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Item 1 – Cover Page
Stonebridge Capital Management, Incorporated
1801 Century Park East, Suite 1800
Los Angeles, CA 90067
310-277-1450
www.stonebridgecapital.com
March 31, 2025
This Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of
Stonebridge Capital Management, Incorporated (“We”, “Us” or “Our”). If you have any
questions about the contents of this Brochure, please contact us at 310-277-1450 or
dnewman@stonebridgecapital.com. The information in this Brochure has not been
approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by
any state securities authority.
We are a registered investment adviser. Registration of an Investment Adviser does not imply a
certain level of skill or training. The oral and written communications of an Adviser should
provide you with information to help you determine whether to hire or retain an Adviser.
Additional information about us also is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 – Material Changes
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission's rules for Part 2 of Form ADV (the
“Brochure”) require registered investment advisers to disclose in their annual updated Brochure
whether there have been any material changes since the last annual update. We have not
made any material changes to our Brochure since the date of our last annual updated Brochure
on March 31, 2024
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Item 3 -Table of Contents
Item 1 – Cover Page .................................................................................................................... i
Item 2 – Material Changes .......................................................................................................... ii
Item 3 -Table of Contents ........................................................................................................... iii
Item 4 – Advisory Business ........................................................................................................ 1
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation .............................................................................................. 3
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ........................................... 5
Item 7 – Types of Clients ........................................................................................................... 5
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ...................................... 5
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
.................................................................................................................................................10
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices ..................................................................................................12
Item 13 – Review of Accounts ...................................................................................................20
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation .................................................................20
Item 15 – Custody .....................................................................................................................22
Item 16 – Investment Discretion ................................................................................................22
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities .............................................................................................22
Item 18 – Financial Information .................................................................................................23
Other - Additional Information.………………………………………………………………………23
Brochure Supplements:
Richard C. Barrett……………………………………………………………………………………….25
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Item 4 – Advisory Business
Principal Owners
Stonebridge Capital Management, Incorporated (“We”, “Us” or “Our”) has been in business
since 1946 and is owned by two of its employees; Richard C. Barrett, Chief Investment Officer,
President, Managing Director, Principal and Portfolio Manager and Debra L. Newman,
Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer and, Chief Compliance Officer.
Types of Advisory Services
The sole business of Stonebridge is to provide fee-based investment supervisory services to all
its clients. All clients’ portfolios are managed on a discretionary basis.. We provide a broad
range of investment supervisory and management services including assisting clients in setting
investment objectives, establishing appropriate policy guidelines, selecting specific securities
and investments, and managing portfolios on a day-to-day basis. In addition, we may work
closely with clients’ other advisors on matters relating to financial, tax, estate, and retirement
planning. However, we do not serve as a client’s tax advisor, legal counsel or auditor and
recommend that clients consult with such other professionals as appropriate.
We provide two types of portfolio management: individualized management tailored to a client’s
particular investment objectives; and specialized investment strategy management. Without
regard to which type of portfolio management you may select, we may invest all or a portion of
your portfolio in shares of a wide variety of investment companies (“funds”) registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“Company Act”), including open-end funds and
closed-end funds, managed by others, as long as such funds have investment objectives
consistent with your stated investment objectives and are not specifically prohibited by your
investment guidelines. Fees for our investment services are discussed in Item 5.
Individualized Portfolio Management
If you select this approach, we tailor our advisory services to your individual needs by
customizing portfolios to reflect your unique investment objectives and special circumstances.
With this approach, you may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or certain
types of securities. Accordingly, asset allocation and specific security selections may vary
significantly among these client accounts. It is not uncommon for a security or investment to be
bought or sold for one or more clients, and not for others. We encourage you to participate in
the establishment and periodic review of the guidelines to be followed in managing your
portfolio.
While we and our clients typically agree on asset allocation guidelines, going forward we may
not always be able to follow them precisely after the time of purchase due to market fluctuations
or events. We view the asset allocation guidelines as targets and at times, there may be a zero
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allocation to a particular asset class if, based on our assessment of market conditions, a zero
allocation is appropriate under the circumstances. Similarly, your portfolio may in very unusual
market circumstances, hold 100% in cash. Cash in your portfolio will be swept into money-
market funds by the custodian of your portfolio. Therefore, you should understand that the
agreed upon asset allocation guidelines are an attempt to set desirable ranges of investing in
various asset categories at time of purchase of securities, but your portfolio may not always
reflect the agreed upon asset allocation guidelines. You should closely review your monthly
statements, including current asset allocation, and contact us with any account-related
questions.
While we believe that this flexible customized approach improves the potential for successfully
achieving your goals and objectives, there are certain inherent disadvantages compared with
more rigid “cookie cutter” methods. For example, because we are not implementing investment
decisions simultaneously across all, or even most accounts, our opportunity to bundle buy/sell
orders into larger blocks is greatly reduced. Inability to block trade may result in higher
transaction costs for you than might otherwise be the case. In addition, because each account
is reviewed individually, and often with prior client consultation, the timing and execution prices
of portfolio transactions will vary between clients. You should carefully review the section on
brokerage practices and trade allocation policy under Item 12 of this Brochure.
We will manage individualized accounts on a discretionary or nondiscretionary basis. When
implementing investment decisions, we usually review discretionary accounts and make
portfolio changes where appropriate, prior to contacting nondiscretionary clients with the same
recommendations. This methodology may result in nondiscretionary accounts underperforming
discretionary accounts. At this time, all clients’ portfolios are managed on a discretionary basis.
For all the foregoing reasons, performance across individualized client portfolios has
significantly varied year to year and is expected to continue to vary. Please also see item #8.
Types of Investments
In accordance with your investment objectives, we may invest your account in exchange-listed
securities, securities traded over the counter, equities of domestic issuers (both common and
preferred shares), American depositary receipts representing interests in equities of foreign
issuers (“ADRs”), United States government securities, warrants, corporate debt securities,
commercial paper, certificates of deposit and municipal securities. We may also offer advice on
private funds that invest in venture capital and on direct investments in real estate, oil and gas,
and venture capital if you request such advice. We do not invest in private placements except
on a nondiscretionary basis at the specific request of a client. Private funds are subject to
embedded advisory fees, often including performance fees, and other expenses similar to
registered funds as described above.
In addition, we invest your assets in exchange traded funds (“ETFs”). An ETF is a type of closed
end investment company with the investment objective of achieving the same return as a
particular market index, sector, industry or commodity. Shares of an ETF are sold at current
market prices in the secondary market. An ETF is similar to an index fund in that it will primarily
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invest in the securities of companies that are included in a selected market index. An ETF will
invest in either all of the securities or a representative sample of the securities included in the
index. Individual fund companies may offer a range of ETF types under one product line.
Because these ETF families are constructed and operated by different fund companies, there
are differences in terms of how they are made up, what indices or sectors they cover and the
bogey they attempt to track.
Unsupervised Assets
You may hold securities or other property in your custody or brokerage accounts for which we
do not provide investment advisory services (“Unsupervised Assets”). No investment advisory
fee will be charged on such assets. We will have no duty, responsibility, or liability with respect
to the Unsupervised Assets or any other assets not listed on the quarterly appraisal provided by
us to you.
Amount of Client Assets
As of 12/31/24, we had a total of $311,431,007 of client assets under management; on a
discretionary basis. .
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation
Fee Schedule
Advisory fees for each of the investment strategies offered by us are based on all assets under
our management including cash in your portfolio that is typically invested in money-market
funds. Our fee schedule for all strategies is as follows:
Portfolio Assets
Annual Fee
First $25 million
Next $25 million
Over $50 million
1.00%
.75%
.50%
The minimum annual fee is $500.
Our fees are negotiable.
Under certain limited circumstances, we will also negotiate a fixed fee with you. In all cases,
fees are mutually agreed to by both us and you before initial billing. Fees vary substantially
among different clients depending upon the nature of the assignment, size of the portfolio to be
managed, services to be provided, and the extent of personal contact desired by the client and
may be subject to breakpoints. In some cases, certain related accounts of a client (e.g., small
IRAs or UGTMAs) are managed free of charge. We also manage accounts of our employees
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and their family members free of charge. You may be able to obtain the same services as we
offer at other firms at a lower cost.
Description of Billing Practices
You may select if you want our fees to be deducted from your account at your custodian or for
us to bill you directly for our fees. The custodian will send quarterly statements showing all
transactions in the account, including fees paid to us, directly to you. We will receive either
paper or electronic copies of custodians’ statements.
We charge our fees, including fixed fees, in advance. However, in very limited circumstances,
we agree to have our fees paid in arrears. The written agreement between us sets forth the
manner in which you have agreed to pay our fees. We bill our fees quarterly. Asset-based fees
are based on the market value of the account at the end of the previous quarter., . For
purposes of calculating advisory fees, the market value of the portfolio shall consist of the
market value of securities and other investments held in the account, plus any accrued income
on such investments, and will not be reduced by any margin or other indebtedness of yours with
respect to such securities or other investments. We, at our discretion, may aggregate assets of
portfolios that have a family or business relationship to each other for purposes of calculating
the advisory fee applicable to each account.
Your investment advisory agreement with us may be terminated by either you or us immediately
upon written notice. In the event that the advisory agreement is terminated for any reason, by
either party, if you are billed in advance, any unearned fee will be refunded to you based on the
time remaining in the current billing period as of the date of termination. If you are billed in
arrears, you will be billed pro-rata only for the portion of the billing period we managed your
account.
Other Fees and Expenses
In addition to our investment advisory fees, you are responsible for all brokerage and other
transaction costs, transfer taxes or other costs associated with securities transactions as well as
any custodian fees. For additional information about our brokerage practices, please see item
12. In addition, if your account is invested wholly or partially in mutual funds or other fund
shares or your uninvested assets are swept into money market mutual funds for short-term cash
management purposes, either by us or by your custodian, your account will also incur the
additional fees and expenses assessed by such funds to the extent of your investment in the
funds. Generally, no-load funds and Funds without 12b-1 fees, are the preferred vehicle.
Assets invested in shares of investment companies, whether registered or unregistered are
included in calculating the value of an account for purposes of computing our fees, and the
same assets are also subject to additional advisory and other fees and expenses, as set forth in
the prospectuses or offering memoranda of those investment companies, paid by the
investment companies but ultimately borne by investors. Thus, if we invest your portfolio in
shares or units of investment companies, you will pay two management fees, one to the fund
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manager and one to us. Other expenses embedded in funds include, among other things,
brokerage, accounting and legal fees. In addition, funds other than no-load funds may have
front-end or contingent deferred sales charges, early redemption fees and other fees such as
12b-1 fees or shareholder service plans. At your request, we may also invest a portion of your
portfolio in private placements, some of which may be investment companies exempt from
Company Act registration, which have imbedded advisory fees, brokerage, and other costs
similar to registered funds. When these fees are totaled, the sum can be meaningful and
adversely impact potential returns on the investment.
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
We do not charge performance-based fees (fees based on a share of capital gains on or capital
appreciation of your assets) for any of the services we currently provide but we may in the
future. Performance-based fees create an incentive for an adviser to recommend riskier or more
speculative investments. Performance-based fees also provide an incentive for an adviser to
favor accounts with performance-based fees by allocating more profitable trading opportunities
to them or using the best trade ideas to trade their portfolios first. If we did charge performance-
based fees, we would address the potential conflicts of interest presented by performance-
based fees through our trade allocation procedures which are designed not to favor any client
portfolio over any other. If, in the future, we charge performance-based fees, we will periodically
compare the performance of portfolios with performance fees against our other client portfolios
to determine if there has been any pattern of favoritism.
Item 7 – Types of Clients
We provide portfolio management services to individuals, high net worth families, pension and
profit-sharing plans, pooled-investment vehicles charitable organizations, trusts, estates and
U.S. businesses. In the future, we may provide portfolio management services to other types of
clients.
Generally, we do not take new clients with portfolios less than $5 million. However, smaller
accounts are taken under certain circumstances such as in the case of friends or family
members of existing clients, or where substantial future additions might be made to the portfolio.
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Methods of Analysis
We utilize fundamental analysis in making investment decisions for your portfolio regardless of
the type of portfolio management you select. Please see item 4 for a description of our
investment strategies. We employ a bottom-up approach to building your portfolio.
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Equity Securities
We select equity securities by studying macro-economic and industry trends to determine where
the best opportunities for growth might be found. We carefully analyze companies operating
within these growth areas of the economy to determine their particular strengths and
weaknesses, as well as their global competitive position. We use fundamental valuation
measures to determine the best relative values given present market prices of stocks being
considered for your portfolio.
Our primary criterion for selling a particular stock in a client’s portfolio, regardless of whether a
client selects individualized portfolio management or a specialized investment strategy, is
whether the stock’s current market price is greater than the target price generated by our
estimate of the company’s long-term fundamental value. We may also sell stocks when
necessary for diversification purposes if an investment position becomes greater than 5% of
your portfolio due to market appreciation. In addition, we may increase or decrease cash
positions and/or purchase or sell securities when conditions warrant as part of our overall
investment strategy.
Tactical considerations, including public reports concerning the trading activity in a company’s
stock by its executives, revenue and earnings trends, market share trends, corporate
reinvestment rates and the direction of composite earnings estimates are also important factors
in our decision to sell stocks out of your portfolio.
Fixed Income Securities
If you have selected individualized portfolio management, we select fixed income securities for
your portfolio based on your income tax bracket, current duration strategy and our current
minimum credit rating standards. We review the safety and liquidity of fixed income securities
we select for your portfolio. We conduct credit analyses and duration analyses of potential fixed
income securities and select securities based on your investment objective and risk tolerance.
Our fixed income strategy for your portfolio typically changes with interest rate and economic
cycles.
Risk of Loss
Investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients should be prepared to bear.
The risk of loss will vary depending upon the type of portfolio management you have selected,
your investment objectives and your specific asset allocation guidelines. However, all client
portfolios could lose money.
Risks of Equity Securities
The principal risks of loss associated with any equity securities in client portfolios are:
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• Market Risk—The market values of securities owned by your portfolio may decline,
at times sharply and unpredictably.
• Active Management Risk—Because your portfolio is actively managed, it could
underperform passively managed portfolios with similar investment objectives.
• Common Stock Risk—Stocks may decline significantly in price over short or
extended periods of time, particularly when overall economic activity decreases.
Price changes may occur in the market as a whole, or they may occur in only a
particular country, company, industry, or sector of the market.
• Growth Stock Risk—There is the risk that growth stocks may underperform other
types of stocks and the market as a whole. In addition, growth stocks can be more
volatile than other types of stocks.
• Non-U.S. Investment Risk—Non-U.S. companies or U.S. companies with
significant non-U.S. operations may be subject to risks in addition to those of
companies that principally operate in the United States. These risks include currency
risk, foreign securities market risk, foreign tax risk, information risk, investment
restriction risk, and political and economic risks.
• Emerging Markets Risk—Investments in companies located in, or with significant
operations in, emerging market countries are subject to special political, economic,
and market risks that can make emerging market investments more volatile and less
liquid than investments in developed markets.
• Mutual Fund and ETF Risk—An investment in a mutual fund or an ETF are
generally less risky than investing in individual securities because of their diversified
portfolios; however, these investments are still subject to risks associated with the
markets in which they invest. In addition, Funds’ success will be related to the skills
of their particular managers and their performance in managing their Funds.
Registered Funds are also subject to risks sue to regulatory restrictions applicable to
registered investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended. An investment in a mutual fund or ETF are not a deposit of a bank and is
not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency.
Risks of Debt Securities
The principal risks of loss associated with debt securities to the extent they are held in
client customized portfolios are:
•
Interest Rate Risk—Interest rate increases can cause the value of debt securities to
decrease. If interest rates rise, the prices of bonds will fall. The prices of equity
securities may also be adversely affected by changes in interest rates.
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• Bond Market Risk—The market values of bonds may decline, at times sharply and
unpredictably. Lower-quality bonds may suffer larger price declines and more
volatility than higher-quality bonds in response to negative issuer-specific
developments or general economic news.
•
Income Risk—Income from any fixed income securities in your portfolio could
decline during periods of falling interest rates.
• High-Yield Securities Risk—High-yield securities generally are less liquid, have
more volatile prices and have greater credit risk than investment grade securities.
• Call Risk—If an issuer calls higher-yielding bonds, performance could be adversely
impacted.
• Credit Risk—Credit risk is the risk that an issuer of a bond may be unable or
unwilling to make interest and principal payments when due and the related risk that
the value of a bond may decline because of concerns about the issuer’s ability to
make such payments; lower-quality bonds generally carry greater credit risk. Below
investment grade (“high yield” or “junk”) bonds, while generally offering higher yields
than investment grade bonds with similar maturities, involve greater risks, including
the possibility of default or bankruptcy, and are regarded as predominantly
speculative with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal.
• Tax Risk for Tax-Exempt Municipal Bonds—Income from municipal bonds could
be declared taxable because of unfavorable changes in tax laws, adverse
interpretations by the Internal Revenue Service or state tax authorities, or
noncompliant conduct of a bond issuer. In addition, a portion of otherwise exempt-
interest payments may be taxable to those clients subject to the federal alternative
minimum tax.
• Political and Economic Risks of Municipal Securities—The values of municipal
securities may be adversely affected by local political and economic conditions and
developments. Adverse conditions in an industry significant to a local economy could
have a correspondingly adverse effect on the financial condition of local issuers.
• Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk—The value of mortgage-backed securities can
fall if the owners of the underlying mortgages pay off their mortgages sooner than
expected, which could happen when interest rates fall, or later than expected or not
at all, which could happen when interest rates rise or economic conditions more
generally deteriorate. If the underlying mortgages are paid off sooner than expected,
we may have to reinvest this money in mortgage-backed or other securities that have
lower yields. The downturn in the housing market and the resulting recession in the
United States has negatively affected, and may continue to negatively affect, both
the price and liquidity of mortgage-backed securities. Mortgage-backed securities are
also subject to extension risk, which is the risk that rising interest rates could cause
mortgages or other obligations underlying the securities to be prepaid more slowly
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than expected, resulting in slower prepayments of the securities. This would, in
effect, convert a short- or medium-duration mortgage-backed security into a longer-
duration security, increasing its sensitivity to interest rate changes and causing its
price to decline.
Additional Risks for Large Cap Growth and Small Cap Growth Portfolios
• Concentration Risk— As a result of the relatively small number of positions in a
client’s portfolio, the negative performance of only a few equities could cause a
significant loss in the portfolio. Similarly, the concentration of a client’s portfolio in this
small number of positions may increase its risk and volatility compared with a more
diversified portfolio that other firms may offer.
• Technology Company Concentration Risk—Market or economic factors impacting
technology companies could have a major effect on the value of your portfolio. Stock
prices of technology companies are particularly vulnerable to rapid changes in
product cycles, government regulation, high personnel turnover and shortages of
skilled employees, product development problems, and aggressive pricing and other
forms of competition. In addition, technology stocks, particularly those of smaller,
less seasoned companies, tend to have high price/earnings ratios and to be more
volatile than the overall market.
Additional Risk for Small Cap Growth Portfolios
• Small-Cap Stock Risk—Small-cap stocks involve substantial risk. Prices of small-
cap stocks may be subject to more abrupt or erratic movements, and to wider
fluctuations, than stock prices of larger, more established companies or the market
averages in general. Small cap companies tend to have more limited product lines,
financial resources and competitive strengths than larger companies. Small-cap
companies may be dependent on a smaller management group than larger, more
established companies. It may be difficult to sell small-cap stocks at the desired time
and price, particularly when they are performing poorly.
Cybersecurity Risk
• As technology becomes more integrated in Stonebridge’s operations, Stonebridge
will face greater operational risks through breaches in cybersecurity. A breach in
cybersecurity refers to both intentional and unintentional events that may cause
Stonebridge to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption, or lose
operational capacity. Stonebridge has established information technology and data
security programs and have in place business continuity plans and systems
designed to prevent losses and mitigate cybersecurity risk, there are inherent
limitations in such plans and systems, including the possibility that certain risks have
not been identified or that cyber-attacks may be highly sophisticated. .
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Item 9 – Disciplinary Information
Investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or disciplinary
events that would be material to your evaluation of us or the integrity of our management. We
have no such information to report.
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
None.
Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
and Personal Trading
We have established and adopted the following Code of Ethics (the “Code”) which sets forth
standards of conduct expected of personnel employed by us.
Code of Ethics
The Code includes the high standards of conduct that we have always sought to observe and
applies to all our officers, directors, employees or related personnel, regardless of their position
and access to investment information (collectively, “Employees”). Recognizing that Employees
are in a position of trust with respect to you, the Code’s standards of conduct consist of certain
core principles including, but not limited to, the fact that Employees are required to: place your
interests ahead of our or any Employee’s own investment interests; act at all times with the
utmost integrity and propriety; avoid taking advantage of their position in relation to you; use
reasonable care and exercise professional judgment; consider whether conduct is not only
legal, but also ethical and in your best interest; and maintain, as appropriate, the confidentiality
of your information and investment information.
The Code also restricts Employees’ personal securities transactions by requiring pre-clearance
of most personal securities transactions by any one member of the Management Committee of
our Board of Directors. Pre-clearance includes obtaining approval and written acknowledgment
from each portfolio manager that there is no conflict between the client accounts for which the
portfolio manager is responsible and the proposed transaction. With certain limited exceptions,
Employees may not buy or sell securities which are being purchased or sold for client accounts
until after such trading is completed for all participating client accounts.
If all client transactions are completed before the end of the trading day, then Employees who
have received pre-approval may trade the same securities as we have previously traded for
client accounts and may or may not receive more favorable prices than client accounts.
Employees may not enter into transactions contrary to recommendations or actions we have
taken for clients until one 1) calendar day after trading for clients is completed, although trading
contrary to client recommendations or actions is rarely permitted.
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Our employees are also prohibited from purchasing securities in an initial public offering.
However, subject to the preclearance requirement described above, our employees may
purchase securities in the aftermarket. Our employees must receive written permission from the
President to purchase any private placement. Typically, we do not purchase private placements
for our clients. We grant permission when we believe the investment would not be suitable for
our clients or if there are sufficient securities for both our clients and our employees to purchase
the private placement.
Orders for accounts managed on a discretionary basis by us for Employees and their family
members are typically combined and traded with orders for client accounts. They are not
subject to the blackout periods set forth in the Code unless the security to be acquired is of
limited availability or the security to be sold has low trading volume. In such cases, we will
complete client trades prior to investing on behalf of Employees or their family members. To the
extent that Employee or family member accounts are invested in funds or other commingled
investment vehicles, we will trade the Employee or family member accounts alongside client
accounts. When traded with orders for client accounts, accounts of Employees and their family
members will receive the same price and pay the same commissions as all other accounts in
the combined order unless a client has directed brokerage to a particular broker. In the latter
situation, a client may pay a higher commission than an Employee or family member account.
Please see discussion of Trade Allocation Policy in Item 12.
Employees are required to report personal securities transactions quarterly and holdings
annually and must direct their brokers to send copies of all brokerage statements and
confirmations relating to all personal securities transactions in which they have a beneficial
ownership interest. These confirmations and statements are submitted to and reviewed by our
CCO.
The Code attempts to eliminate conflicts of interest that arise when Employees trade the same
securities as we trade for clients. These procedures are designed to ensure, to the greatest
extent possible, that Employees do not receive a better price than you on particular
transactions, but given timing issues and market fluctuations, there can be no guarantee that, in
every instance, you will receive a better price than an Employee.
The Code also requires all our Employees to comply with ethical restraints relating to clients and
their accounts, including restrictions on giving gifts to, and receiving gifts from, clients, brokers,
our vendors or third party suppliers in violation of our gift policy and restrictions on political
contributions to clients or prospective clients or their representatives. We will provide a copy of
our Code to any client or prospective client upon request.
Insider Trading Policy
We and our Employees may, from time to time, come into possession of material nonpublic and
other confidential information, which, if disclosed, might affect an investor’s decision to buy, sell
or hold a security. Under applicable law, we and our Employees may be prohibited from
improperly disclosing or using such information for our personal benefit or for the benefit of any
other person, regardless of whether such other person is our client. Accordingly, should such
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persons come into possession of material nonpublic or other confidential information with
respect to any company, they may be prohibited from communicating such information to, or
using such information for the benefit of our clients, and have no obligation or responsibility to
disclose such information to, nor responsibility to use such information for the benefit of our
clients.
We have adopted procedures to prevent the misuse of material information by us and our
Employees. Among other things, these provisions include requirements that our Employees
report to the President any information which may be considered material, nonpublic or “inside”
information, refrain from trading on or communicating such information to others and maintain
any such information in an appropriate manner to prevent inadvertent disclosure or use.
Any Employee who fails to comply with the Code or observe the above-described policies risks
serious sanctions, including dismissal and personal liability.
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
We may act as investment manager to numerous client accounts as well as a U.S. registered
investment company. We may give advice and take action with respect to the registered
investment company or any accounts we manage, or for our own account, that may differ from
action we take on behalf of you. We are not obligated to recommend, buy or sell, or to refrain
from recommending, buying or selling any security for your account that we or our employees
may buy or sell for our own accounts or for the accounts of any other client. From time to time,
our employees and principals may also own securities owned by or recommended to our clients.
In particular, we may manage accounts for our employees and their family members alongside
client accounts. As these situations may represent a potential conflict of interest, the Code
described above includes procedures relating to personal securities transactions and insider
trading that are designed to prevent actual conflicts of interest. In addition, we have adopted
trade aggregation and allocation procedures, which permit block trading of employee and family
accounts with your and other client accounts under certain circumstances. See discussions of
Trade Aggregation Practices and Trade Allocation Policy in Item 12.
Principal, Agency Cross and Cross Trading Policy
We do not engage in principal or agency cross transactions with our clients. There may be
circumstances under which we deem it appropriate to cause one or more of our clients to sell a
security and one or more of our clients to purchase the same security at or about the same time
as a result of specific events such as extraordinary cash flows, account liquidations, or tax-
driven transactions, among other events. Consistent with our fiduciary obligations to our clients
and the requirements of best execution, we may, under such circumstances, arrange to have
the purchase and sale transaction effected between you and another client (“cross trades”).
A cross trade would be affected on the basis of the current market price of the security or at a
price reasonably determined to reflect the fair value of the security, which may be based on
independent dealer quotes or information obtained from recognized pricing services. Cross
transactions are generally executed at the market closing price. Cross transactions may also be
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executed through third-party brokers, including an ECN or ATS. We will not receive
compensation (other than our advisory fee), directly or indirectly, for effecting a cross trade
between our advisory clients. Since, in such transactions, we will represent both client-seller
and client-buyer, we may have a conflict of interest given the obligation to obtain best execution.
You, therefore, should consider the possible costs or disadvantages of this potential conflict
versus the potential benefit of obtaining reduced transaction or execution costs that may be
obtained from such cross trades.
When any client involved in a cross trade is an investment company, the transaction will be
effected pursuant to procedures adopted under Company Act Rule 17a-7. With respect to
accounts subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
(“ERISA”), we comply with both Company Act Rule 17a-7 and ERISA Section 408(b) (19) when
engaging in cross trades. In particular, cross transactions may only be effected with ERISA
accounts which have specifically authorized us, in writing, to effect cross transactions and which
have assets of $100 million or more, without regard to what portion of the total plan assets we
manage. Quarterly cross trade reports are provided to such ERISA clients. Cross trades
involving accounts, which are neither investment companies nor subject to ERISA may involve
the payment of commissions by participating accounts. In general, however, we will endeavor
to arrange for the private accounts to split the commission charged on the round-trip trade ticket
rather than each paying separate commissions when possible.
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices
Order flow, transaction costs, custodial arrangements and related trading issues are complex. If
you have questions concerning these issues after reading the information provided below, we
encourage you to discuss them with your portfolio manager. Your selection of management
style, brokerage firms and custodians may impact the order in which your trades are placed,
whether your orders may be aggregated with other clients, and transaction costs. Thus,
commission rates on a per share basis generally vary significantly from trade to trade and
aggregate commission costs incurred during any particular period vary from client to client.
How We Select Brokers
Our policy is to seek the best qualitative executions for your account, rather than the lowest
possible commission costs. While it is not always possible to measure “qualitative” execution
with any precision, our objective in selecting brokers and dealers and in effecting portfolio
transactions is to seek to obtain the best combination of price and execution with respect to your
portfolio transactions. The best net price, giving effect to brokerage commissions, spreads and
other costs, is normally an important factor in this decision, but a number of other judgmental
factors are considered as they are deemed relevant.
We consider a wide range of factors, including, among others:
• Our knowledge of negotiated commission rates and spreads currently available
• Nature of the security being traded
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• Size and type of the transaction
• Nature and character of the markets for the security to be purchased or sold
• Desired timing of the trade
• Activity existing and expected in the market for the particular security
• Confidentiality
• Capability to execute, clear, and settle trades (buy and sell securities
for your account) and our experience with the broker-dealer
• Our knowledge of actual or apparent operational problems of any broker-dealer
• Capability to facilitate transfers and payments to and from accounts
(wire transfers, check requests, bill payment, etc.)
• Breadth of available investment products (stocks, bonds, mutual funds,
exchange-traded funds ETFs, etc.)
• Availability of investment research and tools that assist us in making
investment decisions
• Quality of services
• Competitiveness of the price of those services (commission rates,
other fees, etc.) and willingness to negotiate the prices
• Reputation, financial strength, and stability
• Prior service to us and our other clients
• Availability of other products and services that benefit us, as discussed
below (see also item #14)
When buying or selling securities in dealer markets such as fixed income securities, we may,
subject to best execution, deal directly with market makers either on a commission basis or on a
“net” basis, without paying the market maker any commission, commission equivalent or
markup/markdown other than the “spread.” Net trades mean that the market maker profits from
the “spread,” that is, the difference between the price paid (or received) by us and the price
received (or paid) by the market maker in trades with other broker-dealers or other customers.
Most NASDAQ securities are now traded on a commission basis as more and more market
makers shift from principal to agency trading.
We may, but do not generally, use an Electronic Communications Network (“ECN”) or
Alternative Trading System (“ATS”) for a variety of transactions, including over-the-counter
trades, when, in our judgment, the use of an ECN or ATS may result in equal or more favorable
overall executions for the transactions. We will pay a commission to an ECN or ATS that when
added to the price is still better than the overall execution price that might have been attained
trading “net” with a market maker.
For purposes of increasing the size of potential orders and reducing related commission costs,
we seek to identify and primarily use professional brokers affiliated with strong national firms
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who are capable of providing a broad range of quality brokerage services for clients. We may
recommend that you open a brokerage account with one of these firms with the goal of having a
sufficient number of clients with each such broker to create a stronger bargaining position for all
client accounts and better opportunities for aggregation of orders. However, this twofold goal is
not always achieved for account specific reasons and management style as described in Item 4
above.
In particular, we may recommend, and clients may choose, to custody their funds and securities
with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”), which is a registered broker-dealer and SIPC
member. We are independently owned and operated and are not affiliated with this firm.
Schwab will hold your assets in a brokerage account and buy and sell securities when we
instruct them to. While we may recommend that you use Schwab as custodian/broker, you will
decide whether to do so and will open your account with the brokerage firm by entering into an
account agreement directly with the firm. We do not open the account for you, although we may
assist you in doing so. Even though your account is maintained at Schwab, we may use other
brokers to execute trades for your account as described below.
Schwab offers services to unaffiliated independent investment advisers whose clients maintain
their accounts with such firms. Services include brokerage, custody, research and access to
mutual funds and other investments that are otherwise generally available only to institutional
investors or would require a significantly higher minimum initial investment. The firm’s benefits
include, among others, execution capabilities for block trade orders, prime brokerage services,
and access to the firm’s institutional trading desk. Transactions in securities, particularly block
trades, may be executed through Schwab when we believe doing so is consistent with obtaining
best execution or when clients have directed us to execute through such firm.
Clients whose accounts are held by Schwab generally do not pay a separate fee for custody.
The broker-dealer is compensated by account holders through commissions or other
transaction-related fees for trades executed through the firm. The broker-dealer also charges
trade-away fees for transactions executed at a brokerage firm other than the firm that holds
client assets and that settle into accounts held by the custodial firm.
We may have a conflict of interest in recommending Schwab because, as discussed below, we
receive investment research and other services as a result of client accounts maintained at this
firm. We believe that these benefits are shared by our clients in our management of their
accounts, but you should consider whether the advantages to both us and you of maintaining an
account at this firm are outweighed by other considerations.
Commission Rates or Equivalents Policy
We have a duty to seek in advance competitive bidding for the most favorable commission rate
applicable to any particular portfolio transaction. We will endeavor to be aware of the current
level of the charges of eligible brokers and to minimize the expenses incurred for effecting
portfolio transactions to the extent consistent with the interests and policies of the accounts.
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Although we generally seek competitive commission rates, we will not necessarily pay the
lowest commission or commission equivalent.
The reasonableness of commissions is based on the broker’s ability to provide professional
services, competitive commission rates, research, and other services, which will help us in
providing investment management services to you. We may, therefore, use a broker who
provides useful research and securities transaction services even though a lower commission
may be charged by a broker who offers no research services and minimal securities transaction
assistance. Transactions may involve specialized services on the part of the broker or dealer
involved and thereby entail higher commissions or their equivalents than would be the case with
other transactions requiring more routine services.
Research and Other Soft Dollar Benefits
Stonebridge does not currently use soft dollars to pay for research services. To the extent that
Stonebridge will use soft dollars in the future, we expect that such use will fall within the Safe
Harbor Act afforded by Section 28(e) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Directed Brokerage
On occasion, clients may direct us to use a specific brokerage firm (“Directed Broker”), or may
have their accounts custodied at a brokerage firm (“Custodial Broker”). When a client has a
Directed Broker, we are required to direct all transactions for the client’s account to this broker
unless otherwise prohibited by law (e.g., ERISA). If you use a Directed Broker, you should
understand that as a result of such direction, we may be unable to achieve the most favorable
execution of your transactions. Directing brokerage may cost you more money. For example, in
a directed brokerage account, you may pay higher brokerage commissions because we may not
be able to aggregate orders to reduce transaction costs, or you may receive less favorable
prices.
Moreover, such direction prevents us from effectively negotiating brokerage commissions or
spreads on your behalf. If you use a Directed Broker, you should also consider whether the
commission expenses, execution, clearance and settlement capabilities of the Directed Broker
are comparable to those that we could otherwise attain for you.
When you have a Custodial Broker, we direct transactions for your account to this broker to the
extent consistent with our duty to seek best execution. We consider commissions generated by
transactions directed to a Directed Broker or Custodial Broker to be nondiscretionary
commissions and, therefore, are not included in the calculation of soft dollar credits.
Discretionary commissions of our clients are generally used to pay for third-party research or
execution services.
We attempt to aggregate client trades when possible. However, if you direct us to use a
designated broker, your account will likely be unable to participate in block trades. We may, at
our discretion, execute a trade for a directed account as part of a block trade under the following
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circumstances: (1) the designated broker is also the executing broker-dealer for a block trade
ticket; or (2) the executing broker-dealer for the block trade is willing to “step out” the directed
account’s portion of the trade in a way that does not disadvantage other participating accounts
and the designated broker is willing to accept a trade handled in such manner.
Except in the circumstances described above, we may, and routinely do, execute trades for
directed accounts after trades have been executed for nondirected accounts. Accordingly,
directed transactions may be subject to price movements, particularly in volatile markets, that
may result in the clients with Directed or Custodial Brokers receiving a price that is less
favorable than the price obtained for the batched order.
You should carefully consider the advantages and disadvantages associated with selecting a
particular bank or brokerage firm to custody your account. In many instances, selecting a
particular firm may result in directing us to execute transactions for your account through the
brokerage firm acting as custodian or through a broker-dealer affiliate of the bank custodian with
all of the potentially negative consequences and costs identified above. We generally request
that clients who wish to direct brokerage to a specific broker personally negotiate commission
discounts with their directed brokerage firms. Accounts domiciled with bank custodians may
provide greater opportunities for commission discounts and order aggregation; however, banks
charge a variety of fees for custody services, which may result in no real net saving. Account
size and activity are the determining factors. Clients sometimes select brokers to custody their
portfolios in order to avoid bank trust department custodian fees and/or to receive other services
such as portfolio monitoring.
As noted above, we participate in the Schwab program for advisers. Through participation in
this program, our clients who elect to place their accounts in custody with Schwab also receive
brokerage services at commission rates established by the firm in connection with transactions,
which we execute through their trading facility. Schwab does not exercise investment discretion
over these client accounts. In deciding to enter into this program and to utilize their brokerage
and custody services, we took into consideration the firm’s execution, clearance and settlement
capabilities; their financial strength and resources; the quality of their service; and the
commission rates offered on client transactions for program participants. In accordance with the
terms of the program, we may direct certain brokerage transactions to other brokers with
settlement of the transaction in the clients’ account at their respective custodian. The firm
charges clients a nominal service fee to settle transactions placed with brokers other than the
client’s custodian.
Trade Aggregation Practices
We may, but are not required to, aggregate orders being placed for execution at the same time
for the accounts of two or more clients when we believe such aggregation is appropriate and in
the best interest of our clients. Aggregate or “block” orders may enable us to seek more
favorable executions and net prices for the combined order because commission rates are
generally determined by both the price of the stock and the total number of shares purchased or
sold in the transaction. Therefore, if the transactions of multiple clients can be combined in a
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single order ticket, lower commissions per share may be obtained. As an example, if 20 clients
each want to buy 1,000 shares of IBM, purchasing a 20,000 share block order will generally
result in a lower commission rate per share than buying 20 separate lots of 1,000 shares for
each client.
We attempt to aggregate orders when possible, but we are often unable to do so because of the
customized management style described in Item 4 above. In addition, transactions in fixed
income securities are generally done on an individual basis or for a small group of clients’
accounts and, therefore, are typically done in odd lots. As a result, we may be unable to obtain
as favorable an execution as an investment management firm with a larger block of fixed
income securities’ transactions may obtain.
All aggregated orders are subject to our Trading Policies. The Trading Policies are designed to
meet applicable legal standards and to ensure that no client or account will be favored over
another. Under the Trading Policies, we may aggregate orders for all client accounts, subject
generally to certain procedures. These procedures, among other things, involve the preparation,
prior to the entry of an aggregated order, of a written statement identifying the participating
client accounts, the proposed allocation of the order, and the amount (either in dollars or
number of shares) that the portfolio manager will accept for each account. However, in cases
where we are unable to completely fill an aggregated order for client accounts, employee and
family accounts will not participate in the allocation of the block order until after orders for all
client accounts have been filled.
Subject to the same exception for employee and family accounts, each client account
participating in a aggregated order will participate at the average share price for all shares
traded and will typically share commissions or other transaction costs on a pro rata basis;
except that, aggregated orders traded on an ECN (e.g., Financial Information eXchange) may
result in some client accounts paying a lower rate in commissions than other client accounts, as
determined by the executing broker-dealer, pursuant to special discounted rates offered by the
executing broker-dealer based on the number of shares executed at the client account level and
the client account custodian.
We review our Trading Policies and sample on a random basis aggregated trades at least
annually to ensure that client accounts are not being unfairly disadvantaged as a result of order
aggregation practices.
As discussed above, we frequently recommend that clients hold their accounts at Schwab,
which can facilitate both order aggregation and cross trading, when appropriate. However,
client accounts may be custodied at a variety of other brokerage firms or banks. We may be
unable to aggregate the orders of clients whose accounts are custodied at different brokerage
firms or banks if some clients have entered into arrangements with their custodian under which
certain clients receive free custody or other services in exchange for directing us to execute all
trades through a specific brokerage firm. See discussion above concerning the effects of
Directed Brokerage. When possible, we will aggregate the orders in the same security for all
fully discretionary client accounts custodied at the same brokerage firm and will aggregate the
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orders for all fully discretionary client accounts custodied at banks. To be fair to clients at each
custodian, we make every attempt to sequence trades according to our rotation policy so that
trade orders for fully discretionary accounts custodied at one brokerage firm, which are placed
first on one trade will be placed last for the next trade, and so on.
In addition, as noted above, orders for nondiscretionary accounts may be placed behind
aggregated orders for discretionary accounts trading in the same security because we must
obtain client approval before placing an order on behalf of a nondiscretionary account. As a
result, if you request notification prior to placing an order, you may receive a worse price than
clients that have not made such a request and have granted us full trading discretion.
Transactions for directed brokerage accounts may also wait behind fully discretionary accounts
because such trades can only rarely be aggregated with orders for other accounts. As noted
above and as required by the Code, transactions for employee and family accounts may wait
behind all other client accounts in certain circumstances.
Trade Allocation Policy
Given our assets under management, management style, and typical investments, we are
generally able to obtain a complete fill of each security purchase or sale order, whether the
order is for a single account or a block ticket for several accounts. However, if for some reason
an aggregated order is placed and can only be partially filled, we follow our Trading Policies in
allocating such orders among participating client accounts.
When an aggregated order is partially filled, the securities actually purchased or sold by the
close of each business day must be allocated in a manner that is consistent with the initial pre-
allocation statement. The order must also be allocated in a manner that does not consistently
advantage or disadvantage particular clients or groups of client accounts, as determined by us
from time to time. We attempt first to allocate the partial execution pro rata across all such
accounts. If this is not feasible, orders are allocated to clients on an alphabetical rotation basis.
However, adjustments to the allocation may be made to avoid de minimis allocations to client
accounts or to avoid deviations from pre-determined holding limits established for any account.
If an order will be allocated in a manner other than that stated in the initial pre-allocation
statement, a written explanation of the change generally must be provided to, and (in most
cases) approved by, the CCO no later than the morning following the execution of the trade. As
noted above in the order aggregation discussion, we do not permit employee or family accounts
to obtain securities from a partially filled block order until after all other client accounts have
been filled. This policy may require the CCO to review and revise the pre-allocation statement
to exclude orders for employee or family accounts from participation in the allocation until after
orders for all client accounts have been satisfied.
IPO Policy
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Initial public offerings of securities (“IPOs”), particularly “hot issues” or those expected to trade
at a premium in the secondary market, which are generally in short supply at the time of
issuance, are not generally purchased for individually managed accounts. However, if a client
asks for our assistance in obtaining an IPO allocation, we would attempt to obtain an allocation
from one or more of the brokerage firms with which we do business, but we cannot guarantee
that such order can be obtained or filled. If more than one client requests the same offering and
we obtain a partial fill, we will follow the allocation procedure set forth above.
Trade Errors
It is our policy for clients to be made whole for any errors caused by us. If a trade error caused
by us results in a loss, we will make the client whole and absorb the loss. If a trade error
caused by us results in a gain, the client will typically keep the gain. If there is a trade error
caused by someone other than us that results in a loss, we will attempt to have the third party
make the client whole.
Item 13 – Review of Accounts
Review of Accounts
We conduct internal reviews of all accounts and investment positions on an ongoing basis
rather than on a fixed schedule. We place considerable reliance upon computer-based portfolio
management systems to monitor accounts and positions. A senior portfolio manager is
assigned to each client account and conducts ongoing supervision of that account. In-depth
reviews may be triggered by changes in client objectives, major changes in our investment
strategy, or abnormally volatile markets. Senior portfolio managers each have direct
responsibility for making investment decisions for approximately 35-65 client relationships.
Nature and Frequency of Reports to Clients
You or, pursuant to your instructions, your other advisers, will receive written confirmations of
transactions, written quarterly summaries of the asset mix and market value of the portfolio, a
written year end summary of capital gains and losses, periodic written research reports on
subjects of interest, and updates of the portfolio upon request. We will hold in person meetings
with you as often as appropriate, given your individual circumstances.
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Other Compensation
As discussed in Item 12, we participate in the Schwab program for advisers and often
recommend that clients open their investment accounts with this firm. While there is no direct
linkage between investment advice given and participation in this program, we receive certain
economic benefits, which we would not otherwise receive if no clients participated in the
program by maintaining custody of their accounts at this firm. The benefits which we receive
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may include:
• Receipt of duplicate client confirmations and bundled duplicate statements;
• Access to a trading desk serving program participants exclusively; access to
block trading;
• Ability to have access, for a fee, to an electronic communications network for
client order entry and account information; receipt of compliance publications;
• The ability to have client advisory fees directly debited from client accounts (in
accordance with applicable federal and state requirements) and access to
certain investment companies which generally are available only to institutional
investors;
• Provision of pricing and other market data;
• Assistance with back-office functions, record keeping, and client reporting;
• Access to educational conferences and events;
• Consulting on technology, compliance, legal, and business needs;
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Publications and conferences on practice management and
business succession; and
• Access to employee benefits providers, human capital consultants, and
insurance providers.
The benefits received through participation in this program do not depend upon the amount of
transactions directed to Schwab. The conflicts of interest related to our participation in this
program are described in Item 12.
This program also results in investment benefits for clients as discussed in the Research and
Soft Dollar Benefits section of item 12 since retail investors would not ordinarily be provided
access to institutional research, mutual funds and other investments. These services are made
available to independent investment advisers at no charge to them so long as a total of at least
$10 million worth of client assets is maintained in accounts at each firm and is not otherwise
contingent upon our committing to either firm any specific amount of brokerage or other
business. Schwab does not charge our clients a custody fee for maintaining their accounts as
long as the asset threshold is maintained, but, as described in Item 12, charge clients nominal
fees for settling transactions executed at other brokerage firms into their custody accounts.
Client Referrals
We may enter into agreements with third parties involving cash payments for client solicitation
activity. No such agreement is currently in effect. However, any such referral arrangement will
comply with regulatory requirements. If a brokerage firm referred you to us, we may also
execute your transactions through this firm, but only if you have specifically directed us to do so.
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Item 15 – Custody
We do not act as custodian of your accounts. You make the final decision regarding the
custodianship of your portfolio. You should receive at least quarterly account statements from
the broker dealer, bank or other qualified custodian that holds and maintains the assets in your
portfolio managed by us. We urge you to carefully review such statements and compare such
official custodial records to the account statements that we provide to you. Our statements may
vary from custodial statements based on accounting procedures, reporting dates, or valuation
methodologies of certain securities.
Item 16 – Investment Discretion
Depending on the terms of the agreement that we have entered into with clients, we may be
given discretionary authority to manage a client’s account. Discretionary investment authority
varies significantly among clients. Our authority is set forth in our agreement with clients. If you
have selected discretionary management, you are free to set specific limitations on such
authority and many clients do so. You are encouraged to participate in establishing specific
policy guidelines for your portfolio, such as asset mix, risk and return objectives, and any
specific investments to be avoided or other limitations. You must provide us any investment
guidelines or restrictions in writing.
In addition, various securities and/or tax laws as well as internal compliance policies may
impose additional restrictions on investments that we are able to make for your portfolio.
We also advise nondiscretionary accounts in which clients have requested to be contacted prior
to our placing an order to purchase or sell a security for the client. Transactions for
nondiscretionary accounts may be placed after transactions for discretionary accounts trading in
the same security. As a result, clients requesting notification prior to placing an order may
receive a worse price and, therefore, may experience worse performance, than clients that have
not made such a request and have granted us full trading discretion.
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities
Under our Proxy Voting Policy, we do not, but will accept authority to vote clients’ securities.
We have adopted and implemented written policies and procedures reasonably designed to
ensure that when we do vote proxies, client securities are voted in the best interest of our
clients. The procedures explain how we address material conflicts that may arise between our
interests and those of our clients. In cases where clients have delegated voting authority to us,
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we are responsible for ensuring that votes are cast and records are maintained. If you delegate
proxy voting authority to us, you will not be able to direct us on how to vote proxies for your
account. We vote all proxies pursuant to our Proxy Voting Policy.
Clients for whom we do not vote proxies should expect to receive proxies and other solicitation
materials directly from their custodians. If we receive your proxies in this situation, we will
forward them to you. If you have not delegated proxy voting authority to us and you do not
receive a proxy from your custodian, please contact us and we will try to obtain the proxies for
you.
You may obtain a complete copy of our written proxy voting policies and procedures. If you
delegated proxy voting authority to us, you may obtain information on how we voted proxies for
your account by requesting such information from us at the address and phone listed on page 1
of this Brochure. We will not disclose proxy votes for a client to other clients or third parties
unless specifically requested, in writing, by the client. However, to the extent that we may serve
as a sub-adviser to another adviser to you, we will be deemed to be authorized to provide voting
records on your account to such other adviser.
Item 18 – Financial Information
Investment advisers are required to disclose any financial condition reasonably likely to impair
their ability to meet contractual and fiduciary commitments to clients. We have no such
information to report at this time.
Additional Information
Class Actions
We do not typically handle class actions for our clients because we believe the time and effort
required to process class actions does not result in any worthwhile economic benefit to a client
given that the ultimate recovery for any one client is typically minimal. When we receive notice
of a class action affecting you, we will forward the class action material to you for processing.
However, upon your written request, we will advise you on the class action and if so requested,
will process class action forms for securities that are in your account or were purchased by us
for your account. In addition, if the class action involves securities that are not presently in your
account or were not purchased for you by us, then we will not process the class action forms.
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Privacy Notice
We collect nonpublic information about you from the following sources:
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Information we receive about you on applications or other forms;
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Information you give us orally; and
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Information about your transactions with us or with others.
We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our customers or former
customers without the client’s authorization, except as permitted by law or in response to
inquiries from governmental authorities. We restrict access to your personal and account
information to those personnel who need to know that information to provide products and
services to you. We also may disclose that information to unaffiliated third parties (such as to
brokers or custodians) only as permitted by law and only as needed for us to provide agreed
services to you. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your
nonpublic personal information.
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Brochure Supplement
Item 1 – Cover Page
RICHARD C. BARRETT
Stonebridge Capital Management, Incorporated
1801 Century Park East, Suite 1800
Los Angeles, CA 90067
310-277-1450
www.stonebridgecapital.com
March 31, 2025
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Richard Barrett that supplements
the Stonebridge Capital Management, Inc. Brochure provided above. You should have
received a copy of that Brochure. Please contact us at 310-277-1450 or
dnewman@stonebridgecapital.com if you did not receive our Brochure or if you have any
questions about the contents of this supplement.
Additional information about Richard Barrett is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2- Educational Background and Business Experience
Richard Barrett was born in 1941. He earned a B.S. in Business & Mathematics in 1964 from
the University of Connecticut and an MBA in 1976 from Pepperdine University. He is President
and Managing Director of our firm and has been with the firm since 1979.
Mr. Barrett fulfilled the requirements to use the Chartered Financial Analyst (“CFA”) designation
in 1974. This designation is issued by the CFA Institute. The minimum qualifications to receive
this designation are:
• Undergraduate degree and four years of professional experience involving investment
decision making, or
• Four years qualified work experience (full time, but not necessarily investment related)
• Completion of a self-study program (250 hours of study for each of the three levels)
• Passage of three course exams
There are not any continuing education requirements.
Item 3- Disciplinary Information
Investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or disciplinary
events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised person providing
investment advice. We have no such information to report at this time.
Item 4- Other Business Activities
Mr. Barrett is not engaged in any other business activities outside of Stonebridge Capital
Management.
Item 5- Additional Compensation
Mr. Barrett does not receive any compensation in addition to his salary, other than a share of
profits as an owner of the firm.
Item 6 - Supervision
Mr. Barrett is supervised in general by our firm’s Board of Directors of which he is a member.
Mr. Barrett’s trading activity, investment advice, and communication with clients is reviewed by
our Chief Compliance Officer, Debra Newman. She can be reached at 310-277-1450.
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