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ITEM 1 – COVER PAGE
CDKV HOLDING, LLC
DBA
50 S. Steele Street, Suite 501
Denver, Colorado 80209
720-730-2550
www.steelestpwm.com
Part 2A of Form ADV: Firm Brochure
March 11, 2026
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of CDKV
Holdings, LLC DBA Steele Street Private Wealth Management (“SSPWM”). If you have any
questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at 720-730-2550. 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. SSPWM is a Registered
Investment Adviser. Registration as an Investment Adviser with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission or any state securities authority does not imply a certain level of skill or
training.
information
about
SSPWM
available on
the
SEC’s website
Additional
at
is
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. You can search this site by a unique identifying number, known as an
IARD number. The IARD number for SSPWM is #299856.
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ITEM 2 – MATERIAL CHANGES
This section of the Brochure will address only those “material changes” that have been
incorporated since our last delivery or posting of this document on the SEC’s public
disclosure website (IAPD) www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Since our last ADV Annual Amendment filing on January 31, 2025, there have been no
material changes to report.
If you would like another copy of this Brochure, please download it from the SEC Website
as indicated above or you may contact our Chief Compliance Officer, Daniel Katz,
dkatz@steelestpwm.com or 720-730-2550.
We encourage you to read this document in its entirety.
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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 ........................................................................................................ 9
ITEM 6 - PERFORMANCE BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT ............................................... 14
ITEM 7 – TYPES OF CLIENTS .................................................................................................................... 14
ITEM 8 – METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK OF LOSS ................................... 14
ITEM 9 - DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION ................................................................................................... 20
ITEM 10 - OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS ................................................. 20
ITEM 11 - CODE OF ETHICS PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST IN CLIENT TRANSACTIONS AND PERSONAL
TRADING ................................................................................................................................................ 20
ITEM 12 – BROKERAGE PRACTICES ......................................................................................................... 21
ITEM 13 – REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS .......................................................................................................... 27
ITEM 14 – CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION .................................................................. 27
ITEM 15 – CUSTODY ............................................................................................................................... 28
ITEM 16 – INVESTMENT DISCRETION ..................................................................................................... 29
ITEM 17 - VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES .................................................................................................... 30
ITEM 18 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................................... 31
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ITEM 4 – ADVISORY BUSINESS
This Disclosure document is being offered to you by Steele Street Private Wealth
Management (“SSPWM” or “Firm”) about the investment advisory services we provide. It
discloses information about our services and the way those services are made available
to you, the client.
Our Firm was registered as an Investment Adviser in January 2019 and is owned by Daniel
Katz and Casey Vader. Casey Vader is Chief Operating Officer and Daniel Katz serves as
Chief Compliance Officer for the Firm.
We are committed to helping clients build, manage, and preserve their wealth, and to
provide guidance that helps clients to achieve their stated financial goals. We specialize
in retirement investing and income generation. We will offer an initial complimentary
meeting upon our discretion; however, investment advisory services are initiated only
after you and SSPWM execute an Investment Management Agreement.
Investment Management Services
We manage advisory accounts on a discretionary and non-discretionary basis. Once we
determine a client’s profile, income need, and investment plan, we execute the day-to-
day transactions with or without prior consent, depending on the client’s agreement with
our Firm. Account supervision is guided by the client’s investment policy statement. We
may accept accounts with certain restrictions if circumstances warrant. We primarily
allocate client assets among various equities, cash, Exchanged Traded Funds (“ETFs”),
other mutual funds and debt securities in accordance with their stated investment
objectives and income needs. All of these are considered asset allocation categories for
the client’s investment strategy.
In personal discussions with clients, we determine their objectives, time horizons, risk
tolerance and liquidity and income need. As appropriate, we also review their prior
investment history, as well as family composition and background. Based on client needs,
we develop the client’s personal profile and investment plan. We then create and
manage the client’s investments based on that policy and plan. It is the client’s obligation
to notify us immediately if circumstances have changed with respect to their goals and
income needs.
Once we have determined the appropriate strategy for clients or client businesses and
executed the strategy, we will provide ongoing investment review and management
services.
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With our discretionary relationships, we will make changes to the portfolio, as we deem
appropriate, to meet your financial objectives. We trade these portfolios based on the
combination of our market views and your objectives, using our investment process. We
tailor our advisory services to meet the needs of our clients and seek to ensure that your
portfolio is managed in a manner consistent with those needs and objectives. You will
have the ability to leave standing instructions with us to refrain from investing in
particular industries or invest in limited amounts of securities.
Additionally, clients may engage our firm separately to advise on certain investment
products that are not maintained at their primary custodian, such as annuity contracts
and assets held in employer sponsored retirement plans and qualified tuition plans (i.e.,
529 plans).
You are advised and are expected to understand that our past performance is not a
guarantee of future results. Certain market and economic risks exist that adversely affect
an account’s performance. This could result in capital losses in your account.
Financial Planning
Our Financial Planning services are offered to clients who are engaged in our wealth
management services described above. While we will work with all clients to understand
their financial objectives, we will not present a formal financial plan to all of them.
Through the financial planning process, our team strives to engage our clients in
conversations around the family’s goals, objectives, priorities, vision, and legacy – both
for the near term as well as for future generations. With the unique goals and
circumstances of each family in mind, our team may offer financial planning ideas and
strategies to address the client’s holistic financial picture, including estate, income tax,
charitable, cash flow and retirement income, wealth transfer and family legacy objectives.
Our team partners with our client’s other advisors (CPA, estate attorney, insurance
broker, etc.) to ensure a coordinated effort of all parties toward the client’s stated goals.
Such services include various reports on specific goals and objectives or general
investment and/or planning recommendations, guidance to outside assets and periodic
updates.
-We have established a relationship with Kristi Sullivan with Sullivan Financial Planning, a
State Registered Investment Advisor. Sullivan Financial Planning provides financial
planning services for clients on a project basis. Sullivan Financial Planning bills our firm
an hourly fee for planning services.
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Sullivan Financial Planning’s specific services in preparing a client’s formal financial plan
may include:
• Review and clarification of financial goals;
• Assessment of overall financial position including cash flow and income, balance
sheet, investment strategy, risk management and estate planning;
• Creation of a financial plan, including personal and business real estate, education,
retirement, financial independence, charitable giving, estate planning, business
succession and other personal goals;
• Development of a goal-oriented investment and income plan, with input from
various advisors to our clients around tax strategy, asset allocation, asset location,
expenses, risk and liquidity factors for each goal. This includes IRA and qualified
plans, taxable and trust accounts that require special attention.
• Design of a risk management plan including risk tolerance, risk avoidance,
mitigation and transfer, including liquidity as well as various insurance and
possible company benefits; and
• Crafting and implementation of, in conjunction with your estate and/or
corporate attorneys as tax advisor, an estate plan to provide for you and/or your
heirs in the event of an incapacity or death.
Retirement Plan Advisory Services
For employer-sponsored retirement plans with participant-directed investments or cash
balance plans, our firm provides its advisory services as an investment advisor as defined
under Section 3(21) or 3(38) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended (“ERISA”).
When serving as an ERISA 3(38) investment manager, the Plan Sponsor is relieved of all
fiduciary responsibility for the investment decisions made by Our Firm. Our Firm is a
discretionary investment manager in accordance with the terms of a separate ERISA 3(38)
Plan Sponsor Investment Management Agreement between Our Firm and the Plan
Sponsor. Our Firm’s investment management is limited in that it has the discretion solely
to replace funds in plan fund lineups and initiate the transfer of existing balances to the
replacements without prior approval from the client.
Our Firm provides the following services to the plan sponsor:
• Select the investments.
• Monitor the investments and replace investments when appropriate.
• Provide a quarterly monitoring report.
• Assist the plan sponsor in developing an Investment Policy Statement (“IPS”).
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• Provide a comprehensive fiduciary investment review designed to meet Plan
Sponsor fiduciary responsibility and enhance the participant experience. This
includes fiduciary education as requested by the Department of Labor (DOL).
• Recommend QDIA alternatives.
• Recommend non-discretionary model portfolios.
When serving as an ERISA 3(21) investment advisor, the Plan Sponsor and Our Firm share
fiduciary responsibility. The Plan Sponsor retains ultimate decision-making authority for
the investments and may accept or reject the recommendations in accordance with the
terms of a separate ERISA 3(21) Plan Sponsor Investment Management Agreement
between our Firm and the Plan Sponsor. Under the 3(21) agreements, our Firm provides
the following services to the Plan Sponsor:
investments and suggests replacement
investments when
• Screen investments and make recommendations.
• Monitor the
appropriate.
• Provide a quarterly monitoring report.
• Assist the plan sponsor in developing an Investment Policy Statement (“IPS”).
• Recommend QDIA alternatives.
• Recommend non-discretionary model portfolios.
We can also be engaged to provide Plan Consulting Services. Plan Consulting Services
include financial education to Plan participants, benchmarking the Plan services,
education to fiduciary committee members, and monitoring the service provider. The
scope of education provided to participants will not constitute “investment advice” within
the meaning of ERISA and participant education will relate to general principles for
investing and information about the investment options currently in the Plan. We may
also participate in initial enrollment meetings and periodic workshops and enrollment
meetings for new participants.
Participant Level Education
We can also be engaged to provide financial education to plan participants. The scope of
education provided to participants will not constitute “investment advice” within the
meaning of ERISA and participant education will relate to general principles for investing
and information about the investment options currently in the plan. We may also
participate in initial enrollment meetings and periodic workshops and enrollment
meetings for new participants. We may meet with plan participants on a regular basis
(quarterly, semi-annually or annually) as agreed upon at the Client’s discretion to discuss
the reports and investment recommendations.
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Tax Planning and Preparation
Our Firm recommends independent CPAs to provide tax planning and preparation for
individuals and business owners. These services may be provided to the client for a
separate fee and will be engaged. Accounting services performed by these CPAs are
separate and distinct from our firm’s advisory services. Steele Street and the CPAs are
unaffiliated.
Financial Planning and Consulting Services
While financial planning services are included in our wealth management services and
fees, we do provide investment advice on isolated areas of concern such as estate
planning, real estate, retirement planning, or any other specific topic under a separate
Financial Consulting Agreement. Additionally, we provide non-securities advice related to
estate planning, insurance, real estate, and annuity. We also provide advisory &
consulting services for equity or debt investments in privately held businesses. In these
cases, you will be required to select your own investment managers, custodians, and
insurance companies to implement consulting recommendations. If you need brokerage
and/or other financial services, we will recommend one of several investment managers,
brokers, banks, custodians, insurance companies or other financial professionals
("Firms"). You must independently evaluate these Firms before opening an account or
transacting business and have the right to effect business through any firm you choose.
You have the right to choose whether to follow the consulting advice that we provide.
Disclosure Regarding Rollover Recommendations
A client or prospect leaving an employer typically has four options regarding an existing
retirement plan (and may engage in a combination of these options): (i) leave the money
in the former employer’s plan, if permitted, (ii) roll over the assets to the new employer’s
plan, if one is available and rollovers are permitted, (iii) rollover to an Individual
Retirement Account (“IRA”), or (iv) cash out the account value (which could, depending
upon the client’s age, result in adverse tax consequences). Our Firm may recommend an
investor roll over plan assets to an IRA for which our Firm provides investment advisory
services. As a result, our Firm and its representatives may earn an asset-based fee. In
contrast, a recommendation that a client or prospective client leave their plan assets with
their previous employer or roll over the assets to a plan sponsored by a new employer
will generally result in no compensation to our Firm. Our Firm therefore has an economic
incentive to encourage a client to roll plan assets into an IRA that our Firm will manage,
which presents a conflict of interest. To mitigate the conflict of interest, there are various
factors that our Firm will consider before recommending a rollover, including but not
limited to: (i) the investment options available in the plan versus the investment options
available in an IRA, (ii) fees and expenses in the plan versus the fees and expenses in an
IRA, (iii) the services and responsiveness of the plan’s investment professionals versus
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those of our Firm, (iv) protection of assets from creditors and legal judgments, (v)
required minimum distributions and age considerations, and (vi) employer stock tax
consequences, if any. All rollover recommendations are also reviewed by our Firm’s Chief
Compliance Officer in a best effort to determine that the recommendation to a client was
reasonable or that the client has determined to make the rollover after being provided
ample information about their options. No client is under any obligation to roll over plan
assets to an IRA advised by our Firm or to engage our Firm to monitor and/or advise on
the account while maintained with the client's employer. Our Firm’s Chief Compliance
Officer remains available to address any questions that a client or prospective client has
regarding this disclosure.
We are fiduciaries under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and when we provide
investment advice to you regarding your retirement plan account or individual retirement
account, we are also fiduciaries within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act and/or the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable, which are laws
governing retirement accounts. We have to act in your best interest and not put our
interest ahead of yours. At the same time, the way we make money creates some conflicts
with your interests.
Wrap
We do not provide a Wrap Fee Program.
Assets
As of December 31, 2025, we manage $186,757,145 on a discretionary basis and a total
of $767,118 under non-discretionary management. Total assets under management total
$187,524,263.
ITEM 5 - FEES AND COMPENSATION
Investment Management Fees and Compensation
Our Firm charges an advisory fee as compensation for providing Investment Management
services on client accounts. These services include portfolio management, investment
supervision and other account-maintenance activities. Our recommended custodian
charges custodial fees, redemption fees, retirement plan and administrative fees or
commissions. See Additional Fees and Expenses below for additional details. Financial
Planning services are included in our firm’s investment management fees.
Our maximum investment advisory fees as a percentage of assets under management is
1.50%. The specific advisory fees are set forth in your Investment Advisory Agreement.
Asset-based fees are billed quarterly in advance and calculated on the market value on
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the last business day of the prior quarter. For the initial billing period, the advisory fee is
billed in arrears and calculated on a pro rata basis for the number of days your account is
under our management for the partial quarter. All additions and withdrawals will result
in a prorated fee adjustment during the following quarter of the addition or withdrawal.
There may be a possibility for price or account value discrepancies due to quarter-end
transactions in an account. Dividends or trade date settlements may occur, and our third-
party billing software may report a slight difference in account valuation at quarter end
compared to what is reported on your Statement from the Custodian. Our firm has the
ability to produce billing summaries, which can be provided upon request.
We may negotiate our advisory fees such. For example, we may negotiate a lower
advisory fee or have the right to waive the minimum account value. Fees may vary based
on the size of the account, complexity of the portfolio, extent of activity in the account or
other reasons agreed upon by us and the client. In certain circumstances, our fees and
the timing of the fee payments may be negotiated.
Unless otherwise instructed by the Client, we will aggregate related client accounts for
the purposes of determining the account size and annualized fee. The common practice
is often referred to as “householding” portfolios for fee purposes and may result in lower
fees than if fees were calculated on portfolios separately. Our method of householding
accounts for fee purposes looks at the overall family dynamic and relationship. When
applicable and noted in the Investment Management Agreement, legacy concentrated
stock positions may also be excluded from the fee calculation.
The independent qualified custodian holding your funds and securities will debit your
account directly for the advisory fee and pay that fee to us. You will provide written
authorization permitting the fees to be paid directly from your account held by the
qualified custodian. At the client’s discretion, you may pay the advisory fees directly to
our Firm by check. Further, the qualified custodian agrees to deliver an account
statement to you on a quarterly basis indicating all the amounts deducted from the
account including our advisory fees.
The Investment Advisory Agreement may be terminated by the client within five (5)
business days of signing the Agreement without penalty or incurring any advisory
fees. After the 5 business days, either party giving written or verbal notice to the other
may cancel the Investment Advisory Agreement at any time for any reason. Notice given
by the client shall be effective upon actual receipt by SSPWM at the address specified on
the Investment Advisory Agreement or the then current address. The management fee
will be pro-rated to the date of termination, for the quarter in which the cancellation
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notice was given and the unearned fee refunded to your account as indicated in your
Agreement. Upon termination, you are responsible for monitoring the securities in your
account, and we will have no further obligation to act or advise with respect to those
assets. In the event of client’s death or disability, our Firm will continue management of
the account until we are notified and given alternative instructions by an authorized
party.
In no case are our fees based on, or related to, the performance of your funds or
investments.
We will not require prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, six (6) or more
months in advance of providing any services.
Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan Services
For Retirement Plan Advisory Services compensation, we charge an annual fee as
negotiated with the client and disclosed in the Employer Sponsored Retirement Plans
Investment Advisory Agreement. The compensation method is explained and agreed
upon in advance before any services are rendered. Asset based fees range from 0.20% to
1.00% annually and fixed fees range from $500 - $100,000 annually.
Plan advisory services begin with the effective date of the Employer Sponsored
Retirement Plans Investment Advisory Agreement, which is the date you sign the
Employer Sponsored Retirement Plans Investment Advisory Agreement. For that
calendar quarter, fees will be adjusted pro rata based upon the number of calendar days
in the calendar quarter that the Agreement was effective. Our fee is billed in arrears on
the last business day of the calendar quarter or month as outlined in the Agreement. For
Plans where our fee is billed to the custodian, the fee is deducted directly from the
participant accounts. Written authorization permitting us to be paid directly from the
custodial account is outlined in the Agreement.
Either party may terminate the Investment Advisory Agreement at any time upon
immediate notice. You are responsible to pay for services rendered until the termination
of the Agreement.
Consulting Fees
We provide consulting services for clients who need advice on a limited scope of work.
We will negotiate consulting fees with you. Fees for Consulting Services will vary based
on the extent and complexity of the consulting project. The maximum hourly fee to be
charged will not exceed $500.00 per hour. The fee-paying arrangements for this service
will be determined on a case- by-case basis and will be detailed in the signed consulting
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agreement. Fees will be billed as services are rendered and sent to the Client. Either party
may terminate the agreement.
Periods of Inactivity
Our Firm has a fiduciary duty to provide services consistent with the client’s best interest.
As part of its investment advisory services, our Firm will review client portfolios on an
ongoing basis to determine if any changes are necessary based upon various factors,
including, but not limited to, investment performance, fund manager tenure, style drift,
and/or a change in the client’s investment objective. Based upon these factors, there may
be extended periods of time when our Firm determines that changes to a client’s portfolio
are neither necessary nor prudent. Of course, as indicated below, there can be no
assurance that investment decisions made by our Firm will be profitable or equal any
specific performance level(s). Clients nonetheless remain subject to the fees described in
Item 5 above during periods of account inactivity.
Additional Fees and Expenses
In addition to the advisory fees paid to our Firm, clients also incur certain charges imposed
by other third parties, such as broker-dealers, custodians, trust companies, banks and
other financial institutions (collectively “Financial Institutions”). These additional charges
include custodial fees, commissions, charges imposed by a mutual fund or ETF in a client’s
account, as disclosed in the fund’s prospectus (e.g., fund management fees and other
fund expenses), deferred sales charges, odd-lot differentials, transfer taxes, wire transfer
and electronic fund fees, and other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities
transactions. Our brokerage practices are described at length in Item 12, below. Neither
our Firm nor its supervised persons accept compensation for the sale of securities or other
investment products. Further, our firm does not share in any of these additional fees and
expenses outlined above.
Our firm may include mutual funds and exchange traded funds, (“ETFs”) in our investment
strategies. Our policy is to purchase institutional share classes of those mutual funds
selected for the client’s portfolio. The institutional share class generally has the lowest
expense ratio. The expense ratio is the annual fee that all mutual funds or ETFs charge
their shareholders. It expresses the percentage of assets deducted each fiscal year for
funds expenses, including 12b-1 fees, management fees, administrative fees, operating
costs, and all other asset-based costs incurred by the fund. Some fund families offer
different classes of the same fund and one share class may have a lower expense ratio
than another share class. These expenses come from client assets which could impact the
client’s account performance. Mutual fund expense ratios are in addition to our fee, and
we do not receive any portion of these charges. If an institutional share class is not
available for the mutual fund selected, the adviser will purchase the least expensive share
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class available for the mutual fund. As share classes with lower expense ratios become
available, we may use them in the client’s portfolio, and/or convert the existing mutual
fund position to the lower cost share class. Clients who transfer mutual funds into their
accounts would bear the expense of any contingent or deferred sales loads incurred upon
selling the product. If a mutual fund has a frequent trading policy, the policy can limit a
client’s transactions in shares of the fund (e.g., for rebalancing, liquidations, deposits or
tax harvesting). All mutual fund expenses and fees are disclosed in the respective mutual
fund prospectus.
When selecting investments for our clients’ portfolios we might choose mutual funds on
your account custodian’s Non-Transaction Fee (NTF) list. This means that your account
custodian will not charge a transaction fee or commission associated with the purchase
or sale of the mutual fund.
The mutual fund companies that choose to participate in your custodian’s NTF fund
program pay a fee to be included in the NTF program. The fee that a mutual fund company
pays to participate in the program is ultimately borne by the owners of the mutual fund
including clients of our Firm. When we decide whether to choose a fund from your
custodian’s NTF list or not, we consider our expected holding period of the fund, the
position size and the expense ratio of the fund versus alternative funds. Depending on
our analysis and future events, NTF funds might not always be in your best interest.
Administrative Services Provided by Tamarac
We have contracted Tamarac to utilize its technology platforms to support data
reconciliation, performance reporting, fee calculation and billing, client database
maintenance, quarterly performance evaluations, payable reports, and other functions
related to the administrative tasks of managing client accounts. Due to this
arrangement, Tamarac will have access to client information, but Tamarac will not serve
as an investment adviser to our clients. SSPWM and Tamarac are non-affiliated
companies. Tamarac charges our Firm an annual fee for each account administered by
Tamarac. Please note that the fee charged to the client will not increase due to the
annual fee SSPWM pays to Tamarac, the annual fee is paid from the portion of the
management fee retained by our Firm. Our agreement with Tamarac does provide for
the confidentiality of your personal identifiable information.
Regulatory Fees
To facilitate the execution of trades, regulatory Trading Activity Fees (TAF) are added to
applicable sales transactions. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulatory
fee is assessed on client accounts for sell transactions, and a FINRA fee is assessed on
client accounts for sell transactions, for certain covered securities. This fee is not
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www.sec.gov/fast-answers/answerssec31htm.html
charged by our Firm but is accessed and collected by the custodian. The Custodian that
our Firm uses, is a FINRA member firm. These fees recover the costs incurred by the
SEC and FINRA, for supervising and regulating the securities markets and securities
professionals. The fee rates vary depending on the type of transaction and the size of
that transaction. For more information on the SEC and FINRA fees, please visit their
websites:
or
www.finra.org/industry/trading-activity-fee.
ITEM 6 - PERFORMANCE BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT
We do not charge advisory fees on a share of the capital appreciation of the funds or
securities in a client account (so-called performance-based fees) nor engage in side-by-
side management.
ITEM 7 – TYPES OF CLIENTS
We provide investment advice to individuals, high net individuals, employer sponsored
retirement plans, charitable organizations, institutions, estates and trusts. The minimum
initial account value for opening an account with our firm is $500,000.00; however, we
may accept accounts for less than the minimum at our sole discretion.
ITEM 8 – METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK OF LOSS
Investment Strategies, Philosophy, and Methodology
We seek to recommend investment strategies that will give a client a diversified portfolio
consistent with the client’s investment objective. The goal is to identify a client’s risk
tolerance, and then find construct portfolios with the maximum expected return for that
level of risk.
Our investment strategies and advice may vary depending upon each client's specific
financial situation. As such, we determine investments and allocations based upon your
predefined objectives, risk tolerance, time horizon, financial horizon, financial
information, liquidity needs, and other various suitability factors. Your restrictions and
guidelines may affect the composition of your portfolio.
Our Firm specializes in retirement investing and income strategies. Asset liability
matching is utilized to determine cash flow needs and timing of cash flow and principal
payments. Our IARs build portfolios to address client needs for income and growth using
dividend paying stocks, preferred stocks, and fixed income investments, including
individual bonds. We assess each individual’s tax liabilities when determining the
appropriate investment vehicles. We optimize the tax efficiency of the portfolio for high
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income investors through the use of tax free municipals bonds and instruments that
provide qualified dividend income.
We utilize both fundamental and technical analysis. We gather our information from a
broad array of financial resources including both sell-side and buy-side research, financial
newspapers, magazines, research prepared by others, corporate rating services, company
press releases, annual reports, prospectuses and filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
We determine how to allocate assets among the various asset classes based on the
investment strategy chosen, prevailing economic conditions and our determination of
where we are in the economic cycle. Potential risks and opportunities are weighed to
determine to what degree the portfolio should be invested.
From time-to-time, market conditions may cause your account to vary from the
established allocation. To remain consistent with the asset allocation guidelines
established, your account is monitored on an ongoing basis and rebalanced to the original
allocation, or if deemed beneficial, to a new allocation based on the then prevailing
economic conditions and within the guidelines of the chosen investment strategy.
In addition to the rebalancing, overall market conditions and microeconomic factors that
affect specific holdings in your account may trigger changes in allocation. Your account
may also receive informal reviews more frequently in volatile markets.
Investment Philosophy
Prior to making recommendations, we determine your financial status, needs, time
horizon, investment objectives, risk tolerance, and tax status. From this, we create an
investor profile and general asset allocation target. While we believe asset allocation is a
key factor affecting long term rate of return, we also believe fundamental research and
securities selection are vital.
• Active Manager Selection:
We focus primarily on the people, processes, research, consistency, and culture rather
than simply recent “high performance” or “track record.” In addition to direct
discussions with managers and fund companies, we utilize outside data vendors, such
as Morningstar, when analyzing active managers.
• Passive Manager Selection:
Passive investment vehicles, mainly in the form of indexed ETFs, will be evaluated
based on price, liquidity, optionality, the underlying index or process, and fund
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structure. We employ numerous passive vehicles in each asset class, allowing us to
tax loss harvest without losing exposure to specific asset classes, styles, or sectors.
Individual Security Selection:
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Individual securities will be used to generate alpha (excess returns above an index or
sector). The decision to allocate to a specific asset class, style, or sector is based on
“top-down” or macroeconomic analysis. The selection of individual securities within
each asset class, style, or sector is based on “bottom-up” or fundamental analysis. We
seek to identify securities that are comparatively undervalued or are subject to price
inefficiencies. We will often use both sell-side and buy-side research when
researching individual securities. Furthermore, credit analysis is heavily used when
selecting fixed income securities. Resources such as SEC EDGAR and MSRB EMMA are
used to research specific credits. Sell side research will also be used when evaluating
investments that are below investment grade (“junk” and “distressed” securities).
• Private Placements for Certain Qualified Investors:
For certain accredited investors, we may recommend and monitor certain private
placements. These investments will diversify the sources of return by allocating to
various strategies, including hedge funds, private equity, and real estate. Our rigorous
due diligence process
includes both quantitative and qualitative reviews.
Quantitative reviews will include an assessment of risks, return attribution, and
performance benchmarking. Qualitative reviews include an assessment of the
people, investment philosophy, investment process, portfolio construction, and risk
management. A structural review will also be used to evaluate operational risks, legal
and regulatory risks, and business risks.
As much as reasonably possible, we strive to:
• Diversify strategically with non-correlating assets.
• Balance between growth and value styles.
• Diversify globally.
• Rebalance as markets change.
• Manage for tax efficient returns wherever possible.
Risk of Loss
Clients must understand that past performance is not indicative of future results.
Therefore, current and prospective clients should never assume that future performance
of any specific investment or investment strategy will be profitable. Investing in securities
involves risk of loss. Further, depending on the different types of investments there will
be varying degrees of risk. Clients and prospective clients should be prepared to bear
investment loss including loss of original principal.
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Because of the inherent risk of loss associated with investing, our Firm is unable to
represent, guarantee, or even imply that our services and methods of analysis can or will
predict future results, successfully identify market tops or bottoms, or insulate you from
losses due to market corrections or declines.
Investors should be aware that accounts are subject to the following risks:
• Market Risk — Even a long-term investment approach cannot guarantee
a profit. Economic, political and issuer-specific events will cause the value
of securities to rise or fall. Because the value of investment portfolios will
fluctuate, there is the risk that you will lose money and your investment
may be worth more or less upon liquidation.
• Foreign Securities and Currency Risk — Investments in international and
emerging-market securities include exposure to risks such as currency
fluctuations, foreign taxes and regulations, and the potential for illiquid
markets and political instability.
• Capitalization Risk — Small-cap and mid-cap companies may be hindered
as a result of limited resources or less diverse products or services, and
their stocks have historically been more volatile than the stocks of larger,
more established companies.
•
Interest Rate Risk — In a rising rate environment, the value of fixed-
income securities generally declines, and the value of equity securities may
be adversely affected.
• Credit Risk — Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a security may be
unable to make interest payments and/or repay principal when due. A
downgrade to an issuer’s credit rating or a perceived change in an issuer’s
financial strength may affect a security’s value and, thus, impact the fund’s
performance.
• Securities Lending Risk — Securities lending involves the risk that the fund
loses money because the borrower fails to return the securities in a timely
manner or at all. The fund could also lose money if the value of the
collateral provided for loaned securities, or the value of the investments
made with the cash collateral, falls. These events could also trigger adverse
tax consequences for the fund.
• Exchange-Traded Funds — ETFs face market-trading risks, including the
potential lack of an active market for shares, losses from trading in the
secondary markets and disruption in the creation/redemption process of
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the ETF. Any of these factors may lead to the fund’s shares trading at either
a premium or a discount to its “net asset value.”
• Performance of Underlying Managers — We select the mutual funds and
ETFs in our portfolios. However, we depend on the manager of such funds
to select individual investments in accordance with their stated investment
strategy.
• Liquidity Risk - Liquidity risk exists when particular investments would be
difficult to purchase or sell, possibly preventing clients from selling such
securities at an advantageous time or price.
• Limited Partnership (“LP”) Risk - LPs are often marketed as investments
that combine the tax benefits of limited partnerships with the liquidity of
publicly traded securities. An investment in LP units, however, involves
risks that differ from a similar investment in equity securities, such as
common stock, of a corporation. Holders of LP units have the rights
typically afforded to limited partners in a limited partnership. As compared
to common shareholders of a corporation, holders of LP units have more
limited control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the
partnership. Further, there are certain tax risks associated with an
investment in LP units, as LP units are treated differently for tax purposes
than common stock. Clients are advised to speak with their accountant to
receive tax advice about LPs.
• Alternative Risk – Investments classified as "alternative investments" may
include a broad range of underlying assets including, but not limited to,
hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, and registered, publicly
traded securities. Alternative investments are speculative, not suitable for
all clients and intended for only experienced and sophisticated investors
who are willing to bear the high risk of the investment, which can include:
loss of all or a substantial portion of the investment due to leveraging,
short-selling, or other speculative investment practices; lack of liquidity in
that there may be no secondary market for the fund and none expected to
develop; volatility of returns; potential for restrictions on transferring
interest in the fund; potential lack of diversification and resulting higher
risk due to concentration of trading authority with a single advisor;
absence of information regarding valuations and pricing; potential for
delays in tax reporting; less regulation and typically higher fees than other
investment options such as mutual funds. The SEC and/or States require
investors be accredited to invest in these more speculative alternative
investments. Investing in a fund that concentrates its investments in a few
holdings may involve heightened risk and result in greater price volatility.
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•
• Cybersecurity Risk - In addition to the Material Risks listed above, investing
involves various operational and “cybersecurity” risks. These risks include
both intentional and unintentional events at SSPWM or one of its third-
party counterparties or service providers, that may result in a loss or
corruption of data, result in the unauthorized release or other misuse of
confidential information, and generally compromise our Firm’s ability to
conduct its business. A cybersecurity breach may also result in a third-party
obtaining unauthorized access to our clients’ information, including social
security numbers, home addresses, account numbers, account balances,
and account holdings. Our Firm has established business continuity plans
and risk management systems designed to reduce the risks associated with
cybersecurity breaches. However, there are inherent limitations in these
plans and systems, including that certain risks may not have been
identified, in large part because different or unknown threats may emerge
in the future. As such, there is no guarantee that such efforts will succeed,
especially because our Firm does not directly control the cybersecurity
systems of our third-party service providers. There is also a risk that
cybersecurity breaches may not be detected.
Interval Funds Risk- An interval fund is a type of closed-end fund. Unlike
other closed end shares they do not trade on the secondary market.
Instead, the fund periodically offers to buy back a percentage of
outstanding shares at net asset value. The rules for interval funds, along
with the types of assets held, make this investment largely illiquid
compared with other funds. High yields are the main reason investors are
attracted to interval funds. There may not be a guarantee that the fund
will offer to buy back the shares.
• Margin Risk When you purchase securities, you may pay for the securities
in full or you may borrow part of the purchase price from your brokerage
firm. If you choose to borrow funds through a margin account, securities
purchased are the firm's collateral for the loan to you. If the securities in
your account decline in value, so does the value of the collateral
supporting your loan, and, as a result, the firm can take action, such as
issue a margin call and/or sell securities or other assets in any of your
accounts held with the member, in order to maintain the required equity
in the account. Investing with margin is characterized by unique risks
including amplified losses due to increased leverage; margin calls; forced
liquidations; and additional fees including margin interest charges. In order
to manage margin risk, we recommend leveraging responsibly (borrowing
less than the amount available); keeping a diversified portfolio; and
monitoring the account and evaluating risk regularly. Before investing on
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margin, be sure to read the Margin Disclosure Statement provided by your
custodian.
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Certain service providers
utilized by the Firm to service client accounts have artificial intelligence
components, such as our client relationship management system and/or
communication tools that utilizes artificial intelligence to summarize client
meeting notes. The use of artificial intelligence and machine learning
includes increased risk of data inaccuracies and security vulnerabilities.
Due to the rapid advancement of machine learning technologies, future
risks related to artificial intelligence are unpredictable.
ITEM 9 - DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION
We do not have any legal, financial or other “disciplinary” item to report.
ITEM 10 - OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS
Our Firm recommends various CPAs to provide tax planning and preparation for
individuals and business owners. There is no affiliation or common ownership with any of
the CPA firms. Accounting services provided by these CPAs may be separate and distinct
from our advisory services. Clients are under no obligation to utilize the services of the
tax planning and preparation. Clients have the right to decide to engage the
recommended professionals.
ITEM 11 - CODE OF ETHICS PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST IN CLIENT TRANSACTIONS
AND PERSONAL TRADING
We have developed and implemented a Code of Ethics that sets forth standards of
conduct expected of our advisory personnel to mitigate this conflict of interest. The Code
of Ethics addresses, among other things, personal trading, gifts, and the prohibition
against the use of inside information.
The Code of Ethics is designed to:
• protect our clients,
• detect and deter misconduct,
• educate personnel regarding the firm’s expectations and laws governing
their conduct,
•
remind personnel that they are in a position of trust and must act with
complete propriety at all times,
• protect the reputation of our Firm,
• guard against violation of the securities laws,
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• establish procedures for personnel to follow so that we may determine
whether their personnel are complying with the firm’s ethical principles.
Our Firm and persons associated with us are allowed to invest for their own accounts or
to have a financial investment in the same securities or other investments that we
recommend or acquire for your account and may engage in transactions in the same
securities that our firm is purchasing for client accounts. We recognize the fiduciary
responsibility to act in your best interest and have established policies to mitigate conflicts
of interest.
We have established the following restrictions in order to ensure our firm’s fiduciary
responsibilities:
1. A director, officer or employee of SSPWM shall not buy or sell any securities
for their personal portfolio(s) where their decision is substantially derived, in
whole or in part, by reason of his or her employment unless the information is
also available to the investing public on reasonable inquiry. No supervised
employee of SSPWM shall prefer his or her own interest to that of the advisory
client. Additionally, supervised persons are prohibited from front running
client accounts.
2. We maintain a list of all securities holdings of anyone associated with this
advisory practice with access to advisory recommendations. These holdings
are reviewed on a regular basis by an appropriate officer/individual of SSPWM.
3. We emphasize the unrestricted right of the client to decline to implement any
advice rendered, except in situations where we are granted discretionary
authority of the client’s account.
4. We require that all supervised employees must act in accordance with all
applicable Federal and State regulations governing registered investment
advisory practices.
5. Any supervised employee not in observance of the above may be subject to
termination.
You may request a complete copy of our Code of Ethics by contacting us at the telephone
number on the cover page of this Part 2; Attn: Chief Compliance Officer.
ITEM 12 – BROKERAGE PRACTICES
Clients must maintain assets in an account at a “qualified custodian,” generally a broker-
dealer or bank. We generally recommend that our clients use Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Advisor Services (“Schwab”), a registered broker-dealer, member SIPC, as the qualified
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custodian. We are independently owned and operated, and unaffiliated with Schwab.
Schwab will hold client assets in a brokerage account and buy and sell securities as
instructed. In some cases, our Firm may recommend that you establish accounts with a
firm other than Schwab to maintain custody of your assets.
While we recommend that clients use Schwab as Custodian, client must decide whether
to do so and open accounts with Schwab or any other custodian by entering into account
agreements directly with them. The client opens the accounts directly with the Custodian.
The accounts will always be held in the name of the client and never in SSPWM or the
Advisors’ name.
How We Select Custodians
We seek to recommend a custodian/broker who will hold client assets and execute
transactions on terms that are, overall, most advantageous when compared to other
available providers and their services. We consider a wide range of factors, including,
among others:
1. Combination of transaction execution services and asset custody services
(generally without a separate fee for custody)
2. Capability to execute, clear, and settle trades (buy and sell securities for client
accounts)
3. Capability to facilitate transfers and payments to and from accounts (wire
transfers, check requests, bill payment, etc.)
4. Breadth of available investment products (stocks, bonds, mutual funds,
exchange-traded funds [ETFs], etc.)
5. Availability of investment research and tools that assist us in making
investment decisions
6. Quality of services
7. Competitiveness of the price of those services (commission rates, other fees,
etc.) and willingness to negotiate the prices
8. Reputation, financial strength, and stability
9. Prior service to SSPWM and our other clients
10. Availability of other products and services that benefit us, as discussed below
(see Products and Services Available to Us from Schwab)
Client Brokerage and Custody Costs
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For our clients’ accounts that Schwab maintains, Schwab generally does not charge
separately for custody services. On occasion, a client may be charged fees to custody
alternative investments held outside of Schwab. Schwab receives compensation by
charging ticket charges or other fees on trades that it executes or that settle into clients’
Schwab accounts. We have determined that having Schwab execute most trades is
consistent with our duty to seek “best execution” of client trades. Best execution means
the most favorable terms for a transaction based on all relevant factors, including those
listed above (see How We Select Brokers/Custodians).
Products and Services Available to Us from Schwab
Schwab Advisor Services™ (formerly called Schwab Institutional®) is Schwab’s business
serving independent investment advisory firms like us. They provide SSPWM and our
clients with access to its institutional brokerage, trading, custody, reporting, and related
services, many of which are not typically available to Schwab retail customers. Schwab
also makes available various support services. Some of those services help us manage or
administer our clients’ accounts; others help us manage and grow our business. Schwab’s
support services generally are available on an unsolicited basis (we do not have to request
them) and at no charge to us. These are considered soft dollar benefits. This creates a
conflict of interest because there is an incentive to do business with Schwab. We have
established policies in this regard to mitigate any conflicts of interest. We believe that our
selection of Schwab as custodian and broker is in the best interests of clients. SSPWM
will at all times act in the best interest of their clients and act as a fiduciary in carrying out
services to clients.
Following is a more detailed description of Schwab’s support services:
Services That Benefit Our Clients
Schwab’s institutional brokerage services include access to a broad range of investment
products, execution of securities transactions, and custody of client assets. The
investment products available through Schwab include some to which we might not
otherwise have access or that would require a significantly higher minimum initial
investment by our clients. Schwab’s services described in this paragraph generally benefit
our clients and their accounts.
Services That May Not Directly Benefit Our Clients
Schwab also makes available to us other products and services that benefit us but may
not directly benefit our clients or their accounts. These products and services assist us in
managing and administering our clients’ accounts. They include investment research,
both Schwab’s own and that of third parties. We may use this research to service all or a
substantial number of our clients’ accounts, including accounts not maintained at
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Schwab. In addition to investment research, Schwab also makes available software and
other technology that:
1. Provide access to client account data (such as duplicate trade confirmations
and account statements)
2. Facilitate trade execution and allocate aggregated trade orders for multiple
client accounts
3. Provide pricing and other market data
4. Facilitate payment of our fees from our clients’ accounts
5. Assist with back-office functions, recordkeeping, and client reporting
Services That Generally Benefit Only Us
Schwab also offers other services intended to help us manage and further develop our
business enterprise. These services include:
1. Educational conferences and events
2. Consulting on technology, compliance, legal, and business needs
3. Publications and conferences on practice management and business
succession
4. Access to employee benefits providers, human capital consultants, and
insurance providers
Schwab may provide some of these services itself. In other cases, it will arrange for third-
party vendors to provide the services to us. Schwab may also discount or waive its fees
for some of these services or pay all or a part of a third party’s fees. Schwab, or other
third-party product vendors, may also provide us with other benefits, such as occasional
business entertainment of our personnel, travel and travel-related expenses related to
investment selection and monitoring, or attending professional investment and industry
specific conferences.
Our Interest in Schwab’s Services
The availability of these services from Schwab benefits us because we do not have to
produce or purchase them. These services are not contingent upon us committing any
specific amount of business to Schwab in trading commissions. We believe that our
selection of Schwab as custodian and broker is in the best interests of our clients.
Some of the products, services and other benefits provided by Schwab benefit SSPWM
and may not benefit our client accounts. Our recommendation or requirement that you
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place assets in Schwab's custody may be based in part on benefits Schwab provides to us,
or our agreement to maintain certain Assets Under Management at Schwab, and not
solely on the nature, cost or quality of custody and execution services provided by
Schwab.
We place trades for our clients' accounts subject to its duty to seek best execution and its
other fiduciary duties. Schwab's execution quality may be different than other
Custodians.
SSPWM annually reviews the relationship between Charles Schwab, SSPWM and the
client in order to determine if the custodial relationship is in the best interest of the client.
Fixed Income Trades
We have full discretion in the selection of brokers or dealers for fixed income trading only.
We seek to obtain quality execution for security transactions through brokers and dealers
who in our opinion are financially responsible. In selecting a broker or dealer, we may
take into account relevant factors with respect to liquidity and execution of the order, as
well as the amount of the capital commitment by the broker or dealer. Other relevant
factors may include, without limitation: (a) the execution capabilities of the brokers
and/or dealers, (b) the size of the transaction, (c) the difficulty of execution, (d) the
operations facilities of the brokers and/or dealers involved, and (e) the risk in positioning
a block of securities.
Aggregation and Allocation of Transactions
We may aggregate transactions if we believe that aggregation is consistent with the duty
to seek best execution for our clients and is consistent with the disclosures made to clients
and terms defined in the client Investment Advisory Agreement. We may make trades in
individual accounts (that are not aggregated with others) so that we may address that
client’s unique circumstances. No advisory client will be favored over any other client, and
each account that participates in an aggregated order will participate at the average share
price (per custodian) for all transactions in that security on a given business day.
We will aggregate trades for ourselves or our associated persons with your trades,
providing that the following conditions are met:
1. Our policy for the aggregation of transactions shall be fully disclosed to our
existing clients (if any) and the Custodian(s) through which such transactions
will be placed;
2. We will not aggregate transactions unless we believe that aggregation is
consistent with our duty to seek the best execution (which includes the duty
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to seek best price) for you and is consistent with the terms of our Investment
Advisory Agreement with you for which trades are being aggregated;
3. No advisory client will be favored over any other client; each client that
participates in an aggregated order will participate at the average share price
for all our transactions in a given security on a given business day;
4. We will prepare a written statement (“Allocation Statement”) specifying the
participating client accounts and how to allocate the order among those
clients;
5. If the aggregated order is filled in its entirety, it will be allocated among clients
in accordance with the allocation statement; if the order is partially filled, the
accounts that did not receive the previous trade’s positions should be “first in
line” to receive the next allocation;
6. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the order may be allocated on a basis different
from that specified in the Allocation Statement if all client accounts receive
fair and equitable treatment and the reason for difference of allocation is
explained in writing and is reviewed by our compliance officer. Our books and
records will separately reflect, for each client account, the orders of which
aggregated, the securities held by, and bought for that account;
7. We will receive no additional compensation or remuneration of any kind as a
result of the proposed aggregation; and
8. Individual advice and treatment will be accorded to each advisory client.
Trade Errors
We have implemented procedures designed to prevent trade errors; however, trade
errors in client accounts cannot always be avoided. Consistent with our fiduciary duty, it
is our policy to correct trade errors in a manner that is in the best interest of the client.
In cases where the client causes the trade error, the client will be responsible for any loss
resulting from the correction. Depending on the specific circumstances of the trade error,
the client may not be able to receive any gains generated as a result of the error
correction. In all situations where the client does not cause the trade error, the client will
be made whole and we will absorb any loss resulting from the trade error if the error was
caused by the firm. If the error is caused by the custodian or our trading platform
provider, the custodian or trading platform provider will be responsible for covering all
trade error costs. If an investment gain results from the correcting trade, the gain will be
donated to charity. We will never benefit or profit from trade errors.
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ITEM 13 – REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS
Account Reviews and Reviewers – Investment Supervisory Services
Our Investment Adviser Representatives will monitor client accounts on at least a
quarterly basis and perform reviews with each client at least annually or more often as is
agreed upon by the client and our firm. All accounts are reviewed for consistency with
client investment strategy, asset allocation, risk tolerance and performance relative to the
appropriate benchmark. More frequent reviews may be triggered by changes in an
account holder’s personal, tax or financial status. Geopolitical and macroeconomic
specific events may also trigger reviews. Clients may request a review at any time.
Statements and Reports
The custodian for the individual client’s account will provide clients with an account
statement at least quarterly. As agreed upon between the client and the firm, clients may
receive a SSPWM-prepared written report detailing their current positions, asset
allocation, and year-to-date performance. You are urged to compare the reports provided
by our firm against the account statements you receive directly from your account
custodian. Please notify our firm of any discrepancies found in the Firm’s reports.
Those clients who are exclusively Consulting or Financial Planning clients (i.e. those who
have no assets under management with us in our advisory program) will receive no regular
reports from the Firm.
ITEM 14 – CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION
As referenced in Item 12 above, we may receive an indirect economic benefit from the
firm’s recommended Custodian, Schwab. Our Firm, without cost (and/or at a discount),
may receive support services and/or products from Schwab or another broker-
dealer/custodian, investment manager, platform or fund sponsor.
Other than that already disclosed in this Brochure, our Firm does not receive any
additional compensation from third parties for providing investment advice to its clients.
Further, our firm does not pay out compensation for any client referrals.
From time to time, we may receive expense reimbursement for travel, marketing and/or
seminar expenses from distributors of investment and/or insurance products. Travel
expense reimbursements are typically a result of attendance at due diligence and/or
investment training events hosted by product sponsors.
Marketing-expense
reimbursements are typically the result of informal expense sharing arrangements in
which product sponsors may underwrite costs incurred for marketing such as advertising,
publishing and seminar expenses. Although receipt of these travel and marketing
expense reimbursements are not predicated upon specific sales quotas, the product
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sponsor reimbursements are typically made by those sponsors for whom sales have been
made or it is anticipated sales will be made.
Our Firm may be asked to recommend a financial professional, such as an attorney,
accountant, or mortgage broker. In such cases, representatives of our Firm may receive
compensation in return for referrals made to individuals or firms in our professional
network. Clients must independently evaluate these firms or individuals before engaging
in business with them and clients have the right to choose any financial professional to
conduct business. Individuals and firms in our financial professional network may refer
clients to our Firm. Again, our Firm does not pay or receive any direct compensation in
return for any referrals made to or from our Firm. Our Firm does recognize the fiduciary
responsibility to place your interests first and have established policies in this regard to
mitigate any conflicts of interest.
ITEM 15 – CUSTODY
Custody has been defined by regulators as having access or control over client funds
and/or securities. Our firm does not have physical custody of funds or securities, as it
applies to investment advisors.
Deduction of Advisory Fees
Our firm has “constructive” custody of the funds and securities solely as a consequence
of its authority to instruct the Custodian to make withdrawals from client accounts to pay
its advisory fee. For all accounts, our firm has the authority to have its management fees
deducted directly from client accounts. Our firm has established procedures to ensure all
client funds and securities are held at a qualified custodian in a separate account for each
client under that client’s name. Clients or an independent representative of the client will
direct, in writing, the establishment of all accounts and therefore are aware of the
qualified custodian’s name, address and the manner in which the funds or securities are
maintained. Finally, account statements are delivered directly from the qualified
custodian to each client, or the client’s independent representative, at least quarterly. You
should carefully review those statements and are urged to compare the statements
against reports received from our Firm. When you have questions about your account
statements, you should contact our Firm or the qualified custodian preparing the
statement. Please refer to Item 5 for more information about the deduction of adviser
fees.
Standing Letters of Authorization – Third Parties
While our firm does not maintain physical custody of client assets (which are maintained
by a qualified custodian, as discussed above), we are deemed to have custody of certain
client assets if given the authority to withdraw assets from client accounts, as further
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described below under “Standing Instructions”. All our clients receive account statements
directly from their qualified custodian(s) at least quarterly upon opening of an account.
We urge our clients to carefully review these statements. Additionally, if our firm decides
to send its own account statements to clients, such statements will include a legend that
recommends the client compare the account statements received from the qualified
custodian with those received from our firm. Clients are encouraged to raise any questions
with us about the custody, safety or security of their assets and our custodial
recommendations.
The SEC issued a no-action letter (“Letter”) with respect to the Rule 206(4)-2 (“Custody
Rule”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”). The letter provided
guidance on the Custody Rule as well as clarified that an adviser who has the power to
disburse client funds to a third party under a standing letter of instruction (“SLOA”) is
deemed to have custody. As such, our Firm has adopted the following safeguards in
conjunction with our custodians:
• The client provides an instruction to the qualified custodian, in writing, that
includes the client’s signature, the third party’s name, and either the third
party’s address or the third party’s account number at a custodian to which
the transfer should be directed.
• The client authorizes the investment adviser, in writing, either on the
qualified custodian’s form or separately, to direct transfers to the third party
either on a specified schedule or from time to time.
• The client’s qualified custodian performs appropriate verification of the
instruction, such as a signature review or other method to verify the client’s
authorization and provides a transfer of funds notice to the client promptly
after each transfer.
• The client has the ability to terminate or change the instruction to the client’s
qualified custodian.
• The investment adviser has no authority or ability to designate or change the
identity of the third party, the address, or any other information about the
third party contained in the client’s instruction.
• The investment adviser maintains records showing that the third party is not
a related party of the investment adviser or located at the same address as
the investment adviser.
• The client’s qualified custodian sends the client, in writing, an initial notice
instruction and an annual notice reconfirming the
confirming the
instruction.
ITEM 16 – INVESTMENT DISCRETION
For discretionary accounts, prior to engaging our Firm to provide investment advisory
services, you will enter a written Agreement with us granting the firm the authority to
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supervise and direct, on an on-going basis, investments in accordance with the client’s
investment objective and guidelines. In addition, you will need to execute additional
documents required by the Custodian to authorize and enable SSPWM, in its sole
discretion, without prior consultation with or ratification by you, to purchase, sell or
exchange securities in and for your accounts. We are authorized, in our discretion and
without prior consultation with you to: (1) buy, sell, exchange and trade any stocks, bonds
or other securities or assets and (2) determine the amount of securities to be bought or
sold and (3) place orders with the custodian. Any limitations to such discretionary
authority will be communicated to our Firm in writing by you, the client.
The limitations on investment discretion held by SSPWM for you are:
1. For discretionary accounts, we require that we be provided with authority to
determine which securities and the amounts of securities to be bought or sold.
2. Any limitations on this discretionary authority shall be in writing. You may
change/amend these limitations in writing as required.
We also manage non-discretionary accounts. If engaged in a non-discretionary
arrangement with our firm, we will discuss all transactions with you prior to execution or
you will be required to make the trades if in an employer sponsored account.
ITEM 17 - VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES
Our firm does not accept the proxy authority to vote client securities. Clients will receive
proxies or other solicitations directly from their custodian or a transfer agent. In the event
that proxies are sent to our firm, our firm will forward them to the appropriate client and
ask the party who sent them to mail them directly to the client in the future. Clients may
call, write or email us to discuss questions they may have about particular proxy votes or
other solicitation.
A class action is a procedural device used in litigation to determine the rights of and
remedies, if any, for large numbers of people whose cases involve common questions of
law and/or fact. Class action suits frequently arise against companies that publicly issue
securities, including securities recommended by investment advisors to clients. With
respect to class action suits and claims, you (or your agent) will have the responsibility for
class actions or bankruptcies, involving securities purchased for or held in your account.
We do not provide such services and are not obligated to forward copies of class action
notices we may receive to you or your agents.
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ITEM 18 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
We do not require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, six months
or more in advance. Therefore, we are not required to include a balance sheet for our
most recent fiscal year. We are not subject to a financial condition that is reasonably likely
to impair our ability to meet contractual commitments to clients. Finally, we have not
been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time.
PRIVACY POLICY
Our Firm collects nonpublic personal information about Clients from information
provided on applications or other forms, as well as from information regarding Client
transactions with our Firm, our affiliates, or others. In accordance with Regulation S-P,
our Firm does not disclose any nonpublic personal information about current or former
Clients to third parties, except as permitted or required by law, or as necessary to service
Client accounts. Access to Client information is restricted to Firm personnel who require
such information to provide investment advisory services. Our Firm maintains physical,
electronic, and procedural safeguards designed to protect Client information in
compliance with federal standards and Regulation S-P. Our Firm provides a copy of its
Privacy Policy to Clients at the time of account opening, upon request, and annually if the
Policy is amended.
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