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Form ADV Part 2A – Firm Brochure
March 2025
Pinnacle Peak Private Client Group, LLC
18867 N. Thompson Peak Parkway, STE #225
Scottsdale, Arizona 85255
Phone: (480) 771-4301
Fax: (480) 771-4305
Firm Contact:
Brian P. Jack
Chief Compliance Officer
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This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Pinnacle Peak
Private Client Group, LLC. If clients have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please
contact us at (480) 771-4301. 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
the SEC’s website at
information about our
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov by searching CRD #282003.
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
Pinnacle Peak Private Client Group, LLC 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.
Since the last amendment filed on 02/23/2024, our firm has the following material changes to
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In addition to sharing common ownership, our firm has an affiliated relationship with
Insight Benefit Counselors. For more detailed information regarding this relationship
please see Item 10 of this brochure.
For clarification, please note our firm bills on the accounts daily average balance for the
quarter. Please see Item 4 of the ADV-2A Wrap Brochure for more information.
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Item 1: Cover Page
Item 2: Material Changes
Item 3: Table of Contents
Item 4: Advisory Business
Item 5: Fees & Compensation
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees & Side-By-Side Management
Item 7: Types of Clients & Account Requirements
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies & Risk of Loss
Item 9: Disciplinary Information
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities & Affiliations
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions & Personal Trading
Item 12: Brokerage Practices
Item 13: Review of Accounts or Financial Plans
Item 14: Client Referrals & Other Compensation
Item 15: Custody
Item 16: Investment Discretion
Item 17: Voting Client Securities
Item 18: Financial Information
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Item 4: Advisory Business
Our firm is dedicated to providing individuals and other types of clients with a wide array of
investment advisory services. Our firm is a limited liability company
formed under the laws of the
State of Arizona in 2016 and has been in business as an investment adviser since that time. Our firm
is owned by Brian P. Jack, Matthew Figueroa and Teresa Flores.
Our firm provides asset management and investment consulting services for many different types of
clients to help meet their financial goals while remaining sensitive to risk tolerance and time
horizons. As a fiduciary, it is our duty to always act in the client’s best interest. This is accomplished
in part by knowing the client. Our firm has established a service-oriented advisory practice with open
lines of communication. 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
Comprehensive Portfolio Management:
We offer Comprehensive Portfolio Management through wrapped accounts only. Please see our
separate Wrap Fee Program Brochure for complete information regarding this advisory service.
Financial Planning & Consulting:
Our firm provides a variety of standalone financial planning and consulting services to clients for the
management of financial resources based upon an analysis of current situation, goals, and objectives.
Financial planning services will typically involve preparing a financial plan or rendering a financial
consultation for clients based on the client’s financial goals and objectives. This planning or
consulting may encompass Investment Planning, Retirement Planning, Estate Planning, Charitable
Planning, Education Planning, Corporate and Personal Tax Planning, Cost Segregation Study,
Corporate Structure, Real Estate Analysis, Mortgage/Debt Analysis, Insurance Analysis, Lines of
Credit Evaluation, or Business and Personal Financial Planning.
Written financial plans or financial consultations rendered to clients usually include general
recommendations for a course of activity or specific actions to be taken by the clients.
Implementation of the recommendations will be at the discretion of the client. Our firm provides
clients with a summary of their financial situation, and observations for financial planning
engagements. Financial consultations are not typically accompanied by a written summary of
observations and recommendations, as the process is less formal than the planning service.
Assuming that all the information and documents requested from the client are provided promptly,
plans or consultations are typically completed within six (6) months of the client signing a contract
with our firm.
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
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plan sponsor dictate, areas of advising could include: investment options, plan structure and
participant education.
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Retirement Plan Consulting services typically include:
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Establishing an Investment Policy Statement – Our firm will assist in the development 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.
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 accept appointments to
provide services to such accounts, our firm acknowledges its fiduciary standard within the meaning
of Section 3(21) 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 Comprehensive Portfolio Management
clients. General investment advice will be offered to our Financial Planning & Consulting and
Retirement Plan Consulting clients.
Each Comprehensive Portfolio Management client has the opportunity to place reasonable restrictions
on the types of investments to be held in the portfolio. 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 offers a wrap fee program as further described in Part 2A, Appendix 1 (the “Wrap Fee
Program Brochure”). Our firm does not manage wrap fee accounts in a different fashion than non-
wrap fee accounts. All accounts are managed on an individualized basis according to the client’s
investment objectives, financial goals, risk tolerance, etc.
Regulatory Assets Under Management
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, 2024, our firm manages $394,880,096 on a discretionary basis and $2,618,528
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As of December 31
on a non-discretionary basis.
Item 5: Fees & Compensation
Compensation for Our Advisory Services
Comprehensive Portfolio Management:
Please see our Wrap Fee Program Brochure.
Financial Planning & Consulting:
Our firm charges on a flat fee basis for financial planning and consulting services. The total estimated
fee, as well as the ultimate fee charged, is based on the scope and complexity of our engagement with
the client. Flat fees range from $500 to $5,000. The fee will be directly billed to the client and due
within thirty (30) days of a financial plan being delivered or consultation rendered.
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. The maximum
hourly fee to be charged will not exceed $300. Our flat fees range from $500 to $5,000. Fees based on
a percentage of managed Plan assets will not exceed 1.00%. The fee-paying arrangements for
Retirement Plan Consulting service will be determined on a case-by-case basis and will be detailed
in the signed consulting agreement. Clients will be invoiced directly for the fees.
Other Types of Fees & Expenses
Clients may 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.
Clients will not incur transaction costs for trades by their chosen custodian. More information about
this can be found in our separate Wrap Fee Program Brochure.
Termination & Refunds
Financial Planning & Consulting clients may terminate their agreement at any time before the
delivery of a financial plan by providing written notice. For purposes of calculating refunds, all work
performed by us up to the point of termination shall be calculated at the hourly fee currently in effect
for the time and effort expended by our firm.
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Either party to a Retirement Plan Consulting Agreement may terminate at any time by providing
written notice to the other party. Full refunds will only be made in cases where cancellation occurs
within five (5) business days of signing an agreement. After five (5) business days from initial signing,
either party must provide the other party thirty (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:
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Individuals and High Net Worth Individuals;
Trusts, Estates or Charitable Organizations;
Pension and Profit Sharing Plans;
Corporations, Limited Liability Companies and/or Other Business Types
Our firm does not impose requirements for opening and maintaining accounts or otherwise engaging
us.
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies & Risk of Loss
Methods of Analysis
Our firm will utilize several disciplines of analysis. On occasion we will use a technical analysis for
forecasting the direction of prices through the study of past market data, primarily price and volume
by examining what investors fear or think about those developments and whether or not investors
have the wherewithal to back up their opinions as opposed to a fundamental analysis which examines
earnings, dividends, new products, research and the like. Technical analysis is frequently contrasted
with fundamental analysis and each has limitations because of assumptions about the market. We
enlist a more rational approach by utilizing both types of analyses. In addition to these we may
employ charting which plot the span between the high and low prices of a trading period. Some widen
and fill the interval between the open and close prices to emphasize the open/close relationship. The
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risk of relying on charting would be similar to the weaknesses of the technical approach, where the
price reflects the trend as opposed to fundamental which holds that economic factors influence the
price. Studying recurring, preferably periodic, movements in prices or other time series or cyclical
analysis may also be incorporated in our methods of analysis. Cyclical may too narrowly predict price
without integrating relevant factors. We strive to avoid risks of any one method by incorporating
several methods.
Investment Strategies We Use
Our firm will make long term purchases (securities held at least a year) in client accounts. In addition,
our firm may use margin transactions to implement our strategies.
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, are appropriately diversified in investments, and ask
any questions.
Additional Information
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 Wrap
Comprehensive Portfolio Management service, as applicable.
Item 9: Disciplinary Information
Our firm and management personnel have nothing to disclose under the aforementioned standard.
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities & Affiliations
Representatives of our firm are insurance agents/brokers. They offer insurance products and receive
customary fees as a result of insurance sales. A conflict of interest exists as these insurance sales
create an incentive to recommend products based on the compensation adviser and/or our
supervised persons may earn. To mitigate this potential conflict, our firm will act in the client’s best
interest.
Mr. Figueroa and Mr. Jack are direct owners of Insight Benefit Counselors, LLC (“IBC”), offering non-
fiduciary educational services to federal employees concerning thrift saving plans and various
retirement products. Moreover, they may also offer life and disability insurance services.
Additionally, Brian Jack, Matthew Figueroa, Tanner Welch and Charles Burns act as Benefit
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Counselors with IBC. Please note this is a conflict of interest as it has the potential to create an
incentive to offer advisory services soliciting clients to PPPCG through IBC, to mitigate this conflict of
interest, Mr. Jack, Mr. Figueroa, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Burns will act in the client’s best interest to ensure
they are the best fit for PPPCG’s services. Mr. Jack and Mr. Figueora, as direct owners of IBC, will
ensure clients understand IBC’s affiliation with PPPCG from the onset of the relationship.
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.
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In order to prevent conflicts of interest, our firm has established procedures for transactions effected by
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our representatives for their personal accounts
trading policy, our firm has pre-clearance requirements and a quarterly securities transaction reporting
system for all of our representatives.
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
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For purposes of the policy, our associate’s personal account generally includes any account (a) in the name of our associate, his/her spouse,
his/her minor children or other dependents residing in the same household, (b) for which our associate is a trustee or executor, or (c) which our
associate controls, including our client accounts which our associate controls and/or a member of his/her household has a direct or indirect
beneficial interest in.
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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. If related persons’
accounts are included in a block trade, our related persons will always trade personal accounts last.
Item 12: Brokerage Practices
Selecting a Brokerage Firm
Our firm does not maintain custody of client assets. Client assets must be maintained by a qualified
custodian. Our firm seeks to recommend a custodian who will hold client assets and execute
transactions on terms that are overall most advantageous when compared to other available
providers and their services. The factors considered, among others, are these:
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Timeliness of execution
Timeliness and accuracy of trade confirmations
Research services provided
Ability to provide investment ideas
Execution facilitation services provided
Record keeping services provided
Custody services provided
Frequency and correction of trading errors
Ability to access a variety of market venues
Expertise as it relates to specific securities
Financial condition
Business reputation
Quality of services
With the aforementioned in consideration, we utilize the services of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
(“Schwab”). Schwab is a FINRA-registered broker-dealer, member SIPC. We are independently owned
and operated and not affiliated with Schwab or any other qualified custodian. Schwab offers to
independent investment advisers non-soft dollar services which include custody of securities, trade
execution, clearance and settlement of transactions.
Products and Services Available to Us from Schwab
Schwab Advisor Services (formerly called Schwab Institutional) is Schwab’s business serving
independent investment advisory firms like us. They provide us and our clients with access to its
institutional brokerage – trading, custody, 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 us manage or administer our clients’ accounts while others help us manage
and grow our business. Here is a more detailed description of Schwab’s support services:
Services that Benefit You
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 we might not otherwise have access or that would require a
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significantly higher minimum initial investment by our clients. Schwab’s services described in this
paragraph generally benefit you and your account.
Services that May Indirectly Benefit You
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Schwab also makes available to us other products and services that benefit us but may not directly
benefit you or your account. These products and services assist us in managing and administering our
clients’ accounts. They include investment research, both Schwab’s own and that of third parties. We
may use this research to service all or some substantial number of our clients’ accounts, including
accounts not maintained at Schwab. In addition to investment research, Schwab also makes available
software and other technology that:
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provide access to client account data (such as duplicate trade confirmations and account
statements);
facilitate trade execution and allocate aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts;
provide pricing and other market data;
facilitate payment of our fees from our clients’ accounts; and
assist with back-office functions, recordkeeping and client reporting.
Services that Generally Benefit Our Firm
Schwab also offers other services intended to help us manage and further develop our business
enterprise. These services include:
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educational conferences and events
technology, compliance, legal, and business consulting;
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, it will arrange for third-party
vendors to provide the services to us. Schwab may also discount or waive its fees for some of
these services or pay all or a part of a third party’s fees. Schwab may also provide us with other
benefits such as occasional business entertainment of our personnel.
We do not use client brokerage commissions to obtain research or other products or services. The
aforementioned research and brokerage services are used by our firm to manage accounts for which
we have investment discretion. Without this arrangement, our firm might be compelled to purchase
the same or similar services at our own expense. As a result of receiving these services, we may have
an incentive to continue to use or expand the use of Schwab services. Our firm examined this potential
conflict of interest when we chose to enter into the relationship with Schwab and we have determined
that the relationship is in the best interest of our firm’s clients and satisfies our fiduciary obligations,
including our duty to seek best execution.
Schwab charges brokerage commissions and transaction fees for effecting certain securities
transactions (i.e., transaction fees are charged for certain no-load mutual funds, and commissions are
charged for debt securities transactions). Schwab enables us to obtain many no-load mutual funds
without transaction charges and other no-load funds at nominal transaction charges. Schwab
recently eliminated transaction fees for U.S. listed equities and exchange traded funds. Schwab
commission rates are generally discounted from customary retail commission rates. However, the
commission and transaction fees charged by Schwab may be higher or lower than those charged by
other custodians and broker-dealers.
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Soft Dollars
Our firm does not accept products or services that do not qualify for Safe Harbor outlined in Section
28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, such as those services that do not aid in investment
decision-making or trade execution.
Brokerage for Client Referrals
Our firm does not receive brokerage for client referrals.
Directed Brokerage
Neither we nor any of our firm’s related persons have 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 effected. We routinely
recommend that a client directs us to execute through a specified broker-dealer. Our firm
recommends the use of Schwab.
Permissibility of Client-Directed Brokerage
We allow clients to direct brokerage outside our recommendation. However, we may be unable to
achieve the most favorable execution of client transactions. Client directed brokerage may cost
clients more money. For example, in a directed brokerage account, you may pay higher brokerage
commissions because we may not be able to aggregate orders to reduce transaction costs, or you may
receive less favorable prices.
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, we 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.
Aggregation of Purchase or Sale
We perform investment management services for various clients. There are occasions on which
portfolio transactions may be executed as part of concurrent authorizations to purchase or sell the same
security for numerous accounts served by our firm, which involve accounts with similar investment
objectives. Although such concurrent authorizations potentially could be either advantageous or
disadvantageous to any one or more particular accounts, they are affected only when we believe that to
do so will be in the best interest of the effected accounts. When such concurrent authorizations occur,
the objective is to allocate the executions in a manner which is deemed equitable to the accounts
involved. In any given situation, we attempt to allocate trade executions in the most equitable manner
possible, taking into consideration client objectives, current asset allocation and availability of funds
using price averaging, proration and consistently non-arbitrary methods of allocation.
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Trading Away
Our firm participates in trading away services provided by different bond traders. Orders shall be
transmitted to the bond company(ies) for the execution of trades. Schwab clears our trading away
transactions in our block trading brokerage account established in the name of {firm name} and
designated for our client account holders in an allocation established by us prior to placing orders. Our
firm shall maintain prices from other sources to show best execution of trades.
A couple things to keep in mind when trading away: in Wrap accounts you’ll still be responsible for fees
charged per account. Best execution review for trading away will include being able to show that the
client is receiving a better price than Schwab and other competitors.
Item 13: Review of Accounts or Financial Plans
Our management personnel or financial advisors review accounts on at least a quarterly basis for our
Wrap Comprehensive Portfolio Management clients. The nature of these 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. Our firm may review 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. Our firm provides
monthly or quarterly performance reports, depending on the billing frequency, to clients. Verbal
reports to clients take place on at least an annual basis when our Wrap Comprehensive Portfolio
Management clients are contacted.
Financial Planning clients do not receive reviews of their written plans unless they take action to
schedule a financial consultation with us. Our firm does not provide ongoing services to financial
planning clients, but are willing to meet with such clients upon their request to discuss updates to
their plans, changes in their circumstances, etc. Financial Planning clients do not receive written or
verbal updated reports regarding their financial plans unless they separately engage our firm for a
post-financial plan meeting or update to their initial written financial plan.
Retirement Plan Consulting clients receive ongoing reviews of their retirement plans for the duration
of the service. Our firm will meet with clients upon their request to discuss updates to their plans,
changes in their circumstances, etc. Retirement Plan Consulting clients will receive written reports,
upon request. Verbal reports to clients take place on at least an annual basis when our Retirement
Plan Consulting clients are contacted.
Item 14: Client Referrals & Other Compensation
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
We receive an economic benefit from Schwab in the form of the support products and services it
makes available to us and other independent investment advisors that have their clients maintain
accounts at Schwab. These products and services, how they benefit us, and the related conflicts of
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(see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices)
interest are described above
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products and services is not based on us giving particular investment advice, such as buying
particular securities for our clients.
Referral Fees
In accordance with Rule 206 (4)-1 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, our firm provides cash or
non-cash compensation directly or indirectly to unaffiliated persons for testimonials or
endorsements (which include client referrals). 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 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 testimonial or endorsement:
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Whether or not 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.
Item 15: Custody
Deduction of Advisory Fees:
While our firm does not maintain physical custody of client assets (which are maintained by a
qualified custodian, as discussed above), we are deemed to have custody of certain client assets if
given the authority to withdraw assets from client accounts, as further described below under “Third
Party Money Movement.” All our clients receive account statements directly from their qualified
custodian(s) at least quarterly upon opening of an account. We urge our clients to carefully review
these statements. Additionally, if our firm decides to send its own account statements to clients, such
statements will include a legend that recommends the client compare the account statements
received from the qualified custodian with those received from our firm. Clients are encouraged to
raise any questions with us about the custody, safety or security of their assets and our custodial
recommendations.
Third Party Money Movement:
On February 21, 2017, the SEC issued a no-action letter (“Letter”) with respect to Rule 206(4)-2
(“Custody Rule”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”). The letter provided
guidance on the Custody Rule as well as clarified that an adviser who has the power to disburse client
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funds to a third party under a standing letter of instruction (“SLOA”) is deemed to have custody. As
such, our firm has adopted the following safeguards in conjunction with our custodian:
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The client provides an instruction to the qualified custodian, in writing, that includes the
client’s signature, the third party’s name, and either the third party’s address or the third
party’s account number at a custodian to which the transfer should be directed.
The client authorizes the investment adviser, in writing, either on the qualified custodian’s
form or separately, to direct transfers to the third party either on a specified schedule or from
time to time.
The client’s qualified custodian performs appropriate verification of the instruction, such as
a signature review or other method to verify the client’s authorization, and provides a
transfer of funds notice to the client promptly after each transfer.
The client has the ability to terminate or change the instruction to the client’s qualified
custodian.
The investment adviser has no authority or ability to designate or change the identity of the
third party, the address, or any other information about the third party contained in the
client’s instruction.
The investment adviser maintains records showing that the third party is not a related party
of the investment adviser or located at the same address as the investment adviser.
The client’s qualified custodian sends the client, in writing, an initial notice confirming the
instruction and an annual notice reconfirming the instruction.
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. 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
Our firm is not required to provide financial information in this Brochure because:
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Our firm does not require the prepayment of more than $1200 in fees and six or more months
in advance.
Our firm does not take custody of client funds or securities.
Our firm does not have a financial condition or commitment that impairs our ability to meet
contractual and fiduciary obligations to clients.
Our firm has never been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding.
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