Carolina Strategy LLC

Item 5: Fees and Compensation

A. Fee Schedule

Portfolio Management Fees

        Total Assets Under Management           Annual Fees
        $0 - $10,000,000                        0.75%

        $10,000,001 - AND UP                    0.50%

The advisory fee is calculated using the value of the assets in the Account on the last
business day of the prior billing period.

These fees are generally negotiable, and the final fee schedule will be memorialized in the
client’s advisory agreement. Clients may terminate the agreement without penalty for a
full refund of CSLLC's fees within five business days of signing the Investment Advisory

Contract. Thereafter, clients may terminate the Investment Advisory Contract generally
with 30 days' written notice.

Pension Consulting Services Fees

Asset-Based Fees for Pension Consulting

        Total Assets Under Management         Annual Fee
        All Assets                            0.50%

CSLLC uses an average of the daily balance in the client's account throughout the billing
period, after taking into account deposits and withdrawals, for purposes of determining
the market value of the assets upon which the advisory fee is based.

These fees are generally negotiable, and the final fee schedule will be memorialized in the
client’s advisory agreement.

Clients may terminate the agreement without penalty for a full refund of CSLLC's fees
within five business days of signing the Investment Advisory Contract. Thereafter, clients
may terminate the pension consulting agreement generally with 30 days' written notice.
CSLLC uses an average of the daily balance in the client’s account throughout the billing
period, after taking into account deposits and withdrawals, for purposes of determining
the market value of the assets upon which the advisory fee is based.

Financial Planning Fees

Fixed Fees

The negotiated fixed fee for these services is between $500 and $5,000.

Clients may terminate the agreement without penalty, for full refund of Applicant’s fees,
within five business days of signing the Financial Planning Agreement. Thereafter, clients
may terminate the Financial Planning Agreement generally upon written notice.

B. Payment of Fees

Payment of Portfolio Management Fees

Asset-based portfolio management fees are withdrawn directly from the client's accounts
with client's written authorization on a quarterly basis. Fees are paid in advance.

Payment of Pension Consulting Fees

       Asset-based pension consulting fees are withdrawn directly from the client's accounts
       with client's written authorization on a quarterly basis. Fees are paid in arrears.

       Payment of Financial Planning Fees

       Financial planning fees are paid via check and wire.

       Fixed financial planning fees are paid in arrears upon completion.

       C. Client Responsibility For Third Party Fees

       Clients are responsible for the payment of all third-party fees (i.e. custodian fees,
       brokerage fees, mutual fund fees, transaction fees, etc.). Those fees are separate and
       distinct from the fees and expenses charged by CSLLC. Please see Item 12 of this brochure
       regarding broker-dealer/custodian.

       D. Prepayment of Fees

       CSLLC collects certain fees in advance and certain fees in arrears, as indicated above.
       Refunds for fees paid in advance but not yet earned will be refunded on a prorated basis
       and returned within fourteen days to the client via check or return deposit back into the
       client’s account.

       For all asset-based fees paid in advance, the fee refunded will be equal to the balance of
       the fees collected in advance minus the daily rate* times the number of days elapsed in
       the billing period up to and including the day of termination. (*The daily rate is calculated
       by dividing the annual asset-based fee rate by 365.)

       E. Outside Compensation For the Sale of Securities to Clients

       Neither CSLLC nor its supervised persons accept any compensation for the sale of
       investment products, including asset-based sales charges or service fees from the sale of
       mutual funds.

Item 7: Types of Clients

CSLLC generally provides advisory services to the following types of clients:

       ❖      Individuals
       ❖      High-Net-Worth Individuals
       ❖      Pension and Profit Sharing Plans

There is no account minimum for any of CSLLC’s services.