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Part 2A of Form ADV: Firm Brochure
Item 1 Cover Page
Jason A Prattes Financial Inc.
d/b/a Prattes Wealth Partners
620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1100
Newport Beach, CA 92660
CRD No. 298746
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Jason A
Prattes Financial Inc. d/b/a Prattes Wealth Partners. If you have any questions about the contents
of this brochure, please contact us at and/or jason@pratteswealth.com or 949-271-6333.
The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or by any state securities authority. Additional
information about Jason A Prattes Financial Inc. dba Prattes Wealth Partners also is available on
the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Jason A Prattes Financial Inc. d/b/a Prattes Wealth Partner’s registration as an investment
adviser does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
December 31, 2025
Item 2 Material Changes
Previous ADV Update: December 31, 2024
Summary of Material Changes
This section will be updated as required in the event any material changes are made to the
Jason A Prattes Financial Inc. d/b/a Prattes Wealth Partner’s Firm Brochure (the “Brochure”).
There have been no material changes to our Brochure since the last annual ADV update on
December 31, 2024.
Delivery Requirements
We will provide a summary of any material changes to this Brochure to our clients at least
annually, within 120 days of our fiscal year end. Furthermore, we will provide our clients with
other interim disclosures about material changes as necessary.
A complete copy of our current Form ADV Part 2A and/or 2B may be requested free of charge by
contacting us by telephone at 949-271-6333 or by email at jason@pratteswealth.com
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Item 3 Table of Contents
ITEM 1 COVER PAGE 1
ITEM 2 MATERIAL CHANGES 2
ITEM 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3
ITEM 4 ADVISORY BUSINESS 4
ITEM 5 FEES AND COMPENSATION 6
ITEM 6 PERFORMANCE-BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT 9
ITEM 7 TYPES OF CLIENTS 9
ITEM 8 METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK OF LOSS 9
ITEM 9 DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION 12
ITEM 10 OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS 13
ITEM 11 CODE OF ETHICS, PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST IN CLIENT TRANSACTIONS AND PERSONAL
TRADING 14
ITEM 12 BROKERAGE PRACTICES 15
ITEM 13 REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS 17
ITEM 14 CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION 18
ITEM 15 CUSTODY 19
ITEM 16 INVESTMENT DISCRETION 20
ITEM 17 VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES 20
ITEM 18 FINANCIAL INFORMATION 21
ADV PART 2B SUPPLEMENT
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Item 4 Advisory Business
FIRM DESCRIPTION
Jason A Prattes Financial Inc, doing business as Prattes Wealth Partners (and hereinafter referred
to as “Prattes”, “we”, “us”, or “our firm”) is a California Corporation with its principal office
located in Newport Beach, CA and has been in business as a registered investment adviser since
2018. The principal owner of the firm is Jason A. Prattes.
As a registered investment adviser, we are a fiduciary to you, our client, meaning we have a
fundamental obligation to act and provide investment advice that is in your best interest. Should
any material conflicts of interest exist that might affect the impartiality of our investment advice,
they will be disclosed to you in this Brochure. We urge you to review this Brochure carefully and
consider our qualifications, business practices and the nature of our advisory services before
becoming our client.
As of December 31, 2025, Prattes manages approximately $ 183,417,033 in client assets on a
discretionary basis, and $ 60,136,000 in client assets on a non-discretionary basis. Clients may
request more current information at any time by contacting our firm.
ADVISORY PROGRAMS
This Brochure describes the advisory services we offer to our clients. Prattes provides investment
management and financial planning services to our clients. In connection with our investment
management services, Prattes provides advice with respect to a broad range of asset classes,
including equities (common stocks and equivalents), mutual funds, exchange traded funds, fixed
income instruments, and alternative investment strategies. Prattes may also utilize, where
appropriate, options contracts, futures contracts. Our advice is generally limited to these types of
investments, but we reserve the right to advise or not advise our clients on certain investments should
we deem it appropriate based on their particular circumstances.
Prattes’ advisory services are tailored to the needs of our clients based on their individual
investment objectives, risk tolerance, cash or income needs, and any investment restrictions.
Although Prattes seeks to accommodate any reasonable investment restrictions or guidelines set
by our clients, we may decline to accommodate certain investment restrictions that are
incompatible with our firms’ investment philosophy or that may have an adverse effect on our
ability to manage your account. Please see Item 8 of this Brochure for further details about our
investment strategies and associated risks.
Our advisory services are offered through certain individuals who have registered with Prattes as
its investment adviser representative (“advisors”). Clients should refer to such advisor’s Form
ADV Part 2B (the “Brochure Supplement”) for more information about their qualifications.
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Prattes enters into formal written agreements with our clients setting forth the terms and
conditions under which we will provide our advisory (the “Investment Management Agreement”)
or financial planning services (the “Financial Planning Agreement”). The Investment Management
Agreement and Financial Planning Agreement set forth the scope of the services to be provided
and the compensation we receive from the client for such services. The Investment Management
Agreement and Financial Planning Agreement may be terminated by either party in writing at any
time by giving thirty (30) days signed written notice to the other party.
Our advisors may offer all or any combination of the advisory services described below to our
clients:
Investment Management. Prattes provides investment management services to individuals, high
net-worth individuals, family offices, institutions, private funds and other commingled or pooled
vehicles. Working closely with an advisor, clients will establish realistic and measurable
investment goals and objectives to meet those goals will be defined. An advisor will recommend
that clients allocate their investment portfolio among various asset classes, then once the
appropriate asset allocation has been determined, the portfolio will be monitored and rebalanced
on an ongoing basis as changes in market conditions and client circumstances occur. As part of
these investment management services, we have an ongoing responsibility to select and make
recommendations to our clients as to specific securities or other investments that may be
purchased or sold for a client’s portfolio.
Prattes generally exercises discretionary authority over client investments where we manage the
client’s account(s) without client consultation after the initial establishment of the client’s
investment objectives and appropriate asset allocation. Prattes receives discretionary authority
from our clients through our Investment Management Agreement at the outset of our advisory
relationship. Alternatively, Prattes will manage assets on a non-discretionary basis in which it
receives pre-approval from the client before placing any trades.
As part of its investment management services and when appropriate for a particular client,
Prattes may recommend that certain clients consider an investment into independent and
unaffiliated private investment vehicles such as private funds. Investors in private investment
vehicles should be aware that such investments are generally not as transparent and are more
volatile when compared to investments into the traditional public equity or debt markets, and
may be subject to certain liquidity restrictions or capital calls.
Private Funds. Prattes serves as investment manager to private funds or commingled or pooled
vehicles. Specifically, Prattes serves as investment manager to Sonics 56 and Opportunistic
Private Allocation Fund, LLC a multi-series offering. For a full description of each Fund Series
strategy, please refer to the Fund PPM and Series Supplement or SPV offering documents.
Financial Planning. Prattes provides financial planning services where an advisor will work with
clients to review their current financial position, stated goals and objectives and will make
recommendations on how clients can manage their financial resources based on an analysis of
their individual needs. Recommendations may be in the form of a written financial plan or a verbal
consultation based on the type of engagement. The client is under no obligation to act upon the
advisor’s recommendations. If the client elects to act on any of our recommendations, the client
is under no obligation to affect their transactions through our firm.
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retirement planning,
investment planning, estate planning,
Pursuant to the terms of the Financial Planning Agreement with the client, this service may
include
tax planning,
college/education planning, insurance needs, cash flow analysis, and debt analysis.
Financial Planning Disclosure. Investment management services may be obtained from Prattes
through a separate investment management agreement, or a separate professional investment
advisor of the client’s choosing. Prattes may recommend to its financial planning clients that they
retain the Firm as their investment advisor to implement its recommendations and such
recommendations may be viewed as a conflict of interest. Financial planning clients are hereby
advised that they are under no obligation to act on Prattes’ investment recommendations.
Moreover, if a client elects to act on any of the recommendations, the client is under no
obligations to effect the transactions through our firm.
Wrap Fee Programs. Prattes does not participate in any wrap fee programs.
Important Note: It is the client’s responsibility to ensure that Prattes is promptly notified if there
are ever any significant changes to their financial situation, goals, objectives or needs so we can
review our previous recommendations and make any necessary adjustments.
Item 5 Fees and Compensation
ADVISORY FEES
The following information describes how Prattes is compensated for the advisory and financial
planning services we provide to our clients. The specific manner in which fees are charged and
the compensation we receive may differ between clients depending upon the individual
Investment Management Agreement and/or Financial Planning Agreement with each client.
Prattes reserves the right to negotiate our compensation with clients depending on the scope of
our advisory relationship, and we may charge higher or lower fees than are available from other
firms for comparable services. Prattes has the general discretion to waive all or a portion of our
fees, but typically only exercises this discretion for our employees. Lower fees for comparable
services may be available from other sources.
Investment Management Fees. In consideration for providing investment management services,
Prattes receives compensation from our clients based both on (i) a specified percentage of the
assets we manage.
Pursuant to the terms of the Investment Management Agreement with the client, Prattes charges
an annual asset-based fee equal to a maximum of 1.5% based on the client’s assets under
management (“AUM”) as valued by the custodian. Fees are negotiated with each client based on
a variety of factors, such as the amount of assets being managed, future deposits to the accounts
under our management, the level and type of services provided and/or the nature of the
relationship with the client.
Prattes generally bills our fees on a quarterly basis in arrears. Clients must authorize the
deduction of our fees from their managed accounts by the qualified custodian, and choose the
method by which our fees will be calculated. Clients may elect to have our advisory fees
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calculated by our firm or the qualified custodian and deducted from their accounts. Prattes does
not withdraw fees directly from clients’ accounts. The client makes this election when applying
for their account at the qualified custodian or at any time, or cancel the existing arrangement. All
fees will be supported by an invoice to the client itemizing the fee.
If a client chooses, our investment management fees are deducted from the client’s account(s),
pursuant to the client’s written instructions to the broker/dealer holding the account (the
qualified custodian). Specifically, clients can elect to use the qualified custodian’s automatic
advisor fee billing functionality, through which the client authorizes the qualified custodian in
writing to automatically deduct a certain amount of fees from their account(s) and remit the fees
to us. Clients specify the method by which our fees will be calculated as well as the timing of the
deductions (i.e., daily, monthly, quarterly, etc.). This request may be made in the client’s account
application to the qualified custodian or at any time after that, and the client may change his
billing instructions to the qualified custodian at any time. Once this written request from the
client is processed, the qualified custodian will calculate the fees according to the method
specified by the client. Our firm does not have the authority to request that the qualified
custodian withdraw any fees from the client’s accounts or make any adjustments to clients’
predetermined fee calculation method (other than to reduce the fee). Clients can either specify
a calculation method (i.e., percent of AUM, flat fee, percentage of positive P&L,) or they can
authorize the qualified custodian to pay us fees up to a certain amount each month (or quarter)
and process any invoices we submit for up to that amount. Any advisory fees deducted from the
client’s account(s) will be reflected on account statements sent by the qualified custodian.
Clients typically pay our firm by instructing the qualified custodian to deduct a certain amount of
advisory fees from their account(s) and pay those fees to our firm. The qualified custodian does
not accept or process requests to deduct fees received from our firm without the client’s express
written authorization. Specifically, clients can elect to use the automatic advisor fee billing
functionality offered by the qualified custodian, through which the client instructs the qualified
custodian to calculate and deduct our advisory fees from the client’s account(s) and remit the
fees to our firm. Clients must specify the exact method by which our fees are to be calculated
(i.e., percentage of net liquidation value, flat fee, percentage of positive P&L) as well as the timing
of each (i.e., daily, monthly, quarterly, etc.). Once the fee agreement signed by the client is
processed by the qualified custodian, our fees will be processed in accordance with the client’s
instructions to the qualified custodian.
Any advisory fees deducted from the client’s account are reflected on the client’s periodic activity
statements as well as the client’s account management window when they log in to their
account. The periodic activity statement also specifies the calculation method. In addition to
providing advisory fee information in the client’s periodic account statements and online, the
qualified custodian sends a separate quarterly summary statement to the client’s residential
address that details the trading activity, positions, investment rate and the method of calculating
advisory fees, if any, during the preceding quarter. Moreover, our firm will instruct the qualified
custodian to send each client an invoice each time a fee is charged. This invoice reflects the fee
charged, the fee calculation methodology, and the period covered by the fee. Please refer to Item
15 of this Brochure for more information.
Prattes may provide advice to clients regarding investments in third party private placement
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funds, private investments, exchange traded products, and mutual fund shares. Each of these
funds pays fees, borne by its shareholders, to the manager of the fund. Typically, Prattes bases
its fee on a percentage of the market value of all assets in the client’s account, including the value
of these other funds. As a result, a client whose portfolio is invested in one or more of these funds
will bear the client’s proportionate share of those fund’s fees and expenses and pay another fee
to Prattes. The client could invest in the same fund(s) without paying a fee to Prattes, but would
then not have the benefit of the advice, analyses, and monitoring Prattes provides. If Prattes were
to recommend investment in a product which Prattes directly manages, and for which they earn
a management fee, then the client will not pay duplicate fees to Prattes on that amount invested.
There may be a layering of fees when a client or investor participates via a Fund of a Fund type
of vehicle. Prattes fees for private funds may ranges from 0.50% to 2.00% and may include a
performance fee or incentive as more fully described in the Fund materials. Each client or investor
is encouraged to read the disclosure statements in the Brochure and Private Placement
Memorandum (PPM) and Series Supplement or SPV offering materials.
Financial Planning Fees. Prattes offers free initial consultations for our financial planning services.
Our Financial Planning fee is $300 per hour. We charge for the development of our client’s initial
financial plans. Our Financial Planning Fee is invoiced to the Client upon completion and
presentation of the Client’s financial plan and due to Advisor within thirty (30) days of the invoice
date. Financial planning services will be considered complete at the presentation of the final plan
in a face-to-face meeting with the client, at which point a physical copy of the plan will also be
provided to the client.
Additional Fees and Expenses. Clients will incur transaction charges and/or brokerage fees when
purchasing or selling securities. These charges and fees are typically imposed by the broker-
dealer or qualified custodian through which account transactions are executed. For more
information on our brokerage practices, please refer to Item 12 (Brokerage Practices) of this
Brochure.
The fees that clients pay to our firm for investment advisory services are separate and distinct
from the fees and expenses charged by mutual funds, exchange traded funds, and/or private
funds (described in each fund’s prospectus or private placement memorandum) to their
shareholders. The fees charged directly by funds will typically include a management fee and
other fund expenses.
To fully understand the total costs associated with their investment portfolio, clients should
review all the fees charged by mutual funds, exchange traded funds, private funds, our firm and
others.
Termination. The Investment Management Agreement or Financial Planning Agreement with our
clients may be terminated by either party at any time upon thirty (30) days written notice. Upon
termination of our status as the client’s investment adviser, Prattes will not take any further
action with respect to the client’s account(s) unless specifically notified by the client in writing.
Clients will be responsible for instructing their custodian and monitoring their account for the
final disposition of assets. Upon receipt of a proper notice of termination from the client, as
described in the Investment Management Agreement and Financial Planning Agreement, any
earned unpaid fees will be billed on a pro-rata basis based on the amount of work performed by us
up to the point of termination.
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Brokerage Commissions. Prattes does not receive brokerage commissions from the sale of
securities or other investment products. Our compensation for recommending securities and
investment products is limited to the advisory fees described above.
ERISA Accounts: Prattes is deemed to be a fiduciary to advisory clients that are employee benefit
plans or individual retirement accounts (IRAs) pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income and
Securities Act ("ERISA"), and regulations under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"),
respectively. As such, our firm is subject to specific duties and obligations under ERISA and the
Internal Revenue Code that include among other things, restrictions concerning certain forms of
compensation. To avoid engaging in prohibited transactions, Prattes may only charge fees for
investment advice about products for which our firm and/or our related persons do not receive
any commissions or 12b-1 fees, or conversely, investment advice about products for which our
firm and/or our related persons receive commissions or 12b-1 fees, however, only when such
fees are used to offset Prattes' advisory fees.
Any material conflicts of interest between clients and Prattes or our employees are disclosed in
this Brochure. If at any time, additional material conflicts of interest develop, Prattes will provide
our clients with written notification of those material conflicts of interest or an updated Brochure.
Item 6 Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
PERFORMANCE BASED FEES
Performance-based fees (“Performance Fees”) are based on a share of the capital gains or capital
appreciation of the assets of a client. Fees based on performance means Prattes participates
directly in the account’s results. The Performance Fee may indirectly create an incentive for the
Firm to make investments on behalf of the client that are riskier or more speculative than would
be the case in the absence of such a fee.
Prattes investment strategies use proprietary investment selection methodology. These
strategies may have Performance Fees of 10% to 25%, and may be subject to a high water mark
or hurdle as agreed to with the Client. Prattes does manage separately-managed accounts (SMA)
and therefore there may be side-by-side management conflicts. Each client or investor is
encouraged to read the disclosure statements in the Brochure and Private Placement
Memorandum (PPM) and Series Supplement or SPV offering materials.
Item 7 Types of Clients
TYPES OF CLIENTS
Prattes offers investment advisory services to a diversified group of clients including individuals,
high net worth individuals, family offices, institutions, private funds, commingled or pooled
investment vehicles, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans (other than plan
participants), charitable/non-profit organizations, corporations and other business entities. Client
relationships may vary in scope and length of service.
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ACCOUNT REQUIREMENTS
Prattes does not require a minimum account balance for our investment management services.
Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
METHODS OF ANALYSIS
The securities analysis methods employed by Prattes may include charting, fundamental analysis,
technical analysis and economic analysis. Our main sources of information include financial
newspapers and magazines, research materials prepared by others, corporate rating services, timing
services, annual reports, prospectuses, filings with the SEC, and company press releases.
Fundamental Analysis involves the analysis of individual companies and their specific industries,
such as a company’s financial statements, details regarding the company’s product line, the
experience, expertise of the company’s management, and the company's outlook, including
macroeconomics and individually specific factors.
Technical Analysis generally tries to predict future price patterns that indicate potentially
advantageous times to buy or sell securities. Our analysis will include value investing, which seeks
to buy securities that are underpriced.
Our methods rely on the assumption that the companies whose securities we purchase and sell,
the rating agencies that review these securities, and other publicly-available sources of
information about these securities, are providing accurate and unbiased data. While we are alert
to indications that data may be incorrect, there is always a risk that our analysis may be
compromised by inaccurate or misleading information.
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Strategies may include long-term purchases, short-term purchases, trading, short sales, margin
transactions, and option writing (including covered options, uncovered options or spreading
strategies).
Strategies may include both long and short position purchases comprised of individual equities
and exchange traded funds. Our firm strives to build portfolios that are flexible and diversified to
control the risk associated with the capital markets. Capital is allocated actively and involve
frequent trading to adapt to changing market conditions and capitalize on those opportunities,
but in periods where it is difficult to identify attractive opportunities cash levels may increase.
The investment strategy for a specific client is based upon the objectives stated by the client
during our initial consultations. The client may change these objectives at any time. Risk
management is integrated into our process through the use of appropriate risk levels on each
position. The value of securities used in our strategies may go up or down in response to factors
not within our control, including but not limited to the status of an individual company underlying
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a security, or the general economic climate. When investing client portfolios, we seek to maintain
discipline and objectivity by focusing on the client’s financial goals and objectives and avoiding
trading on short term uncertainties such as position specific news events.
RISK OF LOSS
Any investment carries a certain degree of risk, including a possible loss of principal that clients
should be prepared to bear. The value of securities used in all of our strategies may go up or down
in response to factors not within our control, such as but not limited to the status of an individual
company underlying a security, or the general economic climate. There is no guarantee that any of
the investment strategies that our firm employs will outperform the investment strategies used
by other firms. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Fundamental Analysis. Fundamental Analysis concentrates on factors that determine the long-
run or equilibrium intrinsic value of securities. This strategy would normally encourage equity
purchases in stocks that are undervalued or priced below their perceived value. The risk assumed
is that the market will fail to reach expectations of perceived value or that the perceived value
was deficient, incomplete, or affected by unforeseen factors. Our methods rely on the assumption
that the companies whose securities we purchase and sell, the rating agencies that review these
securities, and other publicly-available sources of information about these securities, are
providing accurate and unbiased data. While we are alert to indications that data may be
incorrect, there is always a risk that our analysis may be compromised by inaccurate or misleading
information.
Technical Analysis. Technical Analysis uses past price and volume history to make predictions
about future prices. The risk associated with this analysis is that predicted movements of future
prices do not fall within expectations garnered from past data.
In addition to risks related to securities analysis, there are specific risks inherent to the types of
securities our firm invests in. Our firm may invest in domestic and foreign equities, options,
exchange traded funds, fixed income, and use foreign currencies, all of which may carry a variety
of risks, as set forth here:
Equities. Equity, such as common stocks, represents ownership interest of the issuer. Equities can
decline in value over short or extended periods as a result of changes in a company’s financial
condition, changes in the overall market, and economic and political conditions. Political risk may
be of higher concern for foreign equities. Adverse changes in exchange rates may also lower
returns on foreign equities.
Fixed Income. Fixed income securities pay a predetermined amount of cash by the issuer to the
security holder. A risk associated with fixed income is that the issuer may not be able to make
interest and principal payments when due. Generally, the lower the credit rating of a security, the
greater is the risk that the issuer will default on its obligation. If a rating agency gives a debt
security a lower rating, the value of the debt security will decline because investors will demand
a higher rate of return. As nominal interest rates rise, the value of fixed income securities is likely
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to decrease. The amount of decrease is more pronounced for higher duration fixed-income (i.e.
those making payments farther in the future). Higher duration fixed-income will also typically
exhibit higher price volatility. A nominal interest rate is the sum of a real interest rate and an
expected inflation rate, and as such, for fixed real rates, rising inflation may lower the value of
fixed income securities in addition to eroding the purchasing power of the fixed payments.
Options. Option contracts reach a terminal value depending on the underlying security at an
expiration date. There is a risk that the option may have no value at expiration, and the option
holder loses the total amount invested. Options may involve certain costs and risks such as
liquidity, interest rate, market, credit, and the risk that a position could not be closed when most
favorable. Trading halts in the underlying security, or other trading conditions (for example,
volatility, liquidity, systems failures) may cause the trading market for an option (or all options)
to be unavailable, in which case, the holder or writer of an option would not be able to engage
in a closing transaction and an option writer would remain obligated until expiration or
assignment. Even if the market is available, there may be situations when options prices will not
maintain their customary or anticipated relationships to the prices of the underlying interests and
related interests. Disruptions in the markets for the underlying interests could also result in losses
for options investors. This is not intended to be an exhaustive presentation of all risks associated
with trading options and clients should review the current Options Clearing Corporation (“OCC”)
disclosure document “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” and any options risk
disclosures provided by the broker-dealer used for client trades.
Exchange Traded Funds. Exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) are a type of index fund bought and sold
on a securities exchange. The risks of owning an ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the
underlying securities they are designed to track, although lack of liquidity in an ETF could result
in it being more volatile and ETFs have management fees that increase their costs. ETFs are also
subject to other risks, including: (i) the risk that their prices may not correlate perfectly with
changes in the underlying index; and (ii) the risk of possible trading halts due to market conditions
or other reasons that, in the view of the exchange upon which an ETF trades, would make trading
in the ETF inadvisable.
Investors should be aware their investment is not guaranteed and understand that there is a
risk of loss of value in their investment.
Item 9 Disciplinary Information
REQUIRED DISCLOSURES
Our firm and our management persons have not been involved in any legal or disciplinary events
that would have a material adverse effect on the integrity of our management or the services we
provide to our clients.
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Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
OUTSIDE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
At present, Jason A Prattes holds an insurance license. However, Mr. Prattes is not presently
engaged in, nor does he have any intent or plan to engage in, the business of selling insurance for
commissions.
AFFILITIATED ENTITIES
Representative(s) of our firm are the manager(s)/general sponsor(s) of the Opportunistic Private
Allocation Fund, LLC and Sonics56 LLC (“Funds”). Due to this affiliation, our firm is deemed to have
custody of the cash and securities held by advisory clients invested in these Funds. In order to
mitigate this conflict of interest, our firm will only recommend that advisory clients invest in the
Funds if they qualify at least as accredited investors and when in their best interest.
OTHER INVESTMENT ADVISERS
The Chief Investment Officer of Prattes is also the managing member of Edgebrook
Investments, LLC (“Edgebrook”) an independent and unaffiliated investment adviser that, among
other activities, manages the Edgebrook Partners, LP hedge fund (the “Edgebrook Fund”). To the
extent certain clients of Prattes invest into the Edgebrook Fund, this presents a conflict of interest
due to the additional compensation that the Chief Investment Officer of Prattes stands to receive
through his separate services to Edgebrook and the Edgebrook Fund. Prattes addresses this
conflict of interest by fully disclosing it in this brochure, by advising clients of the Chief Investment
Officer’s role with Edgebrook and the Edgebrook Fund, and by advising clients of the costs, risks,
and limitations of private funds generally. It shall be in the client’s sole and absolute discretion to
invest or not invest into any private fund, including the Edgebrook Fund.
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Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
and Personal Trading
CODE OF ETHICS
Prattes has adopted a Code of Ethics (the “Code”) that sets forth a standard of business conduct
for our firm and all our associated persons. The purpose of the Code is to set out ideals for
integrity, objectivity, competence, fairness, confidentiality, professionalism and diligence for our
firm and our associated persons to espouse in the interest of our clients and investor protection.
The Code includes provisions relating to the confidentiality of client information, a prohibition on
insider trading, restrictions on the acceptance of significant gifts and the reporting of certain gifts
and business entertainment items, and personal securities trading procedures, among other
things. All employees of Prattes are required to handle their personal securities transactions in
such a manner as to avoid any actual or potential conflicts of interest or any abuse of position of
trust and responsibility. Annually, we require all employees to certify that they have read,
understand and will comply with the Code.
Clients and prospective clients may request a full copy of our firm’s Code of Ethics by contacting
our firm in writing at the address listed on the cover page of this Brochure or calling our firm at
949-633-2353.
PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST IN CLIENT TRANSACTIONS
Prattes and/or our advisors do not recommend securities to our clients in which Prattes and/or
our advisors has a material financial interest.
Prattes and/or our advisors may invest in the same securities that are recommended to and/or
purchased for our clients. At no time, however, will our firm or our employees receive preferential
treatment over our clients. In an effort to mitigate the inherent conflicts of interests involving
employees’ personal trading activities, the Code requires that our employees report their personal
securities transactions and holdings to our firm. We may also restrict or prohibit employees’
transactions in specific securities transactions if the employees’ transaction disadvantages the
client.
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Prattes has adopted procedures designed to assure that the personal securities transactions,
activities and interests of Prattes and/or our advisors will not interfere with our ability to make
investment decisions in the best interest of our clients.
PERSONAL TRADING
Prattes maintains and enforces written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent
the misuse of material non-public information by our firm or any access persons of our firm with
regards to their personal securities transactions. Personal trading activities are continually
monitored to reasonably prevent conflicts of interest between our firm and our clients.
Item 12 Brokerage Practices
SELECTION OF BROKER-DEALERS
Securities transactions are generally executed through Interactive Brokers, LLC (“Interactive
Brokers”) or Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”), both member FINRA/SIPC and collectively
referred to herein as the qualified custodians. The qualified custodians maintain custody of our
clients’ assets and effect securities transactions for our investment management clients’ accounts.
Prattes is independently owned and operated, and is not affiliated with or a related person of
either qualified custodian.
Prattes considers a number of factors prior to recommending a particular broker-dealer to our
clients, including but not limited to, their familiarity with the securities to be sold or purchased,
their execution skills, order-flow capabilities, their commission rates or other fee schedules, their
custodial services, their level of net capital (financial strength) and excess SIPC and other insurance
coverage. The commissions charged by the qualified custodians are competitive with similarly
situated retail broker-dealers offering the same variety of securities to clients. Clients are advised,
however, that they may be able to effect transactions in securities through other broker-dealers
at lower commission rates, particularly with respect to securities listed on a national securities
exchange or in the over-the-counter market.
Research and Other Soft Dollar Benefits. The qualified custodians offer products or services other
than execution that assist our firm in managing and administering client accounts. These typically
include software and other technology that provide access to client account data (such as trade
confirmations and account statements), facilitate trade execution (and allocation of aggregated trade
orders for multiple client accounts), facilitate payment of our fees from clients’ accounts, and assist
with back office functions, record keeping and client reporting. These services may be used to service
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all or a substantial number of client accounts, including accounts not maintained at a qualified
custodian.
Prattes may also receive services from the qualified custodians or their respective affiliates that
are intended to help our firm manage and further develop our business. For Interactive Brokers,
these services typically include registration support through Greenwich Compliance, website
design and technology support. The qualified custodians also have arrangements with various
product vendors, which enable our firm to purchase their products at a discount. These products
typically include such items as: client reporting and consolidated statement software; client
communication software; client relationship management software; compliance assistance; and
investment research. Prattes does not participate in any commission-sharing arrangements or
receive soft dollar credits. While the benefits we receive from the qualified custodians do not
depend on the amount of brokerage transactions directed to the qualified custodians, as a
fiduciary we are required to disclose that there is an inherent conflict of interest when our firm
recommends that clients maintain their assets at the qualified custodian. These recommendations
may be based in part on the benefits we receive from the qualified custodians, such as the
availability of the abovementioned products and services, and not solely on our clients’ interest
in receiving most favorable execution. Nonetheless, we seek to ensure that the securities
transactions effected for our clients represent the best qualitative execution, not just the lowest
possible cost.
Our firm routinely compares order execution disclosure information at the qualified custodians
to other broker-dealers to ensure that the qualified custodians remain competitive in providing
best execution for our clients’ securities transactions. Although the brokerage commissions
and/or transaction fees charged by the qualified custodians may be higher or lower than those
charged by other broker-dealers, in seeking best execution for our clients our firm strives to
ensure that our clients pay brokerage commissions and/or transactions fees which we have
determined, in good faith, to be reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and other
services provided by the qualified custodians.
Brokerage for Client Referrals. Prattes does not consider broker-dealer or third-party referrals
in selecting or recommending broker-dealers to our clients as this would create a conflict of
interest.
Directed Brokerage. While Prattes generally recommended that clients direct transactions
through certain broker-dealers, we do not have discretionary authority to determine the broker-
dealer to be used for the purchase or sale of securities for client accounts or the commission rates
paid to a broker-dealer for client securities transactions.
In rare cases, Prattes may utilize other broker-dealers when requested by the client. Clients of
Prattes must be aware that if they direct us to use a particular broker-dealer that it may limit our
ability to achieve best execution or limit their participation in block trading. As a result, clients
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may pay higher commissions, have higher transaction costs, or receive less favorable prices. In
situations where the client directs us to effect their transactions through a particular broker-
dealer, we require such directions to be in writing.
TRADE AGGREGATION
Investment decisions deemed appropriate for one client may also be deemed appropriate for
other clients so that the same security may be purchased or sold at or about the same time for
more than one client. When this is the case our firm may, but is not obligated to, aggregate similar
trades for multiple clients and execute the trade as a single block.
When transactions are so aggregated, the securities purchased or sold will be allocated in a fair
and equitable manner. Our trade allocation procedures seek to allocate investment opportunities
among our clients in the fairest possible way taking into account their best interests. These
procedures ensure that allocations do not involve a practice of favoring or discriminating against
any client or group of clients. Transactions are usually aggregated to seek a more advantageous
net price and/or to obtain better execution for all clients. Nevertheless, there is no assurance
that the aggregation of transactions will benefit all clients equally, and in some instances
combined orders could adversely affect the price or volume of a security. Also, it is possible that
we may not aggregate trades in circumstances where it would be beneficial to do so.
TRADE ERRORS
From time to time, our firm may make a trade error when servicing a client’s account. When this
occurs, we will correct the trade as soon as we discover the error. Trading errors will be corrected
at no cost to clients. In most cases, we will correct trade errors via our executing broker-dealer’s
trade error desk. If there is a cost associated with this correction, such cost is borne by Prattes
and not the client. Note that we do not credit accounts for market losses unrelated to our error.
Item 13 Review of Accounts
ACCOUNT REVIEWS
Our management personnel conducts account reviews on an ongoing basis for clients subscribed
to our investment management services. The frequency of the review depends upon a variety of
factors such as: the client’s risk profile, activity in the account, economic and market conditions,
and the client’s preferences, if any. Additional reviews may be triggered by changes in the
investment objectives or guidelines for a particular client or specific arrangements with the client.
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Formal client review meetings are generally conducted on a regular basis at intervals mutually
agreed upon by the advisor and the client, but no less than annually. During these reviews, any
changes in the client’s investment objectives are discussed so we can review our previous
recommendations and make any necessary adjustments.
ACCOUNT REPORTS
Those clients to whom Prattes provides investment management services receive at least
quarterly reports from our firm summarizing their account(s) and investment results. Reports may
be furnished in writing or electronically as requested by the client. Clients are urged to compare
the account statements they receive from their custodian to any written reports received from
our firm.
Clients have direct and continuous access to their account information and related documents via the
password-protected website of the qualified custodian with which their accounts are held.
Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation
CLIENT REFERRALS
Prattes does not compensate any third-party (or “solicitors”) to promote the investment
advisory services offered by our firm. Prattes may receive compensation for soliciting or
referring investment advisory clients to third-parties pursuant to a written agreement that is
disclosed to Prattes clients.
OTHER COMPENSATION
Prattes may receive fees from other advisors or sub-advisors or investment managers pursuant to
a written agreement that is disclosed to Prattes clients.
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Item 15 Custody
CUSTODY OF CLIENT FUNDS AND SECURITIES
The qualified custodians serve as the qualified custodians for client accounts and maintain physical
custody of client funds in separate brokerage account(s) for each client under the client’s name.
Prattes’ personnel may assist the client in preparing paperwork to open a new brokerage account
at a qualified custodian, but only the client is permitted to authorize, by their signature, the
opening of the account. The qualified custodians send an account-opening letter to each client at
their physical mailing address after the account is approved.
• The client’s independent custodian sends statements at least quarterly showing the
market values for each security included in the Assets and all account disbursements,
including the amount of the advisory fees paid to our firm;
• Clients will provide authorization permitting our firm to be directly paid by these terms.
•
Our firm will send an invoice directly to the custodian; and
If our firm sends a copy of our invoice to the client, a legend urging the comparison of
information provided in our statement with those from the qualified custodian will be
included.
Prattes is also deemed to have custody of client assets to the extent Prattes or its personnel
exercise bill pay authority over clients’ accounts and maintain the authority to disburse funds to
third parties in this capacity. For client assets over which it is deemed to have custody, Prattes will
engage an independent and unaffiliated accounting firm to conduct an annual surprise
examination of its custody practices and the accuracy of such clients’ account values. As manager
of Sonics56 LLC (“Funds”), our firm is deemed to have custody of the cash and securities held by
advisory clients invested in these Funds. Prattes will engage with the same independent and
unaffiliated accounting firm to conduct an annual surprise examination of its custody practices and
the accuracy of such clients’ account values. Clients are encouraged to raise any questions with us
about the custody, safety or security of their assets and our custodial recommendations
Clients can access daily, monthly and annual account statements as well as daily trade
confirmations through a password protected portion of their applicable qualified custodian’s
website. Clients should also expect to receive quarterly account summaries from the qualified
custodian by first-class mail. Clients should carefully review the account statements and
summaries received from the qualified custodian(s) and compare such official custodial
statements to any account reports provided by Prattes. Any client that does not receive an
account statement or summary from the qualified custodian should call our firm immediately so
that we can arrange to have another statement sent by the custodian.
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Clients can also access information concerning their account(s) and access (and generally change)
the settings for their brokerage account online on the qualified custodians’ respective websites.
Item 16 Investment Discretion
DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY
Clients have the option of providing our firm with investment discretion on their behalf, pursuant
to an executed investment advisory client agreement. Prattes is granted limited discretionary
authority in writing by the client at the outset of the advisory relationship. This limited
discretionary authorization gives Prattes the authority to manage the client’s investment assets at
our firm’s sole discretion and without consulting with the client in advance, subject to the
investment objectives, guidelines and restrictions set by the client. This authorization will remain
in full force and effect until we receive a written termination notice of the Investment
Management Agreement from the client.
Prattes does not have discretionary authority to determine the amount of commissions that are
charged by the broker-dealer or custodian.
Item 17 Voting Client Securities
AUTHORITY TO VOTE CLIENT PROXIES
Prattes does not accept authority from clients with respect to voting of proxies solicited by, or
with respect to, the issuers of any securities held in client portfolios. The qualified custodian
holding clients’ assets will send all such proxy documents it receives to the client so that the client
may take whatever action the client deems appropriate. Prattes does not offer clients any
consulting assistance regarding proxy issues.
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Item 18 Financial Information
REQUIRED DISCLOSURES
As previously discussed in this brochure, Prattes may accept limited discretionary authority when
providing investment management services if agreed upon in writing with the client. Prattes does not
require clients to prepay more than $1,200 in fees six months or more in advance.
Prattes does not require or solicit prepayment of fees from our clients.
Prattes has no financial commitments that would impair our firm’s ability to meet our contractual
and fiduciary commitments to our clients, and has not been the subject of a bankruptcy
proceeding.
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Form ADV Part 2B: Brochure Supplement
Jason A Prattes Financial Inc
620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1100
Newport Beach, CA 92660
CRD No. 4337307
This brochure supplement provides information about our supervised persons that supplements
the Jason A Prattes Financial Inc. brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure.
Please contact us at and/or jason@sprivecap.com or 949-271-6333 if you did not receive Jason
A Prattes Financial Inc.’s brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this
supplement.
Additional information about the supervised persons mentioned in this brochure supplement is
available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
December 31, 2025
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SUPERVISED PERSON: Mr. Jason A. Prattes
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND AND BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Name: Jason Prattes
Year of Birth: 1976
Education: Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
B.S. Economics with Finance; B.A. Public Policy
2000
Experience President
Jason A Prattes Financial Inc
October 2018 – Present
Financial Advisor
LPL Financial, LLC
Nov. 2010 – October 2019
Investment Advisor
NRP Advisors Inc.
Sept. 2008 – Nov. 2010
Registered Representative
NRP Financial, Inc.
April 2007 – Nov. 2010
DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION
Mr. Prattes has not been involved in any legal or disciplinary events that would be material to a
client’s or prospective client’s evaluation of the integrity of our management.
OTHER BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
At present, Mr. Prattes holds an insurance license. However, Mr. Prattes is not presently engaged
in, nor does he have any intent or plan to engage in, the business of selling insurance for a
commission. Mr. Prattes spend zero hours a week on this business activity.
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ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION
Mr. Prattes does not receive any economic benefit from any person besides the clients of Prattes
for providing investment advice or other advisory services to such clients.
Mr. Prattes is the sole investment adviser representative of the firm, and is supervised by the
Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”), Larry Yu. Mr. Yu may be reached at
Larry@pratteswealth.com or 949-271-6333. Mr. Prattes is bound by our firm’s Code of
Ethics and compliance policies & procedures.
REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE-REGISTERED ADVISERS
Mr. Prattes has not been involved or been found liable in any arbitration claims alleging damages
in excess of $2,500, in any civil, self-regulatory organization, or administration proceeding, or
been subject of any bankruptcy petition.
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