted on annually, NMG will survey the
managers’ compliance, business enterprise risks, speak directly with the manager, if
accessible, or the firm’s research team to determine the manager
is still a
recommendation of our firm’s list of third party managers.
A risk of investing with a third-party manager who has been successful in the past is that
he/she may not be able to replicate that success in the future. In addition, as NMG does
not control the underlying investments in a managers’ portfolio, there is also a risk that
the manager may deviate from the stated investment mandate or strategy of the
portfolio, making it a less suitable investment for clients of our firm. Moreover, as NMG
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does not control the managers’ daily business and compliance operations, NMG may be
unaware of the lack of internal controls necessary to prevent business, regulatory or
reputational deficiencies.
Risk of Loss
Clients must understand that past performance is not indicative of future results.
Therefore, current and prospective clients should never assume that future performance
of any specific investment or investment strategy will be profitable. Investing in securities
involves risk of loss. Further, depending on the different types of investments there will
be varying degrees of risk. Clients and prospective clients should be prepared to bear
investment loss including loss of original principal.
Because of the inherent risk of loss associated with investing, our Firm is unable to
represent, guarantee, or even imply that our services and methods of analysis can or will
predict future results, successfully identify market tops or bottoms, or insulate you from
losses due to market corrections or declines.
Investors should be aware that accounts are subject to the following risks:
Charting Analysis Risk - Our charting analysis may not accurately detect anomalies
or predict future price movements. Current prices of securities may reflect all
information known about the security and day-to-day changes in market prices of
securities may follow random patterns and may not be predictable with any
reliable degree of accuracy.
Technical Risk - The risk of market timing based on technical analysis is that our
analysis may not accurately detect anomalies or predict future price movements.
Current prices of securities may reflect all information known about the security
and day-to-day changes in market prices of securities may follow random patterns
and may not be predictable with any reliable degree of accuracy.
Market Risk — Even a long-term investment approach cannot guarantee a profit.
Economic, political and issuer-specific events will cause the value of securities to
rise or fall. Because the value of investment portfolios will fluctuate, there is the
risk that you will lose money and your investment may be worth more or less upon
liquidation.
Foreign Securities and Currency Risk — Investments in international and
include exposure to risks such as currency
emerging-market securities
fluctuations, foreign taxes and regulations, and the potential for illiquid markets
and political instability.
Capitalization Risk — Small-cap and mid-cap companies may be hindered as a
result of limited resources or less diverse products or services, and their stocks
have historically been more volatile than the stocks of larger, more established
companies.
Interest Rate Risk — In a rising rate environment, the value of fixed-income
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securities generally declines and the value of equity securities may be adversely
affected.
Credit Risk — Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a security may be unable to
make interest payments and/or repay principal when due. A downgrade to an
issuer’s credit rating or a perceived change in an issuer’s financial strength may
affect a security’s value and, thus, impact the fund’s performance.
Securities Lending Risk — Securities lending involves the risk that the fund loses
money because the borrower fails to return the securities in a timely manner or
at all. The fund could also lose money if the value of the collateral provided for
loaned securities, or the value of the investments made with the cash collateral,
falls. These events could also trigger adverse tax consequences for the fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds — ETFs face market-trading risks, including the potential
lack of an active market for shares, losses from trading in the secondary markets
and disruption in the creation/redemption process of the ETF. Any of these factors
may lead to the fund’s shares trading at either a premium or a discount to its “net
asset value.”
Performance of Underlying Managers — We select ETFs in our portfolios.
However, we depend on the manager of such funds to select individual
investments in accordance with their stated investment strategy.
Liquidity Risk - Liquidity risk exists when particular investments would be difficult
to purchase or sell, possibly preventing clients from selling such securities at an
advantageous time or price.
Cybersecurity Risk - In addition to the Material Investment Risks listed above,
investing involves various operational and “cybersecurity” risks. These risks
include both intentional and unintentional events at our firm or one of its third-
party counterparties or service providers, that may result in a loss or corruption
of data, result in the unauthorized release or other misuse of confidential
information, and generally compromise our Firm’s ability to conduct its business.
A cybersecurity breach may also result in a third-party obtaining unauthorized
access to our clients’ information, including social security numbers, home
addresses, account numbers, account balances, and account holdings. Our Firm
has established business continuity plans and risk management systems designed
to reduce the risks associated with cybersecurity breaches. However, there are
inherent limitations in these plans and systems, including those certain risks may
not have been identified, in large part because different or unknown threats may
emerge in the future. As such, there is no guarantee that such efforts will succeed,
especially because our Firm does not directly control the cybersecurity systems of
our third-party service providers. There is also a risk that cybersecurity breaches
may not be detected.
Commodities Risk - Exposure to commodities in Adviser Clients accounts is in non-
physical form, such as ETFs or mutual funds, there are risks associated with the
movement in gold prices and the ability of the fund or trust manager to respond
or deal with those price movements. There also may be initial charges as well as
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annual management fees associated with the fund or trust.
Option Risk - Variable degree of risk. Transactions in options carry a high degree
of risk. Purchasers and sellers of options should familiarize themselves with the
type of option (i.e., put or call) which they contemplate trading and the associated
risks. Traders of options should calculate the extent to which the value of the
options must increase for the position to become profitable, taking into account
the premium and all transaction costs.
The purchaser of options may offset or exercise the options or allow the options
to expire. The exercise of an option results either in a cash settlement or in the
purchaser acquiring or delivering the underlying interest. If the option is on a
future, the purchaser will acquire a futures position with associated liabilities for
margin (see the section on Futures below). If the purchased options expire
worthless, the purchaser will suffer a total loss of the investment. In purchasing
deep out-of-the-money options, the purchaser should be aware that the chance
of such options becoming profitable ordinarily is remote.
Selling ("writing" or "granting") an option generally entails considerably greater
risk than purchasing options. Although the premium received by the seller is fixed,
the seller may sustain a loss well in excess of that amount. The seller will be liable
for additional margin to maintain the position if the market moves unfavorably.
The seller will also be exposed to the risk of the purchaser exercising the option
and the seller being obligated to either settle the option in cash or to acquire or
deliver the underlying interest. If the option is on a future, the seller will acquire
a position in a future with associated liabilities for margin (see the section on
Futures below). If the option is "covered" by the seller holding a corresponding
position in the underlying interest or a future or another option, the risk may be
reduced. If the option is not covered, the risk of loss can be unlimited.
Certain exchanges in some jurisdictions permit deferred payment of the option
premium, exposing the purchaser to liability for margin payments not exceeding
the amount of the premium. The purchaser is still subject to the risk of losing the
premium and transaction costs. When the option is exercised or expires, the
purchaser is responsible for any unpaid premium outstanding at that time.
Margin Risk - When you purchase securities, you may pay for the securities in full
or you may borrow part of the purchase price from your brokerage firm. If you
choose to borrow funds through a margin account, securities purchased are the
firm's collateral for the loan to you. If the securities in your account decline in
value, so does the value of the collateral supporting your loan, and, as a result, the
firm can take action, such as issue a margin call and/or sell securities or other
assets in any of your accounts held with the member, in order to maintain the
required equity in the account. Investing with margin is characterized by unique
risks including amplified losses due to increased leverage; margin calls; forced
liquidations; and additional fees including margin interest charges. In order to
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manage margin risk, we recommend leveraging responsibly (borrowing less than
the amount available); keeping a diversified portfolio; and monitoring the account
and evaluating risk regularly. Before investing on margin, be sure to read the
Margin Disclosure Statement provided by your custodian.
Alternative Investments - Investments classified as "alternative investments" may
include a broad range of underlying assets including, but not limited to, hedge
funds, private equity, venture capital, and registered, publicly traded securities.
Alternative investments are speculative, not suitable for all clients and intended
for only experienced and sophisticated investors who are willing to bear the high
risk of the investment, which can include: loss of all or a substantial portion of the
investment due to leveraging, short-selling, or other speculative investment
practices; lack of liquidity in that there may be no secondary market for the fund
and none expected to develop; volatility of returns; potential for restrictions on
transferring interest in the fund; potential lack of diversification and resulting
higher risk due to concentration of trading authority with a single advisor; absence
of information regarding valuations and pricing; potential for delays in tax
reporting; less regulation and typically higher fees than other investment options
such as mutual funds. The SEC requires investors be accredited to invest in these
more speculative alternative investments. Investing in a fund that concentrates its
investments in a few holdings may involve heightened risk and result in greater
price volatility.
Leveraged and Inverse ETFs and Mutual Funds - Leveraged ETFs and mutual
funds, sometimes labeled “ultra” or “2x” for example, are designed to provide a
multiple of an underlying index’s return, typically on a daily basis. Inverse products
are designed to provide the opposite of the return of the underlying index,
typically on a daily basis. These products are different from and can be riskier than
traditional ETFs and mutual funds. Although these products are designed to
provide returns that generally correspond to the underlying index, they may not
be able to exactly replicate the performance of the index because of fund
expenses and other factors. This is referred to as tracking error. Continual re-
setting of returns within the product may add to the underlying costs and increase
the tracking error. As a result, this may prevent these products from achieving
their investment objective. In addition, compounding of the returns can produce
a divergence from the underlying index over time, in particular for leveraged
products. In highly volatile markets with large positive and negative swings, return
distortions may be magnified over time. Some deviations from the stated
objectives, to the positive or negative, are possible and may or may not correct
themselves over time. To accomplish their objectives, these products use a range
of strategies, including swaps, futures contracts and other derivatives. These
products may not be diversified and can be based on commodities or currencies.
These products may have higher expense ratios and be less tax-efficient than more
traditional ETFs and mutual funds.
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includes significant risks,
including valuation,
Structured Products - Structured products are designed to facilitate highly
customized risk- return objectives. While structured products come in many
different forms, they typically consist of a debt security that is structured to make
no interest payments but a principal payments based upon various assets, rates,
or formulas. Many structured products
include an embedded derivative
component. Structured products may be structured in the form of a security, in
which case these products may receive benefits provided under federal securities
law, or they may be cast as derivatives, in which case they are offered in the over-
the-counter market and are subject to no regulation. Investment in structured
products
liquidity, price,
credit/issuer default, and market risks. One common risk associated with
structured products is a relative lack of liquidity due to the highly customized
nature of the investment. Moreover, the full extent of returns from the complex
performance features is often not realized until maturity. As such, structured
products tend to be more of a buy-and-hold investment decision rather than a
means of trading in and out of a position with speed and efficiency. Another risk
with structured products is the credit quality and related default risk of the issuer.
Although the cash flows are derived from other sources, the products themselves
are legally considered to be the issuing financial institution’s liabilities. The vast
majority of structured products are from investment-grade issuers, but that does
not eliminate default risk by the issuer.. Also, there is a lack of pricing
transparency. NMG will value structured notes at the price determined by the
client’s custodian, it will not attempt to assess the value of structured notes
independently for the purposes of client reporting and billing. There is no uniform
standard for pricing, making it harder to compare the net-of-pricing attractiveness
of alternative structured product offerings than it is, for instance, to compare the
net expense ratios of different mutual funds or commissions among broker-
dealers. NMG will purchase Structured Notes on a discretionary basis in client
portfolios only when the investment is suitable for the client, without notifying
the client in advance of the specific terms and conditions of each note.
ITEM 9 - DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION
We do not have any legal, financial or other “disciplinary” item to report.
ITEM 10 - OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS
Insurance
Some of our IARs are also licensed insurance agents and sell various life insurance
products, long term care and fixed annuities through our affiliated licensed insurance
agency, New Millennium Insurance Group, Inc. New Millennium Insurance Group, Inc. is
under common ownership with our Firm and owned 100% by Derek Overstreet.
Because we are under common ownership and our firm’s IARs are licensed Insurance
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agents with New Millennium Insurance Group, Inc. there is a conflict of interest to clients
because our firm and our IARs receive compensation (commissions, trails, or other
compensation from the respective insurance products) as a result of effecting insurance
transactions for clients.
Commissions generated by insurance sales do not offset regular advisory fees. The firm
and the IAR have an incentive to recommend insurance products and this incentive
creates a conflict of interest between your interests and our Firm. We mitigate this
conflict by disclosing to clients they have the right to decide whether or not to engage the
services of our IARs or our affiliated Insurance agency. Further, clients should note they
have the right to decide whether to act on the recommendations and the right to choose
any professional to execute the advice for any insurance products through our IAR or any
licensed insurance agent not affiliated with our Firm. We recognize the fiduciary
responsibility to place the client’s interests first and have established policies in this
regard to avoid any conflicts of interest.
Sub Advisor Relationships
Please refer to Item 4 and Item 5 above for more information about the selection of sub-
advisors used with our services. Our firm pays a portion of the advisory fee to the sub-
advisor. A conflict of interest for our firm in utilizing a sub advisor is receipt of discounts
or services not available to us from other similar sub advisers. In order to minimize this
conflict our firm will make our recommendations and selections of sub-advisors in the
best interest of our clients.
Other Affiliations
M.S.H. Enterprises I, LLC and Firenze Investment Group, LLC are the Managing Members
of New Millennium Group, LLC. Tyler Glazier and Suburban Ventures are managing
members of M.S.H. Enterprises I, LLC. Collyn Kirry is managing member of Suburban
Ventures, LLC. Derek Overstreet is the managing member of Firenze Investment Group,
LLC.
Derek Overstreet is the author of Stop Working and Start Living. Mr. Overstreet receives
compensation from the sale of his books and promotion from his book through NM
Marketing, LLC. NM Marketing is a separate entity used for radio advertising, television,
and the book sales. All advertising that is affiliated with the firm will be reviewed and
approved by the Chief Compliance Officer and retained as books and records for the firm.
Mr. Overstreet’s time spent on this activity is less than 5% of his time.
Our firm nor any of its management persons are registered or have an application pending
to register as a broker-dealer or a registered representative of a broker-dealer.
Our firm does not have an application pending to register, as a futures commission
merchant, commodity pool operator, a commodity trading advisor, or an associated
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person of the foregoing entities.
ITEM 11 - CODE OF ETHICS PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST IN CLIENT TRANSACTIONS AND
PERSONAL TRADING
We have developed and implemented a Code of Ethics that sets forth standards of
conduct expected of our advisory personnel to mitigate this conflict of interest. The Code
of Ethics addresses, among other things, personal trading, gifts, and the prohibition
against the use of inside information.
The Code of Ethics is designed to:
● protect our clients,
● detect and deter misconduct,
● educate personnel regarding the firm’s expectations and laws governing their
conduct,
● remind personnel that they are in a position of trust and must act with complete
propriety at all times,
● protect the reputation of our Firm,
● guard against violation of the securities laws,
● establish procedures for personnel to follow so that we may determine whether
their personnel are complying with the firm’s ethical principles.
Our Firm and persons associated with us are allowed to invest, buy or sell securities, for
their own accounts or to have a material financial interest in the same securities or other
investments that we recommend or acquire for your account and may engage in
transactions that are the same as transactions made in your account. We recognize the
fiduciary responsibility to act in your best interest and have established policies to
mitigate conflicts of interest. Trades for supervised persons are traded alongside client
accounts and receive the same pricing as clients if traded on the same day.
Neither our Firm nor its related persons recommend to clients, or buys or sells for client
accounts, securities in which we have a material financial interest.
We have established the following restrictions in order to ensure our firm’s fiduciary
responsibilities:
1. A director, officer or employee of NMG shall not buy or sell any securities for their
personal portfolio(s) where their decision is substantially derived, in whole or in
part, by reason of his or her employment unless the information is also available
to the investing public on reasonable inquiry. No supervised employee of NMG
shall prefer his or her own interest to that of the advisory client.
2. We maintain a list of all securities holdings of anyone associated with this
advisory practice with access to advisory recommendations. These holdings are
reviewed on a regular basis by an appropriate officer/individual of NMG.
3. We emphasize the unrestricted right of the client to decline to implement any
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advice rendered, except in situations where we are granted discretionary
authority of the client’s account.
4. We require that all supervised employees must act in accordance with all
applicable Federal and State regulations governing registered investment
advisory practices.
5. Any supervised employee not in observance of the above may be subject to
termination.
You may request a complete copy of our Code of Ethics by contacting us at the telephone
number on the cover page of this Part 2; Attn: Chief Compliance Officer.
ITEM 12 - BROKERAGE PRACTICES
Clients must maintain assets in an account at a “qualified custodian,” generally a broker-
dealer or bank. We generally recommend that our clients use Fidelity Institutional Wealth
Services (“Fidelity”) (referred to as the “Custodian”). The Custodian is a registered broker-
dealer, members SIPC, and qualified custodian. We are independently owned and
operated, and unaffiliated with the Custodian. Our Custodian will hold client assets in a
brokerage account and buy and sell securities as instructed. In some cases, our Firm may
recommend that you establish accounts with a firm other than our recommended
Custodian to maintain custody of your assets.
While we recommend that clients use our Custodian, clients must decide whether to do
so and open accounts with our Custodian or any other custodian by entering into account
agreements directly with them. The client opens the accounts directly with the Custodian.
The accounts will always be held in the name of the client and never in NMG or the
Advisors’ name.
How We Select Our Custodian
We seek 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. We consider a wide range of factors, including, among
others:
1. Combination of transaction execution services and asset custody services
(generally without a separate fee for custody)
2. Capability to execute, clear, and settle trades (buy and sell securities for client
accounts)
3. Capability to facilitate transfers and payments to and from accounts (wire
transfers, check requests, bill payment, etc.)
4. Breadth of available investment products (stocks, bonds, exchange-traded
funds [ETFs], etc.)
5. Availability of investment research and tools that assist us in making investment
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decisions
6. Quality of services
7. Competitiveness of the price of those services (commission rates, other fees,
etc.) and willingness to negotiate the prices
8. Reputation, financial strength, and stability
9. Prior service to NMG Advisors and our other clients
10. Availability of other products and services that benefit us, as discussed below
(see Products and Services Available to Us from our Custodian)
Client Brokerage and Custody Costs
For our clients’ accounts that our Custodian maintains, our Custodian generally does not
charge separately for custody services. On occasion, a client may be charged fees to
custody alternative investments held outside of our Custodian . We have determined that
having our Custodian execute most trades is consistent with our duty to seek “best
execution” of client trades. Best execution means the most favorable terms for a
transaction based on all relevant factors, including those listed above (see How We Select
Custodian).
Products and Services Available to Us from Our Custodian
Our Custodian provide NMG Advisors and our clients with access to its institutional
brokerage, trading, custody, reporting, and related services, many of which are not
typically available to our Custodian retail customers. Our Custodian also makes available
various support services. Some of those services help us manage or administer our clients’
accounts; others help us manage and grow our business. Our Custodian’s support services
generally are available on an unsolicited basis (we do not have to request them) and at
no charge to us. These are considered soft dollar benefits because there is an incentive to
do business with our Custodian. This creates a conflict of interest. We have established
policies in this regard to mitigate any conflicts of interest. We believe that our selection
of our Custodian is in the best interests of clients. NMG Advisors will at all times act in
the best interest of their clients and act as a fiduciary in carrying out services to clients.
Following is a more detailed description of our Custodian’s support services:
Services That Benefit Our Clients
Our Custodian’s institutional brokerage services include access to a broad range of
investment products, execution of securities transactions, and custody of client assets.
The investment products available through our Custodian include some to which we
might not otherwise have access or that would require a significantly higher minimum
initial investment by our clients. Our Custodian’s services described in this paragraph
generally benefit our clients and their accounts.
Services That May Not Directly Benefit Our Clients
Our Custodian also makes available to us other products and services that benefit us but
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may not directly benefit our clients or their accounts. These products and services assist
us in managing and administering our clients’ accounts. They include investment
research, both Custodian’s own and that of third parties. We may use this research to
service all or a substantial number of our clients’ accounts, including accounts not
maintained at our Custodian. In addition to investment research, our Custodian also
makes available software and other technology that:
1. Provide access to client account data (such as duplicate trade confirmations and
account statements)
2. Facilitate trade execution and allocate aggregated trade orders for multiple
client accounts
3. Provide pricing and other market data
4. Facilitate payment of our fees from our clients’ accounts
5. Assist with back-office functions, recordkeeping, and client reporting
Services That Generally Benefit Only Us
Our Custodian also offers other services intended to help us manage and further develop
our business enterprise. These services include:
1. Educational conferences and events
2. Consulting on technology, compliance, legal, and business needs
3. Publications and conferences on practice management and business succession
4. Access to employee benefits providers, human capital consultants, and
insurance providers
Our Custodian may provide some of these services themselves. In other cases, it will
arrange for third-party vendors to provide the services to us. Our Custodian may also
discount or waive fees for some of these services or pay all or a part of a third party’s fees.
Our Custodian may also provide us with other benefits, such as occasional business
entertainment of our personnel.
Our Interest in Our Custodian’s Services
The availability of these services from our Custodian benefit us because we do not have
to produce or purchase them. These services are not contingent upon us committing any
specific amount of business to our Custodian in trading commissions. We believe that our
selection of our Custodian is in the best interests of our clients.
Some of the products, services and other benefits provided by our Custodian benefit NMG
Advisors and may not benefit our client accounts. Our recommendation or requirement
that you place assets in our Custodian's custody may be based in part on benefits our
Custodian provides to us, or our agreement to maintain certain Assets Under
Management at our Custodian, and not solely on the nature, cost or quality of custody
and execution services provided by our Custodian.
We place trades for our clients' accounts subject to its duty to seek best execution and its
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other fiduciary duties. Custodian's execution quality may be different than other
Custodian.
NMG annually reviews the relationship between our Custodian, NMG and the client in
order to determine if the custodial relationship is in the best interest of the client.
Aggregation and Allocation of Transactions
We may aggregate transactions if we believe that aggregation is consistent with the duty
to seek best execution for our clients and is consistent with the disclosures made to clients
and terms defined in the client Investment Advisory Agreement. We may make trades in
individual accounts (that are not aggregated with others) so that we may address that
client’s unique circumstances. No advisory client will be favored over any other client, and
each account that participates in an aggregated order will participate at the average share
price (per custodian) for all transactions in that security on a given business day.
We will aggregate trades for ourselves or our associated persons with your trades,
providing that the following conditions are met:
1. Our policy for the aggregation of transactions shall be fully disclosed to our
existing clients (if any) and the Custodian(s) through which such transactions will
be placed;
2. We will not aggregate transactions unless we believe that aggregation is
consistent with our duty to seek the best execution (which includes the duty to
seek best price) for you and is consistent with the terms of our Investment
Advisory Agreement with you for which trades are being aggregated.
3. No advisory client will be favored over any other client; each client that
participates in an aggregated order will participate at the average share price for
all our transactions in a given security on a given business day, with transaction
costs based on each client’s participation in the transaction;
4. We will prepare a written statement (“Allocation Statement”) specifying the
participating client accounts and how to allocate the order among those clients;
5. If the aggregated order is filled in its entirety, it will be allocated among clients in
accordance with the allocation statement; if the order is partially filled, the
accounts that did not receive the previous trade’s positions should be “first in line”
to receive the next allocation.
6. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the order may be allocated on a basis different
from that specified in the Allocation Statement if all client accounts receive fair
and equitable treatment and the reason for difference of allocation is explained
in writing and is reviewed by our compliance officer. Our books and records will
separately reflect, for each client account, the orders of which aggregated, the
securities held by, and bought for that account.
7. We will receive no additional compensation or remuneration of any kind as a
result of the proposed aggregation; and
8. Individual advice and treatment will be accorded to each advisory client.
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Trade Errors
From time-to-time we may make an error in submitting a trade order on your behalf.
When this occurs, we may place a correcting trade with the Custodian of your account. If
an investment gain results from the correcting trade, the gain will remain in your account
unless the same error involved other client accounts that should have received the gain,
it is not permissible for you to retain the gain, or we confer with you and you decide to
forgo the gain (e.g. due to tax reasons). If the gain does not remain in your account the
Custodian will donate the amount of any gain $100 and over to charity. If a loss occurs
greater than $100, we will pay for the loss. Custodian will maintain the loss or gain (if
such gain is not retained in your account) if it is under $100 to minimize and offset its
administrative time and expense. Generally, if related trade errors result in both gains
and losses in your account, they may be netted.
Soft Dollars
Soft dollars are revenue programs offered by broker-dealers/Custodian whereby an
advisor enters into an agreement to place security trades with the broker in exchange for
research and other services. Our Firm does not participate in soft dollar programs
sponsored or offered by any broker-dealer/Custodian. However, we do receive certain
economic benefits from the Custodian as detailed above.
Brokerage Referrals
We do not receive any compensation from any third party in connection with the
recommendation for establishing an account.
Directed Brokerage
All Clients are serviced on a "directed brokerage basis", where our firm will place trades
within the established account[s] at the Custodian designated by the Client. Further, all
Client accounts are traded within their respective account[s], unless specifically directed
otherwise. We will not engage in any principal transactions (i.e., trade of any security from
or to the Advisor's own account) or cross transactions with other Client accounts (i.e.,
purchase of a security into one Client account from another Client's account[s]). In
selecting the Custodian, our Firm will not be obligated to select competitive bids on
securities transactions and does not have an obligation to seek the lowest available
transaction costs. These costs are determined by the Custodian.
ITEM 13 - REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS
Account Reviews and Reviewers – Investment Supervisory Services
Our Investment Advisor Representatives will monitor client accounts on at least a monthly
basis and perform reviews with each client annually or as often as is agreed upon by the
client and Advisor. All accounts are reviewed for consistency with client investment
strategy, asset allocation, risk tolerance and performance relative to the appropriate
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benchmark. More frequent reviews may be triggered by changes in an account holder’s
personal, tax or financial status. Geopolitical and macroeconomic specific events may also
trigger reviews. Clients may request a review at any time.
Statements and Reports
The custodian for the individual client’s account will provide clients with an account
statement at least monthly. At scheduled reviews or upon request, clients receive an
NMG-prepared written report detailing their current positions, asset allocation, and year-
to-date performance.
ITEM 14 – CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION
Our Firm and its related entities do not directly or indirectly compensate any person who
is not an IAR of our firm nor receive any compensation for any client referrals.
We receive an economic benefit from Fidelity in the form of the support products and
services it makes available to us. These products and services, how they benefit us, and
the related conflicts of interest are described above under Item 12 Brokerage Practices.
The availability to us of Fidelity’s products and services is not based on us giving particular
investment advice, such as buying particular securities for our clients.
Insurance
Some of our IARs are also licensed insurance agents and sell various life insurance
products, long term care and fixed annuities through our affiliated licensed insurance
agency, New Millennium Insurance Group, Inc. There is a conflict of interest to clients
because our firm and our IARs receive compensation (commissions, trails, or other
compensation from the sale of the respective insurance products) as a result of effecting
insurance transactions for clients.
The firm and the IAR have an incentive to recommend insurance products and this
incentive creates a conflict of interest between your interests and our Firm. We mitigate
this conflict by disclosing to clients they have the right to decide whether or not to engage
the services of our IARs or our affiliated Insurance agency. Further, clients should note
they have the right to decide whether to act on the recommendations and the right to
choose any professional to execute the advice for any insurance products through our IAR
or any licensed insurance agent not affiliated with our Firm. We recognize the fiduciary
responsibility to place the client’s interests first and have established policies in this
regard to avoid any conflicts of interest.
Relationship with SmartAsset
The Firm pays a flat fee to participate in an online matching program that seeks to match
prospective advisory clients with investment advisers. The program, which is operated by
SmartAsset, provides information about investment advisory firms to persons who have
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expressed an interest in such firms. The program also provides the name and contact
information of such persons to the advisory firms as potential leads. The flat fee we pay
for being provided with potential leads varies based on certain factors, including the size
of the person’s portfolio, and the fee is payable regardless of whether the prospect
becomes our advisory client.
ITEM 15 – CUSTODY
Our Firm may be asked to recommend a financial professional, such as an attorney,
accountant, or mortgage broker. In such cases, our Firm does not receive any direct
compensation in return for any referrals made to individuals or firms in our professional
network. Clients must independently evaluate these firms or individuals before engaging
in business with them and clients have the right to choose any financial professional to
conduct business. Individuals and firms in our financial professional network may refer
clients to our Firm. Again, our Firm does not pay any direct compensation in return for
any referrals made to our Firm. Our Firm does recognize the fiduciary responsibility to
place your interests first and have established policies in this regard to mitigate any
conflicts of interest. Custody has been defined by regulators as having access or control
over client funds and/or securities. Our firm does not have physical custody of funds or
securities, as it applies to investment advisors.
Deduction of Advisory Fees
Our firm has custody of the funds and securities as a consequence of its authority to make
withdrawals from client accounts to pay its advisory fee. For all accounts, our firm has the
authority to have fees deducted directly from client accounts. Our firm has established
procedures to ensure all client funds and securities are held at a qualified custodian in a
separate account for each client under that client’s name. Clients or an independent
representative of the client will direct, in writing, the establishment of all accounts and
therefore are aware of the qualified custodian’s name, address and the manner in which
the funds or securities are maintained. Finally, account statements are delivered directly
from the qualified custodian to each client, or the client’s independent representative, at
least monthly. You should carefully review those statements and are urged to compare
the statements against reports received from our Firm. When you have questions about
your account statements, you should contact our Firm or the qualified custodian
preparing the statement. Please refer to Item 5 for more information about the deduction
of advisor fees.
Standing Letters of Authorization – Third Parties
While our Firm does not maintain physical custody of client assets (which are maintained
by a qualified custodian, as discussed above), we are deemed to have custody of certain
client assets if given the authority to withdraw assets from client accounts, as further
described below under “Standing Instructions”. All our clients receive account statements
directly from their qualified custodian(s) at least quarterly upon opening of an account.
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We urge our clients to carefully review these statements. Additionally, if our firm decides
to send its own account statements to clients, such statements will include a legend that
recommends the client compare the account statements received from the qualified
custodian with those received from our firm. Clients are encouraged to raise any questions
with us about the custody, safety or security of their assets and our custodial
recommendations.
The SEC issued a no‐action letter (“Letter”) with respect to the 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 instruction (“SLOA”) is
deemed to have custody. As such, our Firm has adopted the following safeguards in
conjunction with our custodians:
The client has the ability to terminate or change the instruction to the client’s
The client’s qualified custodian sends the client, in writing, an initial notice
•
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.
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qualified custodian.
•
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.
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confirming the instruction and an annual notice reconfirming the instruction.
ITEM 16 – INVESTMENT DISCRETION
For discretionary accounts, prior to engaging our Firm to provide investment advisory
services, you will enter a written Agreement with us granting the firm the authority to
supervise and direct, on an on-going basis, investments in accordance with the client’s
investment objective and guidelines. In addition, you will need to execute additional
documents required by the Custodian to authorize and enable NMG, in its sole discretion,
without prior consultation with or ratification by you, to purchase, sell or exchange
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securities in and for your accounts. We are authorized, in our discretion and without prior
consultation with you to: (1) buy, sell, exchange and trade any stocks, bonds or other
securities or assets and (2) determine the amount of securities to be bought or sold and
(3) place orders with the custodian. Any limitations to such discretionary authority will
be communicated to our Firm in writing by you, the client.
The limitations on investment discretion held by NMG for you are:
1. For discretionary accounts, we require that we be provided with authority to
determine which securities and the amounts of securities to be bought or sold.
2. Any limitations on this discretionary authority shall be in writing within the
Investment Advisory Agreement. You may change/amend these limitations as
required. All limitations shall be made in writing to the firm.
In some instances, we may not have discretion on an account. We will discuss all
transactions with you prior to execution or you will be required to make the trades if in
an employer sponsored account.
ITEM 17 – VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES
We will not vote proxies on your behalf. You are welcome to vote proxies or designate an
independent third-party at your own discretion. You designate proxy voting authority in
the custodial account documents. You must ensure that proxy materials are sent directly
to you or your assigned third party. We do not take action with respect to any securities
or other investments that become the subject of any legal proceedings, including
bankruptcies. Clients can contact our office with questions about a particular solicitation
by phone at 801-446-9950.
ITEM 18 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
We do not require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, six months
or more in advance. Therefore, we are not required to include a balance sheet for our
most recent fiscal year. We are not subject to a financial condition that is reasonably likely
to impair our ability to meet contractual commitments to clients. Finally, we have not
been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time.
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