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FIRM BROCHURE
Select Money Management, Inc.
120 Vantis Drive, Suite 440
Aliso Viejo, California 92656
(949) 975-7900
October 27, 2025
Inc.
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the SEC’s website
This firm brochure provides you with information about the qualifications and business practices of Select
Money Management, Inc. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us
at (949) 975-7900. The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or by any state securities authority. Additional information
about Select Money Management,
at
is
http://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. An Investment Advisor’s registration with the SEC does not imply a
certain level of skill or training.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ITEM 1
COVER PAGE ............................................................................................................................ i
ITEM 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................... ii
ITEM 4
ADVISORY BUSINESS ........................................................................................................... 1
ITEM 5
FEES AND COMPENSATION ................................................................................................. 3
ITEM 6
PERFORMANCE-BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT ............................ 6
ITEM 7
TYPES OF CLIENTS ................................................................................................................ 6
ITEM 8 METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK OF LOSS .............. 6
ITEM 9
DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION ........................................................................................... 9
ITEM 10 OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS ............................. 10
ITEM 11 CODE OF ETHICS, PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST IN
CLIENT TRANSACTIONS AND PERSONAL TRADING ................................................... 11
ITEM 12 BROKERAGE PRACTICES ................................................................................................... 11
ITEM 13 REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS ...................................................................................................... 13
ITEM 14 CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION .................................................... 14
ITEM 15 CUSTODY ............................................................................................................................... 14
ITEM 16
INVESTMENT DISCRETION ................................................................................................ 15
ITEM 17 VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES ............................................................................................ 15
ITEM 18 FINANCIAL INFORMATION ................................................................................................ 15
PRIVACY POLICY - NOTICE REGARDING PRIVACY OF CUSTOMER INFORMATION ............... 16
INTRODUCTION
In this brochure, references to “we”, “us”, “our”, or “our firm” refer to Select Money Management, Inc.
Individuals who serve as our directors, officers, investment advisor representatives and employees are
referred to as our “representatives”. Our firm’s clients and prospective clients are referred to as “you”,
“your” or “our clients”.
This brochure contains important information. We encourage you to read it carefully and to ask
questions if there is any information that you do not understand. The format and content of this
brochure has been prepared based on the instructions to Form ADV, Part 2A, which is prescribed for use
by registered investment advisors under federal and state securities laws and related rules. Form ADV,
Part 2A supersedes Form ADV, Part II.
ITEM 4: ADVISORY BUSINESS
Our Owners and Principals
The Firm operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEIA Holdings and continues to maintain its own
advisory registration, client relationships, and day-to-day operations. See Item 10 regarding new financial
industry affiliations.
General Investment Advisory Services for Individuals
We offer general investment advisory services for individuals. These services include developing
investment strategies based on your current and anticipated future financial needs. Our representative will
meet with you, gather financial data, and discuss your current financial situation and future financial goals.
You need to provide us with all current information about your financial and investment circumstances.
Your information, as well as our recommendations and advice, are confidential.
Based on your information, we will give you our recommendations for various investment products and
services. You are always at liberty to follow or disregard our recommendations, in whole or in part. We
will advise you, but you must make your own decision whether or not to make any investments or utilize
any of our services or the services of our affiliates.
After developing and recommending your investment strategy, we will periodically contact you for a
financial review, typically at least annually. Our financial review will take into consideration the original
investment strategy, any new investments, changes in your financial circumstances or goals, and any
changes in the tax laws or other general economic conditions that may affect your current investment
strategy. If requested, we will provide you with interim financial reviews. Typically, we do not provide
periodic reports for our general investment advisory clients. We do not impose a minimum dollar value of
assets for you to utilize the general investment advisory services for individuals.
General Investment Advisory Services for Businesses
We offer general investment advisory services specifically tailored to the needs and special circumstances
of businesses, including their pension and retirement plans. These services are generally provided in
conjunction with other professionals and include investment management services for SEP & SIMPLE
IRAs, 401(k) Plans, 403(b) Plans, 409(a) Plans, 457(b) Plans, Defined Benefit Plans, Defined Contribution
Plans, Profit-Sharing Plans, Money-Purchase Plans, and Deferred Compensation Plans.
We provide general investment advisory services specifically tailored to the needs of a trustee or other
fiduciary, including but not limited to, someone meeting the definition of “fiduciary” under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) or an employee benefit plan subject to ERISA.
We will periodically contact you for a financial review. Interim financial reviews are available upon
request. We may provide regular reports regarding your accounts, depending on your needs. We do not
impose a minimum dollar value of assets or other conditions for these services.
AssetMark Platform
SMM has an arrangement in place with AssetMark, Inc (“AssetMark”) which offers an asset allocation
and account management system known as the AssetMark Platform. SMM works closely with suitable
clients to establish an appropriate tactically-managed investment solution on the AssetMark Platform.
This strategy is based on our proprietary tactical asset allocation methodology. Portfolios are created using
strategies primarily consisting of mutual funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), individual stocks, and/or
other listed securities. SMM will recommend a client’s portfolio allocation based on our understanding of
the client’s specific financial circumstances, anticipated future financial needs, investment goals, return
objectives, investment horizon, and risk tolerance. The portfolios offered under this strategy require a
minimum of $100,000 of investable assets. Minimum investment requirements our subject to SMM’s
discretion.
SMM clients who participate in the AssetMark Platform will enter into a separate agreement with
AssetMark, Inc. This Platform is no longer being offered to new SMM clients.
Select Money Management, Inc Wrap Fee Program
We offer tactically managed portfolios through the Select Money Management, Inc. Wrap Fee Program
(the “Program”). We serve as sponsor and investment manager for this Program, which is a fee-only
investment management program, offered on a discretionary basis. This Program is based on our
proprietary tactical asset allocation methodology. If you participate in this Program, we charge you a
specified fee which covers our advisory services and the fees for executing transactions within your
Program account.
A complete description of this Program and fees are contained in our Wrap Fee Program Brochure (Form
ADV, Part 2A appendix). To request a copy, please contact your investment advisor representative or our
office at 949-975-7900. This Program is no longer being offered to new SMM clients not on record as of
October 16, 2025.
Managing the Managers
We offer investment management services to identify, monitor, and manage unaffiliated third- party
investment managers (sometimes referred to as “Managing the Managers”). We will select and
recommend these managers based on several factors including, among others, their investment experience,
specialty, and historical investment performance. We will discuss the background of these managers with
you and determine whether one or more of them may be suitable to manage some or all of your account.
When we discuss an unaffiliated third-party investment manager, we will provide you with a copy of their
firm brochures (Form ADV, Part 2A or Form ADV, Part 2A appendix).
Once selected, we will monitor and report to you about the investment performance of these third-party
managers and advise you whether they are performing as anticipated in relation to appropriate investment
benchmarks. We will also keep you advised as to any other circumstances that we feel are important to
consider when determining whether or not to continue using their services.
Third-Party Wrap Fee Programs
We also act as a solicitor for, and offer advice about, various other wrap fee programs for separately
managed accounts sponsored by third-party, unaffiliated investment advisors. In wrap fee programs, the
program sponsor selects the investments, monitors, and evaluates investment performance, executes your
portfolio transactions without commission charges, and provides custodial services for your assets. All of
these services are generally provided for a single fee (or “wrap fee”) which is paid to the program sponsor.
These programs are described in separate wrap fee program brochures prepared and distributed by the
program sponsor. When we discuss a wrap fee program, we will provide you with a copy of the sponsor’s
brochure (Form ADV, Part 2A appendix).
Assets Under Management
As of February 2025, we managed assets valued at approximately $1.5 billion of which $1.45 billion is
managed on a discretionary basis and $48 million is managed on a non-discretionary basis.
ITEM 5: FEES AND COMPENSATION
General Investment Advisory Services for Individuals
In most situations, we do not charge a separate fee for our general investment advisory services for
individuals. We also do not impose a minimum dollar value of assets or other conditions for you to utilize
the general investment advisory services for individuals.
General Investment Advisory Services for Businesses
Fees for our general investment advisory services for businesses are typically flat-rate fees negotiated on
a case-by-case basis after an assessment of the complexities of the services to be rendered. We will
formalize our specific fees in a written advisory agreement with you.
Select Money Management Wrap Fee Program
Our fees range between .70% and 2.20%, depending on the asset allocation strategy, the assets under
management, the complexity of your investment requirements, and the nature of your individual
circumstances. You may be able to receive services similar to those offered through our Program from
other investment advisors either separately or as part of a wrap fee program. These services or programs
may cost more or less than
our Program. We will seek to assure that you are charged a competitive rate according to the size of the
account being managed. A complete description of each Program and its fees are contained in our Wrap
Fee Program Brochure (Form ADV, Part 2A appendix), which is available upon request.
AssetMark Platform
The Standard SMM advisory fee schedule for the AssetMark Platform is as follows:
Clients pay an annual investment advisory fee which is payable in advance of each calendar quarter. The
advisory fee is a percentage based on the fair market value of the total assets under management (including
accrued interest and dividends) within each client account at the end of the preceding quarter. The initial
advisory fee in the first quarter of the client engagement shall be prorated from the inception date to the end of
the first quarter. In addition, upon termination of the agreement with SMM or should SMM no longer manage
one or more of a client’s accounts, the client will be provided a refund of any pre-paid unearned advisory fees.
The advisory fee for each client account is calculated by AssetMark, along with AssetMark’s Platform Fee
(“Platform Fee”), which is separate from and in addition to SMM’s fee, and then deducted from the client
account(s) by the custodian. The total fee charged to clients by AssetMark will include the SMM Advisory Fee
and the AssetMark Platform Fee. The AssetMark Platform Fee is a wrap fee and includes payment for
administrative, custodial and brokerage services. AssetMark will pay SMM its advisory fee once the total fee
has been deducted. Clients shall receive independent account statements from the custodian no less frequently
than quarterly, which reflect, among other things, the advisory fees withdrawn from each account. The annual
fee range table above constitutes the fees charged by SEIA only and does not include any fees charged by
AssetMark.
The Platform Fee and SMM’s advisory fee applicable to each client account on the AssetMark Platform will be
set forth in the Client Billing Disclosure a client receives each time an Account is established on the Platform.
The AssetMark Platform Wrap Fee Disclosure Brochure contains additional information and disclosures
regarding fees and should be fully reviewed by clients.
A client’s advisory representative receives part of the SMM advisory fee, which creates a conflict of interest
because it is an incentive for the client’s advisory representative to recommend the AssetMark Platform over
other programs or services. According to the fee schedule, the firm receives between 1.00% and 2.00% and the
investment advisor representatives receive approximately 40% of the advisory fee SMM receives. To mitigate
this conflict, SEIA and our representatives have a fiduciary duty to act solely in your best interest including
when advising on investment programs and fee arrangements. SEIA clients should understand they may receive
comparable services from other investment advisors and pay fees that are higher or lower than those under the
Program.
The billing procedures for AssetMark, the total fee to be charged, as well as more details regarding the client’s
billing cycle, are outlined in AssetMark’s Platform Wrap Fee Disclosure Brochure and their separate client
services agreement entered into by clients. SEIA provides clients with a copy of AssetMark’s Platform Wrap
Fee Program Brochure)which details, among other things, the fees to be paid to AssetMark.
Managing the Managers
Typically, the program manager pays us a portion of the fee that you pay to the manager. The amount of
our compensation is disclosed in a written agreement with you and is subject to negotiation. Our share of
the fee is generally between 0.50% and 1.95%, depending on the assets under management, the complexity
of your investment requirements, and the nature of your individual circumstances. You may be able to
receive services similar to those offered through these programs from other investment advisors either
separately or as part of a wrap fee program. These services or programs may cost more or less than the
programs we have recommended. We will seek to assure that you are charged a competitive rate according
to the size of the account being managed. A complete description of each program and its fees are
contained in the Program Brochures (Form ADV, Part 2A or Form ADV, Part 2A appendix).
Third-Party Wrap Fee Programs
Typically, the program sponsor pays us a portion of the fee that you pay to the sponsor. The amount of
our compensation is disclosed in a separate solicitor’s disclosure brochure and is subject to negotiation.
Our share of the fee is generally between 0.40% and 1.5%, depending on the assets under management,
the complexity of your investment requirements, and the nature of your individual circumstances. You
may be able to receive services similar to those offered through these programs from other investment
advisors either separately or as part of a similar wrap fee program. These services or programs may cost
more or less than the programs we have recommended. We will seek to assure that you are charged a
competitive rate according to the size of the account being managed. A complete description of each
program and its fees are contained in the Wrap Fee Program Brochures (Form ADV, Part 2A appendix)
Fee Negotiation
We may negotiate any of our fees, taking into consideration such variables as the size of your account, the
number of managed portfolios, your relationship with other clients, the length of our relationship with
you, the complexity of your personal circumstances, the composition of your portfolio, the complexity of
investment strategies, the frequency of desired meetings or special reporting, and other factors that affect
our cost of providing services for you. For these reasons, our fees may vary among clients who may have
a similar amount of assets under our management.
Other investment advisors may charge higher or lower fees for comparable services. We will seek to
assure that you are charged a competitive rate according to the size of the account being managed. We
reserve the right to modify the fee schedule upon a minimum of thirty (30) days prior written notice to
you. Other Third-Party Fees
If you invest in mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and other funds or investments that are managed or
administered by third parties, you will be paying additional fees and charges to others that are in addition
to our or our affiliates’ fees. For example, if you purchase mutual fund shares, then you will incur
additional fees and charges at the fund level. Each mutual fund’s prospectus describes these fees and
expenses. The additional fund-level fees may include, but are not limited to, a management fee, brokerage
and custodian fees, other fund expenses, or possible distribution fees. If the product imposes a sales
charge, you may pay an initial or deferred sales charge. Consequently, for these types of investments you
are directly and indirectly paying two levels of advisory fees and expenses, that is, the fees you pay to us
or our affiliates and fees and expenses that are paid to the mutual fund. Before investing in a fund, you
should consider the total cost of fund-level fees, advisory fees, and any transaction-related commissions
or charges.
Mutual Fund Expenses and Share Classes - Many mutual funds are offered with more than one type of
fee structure, commonly known as “share classes”. There are several factors to consider when selecting
a mutual fund share class. For example, it is important to evaluate whether a share class involves payment
of a commission at the time of purchase (commonly known as “front-end loads”), at the time of liquidation
(“back-end loads”), incrementally while the investor owns the share class (“level loads”) or no
commission at all (“no-loads”). Share classes also differ in terms of what fees and expenses are deducted
from the mutual fund’s pooled investment assets, since these fees and expenses are usually not billed
separately to each mutual fund shareholder. While there are a variety of fees investors may encounter
when purchasing a mutual fund, common fees or expenses include management fees paid to the fund’s
investment manager, operating expenses used to pay for the day-to-day costs incurred to operate the
mutual fund, and distribution fees (known as “12b-1” fees) used to promote, advertise, or compensate
financial professionals for aiding in sales of a mutual fund.
Though not all mutual fund share classes include each of the fees or expenses described here, what remains
consistent is that a mutual fund's share class with a lower total annual expense as compared to another
share class of the same fund can result in a significant difference in investment returns over time. It is
typical for mutual funds to set certain eligibility requirements, such as minimum investment amounts, for
an investor to qualify for purchasing a lower cost share class. You can learn more about a specific mutual
fund's available share classes and the fees, loads, expenses, and eligibility requirements by reading the
fund's investment prospectus. In addition, we encourage you to ask your representative about the fees and
expenses associated with mutual funds you currently own or those presented to you.
Despite our reasonable efforts, there is no guarantee that you will always be in the most cost advantageous
share class. Consequently, for any type of mutual fund investment, it is important for you to understand
that you are directly and indirectly paying two levels of advisory fees and expenses: one layer of fees at
the fund level and one layer of fees to us.
ITEM 6: PERFORMANCE-BASED FEES
AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT
We do not charge any performance-based fees (fees based on a share of capital gains or capital
appreciation of your assets). Also, the firm does not utilize the side-by-side management approach.
ITEM 7: TYPES OF CLIENTS
We provide portfolio management services to individuals, high net worth individuals, businesses,
corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable institutions, foundations, and endowments.
ITEM 8: METHODS OF ANALYSIS,
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK OF LOSS
Methods of Analysis
When advising you about your investments or managing your account, we typically use several methods
to analyze the securities that we may select for your investment portfolio, including fundamental and
technical analysis. We also consider cyclical factors affecting some industries and companies more than
others. We also consider factors such as the strength of the company’s or mutual fund’s management
team.
Fundamental Analysis is a technique that attempts to determine a security’s value by focusing on the
economic well-being of a company, as opposed to movements of its market price. In the course of our
analysis, we will review a company’s financial statements and consider factors including, but not limited
to, the company’s historical financial condition, prior operating results and trends, its projected revenue
growth, its competitive advantages and disadvantages, the anticipated demand for its current and future
products or services, the age and nature of its assets, and other factors affecting the company’s anticipated
results from future operations. Past performance does not assure similar future performance. A company’s
fundamental value can be adversely affected by many factors unrelated to its actual operating performance.
Technical Analysis is another method to evaluate potential investments. Unlike fundamental analysis,
technical analysis does not analyze the company’s value but instead analyzes the movement of stock prices
in the market, both individually and within an industry or sector of the economy. Technical analysis
studies the supply and demand in the market in an attempt to determine historical and future trends.
Notwithstanding favorable market price movements, a company’s financial condition and other unique
factors can adversely affect its value. Technical analysis relies upon stock movements and volume
reflected in historical stock charts, often compared with various market benchmarks.
Cyclical Factors are relevant to some industries and some companies’ stocks more than others. A cyclical
industry or stock is generally more sensitive to our economy’s business cycle. Business cycles are the
recurring and fluctuating levels of economic activity that our economy experiences over a period of several
years. The five stages of the business cycle are growth (expansion), peak, recession (contraction), trough,
and recovery. Business cycles vary in frequency, magnitude and duration. The revenue for cyclical
industries and stocks are generally higher in periods of economic prosperity and expansion and lower in
periods of economic downturn and contraction. Some industries and stocks tend to be counter-cyclical.
The revenue for counter-cyclical industries and stocks tend to be negatively correlated to the overall state
of the economy. A counter-cyclical stock price will tend to move in a direction that is opposite to the
general economic trend.
We obtain information from several sources, both public and by purchase, including financial newspapers
and magazines, inspection of corporate activities, research materials prepared by third-parties, corporate
rating services, annual reports, prospectuses, reports filed with the SEC, and company press releases. We
believe these resources are reliable and we regularly depend on these resources to make our investment
decisions.
Investment Strategies
We use a variety of investment strategies depending on your circumstances, financial objectives, and
needs. We may recommend implementing one or more of the following investment strategies: long-term
purchases (held at least a year), short-term purchases (held less than a year), trading (held less than 30
days), margin transactions (purchase of a security on credit extended by a securities company), and option
writing (selling an option) or a combination of these strategies to help you meet your investment
objectives.
We may recommend implementing these strategies using stocks, bonds, mutual funds, municipal
securities, options contracts, futures contracts, and other types of investments. We often recommend
mutual funds of different kinds to promote portfolio diversification within various asset classes, such as
industry sectors, domestic/international, or equities/bonds. We may recommend periodic purchases, sales,
and exchanges of those mutual fund shares within mutual fund families and between different mutual fund
families when there are changes in your needs, market conditions, or economic developments. These
recommendations will be implemented through our affiliated broker-dealer, Securities Equity Group
(“SEG”).
AssetMark Platform
The following is a general summary of the investment profiles that are utilized within the AssetMark
Platform Wrap Fee Program. The goal of each profile is to match investors’ risk tolerance with an
appropriate portfolio.
Profile 1 Risk Level: Conservative Portfolios within Profile 1 are appropriate for an investor that
values protecting principal over seeking appreciation. These portfolios use investment strategies that
seek to achieve very low volatility while also accepting lower returns. Portfolios within Profile 1 seek
to achieve their goals with an equity allocation maintained within the 0% - 29% range.
Profile 2 Risk Level: Moderately Conservative Portfolios within Profile 2 are appropriate for an
investor that values principal preservation but is comfortable accepting a small degree of risk and
volatility to seek some amount of appreciation. These portfolios use investment strategies that seek to
achieve low volatility while also accepting minimal losses in search of returns beyond conservative
portfolios. Portfolios within Profile 2 seek to achieve their goals with an equity allocation maintained
within the 30% - 44% range.
Profile 3 Risk Level: Moderate Portfolios within Profile 3 are appropriate for an investor that values
reducing risks and enhancing returns nearly equally. These portfolios use investment strategies that
accept modest risks and volatility to seek moderate returns. Portfolios within Profile 3 seek to achieve
their goals with an equity allocation maintained within the 45% - 59% range.
Profile 4 Risk Level: Moderate Growth Portfolios within Profile 4 are appropriate for an investor that
values higher long-term appreciation and is willing to accept larger short-term losses of principal.
These portfolios use investment strategies that accept considerable risks and volatility to seek higher
returns. Portfolios within Profile 4 seek to achieve their goals with an equity allocation maintained
within the 60% - 74% range.
Profile 5 Risk Level: Moderately Aggressive Portfolios within Profile 5 are appropriate for an investor
that values very high long-term appreciation beyond the protection of principal. These portfolios use
investment strategies that accept significant risk Select Money Management, Inc. 7 Wrap Fee
Brochure v.3-25 and volatility to seek very high returns. Portfolios within Profile 5 seek to achieve
their goals with an equity allocation maintained within the 75% - 89% range.
Profile 6 Risk Level: Aggressive Portfolios within Profile 6 are appropriate for an investor that values
maximizing appreciation greatly beyond the protection of principal. These portfolios use investment
strategies that accept substantial risk to seek maximal returns. Portfolios within Profile 6 seek to achieve
their goals with an equity allocation maintained within the 90% - 100% range.
Select Money Management Wrap Program
SMM offers Tactically-Managed Model Portfolios through the Select Money Management, Inc. Wrap Fee
Program (the “Program”). SMM serves as sponsor and investment manager for the Program, which is a fee-
only investment management program, offered on a discretionary basis. This program is based on SMM’s
proprietary tactical asset allocation methodology. Each of the models is designed to meet a specific goal. A
complete description of the Program and fees are contained in Select Money Management, Inc Wrap Fee
Program Brochure (Form ADV, Part 2A appendix).
Risk of Loss
Investing in securities involves the risk of loss that you should be prepared to bear. Stocks, bonds, mutual
funds, variable products, annuities, and other types of investments all bear different types and levels of
risk. Upon request, we can discuss the types of investments and investment strategies that we believe may
tend to reduce these risks considering your personal circumstances and financial objectives.
While we seek to design investment strategies to provide appropriate investment diversification, some
investments have significantly greater risk than others. Obtaining higher rates of return on investments
entails accepting higher levels of risk. Our investment strategies seek to balance risks and rewards to
achieve investment objectives. Ask questions about investment risks you do not understand. Our
representatives will be able to discuss them with you.We strive to render our best judgment on behalf of
our clients. However, we cannot assure you that investments will be profitable or assure you that no losses
will occur in an investment portfolio. Past performance is an important consideration with respect to any
investment or investment advisor but is not a reliable predictor of future performance. We continuously
strive to provide outstanding long-term investment performance, but many economic market variables
beyond our control can affect the performance of an investment portfolio.
Generally, some common investment-related risks that may affect your investment portfolio include:
Business risks are associated with a particular company or industry. For example,
start-up companies carry greater business risks than established companies. Companies
developing new technologies carry greater business risks than manufacturers of well-
established or widely used products and services.
Financial risks are often associated with the ability of a company to raise capital
or finance its operations, as well as its ability to repay indebtedness. Highly leveraged
companies face greater financial risks than well-capitalized companies do.
Market risks are related to the effects of economic, political, natural disasters, or
other events on the price of a publicly traded stock, bond, exchange-traded fund, or other
securities. This type of risk is typically affected by extrinsic factors that often are not
related to a particular company’s financial condition, performance, or circumstances. For
example, investment speculation can materially affect market prices.
Liquidity risks are associated with an investor’s ability to readily convert a security
or other asset into cash. Generally, there is greater liquidity for securities that are publicly
traded on stock exchanges or trading facilities that match buy and sell orders. Privately
offered securities may be highly illiquid because there is little or no trading or market
activity.
Concentration risks result from a lack of investment diversification, which may
be expressed in terms of geography, industry, or economic sector. Mutual funds typically
invest in many different companies, typically lowering the risk that occurs when the
investment consists of only one or a smaller number of companies.
Options are complex, derivative securities that involve special risks. Option
contracts expire at a stated maturity date and have no further value. Unlike traditional
securities, the value of an option and the return from holding an option varies with the value
of the underlying security from which it derives and other factors.
Interest rate risks are associated with changes to investment prices due to
increasing or decreasing interest rates. For example, when interest rates rise, yields on
existing bonds become less attractive, causing their market value to decline. Generally, the
principal value of the bond is received upon the bond’s maturity, even though you may have
purchased it at a premium or a discount from its face value. The impact of interest
rate changes is different for bonds held inside of a mutual fund or pooled investment where
a particular bond is not held until its maturity.
Inflationary and deflationary risks are associated with the purchasing power of
the dollar, which is affected by broad economic, monetary, governmental policies, and the
balance of supply and demand for products and services.
Reinvestment risks are typically related to fluctuations in the potential interest rate
at which future investment proceeds may have to be invested. For example, reinvestment
risks may increase during periods of falling interest rates. This risk primarily relates to
bonds and other fixed income securities.
ETF-tracking error risk. The ETF’s goal is to track a specific market index or
asset, normally referred to as “fund target index”. The discrepancy between the ETF’s
performance and the performance of its target index is known as “tracking error”. A variety
of factors can create a performance gap between an ETF and its target index such as the
impact of transaction fees and expenses incurred by the ETF, changes in composition of
the underlying index/assets, the ETF manager’s replication strategy and sampling
techniques, and the timing of purchases and redemptions of fund shares.
Currency risks are primarily associated with foreign investments. For example, a
company’s earnings in a foreign country may be affected by fluctuations in the value of the
dollar against that foreign currency. Similarly, the investment return of a foreign security
may be affected by changes in currency exchange rates.
ITEM 9: DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION
As a registered investment advisor, we are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of our firm or the integrity of our
management.
In February 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission launched an Initiative to address its concerns
that investment advisors were not adequately disclosing or acting consistently with the disclosure
regarding conflicts of interest related to their mutual fund share class selection practices. The Initiative
enabled investment advisory firms to voluntarily participate in the Initiative and to review their practices
for the period of 1/1/2014 through 6/30/2018, self-report their findings to the SEC and offer to refund
certain mutual fund 12b-1 fees to affected clients.
On March 11, 2019, Select Money Management, Inc. entered into a voluntary settlement agreement with
the SEC with respect to the Initiative. As provided under the Initiative, the SEC did not impose penalties
against the settling investment advisors or us.
Each of the settling investment advisors, including our firm, consented to cease-and-desist orders finding
violations of Section 206(2) and, with respect to SEC registered investment advisors, Section 207, and a
censure. The firms, including our firm, also agreed to refund the inadequately disclosed fees, with interest,
to affected advisory clients. Each advisor, including our firm, has also undertaken to review and expand
the disclosures concerning mutual fund share class selection and 12b-1 fees, and to evaluate whether
existing clients should be moved to an available lower-cost share class and move clients, as necessary.
Select Money Management, Inc. has completed this review and analysis and implemented all necessary
changes.
ITEM 10: OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY
ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS
SMM is affiliated with Signature Estate & Investment Advisors, LLC (“SEIA”), a Registered Investment
Advisor, through common ownership. SEIA provides investment management services primarily to
individuals and high net worth individuals. SMM has also entered into certain operational or service
arrangements with SEIA, including shared personnel, technology, or vendor relationships. These
arrangements are intended to create operational efficiencies but could give rise to additional conflicts of
interest, such as allocation or resources, oversight responsibilities, or the appearance of preferential
treatment between SMM and SEIA.
Certain Investment Adviser Representatives (“IARs”) of SMM that provide investment management
advice to you are also associated with Signature Estate Securities (“SES”) or Select Equities Group
(“SEG”) as Registered Representatives. SES is a Broker Dealer, registered with FINRA that is under
common control with SMM. SEG is a broker-dealer registered with FINRA but not affiliated with SMM.
Our Advisory Representatives may recommend the purchase of securities offered by SES or SEG. If you
purchase securities products through the Registered Representatives of SES or SEG, the Broker Dealer &
Registered Representative will receive commissions. Any commissions are separate from and in addition
to any investment management fees you may incur for investment management through the RIA.
As such, Advisory Representatives may have an incentive to sell you commissionable products in addition
to providing you with advisory services when such commissionable products may not be in the client’s
best interest. Other investment products might be available through other broker/dealers. Alternatively,
they may have an incentive to forego providing you with advisory services when appropriate, and instead
recommend the purchase of commissionable investments, if they deem that the payout for recommending
the purchase of these investments would be higher than providing management advice on these products
for an advisory fee. Therefore, a conflict of interest may exist between Advisor’s interests and client’s
best interests.
SMM and its IARs do not double-dip (definition of double-dipping: “For brokerage firms, when a broker
puts commissioned products into a fee-based account.”), and will either receive fee-based compensation
or commissions on specific assets, not both. While our security sales are reviewed for suitability, you
should be aware of the incentives that exist to sell certain securities products and are encouraged to ask us
about any conflict presented.
Please be aware that you are under no obligation to purchase securities products or services recommended
by us or members of our Firm in connection with providing you with any financial services that we offer.
SMM is affiliated with Signature Investment Advisors, LLC (“SIA”), a Registered Investment Advisor,
through common ownership. SIA provides Investment Management services to clients referred through
various promoter firms. SMM and SIA have shared executive management personnel. It is not anticipated
that SMM clients will be clients of SIA. However, if a client were to receive services of SIA, then the
client would receive the SIA disclosure document.
SMM is affiliated with Signature Estate & Insurance Services LLC (“SEIS”). SEIS provides insurance
services to clients of affiliated companies and the general public.
SMM is affiliated with Signature Intelligent Portfolios, LLC ("SIP"), a Registered Investment Advisor,
through common ownership. SMM and SIP have shared executive management personnel.
We seek to mitigate these conflicts of interest by disclosing to you the conflicts ahead of time in this Brochure
and by seeking to keep your best interest as our focus through monitoring any such recommendations and
periodically reviewing them for suitability. Our advisory representatives are also obligated to employ a
standard of care and comply with your investment guidelines and restrictions when recommending securities
or portfolio management strategies. You are also under no obligation to accept our recommendations with
respect to using any of our affiliates for portfolio management, brokerage, or insurance products.
ITEM 11: CODE OF ETHICS, PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST
IN CLIENT TRANSACTIONS AND PERSONAL TRADING
Code of Ethics
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We have adopted a Code of Ethics (the “Code”) pursuant to Rule 204A-1 under the Advisors Act
describing the standards of business conduct we expect all officers, directors, employees, and investment
advisory representatives to follow. In summary, the Code prohibits our employees from taking
inappropriate advantage of their positions and access to information concerning the investments or
investment intentions of our clients, or their ability to influence such investment intentions, for personal
gain or in a manner detrimental to the interests of our clients. Rule 204A
1 makes it unlawful for our
employees to engage in conduct which is deceitful, fraudulent, or manipulative, or which involves false
or misleading statements in connection with the purchase or sale of securities. The Code acknowledges
the general principles that we, along with our employees: (1) owe a fiduciary obligation to its clients, (2)
have the duty at all times to place the interests of their clients first, (3) must conduct all personal securities
transactions in such a manner as to avoid any actual or potential conflict of interest or abuse of an
individual’s position of trust and responsibility, (4) should not take inappropriate advantage of their
positions in relation to client accounts, (5) must comply with the federal securities laws, and (6) must
safeguard non-public information. The Code also describes certain reporting requirements with which
individuals associated with or employed by us must comply. We will provide a copy of the Code to any
client or prospective client upon request.
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
Our employees may, from time to time, buy or sell securities for their own accounts that are the same as,
similar to, or the opposite of those that we recommend to you for purchase or sale. Differences can arise
due to variations in personal goals, investment horizons, risk tolerance and the timing of purchases and
sales. Our Chief Compliance Officer or one of her designees receives and reviews the quarterly brokerage
statements belonging to employees for possible conflicts of interest.
ITEM 12: BROKERAGE PRACTICES
The broker/dealers we use
Certain SMM Investment Adviser Representatives are Registered Representatives of SES or SEG for
commissionable securities business. SMM is affiliated with SES through common ownership. SMM is not
affiliated with SEG. You have the freedom to decide whether to open an account with SES and will do so by
entering into an account agreement directly with them. We may assist you in opening the account, but we do not
open it for you. If you choose not to use SES as your broker/dealer, we cannot provide Registered Representative
services to you. You are not required to use SES you may be able to find similar services from other firms.
General Investment Advisory Services
When we provide general advisory services, we may recommend that you open a securities account
through our affiliated broker-dealer, SEG, and brokerage accounts will be held with NFS, LLC, an
unaffiliated clearing broker-dealer that provides both clearing and custody services. See Item 10, Other
Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations.
Additional disclosures regarding conflicts of interest related to using our affiliated broker-dealer, SEG,
are described under the headings Item 10, Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations, and Item
11, Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions, and Personal Trading.
Wrap Fee Programs
AssetMark Platform
When you engage in our portfolio management services under the AssetMark Platform, your assets will
be held in custody at AssetMark Trust.AssetMark Trust performs trades through various broker-dealers as
described in AssetMark’s Form ADV Wrap Fee Program Brochure. Clients should review the AssetMark
Platform Wrap Fee Program Brochure in its entired for additional information about brokerage practices,
potential limitations, and related conflicts of interest.
Select Money Management Wrap Fee Program
When you engage our wrap account services under the original Select Money Management Wrap Fee
Program, we provide both portfolio management and brokerage services for a wrap fee. To offer this
combination of services, you will direct us to place all securities transactions for your account with
SEG. SEG will execute trades for your managed wrap program account through its clearing and
custodial broker-dealer, National Financial Services, LLC (“NFS”) which provides the trading and
custodial platform. Clients should review the Select Money Management Wrap Fee Program Brochure
in its entirety for additional information about brokerage practices, potential limitations, and related
conflicts of interest.
Select Money Management, Inc. is not affiliated with AssetMark Trust, Fidelity or NFS, LLC.
Consequences of Directed Brokerage
You can obtain advisory services without directing brokerage services. Not all investment advisors require
their clients to direct brokerage services for their advised accounts. Some of the consequences of your
directing brokerage to AssetMark or SEG/NFS, LLC will include:
We are limited in our ability to trade through other broker-dealers, which may include
market-makers and specialists in certain securities that may offer better pricing in those
securities,
As the directed broker-dealer, AssetMark and SEG is limited in its ability to trade
through other broker- dealers,
We will not shop brokerage services and fees on a transaction-by-transaction basis;
doing so would substantially increase our staffing and operational costs that would be
passed through to clients in higher account-related fees and charges,We will not use
third-party brokers with different pricing structures or different services that could be
more beneficial in some transactions; other broker-dealers may offer more favorable
pricing, fees, and charges in certain securities,
You will pay more brokerage fees and charges in some transactions,
You will not get the best pricing in every securities transaction for your account,
Your cost (considering both pricing and fees/charges) will be higher in some transactions.
Brokerage-Related Conflicts of Interest
A conflict of interest exists when you direct (or we use) SES to place brokerage services. These conflicts of
interest include:
We are affiliated with SES by common ownership,
We will benefit indirectly from additional compensation earned by SES from its
brokerage services, and
Additional disclosures regarding conflicts of interest related to using our affiliated broker-dealer, SES, are
described under the headings Item 10, Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations, and Item 11,
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions, and Personal Trading.
Managing the Managers and Third-Party Wrap Programs
When you engage us to manage, select and monitor unaffiliated third-party managers, those firms will
select the broker-dealers through whom those designated accounts will be traded and custodied. See Item
12 in their firm brochures (Form ADV, Part 2A) for a description of their brokerage practices. Third-party
managers may have conflicts of interest in their recommendation or selection of broker-dealers for the
accounts they advise. We would be pleased to further discuss their brokerage practices with you. We are
not responsible for their brokerage practices.
Trade Error Policy
Although SMM takes all reasonable steps to avoid errors in our trading process, errors do occasionally occur.
SMM’s policy is that trade errors be resolved promptly from when they are discovered and, in a manner, so that
the client will be in the same position as they would have been had the error not occurred. Within the first three
months after trade date there are a specific set of tools available for error correction whereby the firm is able to
rectify issues on an as of basis. Following, errors must be brought to the attention of the firm within three
months from trade date for the error to be eligible for trade correction. Promptly after trade date, the custodian
will send trade confirmations for all account activity and client is urged to review the confirmations and contact
the firm if they detect an anomaly. AssetMark will send quarterly reports that will show account allocation
details and client is urged to review the report and contact the firm if they detect an anomaly. After three
months the tools available for correction are much more limited. The firm will work with the client on a case-
by-case basis to determine an appropriate corrective action if possible. Corrections made after three months are
typically limited and may recover significantly less than the principal involved in the transaction, regardless of
which party was responsible for the error. There is no single solution to every trading error. Resolution must be
determined on a case-by-case basis in line with our fiduciary duty to the client. SMM will determine the most
appropriate calculation methodology on a case-by-case basis with respect to the specific details of each trade
error. A theoretical claim of a lost opportunity based on a what-if scenario is not considered a trade error and
not eligible for reimbursement.
ITEM 13: REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS
Reviews- On at least a quarterly basis, and more frequently as we determine, we will review the model or
custom portfolio governing the investments in your account, your account statements, and your account
performance. Based upon our periodic reviews, we may make changes in the model or custom portfolio,
and we may place orders for the purchase and sale of securities to implement these changes.
Reviewers- Reviewers include: Tony Amaradio, Daniel Amaradio, Semir Amin, Mark Goldsmith, Gary
McCarver and Anthony Pizzo. All representatives are expected to provide review services as specified by
our firm and the number of accounts assigned to each representative will vary. Many accounts are
reviewed on a regular basis by more than one representative. You are contacted periodically for reviews
and interim financial reviews are available upon request.
ITEM 14: CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION
As described above under the heading Advisory Business, we are a solicitor for, and may recommend that
you engage the services of, a third-party investment advisor through a wrap fee program. If you do, we
will receive a portion of the wrap fee you pay to the program sponsor/manager. Our solicitor’s
compensation is described in the sponsor’s wrap fee program brochure and in a solicitor’s disclosure
statement. You will not pay the program sponsor/manager any additional fees by virtue of our having
made the referral and we do not charge any additional fees with respect to your assets invested through a
wrap fee program. We will seek to assure that the fees charged to our clients by program
sponsors/managers are competitive and consistent with fees charged to that program sponsor’s/manager’s
other clients.
ITEM 15: CUSTODY
While we do not have physical custody of the assets held in your account, if you engage our investment
management services and use the AssetMark Platform or Select Money ManagementWrap Fee Program,
then SMM or AssetMark will have authority to bill your custodian for our fees and, upon billing, to receive
our fees by deducting them directly from your account as described under the heading Fees and
Compensation. This fee-deduction authority gives SMM and AssetMark the ability to obtain money from
your account and so is deemed to constitute limited custody of your account assets.
When you engage us to manage, select, and monitor unaffiliated third-party managers, we do not provide
custodial services to our clients in these instances. Client assets are held with banks, financial institutions
or registered broker-dealers that are “qualified custodians”. A complete description of the custodial
arrangements for each unaffiliated third-party manager can be found in their Program Brochure (Form
ADV, Part 2A or Form ADV, Part 2A appendix).
Our firm does not provide or create account statements. If you open an investment account, you will
receive at least quarterly statements from the broker-dealer, or other qualified custodian that holds and
maintains your investment assets. We urge you to carefully review these statements and compare that
information to the information we may provide to you about your account.
Any reports we may create for our portfolio management services are not intended to replace or supersede
your custodian’s periodic statements and may vary based on accounting procedures, reporting dates, or
valuation methodologies.
ITEM 16: INVESTMENT DISCRETION
As explained under the heading Advisory Business, within our Program, you have granted us limited
discretionary authority over your account, which includes authority to select the identity and amount of
securities to be bought or sold for your benefit and risk. Our discretion will be exercised in accordance
with your stated investment objectives. You may provide us with written investment guidelines or
restrictions to limit our discretionary authority, or we may develop an investment policy statement or
similar document with you.
When you engage us to manage, select and monitor unaffiliated third-party managers, the specific level
of discretionary authority will be outlined in their Program Brochure (Form ADV, Part 2A or Form ADV,
Part 2A appendix).
ITEM 17: VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES
As a matter of firm policy and practice, we will not be responsible for responding to proxies that are
solicited with respect to annual or special meetings of shareholders of securities held in your account.
Proxy solicitation materials will be forwarded to you by your custodian for response and voting. If you
have any questions about a particular proxy voting matter, please do not hesitate to ask.
ITEM 18: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
We have no financial liabilities, obligations, or commitment that impairs our ability to meet our contractual
and fiduciary commitments to you. We have not been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding.
PRIVACY POLICY
NOTICE REGARDING PRIVACY OF CUSTOMER INFORMATION
This notice is provided to you on behalf of Select Money Management, Inc., Select Portfolio
Management, Inc., Securities Equity Group, and SPM Insurance Services, Inc. (collectively referred to in
this notice as “we”, “us”, “our”, or “Affiliated Companies”). Protecting our customers’ privacy is of
paramount importance. We recognize that an individual’s financial matters are private and sensitive in
nature, and we have adopted policies that assist us in protecting your privacy and, at the same time, help
us to provide you with a broad range of high-quality financial products and services.
This Privacy Policy will explain the types of information we collect about you, how we use and share that
information, and how you can instruct us to limit certain types of information sharing. Information we
obtain from all customers and former customers is treated in the same manner.
How We Protect Your Information:
We protect your data and safeguard it from those not authorized to see it by adopting internal policies and
procedures. Under no circumstances will we sell confidential customer information to anyone.
What Information We Collect About You:
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We collect information from you when you open an account or enroll in one of our services.
The information we collect may include, but is not limited to your name, address, phone
number, email address, social security number, and date of birth, as well as details about
your investments and investment experience.
Once you have opened an account with us, we collect and maintain confidential customer
information about your account activity, including your transactions, balances, positions,
and history. This information allows us to provide the services you have requested.
We may collect information about you from information services and consumer- reporting
agencies to verify your identity, employment, or creditworthiness, or to better understand
your financial needs.
The law permits us to share information about our current and former customers with
government agencies or authorized third parties under certain circumstances. For example,
we may be required to share such information in response to subpoenas or to comply with
certain laws.
How We Share Information About You With Affiliated Companies:
Select Money Management, Inc. (“SMM”) and Select Portfolio Management, Inc. (“SPM”) are federally-
regulated, registered investment advisors affiliated via common ownership with Securities Equity Group
(“SEG”), an independent broker-dealer, member of FINRA and SIPC, and with SPM Insurance Services,
Inc. (“SPMI”), an independent general insurance agency. We may share information we collect about you
among our Affiliated Companies to:
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help provide you with better service or perform services on your behalf
respond to communications from you or as you authorize or request
make it more convenient for you to open a new account
allow an Affiliated Company to provide you with information about their products and
services that we believe may benefit or interest you
You may instruct us not to share information about you with our Affiliated Companies for certain
purposes, as explained under How to Limit the Sharing of Information About You, below.
How We Share Information About You With Non-Affiliated Companies:
We provide access to information about you to outside companies and other third parties in certain limited
circumstances, including:
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to help us process transactions for your account
when we use another company to provide services for us, such as printing or mailing
account statements
when we believe that disclosure is required or permitted under law
(For example, we may be required to disclose personal information to cooperate with
regulatory or law enforcement authorities, to report your tax-related information to federal
and state governments, to resolve consumer disputes, to perform credit/authentication
checks, or for risk control.)
If your SMM/SPM Investment Advisor Representative or SEG Registered Representative leaves us to join
another firm, they are permitted to retain copies of your information to facilitate the transfer of your
account to a new broker-dealer or investment advisor to serve you at their new firm. Their continuing use
of your information will be subject to the new firm’s privacy policy. You are not obligated to transfer
your account if your Investment Advisor Representative or SEG Registered Representative leaves us, and
you may instruct us not to allow the sharing of information as explained.
How to Limit the Sharing of Information About You:
If you prefer, you may choose to limit the information we share about you with our Affiliated and Non-
Affiliated Companies. Specifically, you may instruct us:
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not to allow our Affiliated Companies to market their financial products or services to you
not to share confidential customer information about you with a Non-Affiliated company
for joint marketing purposes
not to allow your SMM/SPM Investment Advisor Representative or SEG Registered
Representative to take your information to facilitate the transfer of your account(s) should
they leave any of our Affiliated Companies
You may exercise your choice by writing us at Select Money Management, Inc., Attn: Compliance
Department, 120 Vantis Drive – Suite 440, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656. Your choice will be applied to you
as an individual and will automatically be extended to all of your accounts with any of our Affiliated
Companies. You may make your privacy choice at any time, and it will remain in effect until you change
it in writing.
Safeguarding Your Information, Maintaining Your Trust:
We take precautions to ensure the information we collect about you is protected and accessed only by
authorized individuals or organizations. Our employees are trained about privacy and are required to
safeguard confidential customer information. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards
to protect confidential customer information.
Contact Us with Any Questions:
If you have any questions or concerns, or if you identify any information that you believe is no longer
accurate, you may contact your SMM/SPM Investment Advisor Representative, SEG Registered
Representative, or write to:
Select Money Management, Inc.
Attn: Compliance Department
120 Vantis Drive – Suite 440
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
1-800-445-9822