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| CRD # | 134500 |
| SEC # | 801-125900 |
| CIK # | 0002048608 |
| AUM | 178.3 M (2026-02-17) |
| Employees | 1 (100% Investors, 0% Brokers) |
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| Phone | 203-226-5733 |
| Address | 27A Imperial Ave Westport, CT 06880 |
| Source | [IAPD] [EDGAR] [Website] [LinkedIn] [Facebook] |
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| Fees and Compensation — Form ADV Part 2A (2/17/2026) [Brochure] |
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FEES AND COMPENSATION Investment Advisory Fee Risk Managed Portfolio Program Fee Schedule A: AUM Fee First $1,000,000 0.85% Next $3,000,000 0.70% Thereafter 0.65% As a participant in the Program, Client will pay an annualized Investment Advisory Fee, in accordance with Schedule A which is in effect for new clients effective January 1, 2018. Aspetuck charges its fee based on a tiered or “blended rate” fee structure. This means that AFM may apply multiple percentage rates to determine our fee depending on the amount of assets under our management in your advisory account. For example, if you have assets under management of $4,000,000, then AFM will charge the first $1,000,000 at 0.85% and the next $3,000,000 at 0.70%. Clients may request that AFM household their accounts for purposes of calculating fees. Legacy Fee Table (Prior to January 2018). AUM Fee First $500,000 1.25% Next $500,000 1.00% Thereafter 0.70% Advisory fee may also be subject to negotiation at Aspetuck’ s discretion depending upon many factors, including size of the accounts. Lower fees for comparable services may be available from other sources. The Investment Advisory Fee is due and payable quarterly, in advance, and is based upon the market value of the client’s account as determined by the custodian as of the close of business on the last day of the previous calendar quarter. Fees for the initial quarter are adjusted pro- rata based upon the number of calendar days remaining in the calendar quarter. Fee payable for assets deposits after the inception of a quarter will be prorated based on the number of days remaining in the quarter. The Investment Advisory Fee may be deducted from the client account or paid by check. Black Diamond fee invoice reports and Brokerage/Custodian statements may slightly differ in some cases by trade transactions that do not settle until after the statement date which occurs after close of business on the last business day. Client may have multiple accounts as part of the Program and may elect to have Advisory fees debited from one previously selected Account. If an Account is liquidated, due to a termination notice, proceeds will be payable to Client upon settlement of all transactions in the Account and any related fees or transaction costs due to liquidation. Client will be entitled to a pro-rated refund, payable to the Account where debit occurred, of any pre- paid quarterly Investment Advisory Fee based upon the number of days remaining in the quarter after the termination date. No advisory relationship exists between Adviser and Client when Agreement is terminated. 401(k) Plan Participant Accounts: 401(k) Plan Participant fees are due in arrears and calculated and invoiced by Plan Record Keeper/Administrator. CollegeAmerica 529 Plan Accounts: The RMP Program also manages CollegeAmerica 529 Plan accounts offered by American Funds and College America. CollegeAmerica 529 Savings Plan advisory fee is a flat fee of 0.65% for new account effective January 2018. Investment Advisory fees are deducted from client’ s 529 Plan account by American Funds in arrears at quarter end for F2 shares. ERISA 3(38) Manager Fee Investment management fee ranges from 0.67% to 0.25% depending on several factors: number of plan participants, assets in plan, size of company, etc. Clients are responsible for the payment of all third-party fees (i.e., custodian fees, commissions, brokerage fees, mutual fund fees, transaction fees, etc.). Those fees are separate and distinct from the fees and expenses charged by AFM. Please see Item 12 of this brochure regarding broker- dealer/custodian. Neither AFM nor its supervised persons accept any compensation for the sale of securities or other investment products, including asset-backed sales charges or service fees from the sale of mutual funds. PERFORMANCE-BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT Not applicable |
| Account Minimums and Types of Clients — Form ADV Part 2A (2/17/2026) [Brochure] |
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TYPES OF CLIENTS
AFM generally provides advisory services to the following types of clients: Individuals, Trusts, Corporations or
Business Entities, and Pension and 401(k)/Profit-Sharing Plans. The minimum account size is $50,000 but
exceptions are made depending on client circumstances, and financial planning needs. For example, starting
an IRA account with an initial contribution or a 529 Plan account.
METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK OF LOSS
AFM manages four types of model portfolios: Aggressive, Moderate, Conservative, Risk Averse.
AFM has a professional portfolio construction process based on Modern Portfolio Theory, basic
investment principles, and economic/market analysis. Generally, assets are allocated globally among
equities, bonds, cash-equivalents, real estate securities, and commodity ETFs and individual securities
using strategic asset allocation guidelines. In general, AFM believes it is a prudent investment practice to
diversify among Electronically Traded Funds (ETFs), to reduce volatility and specific business risk
associated with individual securities (individual stocks and bonds). It is our belief that it is easier to diversify
and manage investment risk, return, and income from your account by investing among ETFs. Studies
have shown that non-diversified approaches that use a limited number of individual securities increase the
risks of producing streaky results. Our goal is to seek consistent results over time. With that said, AFM also
believes that limited investing in individual securities can enhance income, return, and risk management
of accounts. For example, at times, investing in a quality dividend paying stock, at the right price, can
enhance account income, lower risks, and improve returns versus buying an overvalued lower yielding
ETF. Our equity investment style is characterized as an Equity Income approach and Growth-At-
Reasonable-Price approach towards stock selection. Generally, AFM invests in equities paying and growing
dividends, which offer appreciation potential, and trade at a reasonable valuation or quality companies
growing sales trading at reasonable valuations. Moreover, in general, AFM prefers quality companies
with healthy fundamentals over speculative companies with poor fundamentals.
AFM actively manages portfolio characteristics to manage risk, income, and return. AFM has a robust
research process to decide on tactical adjustments. AFM are top-down macro investors. Macro-economic
themes such as inflation, and economic growth drive asset allocation decisions. This process involves an
assessment of global economic and market conditions, and investment sector fundamentals. AFM
monitors numerous cyclical economic and market factors that impact the performance of securities.
These factors encompass monetary policy, fiscal policy, inflation trends, credit markets, interest rate
trends, economic growth, earnings growth, employment, consumer spending, U.S. dollar, yield spreads,
investor and consumer psychology, technical indicators, etc. Upon deciding which areas of the global
market offer the best risk/income/growth proposition, AFM employs research driven, securities
selection process to execute our investment allocation strategy.
In our analysis, AFM utilizes information provided by numerous private and public research providers. For
instance, AFM use data provided by the Federal Reserve, Department of Labor, Standard & Poor’s, FactSet,
Ned Davis Research, Charles Schwab & Co., major asset management firms, CNBC, Barron’s, Wall
Street Journal, Black Diamond Inc. Bespoke Investments, Bloomberg, etc. AFM also uses independent
third-party research from multiple sources to evaluate equity and fixed income securities.
Risk Management
Investing in securities involves the risk of loss that the client should be prepared to bear. AFM seeks to
manage risk by adjusting your account asset allocation and investment holdings based on economic and
current market conditions and investment analysis. What is managed?
□ Asset Allocation is our primary way of managing investment risks– do not put all your eggs in one
basket like S&P 500 Index. Instead, asset allocate among major assets classes to manage
investing risks. Conservative portfolio strategies will have less exposure to equity markets.
than aggressive strategies. Moreover, RMP Program adjusts asset allocation as market conditions
change through economic cycle.
□ Foreign Allocation – exposure to foreign markets. Invest globally as a long-term diversification
strategy, however, partially hedge currency risks.
□ Capitalization – exposure to Large, Mid, and Small sized companies
□ Sector Orientation – cyclical and defensive exposure
□ Credit Quality – adjust quality of fixed income investments as credit conditions change.
□ Bond maturity – adjust portfolio duration to manage interest rate risk and income by changing
deployment of assets over long term, intermediate, and short term.
□ Securities selection – specific sectors and mostly buy quality dividend growers/payers of
large-cap companies at reasonable valuations.
□ Being sensitive to investment valuations. Overpaying for an investment could result in a loss or
lower return.
□ Generally, limit each investment (ETF, security) position in your portfolio.
□ Generally, limit the concentration in an investment sector.
□ Investing a minor part of your portfolio in “low correlation” investments to a major part of your
portfolio.
□ Periodically rebalance asset allocation to manage portfolio risks or adjust assets by selling what
AFM believes are overvalued investments and invest proceeds into what AFM believes is unvalued
investment opportunity.
□ Raising cash-equivalent levels as the market valuations become excessive and or market conditions
begin to deteriorate.
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| Sector | Form 13F Holdings | Value ($M) | |
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| Nvidia Corp | 18.4 | ||
| Alphabet Inc | 5.7 | ||
| Lam Research Corp | 5.4 | ||
| Microsoft Corp | 5.1 | ||
| Apple Inc | 4.5 | ||
| Broadcom Inc | 3.9 | ||
| J P Morgan Chase & Co | 3.3 | ||
| Rambus Inc | 3.3 | ||
| Amazon Com Inc | 3.2 | ||
| Marathon Petroleum Corp | 2.7 | ||
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| Holdings by Sector ($M) |
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| AUM Breakdown | Accounts | AUM ($M) |
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| By Client Type | ||
| (a) Individuals (other than high net worth individuals) | 54 | 20.1 |
| (b) Individuals (high net worth individuals) | 33 | 136.3 |
| (c) Banking or thrift institutions | 0 | 0.0 |
| (d) Investment companies | 0 | 0.0 |
| (e) Business development companies | 0 | 0.0 |
| (f) Pooled investment vehicles | 0 | 0.0 |
| (g) Pension and profit sharing plans | 6 | 17.9 |
| (h) Charitable organizations | 0 | 0.0 |
| (i) State or municipal government entities | 0 | 0.0 |
| (j) Other investment advisers | 0 | 0.0 |
| (k) Insurance companies | 0 | 0.0 |
| (l) Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions | 0 | 0.0 |
| (m) Corporations or other businesses not listed above | 6 | 3.9 |
| (n) Other | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 481 | 178.3 |
| By Discretionary | ||
| Discretionary | 481 | 178.3 |
| Non-Discretionary | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 481 | 178.3 |
| By Non-United States Persons | ||
| Non-United States Persons | 3.1 | |
| United States Persons | 175.2 | |
| Total | 481 | 178.3 |
| EDGAR Form | CIK | 2011 - 2026 |
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| 13F-HR | [0002048608] |
| Firm Profile (Form ADV) | |
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| Discretionary AUM | $0.0B |
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