Overview
- Headquarters
- Portland, ME
- Average Client Assets
- $6.1 million
- SEC CRD Number
- 109127
Fee Structure
Primary Fee Schedule (FIRM BROCHURE)
| Min | Max | Marginal Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | $1,000,000 | 1.00% |
| $1,000,001 | and above | 0.50% |
Illustrative Fee Rates
| Total Assets | Annual Fees | Average Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $1 million | $10,000 | 1.00% |
| $5 million | $30,000 | 0.60% |
| $10 million | $55,000 | 0.55% |
| $50 million | $255,000 | 0.51% |
| $100 million | $505,000 | 0.50% |
Clients
- HNW Share of Firm Assets
- 87.04%
- Total Client Accounts
- 1,010
- Discretionary Accounts
- 1,010
Services Offered
Services: Financial Planning, Portfolio Management for Individuals, Portfolio Management for Institutional Clients
Regulatory Filings
Additional Brochure: FIRM BROCHURE (2026-03-26)
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Firm Brochure
Contact Information:
ADDRESS
217 Commercial Street. Suite 400
Portland, Maine 04101
TELEPHONE NUMBER
(207) 773-2773
FAX NUMBER
(207) 773-2602
E-MAIL
info@portlandglobal.com
WEBSITE
www.portlandglobal.com
Portland Global Advisors, LLC (“PGA”). If you have any questions about the contents of this
brochure, please contact us at (207) 773-2773 or by e-mail at info@portlandglobal.com. The
information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or by any state securities authority.
PGA is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC. Registration as an investment
adviser does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
information about PGA
is also available on
the SEC’s website at
Additional
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
March 26, 2026
Material Changes
Since the last annual update of the Firm Brochure (“Brochure”) on March 28, 2025, PGA has
revised the following sections of the Brochure for the reasons set forth below:
Brokerage Practices – Aggregation of Client Transactions: To clarify the circumstances under
which PGA aggregates client transactions as follows:
Generally, PGA aggregates purchases (or sale) of an equity security on behalf of Discretionary
Accounts sharing the same custodian when it has the opportunity to do so. Purchases (or
sales) of fixed income securities are not aggregated.
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Table of Contents
Material Changes ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Advisory Business ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Firm Description ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Principal Owners ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Types of Advisory Services............................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Assets Under Management .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Fees and Compensation ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Service Fees ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Other Fees ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ...............................................................................................7
Types of Clients .............................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Description of Clients ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Requirements for the Provision of Services ................................................................................................................................... 7
Account Minimums ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ................................................................................... 8
Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies ..................................................................................................................... 8
Risk of Loss................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Disciplinary Information .................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ........................................................................................................... 13
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading ................. 13
Code of Ethics and Personal Securities Trading Policy and Procedures........................................................... 13
Interest in Client Transactions................................................................................................................................................................ 14
Brokerage Practices ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Best Execution ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
Soft Dollars ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Brokerage for Client Referrals .................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Directed Brokerage ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Aggregation of Client Transactions .................................................................................................................................................... 16
Review of Accounts .................................................................................................................................................................................................17
Daily Review ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Quarterly Review .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Annual Review .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Ongoing Review ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Periodic Reporting ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Client Referrals and Other Compensation ..................................................................................................................................... 18
Custody ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Investment Discretion ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 19
Voting Client Securities..................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Financial Information ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
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Advisory Business
Firm Description
PGA is a registered investment adviser with the SEC. Registration does not imply a certain level
of skill or training.
PGA provides Wealth Management, Family Office, and Mission & Impact Services to high net
worth/other individuals and their trusts, self-directed retirement plans, IRAs, charitable giving
accounts (each a “Donor Advised Fund”) and private businesses/foundations. Family Office
and Mission & Impact Services are exclusively available to our Wealth Management clients.
PGA and its predecessor companies have been in business since 1994.
Principal Owners
The principal owners of PGA (e.g., persons who own 25% or more PGA) are John Barker Sullivan
and Richard S.F. Strabley.
Types of Advisory Services
Wealth Management Services. Wealth Management Services include: (1) Discretionary
Management Services; (2) Consulting Services; and (3) Other Advisory Services. Discretionary
Management Services and Consulting Services are collectively referred to in this Brochure as
“Portfolio Management Services.”
Discretionary Management Services. PGA works with each client to develop an individualized
asset allocation target which is based on numerous factors including a client’s investment
goals/outcomes, investment restrictions, investment time horizon, income requirements,
expected future expenses (e.g., liquidity needs), tolerance for investment risk, tax and estate
planning needs and philanthropic objectives (“Investment Goals”). This target is flexible and
may be adjusted as a client’s Investment Goals change.
PGA utilizes the asset allocation target to create, on a discretionary basis, an investment
portfolio consisting of equity/fixed income securities that complement a client’s Investment
Goals. In the future, PGA may invest a client’s assets in other investment vehicles if consistent
with PGA’s then-current economic and market outlook and the client’s Investment Goals. While
a client may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities, both
PGA and the client must acknowledge these limitations.
Consulting Services. PGA provides the following services on a non-discretionary basis: (1)
advising on a client’s retention of one or more investment advisers; (2) evaluating the
composition and performance of a client’s assets managed by PGA and the other investment
advisers (“Sub-Advised Assets”); and (3) making recommendations regarding the allocation
of the client’s assets amongst PGA and the other investment advisers (each a “Third-Party
Adviser”) for investment.
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A client is responsible for retaining and terminating Third-Party Advisers and for issuing
instructions relating to the allocation of client assets amongst PGA and/or each Third-Party
Adviser for investment.
Other Advisory Services. PGA intermittently publishes written pieces that explore targeted
market topics. These materials are made available, free of charge, to clients and a limited
number of other people who request copies.
NOTE: This Brochure describes the Wealth Management, Family Office and Mission & Impact
Services that PGA provides to its clients. If a client uses a Third-Party Adviser to manage all or
a portion of any assets subject to Consulting Services, the client should review the Third-Party
Adviser’s Firm Brochure or similar information for a description of the Third-Party Adviser’s
business and investment advisory services as well as related information including, but not
limited to, the Third-Party Adviser’s fees and compensation, types of clients serviced,
investment processes/strategies and risks of loss, disciplinary information, financial industry
activities and affiliations, transaction and brokerage practices, custody arrangements for
client accounts and oversight of client account activity.
Family Office Services. Available Family Office Services include: (1) Education and Guidance;
(2) Coordination of Financial Professionals; and (3) Other Support Services. Additional services
may be added in the future. “Financial Professionals” include attorneys, accountants/tax
advisers, other investment managers, insurance providers and other professionals.
Education and Guidance. PGA provides education/general guidance on a variety of topics
including: (1) education financing; (2) gifting; (3) down-streaming of wealth and wealth
preservation; (4) Medicare-related, retirement, and estate planning; (5) insurance products; (6)
tax optimization strategies; and (7) elder care. PGA also dispenses observations/feedback for
a client’s Financial Professionals to consider when evaluating that client’s financial situation.
Coordination of Financial Professionals. For more complex client relationships, PGA
coordinates with a client’s Financial Professionals to help facilitate an informed and unified
approach to that client’s Investment Goals and other objectives.
Other Support Services. Available services include: (1) onboarding new accounts; (2) processing
maintenance updates for Discretionary Management Services accounts (each a “Discretionary
Account”); (3) initiating/automating money transfers for accounts we service; (4) tracking
account beneficiaries; (5) maintaining asset summaries; (6) collecting and providing tax
documents to a client’s accountant; and (7) providing cash flow forecasting.
Mission & Impact Services. Upon request, PGA collaborates with clients to reach desired
outcomes using philanthropic and other resources (“Mission & Impact Goals”). Available
services include: (1) providing education/general guidance on available tools to implement a
client’s Mission & Impact Goals (e.g., IRAs/qualified charitable donations, donor advised
funds, loans, equity/venture capital investments); (2) identifying needs/opportunities that
complement a client’s Mission & Impact Goals; (3) establishing a realistic budget; (4)
coordinating with a client’s Financial Professionals to construct/implement complex
strategies to meet a client’s Mission & Impact Goals; and (5) processing charitable gifts (e.g.
qualified charitable donations and stock gifts).
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NOTE: Neither PGA nor any PGA representative serves as a client’s attorney, accountant, tax
advisor or insurance professional. PGA does not prepare tax returns or legal documents on
behalf of a client.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2025, PGA provided Discretionary Management Services to client assets
valued at approximately $1,174,795,244. As of the same date, PGA provided Consulting Services
on a non-discretionary basis to client assets valued at approximately $96,457,411.
Fees and Compensation
Service Fees
Comprehensive Fee. PGA charges a comprehensive fee for the Wealth Management, Family
Office, and Mission & Impact Services it provides to a client (the “Comprehensive Fee”).
Generally, this Comprehensive Fee is equal to 1% per annum of the first $1 million of a client’s
assets subject to Portfolio Management Services (“Assets Under Management”) and 0.50% per
annum of that client’s remaining Assets Under Management.
Under certain circumstances, a different Comprehensive Fee may be negotiated including a
Comprehensive Fee based on a fixed dollar amount in lieu of an asset-based fee. The
Comprehensive Fee is negotiable at the discretion of PGA based on one or a combination of the
following factors: (1) the amount of assets to be managed; (2) the scope and complexity of the
Family and Mission & Impact Services to be provided; (3) the provision of both Discretionary
Management and Consulting Services; (4) a client has multiple Discretionary Accounts and
each such account will be paying its own pro rata portion of an asset-based Comprehensive
Fee; (5) a client is related to a pre-existing client; and/or (6) a client’s future earning capacity
and future anticipated assets. As a result of these factors, certain clients that appear to be
similarly situated pay different fees.
The Comprehensive Fee is billed quarterly in arrears. A client’s asset-based Comprehensive Fee
is based on the net asset value of the client’s Assets Under Management as of the last business
day of each calendar quarter. The net asset value of a client’s Donor Advised Fund is not
included in the client’s Assets Under Management for purposes of calculating the client’s
Comprehensive Fee. Typically, the Comprehensive Fee is deducted from a client-designated
Discretionary Account(s) held at a “qualified custodian” (e.g., a broker-dealer)(a “Custodian”)
pursuant to an invoice prepared and presented to the Custodian by PGA and consistent with
the terms of the client’s investment advisory/services agreement with PGA (an “Agreement”).
A client may, however, request PGA to bill the Comprehensive Fee to the client in lieu of PGA
deducting the fees from a client-designated Discretionary Account(s).
If Consulting Services are rendered to a client, the client is responsible for all fees charged by
a Third-Party Adviser for investment advisory services rendered to the client in addition to
PGA’s Comprehensive Fee.
DAF Fees. For Discretionary Management Services that PGA provides to a Donor Advised Fund,
PGA typically receives a fee equal to 0.50% per annum of that fund’s Assets Under Management
(a “DAF Fee”).
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The DAF Fee is billed quarterly in arrears. The DAF Fee is based on the net asset value of a Donor
Advised Fund as of the last business day of each calendar quarter. The DAF Fee is deducted
from a Donor Advised Fund pursuant to an invoice prepared and presented to the fund’s
Custodian by PGA and consistent with the terms of the Agreement with the charitable
organization sponsoring the Donor Advised Fund (a “Sponsor”).
NOTE: Neither PGA nor its employees accept compensation for the sale of securities or other
investment products.
Other Fees
Each client pays any custodial, brokerage and other transaction costs incurred in connection
with PGA’s provision of Discretionary Management Services directly to the applicable
Custodian. For further information regarding brokerage and other transaction costs
associated with PGA’s Discretionary Management Services, see “Brokerage Practices.”
Each Donor Advised Fund also pays an annual administration fee to the Sponsor. The
administration fee compensates the Sponsor for reviewing and issuing client-recommended
grants, maintaining an online account portal through which a client and PGA may view the
client’s Donor Advised Fund account(s) and access to the Sponsor’s support team.
To the extent that a client invests in a pooled investment vehicle such as a mutual fund or an
exchange-traded fund (“ETF”), the client will indirectly bear fees and expenses charged by the
underlying pooled investment (e.g., investment advisory and other service agent fees, trading
expenses).
Neither the Comprehensive nor DAF Fee is reduced to offset these other fees.
Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
PGA does not charge performance-based fees.
Types of Clients
Description of Clients
Currently, PGA provides Wealth Management, Family Office, and Mission & Impact Services to
principally high net-worth/other individuals and their trusts, self-directed retirement plans,
IRAs, Donor Advised Funds and private businesses/foundations.
Requirements for the Provision of Services
Each client must enter into an Agreement with PGA prior to the performance of any services.
The Agreement is a written contract between PGA and the client and sets forth the terms of the
services to be rendered to the client.
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PGA does not maintain physical custody of securities or any other assets of its clients. The
Agreement requires a client to hold each Discretionary Account with a Custodian. A client with
a Discretionary Account (each a “Discretionary Client”) must also grant PGA investment
discretion over that account in documentation between the client and the Custodian.
The Agreement requires a separate investment advisory agreement between a client and a
Third-Party Adviser outlining the terms and conditions of the services the Third-Party Adviser
provides to the client. A client that subscribes to Consulting Services must provide, or arrange
for each Third-Party Adviser to provide, portfolio data for their Sub-Advised Assets.
A client that subsidizes a Donor Advised Fund is the fund’s “Donor” and must authorize PGA,
in writing, to provide Discretionary Management Services to that fund. Under its Agreement
with the applicable Sponsor of a Donor Advised Fund, PGA acknowledges that the Sponsor is
the legal owner of the assets of the fund and that the Sponsor is PGA’s Discretionary Client for
purposes of any Discretionary Management Services rendered to that fund. The Agreement also
requires PGA to invest the assets of a Donor Advised Fund solely for the benefit of Sponsor’s
philanthropic mission. A Donor must approve the DAF Fee to be assessed to their Donor Advised
Fund prior to the commencement of any Discretionary Management Services.
Currently, PGA only provides Discretionary Management Services to Donor Advised Funds for
which Fidelity Charitable serves as Sponsor.
Account Minimums
PGA does not impose account minimums.
PGA may only provide Discretionary Management Services to a Donor Advised Fund that
satisfies the asset threshold established by the fund’s Sponsor.
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies
PGA stresses the importance of asset allocation and diversification in determining an
appropriate investment strategy. During meetings with a client, PGA attempts to determine the
client’s Investment Goals. Based on these criteria, PGA recommends a customized asset
allocation target for the client’s investment portfolio.
PGA utilizes the asset allocation target to create an investment portfolio consisting of equity
securities and/or fixed income securities that complement a client’s specific Investment
Goals. In the future, PGA may invest a client’s assets in other investment vehicles if consistent
with PGA’s then-current economic and market outlook, the client’s Investment Goals and any
investment restrictions acknowledged by both PGA and the client.
Discretionary Management Services – Equity Investment Strategy. PGA considers broad
economic and business trends as well as geo-political developments to diversify investments
across business sectors (e.g., financials, technology and utilities) and markets (e.g.,
foreign/emerging markets, small/large capitalization companies) that are benefiting/will
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identified trends/developments or anticipated changes to those
benefit from the
trends/developments.
that
from the
PGA uses ETFs to establish broad market exposure and/or to access certain business sectors
identified
it believes are benefiting/will benefit
and/or markets
trends/developments or anticipated changes to those trends/developments. While PGA does
not typically invest a Discretionary Client’s assets in mutual funds, it may do so for the same
reasons it purchases ETFs. Mutual funds transferred into a Discretionary Account may be
retained if consistent with applicable Investment Goals.
Smaller Discretionary Accounts may be limited to ETF holdings, and to a more limited extent,
mutual funds, to achieve investment cost efficiencies. Larger Discretionary Accounts also
typically include attractively priced equity securities of quality companies that PGA believes
are benefiting/will benefit from the identified trends/developments or anticipated changes to
those trends/developments and that have prospects for sustainable growth in the future.
Subject to a Discretionary Client’s Investment Goals, potential equity securities of domestic
and foreign companies of all sizes include, but are not limited to, U.S. exchange-traded
common stocks and American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) (negotiable certificates traded on
a U.S. exchange and issued by a U.S. bank representing a specified number of shares in a
foreign stock).
Generally, PGA uses in-house research to identify quality companies operating within the
identified business sectors/markets that have the potential for sustainable growth in the
future. Quality companies include businesses that PGA believes, among other things, have
sustainable competitive advantages (e.g., they are leaders or potential leaders in their
respective markets, have effective and innovative management teams and/or relatively strong
balance sheets).
PGA uses a variety of valuation techniques including analyses of various ratios (e.g.,
price/earnings and price/cash flows) to identify quality companies whose equity securities are
attractively priced.
Discretionary Management Services – Fixed Income Investment Strategy. PGA considers
interest rate outlooks, the shape of the yield curve, other broad economic and business trends
and geo-political developments along with a Discretionary Client’s Investment Goals to
construct that client’s fixed income portfolio.
In addition to purchasing individual fixed income securities, PGA uses ETFs to manage
duration and to access different credit markets that it believes are benefiting/will benefit from
identified trends/developments or anticipated changes to those trends/developments. Other
potential fixed income investments include, but are not limited to, corporate fixed income
securities, commercial paper, money market funds, certificates of deposit, municipal
securities and U.S. government securities, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities.
While PGA does not typically invest a Discretionary Client’s assets in mutual funds (other than
money market funds), it may do so for the same reasons it purchases ETFs. Mutual funds
transferred into a Discretionary Account may be retained if consistent with applicable
Investment Goals.
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Discretionary Management Services – Sale of Portfolio Securities. PGA may sell or reduce a
holding in a security if, among other things:
• The security subsequently fails to meet PGA’s initial investment criteria;
• A more attractive investment opportunity arises, or funds are needed for other
purposes;
It believes that the security has reached its appreciation potential;
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• Revised economic forecasts and/or business trends or new geo-political developments
require a repositioning of the securities held by a client; and/or
• A Discretionary Client’s Investment Goals have changed.
Consulting Services. PGA considers a variety of quantitative and qualitative factors (e.g.,
investment process, performance and other statistical analytics) to identify one or more Third-
Party Advisers whose management style and investment strategies complement a client’s
asset allocation target and Investment Goals.
On at least a quarterly basis, PGA evaluates the composition and performance of a client’s
assets allocated amongst PGA and each Third-Party Adviser (“Allocated Assets”). As a result of
this periodic review and/or changes to a client’s Investment Goals, PGA may recommend that
the client increase or reduce PGA’s or a Third-Party’s Allocated Assets. A client is responsible
for issuing instructions relating to the allocation of client assets amongst PGA and each Third-
Party Adviser for investment.
Risk of Loss
Investing in securities involves risk. The value of a client’s investment portfolio and the
corresponding investment return fluctuates as market conditions change and the client could
lose all or a portion of the value of the investment portfolio over short or long periods of time.
Discretionary Management Services. The principal risks of investing in equity and fixed
income securities are:
ADR Risk. ADRs are subject to Foreign Securities Risk (below). In addition, ADRs may not
precisely track the price of the underlying foreign securities.
Equity Securities Risk. Investments in equity securities are susceptible to general stock
market fluctuations and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in
and perceptions of issuers change. Investor perceptions are based on various and
unpredictable factors including: (1) expectations regarding government, economic, monetary
and fiscal policies; (2) inflation and interest rates; (3) economic expansion or contraction; (4)
global or regional political, economic and banking crises; and (5) other matters affecting
specific industries, sectors or companies.
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Fixed Income Securities Risk.
Credit Risk. Issuers of fixed income securities may be unable to make principal and interest
payments when they are due. There is also the risk that the securities could lose value because
of a loss of confidence in the ability of the issuer to pay back debt. The degree of credit risk for
a particular security is typically reflected in its credit rating. Lower rated fixed income
securities involve greater credit risk, including the possibility of default or bankruptcy. Credit
risks are dynamic and are subject to change.
Interest Rate Risk. Fixed income securities may lose value because of interest rate changes.
For example, fixed income securities tend to decrease in value if interest rates rise. While
longer-term fixed income securities may offer higher yields than those with shorter maturities,
their values tend to fluctuate more than those of shorter-term fixed income securities as
interest rates change.
Prepayment Risk. Prepayment occurs when the issuer of a fixed income security repays
principal prior to the security’s maturity. During periods of declining interest rates, issuers may
increase pre-payments of principal causing PGA to invest in fixed income securities with lower
yields thus reducing income generation. Similarly, during periods of increasing interest rates,
issuers may decrease pre-payments of principal extending the duration of their fixed income
securities potentially to maturity. Fixed income securities with longer maturities are subject
to greater price shifts because of interest rate changes. Also, if PGA is unable to liquidate lower
yielding securities to take advantage of a higher interest rate environment, its ability to
generate income on behalf of clients may be adversely affected. The potential impact of
prepayment features on the price of a fixed income security can be difficult to predict and
result in greater volatility.
Government-Sponsored Entities Risk. Payment of principal and interest on U.S. government
obligations may be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. (e.g., U.S. Treasury obligations)
or may be backed solely by the issuing or guaranteeing agency or instrumentality itself.
Investments in fixed income securities issued by U.S. government sponsored entities such as
the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Association and
the Federal Home Loan Banks are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
There can be no assurance that the U.S. government will provide financial support to its
agencies or instrumentalities (including government-sponsored enterprises) when it is not
obligated to do so.
Foreign Securities Risk. Investing in securities of foreign companies involves risks relating to
political, social and economic developments abroad and differences between U.S. and foreign
regulatory requirements and market practices. Securities that are denominated in foreign
currencies are subject to the further risk that the value of the foreign currency will fall in
relation to the U.S. dollar and/or will be affected by volatile currency markets or actions of U.S.
and foreign governments or central banks. Foreign securities may be subject to greater
fluctuations in price than securities of U.S. companies because foreign markets may be
smaller and less liquid than U.S. markets. The value of foreign securities may change materially
at times when U.S. markets are not open for trading. These risks tend to be more significant
with respect to investments in emerging markets.
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Large-Cap Company Risk. Investments in larger, more established companies are subject to
the risk that larger companies are sometimes unable to attain the high growth rates of
successful, smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.
Larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive
challenges such as changes in consumer tastes or innovative smaller competitors potentially
resulting in lower market prices for their common stock.
Mid-Cap and Small-Cap Companies Risk. Mid-cap and small-cap companies may not have the
management experience, financial resources, product diversification and competitive
strengths of large-cap companies. Therefore, their securities may be more volatile and less
liquid than the securities of larger, more established companies. Mid-cap and small-cap
company stocks may also be bought and sold less often and in smaller amounts than larger
company stocks. Because of this, if PGA wants to sell a large quantity of a mid-cap or small-
cap company stock, it may have to sell at a lower price than it might prefer, or it may have to
sell in smaller than desired quantities over time. Analysts and other investors may follow these
companies less actively and therefore information about these companies may not be as
readily available as that for large-cap companies.
Mutual Fund and ETF Risk. Investors in mutual funds and ETFs indirectly bear the fees and
expenses (e.g., investment advisory and other service agent fees, trading expenses) incurred
by these investment vehicles. Investors in mutual funds and ETFs also bear the risks
associated with the equity and fixed income securities in which the mutual funds and ETFs
invest.
Consulting Services. The investment risks associated with the employment of a multi-
manager structure contemplated by the Consulting Services include the investment risks
associated with the securities/interests in which a Third-Party Adviser invests the client’s
assets. Such risks include, but are not necessarily limited to, the principal risks of investing in
equities and fixed income securities summarized in “Methods of Analysis, Investment
Strategies and Risk of Loss-Risk of Loss-Discretionary Management Services.” In addition,
client assets subject to the Consulting Services involve the following additional risk:
Multi-Manager Risk. The methodology used by PGA to identify Third-Party Advisers and to
make recommendations regarding the allocation of a client’s assets amongst PGA and/or
Third-Party Advisers may not achieve desired results and may cause the client to lose money
or underperform investment accounts with similar Investment Goals to that of the client. In
addition, PGA and the Third-Party Advisers make their trading decisions independently. As a
result, a client may be exposed to the same investment through both PGA and a Third-Party
Adviser causing its investment portfolio to be less diversified and thus exposing it to greater
market risk and potential losses. Conversely, PGA and a Third-Party Adviser could implement
opposite positions in the same security which would result in potentially higher transaction
costs. Reallocation of a client’s assets amongst PGA and/or the Third-Party Advisers may result
in transaction costs for the client which could affect the performance of the client’s overall
investment portfolio. Because a client pays a management fee to both PGA and a Third-Party
Adviser with respect to the Third-Party Adviser’s Allocated Assets, the performance of those
assets will be adversely affected by the imposition of these multiple management fees.
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Disciplinary Information
There are no legal or disciplinary events involving PGA principals, officers or employees that are
material to a client or a prospective client’s evaluation of PGA’s advisory business or the
integrity of PGA’s management.
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Neither PGA nor any of its principals, officers or employees are registered or have an application
pending to register as a broker-dealer or a registered representative of a broker-dealer.
Neither PGA nor any of its principals, officers or employees are registered or have an application
pending to register as a futures commission merchant, a commodity pool operator, a
commodity trading advisor or an associated person of any of these entities.
Neither PGA nor any of its principals, officers or employees maintain a relationship or
arrangement material to PGA’s business or a client with another person that controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with, PGA.
PGA does not receive compensation directly or indirectly from Third-Party Advisers. PGA does
not maintain any business relationships with Third-Party Advisers.
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and
Personal Trading
Code of Ethics and Personal Securities Trading Policy and Procedures
PGA has adopted a Code of Ethics (“Code”) and a Personal Securities Trading Policy and
Procedures (“Personal Trading Policy”). Under the Code, each PGA principal, officer and
employee must conduct the business of PGA and all interaction with clients honestly and with
integrity. The Code requires each principal, officer and employee to comply with the letter and
spirit of applicable securities laws and, in particular, laws relating to manipulation, fraud,
misinformation and insider trading. Under the Code, each principal, officer and employee is
prohibited from executing transactions upon confidential or nonpublic information from
clients or others. Further, under the Code, no principal, officer or employee may participate in
initial public offerings or private placements without the prior approval of PGA’s Compliance
Officer. The Code also prohibits a PGA principal, officer or employee from having, individually or
collectively, a significant pecuniary interest (5% or more) in any entity that does business with
PGA or that PGA recommends to clients for investment.
Under the Code and the Personal Trading Policy, each PGA principal, officer and employee is
required to report to PGA’s Compliance Officer all holdings in reportable securities as such term
is defined under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, (“Reportable Securities”) at
commencement of employment and at least annually thereafter. Reportable Securities do not
include: (1) direct obligations of the U.S. Government; (2) cash equivalents such as bankers’
acceptances, bank certificate of deposit, commercial paper and high-quality short-term debt
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instruments (e.g., repurchase agreements) and money market funds; (3) mutual funds; (4) unit
investment trusts that invest exclusively in open-end funds; and (5) Bitcoin and Ether. In
addition, each PGA principal, officer and employee must also submit to PGA’s Compliance
Officer quarterly reports of all transactions in Reportable Securities (“Transaction Reports”).
Under the Personal Trading Policy, Transaction Reports are not required for accounts over
which a PGA principal, officer or employee has no direct or indirect influence or control or for
transactions made under an automatic investment plan.
The Code requires employees to report violations of the Code to PGA’s Compliance Officer.
A copy of the Code and the Personal Trading Policy will be provided to a client or prospective
client upon request.
Interest in Client Transactions
Neither PGA nor any of its principals, officers or employees, acting as principal, purchases
securities from (or sells securities to) clients. Except for U.S. Government Securities and cash
equivalents, PGA does not purchase or sell securities that it recommends to clients for
investment. PGA’s principals, officers and employees own, purchase and sell securities that
PGA recommends to clients for investment. It is a conflict of interest for PGA to recommend
any security to a client, or to direct any transaction for a client in a security, if PGA or a PGA
principal, officer or employee has a significant pecuniary interest in the issuer of that security.
To address this conflict, the Code prohibits PGA and its principals, officers and employees from
having, individually or collectively, any significant pecuniary interest (5% or more) in any issuer
which PGA recommends to clients for investment. Further, the Personal Trading Policy
prohibits a PGA principal, officer or employee, on a given day, from knowingly executing a trade
in a Reportable Security or related security (e.g., warrants, options or futures thereon) prior to a
client’s trade in the same or related security. It is very unlikely that these personal trades will
materially impact the value of client holdings in the same securities given that PGA principally
invests client assets in highly liquid, widely held and/or larger capitalization securities. PGA’s
Compliance Officer monitors compliance with these requirements through the review of
periodic reports of investment holdings and transactions submitted by PGA’s principals,
officers and employees. For more information on the periodic reports submitted by PGA’s
principals, officers and employees see, “Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client
Transactions and Personal Trading-Code of Ethics and Personal Securities Trading Policy and
Procedures.”
Brokerage Practices
Fidelity Investments (“Fidelity”) serves as the primary Custodian and executing broker-dealer
for Discretionary Clients. PGA has negotiated competitive pricing for the brokerage services
that Fidelity provides to Discretionary Clients and PGA believes that Fidelity provides quality
execution services at competitive prices.
Best Execution
Pursuant to PGA’s best execution policy, PGA seeks to ensure that Discretionary Clients receive
quality execution services at competitive pricing. On a real time basis, the best execution
policy requires questionable stock executions to be promptly researched and reviewed and a
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secondary price obtained from another broker-dealer for bond investments when bids and
offers look out of line. If necessary, the best execution policy requires the bond price offered to
be challenged with the goal of negotiating a more favorable price. Annually, PGA assesses the
execution services of each Custodian used to execute Discretionary Client transactions. This
assessment includes a review of a Custodian’s quality of execution, overall level of service (e.g.,
responsiveness, accessibility, problem solving capabilities and specific expertise or
strengths), infrastructure and technology. Based on this review, PGA may advise a client to
change the Custodian used to maintain the client’s assets.
Soft Dollars
During PGA’s most recently completed fiscal year, PGA did not cause Discretionary Clients to
pay commissions on securities transactions that were higher than those charged by other
broker-dealers in return for research or other products/services (“Soft Dollar Arrangements”).
In addition, PGA does not currently maintain any Soft Dollar Arrangements.
Certain Custodians through which PGA is directed to or otherwise executes Discretionary Client
transactions provide PGA with: (1) company specific and general market research; (2) access
to websites that facilitate the provision of Discretionary Management Services (e.g. provide for
on-line trading with and submission of custodial account documentation to the Custodian
and access to client transactional information, account statements and tax documents)
(“Web Access”); and/or (3) other research-related services such as webinars, round tables,
conferences and other communications that focus on developments relating to the
investment advisory industry (“Custodial Services”). Custodial Services are provided at no cost
to PGA and are not contingent upon the execution of Discretionary Client transactions through
or the payment of commissions to the Custodians. Rather, the Custodial Services are available
to PGA because Discretionary Clients maintain their Discretionary Accounts at these
Custodians.
The receipt of Custodial Services from a Discretionary Client’s designated Custodian results in
an economic benefit to PGA in that it receives these services free of charge and is not otherwise
required to produce or separately pay for such services. The receipt of Custodial Services
creates an incentive for PGA to present a certain Custodian to Discretionary Clients as an
alternative for custodial and trade execution services or to recommend Discretionary Clients
to that Custodian to provide such services. PGA, however, does not materially rely on broker-
dealer research as part of its overall investment process. While, on occasion, PGA considers
research available through a Discretionary Client’s designated Custodian as part of its
investment process performed on behalf of all Discretionary Clients, PGA focuses on its own
research and other sources to identify suitable investment opportunities for its Discretionary
Clients. PGA uses a Custodian’s Web Access to service all client Discretionary Accounts
custodied with that Custodian. In addition, PGA maintains a policy to help ensure that
Discretionary Clients receive the most favorable execution (e.g., best execution) of transactions
affected by PGA on their behalf. For more information on PGA’s best execution policy, see
“Brokerage Practices-Best Execution.”
Brokerage for Client Referrals
PGA does not consider client referrals when presenting or recommending a broker-dealer as an
alternative for custodial and trade execution services.
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For further information about PGA’s best execution policy and procedures, see “Brokerage
Practices-Best Execution.”
Directed Brokerage
Customarily, each Discretionary Client completes PGA’s Broker Designation Form wherein that
client: (1) designates a specific Custodian for the client’s Discretionary Accounts; and (2)
directs PGA to execute transactions for those accounts with the designated Custodian. While
directing brokerage may prevent PGA from obtaining the best price and result in a
Discretionary Client paying more to execute brokerage transactions, PGA believes it is able to
achieve the most favorable execution (e.g., best execution) through the client’s designated
Custodian given that Custodian’s ability to execute trades, overall service, competitive
commission structure and/or the specific client’s investment needs and requirements. Not all
investment advisers require their clients to direct portfolio transactions through a specific
broker-dealer.
If a Discretionary Client utilizes a Custodian with which PGA does not have an established
relationship and directs the execution of transactions through that Custodian, the client may
receive less favorable prices or pay higher brokerage commissions because PGA may not be
able to negotiate those costs.
In the absence of specific instructions from a Discretionary Client, PGA selects one or more
broker-dealers to affect that client’s securities transactions. Under these circumstances, PGA
executes a Discretionary Client’s transactions through the client’s designated Custodian
because PGA believes that processing transactions through that Custodian is cost effective for
the client and consistent with PGA’s best execution policy.
Aggregation of Client Transactions
Generally, PGA aggregates purchases (or sales) of an equity security on behalf of Discretionary
Accounts sharing the same Custodian when it has the opportunity to do so. Purchases (or
sales) of fixed income securities are not aggregated.
If PGA aggregates purchases (or sales) of a security for Discretionary Accounts sharing a
common Custodian, those purchases (or sales) will be executed at the average execution price.
A Discretionary Account pays the same transaction costs notwithstanding whether the
account’s purchase (or sale) is executed as part of an aggregated purchase (or sale) or not. If
purchases (or sales) of a security by Discretionary Accounts sharing a common Custodian are
not aggregated, the transactions may be executed at different prices and some Discretionary
Client transactions may be executed at a better price than others. If an aggregated order is not
completely executed, securities purchased or sold will be allocated on an equitable basis
(generally, on a pro rata basis).
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Review of Accounts
Daily Review
Discretionary Management Services. Daily, each PGA authorized trader or their designee
reviews submitted transactions against transaction settlement details received from
executing Custodians to confirm the transactions were affected as instructed.
PGA traders use the firm’s portfolio accounting system to reconcile transactional data for the
prior business day with electronic transactional data for that date provided by applicable
Custodians to confirm that all securities transactions submitted on that date were properly
executed. This review also focuses on any unreconciled cash activity noted in the electronic
activity.
Quarterly Review
Discretionary Management Services. At least quarterly, the Chief Executive Officer and/or
their designee reviews the accounts of each Discretionary Client to confirm that the
composition is consistent with the client’s asset allocation target. See, “Methods of Analysis,
Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss-Methods of Analysis.”
Consulting Services. At least quarterly, the Chief Executive Officer and/or their designee
evaluates each client’s assets allocated amongst PGA and each Third-Party Adviser by, among
other things, assessing: (1) the performance of PGA’s and each Third-Party Adviser’s Allocated
Assets; (2) the composition of PGA’s and each Third-Party Adviser’s Allocated Assets to confirm
consistency with the client’s Investment Goals; and (3) the broad economic and business
trends, geo-political developments and their potential effect on the investments comprising
the Allocated Assets and the strategies utilized to manage those assets. As a result of this
periodic review and/or changes to a client’s Investment Goals, PGA may recommend that the
client increase or reduce PGA’s or a Third-Party’s Allocated Assets.
Annual Review
Annually, each Discretionary Client is asked to disclose any change in circumstances that may
require an adjustment to the portfolio allocation target utilized by PGA to manage the client’s
accounts. The PGA Relationship Manager assigned to a client relationship also attempts to
speak substantively with each client at least every eighteen (18) months about their
investment portfolio, Mission & Impact Goals and overall financial picture.
Ongoing Review
Discretionary Management Services. The Research Team reviews securities comprising
Discretionary Accounts on an ongoing basis to monitor the continued viability of such
investments in light of changing economic conditions, fundamental changes to issuers
and/or changes to the Discretionary Client’s Investment Goals.
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As a Discretionary Client’s Investment Goals or acknowledged investment restrictions change,
the asset allocation and securities comprising the client’s investment portfolio are reviewed
and may be updated to reflect these changes.
Periodic Reporting
At least quarterly, PGA provides general market commentary to each client as well as
performance and portfolio holdings data for assets subject to Portfolio Management Services.
Periodic performance and portfolio holdings data for Sub-Advised Assets are not provided
unless PGA receives a daily electronic data feed directly from the Custodian/recordkeeper of
the Sub-Advised Assets.
Client Referrals and Other Compensation
PGA does not receive cash or any other economic benefit from a third-party who is not a client
for providing investment advice or other advisory services to PGA clients.
Neither PGA nor any of its principals, officers or employees directly or indirectly compensate
any person for client referrals.
Custody
The SEC defines “custody” to include situations wherein PGA has the authority to obtain
possession of client assets.
Although PGA does not physically hold any client accounts or assets, the SEC deems PGA to
have custody over assets held in a client account pursuant to PGA’s authority to:
• deduct investment management fees from that account under the terms of an
Agreement; and/or
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transfer assets from that account to a third-party consistent with a written standing
letter of instruction signed by the client and on file with the account’s Custodian and
under which PGA has discretion as to the amount and timing of a transfer (“Third-Party
Asset Movement Authority”).
PGA procedures require a client’s prior verbal authorization before initiating a transfer
consistent with Third-Party Asset Movement Authority. As of December 31, 2025, PGA
maintained Third-Party Asset Movement Authority on behalf of 130 clients and with respect to
assets approximating $542,183,020. For more information regarding PGA’s authority to deduct
investment management fees from Discretionary Accounts, see “Fees and Compensation-
Investment Management Fees/Compensation.”
If PGA has custody of a client’s assets, the client will receive periodic account statements (at
least quarterly) from the Custodian of those assets and should review these account
statements carefully. PGA also provides periodic portfolio holdings information (at least
quarterly) to each such client and urges these clients to review the periodic statements
provided by the Custodian against the portfolio holdings information PGA provides.
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Investment Discretion
PGA provides Discretionary Management Services on a fully discretionary basis. Under a
Discretionary Client’s Agreement, the client appoints PGA to manage assets identified by the
client as its agent and attorney-in-fact, with full authority and discretion, on the client’s behalf
and risk, to purchase and sell securities in such amounts, at such prices and in such manner
as PGA may deem advisable for the client.
While clients may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities,
both PGA and the client must acknowledge these limitations.
Voting Client Securities
Under a Discretionary Client’s Agreement, the client retains all proxy voting responsibilities
with respect to assets subject to Discretionary Management Services. Each Discretionary
Client receives proxies or other solicitations for Discretionary Accounts directly from the
Custodian. Using the contact information set forth on the cover sheet of this Brochure, a
Discretionary Client may contact PGA with questions regarding a particular solicitation.
Financial Information
PGA does not require or solicit pre-payment of the Comprehensive Fee from clients and
therefore is not obligated to disclose a balance sheet for its most recently completed fiscal
year.
PGA has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition during the past 10 years and is not aware
of any financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair its ability to meet contractual
commitments to clients.
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