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Item 1. Cover Page
Part 2A of Form ADV: Firm Brochure
March 20, 2025
Roundview Capital, LLC
182 Nassau St., Suite 201
Princeton, NJ 08542
(609) 688-9500 Voice
(609) 688-9300 Fax
http://www.roundviewcapital.com
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Roundview
Capital, LLC (“Roundview”). If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please
contact us at: (609) 688-9500, or by email at: christina@roundviewcapital.com. 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 does not imply a certain level of skill
or training.
Additional information about Roundview Capital, LLC is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov
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Item 2. Material Changes
Annual Update
Roundview is required to identify and discuss any material changes made to this Firm
Brochure since the last update. In addition to Material Changes discussed in the following
section, general updates have been made to this Firm Brochure since the filing of
Roundview’s Form ADV Part 2A dated March 2024.
Material Changes Since Last Update
There have been no material changes since the filing of Roundview’s Form ADV Part 2A
dated March 2024.
Full Brochure Available
Whenever you would like to receive a complete copy of our Firm Brochure, please contact
us by telephone at: (609) 688-9500 or by email at: christina@roundviewcapital.com.
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Item 3. Table of Contents
Item 2. Material Changes .................................................................................................................... ii
Annual Update ................................................................................................................................................................... ii
Material Changes Since Last Update ......................................................................................................................... ii
Full Brochure Available .................................................................................................................................................. ii
Item 4. Advisory Business .................................................................................................................. 1
Firm Description ............................................................................................................................................................... 1
Types of Advisory Services ........................................................................................................................................... 1
Tailored Relationships ................................................................................................................................................... 2
Types of Agreements ....................................................................................................................................................... 2
Miscellaneous ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Client Obligations ............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Wrap Fee Program ........................................................................................................................................................... 5
Item 5. Fees and Compensation ....................................................................................................... 6
Description .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Investment Advisory Services ..................................................................................................................................... 6
Retirement Plan Services .............................................................................................................................................. 6
Fee Differentials ................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Fee Billing ............................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Other Fees ............................................................................................................................................................................ 8
Strategic Investment Counseling Agreement ........................................................................................................ 9
Past Due Accounts and Termination of Agreement ........................................................................................... 9
Item 6. Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management ........................................ 9
Item 7. Types of Clients ..................................................................................................................... 10
Description ....................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Account Minimums ....................................................................................................................................................... 10
Item 8. Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss .............................. 10
Methods of Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 10
Investment Strategies .................................................................................................................................................. 10
Risk of Loss ....................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Item 9. Disciplinary Information ................................................................................................... 15
Legal and Disciplinary ................................................................................................................................................. 15
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Item 10. Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations .............................................. 15
Financial Industry Activities ..................................................................................................................................... 15
The Bank of Princeton ................................................................................................................................................. 15
Affiliations ........................................................................................................................................................................ 16
Item 11. Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal
Trading ................................................................................................................................................... 17
Code of Ethics .................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions ............................................................................................... 17
Personal Trading ............................................................................................................................................................ 17
Conflicts of Interest Created by Contemporaneous Trading ....................................................................... 18
Item 12. Brokerage Practices .......................................................................................................... 18
Selecting Brokerage Firms ......................................................................................................................................... 18
Non-Soft Dollar Research and Benefits ................................................................................................................ 19
Directed Brokerage ....................................................................................................................................................... 20
Order Aggregation ......................................................................................................................................................... 20
Item 13. Review of Accounts ........................................................................................................... 21
Account Reviews ............................................................................................................................................................ 21
Item 14. Client Referrals and Other Compensation ................................................................ 21
Client Referrals ............................................................................................................................................................... 21
Other Compensation..................................................................................................................................................... 21
Item 15. Custody .................................................................................................................................. 21
Account Statement Review ........................................................................................................................................ 21
Item 16. Investment Discretion...................................................................................................... 22
Discretionary Authority .............................................................................................................................................. 22
Item 17. Voting Client Securities.................................................................................................... 22
Proxy Voting Policies ................................................................................................................................................... 22
Item 18. Financial Information ...................................................................................................... 23
Financial Condition ....................................................................................................................................................... 23
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Item 4. Advisory Business
Firm Description
Roundview Capital, LLC (“Roundview”) was founded in 2008.
Roundview is an independent advisory firm that provides financial advice and portfolio
management to individuals and their family members, pension and profit-sharing plans,
trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations or business entities.
Roundview does not sell annuities, insurance, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, limited
partnerships, or other commissioned products. The firm is not affiliated with entities that
sell financial products or securities. No commissions in any form are accepted. No finder’s
fees are accepted.
Howard T. Alter, Stephen K. Shueh, and Andrew S. Lieu are the principal owners of
Roundview.
Types of Advisory Services
Roundview provides investment advisory services, also known as asset management
services, and furnishes investment advice through consultations. Roundview provides
investment advisory services specific to the needs of each client. Before providing
investment advisory services, Roundview will ascertain the client’s investment
objective(s). Roundview will then invest (or recommend that the client invest) the
portfolio consistent with the designated investment objective(s).
Roundview, to the extent requested by an individual client, also provides financial
planning and consulting services (including investment and non-investment related
matters, including estate planning, tax planning, insurance, etc.), as well as tax
preparation services. Roundview may recommend the services of other professionals for
implementation purposes. The client is under no obligation to engage the services of any
such recommended professional. The client retains absolute discretion over all such
implementation decisions and is free to accept or reject any recommendation from
Roundview. Conflicts of interest will be disclosed to the client prior to the potential for a
conflict to occur.
Before engaging Roundview to provide investment advisory services, clients are
required to enter into an agreement with Roundview setting forth the terms and
conditions of the engagement, describing the scope of the services to be provided, and
the fees that a client will incur. Roundview shall generally price its services based upon
various objective and subjective factors. As a result, Roundview’s clients could pay
diverse fees based upon the market value of their assets, the complexity of the
engagement, and the level and scope of the consulting services to be rendered. See Fee
Differentials below.
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The client can engage Roundview to provide discretionary and/or, in limited
circumstances, non-discretionary investment advisory services on a fee basis. Non-
Discretionary Service Limitations. Clients that engage Roundview on a non-
discretionary investment advisory basis must be willing to accept that Roundview
cannot effect any account transactions without obtaining prior consent to any such
transaction(s) from the client. Thus, in the event that Roundview would like to make a
transaction for a client’s account (including in the event of an individual holding or
general market correction), and the client is unavailable, Roundview will be unable to
effect the account transaction(s) without first obtaining the client’s consent.
As of December 31, 2024, Roundview manages approximately $1.88 billion in regulated
assets for approximately 537 clients. Approximately $1.74 billion is managed on a
discretionary basis, and $133 million is managed on a non-discretionary basis.
Tailored Relationships
Our investment advice is provided through consultation with the client. Roundview
establishes an asset allocation structure appropriate for each client based on the client’s
financial objectives, financial position, investment horizon, present and anticipated levels
of income, tax status, and risk tolerance. Once the basic allocation is established for and
reviewed with the client, an Investment Policy Statement is prepared for and executed
by the client.
Clients may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities.
Services are not limited to specific types of investments.
Types of Agreements
The following agreements define the typical client relationships.
I.
Investment Advisory Agreement - Clients choose to have Roundview manage
their assets in order to obtain ongoing investment advice. The scope of work and
fee for an Investment Advisory Agreement is provided to the client in writing
prior to the start of the relationship. Please see Item 5. Fees and Compensation for
more information regarding fees and compensation for Investment Advisory
Services.
II.
Strategic Investment Counseling Agreement - In some circumstances, a
Strategic Investment Counseling Agreement is executed in lieu of an Investment
Advisory Agreement when it is more appropriate to work on a fixed-fee basis.
Roundview will provide such selected clients with financial advice on an
intermittent or periodic basis. This advice includes review, analysis, and
recommendations regarding the clients’ assets and investment portfolio.
Roundview may or may not manage these assets or portfolios and may or may not
have discretionary authority over them. With respect to its strategic investment
counseling services, each client receives and executes a Strategic Investment
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Counseling Agreement provided by Roundview, which includes detail on the
appropriate fee. Please see Item 5. Fees and Compensation, for more information.
III.
Retirement Plan Services
a. Trustee-Directed Plans. Roundview may be engaged to provide discretionary
or non-discretionary investment advisory services to pooled retirement plans
qualified under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(“ERISA”). In such engagements, Roundview shall manage retirement plan
assets consistent with the investment objective(s) designated by the plan
trustees and will serve as an investment fiduciary as that term is defined under
ERISA Section 3(21). When such services are provided on a discretionary
basis, Roundview also serves as an ERISA Section 3(38) investment manager.
b. Participant Directed Retirement Plans.
Roundview may also provide
to participant-directed
investment advisory and consulting services
retirement plans. For such engagements, Roundview shall assist the plan
sponsor with the selection of an investment platform from which plan
participants shall make their respective investment choices (which may
include investment strategies devised and managed by Roundview), and, to
the extent engaged to do so, may also provide corresponding education to
assist the participants with their decision-making process.
c. Client Retirement Plan Assets. If requested to do so, Roundview can also
provide investment advisory services relative to a participant’s retirement
plan assets. In such event, Roundview shall allocate (or recommend that the
participant allocate) the retirement account assets among the investment
options available on the plan platform. Roundview’s investment options may
be limited to the allocation of the assets among the investment alternatives
available through the plan.
Please see Item 5. Fees and Compensation, for more information regarding fees
and compensation for Retirement Plan Services.
A client may terminate any of the aforementioned agreements at any time by notifying
Roundview in writing and paying the pro rata rate for the time spent on the investment
advisory engagement prior to notification of termination. If the client made an advance
payment, Roundview will refund any unearned portion of the advance payment.
Roundview may terminate any of the aforementioned agreements at any time by
notifying the client in writing. Roundview will collect the pro rata basis rate for the time
spent on the investment advisory engagement prior to notification of termination. If the
client made an advance payment, Roundview will refund any unearned portion of the
advance payment.
Please see Item 5. Fees and Compensation, for more information.
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Miscellaneous
of
Financial Planning
and Non-Investment
Limitations
Consulting/
Implementation Services: To the extent requested by a client, Roundview will provide
financial planning and related consulting services regarding non-investment related
matters, such as estate planning, tax planning, insurance, etc. Roundview will generally
provide such consulting services inclusive of its advisory fee set forth at Item 5 below,
but may, depending upon the amount of assets under management and/or scope of the
services to be provided, determine to charge a mutually agreed upon hourly or fixed fee
depending upon the complexity and scope of the services to be provided, per the terms
and conditions of a separate written agreement.
To the extent requested by a client, Roundview may provide tax preparation as part of its
advisory fee set forth at Item 5 below for certain clients based upon the amount of assets
placed under Roundview’s management.
Please Note: Our financial planning and consulting services generally serve as “issue
spotting.” Roundview may recommend the services of other professionals for certain
implementation purposes (i.e., attorneys, accountants, insurance, etc.), including the
spouse of a Roundview member in her separate capacity as a licensed attorney, thereby
presenting a conflict of interest. Please see disclosures at Item 10 below. The client is
under no obligation to engage the services of any such recommended professional. The
client retains absolute discretion over all such implementation decisions and is free to
accept or reject any recommendation from the advisor and/or its representatives. If the
client engages any recommended unaffiliated professional and a dispute arises thereafter
relative to such engagement, the client agrees to seek recourse exclusively from and
against the engaged professional.
Please Note: Roundview does not serve as an attorney or insurance agent and no portion
of our services should be construed as legal or insurance services. Accordingly,
Roundview does not prepare estate planning documents or sell insurance products.
Retirement Rollovers – Potential for Conflict of Interest: A client or prospective client
leaving an employer typically has four options regarding an existing retirement plan (and
may engage in a combination of these options): (i) leave the money in the former
employer’s plan, if permitted, (ii) roll over the assets to the new employer’s plan, if one
is available and rollovers are permitted, (iii) roll over to an Individual Retirement
Account (“IRA”), or (iv) cash out the account value (which could, depending upon the
client’s age, result in adverse tax consequences). If Roundview recommends that a client
roll over their plan assets into an account to be managed by Roundview, such a
recommendation creates a conflict of interest if Roundview will earn new (or increase its
current) compensation as a result of the rollover. Please Note: Roundview does not
generally provide rollover recommendations to clients. However, if Roundview was to
provide a recommendation as to whether a client should engage in a rollover or not
(whether it is from an employer’s plan or an existing IRA), Roundview would be acting
as a fiduciary within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act and/or the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable, which are laws governing
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retirement accounts. No client is under any obligation to roll over retirement plan
assets to an account managed by Roundview, whether it is from an employer’s plan
or an existing IRA.
Reporting Services: Roundview can also provide account reporting services, which can
incorporate client investment assets that are not part of the assets that Roundview
manages (the “Excluded Assets”). Unless agreed to otherwise, in writing, the client
and/or his/her/its other advisors that maintain trading authority, and not
Roundview, shall be exclusively responsible for the investment performance of the
Excluded Assets. Unless also agreed to otherwise, in writing, Roundview does not
provide investment management, monitoring or implementation services for the
Excluded Assets. The client can engage Roundview to provide investment management
services for the Excluded Assets pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Investment
Advisory Agreement between Roundview and the client.
Cybersecurity Risk: The information technology systems and networks that Roundview
and its third-party service providers use to provide services to Roundview’s clients
employ various controls that are designed to prevent cybersecurity incidents stemming
from intentional or unintentional actions that could cause significant interruptions in
Roundview’s operations and/or result in the unauthorized acquisition or use of clients’
confidential or non-public personal information. Clients and Roundview are nonetheless
subject to the risk of cybersecurity incidents that could ultimately cause them to incur
financial
losses and/or other adverse consequences. Although Roundview has
established processes to reduce the risk of cybersecurity incidents, there is no guarantee
that these efforts will always be successful, especially considering that Roundview does
not control the cybersecurity measures and policies employed by third-party service
providers, issuers of securities, broker-dealers, qualified custodians, governmental and
other regulatory authorities, exchanges and other financial market operators and
providers.
Client Obligations
In performing our services, Roundview shall not be required to verify any information
received from the client or from the client’s other professionals and is expressly
authorized to rely thereon. Clients are responsible for promptly notifying Roundview if
there is ever any change in their financial situation or investment objectives so that
Roundview can review, and if necessary, revise its previous recommendations or
services.
Wrap Fee Program
Roundview does not participate in or sponsor a wrap fee program.
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Item 5. Fees and Compensation
Description
Roundview bases its fees on a percentage of assets under management and fixed fees.
Investment Advisory Services
If a client determines to engage Roundview to provide discretionary and/or non-
discretionary investment advisory services on a fee basis, Roundview’s annual
investment advisory fees shall vary (up to 1.50% of the total assets placed under
Roundview’s management/advisement) and shall be based upon the level and scope of
the overall investment advisory services to be rendered, which is based upon various
objective and subjective factors, including, but not limited to, the amount of the assets
placed under Roundview’s management, the level and scope of financial consulting
services to be rendered, and the complexity of the engagement. See Fee Differentials
below.
Each fee is payable in semi-annual installments (up to 0.75% per installment) in arrears,
based upon the value of the assets under management as of the end of the semi-annual
period appropriately weighted to give effect to additions and withdrawals to the account
during the applicable period.
Cash Positions. Roundview continues to treat cash as an asset class. As such, unless
determined to the contrary by Roundview, all cash positions (money markets, etc.) shall
continue to be included as part of assets under management for purposes of calculating
Roundview’s advisory fee. At any specific point in time, depending upon perceived or
anticipated market conditions/events (there being no guarantee that such anticipated
market conditions/events will occur), Roundview may maintain cash positions for
defensive purposes. In addition, while assets are maintained in cash, such amounts could
miss market advances. Depending upon current yields, at any point in time, Roundview’s
advisory fee could exceed the interest paid by the client’s money market fund.
Retirement Plan Services
If a client determines to engage Roundview to provide discretionary and/or non-
discretionary retirement plan services on a fee basis, Roundview’s annual investment
advisory fees shall vary (up to 1.50% of the total assets placed under Roundview’s
management/advisement) and shall be based upon the level and scope of the overall
investment advisory services to be rendered, which is based upon various objective and
subjective factors, including, but not limited to, the amount of retirement plan assets, the
level and scope of total services to be rendered, and the overall complexity of the
engagement. See Fee Differentials below.
Each fee is payable in quarterly installments, in arrears, based upon the value of the plan
assets as of the end of the quarterly period, appropriately weighted to give effect to plan
contributions and withdrawals during the applicable period.
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Fee Differentials
As discussed above, Roundview prices its services based upon various objective and
subjective factors. As a result of these factors, similarly situated clients can and will pay
diverse fees, and the services to be provided by Roundview to any particular client could
be available from other advisors at lower fees. All clients and prospective clients should
be guided accordingly.
From time to time, Roundview may serve as the investment advisor for Charitable Donor
Advised Funds. In this case, funds are administered by Schwab Charitable and/or Fidelity
Charitable, both independent nonprofit organizations. Schwab Charitable and Fidelity
Charitable charge administrative fees based on a percentage of assets under
management. At its discretion, Roundview may provide a professional courtesy so that
the total semi-annual fees do not exceed 0.50% semi-annually of the assets under
management. These fees may be collected either quarterly or semi-annually.
For Charitable Donor Advised Fund accounts where Roundview receives an advisory
fee on the client assets, Roundview has an economic incentive to advise the client to
contribute assets to the fund and keep assets in the fund. By so doing, Roundview would
continue to receive an advisory fee on such assets. This presents a conflict of interest
because Roundview has an incentive to recommend that the client invest in the fund and
keep assets within the fund rather than have the client recommend a grant to the client’s
designated charity. Roundview encourages clients to make grants from these accounts at
the client’s discretion.
Margin Accounts: Risks/Conflict of Interest. Roundview does not recommend the use
of margin for investment purposes. A margin account is a brokerage account that allows
investors to borrow money to buy securities or for other non-investment purposes. The
broker/custodian charges the investor interest for the right to borrow money and uses
the securities as collateral. By using borrowed funds, the customer is employing leverage
that will magnify both account gains and losses. Should a client determine to use margin,
Roundview will include the entire market value of the margined assets when computing
its advisory fee. Accordingly, Roundview’s fee could be based upon a higher margined
account value, resulting in Roundview earning a correspondingly higher advisory fee. As
a result, the potential of conflict of interest arises since Roundview may have an economic
disincentive to recommend that the client terminate the use of margin. Please Note: The
use of margin can cause significant adverse financial consequences in the event of a
market correction.
Fee Billing
Investment management fees are billed on a semi-annual basis, in arrears, meaning that
Roundview will invoice clients after the six-month billing period has ended. Payment in
full is expected upon invoice presentation. Fees are usually deducted from a designated
client account to facilitate billing. The client must consent in advance to direct debiting
of their investment account. In rare instances, current client relationships may exist that
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pay their fees directly to Roundview upon invoice presentation in lieu of direct debiting
of a designated client account.
Other Fees
Brokerage firms charge fees and expenses that include transaction fees on certain
purchases or sales of securities, including mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs),
check orders, reorganization items, overnight deliveries, exchange fees on sales and
wiring of federal funds.
Investment management fees are exclusive of brokerage fees and other applicable
transaction charges of third parties, which are assessed in accordance with the applicable
brokerage firm’s transaction fee and brokerage commission schedule. Roundview
maintains brokerage relationships with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Fidelity
Investments.
Relative to its discretionary investment management services, when beneficial to the
client, individual equity and/or fixed income transactions may be effected through
broker-dealers other than the account custodian, in which event the client generally will
incur both the fee (commission, mark-up/mark-down) charged by the executing broker-
dealer and a separate “tradeaway” and/or prime broker fee charged by the account
custodian (Schwab or Fidelity).
Most mutual funds, ETFs, and closed-end funds are available directly to the public.
Prospective clients and clients can obtain many of the mutual funds, ETFs, and closed-
end funds that may be recommended or used by Roundview independent of engaging
Roundview as an investment advisor. However, if a prospective client determines to do
so, he/she will not receive Roundview’s initial and ongoing investment advisory services.
With respect to account assets invested in shares of mutual funds, ETFs, and closed-end
funds, clients are effectively paying two management fees, i.e., that of Roundview directly,
and, indirectly, a ratable portion of the advisory fee charged by the fund’s own
investment advisor that is disclosed in the fund prospectus. For example, an expense
ratio of 0.10% means that the mutual fund/ETF charges its shareholders 0.10% for their
services and expenses. These fees are in addition to, and not in place of, the fees paid by
the client to Roundview and are subject to change. Performance figures quoted by mutual
fund/ETF/closed-end fund companies in various publications are after their fees have
been deducted. The brokerage firm may charge a transaction fee for the purchase or sale
of some funds.
In addition, depository banks charge holders of American Depository Receipts custody
fees, sometimes referred to as Depositary Services Fees, to compensate the depositary
banks for inventorying non-U.S. shares and performing registration, compliance,
dividend payment, communication and recordkeeping services. These custody fees are
in addition to the fees charged by Roundview.
For Donor Advised Funds, Schwab Charitable and Fidelity Charitable charge
administrative fees based on a percentage of assets under management. Donor Advised
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Fund accounts will be billed by the custodian on a quarterly basis for the custodian’s
portion of any fees due.
Roundview does not receive any compensation from the brokerage firm for the fees they
collect. In addition, as discussed in Item 4 above, Roundview does not sell annuities,
insurance, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, limited partnerships, or other commissioned
products. The firm is not affiliated with entities that sell financial products or securities.
No commissions in any form are accepted. No finder’s fees are accepted.
Strategic Investment Counseling Agreement
From time to time, Roundview may enter into a Strategic Investment Counseling
Agreement. Roundview charges a minimum annual fee of $2,500 payable in equal semi-
annual installments or one annual installment. Strategic Investment Counseling pricing
is based on the complexity of work, especially whether asset management is or is not the
most significant part of the relationship. The precise fee is dependent on the particular
services to be provided such as the scope of the work requested, the estimated amount
of time involved in providing service, the amount of staff required to provide such service
and the nature and extent of the client’s assets and investment portfolio. Fees are
negotiable.
Past Due Accounts and Termination of Agreement
Roundview reserves the right to stop work on any account that is more than 30 days
overdue. In addition, Roundview reserves the right to terminate an investment advisory
engagement where a client has willfully concealed or has refused to provide pertinent
information about financial situations when necessary and appropriate, in Roundview’s
judgment, to providing proper financial advice. Any unused portion of fees collected in
advance will be refunded.
Item 6. Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side
Management
Roundview does not charge performance-based fees (i.e., fees calculated based on a share
of capital gains upon or capital appreciation of the assets or any portion of the assets of
an advisory client). Roundview also does not engage in side-by-side management.
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Item 7. Types of Clients
Description
Roundview generally provides investment advice to individuals and their family
members, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations,
corporations or business entities.
Client relationships vary in scope and length of service.
Account Minimums
Acceptance of all accounts is discretionary with Roundview.
Roundview generally requires an aggregate relationship minimum of $1 million to
commence an engagement. However, Roundview, in its sole discretion, may charge a
lesser investment management fee and/or reduce or waive its aggregate relationship
minimum based upon certain criteria (i.e., anticipated future earning capacity,
anticipated future additional assets, dollar amount of assets to be managed, related
accounts, account composition, negotiations with client, etc.). Other exceptions may
apply to employees of Roundview and their relatives, or relatives of existing clients.
Item 8. Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and
Risk of Loss
Methods of Analysis
Security analysis methods may include fundamental analysis and technical analysis.
Roundview may seek arbitrage opportunities from perceived market inefficiencies.
The main sources of information include financial newspapers and magazines,
inspections of corporate activities, research materials prepared by others, corporate
rating services, timing services, annual reports, prospectuses, filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, and company press releases.
Other sources of information that Roundview may use include Charles Schwab &
Company Inc.’s “Schwab Advisor Services,” Fidelity Investments’ “Wealthscape,”
“YCharts,” and internet resources.
Investment Strategies
Roundview seeks to obtain superior risk-adjusted after-tax returns for its clients on a
long-term basis. With respect to the equity segment of the asset allocation, for example,
Roundview will seek to identify companies with strong balance sheets, superior cash
flow, high return on net worth and below market price-earnings ratios. Other investment
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strategies implemented may include a top/down approach featuring exchange traded
funds, open or closed-end mutual funds, the use of growth stocks, and the allocation of
“distressed” equity or debt instruments. Roundview may structure concentrated
portfolios. Debt securities are utilized primarily to produce client income and on certain
occasions they may serve a secondary purpose of seeking capital gains.
Other strategies may include long-term purchases, short-term purchases, tax loss
harvesting, short sales, margin transactions, leveraged ETFs, and the buying or writing
(selling) of option contracts (including covered options, uncovered options or spreading
strategies).
The investment strategy for a specific client is based upon the Investment Policy
Statement developed by the client during consultations. Each client executes an
Investment Policy Statement that documents their objectives and their desired
investment strategy. The client may change these objectives at any time by executing a
new Investment Policy Statement with Roundview.
Investments also include: equities (stocks), preferred securities, warrants, corporate
debt securities, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, municipal securities,
investment company securities (mutual funds shares), short-term cash instruments
(money market funds), U. S. and foreign government securities, options contracts, and
interests in partnerships.
At any time and for a substantial length of time Roundview may hold a significant portion
of a client’s assets in cash or money market mutual funds. Investments in these assets
may cause a client to miss out on upswings in the markets. Unless we expressly agree
otherwise in writing, account assets consisting of cash and money market mutual funds
are included as part of assets under management for purposes of calculating
Roundview’s advisory fee.
Certain accounts may utilize models to drive efficiencies. Among other factors, the risk
component and Participant Option selection statement help determine which model
strategy is most appropriate. Each participant will select a model portfolio based on the
responses to his or her Participant Option selection form. The model portfolios available
in this program are Cash, Moderate, Balanced, Growth and Aggressive Growth. Below is
a description of each model portfolio. Clients that have questions about the descriptions
below should contact Roundview at 609-688-9500.
• Cash: The cash option will invest 100% of the account in cash and/or money
market type instruments. Returns should be comparable to a savings account.
• Moderate: The Moderate model portfolio primarily seeks to provide current
income, with secondary emphasis placed on capital appreciation. The model
portfolio aims to maintain moderate exposure to risk of capital loss in pursuit of
this return objective. Consistent with these objectives, it is expected that the
model portfolio will be invested predominantly in ETFs that seek to track the
performance of assets that have been historically less volatile, such as fixed
income, with a lower percentage invested in ETFs that seek to track the
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performance of assets with a more volatile history and upside return potential,
such as equities.
• Balanced: The Balanced model portfolio seeks to achieve growth of initial capital
investments and income generation by investing in ETFs that invest in equity and
fixed income securities. Consistent with these objectives, it is expected that the
model portfolio will be invested in approximately equal parts in ETFs that seek to
track the performance of assets that have been historically less volatile, such as
fixed income, and in ETFs that seek to track the performance of assets with a more
volatile history and upside return potential, such as equities.
• Growth: The Growth model portfolio primarily seeks to achieve growth of initial
capital investments, with a secondary emphasis placed on current income. The
model portfolio aims to maintain above-moderate exposure to risk of capital loss
in pursuit of this return objective. Consistent with these objectives, it is expected
that the model portfolio will be invested predominantly in ETFs that seek to track
the performance of assets that tend to have a history of higher return potential
and volatility, such as equities, with a lower percentage invested in ETFs that seek
to track the performance of assets that have been historically less volatile, such as
fixed income.
• Aggressive: The Aggressive model portfolio first and foremost seeks to achieve
growth of initial capital investments. The model portfolio will generally maintain
high exposure to risk of capital loss in pursuit of this return objective. Consistent
with these objectives, it is expected that the model portfolio will be invested
predominantly in ETFs that seek to track the performance of assets that tend to
have a history of higher upside return potential and volatility, such as equities.
Drift analysis is performed at least quarterly. Roundview is not required to use models
under any circumstance.
Risk of Loss
All investment programs have certain risks that are borne by the investor. Different types
of investments involve varying degrees of risk, and it should not be assumed that future
performance of any specific investment or investment strategy (including the
investments and/or investment strategies recommended or undertaken by Roundview)
will be profitable or equal any specific performance level(s).
Our investment approach keeps the risk of loss in mind. Investors face the following
risks:
• Debt Security Risk: Debt securities are subject to credit risk, interest rate
fluctuations and prepayment risk. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a
security, or the counterparty to a contract, will default or otherwise become
unable to honor a financial obligation. Interest rate risk is the risk of market losses
attributable to changes in interest rates. For example, interest rate increases can
cause the price of a debt security to decrease. The longer a debt security’s
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duration, the more sensitive it is to this risk. Debt securities are also subject to a
prepayment risk. Prepayment risk is the risk that a debt security may be paid off
and proceeds invested earlier than anticipated. Prepayment risk is more
prevalent during periods of falling interest rates. Depending on market
conditions, the new investments may not bear the same coupon rate.
•
Interest-rate Risk: Fluctuations in interest rates may cause investment prices to
fluctuate. For example, when interest rates rise, yields on existing bonds become
less attractive, causing their market values to decline.
• Market Risk: The price of a security, bond, or mutual fund may drop in reaction
to tangible and intangible events and conditions. This type of risk is caused by
external factors independent of a security’s particular underlying circumstances.
For example, political, economic and social conditions may trigger market events.
•
Inflation Risk: When any type of inflation is present, a dollar today will not buy as
much as a dollar next year because purchasing power is eroding at the rate of
inflation.
• Currency Risk: Overseas investments are subject to fluctuations in the value of
the dollar against the currency of the investment’s originating country. This is also
referred to as exchange rate risk.
• Reinvestment Risk: This is the risk that future proceeds from investments may
have to be reinvested at a potentially lower rate of return (i.e., interest rate). This
primarily relates to fixed income securities.
• Business Risk: These risks are associated with a particular industry or a particular
company within an industry. For example, oil-drilling companies depend on
finding oil and then refining it, a lengthy process, before they can generate a profit.
They carry a higher risk of profitability than an electric company, which generates
its income from a steady stream of customers who buy electricity no matter what
the economic environment is like.
• Liquidity Risk: Liquidity is the ability to readily convert an investment into cash.
Generally, assets are more liquid if many traders are interested in a standardized
product. For example, Treasury Bills are highly liquid, while real estate properties
are not.
• Financial Risk: Excessive borrowing to finance a business’ operations increases
the risk of profitability, because the company must meet the terms of its
obligations in good times and bad. During periods of financial stress, the inability
to meet loan obligations may result in bankruptcy and/or a declining market
value.
•
Inverse/Enhanced ETF Risk: Roundview may use leveraged or inverse ETFs.
Leveraged ETFs are securities that attempt to replicate multiples of the
performance of an underlying financial index. Inverse ETFs are designed to
replicate the opposite direction of these same indices, often at a multiple. These
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ETFs often use a combination of futures, swaps, short sales, and other derivatives
to achieve these objectives. Most leveraged and inverse-leveraged ETFs are
designed to achieve these results on a daily basis only. This means that over
periods longer than a trading day, the value of these ETFs can and usually does
deviate from the performance of the index they are designed to track. Over longer
periods of time or in situations of high volatility, these deviations can be
substantial. There can be no assurance that any such security will be profitable or
achieve its objective. In light of these enhanced risks, a client may direct
Roundview, in writing, not to employ any or all leveraged or inverse ETFs.
• Closed-End Funds: Closed-end funds generally do not continually offer their
shares for sale. Rather, they sell a fixed number of shares at one time, after which
the shares typically trade on a secondary market, such as the New York Stock
Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market. The specific risk factors related to closed-
end funds vary depending upon the structure of each fund. Shares of closed-end
funds frequently trade at a premium or discount relative to their net asset value
(“NAV”). If Roundview purchases shares of a closed-end fund at a discount to its
NAV, there can be no assurance that the discount will decrease, and it is possible
that the discount may increase and affect whether the client will realize a gain or
loss on the investment. Many closed-end funds invest using borrowed money to
seek higher returns. This triggers greater risk and could cause the share price to
fluctuate accordingly, especially because the closed-end fund will also have to pay
interest or dividends on its leverage, effectively reducing the return value. Many
closed-end funds also choose to distribute a fixed percentage of net assets
regardless of the fund’s actual interest income and capital gains. Consequently,
distributions by a closed-end fund may include a return of capital, which would
reduce the fund's net asset value and its earnings capacity. Closed-end funds may
invest in a greater amount of illiquid securities than open-end mutual funds.
Investments in illiquid securities pose risks related to uncertainty in valuations,
volatile market prices, and limitations on resale that may have an adverse effect
on the ability of the fund to dispose of the securities promptly or at reasonable
prices. Finally, closed-end funds carry liquidity risks, which exists when particular
investments are difficult to purchase and sell, possibly preventing Roundview
from selling out of such illiquid securities at an advantageous price.
• Roundview does not generally recommend the use of margin loans, pledged asset
lines, or securities based loans (collectively, “SBLs”) as an investment strategy, in
which the client would leverage borrowed assets as collateral for the purchase of
additional securities. Margin is an investment strategy with a high level of
inherent risk. However, Roundview may recommend that a client establish a SBL
account with the client’s broker-dealer/custodian or their affiliated banks (each,
a “Lender”) to access SBLs for financial planning and cash flow management
purposes. For example, Roundview may deem it advisable for a client to borrow
money on margin to pay bills or other expenses such as financing the purchase,
construction, or maintenance of a real estate project. Unlike a traditional real
estate-backed loan, an SBL has the potential benefit of: enabling borrowers to
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access to funds in a shorter period of time, providing greater repayment flexibility,
and may also result in the borrower receiving certain tax benefits. Clients
interested in learning more about the potential tax benefits of borrowing money
on margin should consult with an accountant or tax advisor.
The terms and conditions of each SBL are contained in a separate agreement
between the client and the Lender selected by the client, which terms and
conditions may vary from client to client. Borrowing funds on margin is not
suitable for all clients and is subject to certain risks, including but not limited to:
increased market risk, increased risk of loss, especially in the event of a significant
market downturn; liquidity risk; the potential obligation to post collateral or
repay the SBL if the Lender determines that the value of collateralized securities
is no longer sufficient to support the value of the SBL; the risk that the Lender may
liquidate the client’s securities to satisfy its demand for additional collateral or
repayment / the risk that the Lender may terminate the SBL at any time. Before
agreeing to participate in an SBL program, clients should carefully review the
applicable SBL agreement and all risk disclosures provided by the Lender
including the initial margin and maintenance requirements for the specific
program in which the client enrolls, and the procedures for issuing “margin calls”
and liquidating securities and other assets in the client’s accounts.
Item 9. Disciplinary Information
Legal and Disciplinary
Roundview and its employees have not been involved in legal or disciplinary events
related to past or present investment clients.
Industry Activities and
Item 10. Other Financial
Affiliations
Financial Industry Activities
Roundview is a registered investment advisor only.
The Bank of Princeton
Board Position: Roundview principal Stephen Shueh is a director of The Bank of
Princeton (the “Bank”), a publicly traded bank, effective July 2017.
From time to time, Roundview employees may seek or accept directorships on public
company boards. This may include accepting seats on the boards of companies whose
securities are held in Roundview client accounts at times when Roundview believes
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having direct board representation is in the long-term best interests of its clients.
However, such Board representation often may restrict Roundview’s ability to purchase
or sell shares in the company at times when it may otherwise be opportune to do so. In
the event of such board participation the Roundview employee serving in a director
capacity may become entitled to compensation in the form of cash and/or company stock,
restricted stock or stock options. Any stock or option-based compensation related to a
Roundview employee’s board service will be subject to Roundview’s employee trading
restrictions, in addition to any trading restrictions imposed by the relevant company or
applicable law.
Insider Trading and RVC’s Rule 10b5-1 Plan: Under applicable law Roundview is
restricted in its ability to effect discretionary trades in securities with respect to which it
possesses material, non-public inside information (“Inside Information”). Roundview has
adopted a number of policies and procedures administered primarily by its Compliance
Department to ensure firm compliance with laws governing the handling of Inside
Information and Firm trading while in the possession of such information. Roundview
has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (a
“Rule 10b5-1 Plan”) that permits Roundview’s custodian, Charles Schwab, under
narrowly defined parameters and subject to Compliance oversight, to effect certain
purchases and sales of otherwise restricted securities for client accounts in connection
with client directed cash raisings, account liquidations and the initial account funding
process. Other than pursuant to the requirements of applicable law, Roundview does not
initiate discretionary purchases or sales of securities with respect to which it possesses
Inside Information. Accordingly, Roundview’s periodic possession of Inside Information
may restrict Roundview from making discretionary trades for client accounts that it
would otherwise implement. In certain circumstances Roundview’s possession of Inside
Information regarding portfolio securities could have a negative impact on the
performance of client accounts.
Please Note: Because of the above Conflict, neither Roundview, nor any of its employees,
including Mr. Shueh, purchases for client accounts, or recommends that a client purchase,
Bank of Princeton stock or any other Bank of Princeton securities.
Affiliations
As indicated above at Item 4, to the extent requested by a client, Roundview may
recommend the services of other professionals for certain implementation purposes (i.e.,
attorneys, accountants, insurance, etc.), including the legal services of Joyce Chen Shueh,
Esq., the spouse of Firm member, Stephen K. Shueh, and sister of Roundview Chief
Financial Officer, Janet G. Chen, per the terms and conditions of a separate engagement
agreement between Ms. Shueh and the client. Ms. Shueh also refers clients to Roundview.
Ms. Shueh’s law office is located within Roundview. There is no fee sharing arrangement
between Ms. Shueh and Roundview. The client is under no obligation to engage Ms.
Shueh’s services. Our recommendation that a client engage Ms. Shueh for legal services
presents a conflict of interest. Clients are reminded that they may obtain legal services
from other, non-affiliated attorneys.
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Item 11. Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client
Transactions and Personal Trading
Code of Ethics
The employees of Roundview have committed to a Code of Ethics that is available for
review by clients and prospective clients upon request.
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
Roundview and its employees may buy or sell securities that are also held by clients.
Employees comply with the provisions of the Roundview Policies and Procedures
Manual.
Personal Trading
The Chief Compliance Officer of Roundview is Christina S. Keddie. She reviews all
employee trades. Her trades are reviewed by Andrew S. Lieu. On occasion, employees
may purchase or sell for their own account the same securities which are recommended
for or invested in clients’ accounts. Roundview has procedures intended to assure that
client transactions are given priority and precedence over any personal transactions of
employees with the following exceptions:
(1) When securities being considered for purchase and sale on behalf of our clients
trade in sufficiently broad markets to permit transactions to be completed
without any appreciable impact on the markets of the securities, employees may
be allowed to participate in these transactions provided they receive no better
than the price of any client transaction executed on the same day, at the same
custodian. Records of these trades will be maintained with Roundview’s records.
(2) Open-end mutual funds purchased or redeemed at a fixed net asset value price
per share specific to the date of purchase or redemption. As such, transactions in
open-end mutual funds by employees are not likely to have an impact on the
prices of the fund shares in which clients invest, and are therefore not prohibited.
Personnel of Roundview must affirm monthly, to the Firm’s Chief Compliance Officer or
designated supervisor, that for any securities transaction for their personal accounts,
they are complying with the procedures highlighted above. In addition, all personnel of
Roundview are required to maintain their investment accounts with Charles Schwab or
Fidelity and provide the Chief Compliance Officer or designated supervisor with the
ability to review such accounts at will. Exceptions to the custody requirement may be
made for Rule 529 plans, Uniform Gift to Minors Act accounts, spousal 401K plans
invested in open-end mutual funds, and limited partnerships provided approval was
received from the Chief Compliance Officer. An exception may be granted for pre-existing
family accounts located at another broker-dealer where a spouse is required to maintain
accounts provided that the Chief Compliance Officer can surveil these accounts via its
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electronic monitoring service. Roundview maintains written procedures intended to
prevent the improper use of inside information, as required by the Investment Advisers
Act.
Conflicts of Interest Created by Contemporaneous Trading
Positions taken by a certain client account may dilute or otherwise negatively affect the
values, prices or investment strategies associated with positions held by a different client
account. When a portfolio decision or strategy is implemented for an account ahead of,
or contemporaneously with, similar portfolio decisions or strategies for Roundview’s
other clients (whether or not the portfolio decisions emanate from the same research
analysis or other information), market impact, liquidity constraints or other factors could
result in one account being disadvantaged or receiving less favorable investment results
than the other account, and the costs of implementing such portfolio decisions or
strategies could be increased. In addition, it is a conflict of interest when activity in one
account closely correlates with the activity in a similar account, such as when a purchase
by one account increases the value of the same securities previously purchased by
another account, or when a sale in one account lowers the sale price received in a sale by
a second account. We address these conflicts of interest by maintaining policies and
procedures that include account reviews.
Item 12. Brokerage Practices
Selecting Brokerage Firms
Roundview shall generally recommend that Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”)
and/or Fidelity Investments (“Fidelity”) serve as the broker-dealer/custodian for client
investment management assets. Broker-dealers such as Schwab and Fidelity charge
brokerage commissions and/or transaction fees for effecting certain securities
transactions. Exchange rules require broker-dealers to pay transaction fees to the SEC
based on the volume of securities that are sold on their market. These fees, in turn, are
passed to their clients. In addition, client accounts may be invested in mutual funds
(including money market funds), Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), and Closed-End Funds
that have various internal fees and expenses (i.e., management fees), which are paid by
these funds but ultimately borne by clients as a fund shareholder. These internal fees and
expenses are in addition to the fees charged by Roundview.
Factors that Roundview considers in recommending Schwab and/or Fidelity (or any
include historical relationship with
other broker-dealer/custodian to clients)
Roundview, financial strength, reputation, execution capabilities, pricing, research, and
service. Although the commissions and/or transaction fees paid by Roundview’s clients
shall comply with Roundview’s duty to seek best execution, a client may pay a transaction
fee that is higher than another qualified broker-dealer might charge to effect the same
transaction where Roundview determines, in good faith, that the transaction fee is
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reasonable. In seeking best execution, the determinative factor is not the lowest possible
cost, but whether the transaction represents the best qualitative execution, taking into
consideration the full range of a broker-dealer’s services, including the value of services
provided, execution capability, commission rates, and responsiveness. Accordingly,
although Roundview will seek competitive rates, it may not necessarily obtain the lowest
possible commission rates for client account transactions. The brokerage commissions
or transaction fees charged by the designated broker-dealer/custodian are exclusive of,
and in addition to, Roundview’s investment advisory fee.
Non-Soft Dollar Research and Benefits
Although not a material consideration when determining whether to recommend that a
client utilize the services of a particular broker-dealer/custodian, Roundview may
receive from Schwab and/or Fidelity (or another broker-dealer/custodian, investment
manager, platform or fund sponsor, or vendor) without cost (and/or at a discount)
support services and/or products, certain of which assist Roundview to better monitor
and service client accounts maintained at such institutions. Included within the support
services that may be obtained by Roundview are investment-related research, pricing
information and market data, software and other technology that provide access to client
account data, compliance and/or practice management-related publications, discounted
and/or gratis consulting services, discounted and/or gratis attendance at conferences,
meetings, and other educational and/or social events, marketing support-including client
events, computer hardware and/or software and/or other products used by Roundview
in furtherance of its investment advisory business operations.
As indicated above, certain support services and/or products may assist Roundview in
managing and administering client accounts. Others do not directly provide such
assistance, but rather assist Roundview to manage and further develop its business
enterprise.
Roundview’s clients do not pay more for investment transactions effected and/or assets
maintained at Schwab and/or Fidelity as a result of this arrangement. There is no
corresponding commitment made by Roundview to Schwab and/or Fidelity or any other
any entity to invest any specific amount or percentage of client assets in any specific
mutual funds, securities or other investment products as result of the above
arrangement.
During the year ending December 31, 2019, Schwab made direct contributions to four
section 501(c)(3) charitable organizations at the request of Roundview without
commitment by Roundview to maintain any level of client assets in accounts at Schwab.
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Directed Brokerage
Roundview recommends that its clients utilize the brokerage and custodial services
provided by Schwab and/or Fidelity. Roundview generally does not accept directed
brokerage arrangements (when a client requires that account transactions be effected
through a specific broker-dealer). In such client directed arrangements, the client will
negotiate terms and arrangements for their account with that broker-dealer, and
Roundview will not seek better execution services or prices from other broker-dealers
or be able to “batch” the client’s transactions for execution through other broker-dealers
with orders for other accounts managed by Roundview. As a result, a client may pay
higher commissions or other transaction costs or greater spreads, or receive less
favorable net prices, on transactions for the account than would otherwise be the case.
Please Note: In the event that the client directs Roundview to effect securities
transactions for the client’s accounts through a specific broker-dealer, the client
correspondingly acknowledges that such direction may cause the accounts to incur
higher commissions or transaction costs than the accounts would otherwise incur had
the client determined to effect account transactions through alternative clearing
arrangements that may be available through Roundview. Higher transaction costs
adversely impact account performance. Please Also Note: Transactions for directed
accounts will generally be executed following the execution of portfolio transactions for
non-directed accounts.
Order Aggregation
Transactions for each client account generally will be effected independently, unless
Roundview decides to purchase or sell the same securities for several clients at
approximately the same time. Roundview may (but is not obligated to) combine or
“bunch” such orders to obtain best execution, to negotiate more favorable commission
rates or to allocate equitably among Roundview’s clients differences in prices and
commissions or other transaction costs that might have been obtained had such orders
been placed independently. Under this procedure, transactions will be averaged as to
price and will be allocated among clients in proportion to the purchase and sale orders
placed for each client account on any given day. Roundview shall not receive any
additional compensation or remuneration as a result of such aggregation. Roundview is
not obligated to aggregate trade orders, and there are instances when portfolio managers
may enter separate trades for each account or groups of accounts they manage, due to
several reasons including, but not limited to, differences in timing of investment
decisions, available cash balances, tax considerations, client liquidity needs, or an intent
to minimize the impact on price and execution capability when trading large volumes of
a security. In such cases, it may not be feasible to aggregate trades for execution. Trades
that are not aggregated may result in higher execution costs, including commissions.
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Item 13. Review of Accounts
Account Reviews
For those clients to whom Roundview provides investment supervisory services, account
reviews are conducted on an ongoing basis by the Roundview investment professionals.
All investment advisory clients are advised that it remains their responsibility to advise
Roundview of any changes in their investment objectives and/or financial situation. All
clients (in person or via telephone) are encouraged to review financial planning issues
(to the extent applicable), investment objectives and account performance with
Roundview on an annual basis. Roundview may conduct account reviews on an other
than periodic basis upon the occurrence of a triggering event, such as a change in client
investment objectives and/or financial situation, market corrections and client request.
Clients are provided with transaction confirmation notices, and a summary account
statement directly from the broker-dealer/custodian, at least quarterly. Roundview may
also provide a periodic report summarizing account activity and performance.
Item 14. Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Client Referrals
Roundview does not compensate or receive compensation from individuals or entities
for prospective client introductions.
Other Compensation
As indicated at Item 12 above, Roundview receives from Schwab and Fidelity free or
discounted support services and products.
There is no corresponding commitment made by Roundview to Schwab and/or Fidelity
or any other any entity to invest any specific amount or percentage of client assets in any
specific mutual funds, securities or other investment products as result of the above
arrangement.
Item 15. Custody
Account Statement Review
Roundview shall have the ability to deduct its advisory fee from the client’s Schwab
and/or Fidelity account on a quarterly or semi-annual basis. Clients are provided with
transaction confirmation notices, and a summary account statement directly from
Schwab and/or Fidelity at least quarterly.
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Please Note: To the extent that Roundview provides clients with periodic account
statements or reports, the client is urged to compare any statement or report provided
by Roundview with the account statements received from the account custodian. Please
Also Note: The account custodian does not verify the accuracy of Roundview’s advisory
fee calculation.
Item 16. Investment Discretion
Discretionary Authority
The client can determine to engage Roundview to provide investment advisory services
on a discretionary basis. Prior to Roundview assuming discretionary authority over a
client’s account, the client shall be required to execute an Investment Advisory Agreement,
naming Roundview as the client’s attorney and agent in fact, granting Roundview full
authority to buy, sell, or otherwise effect investment transactions involving the assets in
the client’s name found in the discretionary account.
Clients who engage Roundview on a discretionary basis may, at any time, impose
restrictions, in writing, on Roundview’s discretionary authority (e.g., limit the
types/amounts of particular securities purchased for their account, exclude the ability to
purchase securities with an inverse relationship to the market, limit or proscribe
Roundview’s use of margin, etc.).
Item 17. Voting Client Securities
Proxy Voting Policies
retaining discretion
to
override Broadridge’s proxy
Unless a client directs otherwise in writing, Roundview utilizes the proxy voting and due
diligence services provided by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), or its
successors or assigns. The costs and expenses associated with this service are paid by
Roundview. Under this arrangement, proxy votes are cast in a manner consistent with
the Shareholder Value Policy Rules developed and maintained by Broadridge, with
voting
Roundview
recommendations, consistent with Roundview’s fiduciary obligations. This vote override
ability should not be interpreted as an obligation by Roundview to review each proxy
voting decision considered or made by the third-party proxy service provider.
Roundview shall maintain records pertaining to proxy voting as required pursuant to
Rule 204-2(c)(2) under the Advisers Act. The records are maintained through the
Broadridge Proxy Edge System. Copies of Rules 206(4)-6 and 204-2(c)(2) are available
upon written request.
Alternatively, clients may, at their written election, choose to receive proxies related to
their own accounts, in which case Roundview may consult with clients as they may
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request. With respect to ERISA plan accounts, proxy voting will be handled in the same
manner described above, unless the plan’s governing documents specifically reserve the
plan sponsor’s right to vote proxies.
To direct the manner in which a particular proxy should be voted, clients should contact
Roundview’s Chief Compliance Officer by telephone, electronic mail, or in writing. Clients
may also obtain a copy of our complete proxy voting policies and procedures, as well as
information on how proxies for his or her shares were voted, by contacting our Chief
Compliance Officer directly.
Roundview also utilizes Broadridge’s Global Securities Class Action Services, pursuant to
which Roundview provides Broadridge with transaction and investment data for its
clients, and Broadridge identifies and pursues potential class action settlement recovery
opportunities for each security relevant to Roundview’s participating clients. Clients are
automatically included in this service unless otherwise indicated. There is no upfront
cost to participate in Broadridge’s Global Class Action Services. Rather, Broadridge is
compensated through the retention of a portion of successful class action recoveries. For
clients who opt-out of this service, neither Roundview nor Broadridge will monitor class
action settlement opportunities for that client.
Item 18. Financial Information
Financial Condition
Roundview does not have any financial impairment that will preclude the Firm from
meeting contractual commitments to clients.
A balance sheet is not required to be provided because Roundview does not serve as a
custodian for client funds or securities, and does not require prepayment of fees of more
than $1,200 per client, and six months or more in advance.
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