Fees and Compensation — Form ADV Part 2A (3/31/2017)
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Item 5 Fees and Compensation
A. Current Fee Schedule:
First $25 million: .70 basis points
Next $25 million: .60 basis points
Fees are negotiable thereafter.
Fees are generally based on a percentage of the total market value of assets (including
cash) being supervised at the end of each quarterly period. In other words, we bill
quarterly, in arrears for services already rendered. On occasion, different types of
assets may be treated differently for fee purposes. The scale of fee percentages has
varied with the size of the account, ranging from 1% down to .3% percent of account
assets annually. We do not have custody of our clients’ funds. We will invoice clients
at the end of each quarter for our management fees and fees are paid directly by the
client or its custodian.
Occasionally, Registrant may earn a fee for financial advisory services to companies
seeking to enhance or change their business activities. Fees for these transactions are
negotiated.
In rare circumstances, applicant may accept a fixed fee for investment supervisory
services. Under certain circumstances, fees may be subject to negotiation.
B. Pursuant to its standard form of investment management contract, Registrant generally
bills clients at the end of each quarterly period for services rendered. The invoiced
fees are paid directly by the client or their custodian. It is not our general practice to
deduct fees from client accounts. Fees are payable within 30 days of billing.
C. Certain client funds are invested by the client (or investment managers other than
Registrant) in money market funds, as well as uninvested cash balances that are swept
into money market funds by the client’s custodian or broker/dealer, and are charged
two fees. These clients pay the standard quarterly fee on the total asset value of their
portfolio under Registrant’s management, and might pay a custodial fee or other fee to
their custodian or investment manager of the money market fund, based upon the
amount of the client’s uninvested cash balance. Clients will also separately incur
brokerage and other transactions costs – please see the Brokerage Section.
D. It is our general practice to bill clients in arrears only. When a client is billed
quarterly in arrears, and the contract is terminated before the end of a quarterly billing
period, the client will only be billed for that portion of the period for which investment
supervisory services had been provided. In the case of a termination before the end of
a quarterly period for which the billing has been paid, the unearned portion of those
fees are refunded on a pro rata basis. If a Client for its convenience, seeks to allow
Registrant to deduct its fees directly from its account managed by Registrant,
Registrant will do so only if the amount to be deducted is computed by a qualified
independent third party.
E. 1, 2, 3, 4. None of our supervised persons accept compensation for sale of securities
or other investment products (including asset-based sales charges or service fees from
the sale of mutual funds).
Account Minimums and Types of Clients — Form ADV Part 2A (3/31/2017)
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Item 7 Types of Clients
Registrant will provide investment supervisory (advisory) services primarily to institutional
clients, such as pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, foundations, endowments or
other charitable organizations, and also to corporations or business entities other than those
listed.
The Registrant has a published minimum dollar amount of assets of $2 million dollars on which
it will agree to provide investment supervisory services. However, the Registrant has and does
make exceptions to this minimum for related accounts, accounts with periodic cash flow and for
other reasons.
AUM Breakdown
Accounts
AUM ($M)
By Client Type
(a) Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
0
0.0
(b) Individuals (high net worth individuals)
0
0.0
(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
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