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Part 2A of Form ADV: Firm Brochure
OSBON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
75 State Street
Suite 100
Boston, MA 02109
Telephone: (617) 217-2772
Facsimile: (617) 217-2712
E-mail: josbon@osbon.capital.com
Web: www.osboncapital.com
Revised: 8/14/2025
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Osbon Capital
Management, LLC (hereinafter “Osbon Capital” or “firm” or “we”). If you have any questions
about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at (617) 217-2772 or at
josbon@osbon.capital.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 Osbon Capital is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. You can search this site by a unique identifying number, known as a CRD
number. The CRD number for Osbon Capital is 134731. Registration as an investment adviser does
not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Item 2.
Summary of Material Changes
Since the filing of our last annual updating amendment to Form ADV Part 2A, dated
March 18, 2024, we have no material changes to report.
This Item 2 will be used to provide our clients with a summary of new and/or updated
information. We will inform you of the revision(s) based on the nature of the updated
information.
Consistent with SEC rules, we will ensure that you receive a summary of any material
changes to this and subsequent Brochures within 120 days of the close of our business
fiscal year. Furthermore, we will provide you with other interim disclosures about
material changes as necessary.
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Item 3.
Table of Contents
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Material Changes
Table of Contents
Advisory Business
Fees and Compensation
Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
Types of Clients
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Disciplinary Information
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
Brokerage Practices
Review of Accounts
Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Custody
Investment Discretion
Voting Client Securities
Financial Information
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Item 4.
Advisory Business
Osbon Capital is a fee-only SEC-registered investment adviser. Osbon Capital’s
principal place of business is located in Boston, Massachusetts. We have been in
business since 2005, with Jon M. Osbon as the sole owner and Managing Member. John
F. Osbon serves as the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer.
Discretionary assets under our firm’s management were approximately $166,529,681 as
of December 31, 2024.
Non-discretionary assets under our firm’s management were approximately $14,986,084
as of December 31, 2024.
Portfolio Management/Portfolio Consulting Services
Osbon Capital is in the business of managing individually tailored investment portfolios.
Our firm provides continuous advice to a client regarding the investment of client funds
based on the individual needs of the client. Through personal discussions in which goals
and objectives based on a client's particular circumstances are established, we develop a
client's personal investment policy or investment plan and create and manage a portfolio
based on that policy or plan. During our data-gathering process, we determine the
client’s individual objectives, time horizons, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs. We may
also review and discuss a client’s prior investment history, as well as family composition
and background.
We will manage advisory accounts on a discretionary, non-discretionary or consulting
basis. For discretionary accounts, we will implement transactions without seeking prior
client consent. For non-discretionary accounts, we will seek prior client consent for
every contemplated transaction. Therefore, clients with non-discretionary accounts
should understand that any delay in obtaining consent may result in less favorable
transaction terms, including higher security price and/or higher commissions and/or
limited availability of the securities sought. For consulting clients, we will provide
ongoing portfolio monitoring and investment recommendations, but any transaction
implementation will remain the responsibility of the client. Portfolio consulting clients
may decline to follow any or all of our recommendations at any time.
Special Assets Management
We currently offer and may offer in the future specialized asset strategies in the form of
separately managed accounts or pooled investment vehicles.
Quantitative Strategy
For qualified clients, we offer a quantitative absolute-return program that rebalances once
per U.S. trading day according to a fully rules-based signal set. Turnover may range from
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0 % (no signal change) to ≈ 200 % (full liquidation and re-deployment). The portfolio
uses no margin leverage or short sales. Target returns are largely uncorrelated to
traditional long-only equity and bond benchmarks. It is not intended for objectives that
require low volatility, benchmark tracking, or income generation.
Private Placement Management Services
Osbon Capital serves as investment manager to several private funds (the “Funds”).
Interests in the Funds are offered in reliance upon various exemptions available under the
securities laws for transactions in securities not involving a public offering. Osbon
Capital manages the Funds on a discretionary basis in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Funds’ Private Placement Memoranda and organizational documents.
Prospective investors in the Funds should be aware of additional risks, restrictions on
withdrawals and redemptions and other important information associated with
investment in the Funds. This information is outlined in the Funds’ Private Placement
Memoranda and subscription documents. Prospective investors should refer to the
Private Placement Memoranda and subscription documents for information regarding
these important additional considerations and risk.
Services in General
Account supervision is guided by the stated objectives of the client (i.e., maximum
capital appreciation, growth, income, or growth and income), as well as tax
considerations. Clients may impose reasonable restrictions on investing in certain
securities, types of securities, or industry sectors.
Our investment recommendations are not limited to any specific product or service
offered by a broker dealer or insurance company and will exclusively involve indexed
exchange traded funds (ETFs).
We tailor all of our portfolio management recommendations to the individual needs of
each client. All such recommendations are tailored based on information gathered
through client questionnaires, electronic communications, telephone and in-person
discussions.
Item 5.
Fees and Compensation
Portfolio Management/Portfolio Consulting Services
For our Portfolio Management services, we charge an annual fee based on a percentage
of assets under our management or advisement, in accordance with the fee schedule
below:
Assets under Management/Advisement ($)
Annual Fee (%)
5
First $5 million
Next $5 million
Above $10 million
1.00%
0.75%
0.50%
Our fees are directly debited in arrears at the end of each calendar quarter based upon the
value of the client's account at the end of the previous quarter.
Special Assets Management
Typically, each strategy and/or private fund vehicle will have a unique fee structure,
which will be outlined in the investment management agreement or limited partnership
agreement and other subscription documents.
Quantitative Strategy
There is no management fee and 20% performance fee, subject to a high water mark,
billed quarterly in arrears.
Private Placement Management Services
Fund management fees, carried interest and applicable expenses are outlined with
specificity in each Fund’s relevant offering documents.
Fees in General
Our fees and account minimums are not negotiable.
We group certain related client accounts for the purposes of determining the account size
and/or annualized fee.
Under no circumstances will we earn fees in excess of $500 more than six months in
advance of services rendered.
Account Termination
Client may terminate the agreement by providing us with oral or written notice at our
principal place of business. Upon termination of any account, any earned, unpaid fees
will be due and payable.
Investors should refer to the Funds’ Private Placement Memoranda and relevant offering
documents for a detailed account of termination and withdrawal provisions
ETF Fees and Expenses: All fees paid to our firm for investment advisory services are
separate and distinct from the fees and expenses charged by ETFs to their shareholders.
These fees and expenses are described in each fund's prospectus. These fees will
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generally include a management fee and other fund expenses. A client could invest in
an ETF directly, without the services of our firm. In that case, the client would not
receive the services provided by us which are designed, among other things, to assist
the client in determining which ETFs are most appropriate to each client's financial
condition and objectives. Accordingly, the client should review both the fees charged
by ETFs and the fees charged by us to fully understand the total amount of fees to be
paid by the client and to thereby evaluate the advisory services being provided.
Brokerage and Custodial Fees
In addition to advisory fees paid to our firm, clients will also be responsible for all
transaction, brokerage, trade-away and custodial fees incurred as part of their account
management. Please see Item 12 of this Brochure for important disclosures regarding
our brokerage practices.
Cash Holdings:
Unless agreed otherwise, any and all account asset classes, including cash positions, are
included in the firm’s advisory fee calculation. At certain times our advisory fee may
exceed the money market yield for cash assets.
Side Letters
Osbon Capital or the Managing Member may in the future, waive or modify the terms of
investment for certain large or strategic investors in the Funds, in side letters or
otherwise, in its sole discretion, including but not necessarily limited to, a waiver or
lowering of Management Fees, a waiver or lowering of the Incentive Allocation,
preferential redemption rights, “Key Man” event provisions, “Most Favored Nation”
status and/or increased transparency or reporting.
Item 6.
Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
As we disclosed in Item 5 of this Brochure, the Funds’ Managing Member is entitled to a
performance-based fee from the Funds. Additionally, a performance-based fee is charged
to clients invested in the Quantitative Stategy. Such performance-based fees are
calculated based on a share of capital gains on or capital appreciation of the assets of the
Funds or separately-managed accounts. To qualify for a performance-based fee
arrangement, a client (or Fund investor, as applicable) must meet definition of “qualified
client” (Rule 205-3 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940).
Clients should be aware that a performance-based fee arrangement may create an
incentive for us to recommend investments which may be riskier or more speculative
than those which would be recommended under a different fee arrangement.
Item 7.
Types of Clients
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Our firm generally provides advisory services to individuals and their related personal
accounts.
We suggest a minimum aggregated account size of $1,000,000.
Item 8.
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Our firm employs the following types of analysis to formulate client recommendations:
Asset Allocation: Rather than focusing primarily on securities selection, we attempt to
identify an appropriate ratio of equity securities, fixed income, alternative investments
such as gold, real estate ETFs and cash suitable to the client’s investment goals and risk
tolerance.
A risk of asset allocation is that the client may not participate in sharp increases in a
particular security, industry or market sector. Another risk is that the ratio of equity
securities, fixed income, and cash will change over time due to stock and market
movements and, if not corrected, will no longer be appropriate for the client’s goals.
ETF analysis: We look at the experience and track record of the ETF manager in an
attempt to determine if that manager has demonstrated an ability to invest over a period
of time and in different economic conditions. We also look at the underlying assets in an
ETF in an attempt to determine if there is significant overlap in the underlying
investments held in other funds in the client’s portfolio. We also monitor ETFs in an
attempt to determine if they are continuing to follow their stated investment strategy.
A risk of ETF analysis is that, as in all securities investments, past performance does not
guarantee future results. A manager who has been successful may not be able to replicate
that success in the future. In addition, as we do not control the underlying investments in
an ETF, managers of different funds held by the client may purchase the same security,
increasing the risk to the client if that security were to fall in value. There is also a risk
that a manager may deviate from the stated investment mandate or strategy of the ETF,
which could make the ETF less suitable of the client’s portfolio.
Risks for all forms of analysis: Our securities analysis method relies on the assumption
that the companies whose securities we purchase and sell, the rating agencies that review
these securities, and other publicly-available sources of information about these
securities, are providing accurate and unbiased data. While we are alert to indications
that data may be incorrect, there is always a risk that our analysis may be compromised
by inaccurate or misleading information.
Our firm employs the following investment strategies to implement investment advice
given to clients:
Long-term purchases: We mostly purchase securities with the idea of holding them in the
clients account for a year or longer. We may do this because we believe the securities to
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be currently undervalued. We may do this because we want exposure to a particular asset
class over time, regardless of the current projection for this class.
A risk in a long-term purchase strategy is that, by holding the security for this length of
time, we may not take advantages of short-term gains that could be profitable to a client.
Moreover, if our predictions are incorrect, a security may decline sharply in value before
we make the decision to sell.
Short-term purchases: At times, we may also purchase securities with the idea of selling
them within a relatively short time (typically a year or less). We do this in an attempt to
take advantage of conditions that we believe will soon result in a price swing in the
securities we purchase.
A risk in a short-term purchase strategy is that, should the anticipated price swing not
materialize, we are left with the option of having a long-term investment in a security that
was designed to be a short-term purchase, or potentially taking a loss. In addition, this
strategy involves more frequent trading than does a longer-term strategy, and will result
in increased brokerage and other transaction-related costs, as well as less favorable tax
treatment of short-term capital gains.
Private Fund Investment Risk
A private fund investment is speculative and may involve a high degree of risk.
Opportunities for withdrawal or redemption and transferability of interests are restricted,
and investors may not have access to capital when it is needed. There is no secondary
market for the interests and none is expected to develop. The fund portfolio may have
concentrations and this lack of diversification may result in higher risk. Investments in
cryptocurrencies may carry additional unique and increased risks. Investors in such
assets must be able to bear substantial losses to principal.
Clients should understand that investing in any securities, including ETFs, involves a
risk of loss of both income and principal that a client should be prepared to bear.
Item 9.
Disciplinary Information
Our firm has no disciplinary events to disclose.
Massachusetts law requires disclosure that information on disciplinary history and the
registration of our firm and its associated persons may be obtained by contacting the
SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy at (202) 942-8090, Option 6.
Disciplinary history may also be obtained from the Massachusetts Securities Division at
(617) 727-3548, and if asked, our firm and our associated persons must also disclose the
history.
Item 10.
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
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Jon M. Osbon is a shareholder and Board Member of Unify Money, a digital private
banking platform. No clients of Osbon Capital will be solicited to engage with or invest
into this entity. No referral fees of any kind will be exchanged between Unify Money
and Osbon Capital.
Item 11.
Code of Ethics, Participation in Client Transactions and Personal
Trading
Code of Ethics Disclosure
Our firm has adopted a Code of Ethics which sets forth high ethical standards of business
conduct that we require of our employees, including compliance with applicable federal
securities laws. Our Code of Ethics includes policies and procedures for the review of
quarterly securities transactions reports as well as initial and annual securities holdings
reports that must be submitted by the firm’s access persons. Among other things, our
Code of Ethics also requires the prior approval of any acquisition of securities in a
limited offering (e.g., private placement) or an initial public offering. Our code provides
for oversight, enforcement and recordkeeping provisions. A copy of our Code of Ethics
is available to our advisory clients and prospective clients upon request to John Osbon,
Chief Compliance Officer, at the firm’s principal office address.
Our firm or individuals associated with our firm may buy or sell securities identical to
those recommended to or purchased for customers for their personal accounts. In
addition, any related person(s) may have an interest or position in a certain security(ies)
which may also be recommended to a client. This practice results in a potential conflict
of interest, as we may have an incentive to manipulate the timing of such purchases to
obtain a better price or more favorable allocation in rare cases of limited availability.
To mitigate these potential conflicts of interest and ensure the fulfillment of our fiduciary
responsibilities, we have established the following restrictions:
1. No principal or employee of our firm may buy or sell 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 principal or employee of our firm may
prefer his or her own interest to that of the advisory client;
2. It is the expressed policy of our firm that no person employed by us may purchase
or sell any security prior to a transaction(s) being implemented for an advisory
account, and therefore, preventing such employees from benefiting from
transactions placed on behalf of advisory accounts;
3. We do not aggregate employee trades with client trades;
4. We maintain a list of all securities holdings for our firm and anyone associated
with this advisory practice with access to advisory recommendations;
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5. We emphasize the unrestricted right of the client to decline to implement any
advice rendered, except in situations where our firm is granted discretionary
authority;
6. All of our principals and employees must act in accordance with all applicable
Federal and State regulations governing registered investment advisory practices;
and
7. Any individual not in observance of the above may be subject to disciplinary
action or termination.
Pursuant to recent Department of Labor regulations, our firm is required to acknowledge
in writing its fiduciary status under Section 3(21) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), as applicable.
When our fimr provides investment advice to you regarding your retirement plan account
or individual retirement account, it is a fiduciary within the meaning of Title I of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act and/or the Internal Revenue Code, as
applicable, which are laws governing retirement accounts. The way we make money
creates some conflicts with your interests, so our firm operates under a special rule that
requires it to act in your best interest and not put its interests ahead of yours.
Asset Roll-Over Disclosure:
Consistent with this fiduciary duty, our firm is required to disclose applicable conflicts of
interest associated with its rollover recommendations. Our rollover recommendations
create a conflict of interest if Osbon Capital will earn a new (or increase its current)
advisory fee on the rolled over assets. Please see Item 5 of Form ADV Part 2A for further
information regarding Adviser’s services, fees, and other conflicts of interest.
Clients and prospective clients considering a rollover from a qualified employer
sponsored workplace retirement plan (“Employer Retirement Plan”) to an Individual
Retirement Account (“IRA”), or from an IRA to another IRA, are encouraged to consider
and to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of an IRA rollover from their
existing plan or IRA, including, but not limited to, factors such as management expenses,
transaction expenses, custodial expenses and available investment options.
Potential alternatives to a rollover may include:
• Leaving the money in your former Employer Retirement Plan, if permitted;
• Rolling over the assets to your employer’s plan, if one is available and if rollovers
are permitted;
• Rolling over Employer Retirement Plan assets into an IRA; or
• Cashing out (or distribute) the Employer Retirement Plan assets and paying the
taxes due.
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Item 12.
Brokerage Practices
We do not have any formal or informal soft-dollar arrangements and do not receive any
soft-dollar benefits.
We do not request or accept the discretionary authority to determine the broker dealer to
be used for client accounts. Clients must instruct us as to the broker dealer to be used for
all client securities transactions. In directing the use of a particular broker or dealer, it
should be understood that we will not have authority to negotiate commissions among
various brokers, and best execution may not be achieved, resulting in higher transaction
costs for clients. Not all advisers require their clients to direct brokerage.
Our firm participates in the Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services Program (hereinafter,
“FIWS”) sponsored by Fidelity. Clients in need of brokerage and custodial services will
have Fidelity recommended to them. While there is no direct linkage between the
investment advice given to clients and our firm’s participation in the FIWS program, we
receive economic benefits which would not be received if we did not give investment
advice to clients. These benefits include: A dedicated trading desk that services FIWS
participants exclusively, a dedicated service group and an account services manager
dedicated to our firm’s accounts, access to a real-time order matching system, ability to
'block' client trades, electronic download of trades, balances and positions, access, for a
fee, to an electronic interface with FIWS' software, duplicate and batched client
statements, confirmations and year-end summaries, the ability to have advisory fees
directly debited from client accounts (in accordance with federal and state requirements),
availability of third-party research and technology, a quarterly newsletter, access to
Fidelity mutual funds, access to AdvisorChannel.com (internet access to statements,
confirmations and transfer of asset status), access to Account View (through which
clients may access their account information over the internet via our website), access to
mutual fund families and mutual funds NOT affiliated with Fidelity, of which many have
no transaction fee, ability to have loads waived for our clients who invest in certain
Fidelity loaded funds, when certain conditions are met and maintained and the ability to
have custody fees waived (when negotiated by the adviser and allowed under certain
circumstances).
The benefits we receive through participation in the FIWS program may depend upon the
amount of transactions directed to, or amount of assets custodied by, Fidelity.
Participation in the FIWS program results a potential conflict of interest for our firm, as
the receipt of the above benefits creates an incentive for us to use Fidelity for the
execution of client trades.
Nonetheless, we have reviewed the services of Fidelity and recommend the services
based on a number of factors. These factors include the professional services offered,
commission rates, and the custodial platform provided to clients. We may periodically
attempt to negotiate lower commission rates for our clients with Fidelity.
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Should we decide to use another broker dealer to execute a client trade due to better
availability, liquidity, or pricing, Fidelity will charge an additional trade-away fee for
each such trade. Therefore, we will only use this trade-away ability in situations with
compelling financial reasons.
We reserve the right to decline acceptance of any client account for which the client
directs the use of a broker if we believe that this choice would hinder its fiduciary duty to
the client and/or its ability to service the account.
Trade Aggregation
As a matter of policy and practice, our firm does not generally block client trades and,
therefore, implements client transactions separately for each account. Due to this
practice, certain client trades may be executed before others, at a different price and/or
commission rate. Additionally, our clients may not receive volume discounts available to
advisers to block client trades.
Item 13.
Review of Accounts
Jon M. Osbon, Managing Member and John F. Osbon, Chief Compliance Officer, will
continuously monitor the underlying securities in client accounts and perform at least
quarterly reviews of account holdings for all clients. Accounts are reviewed for
consistency with client investment strategy, asset allocation, risk tolerance and
performance relative to the appropriate benchmark. More frequent reviews may be
triggered by changes in an account holder’s personal, tax or financial status. Domestic,
geopolitical and macroeconomic events may also trigger reviews. We encourage at least
annual meetings with each client, either by a telephone conference or in person.
In addition to the monthly statements and confirmations of transactions that clients
receive from their broker dealer, our firm may provide quarterly statement of account
holdings and/or performance. More frequent reports may be delivered upon client
request.
Members in the Fund will receive:
• annual audited financial statements relating to the Funds, as soon as
practicable after the end of each fiscal year and no later than 120 days
after the end of each fiscal year;
• audited financial statements relating to the Funds, as soon as practicable
upon the completion of the winding-up of the Fund; and
• annual information necessary for completion of federal income tax
returns.
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Item 14.
Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Other than that already described in this Brochure, our firm does not receive any
additional compensation from third parties for providing investment advice to its clients
and does not compensate anyone for client referrals.
Item 15.
Custody
Custody is defined as any legal or actual ability by our firm to access client funds or
securities. Since all client funds and securities (other than certain private uncertificated
security interests) are maintained with a qualified custodian, we don’t take physical
possession of client assets. However, under the current SEC rules, our firm is deemed to
have constructive custody of client assets due to various arrangements which give us
legal access to client funds. Therefore, we urge all of our management clients to
carefully review and compare their quarterly reviews of account holdings and/or
performance results received from us to those they receive from their custodian. Should
you notice any discrepancies, please notify us and/or your custodian as soon as possible.
Item 16.
Investment Discretion
For clients granting us discretionary authority to determine which securities and the
amounts of securities that are to be bought or sold for their account(s), we request that
such authority be granted in writing, typically in the executed investment management
agreement.
Should the client wish to impose reasonable limitations on this discretionary authority,
such limitations shall be included in this written authority statement. Clients may
change/amend these limitations as desired. Such amendments must be submitted to us by
the client in writing.
Item 17.
Voting Client Securities
Advisory clients may elect to delegate their proxy voting authority to us. Alternatively,
clients may, at their election, choose to receive proxies related to their own accounts, in
which case we may consult with clients as requested. (With respect to ERISA accounts,
we will vote proxies unless the plan documents specifically reserve the plan sponsor’s
right to vote proxies.) To direct us to vote a proxy in a particular manner, clients should
contact John Osbon by telephone, electronic mail, or in writing.
When we have discretion to vote proxies for our clients, we will vote those proxies in the
best interests of its clients and in accordance our established policies and procedures.
Our firm will retain all proxy voting books and records for the requisite period of time,
including a copy of each proxy statement received, a record of each vote cast, a copy of
any document created by us that was material to making a decision how to vote proxies,
and a copy of each written client request for information on how the adviser voted
proxies. If our firm has a conflict of interest in voting a particular action, we will notify
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the client of the conflict and retain an independent third-party to cast a vote.
Clients may obtain a copy of our complete proxy voting policies and procedures by
contacting John Osbon directly. Clients may request, in writing, information on how
proxies for his/her shares were voted. If any client requests a copy of our complete proxy
policies and procedures or how we voted proxies for his/her account(s), we will promptly
provide such information to the client.
We will neither advise nor act on behalf of the client in legal proceedings involving
companies whose securities are held in the client’s account(s), including, but not limited
to, the filing of “Proofs of Claim” in class action settlements. If desired, clients may
direct us to transmit copies of class action notices to the client or a third party. Upon such
direction, we will make commercially reasonable efforts to forward such notices in a
timely manner.
Item 18.
Financial Information
Under no circumstances will we earn fees in excess of $1,200 more than six months in
advance of services rendered, and therefore we have no obligation to disclose our
firm financials as part of this Brochure.
Our firm has no financial condition that impairs our ability to meet our contractual
obligations to you and has never been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding.
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