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Item 1 – Cover Page
Taber Asset Management, L.L.C.
Form ADV Part 2A and 2B
Brochure
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Taber
Asset Management, L.L.C. (“Taber Asset Management”). If you have any questions about the
contents of this brochure, please contact us at 515-557-1860. 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.
Additional information about Taber Asset Management also is available on the SEC’s website
at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The searchable IARD/CRD number for Taber Asset Management
is 115849.
Taber Asset Management, L.L.C. is a Registered Investment Adviser. Registration of an
Investment Adviser does not imply any level of skill or training.
2913 Virginia Place
Des Moines, IA 50321-1534
Phone: 515-557-1860
www.taberasset.com
Brochure prepared: April 2026
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.
Material Changes: The Firm is registering with the SEC.
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 .................................................................................................................. 4
Item 6 - Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management .............................................................. 6
Item 7 - Types of Clients ................................................................................................................................ 6
Item 8 - Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ......................................................... 7
Item 9 - Disciplinary Information .................................................................................................................. 8
Item 10 - Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ....................................................................... 9
Item 11 - Code of Ethics, Participation in Client Transactions and Personal Trading ................................... 9
Item 12 - Brokerage Practices ..................................................................................................................... 10
Item 13 – Review of Accounts..................................................................................................................... 13
Item 14 - Client Referrals and Other Compensation .................................................................................. 13
Item 15 - Custody ........................................................................................................................................ 14
Item 16 - Investment Discretion ................................................................................................................. 14
Item 17 - Voting Client Securities................................................................................................................ 14
Item 18 - Financial Information .................................................................................................................. 14
Brochure Supplements
Item 4 - Advisory Business
At Taber Asset Management, L.L.C., (referred to as “Taber Asset Management”, “We” or “Firm”)
managing assets has been our core business since our founding in 1998. Taber Asset Management
focuses on the high-quality delivery of investment management, asset management, wealth
management and financial planning services to our clients around the world.
We are an independent investment management firm, 100% owned by William E. (Bill) Taber. Our
office is located in Des Moines, Iowa.
Focused on Superior Investment Management
Working with Taber Asset Management, you receive cost-sensitive investment portfolio
management, guided by our comprehensive investment research and delivered by seasoned
professionals who work solely in your best interest. We offer complete objectivity and employ the
best practices to define your objectives and implement a plan to reach your financial goals.
quality of the relationship
However, what sets your Taber Asset Management experience apart from what you would receive
from other firms will be the
that you forge with our team. While the focus
of our business is helping clients build wealth and preserve assets, how we go about business and
collaborate with you to understand and achieve your goals differentiates us in the financial services
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Attentive customer care. Your questions and concerns will be addressed in a responsive,
proactive manner, individualized for your specific needs. The service offered by our caring
professionals is reliable, sincere, and extends beyond the typical advisor/client relationship.
Easy access to account data. You benefit from the convenience of instant Web access to your
Web-based account information.
Reliable delivery. Objective advice, periodic meetings, portfolio reporting, and portfolio
strategies are consistently offered by your Taber Asset Management professional.
Unique in Getting Results
Building your wealth and preserving your assets is the focus of our business. What sets us apart in
the financial services maze is how we go about business and collaborate with you to understand
and achieve your goals.
Fiduciary Standard of Care
As independent Registered Investment Advisor, we offer the best practices to define your objectives
and implement a plan to reach your financial goals. Because we are not tied to any specific products
or services, you will not encounter “flavor-of-the-day” investment or financial product advice. We
are required by law to act solely in your best interest when offering personalized financial advice.
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When we provide investment advice to you regarding your retirement plan account or individual
retirement account, we are 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. The way we make money creates some conflicts with your interests, so we
operate under a special rule that requires us to act in your best interest and not put our interest
ahead of yours. Under this special rule’s provisions, we must:
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Meet a professional standard of care when making investment recommendations
(give prudent advice);
Never put our financial interests ahead of yours when making recommendations
(give loyal advice);
Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments;
Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that we give advice that is in your
best interest;
Charge no more than is reasonable for our services; and
Give you basic information about conflicts of interest.
Your Needs Guide Our Process
Your specific goals and individual needs direct us to the best opportunities for planned growth.
Because we utilize a time-tested and value-oriented investment approach with a competitive, fee-
based pricing structure, you receive better value from our services—both today and in the future.
Taber Asset Management offers free educational information to clients and the general public via
their "Creating Wealth" podcast, located on their website at www.taberasset.com and available
through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast service providers. This information is general in
nature and does not contain specific investment advice.
We Make a Life by What We Give
At Taber Asset Management, you profit from a level of service that has traditionally been available
to relatively few. Although we make a living by accepting fees for our advice, our firm philosophy
reminds us that we truly make a life by what we give to others, and we are committed to your
financial success.
William E. Taber, President of Taber Asset Management and an Investment Advisor Representative,
received his Bachelors in Business Administration from the University of Iowa. He is also a graduate
of the E-Myth Worldwide Mastery Business Development Program.
Prior to founding Taber Asset Management in 1998, Bill spent over a decade as the First Vice
President of Principal Financial Securities, Inc. From 1979 to 1987, he was the Assistant Vice
President of E.F. Hutton & Co., Inc. Between 1977 and 1979, Bill worked as a Corporate Services
Representative for Bankers Trust Company. Bill has been an active member of his community. He
served a total of 25 years as a member of the Board of Trustees and a Community Rep to the
Finance Committee of Broadlawns Medical Center. He is a past member of the Rotary Club of Des
Moines, A.M. and served on a Task Force for the Central Iowa Greenways Initiative.
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In addition, Bill is a past member of the Polk County Health Services Executive Committee, Polk-Des
Moines Taxpayers Association, and Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute. He was also a
founding member of the Greater Des Moines Connections (mentoring) Program.
As of December 31, 2025, we manage approximately $110,023,313 in client assets. Approximately
$90,317,438 is managed on a discretionary basis and approximately $19,705,875 is managed on a
non-discretionary basis.
Branch Office:
2000 Duke Street, Suite 300
Alexandria, Virginia, 22314
Advisory Services and Fees
Our firm provides investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-
sharing plans, trusts and corporations. Investment advice and portfolio management services are
provided on a continuing basis and include the appropriate allocation of managed assets among
cash, stocks, mutual funds and bonds. Through the selection of appropriate individual investments,
we provide proper diversification and clients meet their stated investment objectives. We do not
provide investment advice only with respect to limited types of investments. In certain
circumstances clients may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of
securities.
Our firm currently utilizes the following format for providing services to clients: We meet with you
to discuss specific needs and goals through a dialogue concerning invested assets, sources of
pension benefits, expected Social Security income, inheritance expected, income from full time or
part time work, and the value of home equity to determine where you are on the path to achieving
your financial or life goals. We will ask you to complete an investment objectives questionnaire
which serves to clarify risk tolerances. It also results in a written guide or plan for Taber Asset
Management to make investment decisions on your behalf. We continually maintain contact with
you. We do not participate in wrap fee programs.
Financial Planning
We provide financial planning services including asset protection, wealth planning, pension
consulting, retirement planning, estate planning, and other employee benefit consulting for you.
These services include gathering financial data, outlining goals, identifying problems, assessing risk
tolerance and defining investment objectives based on the individual needs of the client.
Creating Wealth Podcast
We provide educational content to our clients through our Creating Wealth Podcast (available on
our website, Apple Podcasts, Google, Spotify, and various podcast apps).
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Item 5 - Fees and Compensation
Advisory Services:
Our fee schedule is as follows:
Assets Under
Annualized Fee
Management
$100,000 – 499,999
$500,000 - 999,999
$1,000,000 – 1,999,999
$2,000,000 - 3,499,999
$3,500,000 – 4,999,999
$5,000,000 – 9,999,999
$10,000,000 – 24,999,999
$25,000,000 – 49,999,999
$50,000,000 – 74,999,999
$75,000,000 - 99,999,999
$100,000,000+
1.25%
1.10%
1.00%
0.80%
0.65%
0.50%
0.48%
0.46%
0.44%
0.42%
0.40%
The client pays Taber Asset Management for its investment management services based upon the
client’s assets under management as set forth in above fee schedule. Advisory fees are negotiable.
Such fees shall be assessed quarterly based on the ending value of the account on the last day of the
previous quarter. Accounts opened in mid-quarter will be assessed at a pro-rated management fee.
Fees are payable quarterly in advance and such fees are deducted from client's account(s) quarterly
within thirty (30) days of the beginning of the calendar quarter.
Fees are calculated on an incremental basis and are subject to change with 30 days’ written notice.
Certain clients of Taber Asset Management with pre-existing relationships may initially be charged
fees which are less than those set out above.
We maintain a Limited Power of Attorney or Trading Authorization for all discretionary accounts
for the purposes of directing and/or otherwise effecting investments on behalf of the managed
account. The Limited Power of Attorney or Trading Authorization extends on most accounts for the
direct payment of our fees and/or the payment of any commissions, custodial fees and or other
charges incurred by the account(s).
Most of our clients pay for our investment advisory services through a direct debit to their accounts
quarterly. We send a debit notice to clients in the mail to notify them of the amount to be debited.
This notice is not a billing invoice and does not require a response.
Financial Planning:
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Comprehensive Financial Planning Fee: We charge a minimum of $3,500 for a comprehensive
financial plan, with half paid upon execution of the agreement and the remaining balance to be paid
upon delivery of the financial plan. Payment is due upon the receipt of an invoice from the Advisor.
Checks should be made payable to Taber Asset Management
Hourly Financial Planning Fee: We charge an hourly fee of $300 for General Financial Planning and
advice, with a $300 initial retainer due upon execution of the agreement. Payment is due upon the
receipt of an invoice from the Advisor. Checks should be made payable to Taber Asset Management
A separate Financial Planning Agreement is executed with each client using this service. You may
terminate this agreement without penalty with five business days of signing the agreement. by
agreement.
Our clients will be entitled to a refund of any prepaid planning fees less a charge for any
time spent on preparing the plan up to the point of termination. After the five-business day period,
our hourly clients will owe for any time spent on preparing the plan up to the point of termination
based on the hourly rate agreed upon in the financial planning agreement. All fees are negotiable
and confirmed in writing by agreement.
Termination
Advisory Services: The relationship between the parties may be terminated by either party upon 30
days’ written notice. The client will be entitled to a pro rata refund of any pre-paid fees based on
the number of days remaining in the quarter after termination. The advisory fee due for the
termination period shall be prorated and shall be based on the latest valuation of the assets as of
the effective date of termination. Fees will be refunded within two weeks of termination. Client may
request this in writing to the advisor.
Financial Planning: The relationship between the parties may be terminated by either party upon 5
days’ written notice.
Additional Fees and Expenses
To the extent mutual funds are selected by Taber Asset Management to fill components of the
overall investment strategy, the annual advisory fee does not include the customary fees and
expenses associated with investing in mutual funds or other costs of establishing and maintaining
an account with mutual funds including Rule 12b-1 fees and expenses. Client is advised that, in
addition to the annual advisory fee, some mutual funds in which assets are invested will incur
separate other related expenses.
Advisory fees payable to us do not include all the fees you will pay when we purchase or sell
securities for your Account(s). The following list of fees or expenses are what you pay directly to
third parties, whether a security is being purchased, sold or held in your Account(s) under our
management. Fees charged are by the broker dealer / custodian.
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We do not receive, directly or indirectly, any of these fees charged to you. They are paid to your
broker, custodian or the mutual fund or other investment you hold. The fees include:
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Brokerage commissions;
Transaction fees;
Exchange fees;
SEC fees;
Advisory fees and administrative fees charged by Mutual Funds (MF), Exchange Traded
Funds (ETFs)
Advisory fees charged by sub-advisers (if any are used for your account);
Custodial Fees;
Deferred sales charges (on MF or annuities);
Odd-Lot differentials;
Deferred sales charges (charged by MFs);
Transfer taxes;
Wire transfer and electronic fund processing fees;
Commissions or mark-ups / mark-downs on security transactions;
Item 6 - Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
We do not charge any performance-based fees (fees based on a share of capital gains on or capital
appreciation of the assets of a client) or engage in side-by-side management. Our advisory fee
compensation is charged as disclosed above.
Item 7 - Types of Clients
We provide our services to the following types of Clients:
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Individuals, including high net worth individuals
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Trusts, and estates
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Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans
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Charitable Organizations
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Corporations or other business entities
Minimum Account Size
For managed accounts, a minimum initial account size of $500,000 is generally required. We
reserve the right to negotiate a lower minimum account size. If the new account is related to an
existing account, we may accept a new account with a minimum of $100,000.
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Item 8 - Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Our Investment Strategy
We will ask you to complete an investment objectives questionnaire which serves to clarify risk
tolerances. It also results in a written guide or plan for Taber Asset Management to make
investment decisions on your behalf. In addition, we complete an Investment Policy Statement in
which your investment strategies are outlined. We adhere to the Investment Policy Statement and
continually maintain contact with the client.
Security Analysis
Our security analysis method is fundamental analysis which involves analyzing businesses:
financial statements and health, management and competitive advantages, and competitors and
markets.
Sources of Information
In conducting security analysis, we utilize a broad spectrum of information, including financial
publications, third-party research materials, annual reports, prospectuses, regulatory filings,
company press releases, and corporate rating services.
Investment Strategies
We employ a range of investment strategies to implement the advice we give to clients including:
long-term purchases, short-term purchases, margin transactions, and option strategies including
writing covered options.
Risk
Although we work hard to preserve your capital and achieve real growth of client wealth, investing
in securities involves risk of loss that each client should be prepared to bear. Stock markets and
bond markets fluctuate substantially over time. In addition, as recent global and domestic
economic events have indicated, performance of any investment is not guaranteed. Certain
strategies can impose more risk than others. Depending upon the client need and investment
mandate, we will endeavor to thoroughly explain the rules applicable and address them in the
investment management agreement as well. Additional risks are listed below:
Lack of Diversification: There are no limits with respect to position sizes. Any assets or combination
of assets that can be held in a securities account can be purchased or sold.
Cash and Cash Equivalents: Accounts may maintain significant cash positions from time to time and
the client will pay the Investment Management Fee based on the net asset value of the Account,
including cash and cash equivalents. Furthermore, the Account may forego investment
opportunities to hold cash positions if we consider it in the best interests of the Accounts.
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Analysis: Like any other investment strategy or technique, fundamental analysis is not always
successful. The fact that fundamentals show a stock to be undervalued does not guarantee that its
shares will rise to intrinsic value any time soon. In reality, real price behavior is influenced by a
myriad of factors that may undermine fundamental analysis.
Long term Purchases (securities held at least a year)
Liquidity: The portfolio may be invested in liquid securities. You should be aware that liquid
securities may become less liquid during the holding period.
Market Risks: The success of a significant portion of the program will depend, to a great extent,
upon correctly assessing the future course of the price movements of the securities traded.
Additionally, over time, the effectiveness of the trading program may decline, including due to other
market participants developing similar programs or techniques. There are risks that are involved in
trading and owning securities.
Options and Other Derivatives: We may purchase or sell options (covered calls and the purchase of
puts and calls and spreads) Both the purchasing and selling of call and put options entail risks. An
investment in an option may be subject to greater fluctuation than an investment in the underlying
securities.
Cash Management
Each client custodian “sweeps” non-invested cash balances in client accounts every day into a
money market account selected by the client and offered as a service by the custodian. At client
request, we will recommend the sweep vehicle among the choices offered by the custodian. In that
case, we make a recommendation based on our understanding of the client’s tax status and risk
preferences.
Money market sweeps generally fall into four categories: government money market funds, prime
rated money market funds, tax-exempt money market funds, and bank deposit sweep accounts.
Our core expertise is active fixed income management (including corporate, government, and
municipal bonds), risk-managed equity management (primarily common stocks) and customized
balanced portfolios. Services include the management of a wide range of fixed income, balanced and
equity portfolios. In addition to the types of securities described above, we can invest in preferred
stocks, government agency obligations, money market instruments and such other securities that
we select, unless expressly limited by written direction or client guidelines.
Item 9 - Disciplinary Information
Taber Asset Management and its employees do not have reportable disciplinary history.
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Item 10 - Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
The Firm does not have any external Financial Industry Activities or Affiliations to report. Please
see Form ADV Part 2B supplements for advisory representatives outside business activity.
Item 11 - Code of Ethics, Participation in Client Transactions and
Personal Trading
We have imposed restrictions upon ourselves, or any person associated with us in connection with
the purchase or sale, directly or indirectly, for their own account or accounts controlled by them, of
securities recommended to or purchased for clients. We maintain strict guidelines and a Code of
Ethics for all our employees designed to assure that we, or persons associated with us, may not
benefit, directly or indirectly, from transactions made for the accounts of clients and that no other
conflict of interest exists.
We, our officers, employees or directors, are required to pre-clear securities trades in order to
avoid a conflict of interest between individual and client interests. Our Code of Ethics contains
various exemptions for personal securities trades that we believe do not involve potential conflicts,
such as Treasury Securities, open-end mutual funds and stock of companies that we will not
purchase for clients. A copy of our “Code of Ethics” is available upon request.
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
Subject to satisfying this policy and applicable laws, officers, directors and employees of our firm
can trade for their own accounts in securities which are recommended to and/or purchased for our
clients. The Code of Ethics is designed to assure that the personal securities transactions, activities
and interests of our employees will not interfere with (i) making decisions in the best interest of
advisory clients and (ii) implementing such decisions while, at the same time, allowing employees
to invest for their own accounts. Under the Code certain classes of securities have been designated
as exempt transactions, based upon a determination that these would materially not interfere with
the best interest of our clients.
Personal Trading
The Code of Ethics permits employees to invest in the same securities as clients, resulting in a
possibility that employees might benefit from market activity by a client in a security held by an
employee. Employee trading is continually monitored under the Code of Ethics to reasonably
prevent conflicts of interest between the firm and its clients.
Trades will be aggregated, if possible, and diligence will be maintained to insure that any trades
made in an employee account does not have a better price than the clients’ accounts.
Our employees and persons are required to follow our Code of Ethics.
Prohibition on Use of Insider Information
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We have also adopted policies and procedures to prevent the misuse of “insider” information
(material, non-public information). A copy of such policies and procedures is available to any
person upon request.
You may request a complete copy of our Code, free of charge, by contacting us at the address,
telephone or email on the cover page of this Part 2.
Item 12 - Brokerage Practices
We recommend that our clients use Charles Schwab. (Schwab), a FINRA-registered broker-dealer,
member SIPC, as the qualified custodian. We are independently owned and operated and not
affiliated with Schwab. Schwab will hold your assets in a brokerage account and buy and sell
securities when we/you instruct them to. While we recommend that you use Schwab as a
custodian/broker, you will decide whether to do so and open your account with Schwab by
entering into an account agreement directly with them.
Research Services / Soft Dollars
Products and Services Available to Us from Schwab
Schwab provides us and our clients with access to its 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 while others help us manage and grow our business. Schwab’s support services are
generally available on an unsolicited basis (we do not have to request them) and at no charge to us
as long as we keep our clients’ assets in accounts at Schwab. Here is a more detailed description of
Schwab’s support services:
Services that Benefit You
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 you and your account.
Services that May Not Directly Benefit You
Schwab also makes available to us other products and services that benefit us but may not directly
benefit you or your account. 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 some substantial number of our clients’ accounts,
including accounts not maintained at Schwab. In addition to investment research, Schwab also
makes available software and other technology that:
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provide access to client account data (such as duplicate trade confirmations and account
statements);
facilitate trade execution and allocate aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts;
provide pricing and other market data;
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facilitate payment of our fees from our clients’ accounts; and
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:
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educational conferences and events
technology, compliance, legal, and business consulting;
publications and conferences on practice management and business succession; and
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 may also provide us with other benefits
such as occasional business entertainment of our personnel.
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. We do not have to pay for Schwab’s services so long as we keep client assets in
accounts at Schwab. This may give us an incentive to recommend that you maintain your account
with Schwab based on our interest in receiving Schwab’s services that benefit our business rather
than based on your interest in receiving the best value in custody services and the most favorable
execution of your transactions. This is a potential conflict of interest. We believe, however, that our
selection of Schwab as custodian and broker is in the best interests of our clients. It is primarily
supported by the scope, quality and price of Schwab’s services and not Schwab’s services that
benefit only us.
Benefits Received from Schwab
Schwab will provide the following: i) services to support the transition and opening of accounts to
and from the Firm, and ii) technology, marketing, research, and compliance-related expenses. The
Adviser has no obligation to deal with any broker or group of brokers in executing transactions in
portfolio securities.
We do not participate in Brokerage for Client referrals.
Directed Brokerage
Not all Advisers require their clients to direct brokerage. Upon request, we may place all or a
portion of the transactions with a broker with whom the client has a special advisory or consulting
relationship. Such transactions are placed with a broker who may have provided manager selection
services, performance measurement services, asset allocation services, or a variety of other
consulting or monitoring assistance, all with the specific knowledge and full approval of the client.
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With regard to client directed brokerage, we are required to disclose that we may be unable to
negotiate commissions, block or batch client orders or otherwise achieve the benefits described
above, including best execution, if you limit our brokerage discretion. Directed brokerage
commission rates may be higher than the rates we might pay for transactions in non-directed
accounts.
Broker Analysis
In an effort to achieve best execution, we consider the following factors in selecting brokers:
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Execution capability
Order size and market depth
Availability of competing markets
Trading characteristics of the security
Availability of accurate information comparing markets
Quantity and quality of research received from the broker dealer
Financial responsibility of the broker-dealer
Confidentiality
Responsiveness
Ability and willingness to commit capital
Availability of accurate information comparing markets
The technology to process such data
Other factors that bear on the overall evaluation of best price and execution
We monitor and evaluate the performance and execution capabilities of brokers that transact orders
for our client accounts to ensure consistent quality executions.
While our policy is to seek best
execution, we may occasionally select a broker with relatively higher transaction costs than
competitors if we determine in good faith that the cost is reasonable in relation to the value of the
brokerage and research services provided. We believe that we are able to negotiate costs on client
transactions that are competitive and consistent with our policy to seek best execution. In addition,
we periodically review our transaction costs in light of current market circumstances, available
published statistical analysis as well as other relevant information.
Trading Aggregation Practices
When we trade the same security in more than one client account, we batch or “bunch” the trades in
order to create a “block transaction.” whenever possible. Buying and selling in blocks helps create
trading efficiencies, prompt attention and desired price execution. Whenever possible, we will
attempt to batch or aggregate trades for clients who use the same directed brokers in order to create
a “block transaction.” Where a block trade is completely filled, each participating Client Account will
receive the average share/security price for the block trade order on the same day and transaction
costs shall be shared among participating Client Accounts pro rata based on the level of participation
in the block trade.
The commission amount and per share commission rate will differ between our clients with directed
brokerage relationships due to the dollar value and the size (number of shares) of the trade for each
account and the total relationship between the client and their broker. Because each client differs in
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portfolio size, investment objective, equity exposure and the extent of the relationship with their
broker, we do not negotiate commission discounts on the block transaction itself. The client may
receive a higher or lower price for a specific security depending upon the amount of time it takes for
us to review and take action in all of our accounts.
Item 13 – Review of Accounts
William E. Taber, President and CCO reviews the managed accounts. General reviews such as a
review of the clients’ holdings are made at least quarterly. A thorough review of the client’s
portfolio and investment objectives are made at least annually. Financial planning accounts are
reviewed annually. The calendar is the triggering factor. Unscheduled reviews can occur more often
if additional trigger factors occur such as major market fluctuations, political or economic shifts
and/or a change in the client’s goals or objectives occurs. Accounts at other money managers are
reviewed when Taber Asset Management receives their statement- usually quarterly.
We do not have a limitation on the number of client accounts assigned to any particular account
officer, nor is there a precise sequence or review schedule. All portfolios are reviewed by William E.
Taber.
We prepare portfolio evaluations for the managed accounts. Client can choose to receive the
portfolio evaluations monthly, quarterly or semi-annually. Portfolio evaluations are produced via
Advent/Axys software in the form of a report(s) (including the following: Unrealized P&L, Realized
P&L, Appraisal with Income, Performance Results -Individual) You will receive quarterly
statements from your broker/dealers and custodians, mutual funds and other money managers, as
appropriate. Those contracting only for preparation for a financial plan will not receive regular
reports on their accounts as their agreement expires upon completion of the analysis and payment
of the invoice.
Item 14 - Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Taber Asset Management has solicitation agreements pursuant to which it compensates third-party
intermediaries (Smart Asset) for client leads that result in the provision of investment advisory
services by Taber Asset Management. Solicitors introducing clients to Taber Asset Management
will receive compensation from Taber Asset Management, in the form of a flat fee per lead. Leads
may or not result in the client(s) becoming a client of Taber Asset Management. Such compensation
will be paid pursuant to a written agreement with the solicitor. The cost of any such fees/leads will
be borne entirely by Taber Asset Management and not by any affected client.”
Employees of the company are eligible to receive additional compensation, such as bonuses, based
on recurring revenue.
Schwab provides Taber Asset Management, and our clients with access to its trading, custody,
reporting and related services. Please refer to Item 12 – Brokerage Practices for details.
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Item 15 - Custody
We do not have actual custody of client assets. Taber Asset Management offers the service of having
the advisory fee(s) deducted directly from the client’s custodial account as a matter of convenience,
so the client does not have to write a check to the adviser each quarter. This is custody, but some
relief from the additional books and records and net capital requirements is available, if the adviser
complies with the following: (1) client authorizes the deduction in writing and (2) statements are
forwarded from the custodian to the client reflecting the fee deduction at least quarterly or as often
as fees are deducted. The custodian maintains actual custody of Client assets. Therefore, each client
must select a custodian and can be required to pay custodian fees. Also, clients will incur brokerage
and other transaction costs in the course of our management of their accounts. Clients will receive
account statement from one or more qualified custodians covering the funds and securities in their
account(s). We urge Clients to carefully review such statements and compare such official custodial
records to the account statements that we may 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
We have discretionary authority to make determinations regarding the securities that are to be
bought and sold, as well as the quantities of such securities, for most clients. Such authority is
provided in our contract with each client. This discretion is subject to mutually agreed upon
investment guidelines relative to the client’s portfolio. We have model portfolio guidelines available
for clients to adopt, in whole or in part, if they do not have their own. Client investment guidelines
may or may not limit the scope of potential investments. As a result, clients can impose restrictions
on investing in certain securities or types of securities. Within client guidelines and instructions, we
make decisions as to the nature and quantity of securities to be bought or sold.
Item 17 - Voting Client Securities
As a matter of firm policy and practice, Taber Asset Management does not have any authority to and
does not vote proxies on behalf of advisory clients. Clients retain the responsibility for receiving
and voting proxies for any and all securities maintained in client portfolios. If requested by the
client, Taber Asset Management can provide advice to clients regarding the clients’ voting of
proxies. Clients can contact us at the number listed on the ADV if they have questions about proxies.
Item 18 - Financial Information
Registered investment advisers are required in this Item to provide you with certain financial
information or disclosures about Taber Asset Management’s financial condition. Taber Asset
Management has no financial commitment that impairs its ability to meet contractual and fiduciary
commitments to clients and has not been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding. We do not require
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or solicit prepayment of more than $1200 in fees per client, six months or more in advance and
therefore do not have any material financial disclosures.
Business Continuity Plan
We have a Business Continuity Plan that addresses how the Firm will respond to events that may
disrupt its business. If the main telephone line is inactive, the emergency number is 515-778-4074.
If the emergency line is down, please contact your custodian. We will resume operations as quickly
as possible (preferably within twenty-four hours) depending on the severity of the business
disruption. Our Business Continuity Plan covers data backup and recovery, mission critical systems
financial and operational assessments, alternative communications, alternate business locations,
regulatory reporting and the assurance of prompt access to funds and securities for our customers.
Additional details regarding the firm’s Business Continuity Plan are available upon request.
Privacy Notice
We do not disclose nonpublic personal information about our present or former clients except as
permitted by law. We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about you (that we may
obtain from your account and your transactions) to those employees who need to know that
information to provide products or services to you or to alert you to new, enhanced or improved
products or services we provide. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that
comply with federal standards to safeguard your nonpublic personal information.
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Form ADV Part 2B Brochure Supplement
Item 1- Cover Page
William E. Taber
CRD# 873507
Taber Asset Management, L.L.C.
2913 Virginia Place
Des Moines, IA 50321-1534
Phone: 515-557-1860
Brochure Supplement prepared: April 2026
This Brochure Supplement provides information about William E. Taber that supplements Taber
Asset Management, L.L.C.’s (“Taber Asset Management”)Form ADV Part 2A Brochure. Please
contact William E. Taber, President and Chief Compliance Officer if you did not receive Taber Asset
Management’s Brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement.
Additional information about William E. Taber is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 - Educational Background and Business Experience
William E. Taber
Born in 1952
Education:
Bachelors in Business Administration degree from the University of Iowa in 1974 and a Certificate
of Completion from the E-Myth Worldwide Mastery Business Development Program in 2003.
Business experience:
06/1998 to present, Taber Asset Management, L.L.C., President and Chief Compliance Officer
02/2009 to 05/2011, Nations Financial Group, Inc., Registered Representative
11/2008 to 02/2009, Nations Financial Group, Inc., Non-Registered Employee
02/2007 to 06/2007, Nations Financial Group, Inc., Registered Representative
06/1998 to 05/2005, Nations Financial Group, Inc., Registered Representative
05/1998 to 06/1998, Everen Securities, Registered Representative
11/1987 to 05/1998 Principal Financial Securities, Inc., First Vice President – Investments
05/1979 10/1987 E.F. Hutton & Company, Assistant Vice President, Registered Representative
Item 3 - Disciplinary Information
William E. Taber has not been a party to a criminal or civil action in a domestic, foreign or military
court, been a party to an administrative proceeding before the SEC, any other federal regulatory
agency, any state regulatory agency or any foreign financial regulatory authority or been a party to
a self-regulatory proceeding.
Item 4 - Other Business Activities
Mr. Taber is a member of Taber Virtual Global Investment Network LLC. Nature of business:
General Consulting, not investment related and the business is not active at this time. There is not a
relationship between Taber Virtual Global Investment Network LLC, Taber Asset Management, and
William E. Taber.
Item 5 - Additional Compensation
William E. Taber does not receive any additional compensation for other business activities.
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Item 6 - Supervision
William E. Taber is the Chief Compliance Officer of Taber Asset Management; therefore, he is
responsible for his own supervision. Additionally, William E. Taber adheres to Taber Asset
Management’s policies, procedures and code of ethics that guide the supervision of our advisory
activities. He can be contacted at 515-557-1860.
William E. Taber is responsible for complete oversight of your financial advisor’s activity. The
Supervisor reviews client trades and the advisor’s trades on a regular basis through our client
relationship management system. Additionally, William E. Taber ensures the firm is adhering to
applicable laws, regulations and firm policies.
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Form ADV Part 2B Brochure Supplement
Item 1- Cover Page
Carla S. Albers
CRD# 1390253
Taber Asset Management, L.L.C.
2913 Virginia Place
Des Moines, IA 50321-1534
Phone: 515-557-1861
Brochure Supplement prepared: April 2026
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Carla S. Albers that supplements Taber
Asset Management, L.L.C.’s (“Taber Asset Management”) Form ADV Part 2A Brochure. Please
contact William E. Taber, President and Chief Compliance Officer if you did not receive Taber Asset
Management, L.L.C.’s Brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement.
Additional information about Carla S. Albers is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 - Educational Background and Business Experience
Carla S. Albers
Born in 1963
Education:
American Institute of Business, Associate in Business Degree
Business experience for the past five years:
06/1998 to present, Taber Asset Management, L.L.C., Client Service Associate
06/1998 to 05/2013, Nations Financial Group, Inc., Registered Representative
10/1994 to 06/1998, Everen Securities, Sales Assistant
04/1985 to 10/1994, Dean Witter, Sales Assistant/Cashier
Item 3 - Disciplinary Information
Carla Albers has not been a party to a criminal or civil action in a domestic, foreign or military court,
been a party to an administrative proceeding before the SEC, any other federal regulatory agency,
any state regulatory agency or any foreign financial regulatory authority or been a party to a self-
regulatory proceeding.
Item 4 - Other Business Activities
Carla Albers does not have any other business activities.
Item 5 - Additional Compensation
Carla Albers does not receive additional compensation for any other business activities.
Item 6 - Supervision
Carla Albers is supervised by William E. Taber, Chief Compliance Officer and President of Taber
Asset Management. William E. Taber can be contacted at 515-557-1860.
William E. Taber reviews client trades and the advisor’s trades on a regular basis through our client
relationship management system. William E. Taber reviews Carla Albers activities through client
relationship and portfolio management systems. Additionally, William E. Taber ensures the firm is
adhering to applicable laws, regulations and firm policies.
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Form ADV Part 2B Brochure Supplement
Item 1- Cover Page
Anastasia S. Taber CFP®
CRD# 7369690
Taber Asset Management, L.L.C.
2000 Duke Street, Suite 300
Alexandria, Virginia, 22314
Phone: 703-380-0968
Brochure Supplement prepared: April 2026
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Anastasia S. Taber that supplements Taber
Asset Management, L.L.C.’s (“Taber Asset Management”) Form ADV Part 2A Brochure. Please
contact William E. Taber, President and Chief Compliance Officer if you did not receive Taber Asset
Management, L.L.C.’s Brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement.
Additional information about Anastasia S. Taber is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 - Educational Background and Business Experience
Anastasia S. Taber
Born in 1991
Education:
Georgetown University, Bachelor of Arts Degree
Business experience for the past five years:
04/2021 to present, Taber Asset Management, L.L.C., Associate Advisor
12/2018 to 04/2021, Cleary Gottlieb Steent & Hamilton, Client Accounting Analyst
09/2016 to 12/2018, Bernstein Management Corp, Manager
05/2016 to 08/2016, n/a
07/2014 to 05/2016, American Homes 4 Rent, Licensing Compliance Coordinator
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Certification
The CFP® certification is a voluntary certification; no federal or state law or regulation requires
financial planners to hold CFP® certification. It is recognized in the United States and a number of
other countries for its (1) high standard of professional education; (2) stringent code of conduct
and standards of practice; and (3) ethical requirements that govern professional engagements with
clients. Currently, more than 88,000 individuals have obtained CFP® certification in the United
States.
To attain the right to use the CFP® marks, an individual must satisfactorily fulfill the following
requirements:
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Standards of Professional Conduct
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, a set of
Education – Complete an advanced college-level course of study addressing the financial
planning subject areas that CFP Board’s studies have determined as necessary for the
competent and professional delivery of financial planning services, and attain a Bachelor’s
Degree from a regionally accredited United States college or university (or its equivalent
from a foreign university). CFP Board’s financial planning subject areas include insurance
planning and risk management, employee benefits planning, investment planning, income
tax planning, retirement planning, and estate planning;
Examination – Pass the comprehensive CFP® Certification Examination. The examination
includes case studies and client scenarios designed to test one’s ability to correctly diagnose
financial planning issues and apply one’s knowledge of financial planning to real world
circumstances;
Experience – Complete at least three years of full-time financial planning-related experience
(or the equivalent, measured as 2,000 hours per year); and
Ethics – Agree to be bound by CFP Board’s
documents outlining the ethical and practice standards for CFP® professionals.
Individuals who become certified must complete the following ongoing education and ethics
requirements in order to maintain the right to continue to use the CFP® marks:
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Code of Ethics
tandards of Professional
Continuing Education – Complete 30 hours of continuing education hours every two years,
Conduct
including two hours on the
and other parts of the S
, to maintain competence and keep up with developments in the financial planning
Standards of Professional Conduct
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field; and
Standards
Ethics – Renew an agreement to be bound by the
. The
prominently require that CFP® professionals provide financial planning services
at a fiduciary standard of care. This means CFP® professionals must provide financial
planning services in the best interests of their clients.
CFP® professionals who fail to comply with the above standards and requirements may be subject
to CFP Board’s enforcement process, which could result in suspension or permanent revocation of
their CFP® certification.
Item 3 - Disciplinary Information
Anastasia Taber has not been a party to a criminal or civil action in a domestic, foreign or military
court, been a party to an administrative proceeding before the SEC, any other federal regulatory
agency, any state regulatory agency or any foreign financial regulatory authority or been a party to
a self-regulatory proceeding.
Item 4 - Other Business Activities
Anastasia Taber does not have any other business activities.
Item 5 - Additional Compensation
Anastasia Taber does not receive additional compensation for other business activities.
Item 6 - Supervision
Anastasia Taber is supervised by William E. Taber, Chief Compliance Officer and President of Taber
Asset Management. William E. Taber can be contacted at 515-557-1860.
William E. Taber reviews client trades and the advisor’s trades on a regular basis through our client
relationship management system. William E. Taber reviews Anastasia Taber activities through
client relationship and portfolio management systems. Additionally, William E. Taber ensures the
firm is adhering to applicable laws, regulations and firm policies.
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