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| CRD # | 134950 |
| SEC # | 801-79441 |
| CIK # | 0002053653 |
| AUM | 284.3 M (2026-02-09) |
| Employees | 3 (100% Investors, 0% Brokers) |
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| Phone | 415-561-6688 |
| Address | 1160 Battery Street East, Suite 100 San Francisco, CA 94111 |
| Source | [IAPD] [EDGAR] [Website] [Twitter] [LinkedIn] |
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| Fees and Compensation — Form ADV Part 2A (2/9/2026) [Brochure] |
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Item 5 - FEES AND COMPENSATION
Description
Our annual financial management fee includes investment management and
ongoing advice related to your managed portfolio and other personal
finances. The fee, which is generally non-negotiable, is based on a
percentage of the market value of the assets that we manage and is
calculated on a tiered basis as follows:
Portfolio Value Fee
First $3,000,000 1.00%
Next $3,000,001 to $5,000,000 0.75%
Next $5,000,001 to $10,000,000 0.50%
Remaining amounts above $10,000,000 0.25%
Accounts belonging to spouses and immediate household members may be
combined in applying the fee schedule above. Unless BFA agrees otherwise
in writing, cash and cash equivalent positions in a client’s managed
portfolio are included in the value of an account’s assets for purposes of
calculating the fee.
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Fees are calculated annually and then billed in quarterly installments, in
arrears. BFA may increase a client’s financial management fee before the
next annual fee calculation if the client contributes additional assets for
management by BFA that represent more than 20% of the fair market value
of the client’s managed portfolio on the date of the previous fee
calculation. A minimum quarterly fee of $7,500 is assessed if the value of a
client’s managed portfolio at the time of the annual fee calculation is
below $3,000,000. Please refer to Item 7 below for more information.
If authorized by clients, BFA may deduct fees from clients’ managed
brokerage accounts. If clients choose to pay fees directly, fees will be
payable by clients immediately upon receipt of any invoice.
At the beginning of each relationship, we perform a variety of necessary
consultative and administrative tasks to develop each client’s financial plan
and investment strategy for which we charge a one-time “inception fee.”
Our standard inception fee ranges from $7,500 to $15,000 per client
relationship and varies depending on the status of the underlying assets,
challenges in transferring accounts to a new custodian, financial planning
complexities, and other factors. The minimum inception fee of $7,500 is
due upon execution of the financial management agreement with the
balance, if any, to be determined by BFA upon completion of its initial
financial assessment of the client’s underlying financial condition and upon
transfer of the assets to the custodian.
The client’s financial management fee is determined in accordance with the
above standard fee structure, with limited exceptions negotiated on a case-
by-case basis. Therefore, BFA, in its sole discretion, may agree to charge a
different investment management or inception fee based upon, among
other criteria, anticipated future earning capacity, anticipated future
additional assets, dollar amount of assets to be managed, related accounts,
account composition, pre-existing client relationship, account retention
and/or pro bono activities.
Fees for other services may be charged as mutually agreed upon, in
advance, by clients and BFA.
BFA normally does not provide hourly financial planning or investment
advisory services except for existing investment management clients. When
there is a need for such services, clients will generally be charged at the
rate of $375 an hour and be subject to a separate hourly fee agreement
with the client. BFA invoices clients periodically for such hourly fees, which
are payable upon receipt of the invoice.
Fee Billing and Termination
BFA bills for advisory services quarterly, in arrears, meaning that we invoice
clients after the three-month billing period has ended. Payment in full is
expected upon invoice presentation. Fees are usually deducted from a
designated client account and paid to us by the client’s custodian to
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facilitate billing. The client must consent in advance to direct debiting of
their investment account. BFA may increase a client’s financial
management fee before the next annual fee calculation if the client
contributes additional assets for management by BFA that represent more
than 20% of the fair market value of the client’s managed portfolio on the
date of the previous fee calculation.
A client or BFA may terminate an agreement immediately by written notice
of such termination. BFA does not assess any additional fees related to
termination but will be entitled to all management fees earned up to the
date of termination. Upon termination, BFA will invoice a client for any fees
outstanding up to the date of termination, and they are payable by the
client upon receipt of the invoice. Any unearned portion of the fee a client
has paid will be promptly refunded.
General Fee Disclosure
We believe our annual financial management fees are competitive with the
fees charged by other investment advisors in the San Francisco Bay area for
comparable services. Certain clients may have accepted different service
offerings and may therefore receive services under different fee schedules
than as set forth above. Also, as an exception to its standard practices, BFA
reserves the right to negotiate the client’s financial management fee in its
discretion on a case-by-case basis that is generally based upon the criteria
described above. As a result, similarly situated clients could pay different
fees, similar advisory services may be available from other investment
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| Account Minimums and Types of Clients — Form ADV Part 2A (2/9/2026) [Brochure] |
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Item 7 - TYPES OF CLIENTS
Description
BFA currently offers services to individuals, families, pension and profit-
sharing plans, charitable organizations, and trusts. BFA imposes a $7,500
minimum quarterly fee if the value of a client’s managed portfolio at the
time of the annual fee calculation is below $3,000,000. However, BFA may
waive or modify its minimum fee requirement in its sole discretion. Clients
maintaining less than $3 million of assets under BFA’s management, which
are subject to the $7,500 minimum quarterly fee, will pay a higher
percentage-based quarterly fee than the 1.00% referenced in the fee
schedule at Item 5 above. |
| Sector | Form 13F Holdings | Value ($M) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palantir Technologies Inc | 12.8 | ||
| Caterpillar Inc | 0.3 | ||
| 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) | 0 | 0.0 |
| (b) Individuals (high net worth individuals) | 48 | 280.2 |
| (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 | 0 | 0.0 |
| (h) Charitable organizations | 0 | 4.1 |
| (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 | 0 | 0.0 |
| (n) Other | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 322 | 284.3 |
| By Discretionary | ||
| Discretionary | 322 | 284.3 |
| Non-Discretionary | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 322 | 284.3 |
| By Non-United States Persons | ||
| Non-United States Persons | 0.0 | |
| United States Persons | 284.3 | |
| Total | 322 | 284.3 |
| EDGAR Form | CIK | 2011 - 2026 |
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| 13F-HR | [0002053653] |
| Firm Profile (Form ADV) | |
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| Discretionary AUM | $0.1B |
| Clients | 1 |
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