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Item 1: Cover Page
Part 2A of Form ADV: Firm Brochure
February 2025
Pacifica Wealth Advisors, Inc.
6041 Rural Plains Circle,
Ste 110 PMB 130
Franklin, TN 37064
www.pacificawealth.com
Firm Contact:
Robert Pagliarini
Chief Compliance Officer
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Pacifica
Wealth Advisors, Inc. If clients have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact
us at (855) 554-3677. The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any State Securities Authority. Additional
information about our firm is also available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov by
searching CRD #136054.
Please note that the use of the term “registered investment adviser” and description of our firm
and/or our associates as “registered” does not imply a certain level of skill or training. Clients are
encouraged to review this Brochure and Brochure Supplements for our firm’s associates who advise
clients for more information on the qualifications of our firm and our employees.
Item 2: Material Changes
Pacifica Wealth Advisors, Inc. is required to make clients aware of information that has changed since
the last annual update to the Firm Brochure (“Brochure”) and that may be important to them. Clients
can then determine whether to review the brochure in its entirety or to contact us with questions
about the changes. The following material changes have been made since our last annual amendment
filing on 01/31/2024:
- Pacifica Wealth Advisors, Inc. changed its state of incorporation from California to
Wyoming.
- Effective December 31st, 2024 the Advisor has relocated its Primary Office Address to
Franklin, Tennessee with the mailing address of: 6041 Rural Plains Circle, Ste 110
PMB 130 Franklin, TN 37064
- The Advisor has changed its phone number to (855) 554-3677.
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Item 3: Table of Contents
Item 1: Cover Page ....................................................................................................................................... 1
Item 2: Material Changes ............................................................................................................................ 2
Item 3: Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................ 3
Item 4: Advisory Business .......................................................................................................................... 4
Item 5: Fees & Compensation ..................................................................................................................... 6
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees & Side-By-Side Management .............................................................. 8
Item 7: Types of Clients & Account Requirements ................................................................................... 8
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies & Risk of Loss ........................................................ 8
Item 9: Disciplinary Information ................................................................................................................ 9
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities & Affiliations ...................................................................... 9
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions & Personal Trading ........... 10
Item 12: Brokerage Practices ................................................................................................................... 11
Item 13: Review of Accounts or Financial Plans ..................................................................................... 15
Item 14: Client Referrals & Other Compensation ................................................................................... 15
Item 15: Custody........................................................................................................................................ 16
Item 16: Investment Discretion................................................................................................................ 17
Item 17: Voting Client Securities .............................................................................................................. 17
Item 18: Financial Information ................................................................................................................ 18
Item 19: Requirements for State-Registered Advisers ........................................................................... 18
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Item 4: Advisory Business
Our firm is dedicated to providing individuals and other types of clients with a wide array of
investment advisory services. Our firm is a Wyoming corporation that became a registered
investment advisor in 2006. Our firm is wholly owned by Robert Pagliarini.
The purpose of this Brochure is to disclose the conflicts of interest associated with the investment
transactions, compensation and any other matters related to investment decisions made by our firm
or its representatives. As a fiduciary, it is our duty to always act in the client’s best interest. This is
accomplished in part by knowing our client. Our firm has established a service-oriented advisory
practice with open lines of communication for many different types of clients to help meet their
financial goals while remaining sensitive to risk tolerance and time horizons. Working with clients to
understand their investment objectives while educating them about our process, facilitates the kind
of working relationship we value.
Types of Advisory Services Offered
Asset Management:
As part of our Asset Management service, a portfolio is created, consisting of individual stocks, bonds,
exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), options, mutual funds and other public and private securities or
investments. The client’s individual investment strategy is tailored to their specific needs and may
include some or all of the previously mentioned securities. Our firm may retain other types of investments
from the Client’s legacy portfolio due to fit with the overall portfolio strategy, tax-related reasons, or other
reasons as identified between our firm and the Client. Portfolios will be designed to meet a particular
investment goal, determined to be suitable to the client’s circumstances. Once the appropriate portfolio
has been determined, portfolios are continuously and regularly monitored, and if necessary, rebalanced
based upon the client’s individual needs, stated goals and objectives.
Sub-Account Manager Services:
Our firm utilizes the services of C.W. Henderson & Associates, Inc. (“CW Henderson”) in limited
capacity for purposes of managing client accounts. Our firm will not offer advice on any specific securities
or other investments in connection with this service and, therefore, investment advice and trading of
securities will only be offered by CW Henderson. Our firm provides ongoing reviews of their management
of client accounts.
Our firm will periodically review CW Henderson reports provided to the client at least annually. Our
firm will contact clients from time to time in order to review their financial situation and objectives;
communicate information to CW Henderson as warranted; and assist the client in understanding and
evaluating the services provided by CW Henderson. Clients will be expected to notify our firm of any
changes in their financial situation, investment objectives, or account restrictions that could affect
their financial standing.
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Retirement Plan Consulting:
Our firm provides retirement plan consulting services to employer plan sponsors on an ongoing basis.
Generally, such consulting services consist of assisting employer plan sponsors in establishing,
monitoring and reviewing their company's participant-directed retirement plan. As the needs of the
plan sponsor dictate, areas of advising could include: investment options, plan structure and
participant education. Retirement Plan Consulting services typically include:
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• Establishing an Investment Policy Statement – Our firm will assist in the development of a
statement that summarizes the investment goals and objectives along with the broad strategies
to be employed to meet the objectives.
Investment Options – Our firm will work with the Plan Sponsor to evaluate existing investment
options and make recommendations for appropriate changes.
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• Asset Allocation and Portfolio Construction – Our firm will develop strategic asset allocation
models to aid Participants in developing strategies to meet their investment objectives, time
horizon, financial situation and tolerance for risk.
Investment Monitoring – Our firm will monitor the performance of the investments and notify
the client in the event of over/underperformance and in times of market volatility.
In providing services for retirement plan consulting, our firm does not provide any advisory services
with respect to the following types of assets: employer securities, real estate (excluding real estate
funds and publicly traded REITS), participant loans, non-publicly traded securities or assets, other
illiquid investments, or brokerage window programs (collectively, “Excluded Assets”). All retirement
plan consulting services shall be in compliance with the applicable state laws regulating retirement
consulting services. This applies to client accounts that are retirement or other employee benefit plans
(“Plan”) governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended(“ERISA”). If
the client accounts are part of a Plan, and our firm accepts appointment to provide services to such
accounts, our firm acknowledges its fiduciary standard within the meaning of Section 3(21) or 3(38) of
ERISA as designated by the Retirement Plan Consulting Agreement with respect to the provision of
services described therein.
Tailoring of Advisory Services
Our firm offers individualized investment advice to our Asset Management clients. General
investment advice will be offered to our Financial Planning & Consulting Retirement Plan Consulting,
Sub-Account Managing Services clients.
Asset Management clients have the opportunity to place reasonable restrictions on the types of
investments to be held in the portfolio. Please note that Asset Management clients are advised to
promptly notify our firm of any changes in their financial situation, investment objectives, or account
restrictions that could affect their financial standing. It is also advised to notify our firm if they wish to
impose any reasonable restrictions upon our management services. Please note that restrictions on
investments in certain securities or types of securities may not be possible due to the level of
difficulty this would entail in managing the account.
Participation in Wrap Fee Programs
Our firm does not offer or sponsor a wrap fee program.
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Regulatory Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2024, Pacifica Wealth Advisors manages $ 176,129,656 in Client assets,
$170,973,684 of which are managed on a discretionary basis and $5,155,972 of which are managed on
a non-discretionary basis. Clients may request more current information at any time by contacting the
Advisor.
Item 5: Fees & Compensation
Advisory Services
Asset Management:
The maximum annual fee charged for this service will not exceed 2.5%. Fees to be assessed will be
outlined in the advisory agreement to be signed by the client. Annualized fees are billed on a pro-rata
basis quarterly in arrears based on the value of the account(s) on the last day of the quarter. Fees are
negotiable and will be deducted from client account(s). Our firm bills on cash unless otherwise agreed
to in writing. Adjustments will be made for deposits and withdrawals during the quarter. In rare
cases, our firm will agree to directly invoice. All securities held in accounts managed by our firm will
be independently valued by the Custodian. Our firm will conduct periodic reviews of the Custodian’s
valuation to ensure accurate billing. As part of this process, Clients understand the following:
Sub-Account Manager Services:
For the sub-account manager services rendered to our clients, CW Henderson will charge an advisory
fee that will be set forth in a separate agreement between the client and CW Henderson. The terms
and conditions under which the client shall engage CW Henderson shall be also set forth in the
separate agreement.
a) Client provides authorization permitting Advisor and CW Henderson to be directly paid by
these terms.; and
b) Client’s independent Custodian sends statements, at least quarterly, showing the market values
for each security included in the Assets and all account disbursements, including the amount
of the advisory fees paid to Advisor; and
c) Advisor provides to Client a quarterly email with a direct link to a webpage in which Client can
access their statements showing the fee amount, the value of the assets upon which the fee is
based, and the specific manner in which the fee is calculated as well as disclosing that it is the
Client’s responsibility to verify the accuracy of fee calculation, and that the Custodian does not
determine its accuracy.
Retirement Plan Consulting:
Our Retirement Plan Consulting services are billed on an hourly or flat fee basis or a fee based on the
percentage of Plan assets under management. The total estimated fee, as well as the ultimate fee
charged, is based on the scope and complexity of our engagement with the client. Fees based on a
percentage of managed Plan assets will not exceed 2.50%. The fee-paying arrangements will be
determined on a case-by-case basis and will be detailed in the signed consulting agreement.
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Other Types of Fees & Expenses
Clients will incur transaction fees for trades executed by their chosen Custodian, via individual
transaction charges. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”), does not charge transaction fees for U.S.
listed equities and exchange traded funds. These transaction fees are separate from our firm’s advisory
fees and will be disclosed by the chosen Custodian. Clients may also pay holdings charges imposed by
the chosen Custodian for certain investments, charges imposed directly by a mutual fund, index fund,
or exchange traded fund, which shall be disclosed in the fund’s prospectus (i.e., fund management fees,
initial or deferred sales charges, mutual fund sales loads, 12b-1 fees, surrender charges, variable
annuity fees, IRA and qualified retirement plan fees, and other fund expenses), mark-ups and mark-
downs, spreads paid to market makers, fees for trades executed away from Custodian, wire transfer
fees and other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities transactions. Our firm does not
receive a portion of these fees.
Termination & Refunds
Either party may terminate the advisory agreement signed with our firm for Asset Management service
in writing at any time. Upon notice of termination pro-rata advisory fees for services rendered to the
point of termination will be charged. If advisory fees cannot be deducted, our firm will send an invoice
for due advisory fees to the client.
Either Party to a Retirement Plan Consulting Agreement may terminate at any time by providing
written notice to the other party. Either party must provide the other party 30 days written notice to
terminate billing. Billing will terminate 30 days after receipt of termination notice. Clients will be
charged on a pro-rata basis, which takes into account work completed by our firm on behalf of the
client. Clients will incur charges for bona fide advisory services rendered up to the point of
termination (determined as 30 days from receipt of said written notice) and such fees will be due and
payable.
Commissionable Securities Sales
Our firm and representatives do not sell securities for a commission in advisory accounts.
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees & Side-By-Side Management
Our firm does not charge performance-based fees.
Item 7: Types of Clients & Account Requirements
Our firm has the following types of clients:
Individuals and High Net Worth Individuals;
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• Corporations, Limited Liability Companies and/or Other Business Types
Our requirements for opening and maintaining accounts or otherwise engaging us:
• Our firm requires a minimum account balance of $3,000,000 for our Asset Management
service. Generally, this minimum account balance requirement is negotiable at our firm’s sole
discretion and would be required throughout the course of the client’s relationship with our
firm.
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Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies & Risk of Loss
Methods of Analysis
We use the following methods of analysis in formulating our investment advice and/or managing client
assets:
Fundamental Analysis: The analysis of a business's financial statements (usually to analyze the
business's assets, liabilities, and earnings), health, and its competitors and markets. When analyzing a
stock, futures contract, or currency using fundamental analysis there are two basic approaches one can
use: bottom up analysis and top down analysis. The terms are used to distinguish such analysis from
other types of investment analysis, such as quantitative and technical. Fundamental analysis is
performed on historical and present data, but with the goal of making financial forecasts. There are
several possible objectives: (a) to conduct a company stock valuation and predict its probable price
evolution; (b) to make a projection on its business performance; (c) to evaluate its management and
make internal business decisions; (d) and/or to calculate its credit risk.; and (e) to find out the intrinsic
value of the share.
When the objective of the analysis is to determine what stock to buy and at what price, there are two
basic methodologies investors rely upon: (a) Fundamental analysis maintains that markets may
misprice a security in the short run but that the "correct" price will eventually be reached. Profits can
be made by purchasing the mispriced security and then waiting for the market to recognize its
"mistake" and reprice the security.; and (b) Technical analysis maintains that all information is reflected
already in the price of a security. Technical analysts analyze trends and believe that sentiment changes
predate and predict trend changes. Investors' emotional responses to price movements lead to
recognizable price chart patterns. Technical analysts also analyze historical trends to predict future
price movement. Investors can use one or both of these different but complementary methods for stock
picking. This presents a potential risk, as the price of a security can move up or down along with the
overall market regardless of the economic and financial factors considered in evaluating the stock.
Investment Strategies We Use
We use the following strategies in managing client accounts, provided that such strategies are
appropriate to the needs of the client and consistent with the client's investment objectives, risk
tolerance, and time horizons, among other considerations:
Cash & Cash Equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents generally refer to either United States dollars
or highly liquid short-term debt instruments such as, but not limited to, treasury bills, bank CD’s and
commercial papers. Generally, these assets are considered nonproductive and will be exposed to
inflation risk and considerable opportunity cost risk. Investments in cash and cash equivalents will
generally return less than the advisory fee charged by our firm. Our firm may recommend cash and
cash equivalents as part of our clients’ asset allocation when deemed appropriate and in their best
interest. Our firm considers cash and cash equivalents to be an asset class. Therefore, our firm assess
an advisory fee on cash and cash equivalents unless indicated otherwise in writing.
Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”): An ETF is a type of Investment Company (usually, an open-end
fund or unit investment trust) whose primary objective is to achieve the same return as a particular
market index. The vast majority of ETFs are designed to track an index, so their performance is close
to that of an index mutual fund, but they are not exact duplicates. A tracking error, or the difference
between the returns of a fund and the returns of the index, can arise due to differences in
composition, management fees, expenses, and handling of dividends. ETFs benefit from continuous
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pricing; they can be bought and sold on a stock exchange throughout the trading day. Because ETFs
trade like stocks, you can place orders just like with individual stocks - such as limit orders, good-
until-canceled orders, stop loss orders etc. They can also be sold short. Traditional mutual funds are
bought and redeemed based on their net asset values (“NAV”) at the end of the day. ETFs are bought
and sold at the market prices on the exchanges, which resemble the underlying NAV but are
independent of it. However, arbitrageurs will ensure that ETF prices are kept very close to the NAV
of the underlying securities. Although an investor can buy as few as one share of an ETF, most buy in
board lots. Anything bought in less than a board lot will increase the cost to the investor. Anyone can
buy any ETF no matter where in the world it trades. This provides a benefit over mutual funds, which
generally can only be bought in the country in which they are registered.
One of the main features of ETFs are their low annual fees, especially when compared to traditional
mutual funds. The passive nature of index investing, reduced marketing, and distribution and
accounting expenses all contribute to the lower fees. However, individual investors must pay a
brokerage commission to purchase and sell ETF shares; for those investors who trade frequently,
this can significantly increase the cost of investing in ETFs. That said, with the advent of low-cost
brokerage fees, small or frequent purchases of ETFs are becoming more cost efficient.
Mutual Funds: A mutual fund is a company that pools money from many investors and invests that
money in a variety of differing security types based on the objectives of the fund. The portfolio of the
fund consists of the combined holdings it owns. Each share represents an investor’s proportionate
ownership of the fund’s holdings and the income those holdings generate. The price that investors
pay for mutual fund shares are the fund’s per share net asset value (“NAV”) plus any shareholder fees
that the fund imposes at the time of purchase (such as sales loads). Investors typically cannot
ascertain the exact make-up of a fund’s portfolio at any given time, nor can they directly influence
which securities the fund manager buys and sells or the timing of those trades. With an individual
stock, investors can obtain real-time (or close to real-time) pricing information with relative ease by
checking financial websites or by calling a broker or your investment adviser. Investors can also
monitor how a stock’s price changes from hour to hour—or even second to second. By contrast, with
a mutual fund, the price at which an investor purchases or redeems shares will typically depend on
the fund’s NAV, which is calculated daily after market close.
The benefits of investing through mutual funds include: (a) Mutual funds are professionally managed
by an investment adviser who researches, selects, and monitors the performance of the securities
purchased by the fund; (b) Mutual funds typically have the benefit of diversification, which is an
investing strategy that generally sums up as “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” Spreading
investments across a wide range of companies and industry sectors can help lower the risk if a
company or sector fails. Some investors find it easier to achieve diversification through ownership of
mutual funds rather than through ownership of individual stocks or bonds.; (c) Some mutual funds
accommodate investors who do not have a lot of money to invest by setting relatively low dollar
amounts for initial purchases, subsequent monthly purchases, or both.; and (d) At any time, mutual
fund investors can readily redeem their shares at the current NAV, less any fees and charges assessed
on redemption.
Mutual funds also have features that some investors might view as disadvantages: (a) Investors must
pay sales charges, annual fees, and other expenses regardless of how the fund performs. Depending
on the timing of their investment, investors may also have to pay taxes on any capital gains
distributions they receive. This includes instances where the fund performed poorly after purchasing
shares.; (b) Investors typically cannot ascertain the exact make-up of a fund’s portfolio at any given
time, nor can they directly influence which securities the fund manager buys and sells or the timing
of those trades.; and (c) With an individual stock, investors can obtain real-time (or close to real-
time) pricing information with relative ease by checking financial websites or by calling a broker or
your investment adviser. Investors can also monitor how a stock’s price changes from hour to hour—
or even second to second. By contrast, with a mutual fund, the price at which an investor purchases
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or redeems shares will typically depend on the fund’s NAV, which the fund might not calculate until
many hours after the investor placed the order. In general, mutual funds must calculate their NAV at
least once every business day, typically after the major U.S. exchanges close.
When investors buy and hold an individual stock or bond, the investor must pay income tax each year
on the dividends or interest the investor receives. However, the investor will not have to pay any
capital gains tax until the investor actually sells and makes a profit. Mutual funds, however, are
different. When an investor buys and holds mutual fund shares, the investor will owe income tax on
any ordinary dividends in the year the investor receives or reinvests them. Moreover, in addition to
owing taxes on any personal capital gains when the investor sells shares, the investor may have to
pay taxes each year on the fund’s capital gains. That is because the law requires mutual funds to
distribute capital gains to shareholders if they sell securities for a profit, and cannot use losses to
offset these gains.
Individual Stocks: A common stock is a security that represents ownership in a corporation. Holders
of common stock exercise control by electing a board of directors and voting on corporate policy.
Investing in individual common stocks provides us with more control of what you are invested in and
when that investment is made. Having the ability to decide when to buy or sell helps us time the
taking of gains or losses. Common stocks, however, bear a greater amount of risk when compared to
certificate of deposits, preferred stock and bonds. It is typically more difficult to achieve
diversification when investing in individual common stocks. Additionally, common stockholders are
on the bottom of the priority ladder for ownership structure; if a company goes bankrupt, the
common stockholders do not receive their money until the creditors and preferred shareholders
have received their respective share of the leftover assets.
Bond Funds: A fund that invests in bonds, or other debt securities. Bond funds can be contrasted
with stock funds and money funds. Bond funds typically pay periodic dividends that include interest
payments on the fund's underlying securities plus periodic realized capital appreciation. Bond funds
typically pay higher dividends than a certificate of deposit (“CD”) and money market accounts. Most
bond funds pay out dividends more frequently than individual bonds.
Bond Funds can be classified by their primary underlying assets: (a) Government: Government bonds
are considered safest, since a government can always "print more money" to pay its debt. In the
United States, these are United States Treasury securities or Treasurys. Due to the safety, the yields
are typically low.; (b) Agency: In the United States, these are bonds issued by government agencies
such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corp. (Freddie Mac), and Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae).; (c) Municipal: Bonds
issued by state and local governments and agencies are subject to certain tax preferences and are
typically exempt from federal taxes. In some cases, these bonds are even exempt from state or local
taxes.; and (d) Corporate: Bonds are issued by corporations. All corporate bonds are guaranteed by
the borrowing (issuing) company, and the risk depends on the company's ability to pay the loan at
maturity. Some bond funds specialize in high-yield securities (junk bonds), which are corporate
bonds carrying a higher risk, due to the potential inability of the issuer to repay the bond. Bond funds
specializing in junk bonds – also known as "below investment-grade bonds" – pay higher dividends
than other bond funds, with the dividend return correlating approximately with the risk. Bond funds
may also be classified by factors such as type of yield (high income) or term (short, medium, long) or
some other specialty such as zero-coupon bonds, international bonds, multisector bonds or
convertible bonds.
Fund managers provide dedicated management and save the individual investor from researching
issuer creditworthiness, maturity, price, face value, coupon rate, yield, and countless other factors
that affect bond investing. Bond funds invest in many individual bonds, so that even a relatively small
investment is diversified—and when an underperforming bond is just one of many bonds in a fund,
its negative impact on an investor's overall portfolio is lessened. In a fund, income from all bonds can
be reinvested automatically and consistently added to the value of the fund. Investors can sell shares
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in a bond fund at any time without regard to bond maturities.
Bond funds typically charge a fee, often as a percentage of the total investment amount. This fee is
not applicable to individually held bonds. Bond fund dividend payments may not be fixed as with the
interest payments of an individually held bond, leading to potential fluctuation of the value of
dividend payments. The net asset value (“NAV”) of a bond fund may change over time, unlike an
individual bond in which the total issue price will be returned upon maturity (provided the bond
issuer does not default).
Margin Transactions: Our firm may purchase securities for your portfolio with money borrowed
from your brokerage account. This allows you to purchase more stock than you would be able to with
your available cash and allows us to purchase securities without selling other holdings. Margin
accounts and transactions are risky and not necessarily appropriate for every client.
The potential risks associated with these transactions are (1) You can lose more funds than are
deposited into the margin account; (2) the forced sale of securities or other assets in your account;
(3) the sale of securities or other assets without contacting you; (4) you may not be entitled to choose
which securities or other assets in your account(s) are liquidated or sold to meet a margin call; and
(5) Custodians charge interest on margin balances which will reduce your returns over time.
Alternative Investments: Hedge funds, commodity pools, Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”),
Business Development Companies (“BDCs”), and other alternative investments involve a high degree
of risk and can be illiquid due to restrictions on transfer and lack of a secondary trading market. They
can be highly leveraged, speculative and volatile, and an investor could lose all or a substantial
amount of an investment. Alternative investments may lack transparency as to share price, valuation
and portfolio holdings. Complex tax structures often result in delayed tax reporting. Compared to
mutual funds, hedge funds and commodity pools are subject to less regulation and often charge
higher fees and may require “capital calls” which would require additional investment. Alternative
investment managers typically exercise broad investment discretion and may apply similar
strategies across multiple investment vehicles, resulting in less diversification.
Risk of Loss
Investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients should be prepared to bear. While the stock
market may increase and the account(s) could enjoy a gain, it is also possible that the stock market
may decrease, and the account(s) could suffer a loss. It is important that clients understand the risks
associated with investing in the stock market, and that their assets are appropriately diversified in
investments. Clients are encouraged to ask our firm any questions regarding their risk tolerance.
Capital Risk: Capital risk is one of the most basic, fundamental risks of investing; it is the risk that
you may lose 100% of your money. All investments carry some form of risk and the loss of capital is
generally a risk for any investment instrument.
Company Risk: When investing in stock positions, there is always a certain level of company or
industry specific risk that is inherent in each investment. This is also referred to as unsystematic risk
and can be reduced through appropriate diversification. There is the risk that the company will
perform poorly or have its value reduced based on factors specific to the company or its industry.
For example, if a company’s employees go on strike or the company receives unfavorable media
attention for its actions, the value of the company may be reduced.
Economic Risk: The prevailing economic environment is important to the health of all businesses.
Some companies, however, are more sensitive to changes in the domestic or global economy than
others. These types of companies are often referred to as cyclical businesses. Countries in which a
large portion of businesses are in cyclical industries are thus also very economically sensitive and
carry a higher amount of economic risk. If an investment is issued by a party located in a country that
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experiences wide swings from an economic standpoint or in situations where certain elements of an
investment instrument are hinged on dealings in such countries, the investment instrument will
generally be subject to a higher level of economic risk.
Equity (Stock) Market Risk: Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations
and, volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions of their issuers
change. If you held common stock, or common stock equivalents, of any given issuer, you would
generally be exposed to greater risk than if you held preferred stocks and debt obligations of the
issuer.
ETF & Mutual Fund Risk: When investing in an ETF or mutual fund, you will bear additional
expenses based on your pro rata share of the ETF’s or mutual fund’s operating expenses, including
the potential duplication of management fees. The risk of owning an ETF or mutual fund generally
reflects the risks of owning the underlying securities, the ETF, or mutual fund holds. Clients will also
incur brokerage costs when purchasing ETFs.
Financial Risk: Financial risk is represented by internal disruptions within an investment or the
issuer of an investment that can lead to unfavorable performance of the investment. Examples of
financial risk can be found in cases like Enron or many of the dot com companies that were caught
up in a period of extraordinary market valuations that were not based on solid financial footings of
the companies.
Inflation Risk: Inflation risk involves the concern that in the future, your investment or proceeds
from your investment will not be worth what they are today. Throughout time, the prices of resources
and end-user products generally increase and thus, the same general goods and products today will
likely be more expensive in the future. The longer an investment is held, the greater the chance that
the proceeds from that investment will be worth less in the future than what they are today. Said
another way, a dollar tomorrow will likely get you less than what it can today.
Interest Rate Risk: Certain investments involve the payment of a fixed or variable rate of interest to
the investment holder. Once an investor has acquired or has acquired the rights to an investment that
pays a particular rate (fixed or variable) of interest, changes in overall interest rates in the market
will affect the value of the interest-paying investment(s) they hold. In general, changes in prevailing
interest rates in the market will have an inverse relationship to the value of existing, interest paying
investments. In other words, as interest rates move up, the value of an instrument paying a particular
rate (fixed or variable) of interest will go down. The reverse is generally true as well.
Legal/Regulatory Risk: Certain investments or the issuers of investments may be affected by
changes in state or federal laws or in the prevailing regulatory framework under which the
investment instrument or its issuer is regulated. Changes in the regulatory environment or tax laws
can affect the performance of certain investments or issuers of those investments and thus, can have
a negative impact on the overall performance of such investments.
Market Risk: The value of your portfolio may decrease if the value of an individual company or
multiple companies in the portfolio decreases or if our belief about a company’s intrinsic worth is
incorrect. Further, regardless of how well individual companies perform, the value of your portfolio
could also decrease if there are deteriorating economic or market conditions. It is important to
understand that the value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, in response to changes in
the market, and you could lose money. Investment risks include price risk as may be observed by a
drop in a security’s price due to company specific events (e.g. earnings disappointment or downgrade
in the rating of a bond) or general market risk (e.g. such as a “bear” market when stock values fall in
general). For fixed-income securities, a period of rising interest rates could erode the value of a bond
since bond values generally fall as bond yields go up. Past performance is not a guarantee of future
returns.
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Money Market Risk: An investment in a money market fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured
or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Although a money market fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it
is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund.
Operational Risk: Operational risk can be experienced when an issuer of an investment product is
unable to carry out the business it has planned to execute. Operational risk can be experienced as a
result of human failure, operational inefficiencies, system failures, or the failure of other processes
critical to the business operations of the issuer or counter party to the investment.
Past Performance: Charting and technical analysis are often used interchangeably. Technical
analysis generally attempts to forecast an investment’s future potential by analyzing its past
performance and other related statistics. In particular, technical analysis often times involves an
evaluation of historical pricing and volume of a particular security for the purpose of forecasting
where future price and volume figures may go. As with any investment analysis method, technical
analysis runs the risk of not knowing the future and thus, investors should realize that even the most
diligent and thorough technical analysis cannot predict or guarantee the future performance of any
particular investment instrument or issuer thereof.
Strategy Risk: There is no guarantee that the investment strategies discussed herein will work under
all market conditions and each investor should evaluate his/her ability to maintain any investment
he/she is considering in light of his/her own investment time horizon. Investments are subject to
risk, including possible loss of principal.
Description of Material, Significant or Unusual Risks
Our firm generally invests client cash balances in money market funds, FDIC Insured Certificates of
Deposit, high-grade commercial paper and/or government backed debt instruments. Ultimately, our
firm tries to achieve the highest return on client cash balances through relatively low-risk
conservative investments. In most cases, at least a partial cash balance will be maintained in a money
market account so that our firm may debit advisory fees for our services related to our Asset
Management services, as applicable.
Item 9: Disciplinary Information
There are no legal or disciplinary events that are material to the evaluation of our advisory business
or the integrity of our management.
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities & Affiliations
The sole business of our firm is to provide investment advisory services to its Clients. Neither our
firm nor its advisory personnel are involved in other business endeavors. Our firm does not maintain
any affiliations with other firms, other than contracted service providers to assist with the servicing
of our Client’s accounts.
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Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in
Client Transactions & Personal Trading
As a fiduciary, it is an investment adviser’s responsibility to provide fair and full disclosure of all material
facts and to act solely in the best interest of each of our clients at all times. Our fiduciary duty is the
underlying principle for our firm’s Code of Ethics, which includes procedures for personal securities
transaction and insider trading. Our firm requires all representatives to conduct business with the
highest level of ethical standards and to comply with all federal and state securities laws at all times. Upon
employment with our firm, and at least annually thereafter, all representatives of our firm will
acknowledge receipt, understanding and compliance with our firm’s Code of Ethics. Our firm and
representatives must conduct business in an honest, ethical, and fair manner and avoid all circumstances
that might negatively affect or appear to affect our duty of complete loyalty to all clients. This disclosure
is provided to give all clients a summary of our Code of Ethics. If a client or a potential client wishes to
review our Code of Ethics in its entirety, a copy will be provided promptly upon request.
Our firm recognizes that the personal investment transactions of our representatives demands the
application of a Code of Ethics with high standards and requires that all such transactions be carried out
in a way that does not endanger the interest of any client. At the same time, our firm also believes that if
investment goals are similar for clients and for our representatives, it is logical, and even desirable, that
there be common ownership of some securities.
In order to prevent conflicts of interest, our firm has established procedures for transactions effected by
our representatives for their personal accounts1.
Neither our firm nor a related person recommends, buys or sells for client accounts, securities in
which our firm or a related person has a material financial interest without prior disclosure to the
client.
Related persons of our firm may buy or sell securities and other investments that are also
recommended to clients. In order to minimize this conflict of interest, our related persons will place
client interests ahead of their own interests and adhere to our firm’s Code of Ethics, a copy of which
is available upon request.
Likewise, related persons of our firm buy or sell securities for themselves at or about the same time they
buy or sell the same securities for client accounts. In order to minimize this conflict of interest, our related
persons will place client interests ahead of their own interests and adhere to our firm’s Code of Ethics, a
copy of which is available upon request. Further, our related persons will refrain from buying or selling
the same securities prior to buying or selling for our clients in the same day unless included in a block
trade.
Item 12: Brokerage Practices
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
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Our firm does not maintain custody of client assets (although our firm may be deemed to have
custody of client assets if give the authority to withdraw assets from client accounts. See Item 15
Custody, below). Client assets must be maintained in an account at a “qualified Custodian,” generally
a broker-dealer or bank. Our firm recommends that clients use the Schwab Advisor Services division
of Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. (“Schwab”), a FINRA-registered broker-dealer, member SIPC, as the
qualified Custodian. Our firm is independently owned and operated, and not affiliated with Schwab.
Schwab will hold client assets in a brokerage account and buy and sell securities when instructed.
While our firm recommends that clients use Schwab as Custodian/broker, clients will decide whether
to do so and open an account with Schwab by entering into an account agreement directly with them.
Our firm does not open the account. Clients are not obligated to use the recommended Custodian and
will not incur any extra fee or cost from our firm associated with using a Custodian not recommended
by our firm. Even though the account is maintained at Schwab, our firm can still use other brokers to
execute trades, as described in the next paragraph.
How Brokers/Custodians Are Selected
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Our firm seeks to recommend a Custodian/broker who will hold client assets and execute
transactions on terms that are overall most advantageous when compared to other available
providers and their services. A wide range of factors are considered, including, but not limited to:
combination of transaction execution services along with asset custody services (generally
without a separate fee for custody)
capability to execute, clear and settle trades (buy and sell securities for client accounts)
capabilities to facilitate transfers and payments to and from accounts (wire transfers, check
requests, bill payment, etc.)
• breadth of investment products made available (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, exchange
traded funds (ETFs), etc.)
• availability of investment research and tools that assist in making investment decisions
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quality of services
competitiveness of the price of those services (commission rates, margin interest rates, other
fees, etc.) and willingness to negotiate them
reputation, financial strength and stability of the provider
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• prior service to our firm and our other clients
• availability of other products and services that benefit our firm, as discussed below (see
“Products & Services Available from Schwab”)
Custody & Brokerage Costs
Schwab generally does not charge a separate for custody services but is compensated by charging
commissions or other fees to clients on trades that are executed or that settle into the Schwab account.
In addition to commissions, Schwab charges a flat dollar amount as a “prime broker” or “trade away”
fee for each trade that our firm has executed by a different broker-dealer but where the securities
bought or the funds from the securities sold are deposited (settled) into a Schwab account. These fees
are in addition to the commissions or other compensation paid to the executing broker- dealer. Because
of this, in order to minimize client trading costs, our firm has Schwab execute most trades for the
accounts.
Products & Services Available from Schwab
Schwab Advisor Services is Schwab’s business serving independent investment advisory firms like our
firm. They provide our firm and clients with access to its institutional brokerage – trading, custody,
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reporting and related services – many of which are not typically available to Schwab retail customers.
Schwab also makes available various support services. Some of those services help manage or
administer our client accounts while others help manage and grow our business. Schwab’s support
services are generally available on an unsolicited basis (our firm does not have to request them) and
at no charge to our firm. The availability of Schwab’s products and services is not based on the
provision of particular investment advice, such as purchasing particular securities for clients. Here is
a more detailed description of Schwab’s support services:
Services that Benefit Clients
Schwab’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 Schwab include some to which our firm might not otherwise have access or that would require
a significantly higher minimum initial investment by firm clients. Schwab’s services described in this
paragraph generally benefit clients and their accounts.
Services that May Not Directly Benefit Clients
Schwab also makes available other products and services that benefit our firm but may not directly
benefit clients or their accounts. These products and services assist in managing and administering our
client accounts. They include investment research, both Schwab’s and that of third parties. This
research may be used to service all or some substantial number of client accounts, including accounts
not maintained at Schwab. In addition to investment research, Schwab also makes available software
and other technology that:
• provides access to client account data (such as duplicate trade confirmations and account
statements);
facilitates trade execution and allocate aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts;
facilitates payment of our fees from our clients’ accounts; and
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• provides pricing and other market data;
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• assists with back-office functions, recordkeeping and client reporting.
Services that Generally Benefit Only Our Firm
Schwab also offers other services intended to help manage and further develop our business
enterprise. These services include:
technology, compliance, legal, and business consulting;
• educational conferences and events
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• publications and conferences on practice management and business succession; and
• access to employee benefits providers, human capital consultants and insurance providers.
Schwab may provide some of these services itself. In other cases, Schwab will arrange for third-party
vendors to provide the services to our firm. Schwab may also discount or waive fees for some of these
services or pay all or a part of a third party’s fees. Schwab may also provide our firm with other benefits,
such as occasional business entertainment for our personnel.
Irrespective of direct or indirect benefits to our client through Schwab, our firm strives to enhance the
client experience, help clients reach their goals and put client interests before that of our firm or
associated persons.
Our Interest in Schwab’s Services.
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The availability of these services from Schwab benefits our firm because our firm does not have to
produce or purchase them. Our firm does not have to pay for these services, and they are not contingent
upon committing any specific amount of business to Schwab in trading commissions or assets in
custody.
In light of our arrangements with Schwab, a conflict of interest exists as our firm may have incentive to
require that clients maintain their accounts with Schwab based on our interest in receiving Schwab’s
services that benefit our firm rather than based on client interest in receiving the best value in custody
services and the most favorable execution of transactions. As part of our fiduciary duty to our clients,
our firm will endeavor at all times to put the interests of our clients first. Clients should be aware,
however, that the receipt of economic benefits by our firm or our related persons creates a potential
conflict of interest and may indirectly influence our firm’s choice of Schwab as a custodial
recommendation. Our firm examined this potential conflict of interest when our firm chose to recommend
Schwab and have determined that the recommendation is in the best interest of our firm’s clients and
satisfies our fiduciary obligations, including our duty to seek best execution.
In seeking best execution, the determinative factor is not the lowest possible cost, but whether the
transaction represents the best qualitative execution, taking into consideration the full range of a
broker-dealer’s services, including the value of research provided, execution capability, commission
rates, and responsiveness. Although our firm will seek competitive rates, to the benefit of all clients,
our firm may not necessarily obtain the lowest possible commission rates for specific client account
transactions. Our firm believes that the selection of Schwab as a Custodian and broker is the best
interest of our clients. It is primarily supported by the scope, quality and price of Schwab’s services,
and not Schwab’s services that only benefit our firm.
Soft Dollars
Our firm does not receive soft dollars in excess of what is allowed by Section 28(e) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. The safe harbor research products and services obtained by our firm will
generally be used to service all of our clients but not necessarily all at any one particular time.
Client Brokerage Commissions
Custodians do not make client brokerage commissions generated by client transactions available for
our firm’s use.
Client Transactions in Return for Soft Dollars
Our firm does not direct client transactions to a particular broker-dealer in return for soft dollar
benefits.
Brokerage for Client Referrals
Our firm does not receive brokerage for client referrals.
Directed Brokerage
In certain instances, clients may seek to limit or restrict our discretionary authority in making the
determination of the brokers with whom orders for the purchase or sale of securities are placed for
execution, and the commission rates at which such securities transactions are affected. Clients may
seek to limit our authority in this area by directing that transactions (or some specified percentage of
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transactions) be executed through specified brokers in return for portfolio evaluation or other services
deemed by the client to be of value. Any such client direction must be in writing (often through our
advisory agreement) and may contain a representation from the client that the arrangement is
permissible under its governing laws and documents, if this is relevant.
Our firm provides appropriate disclosure in writing to clients who direct trades to particular brokers,
that with respect to their directed trades, they will be treated as if they have retained the investment
discretion that our firm otherwise would have in selecting brokers to effect transactions and in
negotiating commissions and that such direction may adversely affect our ability to obtain best price
and execution. In addition, our firm will inform clients in writing that the trade orders may not be
aggregated with other clients’ orders and that direction of brokerage may hinder best execution.
Special Considerations for ERISA Clients
A retirement or ERISA plan client may direct all or part of portfolio transactions for its account through
a specific broker or dealer in order to obtain goods or services on behalf of the plan. Such direction is
permitted provided that the goods and services provided are reasonable expenses of the plan incurred
in the ordinary course of its business for which it otherwise would be obligated and empowered to pay.
ERISA prohibits directed brokerage arrangements when the goods or services purchased are not for
the exclusive benefit of the plan. Consequently, our firm will request that plan sponsors who direct plan
brokerage provide us with a letter documenting that this arrangement will be for the exclusive benefit
of the plan.
Client-Directed Brokerage
Our firm rarely allows client-directed brokerage outside our recommendations.
Item 13: Review of Accounts or Financial Plans
Robert Pagliarini reviews accounts on at least a quarterly basis for our Asset Management clients.
The nature of these quarterly reviews is to learn whether client accounts are in line with their
investment objectives, appropriately positioned based on market conditions, and investment
policies, if applicable. Also, our firm prepares a written investment summary on a quarterly basis for
clients, consisting of client’s account value, any gain or loss, a list of current holdings, and a pie chart
that shows the allocation of the client account. Please note that clients receive on at least a monthly
basis a written statement from the Custodian at which their assets are custodied.
Our firm may review Asset Management client accounts more frequently than described above.
Among the factors which may trigger an off-cycle review are major market or economic events, the
client’s life events, requests by the client, etc.
Retirement Plan Consulting clients receive reviews of their retirement plans for the duration of the
service. Our firm also provides ongoing services where clients are met with upon their request to
discuss updates to their plans, changes in their circumstances, etc. Retirement Plan Consulting clients
do not receive written or verbal updated reports regarding their plans unless they choose to engage
our firm for ongoing services.
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Item 14: Client Referrals & Other Compensation
Charles Schwab, Co., Inc.
Our firm receives economic benefit from Schwab in the form of the support products and services
made available to our firm and other independent investment advisors that have their clients
maintain accounts at Schwab. These products and services, how they benefit our firm, and the related
conflicts of interest are described above (see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices). The availability of
Schwab’s products and services is not based on our firm giving particular investment advice, such as
buying particular securities for our clients.
Referral Fees
Our firm provides cash or non-cash compensation directly or indirectly to unaffiliated persons for the
referral of prospective clients to our firm in accordance with Rule 206 (4)-1 of the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940. Such compensation arrangements will not result in higher costs to the referred client. In
this regard, our firm maintains a written agreement with each unaffiliated person that is compensated
for testimonials or endorsements (which include client referrals) in an aggregate amount of $1,000 or
more (or the equivalent value in non-cash compensation) over a trailing 12-month period in
compliance with Rule 206 (4)-1 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and applicable state and federal
laws. The following information will be disclosed clearly and prominently to referred prospective
clients at the time of each referral:
• Whether the unaffiliated person is a current client of our firm,
• A description of the cash or non-cash compensation provided directly or indirectly by our firm
to the unaffiliated person in exchange for the referral, if applicable, and
• A brief statement of any material conflicts of interest on the part of the unaffiliated person
giving the referral resulting from our firm’s relationship with such unaffiliated person.
In cases where state law requires licensure of solicitors, our firm ensures that no solicitation fees are
paid unless the solicitor is registered as an investment adviser representative of our firm. If our firm is
paying solicitation fees to another registered investment adviser, the licensure of individuals is the
other firm’s responsibility.
Our firm maintains Solicitors Agreements in compliance with relevant state statutes and rules and
applicable state and federal laws. All clients referred by Solicitors to our firm will be given full written
disclosure describing the terms and fee arrangements between our firm and Solicitor(s). In cases
where state law requires licensure of solicitors, our firm ensures that no solicitation fees are paid
unless the solicitor is registered as an investment adviser representative of our firm. If our firm is
paying solicitation fees to another registered investment adviser, the licensure of individuals is the
other firm’s responsibility.
The percentage compensation our firm pays is negotiable and depending on many criteria. Typically,
it ranges from 5% to 25% of the gross revenue our firm earns from each referred client.
Please note that it is our policy not to accept or allow our related persons to accept any form of
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compensation, including but not limited to cash, sales awards or other prizes, from a non-client in
conjunction with the advisory services our firm provides to our clients.
Item 15: Custody
Our firm does not accept or maintain custody of Client accounts, except for the limited circumstances
outlined below:
Deduction of Advisory Fees - To ensure compliance with regulatory requirements associated with
the deduction of advisory fees, all Clients for whom our firm exercises discretionary authority
must hold their assets with a "qualified Custodian." Clients are responsible for engaging a
“qualified Custodian” to safeguard their funds and securities and must instruct our firm to utilize
that Custodian for securities transactions on their behalf. Clients are encouraged to review
statements provided by the Custodian and compare to any reports provided by our firm to
ensure accuracy, as the Custodian does not perform this review.
Money Movement Authorization - For instances where Clients authorize our firm to move funds
between their accounts, our firm and the Custodian have implemented safeguards to ensure
that all money movement activities are conducted strictly in accordance with the Client’s
documented instructions.
Item 16: Investment Discretion
Clients have the option of providing our firm with investment discretion on their behalf, pursuant to
an executed investment advisory client agreement. By granting investment discretion, our firm is
authorized to execute securities transactions, determine which securities are bought and sold, and
the total amount to be bought and sold. Should clients grant our firm non-discretionary authority,
our firm would be required to obtain the client’s permission prior to effecting securities transactions.
Limitations may be imposed by the client in the form of specific constraints on any of these areas of
discretion with our firm’s written acknowledgement.
Item 17: Voting Client Securities
Our firm does not accept the proxy authority to vote client securities. Clients will receive proxies or
other solicitations directly from their Custodian or a transfer agent. In the event that proxies are sent
to our firm, our firm will forward them to the appropriate client and ask the party who sent them to
mail them directly to the client in the future. Clients may call, write or email us to discuss questions
they may have about particular proxy votes or other solicitations.
Item 18: Financial Information
Inclusion of a Balance Sheet
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Our firm does not require nor is prepayment solicited for more than $1,200 in fees per client, 6 months
or more in advance. Therefore, our firm has not included a balance sheet for our most recent fiscal
year.
Disclosure of Financial Condition
Our firm has nothing to disclose in this regard.
Bankruptcy Petition
Our firm has nothing to disclose in this regard.
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