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OLIVER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
Part 2A of Form ADV – Firm Brochure
OLIVER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
Two Union Square
601 Union Street, Suite 3010
Seattle, Washington 98101
(206) 775-7500
www.olivercapital.com
July 15, 2025
This Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Oliver Capital
Management, LLC. If you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure, please contact us
at: (206) 775-7500 or mko@olivercapital.com. The information in this Brochure has not been
approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any state
securities authority.
Additional information about Oliver Capital Management, LLC is available on the SEC’s website at
www.Adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 – Material Changes
This item discusses only specific material changes that have been made to our Brochure since the
date of our last annual update on March 31, 2025. Since that date we have made the following
material changes:
Our firm’s corporate structure was converted from a Washington Corporation to a
Washington limited liability company. Additionally, we have partnered with a firm
(Concurrent Growth Partners, LLC) to provide much needed back-office and operational
support. This partnership will have no impact on how we interact and manage your
accounts other than allowing us to spend more quality time with clients and provide an even
greater level of service. Mark K. Oliver remains the Managing Member with full control of
all management and operations of Oliver Capital Management.
is also
included with our Brochure on
We will ensure that all current clients receive a Summary of Material Changes (if any) to this and
subsequent Brochures within 120 days of the close of our business’ fiscal year. A Summary of
Material Changes
the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The searchable IARD/CRD number for Oliver Capital Management,
LLC is 127606. We may further provide other ongoing disclosure information about material
changes as necessary and will further provide you with a new Brochure as necessary based on
changes or new information, at any time, without charge.
Currently, our Brochure may be requested by contacting Mark K. Oliver at (206) 775-7500 and/or
mko@olivercapital.com.
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Item 3 – Table of Contents
Page
Item 1 – Cover Page ........................................................................................................................................... i
Item 2 – Material Changes .............................................................................................................. ii
Item 3 – Table of Contents ........................................................................................................... iii
Item 4 – Advisory Business ............................................................................................................ 1
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation ................................................................................................... 3
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ................................................... 6
Item 7 – Types of Clients ............................................................................................................... 6
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ............................................ 6
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information .................................................................................................. 8
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ......................................................... 8
Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions & Personal Trading ....... 8
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices ........................................................................................................ 9
Item 13 – Review of Accounts...................................................................................................... 10
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation ..................................................................... 10
Item 15 – Custody ........................................................................................................................ 10
Item 16 – Investment Discretion .................................................................................................. 11
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities ................................................................................................ 11
Item 18 – Financial Information ................................................................................................... 11
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Item 4 – Advisory Business
A
Oliver Capital Management, LLC, (“OCM” “we” and “Advisor”) is a Washington limited
liability company registered as an SEC regulated investment advisor under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, with its principal place of business located in Seattle, Washington. OCM
began conducting business as an independent investment advisory firm registered in the State
of Washington in 2003. The principal owner and advisor is Mark K. Oliver, Managing
Member/President with majority ownership and control of the firm. Concurrent Partners II
LLC and Concurrent Growth Partners, LLC each hold minority interests in the firm.
Our investment advisory services are driven by and coordinated with each Client’s individual
financial goals. Our approach uses broadly diversified portfolios using indexed Exchange
Traded Funds (ETFs) and a systematic strategy to manage investments. We follow strict
fiduciary standards, putting our Clients’ interests before our own and seeking to avoid conflicts
of interest with our Clients. We are compensated only by our Clients.
B
We provide Comprehensive Wealth Management Services to our Clients. Wealth Management
Services involves providing advice to Clients on the most effective investment strategies given
the particular Client’s personal and business goals. Once the Client agrees to an investment
strategy, we will take the steps necessary to implement such strategy. OCM utilizes Fidelity
Institutional (FI) and Schwab Institutional (SI) as third-party custodians for Client assets.
Client assets are primarily invested in our Strategically Engineered Portfolio Program (SEPP),
in accordance with our Statement of Investment Policy or a similar document utilized to
establish our Client’s objectives and suitability.
OCM also provides financial planning for its Clients as part of a Comprehensive Wealth
Management (CWM) approach to serving its Clients. There is no minimum net worth
requirement and no additional fees are charged for such financial planning services. The
process and approach is described below.
Financial Plans:
1. Our financial planning process includes gathering all information necessary to provide
Client with a comprehensive written financial plan, taking into account both the assets
and liabilities associated with each Client’s personal balance sheet. The CWM written
analysis may address one or more of the following topics of interest:
Retirement planning;
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Asset allocation strategies;
Education planning;
Estate planning;
Tax mitigation suggestions;
Business succession planning; and
Insurance recommendations (i.e., life, disability, long-term care, umbrella).
In addition to Client assets and liabilities, the CWM analysis provided by OCM, also takes
into consideration the risk tolerances, goals and objectives as described by Client in the
CWM Questionnaire. The CWM written analysis provided by OCM summarizes the
area(s) of weakness in one’s financial plan and recommends appropriate solutions.
2. OCM will work with Client’s attorney and/or accountant in reaching agreement on
solutions, as well as assisting those advisors in completion of applicable documents and
the implementation of agreed upon strategies. OCM is not responsible for attorney or
account fees charged to Client as a result of the above activities.
3. The Comprehensive Wealth Management Plan is typically reviewed on a regular basis
based on individual circumstances.
4.
If the Client so chooses, OCM will research and assist in acquisition of appropriate
investment and insurance products that best solve stated Client objectives. OCM will
typically monitor the ongoing performance of those products to ensure their continued
role as appropriate financial assets/strategies.
C
All transactions in the account shall be made in accordance with the directions and preferences
provided to OCM by the Client. Client will execute instructions regarding OCM’s trading
authority as required by each custodian.
D We do not participate in or sponsor any wrap-fee programs.
E
We manage $378,678,726 of Client assets on a nondiscretionary basis and $43,664,804 of Client
assets on a discretionary basis. These amounts were calculated as of December 31, 2024.
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Item 5 – Fees and Compensation
A
Compensation to OCM for our services will be calculated in accordance with “Schedule A” of
the Investment Advisory Agreement entered into with Clients. The Investment Advisory
Agreement may be amended from time to time by OCM upon 30-days prior written notice to
Client via an updated Schedule A of the Agreement. Amendments to OCM’s fee schedule will
also be provided be delivery to Clients of updated Form ADV Part 2A or material change
summaries.
OCM’s Fee Schedule is as follows:
All Assets, Including the Strategically Engineered Portfolio Program (SEPP):
First $0 to $500,000
1.25% per year
Next $500,000 to $2,000,000
0.90% per year
Next $2,000,000 to $5,000,000
0.60% per year
Over $5,000,000
0.40% per year
Households that do not meet the $500,000 published account minimum are subject to an
additional 0.25% per year management fee.
B
Advisory fees are deducted directly from Client accounts held at third-party custodians upon
submission of an electronic invoice to the custodian. The custodian will provide a quarterly
statement to the Client detailing the amount of the fee and the value of the Client's assets on
which the fees are based. Payment of fees may result in the liquidation of Client’s securities if
there is insufficient cash in the account. Copies of the fee invoices will be mailed to Client as
required.
For purposes of determining value, securities and other instruments traded on a market for
which actual transaction prices are publicly reported shall be valued based on data from the
Client account custodian, other readily marketable securities and other instruments shall be
priced using a pricing service or through quotations from one or more dealers. OCM may
modify the terms in this Section via a new contract or formal written amendment to the existing
contract, either of which would be signed by the Client.
C
Client may be required to pay, in addition to OCM’s fee, a proportionate share of any Exchange
Traded Fund’s (ETF) or mutual fund’s fees and charges. There are no additional fees/costs
for our Comprehensive Wealth Management (CWM) and Financial Planning services. A $4.95
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commission (for clients that have opted to receive electronic statements) or up to a $14.95
commission (for clients that prefer to receive paper statements in the mail) per trade may apply
to some trades, or a commission of $0.01 per share, whichever is greater, charged by and paid
to Custodian, not OCM. There are no annual account maintenance fees. OCM pays for all
other annual Custodial Fees directly to Custodian.
All brokerage commissions, stock transfer fees, and other similar charges incurred in
connection with transactions for the account, if any, will be paid out of the assets in the account
and are in addition to the investment management fees paid to OCM. Client bears responsibility
for verifying the accuracy of fee calculations.
Client and OCM will direct that confirmations of any transactions effected for the account will
be sent, in conformity with applicable law, to the Client with a copy to OCM.
D
The Client will pay OCM a fee quarterly in advance, with payment due within 10 days from the
last day of each calendar quarter. The quarterly fee will be equal to the agreed-upon rate per
year, times the market value of the account, divided by four. The market value will be construed
to equal the sum of the values of all billable assets in the account, not adjusted by any margin
debit. Any deposits or assets received in a Client account after the account is established will
be charged a pro-rata fee based on the remaining number of days in the quarter in which assets
are received. Fees for partial quarters at the commencement or termination of this Agreement
will be prorated based on the number of days the account was open during the quarter.
Quarterly fee adjustments for partial withdrawals from account that exceed $10,000 will also
be provided on the above pro rata basis.
E
OCM is a fee-only advisor that does not receive any compensation or commission from the
sale of securities or other investment products.
Rollover Recommendations
As part of our investment advisory services to you, we may recommend that you roll assets
from your employer’s retirement plan, such as a 401(k), 457, or ERISA 403(b) account
(collectively, a “Plan Account”), to an individual retirement account, such as a SIMPLE IRA,
SEP IRA, Traditional IRA, or Roth IRA (collectively, an “IRA Account”) that we will manage
on your behalf. We may also recommend rollovers from IRA Accounts to Plan Accounts, from
Plan Accounts to Plan Accounts, and from IRA Accounts to IRA Accounts. When we provide
any of the foregoing rollover recommendations we are acting as fiduciaries within the meaning
of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) and/or the Internal
Revenue Code (“IRC”), as applicable, which are laws governing retirement accounts.
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If you elect to roll the assets to an IRA that is subject to our management, we will charge you
an asset-based fee as set forth in the advisory agreement you executed with our firm. This
creates a conflict of interest because it creates a financial incentive for our firm to recommend
the rollover to you (i.e., receipt of additional fee-based compensation). You are under no
obligation, contractually or otherwise, to complete the rollover. Moreover, if you do complete
the rollover, you are under no obligation to have the assets in an IRA managed by our firm.
Due to the foregoing conflict of interest, when we make rollover recommendations, we operate
under a special rule that requires us to act in your best interests and not put our interests 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 interests;
charge no more than a reasonable fee for our services; and
give you basic information about conflicts of interest.
Many employers permit former employees to keep their retirement assets in their company
plan. Also, current employees can sometimes move assets out of their company plan before
they retire or change jobs. In determining whether to complete the rollover to an IRA, and to
the extent the following options are available, you should consider the costs and benefits of a
rollover.
Note that an employee will typically have four options in this situation:
1. leaving the funds in your employer’s (former employer’s) plan;
2. moving the funds to a new employer’s retirement plan;
3. cashing out and taking a taxable distribution from the plan; or
4. rolling the funds into an IRA rollover account.
Each of these options has positives and negatives. Because of that, along with the importance
of understanding the differences between these types of accounts, we will provide you with a
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written explanation of the advantages and disadvantages of both account types and the basis
for our belief that the rollover transaction we recommend is in your best interests.
As an alternative to providing you with a rollover recommendation, we may instead take an
entirely educational approach in accordance with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Interpretive
Bulletin 96-1. Under this approach, our role will be limited only to providing you with general
educational materials regarding the pros and cons of rollover transactions. We will make no
recommendation to you regarding the prospective rollover of your assets and you are advised
to speak with your trusted tax and legal advisors with respect to rollover decisions. As part of
this educational approach, we may provide you with materials discussing some or all of the
following topics: the general pros and cons of rollover transactions; the benefits of retirement
plan participation; the impact of pre-retirement withdrawals on retirement income; the
investment options available inside your Plan Account; and high level discussion of general
investment concepts (e.g., risk versus return, the benefits of diversification and asset allocation,
historical returns of certain asset classes, etc.). We may also provide you with questionnaires
and/or interactive investment materials that may provide a means for you to independently
determine your future retirement income needs and to assess the impact of different asset
allocations on your retirement income. You will make the final rollover decision.
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
OCM does not charge any performance-based fees for its services. Accordingly, this Item is not
applicable to our firm.
Item 7 – Types of Clients
OCM provides investment advice and wealth management services to individuals, high net-worth
individuals, businesses, and retirement plans. Because each Client is unique, they must be willing to
be involved in the planning and ongoing processes. Such involvement does not have to be time
consuming, however we want our Clients to remain informed and have a sense of security and peace
of mind with regard to their investments.
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
A
OCM applies aspects of Modern Portfolio Theory and uses a multitude of information
including historical performance, standard deviation, beta, market capture and other related
statistics in its practice supplied by third-party industry sources including, but not limited to,
Vanguard, Morningstar and Blackrock/iShares.
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We offer advice on investments primarily including (but not limited to) the following:
• Equity securities such as:
o Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
o Individual stocks
o Exchange-listed securities
o Securities traded over-the-counter
o Foreign issuers
• Corporate debt securities
• Commercial paper
• Certificates of deposit
• Municipal securities
•
Investment company securities such as:
o Variable annuities
o Mutual fund shares
• United States government securities
We will primarily research and review securities using traditional fundamental analysis. The
primary investment strategies used to implement investment advice given to Clients include
long-term (securities held at least one year) and short-term (securities sold within a year)
purchases.
The main sources of information we rely upon when researching and analyzing securities
include traditional research materials such as financial newspapers and magazines, annual
reports, prospectuses, filings with the SEC, as well as research materials prepared by others,
and company press releases. We also subscribe to various professional publications deemed
to be consistent and supportive of our investment philosophy.
B
We use our best judgment and good faith efforts in rendering services to Clients. We cannot
warrant or guarantee any particular level of account performance, or that the account will be
profitable over time. Not every investment recommendation we make will be profitable.
Clients assume all market risk involved in the investment of account assets. Investments are
subject to various market, currency, economic, political and business risks.
Except as may otherwise be provided by The Advisers Act of 1940 or other applicable state or
federal law, OCM is not liable to Clients for:
Any loss that Clients may suffer by reason of any investment recommendation made
with that degree of care, skill, and diligence under the circumstances that a prudent
person acting in a fiduciary capacity would use; or
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Any act or failure to act by a custodian of Client accounts.
It is the responsibility of each Client to provide us complete information and to notify us of
any changes in financial circumstances or goals.
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information
We are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or disciplinary event that would be
material to your evaluation of our firm, or the integrity of our management. We have no information
to disclose applicable to this Item.
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
We do not participate in any other financial industry activities and have no other financial industry
affiliations.
Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
& Personal Trading
A
OCM has adopted a Code of Ethics for all supervised persons of the firm which describes our
high standard of business conduct, and fiduciary duty to Clients. The Code of Ethics includes
provisions relating to the confidentiality of Client information, a prohibition on insider trading,
a prohibition of rumor mongering, restrictions on the acceptance of significant gifts and the
reporting of certain gifts and business entertainment items, and personal securities trading
procedures, among other things. All advisors at OCM must acknowledge the terms of the
Code of Ethics annually, or as amended.
Our Clients or prospective Clients may request a copy of the firm's Code of Ethics by
contacting Mark K. Oliver at (206) 775-7500 or mko@olivercapital.com.
B-D OCM anticipates that, in appropriate circumstances and consistent with our Clients’ investment
objectives, we may buy and sell some of the same securities for our own account that we buy
and sell for our Clients. In all instances, where appropriate OCM will purchase a security for
all of its existing advisory accounts for which the investment is appropriate before purchasing
any of the securities for our own account and, likewise, when it determines that securities
should be sold, where appropriate we will cause these securities to be sold from all of our
advisory accounts prior to permitting the selling of the securities from our own accounts. In
some cases we may buy or sell securities for our own account for reasons not related to the
strategies adopted by our Clients.
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OCM will disclose to advisory Clients any material conflict of interest relating to our firm,
our representatives, or any of our employees which could reasonably be expected to impair
the rendering of unbiased and objective advice.
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices
A
Our Clients’ assets are held by independent third-party custodians. Except to the extent that
the Client directs otherwise, OCM may use its discretion in selecting or recommending the
broker-dealer. As stated in Item 4 above, we currently utilize the custodial services of Fidelity
Institutional (FI) and Schwab Institutional (SI). The Client is not obligated to effect
transactions through any broker-dealer recommended by OCM. In recommending broker-
dealers, OCM will generally seek “best execution.” In recommending a broker-dealer OCM
will comply with its fiduciary duty to obtain best execution and with the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and will take into account such relevant factors as:
Price;
The custodian’s facilities, reliability and financial responsibility;
The ability of the custodian to effect transactions, particularly with regard to such
aspects as timing, order size and execution of order;
The research and related brokerage services provided by such custodian to OCM,
notwithstanding that the account may not be the direct or exclusive beneficiary of
such services; and
Any other factors that we consider to be relevant, including SIPC coverage and
excess SIPC coverage.
B
OCM is authorized in its discretion to aggregate purchases and sales and other transactions
made for the account with purchases and sales and other transactions in the same or similar
securities or instruments for other Clients of OCM. When transactions are so aggregated, the
actual prices applicable to the aggregated transactions will be averaged, and the account will
be deemed to have purchased or sold its proportionate share of the securities or instruments
involved at the average price so obtained. Stock exchange regulations may in certain instances
prevent the executing broker-dealer from delivering to the account a confirmation slip with
respect to its participation in the aggregated transaction and, in such event, OCM will advise
the Client in writing of any purchase or disposition of instruments for the account with respect
to any such aggregated transaction.
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Advisor will use its best judgment and good faith efforts in rendering services to Client.
Advisor cannot warrant or guarantee any particular level of account performance, or that
account will be profitable over time. Client assumes all market risk involved in the investment
of account assets under the Investment Advisory Agreement and understands that investment
decisions made for this account are subject to various market, currency, economic, political
and business risks. Except as may otherwise be provided by law, Advisor will not be liable to
Client for (a) any loss that Client may suffer by reason of any investment decision made or
other action taken or omitted in good faith by Advisor with that degree of care, skill, prudence
and diligence under the circumstances that a prudent person acting in a fiduciary capacity
would use; (b) any loss arising from Advisor’s adherence to Client’s instructions; or (c) any
act or failure to act by a custodian of Client’s account. Nothing in this Agreement shall relieve
Advisor from any responsibility or liability Advisor may have under state or federal statutes.
Item 13 – Review of Accounts
A
Mark K. Oliver, Managing Member/President, is responsible for overseeing all investment
advisory activities on a regular basis.
B
Factors triggering a review of a Client account include, but are not limited to, changes in
fundamentals of the companies or entities issuing securities owned or being considered for
ownership, the prices of such securities and significant economic or industry developments.
Moreover, Clients that opt to invest in the Strategically Engineered Portfolio Program (SEPP)
will have the subject assets rebalanced annually bringing the subject assets back in line with the
applicable benchmark weightings.
C
Client will receive detailed computer generated monthly statements from custodian showing
all holdings, transactions in account, and any investment management fees or transaction costs
for the subject period.
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation
OCM has no arrangements, written or oral, in which it compensates any individuals or entities for
referrals of Clients.
Item 15 – Custody
Other than having the ability to debit its fees from a Client’s custodial account, and the ability to
disburse or transfer certain funds pursuant to Standing Letters of Authorization executed by Clients,
OCM does not directly or indirectly have the ability to obtain possession of Client funds or securities.
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Accordingly, OCM shall have no liability to the Client for any loss or other harm to any property in
the account, including any harm to any property in the account resulting from the insolvency of the
custodian or any acts of the agents or employees of the custodian and whether or not the full amount
or such loss is covered by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”) or any other
insurance which may be carried by the custodian. The Client understands that SIPC provides only
limited protection for the loss of property held by a custodian.
Item 16 – Investment Discretion
As stated in Item 4 above, with very limited exception, OCM manages Client accounts and assets on
a non-discretionary basis. This means that OCM has no authority to execute its investment
recommendations without obtaining the Client’s prior approval. Accordingly, all transactions made
in a Client’s account are made in accordance with the directions and preferences provided to us by
the Client. We are then able to implement those trades in the Clients’ account. Client’s grant us the
ability to trade in their account by way of a limited power of attorney document signed with the
applicable custodian of their account.
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities
Unless specifically directed otherwise in writing by a Client, OCM is not authorized to receive and
vote proxies on issues held in Client’s account or receive annual reports.
Item 18 – Financial Information
A
Under no circumstances will OCM solicit or require prepayment of more than $1,200.00, six
months or more in advance, from any Client for advisory services.
B
OCM does not have discretionary authority or custody of Client’s funds or securities. OCM
has no financial commitment which would impair or impede its ability to meet contractual and
fiduciary commitments to Clients.
OCM has never been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding.
C
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