Garton and Associates Financial Advisors LLC

ITEM 5 - FEES AND COMPENSATION
In addition to the information provided in Item 4 – Advisory Business, this section details our Firm’s services and
each service’s fees and compensation arrangement. The Client and Advantage Investment Management’s
Investment Advisory Agreement will outline and agree upon the exact costs and other terms related to the
Client’s Accounts.

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE

Our Firm offers investment management services for an annual fee based on the amount of assets under
management. Our maximum annual fee is 1.25%, and we have a minimum account size of $500,000. We retain
the right to waive the minimum account size at our discretion.
Our annual fee is reasonable in relation to (1) the services provided and (2) the fees charged by other investment
advisers offering similar services/programs.
Our annual fee is prorated and charged quarterly, in arrears, based on the value of the Client’s assets under
management as of the close of business on the last business day of the previous quarter. Cash and cash
equivalents, including money market funds, are subject to the agreed-upon advisory fee. Clients should
understand that the advisory fees charged on these balances may exceed the returns provided by cash, cash
equivalents, or money market funds, especially in low-interest rate environments.
Our Firm retains complete discretion to negotiate fees and may waive or impose different fees on any Client.
The investment advisory fees will be deducted from your account and paid directly to our Firm by the qualified
Custodian(s) of your account. The Client will authorize your account's qualified Custodian(s) to deduct fees from
the account and pay such fees directly to our Firm. All account assets, transactions, and advisory fees will be
shown on the monthly or quarterly statements provided by the Custodian. You should review your account
statements received from the qualified Custodian(s) and verify that appropriate investment advisory fees are
being deducted. The qualified Custodian(s) will not verify the accuracy of the investment advisory fees deducted.
We may aggregate related Client accounts to calculate the advisory fee applicable to the Client. The investment
management agreement will outline the fee charged to a Client and any breakpoints based on the level of assets
managed. The fees are subject to change with prior written notice to the Client.
Our annual investment advisory fee may be higher than that of other investment advisers that offer similar
services and programs. In addition to our compensation, you may incur charges imposed at the mutual fund
level (e.g., advisory fees and other fund expenses).
Accounts initiated or terminated during a calendar will be charged a prorated fee based on the days the Client
account was open during that quarter. Any prepaid, unearned fees will be refunded upon termination of any
account.

LEGACY MANAGEMENT FEE

Managed legacy positions are included within our Firm’s standard investment management fee and are outlined
in the executed investment management agreement.

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FINANCIAL PLANNING FEE

Our Firm provides financial planning services under a fixed or hourly fee arrangement. This arrangement charges
a mutually agreed-upon fee for financial planning services.
There is a range in the amount of the fixed fee charged by our Firm for financial planning services. The minimum
fee is $1,500, and the maximum fixed fee is $25,000. A fee of $250 per hour will be charged to clients engaged
in an hourly financial planning arrangement.
Fees charged for our financial planning services are negotiable based upon the type of Client, the services
requested, the investment adviser representative providing advice, the complexity of the Client's situation, the
composition of the Client's account, other advisory services provided, and the relationship of the Client and the
investment adviser representative.
The amount of the fee for your engagement is specified in your financial planning agreement with us. At our
sole discretion, the Client may be required to pay the fee at the time the agreement is executed with our Firm;
however, our Firm does not require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per Client, six months or
more in advance. The fee is considered earned upon delivery of the financial plan, and any unpaid amount is
immediately due.
The Client may pay the fees owed for the financial planning services by submitting payment directly via check
or by deducting the fee from an existing investment account. If the Client elects to pay by automatic deduction
from an existing investment account, they will provide written authorization to our Firm for such a charge.
If the Client terminates the financial planning services after entering into an agreement with our Firm, the Client
will be invoiced and responsible for immediate payment of any hourly financial planning services performed by
us before receiving notice of termination. For financial planning services, our Firm performs under a fixed or
hourly fee arrangement, the Client will be responsible for paying a pro-rated fixed fee equivalent to the
percentage of work that our Firm completed. If there is a remaining balance of any fees paid in advance after
deducting fees from the final invoice, those remaining proceeds will be refunded to the Client.

CONSULTING SERVICES & ASSETS UNDER ADVISEMENT FEE

Our Firm provides consulting services based on an hourly fee arrangement, generally $250 per hour. This
arrangement charges a mutually agreed-upon fee for financial planning services.
Fees charged for consulting services are negotiable based on the type of Client, the services requested, the
investment adviser representative providing advice, the complexity of the Client's situation, the composition of
the Client's account, other advisory services provided, and the relationship of the Client and the investment
adviser representative.
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ITEM 7 - TYPES OF CLIENTS
Our Firm provides investment management, investment advice, financial planning, consulting and advisement
to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, families, estates, trusts, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable
foundations.
Our Firm requires a minimum account value of $500,000 to provide advisory services. To reach this account
minimum, Clients can aggregate all household accounts. Exceptions may be granted to this minimum for the
Client's relationship with the representative.
Clients must execute a written agreement with our Firm specifying the advisory services to establish a Client
arrangement with us.