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Item 1Cover Page
Part 2A of Form ADV: Firm Brochure
Terra Nova Asset Management LLC
747 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Telephone: 212.355.1234
Email: baumgartner@terranovausa.com
Web Address: www.terranovausa.com
November 7, 2025
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Terra Nova Asset
Management LLC. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at
212.355.1234 or baumgartner@terranovausa.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.
Additional information about Terra Nova Asset Management LLC also is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. You can search this site by a unique identifying number, known as a CRD
number. Our firm's CRD number is 111676.
Item 2 Material Changes
The material changes in this brochure from the last annual updating amendment of Terra Nova Asset
Management, LLC on 03/12/2025 are described below. Material changes relate to Terra Nova Asset
Management, LLC’s policies, practices or conflicts of interests.
• The firm has updated its existing office location. (Cover Page)
We will ensure that you receive a summary of any material changes to this and subsequent brochures within
120 days of the close of our business fiscal year. Furthermore, we will provide you with other interim
disclosures about material changes as necessary.
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Item 3 Table of Contents
Item 1 Cover Page ....................................................................................................................................... 1
Item 2 Material Changes ............................................................................................................................. 2
Item 3 Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................ 3
Item 4 Advisory Business ........................................................................................................................... 4
Item 5 Fees and Compensation .................................................................................................................. 5
Item 6 Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ........................................................... 6
Item 7 Types of Clients ............................................................................................................................... 6
Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss .................................................... 6
Item 9 Disciplinary Information ................................................................................................................. 7
Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations .................................................................. 7
Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading ........... 8
Item 12 Brokerage Practices ....................................................................................................................... 8
Item 13 Review of Accounts .................................................................................................................... 12
Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation ................................................................................. 12
Item 15 Custody ........................................................................................................................................ 12
Item 16 Investment Discretion ................................................................................................................. 13
Item 17 Voting Client Securities .............................................................................................................. 13
Item 18 Financial Information .................................................................................................................. 14
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Item 4 Advisory Business
Terra Nova Asset Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser with its principal place of
business located in New York. Terra Nova Asset Management LLC began conducting business in 1998.
The principal shareholders of a firm are those individuals and/or entities owning25% or more of the company.
Petra Maria Peters is the principal owner of the firm.
Our firm provides continuous asset management of client funds based on the individual needs of the client.
Through personal discussions in which goals and objectives based on the client's particular circumstances are
established, we develop the client's investment objectives and guidelines. We create and manage a portfolio
based on that investment profile. During our data-gathering process, we determine the client’s individual
objectives, time horizons, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs. As appropriate, we may also review and
discuss a client’s prior investment history, as well as family composition and background.
We manage these advisory accounts on a discretionary basis. Account supervision is guided by the client's
Written Acknowledgement considerations.
Clients may impose reasonable restrictions on investing in certain securities, types of securities, or industry
sectors.
Once the client's portfolio has been established, we review the portfolio quarterly, and if necessary, on a more
frequent basis, based on the client's individual needs. Our investment recommendations are not limited to
any specific types of investments, but will typically include advice regarding the following securities:
• Exchange-listed securities
• Securities traded over-the-counter
• Foreign issuers
• Corporate debt securities (other than commercial paper)
• Commercial paper
• Municipal securities
• United States governmental securities
Because some types of investments involve certain additional degrees of risk, they will only be recommended
when consistent with the client's stated investment objectives, tolerance for risk, liquidity and suitability.
We issue a market/newsletter quarterly on our website, www.terranovausa.com.
Written Acknowledgement of Fiduciary Status
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:
• Meet a professional standard of care when making investment recommendations (give
prudent advice);
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• 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.
As of December 31, 2024, we managed $173,889,240 of client’s assets on a discretionary basis and
$21,608,241 on a non- discretionary assets under management.
Item 5 Fees and Compensation
Our annual fees for investment advisory services are based upon a percentage of assets under management
and generally range from 0.65% to 1.50% and are calculated and billed quarterly in arrears. In limited
circumstances, our fees for investment advisory services are based on the performance of the clients’
assets under management or are charged as a fixed fee. In limited circumstance, TNAM may cover the
client’s brokerage costs. This arrangement may cost the client more or less than pay for such services
separately. Further, this arrangement creates an incentive for Terra Nova Asset Management LLC to
limit trading in the client account to reduce costs to Terra Nova Asset Management LLC. Terra Nova
Asset Management LLC has policies and procedures to ensure that its trading practices are fair to all clients
and that no client or account is advantaged or disadvantaged over any other.
A minimum of $1,000,000 of assets under management is required for this service. This account size may
be negotiable under certain circumstances. Terra Nova Asset Management LLC may group certain related
client accounts for the purposes of achieving the minimum account size and determining the annual fee.
An annual minimum fee of $2,500 per account will apply.
Terra Nova Asset Management LLC debits the investment advisory fee directly from a client’s account.
Terra Nova Asset Management LLC can also send an invoice to the client rather than directly debit the
client’s quarterly fee, upon request.
Limited Negotiability of Advisory Fees: Although Terra Nova Asset Management LLC has established
the aforementioned fee schedule, we retain the discretion to negotiate alternative fees on a client -by-
client basis. Client facts, circumstances and needs are considered in determining the fee schedule.
These include the complexity of the client, assets to be placed under management, anticipated future
additional assets, related accounts, portfolio style, account composition, and reports, among other
factors. The specific annual fee schedule is identified in the contract between the firm and each client.
Termination of the Advisory Relationship: A client agreement may be canceled at any time, by either
party, for any reason upon receipt of 30 days written notice. Upon termination of any account, any
prepaid, unearned fees will be promptly refunded.
Mutual Fund Fees: All fees paid to Terra Nova Asset Management LLC for investment advisory
services are separate and distinct from the fees and expenses charged by mutual funds and/or ETFs to
their shareholders. These fees and expenses are described in each fund's prospectus. These fees will
generally include a management fee, other fund expenses, and a possible distribution fee. If the fund
also imposes sales charges, a client may pay an initial or deferred sales charge. A client could invest in a
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mutual fund directly, without our services. In that case, the client would not receive the services provided
by our firm which are designed, among other things, to assist the client in determining which mutual fund
or funds are most appropriate to each client's financial condition and objectives. Accordingly, the client
should review both the fees charged by the funds and our fees to fully understand the total amount of fees to
be paid by the client and to thereby evaluate the advisory services being provided.
Additional Fees and Expenses: In addition to our advisory fees, clients are also responsible for the fees
and expenses charged by custodians and imposed by broker dealers, including, but not limited to, any
transaction charges imposed by a broker dealer with which an independent investment manager effects
transactions for the client's account(s) except in limited circumstance as noted above. Please refer to the
"Brokerage Practices" section (Item 12) of this Form ADV for additional information.
Advisory Fees in General: Clients should note that similar advisory services may (or may not) be
available from other registered (or unregistered) investment advisers for similar or lower fees.
Item 6 Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Terra Nova Asset Management LLC can potentially receive greater investment advisory fees from an
account paying a performance-based fee than from an account paying an asset-based or fixed fee. This
represents a potential conflict of interest because an incentive exists to favor accounts that are charged a
performance-based fee or to allocate time, services or functions to clients paying performance-based fees.
For example, an incentive exists to direct the best investment ideas to, or allocate or sequence trades in favor
of, the account that pays the performance fee. Terra Nova Asset Management LLC has policies and
procedures to ensure that its trading practices are fair to all clients and that no client or account is
advantaged or disadvantaged over any other.
Item 7 Types of Clients
Terra Nova Asset Management LLC offers advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, family
offices, and institutional clients. As previously disclosed in Item 5, our firm has established certain initial
minimum account requirements, based on the nature of the service(s) being provided.
Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Terra Nova Asset Management LLC invests client assets in both equity and fixed income securities and does so
in a manner that is appropriate to the needs of the client and consistent with the client's investment objectives,
risk tolerance, and time horizons, among other considerations. We typically purchase securities with the idea
of holding them in the client's account for a year or longer and employ this strategy when:
• we believe the securities to be currently undervalued, and/or
• we want exposure to a particular asset class over time, regardless of the current projection for this
class.
A risk in a long-term purchase strategy is that by holding the security for this length of time, we may not
take advantage of short-term gains that could be profitable to a client. Moreover, if our predictions are
incorrect, a security may decline sharply in value before we make the decision to sell.
We use both technical and fundamental methods of analysis in formulating our investment advice and
managing client assets.
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Fundamental Analysis: We attempt to measure the intrinsic value of a security by looking at economic
and financial factors (including the overall economy, industry conditions, and the financial condition and
management of the company itself) to determine if the company is underpriced (indicating it may be a good
time to buy) or overpriced (indicating it may be time to sell). Fundamental analysis does not attempt to
anticipate market movements. This presents a potential risk, as the price of a security can move up or down
along with the overall market regardless of the economic and financial factors considered in evaluating the
stock.
Technical Analysis: In this type of technical analysis, we review charts of market and security activity in
an attempt to identify when the market is moving up or down and to predict how long the trend may last and
when that trend might reverse.
Clients should understand that investing in any securities involves a risk of loss of both income and
principal that clients should be prepared to bear.
Each type of security has its own unique set of risks that are not always easily identifiable. These risks
affect the performance and the volatility of any investment. For example, investments are affected by
general economic and market conditions such as interest rates, availability of credit, inflation rates,
economic uncertainty, changes in laws and national and international political circumstances.
Investments are also subject to currency, political and business risks.
Our securities analysis methods rely on the assumption that the companies whose securities we
purchase and sell, the rating agencies that review these securities, and other publicly-available sources
of information about these securities, are providing accurate and unbiased data. While we are alert to
indications that data may be incorrect, there is always a risk that our analysis may be compromised by
inaccurate or misleading information.
Although Terra Nova Asset Management LLC has taken measures to decrease the risks associated with a
cybersecurity event, the computer systems, networks and devices used by Terra Nova Asset Management
LLC and its service providers potentially can be breached. A client could be negatively impacted as a
result of a cybersecurity breach. A cybersecurity breach could result in a failure to maintain the security,
confidentiality or privacy of sensitive data, including personal information of clients. A cybersecurity
breach may also cause disruptions and impact business operations potentially resulting in a financial loss
to a client.
Item 9 Disciplinary Information
We are required to disclose any legal or disciplinary events that are material to a client's or prospective
client's evaluation of our advisory business or the integrity of our management.
Our firm and our management personnel have no reportable disciplinary events to disclose.
Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Our firm and our related persons are not engaged in other financial industry activities and have no other
industry affiliations.
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Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
Our firm has adopted a Code of Ethics (the “Code”) which sets forth high ethical standards of business
conduct that we require of our employees, including compliance with applicable federal securities laws.
Terra Nova Asset Management LLC and our personnel owe a duty of loyalty, fairness and good faith
towards our clients, and have an obligation to adhere not only to the specific provisions of the Code but to
the general principles that guide the Code.
Our Code includes policies and procedures for the review of quarterly securities transactions reports as well as
initial and annual securities holdings reports that must be submitted by the firm’s access persons. Among
other things, our Code also requires the prior approval of any acquisition of securities in a limited offering
(e.g., private placement) or an initial public offering. Our Code also provides for oversight, enforcement
and recordkeeping provisions.
Terra Nova Asset Management LLC's Code further includes the firm's policy prohibiting the use of
material non-public information. While we do not believe that we have any particular access to non-public
information, all employees are reminded that such information may not be used in a personal or
professional capacity.
Terra Nova Asset Management LLC and individuals associated with our firm are prohibited from engaging in
principal transactions or in agency cross transactions.
Our Code 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.
Our firm and/or individuals associated with our firm may buy or sell for their personal account’s securities
identical to or different from those recommended to our clients, and may do so at or about the same time as
transactions in client accounts. In addition, any related person(s) may have an interest or position in a
certain security(ies) which may also be recommended to a client.
It is the expressed policy of our firm that no person employed by us may take advantage of transaction(s)
being implemented for an advisory account, or benefit from transactions placed on behalf of advisory accounts
in any way.
Contact Daniel Baumgartner, Chief Compliance Officer, at 212.355.1234 or
baumgartner@terranovausa.com to request a copy of the Code.
Item 12 Brokerage Practices
Custodian and Broker Selection: Terra Nova Asset Management LLC recommends the brokerage and
custodial services of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”), Fidelity Investments (“Fidelity) and
State Street Bank (“State Street”) (collectively, the “Recommended Custodians”). Terra Nova Asset
Management LLC seeks to obtain “best execution” for client securities transactions. In seeking best
execution, the determinative factor is not necessarily the lowest possible cost, but whether the
transaction represents the best qualitative execution. Terra Nova Asset Management LLC recommends
the services of the Recommended Custodians based on a number of factors including the broke rs’
stability, reputation, ability to provide professional services, competitive commission rates and prices,
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research, trading platform, and other services which will help Terra Nova Asset Management LLC in
providing investment management services to clients. Terra Nova Asset Management LLC may,
therefore recommend (or use) the use of 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. Research services may be useful in
servicing all our clients, and not all of such research may be useful for the account for which the
particular transaction was affected.
Directed Brokerage: Clients determine the broker-dealer and custodian to be used; however, for
custodian and/or brokerage services the options are typically limited to the Recommended Custodians.
Not all investment advisers require their clients to use the brokerage and clearing ser vices of a limited
number of firms. The commissions and transaction fees charged by the Recommended Custodians may
be higher (or lower) than what other broker-dealers charge and this practice could cost clients more
money. Further, in using only the Recommended Custodians, Terra Nova Asset Management LLC
could be unable to achieve the most favorable execution of client transactions.
It should be noted that certain client accounts do not use the brokerage and custodial services of the
Recommended Custodians and use the services of other entities such as Deutsche Bank, Fiduciary
Trust and/or State Street. In such instances, Terra Nova Asset Management LLC does not necessarily
affect client securities transactions with such entities.
Soft Dollar Benefits: Consistent with obtaining best execution for clients, Terra Nova Asset
Management LLC may direct brokerage transactions for clients' portfolios to brokers who provide research
and execution services to Terra Nova Asset Management LLC and, indirectly, to Terra Nova Asset
Management LLC's clients. These services are of the type described in Section 28(e) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and are designed to augment our own internal research and investment strategy
capabilities. This may be done without prior agreement or understanding by the client (and done at our
discretion). Research services obtained through the use of soft dollars may be developed by brokers to
whom brokerage is directed or by third-parties which are compensated by the broker.
Terra Nova Asset Management LLC does not attempt to put a specific dollar value on the services
rendered or to allocate the relative costs or benefits of those services among clients, believing that the
research we receive will help us to fulfill our overall duty to our clients. Terra Nova Asset Management
LLC may not use each particular research service, however, to service each client. As a result, a client may
pay brokerage commissions that are used, in part, to purchase research services that are not used to
benefit that specific client. Broker-dealers we select may be paid commissions for effecting transactions
for our clients that exceed the amounts other broker-dealers would have charged for effecting these
transactions if Terra Nova Asset Management LLC determines in good faith that such amounts are
reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and/or research services provided by those broker-
dealers, viewed either in terms of a particular transaction or our overall duty to its ('brokerage')
discretionary client accounts.
Certain items obtainable with soft dollars may not be used exclusively for either execution or research
services. The cost of such "mixed-use" products or services will be fairly allocated and Terra Nova Asset
Management LLC makes a good faith effort to determine the percentage of such products or services
which may be considered as investment research. The portions of the costs attributable to non-research
usage of such products or services are paid by our firm to the broker-dealer in accordance with the
provisions of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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When Terra Nova Asset Management LLC uses client brokerage commissions to obtain research or
brokerage services, we receive a benefit to the extent that Terra Nova Asset Management LLC does not
have to produce such products internally or compensate third-parties with our own money for the
delivery of such services. Therefore, such use of client brokerage commissions results in a conflict of
interest, because we have an incentive to direct client brokerage to those brokers who provide research
and services we utilize, even if these brokers do not offer the best price or commission rates for our
clients.
The products and services we obtained on a soft- dollar basis include Bloomberg data, Telemet, Advent
Axys software and Moxy software.
Block Trading: Terra Nova Asset Management LLC will block trades where possible and when
advantageous to clients. This blocking of trades permits the trading of aggregate blocks of securities
composed of assets from multiple client accounts, so long as transaction costs are shared equally and on a
pro-rated basis between all accounts included in any such block.
Block trading may allow us to execute equity trades in a timelier, more equitable manner and at an
average share price and commission. Terra Nova Asset Management LLC will typically aggregate trades
among clients whose accounts can be traded at a given broker. Specifically, Terra Nova Asset
Management LLC is only able to block transactions for clients with assets that are held at the same
custodian. For example, Terra Nova Asset Management LLC is unable to bunch a transaction for a client
with assets maintained at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. with transactions for a client with assets
maintained at Fidelity Investments. In aggregating transactions, no client or account will be favored
over another.
Other Benefits - Schwab: As previously mentioned, Terra Nova Asset Management LLC may
recommend that clients establish brokerage accounts with the Schwab Institutional division of Charles
Schwab & Co., Inc. ("Schwab"), a FINRA registered broker-dealer, member SIPC, to maintain custody of
clients' assets and to effect trades for their accounts. Although we may recommend that clients
establish accounts at Schwab, it is the client's decision to custody assets with Schwab. Terra Nova Asset
Management LLC is independently owned and operated and not affiliated with Schwab.
Schwab provides Terra Nova Asset Management LLC with access to its institutional trading and custody
services, which are typically not available to Schwab retail investors. These services generally are
available to independent investment advisers on an unsolicited basis, at no charge to them so long as a
total of at least $10 million of the adviser's clients' assets are maintained in accounts at Schwab
Institutional. Schwab's brokerage services include the execution of securities transactions, 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.
For our client accounts maintained in its custody, Schwab generally does not charge separately for
custody services but is compensated by account holders through commissions and other transaction-
related or asset-based fees for securities trades that are executed through Schwab or that settle into Schwab
accounts.
Schwab Institutional also makes available to our firm other products and services that benefit Terra Nova
Asset Management LLC but may not directly benefit our clients' accounts. Many of these products and
services may be used to service all or some substantial number of our client accounts, including accounts
not maintained at Schwab.
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Schwab's products and services that assist us in managing and administering our clients' accounts include
software and other technology that
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provide access to client account data (such as trade confirmations and account statements);
facilitate trade execution and allocate aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts
provide research, pricing and other market data;
facilitate payment of our fees from clients' accounts; and
assist with back-office functions, recordkeeping and client reporting.
Schwab Institutional also offers other services intended to help us manage and further develop our business
enterprise. These services may include:
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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 make available, arrange and/or pay third-party vendors for the types of services
rendered to Terra Nova Asset Management LLC. Schwab Institutional may discount or waive fees it
would otherwise charge for some of these services or pay all or a part of the fees of a third-party
providing these services to our firm. Schwab Institutional may also provide other benefits such as
educational events or occasional business entertainment of our personnel. In evaluating whether to
recommend or require that client’s custody their assets at Schwab, we may take into account the availability
of some of the foregoing products and services and other arrangements as part of the total mix of factors
we consider and not solely on the nature, cost or quality of custody and brokerage services provided by
Schwab, which may create a potential conflict of interest.
Other Benefits - Fidelity: As previously mentioned, Terra Nova Asset Management LLC has an
arrangement with National Financial Services LLC, and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC (together
with all affiliates, "Fidelity") through which Fidelity provides our firm with their "platform" services. The
platform services include, among others, brokerage, custodial, administrative support, record keeping
and related services that are intended to support intermediaries like Terra Nova Asset Management LLC
in conducting business and in serving the best interests of our clients but that may also benefit us.
Fidelity charges brokerage commissions and transaction fees for effecting certain securities
transactions (i.e., transactions fees are charged for certain no-load mutual funds, commissions are
charged for individual equity and debt securities transactions). Fidelity enables Terra Nova Asset
Management LLC to obtain many no-load mutual funds without transaction charges and other no-load
funds at nominal transaction charges. Fidelity’s commission rates are generally considered discounted
from customary retail commission rates. However, the commissions and transaction fees charged by
Fidelity may be higher or lower than those charged by other custodians and broker-dealers. As part of
the arrangement, Fidelity also makes available to our firm, at no additional charge to us, certain research
and brokerage services, including research services obtained by Fidelity directly from independent
research companies, as selected by Terra Nova Asset Management LLC (within specified parameters).
Terra Nova Asset Management LLC may also receive additional services which may include other research
services. Without this arrangement, we might be compelled to purchase the same or similar services at our
own expense.
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As a result of receiving such services for no additional cost, we may have an incentive to continue to use
or expand the use of Fidelity's services. We examined this potential conflict of interest when we chose to
enter into the relationship with Fidelity and have determined that the relationship is in the best interests
of Terra Nova Asset Management LLC's clients and satisfies our client obligations, including our duty
to seek best execution. A client may pay a commission that is higher than another qualified broker-
dealer might charge to affect the same transaction where we determine in good faith that the commission is
reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services received. In seeking best
execution, the determinative factor is not the lowest possible cost, but whether the transaction
represents the best qualitative execution, taking into consideration the full range of a broker-dealer’s
services, including the value of research provided, execution capability, commission rates, and
responsiveness. Accordingly, while Terra Nova Asset Management LLC will seek competitive rates, to
the benefit of all clients, we may not necessarily obtain the lowest possible commission rates for specific
client account transactions. Although the investment research products and services that may be obtained
by us will generally be used to service all of our clients, a brokerage commission paid by a specific client
may be used to pay for research that is not used in managing that specific client’s account. Terra Nova
Asset Management LLC and Fidelity are not affiliated.
Item 13 Review of Accounts
REVIEWS: The underlying securities within portfolios are continually monitored and reviewed at
least quarterly. Accounts are reviewed in the context of each client's stated investment objectives and
guidelines. More frequent reviews may be triggered by material changes in variables such as the client's
individual circumstances, or the market, political or economic environment.
These accounts are reviewed by: Daniel Baumgartner, Managing Partner, and Petra Peters, Managing
Partner.
REPORTS: In addition to the written monthly statements and confirmations of transactions that clients
receive from their custodian and/or broker-dealer, Terra Nova Asset Management LLC will provide
written monthly reports summarizing balances and holdings.
Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation
As described in Item 12, Terra Nova Asset Management LLC receives products and services from brokers.
Terra Nova Asset Management LLC does not receive any other economic benefit from a non-client for
providing investment advisory services.
The firm has arrangements in place whereby it compensates solicitors for client referrals. For any client
whom the solicitors refer, the solicitors will receive a portion of that client’s investment advisory fee. The
solicitation fee will not affect the client’s investment advisory fee amount. Any clients who are referred
by the solicitors will receive a separate disclosure statement detailing the referral arrangement and
compensation involved.
Item 15 Custody
We previously disclosed in the "Fees and Compensation" section (Item 5) of this brochure that our firm
directly debits advisory fees from client accounts. As part of this billing process, the client's custodian is
advised of the amount of the fee to be deducted from that client's account. On at least a quarterly basis, the
custodian is required to send to the client a statement showing all transactions within the account during
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the reporting period. Because the custodian does not calculate the amount of the fee to be deducted, it
is important for clients to carefully review their custodial statements to verify the accuracy of the calculation,
among other things. Clients should contact us directly if they believe that there may be an error in their
statement.
Terra Nova Asset Management LLC is deemed to have custody where it has the ability to directly debit
festers Nova Asset Management LLC is also deemed to have custody where an employee of the firm
serves as the trustee to a firm’s client or if it has the ability to pay bills on behalf of clients. In addition to
the periodic statements that clients receive directly from their custodians, we also send account statements
directly to our clients on a monthly basis. We urge our clients to carefully compare the information
provided on these statements to ensure that all account transactions, holdings and values are correct and
current.
Item 16 Investment Discretion
Clients may hire us to provide discretionary asset management services, in which case we place trades in a
client's account without contacting the client prior to each trade to obtain the client's permission.
Our discretionary authority includes the ability to do the following without contacting the client:
• determine the security to buy or sell; and/or
• determine the amount of the security to buy or sell
Clients give us discretionary authority when they sign a discretionary agreement with our firm, and may
limit this authority by giving us written instructions. Clients may also change/amend such limitations by once
again providing us with written instructions.
Item 17 Voting Client Securities
As a matter of firm policy, we do not vote proxies on behalf of clients. Therefore, although our firm may
provide investment advisory services relative to client investment assets, clients maintain exclusive
responsibility for: (1) directing the manner in which proxies solicited by issuers of securities beneficially
owned by the client shall be voted, and (2) making all elections relative to any mergers, acquisitions, tender
offers, bankruptcy proceedings or other type events pertaining to the client’s investment assets. Terra Nova
Asset Management, LLC does not take any action with respect to class action lawsuits involving client
holdings. Clients retain the responsibility for participating class action lawsuits. However, upon request
from the client, the firm will evaluate the benefit of a participating in a class action lawsuit and assist the
client in filing the paperwork.
Clients are responsible for instructing each custodian of their assets to forward to them all proxies and
shareholder communications relating to their investment assets. In the event Terra Nova Asset
Management LLC comes into the receipt of any client proxies or shareholder communications it will
not be responsible for the forwarding of those documents to its clients.
Clients may contact Daniel Baumgartner, Chief Compliance Officer, at 212.355.1234 or
baumgartner@terranovausa.com if they have any questions about a particular proxy solicitation.
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Item 18 Financial Information
Terra Nova Asset Management LLC is financially capable of meeting all contractual commitments to
clients.
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