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Weybosset Research & Management, LLC
50 South Main Street. Suite 205
Providence, RI 02903
401-421-7171
www.weybosset.com
January 7, 2026
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Weybosset
Research & Management, LLC. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure,
please contact Jeannine Bizier, at (401) 421-7171. 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.
Weybosset Research & Management, LLC is a registered investment adviser. Registration of an
investment adviser does not imply any level of skill or training. The oral and written
communications of an adviser provide you with information from which you can make a
determination to hire or retain an adviser.
Additional information about Weybosset Research & Management, LLC is also available on the
SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov using its CRD #108047.
Item 2 – Material Changes
The SEC requires that if there are any significant or material changes within Weybosset
Research & Management, LLC, either in the makeup of the company or the manner in which
business is conducted, these changes must be summarized in this space. Further, the SEC
requires that the ADV Part 2A, also known as the brochure, be updated to reflect these
changes and distributed to all clients.
Since the last annual filing of this Form ADV Part 2A, dated January 6, 2025, there have been
no material changes.
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Item 3 -Table of Contents
Item 2 – Material Changes ................................................................................................................ 2
Item 3 -Table of Contents .................................................................................................................. 3
Item 4 – Advisory Business ............................................................................................................... 4
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation....................................................................................................... 4
Item 6 - Performance-Based Fees and Side by Side Management .................................................... 5
Item 7 – Types of Clients .................................................................................................................. 7
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 ......................................................... 8
Item 11 – Code of Ethics ................................................................................................................... 8
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices ........................................................................................................ 10
Item 13 – Review of Accounts ........................................................................................................ 10
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation ...................................................................... 10
Item 15 – Custody ........................................................................................................................... 11
Item 16 – Investment Discretion ..................................................................................................... 11
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities .................................................................................................. 11
Item 18 – Financial Information ...................................................................................................... 11
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Item 4 – Advisory Business
Advisory Firm
Weybosset Research & Management, LLC (WRM) is an independently owned, SEC registered, investment
advisor. The firm was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. The firm is a limited
liability company of which Fla Lewis III is the principal owner.
Investment Management and Advisory Services
WRM provides investment advisory and investment management services to its clients. WRM consults with
each client in order to define the client’s financial and investment objectives. When necessary, WRM will
consult with a client’s outside advisers such as attorneys and accountants in order to assist in defining these
objectives. During this process, WRM will assist the client(s) in determining their income or principal needs,
investment time horizon, specific investment limitations, tax circumstances and tolerance for risk. After the
objectives are determined, WRM works with clients to plan and implement a specific investment program and
strategy tailored to that individual client.
WRM manages investment portfolios that may comprise domestic and international stocks, preferred stocks,
and convertible securities; government and agency bonds, sovereign debt issues, tax-exempt bonds, corporate
bonds, exchange traded funds, master limited partnerships, limited partnerships and money market funds.
In addition, WRM sometimes provides advice to clients not specifically related to investments. This advice may
include matters relating to financial advice and tax issues.
Model Provider Services
WRM provides investment models to other investment advisers which typically serves as a guide for investing
their clients’ accounts. The other investment advisers are responsible for investment decisions, including all
trading and client interaction. If WRM recommends the same security transaction to its clients as it does to the
other investment advisers, WRM will typically provide the recommendation to the other investment advisers
after the transaction is completed for its advisory clients.
As of December 31, 2025, WRM managed discretionary accounts with a market value of $340,854,267.
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation
Investment Management Fee Schedule
$0-$2,000,000 1%
$5,000,000 and above negotiable
Variations from this fee schedule are offered relative to the size of a portfolio or its composition.
WRM’s fees may be negotiable depending on a client’s unique situation – such as the size of the aggregate total
relationship, family holdings, low-cost basis securities, fixed income holdings, certain passively managed
investments and pre-existing relationships with clients.
The basic fee schedule for Investment Management Services is as follows: Most fees are calculated based on
the value of a portfolio at the close of each calendar quarter and are charged in arrears. It is standard practice to
charge the fee directly to the client’s account; however, if the client(s) would like to be billed directly for fees
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incurred, they have that option.
Qualified clients may from time to time request a performance fee arrangement pursuant to Section 205-3 of the
Investment Advisors Act. Fixed fees are charged at an annual rate between $500 and $10,000 depending on
account size. They are payable quarterly in arrears. Fixed fees are available on a negotiated basis.
Clients may terminate investment advisory contracts at any time upon written notice with no penalty. Accounts
initiated or terminated during a calendar quarter will be charged a prorated fee. If a deposit or withdrawal is
made during a quarter, it is prorated. If assets are transferred between accounts for a client, the full fee is
charged.
When purchasing mutual funds for client accounts, these investments result in clients paying two advisory fees.
In addition to the management fee charged by WRM, clients also pay fees assessed by the mutual funds.
WRM’s fees do not include certain charges imposed by third parties which may include the following: custodial
fees; brokerage commissions; platform fees; mutual fund or money market management fees; administrative
expenses; mutual fund transaction fees; IRA and qualified retirement plan fees and other charges required by
law. WRM does not receive any portion of these third-party charges.
Neither WRM nor any management person at WRM receives any compensation for the sale of securities or other
products.
Custody, Payment of Compensation, and Trusteeship
Client assets will be held in the custody of a bank, trust company, custodian or brokerage firm agreed upon by
the client and WRM. The custodian sends a statement to the client monthly, indicating all amounts disbursed
from the account including the amount of advisory fees paid directly to WRM. Though WRM will assist the
client in establishing and maintaining accounts at the custodian, WRM shall have no responsibility or liability
with respect to custodial arrangements or the acts, omissions, or other conduct of the custodian. The client
generally authorizes WRM to debit fees directly from the client’s account at the custodian, except for those
clients who choose the option to be billed directly. WRM sends a copy of the invoice to the client stating the
amount of the fee, the value of the client’s assets on which the fee was based, and the method by which the fee
was calculated.
Item 6 - Performance-Based Fees and Side by Side Management
When requested by a client and agreed to by WRM, a quarterly management fee for its services will be replaced
by an “incentive performance” fee as set forth as follows: Clients are entitled to a 6% “preferred return” in any
given 12-month period commencing on the date which has been established as the inception date of the account
for performance fee purposes. This “preferred return” is the hurdle rate after which being attained, WRM is
entitled to charge for its services. WRM does not guarantee any rate of return for any account. WRM will
receive 25% of any profits or return, realized or unrealized, over the 6% preferred return rate as an incentive
performance fee. The determination as to WRM’s share of profits or return, if any, will be conducted after the
close of the anniversary year and charged in arrears.
In the determination, the client’s account value at the close of each 12-month anniversary year will be compared
to its value at the close of the prior anniversary year, net of any additions or withdrawals. For the avoidance of
doubt, it is understood the “first anniversary performance period” will be longer than 12 months but will be
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calculated as of June 30, 2019, based on the beginning value of the account. Beyond June 30, 2019, the 12-
month performance periods will be calculated as of the close of business on June 30 for each subsequent 12-
month anniversary year. A “high-water mark” will be applied in the determination; if the value of the account is
not higher than its value at the close of prior anniversary years, again, net of additions or withdrawals,
regardless of the performance of the account, WRM will charge no fee. The 6% preferred return rate is non-
cumulative, i.e., applies only to the anniversary year in question.
A “lock-up period” of one year following the opening of client’s account applies. Client agrees not to close or
transfer the account for a period of one year after opening the account. After one year, thirty days’ notice must
be given WRM if the client wishes to close or transfer the account. By the same token, WRM reserves the right
to close any account with 30 days’ notice. Client and WRM may mutually agree to close or reduce the size of
the account prior to the expiration of one year’s time without penalty, otherwise the account will remain intact
without any withdrawal rights during the “lock-up period”.
Side-by-Side Management
Side-by-side management of various types of accounts raises the possibility of favorable or preferential
treatment of a client’s account or a group of accounts arising from differences in fee arrangements. WRM has
procedures designed and in furtherance of its efforts to treat all clients fairly and equitably over time.
By utilizing these procedures, WRM believes that clients that are subject to side-by-side management alongside
other accounts will receive fair and equitable treatment over time. Although WRM has a duty to treat all clients
fairly and equitably over time, each client will not necessarily be always managed the same. Specifically, there
is no requirement that WRM use the same investment practices consistently or at the same time across all
clients. In general, investment decisions for each client will be made independently from those of other clients
and will be made based on the individual needs and objectives of each client. In addition, different account
guidelines, applicable laws, and regulations, and/or differences within particular investment strategies leads, in
some cases, to the use of different investment practices for accounts with a similar investment strategy or
investing in the same securities. Our investment professionals know the size, timing, and possible market
impact of client trades. A conflict of interest exists where investment professionals could use this information to
the advantage of certain accounts they manage and to the possible detriment of other accounts. WRM will not
necessarily purchase or sell the same securities at the same time, in the same direction, or in the same
proportionate amounts for all eligible accounts, particularly if different accounts have different amounts of
investable cash available, different existing exposures, different liquidity requirements, different strategies, or
different risk tolerances.
As a result, although WRM may manage numerous accounts with similar or identical investment objectives or
may manage accounts with different objectives or strategies that trade in the same, similar, or related securities,
the portfolio decisions relating to these accounts, and the performance resulting from such decisions, may differ
from account to account and, accordingly, client to client. Changes to, or modifications in, the investment
strategies employed by WRM may be implemented incrementally, rather than simultaneously, across clients
pursuing similar or identical investment objectives. In certain circumstances, investment opportunities that are
in limited supply and/or have limited return potential considering administrative costs of pursuing such
investments (e.g., IPOs) are only allocated to clients where the given opportunity is more closely aligned with
the applicable strategy and/or trading approach.
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Item 7 – Types of Clients
WRM provides investment management services to high-net-worth individuals, qualified retirement plans,
corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, endowments, trusts, estates, foundations, and
corporations.
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
At WRM, portfolio management is the result of investment experience gathered over many years of analyzing
market cycles, security markets and understanding of the needs and attitude toward risk of clients. We are long-
term fundamental investors. We seek to deliver the best possible returns consistent with the least possible risk
over the long haul. Our objective is to construct a portfolio to meet each individual’s goals and needs.
The investment process most important to WRM is research – fundamental, quantitative and technical. We use
an array of material from global research institutions to supplement our in- house economic and market
outlooks. We are in contact with company managements and analysts to gather information.
Most of our activities are in the stock market. We are fundamental investors in that we begin with the following
premise: When you buy a common stock, you become part owner (maybe a very small part owner) of a
business; and that over the long haul, as the business thrives (or fails to thrive), so shall your investment thrive
(or fail to thrive).
Sell Discipline
Sometimes we buy a company that turns out not to be what we had hoped. In such cases, the stock is sold, and
the proceeds put into other, more promising situations.
Sometimes the economics of a winning business change and a long-term winner must be sold. Frequently expert
management will recognize the situation before we do and take appropriate action.
In fixed income investing we are averse to credit risk. We strive to build a high-quality bond portfolio to meet
our clients’ objectives.
Risks
There can be no assurance that clients will achieve their investment objectives. Investing in securities involves
risk of loss the client should be prepared to bear. The following is a description of certain risks associated with
WRM’s method of analysis and the types of investments WRM may make:
Investment Management Risk
WRM and its personnel will select investments based on analysis and subjective assessment of a wide variety of
factors that are considered relevant to the prospects of those investments. Failures of that analysis or those
assessments as to particular investments or as to strategic direction and construction of the client’s portfolio
may cause the client to incur losses or to miss profit opportunities on which it could otherwise have capitalized.
Market Risk
Securities prices in a client’s portfolio can fall because of, among other reasons, a decline in the market as a
whole, deterioration in the prospects for a particular industry or company or changes in general economic
conditions, such as prevailing interest rates and investor sentiment.
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Credit Risk
The value of certain fixed income securities may be adversely affected if a security’s credit rating is
downgraded, or if the issuer fails to pay an obligation on a timely basis or is perceived by other investors to be
less creditworthy.
Interest Rate Risk
The value of fixed income securities will, generally, decline when interest rates increase and will increase in
value when interest rates decline. During periods of rising interest rates the average life of certain fixed income
securities may be extended because of slower than expected principal payments, which locks in a below market
interest rate, increases a securities duration and reduces its value (extension risk). On the other hand, during
periods of declining interest rates the issuer of a security may exercise its option to prepay principal earlier than
scheduled forcing an investor into lower yielding securities (call or prepayment risk).
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or disciplinary
events that would be material to your evaluation of WRM or the integrity of WRM’s management.
Neither WRM nor any manager or employee of WRM has been involved in any legal or disciplinary actions.
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Neither WRM nor any management person at WRM is registered or has an application pending to register as a
broker-dealer, futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, or a commodities trading advisor.
Neither WRM nor any management person at WRM has any relationship or arrangement that is material to our
advisory business with any broker-dealer, investment company, other investment advisor, commodity fund,
hedge fund, bank, accounting firm, law firm, pension consultant, real estate broker, or sponsor of a limited
partnership.
Neither WRM nor any management person at WRM recommends or selects other investment advisors for our
clients and receives compensation for such recommendations.
Item 11 – Code of Ethics
Code of Ethics
WRM is a fiduciary and therefore has the responsibility to render professional, continuous, and unbiased
investment advice. Fiduciaries owe their clients a duty of honesty, good faith, and fair dealing. As a fiduciary,
WRM must act at all times in the client’s best interest and must avoid or disclose any conflicts of interest.
WRM employees are required to comply with a Code of Ethics. The Code contains provisions necessary to deter
misconduct and conflicts of interest and to detect any violation.
The Code’s key provisions include:
Statement of General Principles
Policy on Personal Securities Transactions and
Statement of General Principles
Policy on Personal Securities Transactions and
Reporting Policy on IPO’s and Private Placements
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Code of Conduct
Insider Trading
Annual Acknowledgement
Failure to comply with the requirements of the Code of Ethics may result in disciplinary action, including
termination of employment. WRM will provide a copy of its Code of Ethics to any client or prospective client
upon request.
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
With respect to the purchase and sale of securities, WRM requires that its employees never knowingly purchase
or sell securities, directly or indirectly, for themselves in any way or at any time that could be detrimental to any
client. No employee shall receive a more favorable price than a client trading in the same security on the same
day.
On a quarterly basis, all securities trading by WRM managers and employees in personal or family accounts are
reviewed by the Chief Compliance Officer.
Principal or Agency Cross Transactions
Principal transactions are generally defined as transactions where an adviser, acting as principal for its own
account or the account of an affiliated broker-dealer, buys from or sells any security to any advisory client. An
agency cross transaction is defined as a transaction where a person acts as an investment adviser in relation to a
transaction in which the investment adviser acts as broker for both the advisory client and for another person on
the other side of the transaction.
Agency cross transactions may arise where an adviser is dually registered as a broker-dealer or has an affiliated
broker-dealer.
WRM does not engage in any principal or agency cross security transactions for client accounts. Further, WRM
does not engage in cross trades between client accounts. WRM is not registered as a broker-dealer.
Investment Advice Relating to Retirement Accounts
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);
• 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.
In addition, and as required by this rule, we provide information regarding the services that we provide to you,
and any material conflicts of interest, in this brochure and in your client agreement.
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Item 12 – Brokerage Practices
Investment or Brokerage Discretion
For discretionary accounts, WRM retains full authority to select securities to be bought and sold and the number
of securities to be bought and sold. While there are no specific limits on this authority, WRM endeavors to meet
the clients’ goals by taking into account the investment objectives and risk parameters of that account which has
been discussed with and approved by the respective client. If necessary, WRM will accept any reasonable
limitation or restriction to such authority on the account placed by the client. All limitations and restrictions
placed on an account must be presented to WRM in writing.
Securities transactions for accounts managed by WRM are executed by brokers whom WRM deems to be well
established and financially sound. The criteria utilized in the selection of brokers for effecting securities
transactions are the experience and skill of the firm’s securities traders, the financial responsibility,
administrative efficiency and breadth of services rendered and the value, in WRM’s opinion, of research
services provided with respect to the transaction to be executed and with respect to WRM’s overall perspective of
the securities market. From time-to-time clients may pay commissions higher than those obtainable from other
brokers in return for research services or custodial services.
Investment research furnished by brokers may be used in servicing all accounts and may not necessarily be used
in connection with only those accounts that paid commissions to the broker providing the research.
Soft Dollar Policy
Securities transactions initiated by WRM will generate commissions collected by the brokerage house selected
to execute the transaction. A portion of this commission business is directed to brokerage firms that provide
research to WRM. This research is used to assist the managers of WRM in making investment decisions. In
some cases, an allocation of soft dollars must be made between the research and non-research functions, with the
portion allocable to research being paid with commission dollars, and the non-research portion being paid by
the Firm.
The use of soft dollars can present a conflict as to the appropriateness of use and the amount of the commissions
involved. WRM maintains a strict soft dollar policy and reviews this policy on an annual basis.
Item 13 – Review of Accounts
Review of Accounts
Formal account reviews are held at least annually, and whenever market conditions warrant or at any time at
the client's request. The reviews are to assess account performance and allocation of assets.
Clients receive monthly statements from Charles Schwab giving holdings broken down by asset type, e. g.
government, municipal and corporate bonds, common stocks, money funds, etc. and cost basis information.
Monthly statements also include transactions and other activities for the period.
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Neither WRM nor any management person at WRM engages the services of or compensates any outside
advisers for providing advice or advisory services to WRM clients.
WRM does not engage the services of or compensate any person for client referrals.
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Item 15 – Custody
WRM does not offer physical custody of assets. WRM clients receive monthly statements from the broker
dealer, bank or other qualified custodian that holds and maintains our client’s investment assets. WRM urges
clients to carefully review such statements monthly.
Item 16 – Investment Discretion
WRM usually receives discretionary authority from the client at the outset of an advisory relationship to select
the identity and amount of securities to be bought or sold. In all cases, however, such discretion is to be
exercised in a manner consistent with the stated investment objectives for the particular client account. Specific
investment limitations and restrictions must be provided to WRM in writing.
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities
Proxy Voting
WRM determines how to vote proxies based on our reasonable judgment of that vote most likely to produce
favorable financial results for our clients. Proxy votes generally will be cast in favor of proposals that maintain
or strengthen the shared interests of shareholders and management, increase shareholder value, maintain or
increase shareholder influence over the issuer's board of directors and management, and maintain or increase the
rights of shareholders; proxy votes generally will be cast against proposals having the opposite effect. However,
we will consider both sides of each proxy issue. Consistent with our paramount commitment to the financial
investment goals of our clients, social considerations will not be considered absent contrary instructions by a
client.
WRM provides copies of its proxy voting policy and information about votes made with respect to any securities
held in a client’s account, on request.
Item 18 – Financial Information
WRM does not require or solicit prepayment of fees from clients therefore there is no attached balance sheet.
WRM 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.
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Fla Lewis III
Weybosset Research and Management
72 South Main Street Providence, RI 02903
(401) 421-7171
www.weybosset.com
January 7, 2026
This brochure supplement provides information about Fla Lewis III that supplements the Weybosset
Research & Management, LLC brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure. Please
contact Jeannine Bizier if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement.
Item 2 – Educational Background and Business Experience
Fla Lewis III DOB 12/22/52
Education Background:
Brown University BA, Providence, RI 1976
Harvard University MA, Cambridge, MA 1980
Business:
12/80-1/95
Kidder Peabody & Co.
Providence, RI
1/95-8/00
Compton Capital Management
Providence, RI
8/00-present
Weybosset Research & Management, LLC Providence, RI
Item 3 – Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or disciplinary
events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised person providing investment advice.
Fla Lewis III has not been involved in any legal or disciplinary actions.
Item 4 – Other Business Activities
Fla Lewis is not engaged in any other investment-related business or occupation.
Mr. Lewis is not registered nor has an application pending to register as a broker-dealer, futures commission
merchant, commodity pool operator, or a commodities trading advisor.
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Item 5 – Additional Compensation
Neither WRM nor any of its supervised persons receives any compensation for the sale of securities or other
products. WRM also does not use any performance-based fees.
Item 6 – Supervision
Jeannine Bizier, Chief Compliance Officer, reviews on a quarterly basis, the portfolios to verify that client’s
goals and objectives are being met, the appropriateness of the asset allocation and the suitability of all
investments. He may be reached at the phone number listed on this brochure supplement.
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Justin Deutsch
Weybosset Research and Management
50 South Main Street. Suite 205
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 421-7171
www.weybosset.com
January 7, 2026
This brochure supplement provides information about Justin Deutsch that supplements the Weybosset
Research & Management, LLC brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure. Please
contact Jeannine Bizier if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement.
Item 2 – Educational Background and Business Experience
Justin Deutsch
DOB 2/8/77
Education Background:
New York University BA, New York, NY 1999
Business:
2/03-8/08
Opus Trading New York, NY
9/08-3/10
Essential Dental Systems
New York, NY
4/10-9/14
Baycrest Partners
New York, NY
10/14-present
Weybosset Research & Management, LLC Providence, RI
Item 3 – Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or disciplinary
events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised person providing investment advice.
Justin Deutsch has not been involved in any legal or disciplinary actions.
Item 4 – Other Business Activities
Justin Deutsch is not engaged in any other investment-related business or occupation.
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Mr. Deutsch is not registered nor has an application pending to register as a broker-dealer, futures commission
merchant, commodity pool operator, or a commodities trading advisor.
Item 5 – Additional Compensation
Neither WRM nor any of its supervised persons receives any compensation for the sale of securities or other
products. WRM also does not use any performance-based fees.
Item 6 – Supervision
Jeannine Bizier, Chief Compliance Officer, reviews on a quarterly basis, the portfolios to verify that client’s
goals and objectives are being met, the appropriateness of the asset allocation and the suitability of all
investments.
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