Item 5: Fees & Compensation
How We Are Compensated for Our Advisory Services
Comprehensive Portfolio Management:
Assets Under Annual Percentage of Assets
Quarterly Fee
Management Charge
Up to $500,000 0.95% 0.2375%
$500,000 to $1,000,000 0.85% 0.2125%
$1,000,001 to $1,500,000 0.75% 0.1875%
$1,500,001 to $2,000,000 0.65% 0.1625%
$2,000,001 to $2,500,000 0.55% 0.1375%
$2,500,001 to $3,000,000 0.45% 0.1125%
$3,000,001 to $5,000,000 0.40% 0.1000%
Above $5,000,000 Negotiable Negotiable
Our firm’s fees are billed on a pro-rata annualized basis quarterly in advance based upon the market
value of your account on the last day of the previous quarter. Annualized fees are divided by 4 to
arrive at the quarterly rate rounded to the nearest dollar. For example, an account subject to an
annual fee of 0.95% will be billed a quarterly fee of 0.2375% by multiplying 0.002375 by the balance
of the account on the last day of the previous quarter. Accounts opened in the middle of a quarter will
not be billed until quarter-end at which time they will be billed in arrears for the days the account
was open during the previous quarter as well as quarterly in advance for the following quarter.
Our fees are generally not negotiable, for accounts under $5,000,000, but vary based on individual
circumstances. Fees will be deducted from your managed account when authorized unless there is
an alternative form of payment arranged with the client. As part of the fee deduction process, you are
made aware of the following:
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1. Clients must provide our firm with written authorization permitting direct payment of
advisory fees from their account(s) maintained by a custodian who is independent of our
firm;
2. Quarterly statements are sent to the client showing the fee amount, the value of the assets
upon which the fee is based, and the specific manner in which the fee is calculated as well as
disclosing that it is the client’s responsibility to verify the accuracy of fee calculation, and that
the custodian does not determine its accuracy; and
3. The account custodian sends a statement to the client, at least quarterly, showing all account
disbursements, including advisory fees.
Financial Planning & Consulting:
We charge on an hourly or flat fee basis for financial planning and consulting services. The total
estimated fee, as well as the ultimate fee that we charge you, is based on the scope and complexity of
our engagement with you. Our hourly fees generally range from $200 to $300. Flat fees generally
range from $1,500 to $5,000.
We require a retainer of fifty-percent (50%) of the ultimate financial planning or consulting fee with
the remainder of the fee directly billed to you and due to us within thirty (30) days of your financial
plan being delivered or consultation rendered to you. In all cases, we will not require a retainer
exceeding $500 when services cannot be rendered within six (6) months.
Other Fees
Clients will incur transaction charges for trades executed in their accounts. These transaction fees
are separate from our fees and will be disclosed by the firm that the trades are executed through.
Also, clients will pay the following separately incurred expenses, which we do not receive any part
of: charges imposed directly by a mutual fund, index fund, or exchange traded fund which shall be
disclosed in the fund’s prospectus (i.e., fund management fees and other fund expenses). Charles
Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”), does not charge transaction fees for U.S. listed equities and exchange
traded funds.
Refunds Following Termination
We charge our advisory fees quarterly in advance. In the event that you wish to terminate our
services, we will refund the unearned portion of our advisory fee to you. You need to contact us in
writing and state that you wish to terminate our services. Upon receipt of your letter of termination,
we will proceed to close out your account and process a pro-rata refund of unearned advisory fees.
Commissionable Securities Sales
We do not sell securities for a commission in our advisory accounts.