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Form ADV Part 2A – Brochure
Item 1 Cover Page
RM Private Wealth Management Inc.
801 Brickell Ave, Suite 800
Miami, FL 33131
CRD# 300082
March 10, 2026
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of RM
Private Wealth Management Inc. If you have any questions about the contents of this
brochure, please contact us at 571-332-7618. The information in this brochure has not been
approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any
state securities authority. Registration as a registered investment advisor does not imply a
certain level of skill or training.
Additional information about RM Private Wealth Management Inc. also is available on the
SEC’s website at http://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2 Material Changes
There have been no material changes to this Brochure since the date of the last annual updating
amendment noted below.
The material changes discussed above are only those changes that have been made to this Brochure
since the firm’s last annual update of the Brochure. The date of the last annual update of the
Brochure was March 11, 2025.
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Item 3 Table of Contents
Item 1 Cover Page .................................................................................................................................. i
Item 2 Material Changes ....................................................................................................................... ii
Item 3 Table of Contents ..................................................................................................................... iii
Item 4 Advisory Business ..................................................................................................................... 4
Item 5 Fees and Compensation ............................................................................................................. 7
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 ............................................................. 12
Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading ........ 12
Item 12 Brokerage Practices ............................................................................................................... 13
Item 13 Review of Accounts ............................................................................................................... 17
Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation ............................................................................. 18
Item 15 Custody .................................................................................................................................. 18
Item 16 Investment Discretion ............................................................................................................ 18
Item 17 Voting Client Securities ......................................................................................................... 19
Item 18 Financial Information ............................................................................................................ 19
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Item 4 Advisory Business
RM Private Wealth Management Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is registered as an investment
advisor with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) since June 2020. From
February 2019 to June 2020 the firm was registered with the States of Florida, New Jersey, and
Washington.
The principal owner of RM Private Wealth Management Inc. is Ramesh Madhusudan, President.
Advisory Services
RM Private Wealth Management Inc. (“RM Private Wealth” or “Advisor”) principal service is
providing fee-based investment advisory services and financial planning services. The Advisor
practices custom management of portfolios, on a discretionary basis, according to the client’s
objectives. The Advisor’s primary approach is to use a tactical allocation strategy aimed at
reducing risk and increasing performance. The Advisor may use exchange listed securities, foreign
securities, warrants, corporate debt securities, commercial paper, CDs, municipal securities,
mutual funds, and United States government securities to accomplish this objective, employing
options strategies and derivatives to manage risk. The Advisor measures and selects mutual funds
by using various criteria, such as the fund manager’s tenure, and/or overall career performance.
The Advisor may recommend, on occasion, redistributing investment allocations to diversify the
portfolio in an effort to reduce risk and increase performance. The Advisor may recommend
specific stocks to increase sector weighting and/or dividend potential. The Advisor may
recommend employing cash positions as a possible hedge against market movement which may
adversely affect the portfolio. The Advisor may recommend selling positions for reasons that
include, but are not limited to, harvesting capital gains or losses, business or sector risk exposure
to a specific security or class of securities, overvaluation or overweighting of the position(s) in the
portfolio, change in risk tolerance of client, or any risk deemed unacceptable for the client’s risk
tolerance.
Pension Consulting Services
RM Private Wealth will assist defined contribution plans in selecting and monitoring third-party
investment managers and investment options included in the plans.
As part of the process, RM Private Wealth will provide an investment policy statement. RM
Private Wealth will recommend, monitor, and benchmark the selected investment platform
according to the investment policy statement. RM Private Wealth may assist the client in
completing the third-party investment manager’s client questionnaire and opening account
paperwork. RM Private Wealth will also assist in the development of the initial policy
recommendations.
Depending on the needs of each client, Advisor may provide any of the following ERISA Fiduciary
services:
(i)
Non-discretionary investment advice to the Client about asset classes and
investment alternatives available for the Plan in accordance with the Plan’s
investment policies and objectives. Client shall have the final decision-making
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authority regarding the initial selection, retention, removal and addition of
investment options.
(ii)
Assist the Client with the selection of a broad range of investment options
consistent with ERISA section 404(c) and the regulations thereunder.
(iii) Assist the Client in the development of an investment policy statement (IPS). The
IPS establishes the investment policies and objectives for the Plan. Client shall
have the ultimate responsibility and authority to establish such policies and
objectives and to adopt and amend the investment policy statement.
(iv) Assist in monitoring investment options by preparing periodic investment reports
that document investment performance, consistency of fund management and
conformance to the guidelines set forth in the IPS and make recommendations to
maintain or remove and replace investment options.
(v) Meet with Client on a periodic basis to discuss the reports and the investment
recommendations.
(vi)
Provide non-discretionary investment advice to the Plan Sponsor with respect to
the selection of a qualified default investment alternative (“QDIA”) for participants
who are automatically enrolled in the Plan or who otherwise fail to make an
investment election. The Client retains the sole responsibility to provide all notices
to participants required under ERISA section 404(c)(5).
In addition, the Adviser can perform the following Non-Fiduciary services if required:
(i) Assist in the education of the participants in the Plan about general investment
principles and the investment alternatives available under the Plan. Client
understands that Adviser’s assistance in participant investment education shall be
consistent with and within the scope of (d) (i.e., the definition of investment
education) of Department of Labor Interpretive Bulletin 96-1. As such, the Adviser
is not providing fiduciary advice (as defined in ERISA) to the participants. Adviser
will not provide investment advice concerning the prudence of any investment option
or combination of investment options for a particular participant or beneficiary under
the Plan.
(ii) Assist in the group enrollment meetings designed to increase retirement plan
participation among employees and investment and financial understanding by the
employees.
Adviser may provide these services or, alternatively, may arrange for the Plan’s other providers to
offer these services, as agreed upon between Adviser and Client.
As a registered investment adviser, the Adviser has a fiduciary duty as an investment adviser to
the Client. While the Adviser may have specific responsibilities under ERISA to disclose its
ERISA fiduciary services separately from its non-ERISA fiduciary services, this does not affect
the Adviser’s investment adviser fiduciary duty to the Client.
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In consideration for these services, RM Private Wealth will receive an investment advisory fee,
billed quarterly in advance, and based on the value of the plan/assets on the last day of the quarter.
Adviser has no responsibility to provide any services related to the following types of assets:
employer securities; real estate (except for real estate funds and publicly traded REITs); stock
brokerage accounts or mutual fund windows; participant loans; non-publicly traded partnership
interests; other non-publicly traded securities or property (other than collective trusts and similar
vehicles); or other hard-to-value or illiquid securities or property (“Excluded Assets”), and those
assets will not be included in the fee calculation. The third-party investment managers are hired
by the client. RM Private Wealth is only making recommendations to the client about who should
be hired. The third-party investment manager will have discretion as to the model portfolios/asset
allocations and not the individual participants elections, or asset allocation of any participants
should they elect to customize their own portfolio. The client, prior to entering into an agreement
with a third-party investment manager recommended by RM Private Wealth will be provided with
that manager’s Brochure. In addition, the third-party investment manager and the client will agree
in writing that the client’s account will be managed by that selected third-party investment
manager on a discretionary basis. Additionally, Investment Advisor Representatives of RM Private
Wealth may provide consultation services on general non-securities advice on topics including
operations management, business model integration and management, and retirement plan
consulting and business planning. Fees are negotiable. Pre-payment of fees will not exceed $500
per client, 6 months in advance.
RM Private Wealth will recommend and refer clients to unaffiliated money managers or
investment advisors. Through this arrangement, the client will then enter into an advisory
agreement with the third-party money manager or investment advisor authorizing them to assist
and advise the client in establishing investment objectives and develop an investment strategy to
meet those objectives by identifying appropriate investments and monitoring such investments.
Financial Planning
In addition to investment supervisory services, RM Private Wealth may provide Financial Planning
Services to some of its clients. The Advisor’s Financial Planning services may include
recommendations for portfolio customization based on their client’s investment objectives, goals
and financial situation. Financial Planning Services may also include recommendations relating
to investment strategies as well as tailored investment advice, insurance, tax strategies, retirement
needs, and estate planning.
RM Private Wealth will tailor its advisory services to its client’s individual needs based on
meetings and conversations with the client. If clients wish to impose certain restrictions on
investing in certain securities or types of securities, the Advisor will address those restrictions with
the client to have a clear understanding of the client’s requirements.
RM Private Wealth does not provide portfolio management services to wrap fee programs.
As of December 31, 2025, RM Private Wealth had $340,883,000 in discretionary, and $0 in non-
discretionary, client assets under management.
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Item 5 Fees and Compensation
Asset Management Fees
Pursuant to an Investment Advisory contract signed by each client, the client will pay RM Private
Wealth an annual management fee, payable quarterly in advance, based on the value of portfolio
assets of the account managed by the Advisor as of the opening of business on the first business
day of each quarter. The management fee may be adjusted to account for significant contributions
or withdrawals made to the account during the quarter. New account fees will be prorated from
the inception of the account to the end of the first quarter. The management fee may be adjusted
to account for significant contributions or withdrawals made to the account during the quarter.
Management fees range up to 1.50% depending on the type and complexity of the investment
management strategy employed as well as the size of the account or overall client relationship.
Management fees may be reduced or waived for directors, officers, and employees of RM Private
Wealth at the discretion of management. These fees may be negotiated by RM Private Wealth at
its sole discretion. The client will give written authorization permitting the Advisor to be paid
directly from their account held by the custodian. The custodian will send a statement at least
quarterly to the client. The Advisor will send the client a written invoice, including the fee, the
formula used to calculate the fee, the time period covered by the fee, and if applicable, the amount
of assets under management on which the fee was based. The Advisor will send these to the client
concurrent with the request for payment or payment of the Advisor’s advisory fees. We urge the
client to compare this information with the fees listed in the account statement. For situations
where it is impractical to deduct fees directly from the client account, client will be sent an invoice
on a quarterly basis for any outstanding advisory fees due. Checks are accepted for payments of
such invoices.
Hourly Fee
Some clients will contract to have investment advisory advice and/or financial planning advice
provided based on an hourly fee rather than based on the assets under management. The Advisor’s
hourly fee will be billed at a rate of $500 per hour. The Advisors hourly fees will be negotiated
and agreed upon by the parties in advance. Hourly fee-based clients are billed on a monthly basis
upon completion of work performed. Checks are accepted for payments of such invoices. Clients
have the option to purchase investment or insurance products recommended by the Advisor
through other brokers or agents not affiliated with RM Private Wealth. If the financial planning
services are terminated by the client prior to completion of the financial plan or analysis, the client
will be provided with the completed portions of any documents relevant to the contracted services.
Pension Consulting Fees
Plan Sponsor will pay the Advisor as compensation for its services, a consulting fee at an annual
rate of up to 1.50% of assets in the Plan. The consulting fee is payable quarterly, in advance, based
on the fair market value of assets in the Plan at the end of each quarter (not including the Excluded
Assets defined in Pension Consulting Services in Item 4 above. The consulting fee in the first
quarter of the Agreement shall be prorated from the inception date to the end of the quarter. The
Advisor shall invoice the Plan Sponsor for the consulting fee. The Plan Sponsor may, at its
election, submit invoices for this consulting fee to the custodian of the Plan's assets for payment.
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If Client elects to have fees deducted from Plan Assets, Client will grant Adviser the authority to
have fees that are chargeable to the Plan automatically deducted from the Plan’s accounts held by
the recordkeeper (or other custodian of Plan assets, herein referred to as the “Recordkeeper”) and
paid directly to Adviser upon Recordkeeper’s receipt of the billing notice. A quarterly statement
setting forth the fees deducted from the Plan (as well as identifying the amount of funds and of
each security in the account at the end of the period and setting forth all transactions in the account
during that period) shall be provided to the Plan by the Recordkeeper. Client is responsible for
ensuring that such statement is provided.
The Plan Sponsor agrees to payment of these invoices, whether directly from the Plan Sponsor or
from the Plan's custodian, promptly, and, under normal circumstances, by the end of the month in
which the invoice is submitted. Checks are accepted for payments of such invoices. As described
in Item 4, the Advisor’s consulting fee covers services in addition to investment advice or
investment manager recommendations. The fee is in addition to any fees that third-party
investment managers charge for the actual Plan investment management. RM Private Wealth will
periodically evaluate its fees to ensure that its fees are reasonable for the services provided.
Advisor does not reasonably expect to receive any other compensation, direct or indirect, for its
services. If Advisor receives any other compensation for such services, Advisor will (i) offset that
compensation against its contract fees, and (ii) disclose the amount of such compensation, the
services rendered for such compensation, the payer of such compensation and a description of
Advisor’s arrangement with the payer to the Client pursuant to the advisory contract.
The Plan Sponsor and the Advisor may agree, from time to time, that the Advisor be compensated
for additional non-investment related duties outside the normal scope of the pension consulting
agreement on an hourly basis of $500 per hour. In such cases, the additional duties and hourly rate
of compensation shall be agreed to by both parties, in advance, by execution of a separate
agreement. Invoices and terms of payment, in such cases, will be as expressed in the previous
paragraph herein. It is expected that such additional duties and compensation will solely relate to
operational and compliance needs of the Plan and not relate to investment recommendations.
Hourly and Pension Consulting Fee clients will receive invoices as described in Asset Management
Fees above each time a fee is charged.
For all of the above asset management, hourly, and pension consulting fee arrangements, if the
required disclosure documents are not delivered to the client at least 48 hours prior to the client
entering into any written advisory contract with the Advisor, then the Client has the right to
terminate the contract without penalty within five business days after entering into the contract.
All fees paid to RM Private Wealth for investment advisory services are separate and distinct from
the expenses charged by mutual funds to their shareholders and the product sponsor in the case of
variable insurance products. These fees and expenses are described in each fund’s or variable
product’s prospectus. These fees will generally include a management fee and other fund
expenses.
At no time will RM Private Wealth accept or maintain custody of a client’s funds or securities
except for authorized fee deduction. Client is responsible for all custodial and securities execution
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fees charged by the custodian and executing broker-dealer. The Advisors fee is separate and
distinct from the custodian and execution fees.
RM Private Wealth’s management fee is payable in advance. Upon termination, any fees paid in
advance will be prorated to the date of termination and any unearned fees will be refunded to client.
Neither RM Private Wealth nor its supervised persons accept compensation for the sale of
securities or other investment products, including asset-based sales charges or service fees from
the sale of mutual funds.
Item 6 Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
RM Private Wealth does not charge performance-based fees.
Item 7 Types of Clients
The Advisor will offer its services to individuals, banks or thrift institutions, pension and profit
sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities.
The Advisor’s cumulative minimum account requirement for opening and maintaining an account
is $1 million. However, the Advisor may accept accounts with a lower value at its sole discretion.
Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
The Advisor may utilize fundamental, technical or cyclical analysis techniques in formulating
investment advice or managing assets for clients.
Fundamental analysis of businesses involves analyzing its financial statements and health, its
management and competitive advantages and its competitors and markets. Fundamental analysis
is performed on historical and present data but with the goal of making financial forecasts. There
are several possible objectives; to conduct a company stock valuation and predict its probable price
evolution; to make a projection on its business performance; to evaluate its management and make
internal business decisions and to calculate its credit risk.
Technical analysis is a method of evaluating securities by relying on the assumption that market
data, such as charts of price, volume and open interest can help predict future (usually short-term)
market trends. Technical analysis assumes that market psychology influences trading in a way
that enables predicting when a stock will rise or fall.
Cyclical analysis of economic cycles is used to determine how these cycles affect the returns of an
investment, an asset class or an individual company’s profits. Cyclical risks exist because the
broad economy has been shown to move in cycles, from periods of peak performance followed by
a downturn, then a trough of low activity. Between the peak and trough of a business or other
economic cycle, investments may fall in value to reflect the uncertainty surrounding future returns
as compared with the recent past.
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The investment strategies the Advisor will implement may include long-term purchases of
securities held at least for one year, short-term purchases for securities sold within a year, trading
of securities sold within 30 days, short sales, margin transactions, and option writing, including
covered options, uncovered options or spreading strategies. Frequent trading can affect investment
performance, particularly through increased brokerage and other transaction costs, and taxes. The
material risks investing in options strategies are that the securities markets, in relation to the option
held in the client account could adversely affect the market value of the options to the extent of
some or all of the investment. Since options have a defined expiration date, investors in options
can lose their investment by the passage of time if the market price of the underlying security does
not improve relative to the option by the expiration date.
Clients need to be aware that investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients need to be
prepared to bear.
The methods of analysis and investment strategies followed by the Advisor are utilized across all
of the Advisors clients, as applicable. One method of analysis or investment strategy is not more
significant than the other as the Advisor is considering the client’s portfolio, risk tolerance, time
horizon and individual goals. However, the client should be aware that with any trading that occurs
in the client account, the client will incur transaction and administrative costs.
Investing includes the risk that the value of an investment can be negatively affected by factors
specifically related to the investment (e.g., capability of management, competition, new inventions
by other companies, lawsuits against the company, labor issues, patent expiration, etc.), or to
factors related to investing and the markets in general (e.g., the economy, wars, civil unrest or
terrorism around the world, concern about oil prices or unemployment, etc.).
Risks of fundamental analysis may include risks that market actions, natural disasters, government
actions, world political events or other events not directly related to the price or valuation of a
specific company’s fundamental analysis can adversely impact the stock price of a company
causing a portfolio containing that security to lose value. Risks may also include that the historical
data and projections on which the fundamental analysis is performed may not continue to be
relevant to the operations of a company going forward, or that management changes or the business
direction of management of the company may not permit the company to continue to produce
metrics that are consistent with the prior company data utilized in the fundamental analysis, which
may negatively affect the Advisor’s estimate of the valuation of the company.
In cyclical analysis, economic or business cycles may not be predictable and may have many
fluctuations between long-term expansions and contractions. Also, the lengths of the economic
cycles may be difficult to predict with accuracy. Therefore, the risk of cyclical analysis is the
difficulty in predicting economic trends and consequently the changing value of securities that
would be affected by these changing trends.
The primary risks in technical analysis are that the factors used to analyze the price, trends and
volatility of a security may not be replicated, or the outcomes of such analysis will not be the same
as in past periods where similar combinations existed. Because of the reliance on trends, technical
analysis can signal buying at market peaks and selling at market troughs.
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All investments involve some degree of risk. In finance, risk refers to the degree of uncertainty
and/or potential financial loss inherent in an investment decision. In general, as investment risks
rise, investors seek higher returns to compensate themselves for taking such risks.
Every saving and investment product have different risks and returns. Differences include how
readily investors can get their money when they need it, how fast their money will grow, and how
safe their money will be. The primary risks faced by investors include:
Business Risk
With a stock, you are purchasing a piece of ownership in a company. With a bond, you are loaning
money to a company. Returns from both of these investments require that that the company stays
in business. If a company goes bankrupt and its assets are liquidated, common stockholders are
the last in line to share in the proceeds. If there are assets, the company’s bondholders will be paid
first, then holders of preferred stock. If you are a common stockholder, you get whatever is left,
which may be nothing.
The business risk in purchasing an annuity is that the financial strength of the insurance company
issuing the annuity may decline and not be able to pay out the annuity obligation.
Volatility Risk
Even when companies aren’t in danger of failing, their stock price may fluctuate up or
down. Large company stocks as a group, for example, have lost money on average about one out
of every three years. A stock’s price can be affected by factors inside the company, such as a
faulty product, or by events the company has no control over, such as political or market events.
Inflation Risk
Inflation is a general upward movement of prices. Inflation reduces purchasing power, which is a
risk for investors receiving a fixed rate of interest. The principal concern for individuals investing
in cash equivalents is that inflation will erode returns.
Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate changes can affect a bond’s value. If bonds are held to maturity the investor will
receive the face value, plus interest. If sold before maturity, the bond may be worth more or less
than the face value. Rising interest rates will make newly issued bonds more appealing to investors
because the newer bonds will have a higher rate of interest than older ones. To sell an older bond
with a lower interest rate, you might have to sell it at a discount.
Liquidity Risk
This refers to the risk that investors won’t find a market for their securities, potentially preventing
them from buying or selling when they want. This can be the case with the more complicated
investment products. It may also be the case with products that charge a penalty for early
withdrawal or liquidation such as a certificate of deposit (CD).
The Advisor does not primarily recommend a particular type of security. However, clients are
advised that many unexpected broad environmental factors can negatively impact the value of
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portfolio securities causing the loss of some or all of the investment, including changes in interest
rates, political events, natural disasters, and acts of war or terrorism. Further, factors relevant to
specific securities may have negative effects on their value, such as competition or government
regulation. Also, the factors for which the company was selected for inclusion in a client portfolio
may change, for example, due to changes in management, new product introductions, or lawsuits.
Item 9 Disciplinary Information
Neither RM Private Wealth nor its management persons have had any legal or disciplinary events,
currently or in the past.
Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Neither RM Private Wealth nor any of its management persons are registered, or have an
application pending to register, as a broker-dealer or a registered representative of a broker-dealer.
RM Private Wealth does not currently have any relationships or arrangements that are material to
its advisory business or clients with either a municipal securities dealer, or government securities
dealer or broker, investment company or other pooled investment vehicle (including a mutual fund,
closed-end investment company, unit investment trust, private investment company or “hedge
fund” and offshore fund), futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, or commodity
trading advisor, banking or thrift institution, accountant or accounting firm, lawyer or law firm,
insurance company or agency, pension consultant, real estate broker or dealer or sponsor of
syndicator of limited partnerships.
RM Private Wealth does not recommend or select other investment advisers for clients.
Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal
Trading
RM Private Wealth is registered with the SEC and maintains a Code of Ethics pursuant to SEC
Rule 204A-1 that sets forth the basic policies of ethical conduct for all managers, officers, and
employees of the adviser. In addition, the Code of Ethics governs personal trading by each
employee of RM Private Wealth deemed to be an Access Person and is intended to ensure that
securities transactions effected by Access Persons of RM Private Wealth are conducted in a manner
that avoids any conflict of interest between such persons and clients of the adviser or its affiliates.
RM Private Wealth collects and maintains records of securities holdings and securities transactions
effected by Access Persons. These records are reviewed to identify and resolve conflicts of
interest. RM Private Wealth will provide a copy of the Code of Ethics to any client or prospective
client upon request.
Where acting in the capacity of a registered representative, investment advisory representatives of
RM Private Wealth may as broker or agent effect securities transactions for typical and customary
compensation. This creates a conflict of interest. Clients are not obligated to use investment
advisory representatives of the RM Private Wealth to execute such securities transactions. If client
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elects to use the investment advisory representatives of RM Private Wealth in this capacity, fees
associated with these types of transactions will be disclosed to the client, in advance.
While RM Private Wealth endeavors at all times to put the interests of its clients first as part of
their fiduciary duty, clients should be aware that the receipt of additional compensation itself
creates a conflict of interest, and may affect the judgment of the individual making the
recommendation.
Neither RM Private Wealth nor its related persons recommend to clients, or buy or sell for client
accounts, securities in which the Advisor or its related persons have a material financial interest.
RM Private Wealth and/or its investment advisory representatives may from time to time purchase
or sell products that they may recommend to clients. RM Private Wealth and/or its investment
advisory representatives have a fiduciary duty to put the interests of their clients ahead of their
own. To the extent that the Advisor or its investment advisor representatives are purchasing or
selling securities at or about the same time that it is recommending such securities to clients, RM
Private Wealth will provide the recommendations or trade the client accounts before trading their
own accounts.
RM Private Wealth requires that its investment advisory representatives follow its basic policies
and ethical standards as set forth in its Code of Ethics.
Item 12 Brokerage Practices
If requested by the client, RM Private Wealth may suggest brokers or dealers to be used based on
execution and custodial services offered, cost, quality of service and industry reputation. RM
Private Wealth will consider factors such as commission price, speed and quality of execution,
client management tools, and convenience of access for both the Advisor and client in making its
suggestion.
The custodian and brokers we use
RM Private Wealth does not maintain custody of your assets, although we are deemed to have
custody of your assets if you give us authority to withdraw assets from your account (see Item 15
– Custody, below). Your assets must be maintained in an account at a “qualified custodian,”
generally a broker-dealer or bank. We recommend that our clients use Charles Schwab & Co.,
Inc. (“Schwab”), a registered broker-dealer, member SIPC, as the qualified custodian. We are
independently owned and operated and are not affiliated with Schwab. Schwab will hold your
assets in a brokerage account and buy and sell securities when we instruct them to. While we
recommend that you use Schwab as custodian/broker, you will decide whether to do so and will
open your account with Schwab by entering into an account agreement directly with them. We do
not open the account for you, although we may assist you in doing so. Not all advisors require
their clients to use a particular broker-dealer or other custodian selected by the advisor. Even
though your account is maintained at Schwab, we can still use other brokers to execute trades for
your account as described below (see “Your brokerage and custody costs”).
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How we select brokers/custodians
We seek to recommend a custodian/broker that will hold your assets and execute transactions
on terms that are overall most advantageous when compared with other available providers and
their services. We consider a wide range of factors, including:
• Combination of transaction execution services and asset custody services (generally
without a separate fee for custody)
• Capability to execute, clear, and settle trades (buy and sell securities for your account)
• Capability to facilitate transfers and payments to and from accounts (wire transfers,
check requests, bill payment, etc.)
• Breadth of available investment products (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, exchange-
traded funds (ETFs), etc.)
• Availability of investment research and tools that assist us in making investment
decisions
• Quality of services
• Competitiveness of the price of those services (commission rates, margin interest rates,
other fees, etc.) and willingness to negotiate the prices
• Reputation, financial strength, security and stability
• Prior service to us and our clients
• Availability of other products and services that benefit us, as discussed below (see
“Products and services available to us from Schwab”)
Your brokerage and custody costs
For our clients’ accounts that Schwab maintains, Schwab generally does not charge you separately
for custody services but is compensated by charging you commissions or other fees on trades that
it executes or that settle into your Schwab account. Certain trades (for example, many mutual
funds, ETFs, and online stock and options trades) may not incur Schwab commissions or
transaction fees. Schwab is also compensated by earning interest on the uninvested cash in your
account in Schwab’s Cash Features Program. For some accounts, Schwab may charge you a
percentage of the dollar amount of assets in the account in lieu of commissions. In addition to
commissions and asset-based fees, Schwab charges you a flat dollar amount as a “prime broker”
or “trade away” fee for each trade that we have executed by a different broker-dealer but where
the securities bought or the funds from the securities sold are deposited (settled) into your Schwab
account. These fees are in addition to the commissions or other compensation you pay the
executing broker/dealer. Because of this, in order to minimize your trading costs, we have Schwab
execute most trades for your account. We have determined that having Schwab execute most trades
is consistent with our duty to seek “best execution” of your trades. Best execution means the most
favorable terms for a transaction based on all relevant factors, including those listed above (see
“How we select brokers/custodians”).
Products and services available to us from Schwab
Schwab Advisor Services™ is Schwab’s business serving independent investment advisory firms
like us. They provide our clients and us with access to their institutional brokerage services
(trading, custody, reporting and related services), many of which are not typically available to
Schwab retail customers. Schwab also makes available various support services. Some of those
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services help us manage or administer our clients’ accounts, while others help us manage and grow
our business. Schwab’s support services are generally available on an unsolicited basis (we
don’t have to request them) and at no charge to us. Following is a more detailed description of
Schwab’s support services:
Services that benefit you
Schwab’s institutional brokerage services include access to a broad range of investment products,
execution of securities transactions, and custody of client assets. The investment products available
through Schwab include some to which we might not otherwise have access or that would require
a significantly higher minimum initial investment by our clients. Schwab’s services described in
this paragraph generally benefit you and your account.
Services that may not directly benefit you
Schwab also makes available to us other products and services that benefit us but may not directly
benefit you or your account. These products and services assist us in managing and administering
our clients’ accounts. They include investment research, both Schwab’s own and that of third
parties. We may use this research to service all or a substantial number of our clients’ accounts,
including accounts not maintained at Schwab. In addition to investment research, Schwab also
makes available software and other technology
that:
• provide access to client account data (such as duplicate trade confirmations and account
•
statements)
facilitate trade execution and allocate aggregated trade orders for multiple client
accounts
facilitate payment of our fees from our clients’ accounts
• provide pricing and other market data
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• assist with back-office functions, recordkeeping, and client reporting
Services that generally benefit only us
Schwab also offers other services intended to help us manage and further develop our business
enterprise. These services include:
• Educational conferences and events
• Consulting on technology, compliance, legal, and business needs
• Publications and conferences on practice management and business succession
• Access to employee benefits providers, human capital consultants, and insurance
providers
• Marketing consulting and support
Schwab may provide some of these services itself. In other cases, it will arrange for third-party
vendors to provide the services to us. Schwab may also discount or waive its fees for some of these
services or pay all or a part of a third party’s fees. Schwab may also provide us with other benefits
such as occasional business entertainment of our personnel.
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Our interest in Schwab’s services
The availability of these services from Schwab benefits us because we do not have to produce or
purchase them. We don’t have to pay for Schwab’s services. These services are not contingent
upon us committing any specific amount of business to Schwab in trading commissions or assets
in custody. This creates an incentive to recommend that you maintain your account with Schwab,
based on our interest in receiving Schwab’s services that benefit our business and Schwab’s
payment for services for which we would otherwise have to pay rather than based on your interest
in receiving the best value in custody services and the most favorable execution of your
transactions. This is a potential conflict of interest. We believe, however, that our selection of
Schwab as custodian and broker is in the best interests of our clients. Our selection is primarily
supported by the scope, quality, and price of Schwab’s services (see “How we select
brokers/custodians”) and not Schwab’s services that benefit only us.
For any such products and services RM Private Wealth receives from Schwab or other custodians,
it will follow procedures which ensure compliance with Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 or applicable state securities rules.
The firm seeks to obtain the most favorable net results for clients’ price, execution quality, services
and commissions. Although the firm seeks competitive commission rates, it may pay commissions
on behalf of clients which may be higher than those available from other brokers in order to receive
other services. The firm may enter into such transactions so long as it determines in good faith
that the amount of commission paid was reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and
research services provided by the broker. The services that may be considered in this
determination of reasonableness may include (1) advice, either directly or through publications or
writing, as to the value of securities, the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling
securities, and the availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities; (2) analysis and
reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy,
and the performance of accounts; or (3) effecting securities transactions and performing functions
incidental thereto. Such research furnished by broker-dealers may be used to service any or all of
RM Private Wealth’s clients and may be used in connection with accounts other than those that
pay commissions to the broker-dealers providing the research. In particular, third-party research
provided by broker-dealers may be used to benefit all of the firm’s clients. This creates a conflict
of interest in that the firm has an incentive to select or recommend a broker-dealer based on its
interest in receiving the research or other products or services, rather than on the clients’ interest
in receiving most favorable execution.
Trading commissions may be used as soft dollars provided that:
• The service is primarily for the benefit of RM Private Wealth’s clients
• The commission rates are competitive with rates charged by comparable broker-dealers;
and
• RM Private Wealth does not guarantee a minimum amount of commissions to any broker-
dealer.
RM Private Wealth does not receive client referrals from any broker-dealer or third party as a
result of the firm selecting or recommending that broker-dealer to clients.
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As an investment advisory firm, RM Private Wealth has a fiduciary duty to seek best execution
for client transactions. While best execution is difficult to define and challenging to measure, there
is some consensus that it does not solely mean the achievement of the best price on a given
transaction. Rather, it appears to be a collective consideration of factors concerning the trade in
question. Such factors include the security being traded, the price of the trade, the speed of the
execution, apparent conditions in the market, and the specific needs of the client. RM Private
Wealth’s primary objectives when placing orders for the purchase and sale of securities for client
accounts is to obtain the most favorable net results taking into account such factors as 1) price, 2)
size of order, 3) difficulty of execution, 4) confidentiality and 5) skill required of the broker. RM
Private Wealth may not necessarily pay the lowest commission or commission equivalent as
specific transactions may involve specialized services on the part of the broker.
RM Private Wealth does not permit clients to direct brokerage.
RM Private Wealth may combine orders into block trades when more than one account is
participating in the trade. This blocking or bunching technique must be equitable and potentially
advantageous for each such account (e.g. for the purposes of reducing brokerage commissions or
obtaining a more favorable execution price). Block trading is performed when it is consistent with
the duty to seek best execution and is consistent with the terms of RM Private Wealth’s investment
advisory agreements. Equity trades are blocked based upon fairness to client, both in the
participation of their account, and in the allocation of orders for the accounts of more than one
client. Allocations of all orders are performed in a timely and efficient manner. All managed
accounts participating in a block execution receive the same execution price (average share price)
for the securities purchased or sold in a trading day. Any portion of an order that remains unfilled
at the end of a given day will be rewritten on the following day as a new order with a new daily
average price to be determined at the end of the following day. Due to the low liquidity of certain
securities, broker availability may be limited. Open orders are worked until they are completely
filled, which may span the course of several days. If an order is filled in its entirety, securities
purchased in the aggregated transaction will be allocated among the accounts participating in the
trade in accordance with the allocation statement. If an order is partially filled, the securities will
be allocated pro rata based on the allocation statement. RM Private Wealth may allocate trades in
a different manner than indicated on the allocation statement (non-pro rata) only if all managed
accounts receive fair and equitable treatment.
Item 13 Review of Accounts
The firm monitors client accounts on an ongoing basis, or when conditions would warrant a review
based on market conditions or changes in client circumstances, to ensure the account aligns with
the agreed upon investment strategy. Client meetings are held at least annually to discuss the
investment strategy and update client information. Financial plans, once prepared and delivered
to the client are not reviewed again unless the client requests a financial plan be updated. Client
accounts (and/or financial plans) are both managed and reviewed by Ramesh Madhusudan,
President. Triggering factors for an account review may include RM Private Wealth becoming
aware of a change in client’s investment objective, a change in market conditions, change of
employment, or a change in recommended asset allocation weightings in the account that exceed
a predefined guideline.
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The client is encouraged to notify the Advisor and Investment Advisor Representative if changes
occur in his/her personal financial situation that might materially affect his/her investment plan.
The client will receive written statements no less than quarterly from the custodian. In addition,
the client will receive other supporting reports from mutual funds, asset managers, trust companies
or other custodians, insurance companies, broker-dealers and others who are involved with client
accounts. Except for periodic reports to pension consulting clients concerning the oversight of the
pension plan’s investment advisors and investment products, RM Private Wealth does not provide
regular reports to non-pension plan clients concerning their accounts.
Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation
We receive an economic benefit from Schwab in the form of the support products and services it
makes available to us and other independent investment advisors whose clients maintain their
accounts at Schwab. In addition, Schwab has also agreed to pay for certain products and services
for which we would otherwise have to pay once the value of our clients’ assets in accounts at
Schwab reaches a certain amount. These products and services, how they benefit us, and the
related conflicts of interest are described above (see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices).
RM Private Wealth is not compensated by anyone for providing investment advice or other
advisory services except as previously disclosed in this Brochure. Further, the Advisor does not
refer clients to third-party advisors for a fee.
RM Private Wealth does not directly or indirectly compensate any person who is not a supervised
person for client referrals.
Item 15 Custody
RM Private Wealth does not have custody of client funds or securities, except for the withdrawal
of advisory fees directly from client accounts. However, as noted in Item 13 above, clients will
receive statements not less than quarterly from the qualified custodian, and we encourage you to
review those statements carefully. Any discrepancies should be immediately brought to the firm’s
attention. Please see a more complete description of the safeguards followed by RM Private
Wealth concerning direct fee deduction in Item 5 above. Clients are urged to compare the account
statements received from the qualified custodian with invoices and reports received from RM
Private Wealth.
Item 16 Investment Discretion
RM Private Wealth generally has discretion over the broker-dealer to be used for the purchase or
sale of securities for a client’s account, and the selection and amount of securities to be bought or
sold in client accounts without obtaining prior consent or approval from the client for each
transaction. However, these purchases or sales are subject to specified investment objectives,
guidelines, or limitations previously set forth by the client and agreed to by RM Private Wealth.
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Discretionary authority will only be provided upon full disclosure to the client. The granting of
such authority will be evidenced by the client’s execution of an Investment Advisory Agreement
containing all applicable limitations to such authority. All discretionary trades made by RM
Private Wealth will be in accordance with each client’s investment objectives and goals.
Item 17 Voting Client Securities
RM Private Wealth will not vote, nor advise clients how to vote, proxies for securities held in
client accounts. The client clearly keeps the authority and responsibility for the voting of these
proxies. Also, RM Private Wealth cannot give any advice or take any action with respect to the
voting of these proxies. The client and RM Private Wealth agree to this by contract. Clients will
receive proxy solicitations from their custodian and/or transfer agent.
Item 18 Financial Information
RM Private Wealth does not require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client,
six months or more in advance, and is not required to file a balance sheet.
RM Private Wealth has discretionary authority over client accounts and is not aware of any
financial condition that will likely impair its ability to meet contractual commitments to clients. If
RM Private Wealth does become aware of any such financial condition, this brochure will be
updated and clients will be notified.
RM Private Wealth has never been subject to a bankruptcy petition.
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