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Item 1 – Cover Page
S & Co., Inc.
50 Congress Street, Room 800
Boston, MA 02109
617-227-8660
03/31/2025
This Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of S & Co., Inc. If
you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure, please contact us at 617-227-8660. 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.
S & Co., Inc. is a registered investment adviser. Registration of an investment adviser does not, by
itself, imply any level of skill or training.
information about S & Co., Inc. also
is available on the SEC’s website at
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www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 – Material Changes
This Brochure is dated March 31, 2025.
Effective March 31, 2025, John Stiles has been appointed as the Chief Compliance Officer of S & Co.,
Inc. John Stiles will assume the responsibilities of overseeing and implementing the firm’s compliance
policies and procedures.
Pursuant to SEC Rules, we will ensure that you receive a summary of any material changes to this and
subsequent Brochures within 120 days of the close of our business’s fiscal year. We may further
provide other ongoing disclosure information about material changes as necessary.
We will further provide you with a new Brochure as necessary based on changes or new information,
at any time, without charge.
Currently, our Brochure may be requested by contacting our Chief Compliance Officer, John Stiles, at
617-227-8660.
information about S & Co., Inc.
is also available via the SEC’s web site
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www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The SEC’s web site also provides information about any persons affiliated
with S & Co., Inc. who are registered, or are required to be registered, as investment adviser
representatives of S & Co., Inc.
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Item 3 - Table of Contents
Item 1 – Cover Page ........................................................................................................................................................ 1
Item 2 – Material Changes .............................................................................................................................................. 2
Item 3 - Table of Contents .............................................................................................................................................. 3
Item 4 – Advisory Business ............................................................................................................................................. 4
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation ................................................................................................................................... 5
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ............................................................................... 7
Item 7 – Types of Clients ................................................................................................................................................. 7
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss .......................................................................... 8
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information ................................................................................................................................. 17
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ...................................................................................... 17
Item 11 – Code of Ethics ............................................................................................................................................... 17
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices ...................................................................................................................................... 19
Item 13 – Review of Accounts ...................................................................................................................................... 20
Item 14 – Custody ......................................................................................................................................................... 21
Item 15 – Investment Discretion .................................................................................................................................. 21
Item 16 – Voting Client Securities ................................................................................................................................. 21
Item 17 – Financial Information .................................................................................................................................... 23
Brochure Supplement(s) ............................................................................................................................................... 24
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Item 4 – Advisory Business
S & Co., Inc., a Massachusetts corporation ("SCI", the “Firm” or “we”), provides investment
advice to individuals (primarily high net worth individuals), trusts, estates and charitable
organizations. A substantial part of SCI’s business involves providing investment advice to
trustees of revocable and irrevocable trusts to assist in the management of trust assets.
Clients are primarily members of the Saltonstall family. While SCI has been in business
since 1988, the firm’s history began shortly after 1922 when Leverett Saltonstall, assisted
by Richard Saltonstall, established a family trust office to manage and administer family
trusts and related family matters. Over time, the office grew to a size such that in 1988 SCI
was organized and registered with the SEC as an Investment Adviser.
SCI is wholly-owned by Neil L. Thompson, Matthew E. Megargel, Nathaniel Jeppson, G.
West Saltonstall, Thomas V. Quirk, Jeffrey L. Thompson, and Brian F. McCarthy.
SCI has no
direct or indirect subsidiaries. SCI is an affiliate of Saltonstall & Co. LLP, a firm of private
trustees and executors that can trace its history to 1922. Saltonstall & Co. LLP offers
fiduciary and tax services to many of SCI’s clients that are trusts, estates and foundations,
and it maintains offices at the same location as SCI, at 50 Congress Street, Room 800,
Boston, MA 02109.
The current officers and directors of SCI are: Neil L. Thompson (Chairman of the Board of
Directors); Matthew E. Megargel (Director, Senior Vice President and Clerk); Nathaniel
Jeppson (Director and President); G. West Saltonstall (Vice Chairman of the Board of
Directors); Thomas V. Quirk (Director and Senior Vice President); Jeffrey L. Thompson
(Director and Senior Vice President); and Brian McCarthy (Director, Senior Vice President
and Treasurer). Biographical information relating to these individuals is set forth in the
Brochure Supplement that appears at the end of this Brochure.
Continuity of being privately owned for over one hundred years has been integral to
perpetuating SCI’s fiduciary culture, where serving as a trusted advisor to clients is the
primary objective. The Firm believes that operating without distractions and pressure
associated with being a public company or having outside shareholders is essential to
avoiding many conflicts of interest pervasive in the financial services industry.
We are long-term investors focused on compounding after-tax wealth for clients. SCI
invests primarily in public equities and typically has a bias toward high quality growth
companies but considers stocks opportunistically, when they meet analytical criteria and
appreciation expectations. The Firm also makes investments in outside funds. SCI selects
external managers for expertise in niche areas (e.g. media, healthcare, international
equities, venture capital, and distressed credit) that are typically outside of internal
capabilities but which offer diversification benefits and meet long-term return objectives.
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SCI often tailors investment advisory services to clients, who are free to impose
restrictions on investing (or not investing) in specific securities, industries, or asset classes.
For example, a client may request a particular industry be excluded from their portfolio in
order to maintain professional impartiality requirements or other personal preferences.
SCI does not participate in any so-called “wrap fee programs”. Instead, SCI charges its
clients a separate fee for the investment advisory services that SCI provides; these fees are
described in Item 5 below. In addition, clients of SCI obtain custodial services from, and
pay a separate fee to, the qualified custodian holding client assets. These fees are described
in more detail in Item 5 below.
SCI only manages client assets on a discretionary basis. As of December 31, 2024, SCI
managed client assets having a market value of approximately $2,278,333,658.
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation
Advisory Fees
Clients pay an annual fee for the advisory services that clients obtain from SCI that is based
in part on the assets that SCI manages and the income that those assets generate. We use
the following fee schedule for this purpose:
14/20ths of 1 percent of
principal 5 1/2 percent of
income
The foregoing fees for advisory services are payable quarterly, in arrears. SCI deducts fees
due from clients directly from client accounts where Fiduciary Trust Company acts as
custodian. In those cases, clients may not select a different method of payment.
Trustees Fees
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Many of SCI’s clients are trustees of irrevocable trusts, and often a director of SCI serves as
a trustee of those trusts. In those cases, those accounts pay a reduced fee for advisory
services but also pay a trustees’ fee that consists of 1/20
of one (1) percent of that trust
account’s assets plus one and one-half of one percent (1.5%) of the annual income
generated by that trust account. These trustees’ fees are not payable to SCI, but instead are
paid directly to the SCI director serving as a trustee with respect to that trust account (with
the result that the advisory and trustees fees paid by these irrevocable trust clients are the
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same as the advisory fees paid by clients that are revocable trusts or are trusts where no
SCI director acts as a trustee). Where no SCI director serves as a trustee of a client that is
an irrevocable trust, SCI is not involved in the determination of fees paid to that trust’s
trustees.
Clients may terminate SCI without cause by delivering a 30-day written notice of
termination to SCI. In the event of such a termination, the client will remain obligated to
pay that portion of the fee due to SCI from the last quarterly payment to SCI through the
effective date of that termination.
SCI may impose fees higher or lower than those set forth above for any account based on
the particular circumstances, including the type of advisory services provided, the
complexity and level of services required, mechanics of operation, the types and levels of
investment restrictions or policies imposed on the account, whether there is a pre-existing
relationship with the client, or other circumstances. SCI has varied its normal fee schedule
over time, and existing accounts may bear advisory fees at rates different from those set
forth above.
SCI may from time to time, in its sole discretion, determine to waive or reimburse a portion
of the advisory fees payable by an account or to bear other expenses (such that the effective
advisory fee rate would be lower than the contractual rate), but SCI is under no obligation
to do so for any period or for any particular account.
SCI may invest client assets in registered open-end investment companies (mutual funds)
that impose investment advisory and other fees, including initial sales charges, deferred
sales loads and other sales-related expenses. SCI may also invest client assets in
unregistered investment partnerships or other pooled vehicles, including those that focus
on venture capital and other alternative investments (such as real estate or oil and gas),
the general partner or manager of which is compensated based on terms set forth in the
relevant partnership or similar agreement. Because these investments give rise to fees and
expenses in addition to those charged by SCI, they will increase the overall fees and
expenses borne by a client’s account. SCI may, upon request from a client, invest client
assets in direct interests in real estate, and the fees described herein will apply to these
investments in the same manner as is the case with marketable securities.
As described in the response to Item 8, SCI has established six (6) investment limited
liability companies in which certain of SCI’s clients invest as members. These entities are
S & Co. Investment Fund IV, LLC, S & Co. Health Sciences Fund, LLC, S & Co. International
Fund, LLC, S & Co. Special Equity Fund, LLC, S & Co. Opportunity Fund, LLC, and S & Co.
Environmental Sustainability Fund, LLC (together, the “SCI Funds”). The SCI Funds are not
investment companies required to register as such under the Investment Company Act of
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1940. SCI reserves the right to determine, in consultation with clients, which of the SCI
Funds represent appropriate investments for its clients, and those determinations are
based upon factors such as liquidity or income needs, risk tolerance and other factors. As
such, not all of SCI’s clients participate in the SCI Funds. SCI serves as the manager of each
of the SCI Funds and charges the SCI Funds an administrative fee equal to 0.03% (i.e., three
basis points) annually for those services. In addition, because the SCI Funds pay advisory
fees to third- party managers and also incur other management and custodial expenses
associated with their ongoing operations, clients who invest in any of the SCI Funds bear a
proportionate share of these fees and expenses (in addition to the advisory fees that these
clients pay to SCI and that the SCI Funds pay to SCI).
Custodial Expenses
SCI’s clients are given a choice of qualified custodians for the assets contained in their
accounts. In most cases, SCI’s clients elect, on their own, to engage Fiduciary Trust
Company, Inc. ("FTC") as the custodian to provide them with custodial, account reporting,
trust accounting and related services. For these services, FTC charges an annual fee of
0.06% of the average asset value of each account. Regardless of whether a client engages
FTC or another custody firm, client accounts pay these fees directly to the applicable
custodian (in addition to the advisory fees paid to SCI).
SCI has an arrangement with FTC pursuant to which FTC pays for the cost of research
products and services generated by FactSet (a third party unaffiliated with each of SCI and
FTC). Although SCI receives a benefit (and a conflict of interest could therefore arise) from
this arrangement because SCI does not have to produce or pay for these research products,
SCI believes that this arrangement assists it in more effectively managing all client
accounts. SCI uses this research to benefit all of its clients, including those who have
i.e.
elected to engage a custody firm other than FTC. Moreover, the 0.06% custody fee that FTC
charges is not affected by this arrangement (
, SCI clients electing to custody assets with
FTC do not pay more than would be the case in the absence of FTC paying for the cost of
FactSet’s research products).
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
SCI does not charge any performance-based fees (i.e., fees based on a share of capital gains
on, or capital appreciation of, the assets of a client).
Item 7 – Types of Clients
SCI generally provides investment advice to individuals (primarily high net worth
individuals), trusts, estates and charitable organizations. A substantial part of SCI’s
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business involves providing investment advice to trustees of revocable and irrevocable
trusts to assist in the investment of trust assets, many of which trusts are invested in the
SCI Funds described in Item 8 of which SCI is the sole manager.
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Item 8(A) Methods of Analysis
SCI’s Investment Committee (the “Committee”), which consists of Neil L. Thompson,
Matthew E. Megargel, Nathaniel Jeppson, Thomas V. Quirk, Jeffrey L. Thompson, and Brian
McCarthy, plays the primary role in making investment decisions for SCI. The Committee
employs generally accepted methods of economic, market and security research, including
fundamental, technical, qualitative and quantitative analysis. Many sources of information
are reviewed, including independent investment advisory reports, brokerage reports,
company and industry publications and press releases, company visits, SEC filings,
prospectuses, financial newspapers, magazines and web sites. Committee members also
draw on personal contacts established during their long careers in the investment
management business. In the course of its analysis, the Committee’s focus is on capital
appreciation and preservation. The Committee uses both “top-down” country and
“bottom- up” company research and considers both growth and value approaches toward
investing; the objective is to identify stocks with good prospects for capital growth over
time. Among the characteristics that the Committee may look for are seasoned
management, leadership positions in growing industries, strong or improving balance
sheets, free cash flow and a reasonable price. Investment targets include small, medium
and large capitalization companies, with larger and medium capitalized companies usually
predominating. In analyzing growth stocks, the Committee generally looks for companies
with above-average earnings growth and a lucrative niche in the economy that allows them
to sustain earnings gains even during times of slow economic growth. When applying a
value analysis, the Committee seeks companies believed to be undervalued relative to the
general market, the industry average, or the company’s historical valuation based on
earnings, cash flow, book value or dividends.
Item 8(B) Investment Strategies
SCI principally invests in higher quality, growing companies whose securities are expected
to appreciate over the long-term (at least one year). This leads to low portfolio turnover
(on average ten percent or less per year) and reduced transaction and tax costs. SCI
investments are weighted toward equities, which often comprise seventy to eighty-five
percent of an account’s assets, with the balance being invested in cash and fixed income
securities. Consistent with this approach, SCI’s client account holdings may at times be
uncorrelated to short-term market trends and benchmarks.
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In pursuing its investment objectives, the Committee may deviate from its normal
investment criteria and direct the purchase of securities that the Committee believes will
provide an opportunity for substantial appreciation. These situations might arise when the
Committee believes a security could increase in value for a variety of reasons, including an
extraordinary corporate event, a new product introduction or innovation, a favorable
competitive development or a change in management. While most client assets will be
invested in U. S. common stocks, the Committee may invest in other securities, including
foreign stocks. The Committee may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure
gains, limit losses or redeploy assets into more promising opportunities.
The Committee also allocates investments across different countries, regions, industries
and asset classes to achieve favorable investment results. The allocation process may
utilize external investment advisors to complement internal capabilities with expertise in
an industry, sector, asset class or geography. To this end, as described above in Item 5, SCI
has established the six (6) SCI Funds.
S & Co. Health Sciences Fund, LLC
The Health Sciences Fund was established in 1994 to generate long-term total return
through the active management of a portfolio consisting of the securities of domestic and
foreign companies in the health care industry including health care services, medical
products and pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology. Individual security selection is based
primarily on research that is internally generated by the Committee. Investments are also
managed through third party managers (e.g. mutual funds, ETFs and hedge funds) that are
selected and monitored by SCI and to which the fund pays fees.
S & Co. International Fund, LLC
SCI established the International Fund in 1997. This Fund seeks long-term capital
appreciation through investments in a portfolio of international securities, which may
include non-U.S. common stock, American Depository Receipts (ADRs), mutual funds,
hedge funds, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), and portfolios managed by others.
In this Fund, selection of securities is based on both “top-down” country and “bottom up”
company research. As its manager, SCI generally analyzes country factors such as political
stability, demographics, economic growth and market valuation, and company factors
such as line of business, management, earnings growth expectations and security
valuation. Investments in individual stocks usually favor larger capitalization companies
with important positions in their industries. Investments in ETFs, mutual funds, and/or
preferred private funds most often are made to gain exposure to a particular category (e.g.,
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emerging markets), country or smaller capitalization tranche. The Fund has relatively low
turnover and remains fully invested under most circumstances.
S & Co. Special Equity Fund, LLC
SCI established the Special Equity Fund in 1999 to generate long-term capital appreciation
through the active management of a portfolio consisting of individual equity securities
complemented by the participation in externally managed mutual funds, hedge funds and
private partnerships.
Individual security selection is based primarily on research that is internally generated by
the Committee. This research may consider, among other factors, a company’s growth
prospects, valuation and the potential for an event that could catalyze the price of the
company’s stock. The Fund also selects external investment managers to manage portions
of the Fund. Such external managers are selected to provide the Fund with exposure to
particular asset classes (such as smaller capitalization stocks, hedge funds and non-
investment grade credits) and differentiated investment styles. At any time, a significant
portion of the Fund’s total assets may be managed by external managers. Due to the
eclectic investment style of the Fund, its performance may have a lower correlation to
common market indices.
S & Co. Investment Fund IV, LLC
SCI established S & Co. Investment Fund IV in 2008 to generate greater than average long-
term capital appreciation by primarily focusing on specialized and less liquid investments
selected by the Committee. Investments may include private limited partnerships, private
companies, mutual funds, and ETF’s that may also range broadly across asset classes
including, but not limited to, venture capital, small capitalization stocks, technology, and
energy. Investments typically contain redemption restrictions or lock-up periods and, as
such, SCI only invests assets of those clients in S & Co. Investment Fund IV whose
investment horizons and liquidity needs can tolerate these restrictions.
S & Co. Opportunity Fund, LLC
SCI established S & Co. Opportunity Fund in 2013. This Fund employs a contrarian stock
selection approach that seeks to identify under-valued or out-of-favor stocks that are
deemed to offer superior return potential. This approach may involve above average
fundamental risk, both in terms of individual company volatility and sector concentration
risk. This strategy may be complemented by investments in private limited partnerships,
private companies, mutual funds, external managers or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Specific stock opportunities can arise both with growth companies that experience a short-
term earnings issue that provides an attractive entry for long term investors, or with more
cyclical companies that sell at a discount to fundamental asset value.
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S & Co. Environmental Sustainability Fund
SCI established S & Co. Environmental Sustainability Fund in 2019 to invest in companies
that have an overall positive impact on ecological sustainability. The portfolio will avoid
investing in companies with significant environmental problems or deteriorating
environmental profiles. The portfolio is fossil fuel-free in terms of investing in oil, gas, or
coal exploration and production. The fund may invest in companies that have carbon-
related activities where the managers reasonably believe the primary goal of the
enterprise is clean and renewable energy. For example, the fund may invest in a public
utility that owns fossil fuel electricity generating plants but has made significant
investments in wind and solar power.
The sustainability investment process combines rigorous fundamental financial analysis
with evaluation of environmental impact. The approach centers on the view that
optimizing the use of resources can make financial, as well as, environmental sense.
food & agriculture
SCI believes that a significant market exists for innovative companies with a focus on
natural resource efficiency. Advances in environmental technology and practice are fueling
dynamic changes that should provide many new investment opportunities. SCI categorizes
these opportunities within the environmental markets into four broad segments:
renewable energy and energy efficiency; clean water (water treatment, pollution control,
and infrastructure); waste efficiencies and climate adaptation, (resource recovery and
reuse, packaging); sustainable
(spoilage, materials use,
agricultural/aquaculture practices).
This focus on environmental impact will reduce overall diversification and possibly lead
to portfolio returns that differ from the broad market. Individual stock selection may be
complemented by investments in mutual funds, external managers, or exchange traded
funds.
Fixed Income
In building the fixed income portion of a client's account, SCI considers three factors:
(i) the relative attractiveness of fixed income securities compared to other asset
classes, particularly equities; (ii) the probability of achieving a positive rate of return
versus inflation over an acceptable time period and (iii) the presence of favorable
price and volatility characteristics.
Typically, SCI constructs fixed income portfolios in a modified laddered approach, most
often using investment grade bonds over a specified maturity period. SCI's laddered
approach is considered "modified" because managers generally look for added value
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offered at various points along the yield curve where it might overweight holdings.
Likewise, SCI might add relative value to fixed income portfolios by focusing on certain
sectors that offer more relative value than a bond of similar quality.
In selecting individual bonds, SCI generally buys liquid, investment grade bonds and
considers relative value among like credits within and across sectors. SCI usually
employs a buy-and-hold strategy; nevertheless, bonds may be sold for reasons such
as a credit downgrade or a need to raise cash in a client's portfolio. On a client-by-
client basis, lower quality bonds may be included in a fixed income portfolio if it is
determined that the risk adjusted return was acceptable relative to the client's
investment objectives.
SCI generally does not use hedging strategies in its fixed income portfolios.
SCI is tax-sensitive in its fixed income management, which may result in low
turnover and tax realization. Further, a client's tax circumstance is a primary factor
in determining whether or not to construct a portfolio with tax-exempt or taxable
bonds. The focus is on the after-tax return rather than on the pre-tax return of the
portfolio.
Certain Risk Factors
We focus on high quality stocks with the objective of buying and holding these investments
over long periods of time. We believe that low turnover more efficiently produces after tax
returns for taxable accounts. The emphasis on growth is an attempt to mitigate the effects
of inflation on both the capital and the income produced by the investments. The emphasis
on quality is to protect against the inherent risks involved with equity investments.
We believe that emphasizing equities leads to higher long-term returns, but may involve
more short-term risks than in the case of a more balanced approach. Our clients, who bear
the risk of losses on their investments, should understand that the higher volatility
associated with equities exposes them to higher short-term risks.
Collectively, our partners have many years of experience in the investment management
business. Despite this, investment decisions require judgments that can prove to be wrong
regardless of the amount of skill that is employed in making them. It is therefore important
for clients to understand the risks of some of the assets that we may buy for them.
There are risks associated with investing in equities traded on national exchanges, equities
traded over-the-counter, and equities of foreign issuers. The value of a company’s stock
may fluctuate up or down as a result of the movement of the overall stock market. Growth
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stocks may be more volatile than other stocks as they may be more sensitive to investor
perceptions of their growth potential.
Investing in the securities of small and medium capitalization companies may involve
greater volatility than investing in larger and more established companies. The shares of
small and medium-size companies can be subject to more abrupt or erratic price changes
than the shares of larger, more established companies. The stock of some small or medium-
size companies may be thinly traded or there may be few shares outstanding, and those
shares may not be easily bought or sold without substantial changes in the share price.
We also invest in companies with global operations. Changes in foreign currency exchange
rates will affect the earnings of companies with foreign operations, and this may affect the
share price of a company’s common stock. Devaluation of a currency by a country’s
government or banking authority also will have a significant impact on the value of any
investment denominated in that currency. Currency markets in general are not as
regulated as securities markets.
There are risks associated with investing in foreign companies. These risks include
changes in currency exchange rates, economic or financial instability, political or social
instability, lack of timely or reliable financial information, unfamiliar or different
accounting rules or standards, additional taxes or penalties, unfavorable political or legal
developments, seizure or nationalization of assets by a foreign government, reliance on
foreign legal remedies, lack of liquidity in foreign financial markets, and different market
operations in foreign financial markets. These risks are increased when investing in
emerging markets. Currency exchange rates also can be affected unpredictably by the
intervention of U.S. or foreign governments or central banks (or their failure to intervene)
or by currency controls or political developments in the United States or abroad.
We invest in health care companies the value of which may fluctuate dramatically because
of changes in the regulatory and competitive environments. A significant portion of health
care services are funded or subsidized by the government, which means that changes in
government policies – at the state or federal level – may affect the demand for health care
products and services. Other risks include the possibility that regulatory approvals (which
often entail lengthy application and testing procedures) will not be granted for new drugs
and medical products, the chance of lawsuits against health care companies related to
product liability issues, and the rapid speed at which many health care products and
services become obsolete.
There are risks associated with investing in preferred securities. An investor in preferred
stocks has ownership in the issuing company and receives dividend income, much like
common stocks. However, the dividend income of a preferred stock is a fixed amount,
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similar to the interest income from a bond. Thus, preferred stocks face the risk of
movements in interest rates affecting their value. If a company goes bankrupt, preferred
shareholders receive repayment of their investment only after all of the company’s
secured creditors and bondholders have received payment. The issuing company has the
ability to stop paying the dividend in certain circumstances and the treatment of missed
dividends depends on the type of preferred stock.
There are risks associated with investing in fixed-income securities. The movement of
interest rates will affect the value of a fixed-income security: if interest rates move up, the
value of a fixed-income security may go down. Similarly, if interest rates move down, the
value of a fixed-income security may go up. Other risks associated with fixed-income
securities include the credit risk that an issuer will not make timely payments of principal
and interest or may default entirely. Also, an issuer may repay its high yielding bonds
before their maturity dates. Fixed-income securities subject to this risk of prepayment can
offer less potential for gains during a period of declining interest rates and similar or
greater potential for loss during a period of rising interest rates.
There are risks associated with investing in U.S. Treasury notes and bonds. Notes and
bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S.
government and therefore are considered to have a lower credit risk. However, Standard
& Poor’s or other rating entities may downgrade the credit rating for U.S. Treasury notes
and bonds. Furthermore, the yields of U.S. Treasury securities will usually be lower than
the yields of other fixed-income securities with comparable maturity dates, but as fixed-
income securities, they present many of the same risks associated with investing in other
fixed- income securities.
We also may invest in municipal debt. In addition to the risks of investing in fixed-income
securities described above, investing in municipal debt has other risks that include
changes in the tax code that could affect the value of taxable or tax-exempt interest income.
Separately, in periods of economic difficulty, the issuer of a municipal bond may not be
able to make interest or principal payments and thus default on the debt.
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There are risks associated with investing in the securities of government-sponsored
enterprises (
., Federal Home Loan Bank and Fannie Mae Securities) in addition to the
risks of investing in fixed-income securities, as described above. Securities issued by
government- sponsored enterprises are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S.
government.
There are risks associated with investing in corporate debt. Corporate securities are
subject to credit risk that the issuer may not be able to make interest or principal payments,
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possibly defaulting on these obligations when they are due. Since the issuers often need to
issue new bonds as existing bonds come due, the liquidity of the bond market is an
important factor in determining the risk of these investments.
There are risks associated with investing in mutual funds and exchange-traded funds
(“ETFs”). The risk of owning a mutual fund or an ETF generally reflects the risk of owning
the underlying securities held in the mutual fund or ETF. Thus, mutual funds or ETFs
holding primarily foreign or emerging market securities will have the risks associated with
those types of securities. Similarly, mutual funds or ETFs holding primarily commodities
or a specific type of security will have risks associated with those assets. Mutual funds and
ETFs face an additional fund management risk: if the managers of the funds do a poor job
in managing the funds, it could adversely affect the value of the fund.
There are risks associated with investing in exchange-traded notes (“ETNs”). ETNs are
senior unsecured, unsubordinated debt securities issued by an underwriting bank. They
have a maturity date and are backed only by the credit of the underwriting bank. ETNs are
linked to the performance of a particular market benchmark or strategy and, upon
maturity, the underwriting bank promises to pay the amount reflected in the benchmark
index minus fees. ETNs are only linked to the performance of a benchmark; they do not
actually own the benchmark index. ETNs also face the risk that the credit rating of the
underwriting bank may be reduced or the underwriting bank may go bankrupt, thus
reducing the value of the ETN.
There are risks associated with investing in certificates of deposit (“CDs”). A CD is a Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or National Credit Union Association (“NCUA”)
insured time deposit, a promissory note issued by a bank or credit union. Because the CD
is for a fixed period of time, there is the risk of inflation eroding the returns from the CD,
particularly over long periods of time. There may be penalties if the CD is redeemed before
maturity. Also, CDs carry the risk of deposit insurance limitations being exceeded by an
investor if the investor has CDs and other deposits at an issuing bank or credit union, or of
insurance being denied on a credit union deposit for clients who are not members of the
credit union.
There are risks associated with investing in warrants. Warrants are issued by companies
and give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to purchase an underlying asset at a
specified price, quantity, and time. If the price of the underlying asset does not exceed the
price specified in the warrant, it may be worthless when it expires. Warrants do not pay
dividends, have no rights in the event of liquidation, and have no voting rights. Warrants
have a limited life due to their expiration dates.
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There are risks associated with investing in commercial paper. Commercial paper is a
money market instrument generally issued by large banks and corporations to finance
working capital and other short-term needs. The risks of investing in commercial paper
include the risk of default by the issuer, changes in interest rates, the inability of an issuer
to issue new commercial paper to replace existing commercial paper, and changes in
investor sentiment concerning the issuer’s liquidity and/or the overall state of liquidity in
the financial markets.
There are risks associated with investing in commodities. If the commodity is purchased
in physical form, such as gold bars and coins, there are risks associated with transporting
and storing it securely. There are liquidity risks associated with commodities, as well as
potentially high transaction costs of buying or selling the physical commodity. If the
commodity is purchased in non-physical form, such as unallocated gold accounts, ETFs, or
other unit investment trusts, there are risks associated with the movement in commodity
prices and the ability of the fund or trust manager to respond or deal with those price
movements. There also may be initial charges as well as annual management fees
associated with the fund or trust.
There are risks associated with investing in private limited partnerships, which frequently
occurs in the case of the SCI Funds. As described in Item 5 above, these risks include but
are not limited to the liquidity of such investments (as they are normally accompanied by
multi- year lock-up periods) and the fact that these investments often pay little or no
dividends or make regular distributions. In addition, these investments can be associated
with higher degrees of volatility and investment risk.
There are risks associated with cyber attacks. With the increased use of technologies to
conduct business, SCI is susceptible to operational, information security and related risks.
In general, cyber incidents can result from deliberate attacks or unintentional events.
Cyber attacks include, but are not limited to, gaining unauthorized access to digital systems
for purposes of misappropriating assets or sensitive information, corrupting data, or
causing operational disruption. Cyber incidents impacting SCI can cause disruptions and
impact business operations, potentially resulting in the inability to transact business,
financial losses, violations of applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties
or reputational damage. While SCI has established a business continuity plan and risk
management systems intended to identify and mitigate potential cyber attacks, there are
inherent limitations in such plans and systems including the possibility that certain risks
have not been identified. Furthermore, SCI cannot control the cybersecurity plans and
systems put in place by third-party service providers and issuers in which client portfolios
invest. Clients could be negatively impacted as a result.
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Item 9 – Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any
legal or disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of SCI or the integrity
of SCI’s management. SCI has no information applicable to this Item.
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
As described under Item 4 above, SCI is an affiliate of Saltonstall & Co. LLP, which offers
fiduciary and tax services to SCI’s clients that are trusts, estates and foundations. SCI
believes that its affiliation with Saltonstall & Co. LLP creates no conflict of interest between
itself and any of its clients.
Item 11 – Code of Ethics
Code of Ethics
SCI has adopted a Code of Ethics (the “Code”) governing, among other areas, personal
trading activities of all Directors, officers and employees of the firm. Under the Code, such
personnel are prohibited from engaging in certain securities transactions and are required
to pre-clear most securities transactions with the Chief Compliance Officer (including any
investments in private placements). Personnel are also required to report to the Chief
Compliance Officer initial and annual holdings and quarterly transactions in reportable
securities (as defined in the Code), and the Chief Compliance Officer is responsible for
reviewing such reports. The Code also sets forth general standards of conduct and
practices to be followed by all personnel to minimize conflicts of interest, including those
restricting gifts to or from brokers, clients and others, and policies designed to prevent
“front running” and related personal trading conflicts. In addition, the Code includes
provisions designed to prevent and enforce SCI’s strict policy against the misuse of
material non-public information by all personnel. The Chief Compliance Officer is
responsible for the oversight and administration of the Code. SCI will provide a copy of the
Code to any client or prospective client upon request. To request a copy, please contact
John Stiles at 617-227-8660.
Participation and Interest in Client Transactions
From time to time, the individual Directors of SCI, each of whom serves as a trustee of the
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various trusts for which SCI provides advisory services, may buy or sell for client accounts
securities in which such person (and/or his family members or other affiliates) have some
financial interest, or may buy or sell securities for themselves. A d d i t i o n a l l y , Individual
Directors or employees of SCI may serve on the advisory or other boards of clients and/or
other institutions or firms that are engaged in investment management activities. Serving
in such capacities may give rise to conflicts to the extent that a Director’s or employee’s
fiduciary duties to such other firm or institution as a director may conflict with the
interests of SCI or an SCI client. In order to minimize potential conflicts of interest, all
Directors, officers and employees of SCI must comply with SCI’s Code of Ethics.
SCI anticipates that, in appropriate circumstances and consistent with its clients’
investment objectives, it will cause accounts over which SCI has management authority to
purchase or sell securities in which SCI, its affiliates and/or clients, directly or indirectly,
have existing positions. Subject to satisfying the Code and applicable laws, officers,
Directors and employees of SCI and its affiliates may trade for their own accounts in
securities which are recommended to and/or purchased for SCI’s clients. The Code is
designed to assure that the personal securities transactions, activities and interests of the
employees of SCI will not interfere with (i) making decisions in the best interest of advisory
clients and (ii) implementing such decisions while at the same time allowing employees to
invest for their own accounts. Under the Code, certain classes of securities have been
designated as exempt transactions based upon a determination that these would
materially not interfere with the interests of SCI’s clients. In addition, the Code requires
pre-clearance of many transactions and restricts trading in close proximity to client
trading activity. Nonetheless, because the Code in some circumstances permits employees
to invest in the same securities as clients, there is a possibility that employees might
benefit from market activity by a client in a security held by an employee. Employee
trading is continually monitored under the Code to prevent conflicts of interest between
SCI and its clients.
Certain affiliated accounts may trade in the same securities with client accounts on an
aggregated basis when consistent with SCI's obligation of best execution. In such
circumstances, the affiliated and client accounts will share commission costs equally and
receive securities at a total average price. SCI retains records of the trade order (specifying
each participating account) and its allocation that are completed prior to the entry of the
aggregated order. Completed orders are allocated as specified in the initial trade order.
Partially filled orders are allocated on a pro rata basis, and any exceptions are explained
on the order.
Under normal circumstances, investment opportunities that are made available to SCI in
limited quantities are allocated to each suitable account on a pro-rata basis (based on net
assets) unless another method of allocation is determined to be more appropriate under
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the circumstances. In certain cases, investment opportunities may be allocated based on
family relationships of account holders. For instance, an investment opportunity may be
allocated evenly among each group of related family accounts, regardless of asset size, and
then to each suitable account in a particular family grouping on a pro-rata basis (based on
net assets), particularly in circumstances where the aggregation of family accounts is
helpful for purposes of meeting eligibility requirements for a particular investment (e.g., a
private placement). However, SCI advises each account on an independent basis, and the
composition of accounts with similar investment objectives and policies, and the
purchases and sale transactions entered into on their behalf, will not be identical in most
circumstances.
SCI has adopted the Code for all supervised persons of the firm describing its high standard
of business conduct and fiduciary duty to its clients. The Code includes provisions relating
to the confidentiality of client information, a prohibition against insider trading, a
prohibition against rumor mongering, restrictions on the acceptance of significant gifts
and personal securities trading procedures, among other things. All supervised persons at
SCI must acknowledge the terms of the Code annually or as amended.
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices
Limitations as to which securities are to be bought or sold:
The Committee has discretion as to which securities to buy or sell for each client account.
However, only securities that are appropriate for inclusion in client portfolios (based upon
the investment objectives, policies and restrictions applicable to each such account) are
purchased.
Limitations as to the total amount of securities to be bought or sold:
No overall limitations exist on the amount of securities to be bought or sold for any client
account.
Selection of brokers
SCI typically selects brokers from a list of preferred brokers on a transaction by transaction
basis based on the full range and quality of brokerage and other services available. Factors
that SCI takes into consideration in selecting brokers include: (i) quality of execution, (ii)
commission rates (see “Commission Rates” below), (iii) access to and extent of coverage
of markets and securities within those markets, (iv) capital and financial resources, (v)
market reputation, and (vi) financial responsibility and responsiveness. The firm carefully
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monitors transaction prices relative to “volume weighted average price” or “VWAP”, as well
as explicit commission costs which are consistently within a tight competitive range. SCI
currently has an arrangement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor Fitzgerald”) pursuant
to which Cantor Fitzgerald provides SCI with Bloomberg services conditioned upon SCI
executing a specified dollar amount of portfolio transactions through Cantor Fitzgerald on
an annual basis. These trades are completed on a competitive basis both in terms of
commission and price realization. Any client directed trades outside our normal
parameters are reviewed by committee and documented. This arrangement and the
arrangement with FTC that is described in Item 5 (relating to Custodial Expenses) are the
only soft dollar arrangements of this nature.
Commission Rates
SCI makes every effort to keep informed of rate structures offered by the brokerage
community. Commission rates typically fall within a narrow band with price execution,
liquidity, and service being the key determinants of trade execution. SCI regularly reviews
price realization (price a security was purchased or sold relative to the volume weighted
average price) and service consistency to ensure the best interests of its clients are being
served.
Item 13 – Review of Accounts
Each client account is reviewed on a regular, periodic basis. Individual members of the
Investment Committee, acting in consultation with the trustees of trust accounts, are
responsible for oversight and review of client accounts. Reviews include, but are not
limited to, current market activity, macro- or micro-economic outlook, and review and
analysis of individual account information, including portfolio composition, trading
activity and performance. Because different members of the Committee are responsible
for different SCI client accounts, and because SCI’s clients have differing investment
criteria (such as a present income need as opposed to an emphasis for longer term growth),
client accounts do not all mirror each other, nor do they contain uniformly selected
securities. In addition, because client accounts are reviewed regularly but not all on the
same trading day within any period, a security may be purchased for client accounts at
different times, and this necessarily results in acquisition costs that are not identical across
all client accounts.
The nature and frequency of reports to clients are determined primarily by the needs of
the specific client. Most clients receive from their custodians statements containing
portfolio appraisals on at least a quarterly basis. In addition, clients receive an annual
account statement. In the case of trust accounts, reports and account information are
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ordinarily provided to the account’s trustees (as opposed to beneficiaries) unless
otherwise required under the trust documents or by applicable law. All clients are
encouraged to contact SCI if and when they require additional information or have
questions regarding their account(s). SCI’s Directors are generally available to discuss
account-specific matters with clients or to discuss investment or economic matters
generally.
Item 14 – Custody
Most SCI client assets are held in custody at the Fiduciary Trust Company of Boston, MA.
Fiduciary Trust Company has served as SCI’s primary custodian since 2000. Fiduciary
Trust Company and each other custodian that SCI’s clients engage for custodial services is
operationally independent of SCI. With respect to the SCI Funds listed in Item 8B above,
SCI is deemed to have custody by virtue of its status as the SCI Funds’ sole manager. The
qualified custodian presently utilized by SCI for the SCI Funds is Fiduciary Trust Company,
53 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. To ensure compliance with Rule 206(4)-2
under the Advisers Act, SCI reasonably believes that all investors in the SCI Funds will be
provided with audited financial statements, prepared by an independent accounting firm
that is registered with and subject to review by the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board, in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, within 120 days
of the end of the SCI Funds’ fiscal years. Investors should carefully review the audited
financial statements of the SCI Funds upon receipt.
Clients of SCI receive regular and periodic statements from their designated
custodians, and SCI urges its clients to carefully review such statements.
Item 15 – Investment Discretion
SCI receives discretionary authority from its clients at the outset of the advisory
relationship to select the identity and amount of securities to be bought or sold. In all cases,
however, such discretion is exercised in a manner consistent with the stated investment
objectives for the particular client account including, but not limited to, restrictions as
described in Item 4.
Item 16 – Voting Client Securities
The following "Summary of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures" is a summary of the
proxy voting policies and procedures followed by SCI with respect to securities owned by
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SCI's clients and for which SCI has been delegated voting authority and discretion. The
Summary includes instructions as to how the client may obtain a copy of the full policies
and procedures, and it describes how SCI votes securities in client's account.
SUMMARY OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
SCI has adopted policies and procedures that govern how SCI votes the securities owned
by its clients for which SCI exercises voting authority and discretion (“Proxies”). The
policies and procedures have been designed to ensure that Proxies are voted in the best
interests of our clients in accordance with our fiduciary duties, Rule 206(4)-6 under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”), and other applicable law. The
policies and procedures do not apply to any client that has explicitly retained authority and
discretion to vote its own proxies or delegated such authority and discretion to a third
party.
Guiding Principle.
The guiding principle by which SCI votes on all matters submitted to
security holders is the maximization of economic value of our clients’ holdings. SCI does
not permit voting decisions to be influenced in any manner that is not consistent with this
guiding principle. The policies and procedures are designed to ensure that material
conflicts of interest on the part of SCI or its affiliates do not affect our voting decisions on
behalf of our clients.
Voting Responsibilities.
Certain aspects of the administration of the policies and
procedures are governed by a Proxy Voting Committee (the “Proxy Committee”). A
member of the Proxy Committee will ordinarily review and vote all proxies in accordance
with the policies and procedures.
Voting Policies.
SCI has adopted proxy voting policies (the “Proxy Policies”) that set forth
guidelines as to how SCI will generally vote on specific matters presented for shareholder
vote. It is the general policy of SCI to vote on all matters in any Proxy; however, we reserve
the right to abstain on or withhold any particular vote if in our judgment the costs
associated with voting or other circumstances make an abstention or withholding
advisable and in the best interests of our clients.
Conflicts of Interest.
In cases where the Proxy Policies give affirmative guidance as to how
a Proxy should be voted, application of the applicable Proxy Policy should adequately
address any possible material conflict of interest. However, SCI reserves the right to depart
from the Proxy Policies in any particular instance in order to avoid voting decisions that
we believe may be contrary to our clients' best interests. Also, certain of the Proxy Policies
do not provide affirmative guidance, but instead provide that a particular type of matter
should be considered on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the particular facts and
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circumstances. In addition, there may be matters presented for shareholder vote that are
not addressed by the Proxy Policies. In cases where the Proxy Policies do not give
affirmative guidance, or if the Chairman of the Board recommends that a matter be voted
in a manner inconsistent with a Proxy Policy, then that matter will be reviewed to
determine whether a material conflict of interest exists between SCI, on the one hand, and
the relevant client, on the other hand, which may arise out of SCI's business or other
relationship to the company on whose behalf the Proxy is being solicited. In the event that
there is a material conflict of interest, except in cases where the Chairman of the Board's
recommended vote is contrary to the recommendation of management of the issuer, the
matter will be submitted to the Proxy Committee to consider and determine how the
matter should be voted. After considering relevant factors, the Proxy Committee may
determine to override the Proxy Policies and/or vote with management only if the
Committee determines, in its reasonable judgment that such a vote would be in the best
interests of the client.
Availability of Policies and Procedures and Proxy Voting Record.
This is only a summary
of SCI's proxy voting policies and procedures. A complete copy of the policies and
procedures is available to all clients of SCI upon request, subject to the provision that the
policies and procedures are subject to change at any time without notice. Any client of SCI
may also obtain details as to how the firm has voted the securities in the client's account.
SCI does not, however, generally disclose the results of voting decisions to third parties.
You may contact John Stiles at (617) 227-8660 to obtain this information.
Item 17 – Financial Information
SCI has no financial commitment that impairs its ability to meet contractual and fiduciary
commitments to clients, and SCI has never been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding.
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Brochure Supplement(s)
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Item 1- Cover Page
Neil L. Thompson
Chairman of the Board of Directors,
and
Member of Investment Committee
S & Co., Inc.
50 Congress St, Room 800
Boston, MA 02109
617-227-8660
3/31/2025
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Neil L. Thompson that
supplements the SCI Brochure. You should have received a copy of that Brochure.
Please contact Nathaniel Jeppson if you did not receive SCI’s Brochure or if you have
any questions about the contents of this supplement.
information about SCI
is available on
the SEC’s website at
Additional
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2- Educational Background and Business Experience
Date of Birth: 4/7/41
Education:
Yale University, B.A., 1964
Harvard Business School, M.B.A., 1966
Professional Experience:
S & Co., Inc., Chairman, 2009 to present
S & Co., Inc., Director, 1995 to present
S & Co., Inc., President, 2003 – 2015; January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018
Saltonstall & Co. LLP, Managing Partner, 1996 to present
Corning Advisors, Inc., President, 1985 to 2011
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal
or disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised person
providing investment advice. No information is applicable to this Item.
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Item 4- Other Business Activities
None
Item 5- Additional Compensation
None
Item 6 - Supervision
The day-to-day oversight of supervised persons is the responsibility of Neil L. Thompson and
Nathaniel Jeppson. Each of Mr. Megargel, Mr. Jeppson, Mr. Quirk, Mr. Jeffrey Thompson, and
Mr. McCarthy is under the supervision of Neil L. Thompson. The performance of Mr. Neil L.
Thompson is assessed and reviewed by the Board of Directors of SCI.
Item 7- Requirements for State-Registered Advisers
Not applicable.
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Item 1- Cover Page
Matthew E. Megargel, CFA
Director, Senior Vice President, Clerk and
Member of Investment Committee
S & Co., Inc.
50 Congress St, Room 800
Boston, MA 02109
617-227-8660
3/31/2025
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Matthew E. Megargel that
supplements the SCI Brochure. You should have received a copy of that Brochure.
Please contact Nathaniel Jeppson if you did not receive SCI’s Brochure or if you have
any questions about the contents of this supplement.
information about SCI
is available on
the SEC’s website at
Additional
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2- Educational Background and Business Experience
Date of Birth: 8/24/1957
Education:
University of Virginia – Darden Business School, 1983
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, 1979
CFA® Charterholder
Professional Experience:
S & Co., Inc., Director, July 1, 2014 to present
Saltonstall & Co. LLP, Partner, July 1, 2014 to present
Wellington Management Company, 1983 – June 30, 2014
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any
legal or disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised
person providing investment advice. No information is applicable to this Item.
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Item 4- Other Business Activities
Not applicable
Item 5- Additional Compensation
Not applicable
Item 6 - Supervision
The day-to-day oversight of supervised persons is the responsibility of Neil L. Thompson and
Nathaniel Jeppson. Each of Mr. Megargel, Mr. Jeppson, Mr. Quirk, Mr. Jeffrey Thompson, and
Mr. McCarthy is under the supervision of Neil L. Thompson. The performance of Mr. Neil L.
Thompson is assessed and reviewed by the Board of Directors of SCI.
Item 7- Requirements for State-Registered Advisers
Not applicable.
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Item 1- Cover Page
Nathaniel Jeppson
Director, President, and
Member of Investment Committee
S & Co., Inc.
50 Congress St, Room 800
Boston, MA 02109
617-227-8660
3/31/2025
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Nathaniel Jeppson that
supplements the SCI Brochure. You should have received a copy of that Brochure.
Please contact Nathaniel Jeppson if you did not receive SCI’s Brochure or if you have
any questions about the contents of this supplement.
information about SCI
is available on
the SEC’s website at
Additional
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2- Educational Background and Business Experience
Date of Birth: 4/22/1968
Education:
University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School, 1998
Bowdoin College, 1991
Professional Experience:
S & Co., Inc., President, 2019 to present
S & Co., Inc., Director, 2016 to present
S & Co., Inc., Chief Compliance Officer, 2018 to March, 2025
Saltonstall & Co., LLP, Partner, 2016 to present
Aureus Asset Management, Partner, 2005 to 2016
Lyceum Capital Management, Partner, 2002 to 2004
Allen & Company Incorporated, Vice President, 1998 to 2001
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Item 3- Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any
legal or disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised
person providing investment advice. No information is applicable to this Item.
Item 4- Other Business Activities
Not Applicable
Item 5- Additional Compensation
Not Applicable
Item 6 - Supervision
The day-to-day oversight of supervised persons is the responsibility of Neil L. Thompson and
Nathaniel Jeppson. Each of Mr. Megargel, Mr. Jeppson, Mr. Quirk, Mr. Jeffrey Thompson, and
Mr. McCarthy is under the supervision of Neil L. Thompson. The performance of Mr. Neil L.
Thompson is assessed and reviewed by the Board of Directors of SCI.
Item 7- Requirements for State-Registered Advisers
Not applicable.
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Item 1- Cover Page
G. West Saltonstall
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
S & Co., Inc.
50 Congress St, Room 800
Boston, MA 02109
617-227-8660
3/31/2025
This Brochure Supplement provides information about G. West Saltonstall that
supplements the SCI Brochure. You should have received a copy of that Brochure.
Please contact Nathaniel Jeppson if you did not receive SCI’s Brochure or if you have
any questions about the contents of this supplement.
information about SCI
is available on
the SEC’s website at
Additional
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2- Educational Background and Business Experience
Date of birth: 1/22/44
Education:
Williams College, BA.
Chartered Financial Analyst.
Professional experience:
S & Co., Inc., Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, 2019 to present
S & Co., Inc., Director, 2011 to present
Corient, Partner 2022 - present
Eaton Vance WaterOak Advisors, President Emeritus 2011 - 2022
Eaton Vance Investment Counsel, President 2004-2011
Eaton Vance Management, Vice President 2004-2011
Deutsche Bank, Managing Director, 2002 to 2004
Scudder Kemper, Managing Director, 1998 to 2002
Scudder Stevens and Clark, Managing Director, 1982 to 1998
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Item 3- Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal
or disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised person
providing investment advice. No information is applicable to this Item.
Item 4- Other Business Activities
Current Partner of Corient. Corient provides investment advice to SCI for a fee. Mr.
Saltonstall does not share directly in that fee. Mr. Saltonstall is not involved directly in the
relationship between Corient and SCI other than being a Partner of Corient.
Item 5- Additional Compensation
Mr. Saltonstall is not compensated for any of his other investment activities, all of which are
charitable and involve not-for-profit organizations.
Item 6 - Supervision
The day-to-day oversight of supervised persons is the responsibility of Neil L. Thompson and
Nathaniel Jeppson. Each of Mr. Megargel, Mr. Jeppson, Mr. Quirk, Mr. Jeffrey Thompson, and
Mr. McCarthy is under the supervision of Neil L. Thompson. The performance of Mr. Neil L.
Thompson is assessed and reviewed by the Board of Directors of SCI.
Item 7- Requirements for State-Registered Advisers
Not applicable.
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Item 1- Cover Page
Thomas V. Quirk
Director and Senior Vice President
and Member of Investment Committee
S & Co., Inc.
50 Congress St, Room 800
Boston, MA 02109
617-227-8660
3/31/2025
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Thomas V. Quirk that
supplements the SCI Brochure. You should have received a copy of that Brochure.
Please contact Nathaniel Jeppson if you did not receive SCI’s Brochure or if you have
any questions about the contents of this supplement.
information about SCI
is available on
the SEC’s website at
Additional
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2- Educational Background and Business Experience
Date of Birth: 11/21/51
Education:
Harvard University, AB 1974
Harvard Business School, M.B.A. 1978
Professional Experience:
S & Co., Inc., Director, 2019 to present
Saltonstall & Co. LLP, Partner, 2019 to present
Howland Capital, Chief Investment Officer, 1998 to 2019
Wertheim Schroder, Managing Director, 1988 to 1998
Kidder Peabody, Vice President, 1983 to 1988
State Street Research & Management, 1978 to 1983
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal
or disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised person
providing investment advice. No information is applicable to this Item.
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Item 4- Other Business Activities
Not applicable
Item 5- Additional Compensation
Not applicable
Item 6 - Supervision
The day-to-day oversight of supervised persons is the responsibility of Neil L. Thompson and
Nathaniel Jeppson. Each of Mr. Megargel, Mr. Jeppson, Mr. Quirk, Mr. Jeffrey Thompson, and
Mr. McCarthy is under the supervision of Neil L. Thompson. The performance of Mr. Neil L.
Thompson is assessed and reviewed by the Board of Directors of SCI.
Item 7- Requirements for State-Registered Advisers
Not applicable.
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Item 1- Cover Page
Jeffrey L. Thompson, CFA
Director and Senior Vice President and
Member of Investment Committee
S & Co., Inc.
50 Congress St, Room 800
Boston, MA 02109
617-227-8660
3/31/2025
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Jeffrey L. Thompson that
supplements the SCI Brochure. You should have received a copy of that Brochure.
Please contact Nathaniel Jeppson if you did not receive SCI’s Brochure or if you have
any questions about the contents of this supplement.
information about SCI
is available on
the SEC’s website at
Additional
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2- Educational Background and Business Experience
Date of Birth: 10/22/1983
Education:
Yale University, 2006
Columbia Business School, 2013
CFA® Charterholder
Professional Experience:
Brown Brothers Harriman, 2006-2008
Saltonstall & Co. LLP, 2008 – 2016; Partner, 2017 – present
S & Co., Inc., Assistant Vice President, 2015 – 2017; Vice President, 2018 – 2023;
Director and Vice President, 2024, Director and Senior Vice President, 2025 -
present
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Item 3- Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any
legal or disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised
person providing investment advice. No information is applicable to this Item.
Item 4- Other Business Activities
Not applicable
Item 5- Additional Compensation
Not applicable
Item 6 - Supervision
The day-to-day oversight of supervised persons is the responsibility of Neil L. Thompson and
Nathaniel Jeppson. Each of Mr. Megargel, Mr. Jeppson, Mr. Quirk, Mr. Jeffrey Thompson, and Mr.
McCarthy is under the supervision of Neil L. Thompson. The performance of Mr. Neil L.
Thompson is assessed and reviewed by the Board of Directors of SCI.
Item 7- Requirements for State-Registered Advisers
Not applicable.
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Item 1- Cover Page
Brian F. McCarthy, CFA
Director and Senior Vice President and Treasurer
and Member of Investment Committee
S & Co., Inc.
50 Congress St, Room 800
Boston, MA 02109
617-227-8660
3/31/2025
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Brian F. McCarthy that
supplements the SCI Brochure. You should have received a copy of that Brochure.
Please contact Nathaniel Jeppson if you did not receive SCI’s Brochure or if you have
any questions about the contents of this supplement.
information about SCI
is available on
the SEC’s website at
Additional
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2- Educational Background and Business Experience
Date of Birth: 09/04/1984
Education:
University of Pennsylvania, 2006
CFA® Charterholder
Professional Experience:
Saltonstall & Co. LLP, 2013 to present; Partner, 2017 to present
Archaea Energy LLC 2019 – 2023; Co-founder, Chief Financial Officer
and Chief Investment Officer
S & Co Inc., Assistant Vice President, 2015-2019; Director, Vice President & Treasurer, 2024;
Director, Senior Vice President & Treasurer, 2025 to present
Novilla Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Director, Chief Strategy Officer of AoP, 2023 to present
Rector Street LLC, President, Diligence on Private Assets for Family, 2023 to present
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Item 3- Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any
legal or disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised
person providing investment advice. No information is applicable to this Item.
Item 4- Other Business Activities
Not Applicable
Item 5- Additional Compensation
Not applicable
Item 6 - Supervision
The day-to-day oversight of supervised persons is the responsibility of Neil L. Thompson and
Nathaniel Jeppson. Each of Mr. Megargel, Mr. Jeppson, Mr. Quirk, Mr. Jeffrey Thompson, and
Mr. McCarthy is under the supervision of Neil L. Thompson. The performance of Mr. Neil L.
Thompson is assessed and reviewed by the Board of Directors of SCI.
Item 7- Requirements for State-Registered Advisers
Not applicable.
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