ITEM 5 - FEES AND COMPENSATION
Investment Research Fees
Fees for our investment research services are either billed based upon the size of the firm, on an annual fixed fee
basis and on a limited basis special project can be completed on an hourly basis.
Asset Under Management Fee Option – SpringTide will charge unaffiliated Investment Advisory firms
contracting with us for our investment research services a fee of up to 25 Basis Points (0.25%) of the asset
managed by the firm billed quarterly in advance. The exact fee to be charged of our services will be specified in the
Investment Research agreement executed before the initiation of any services.
Annual Fixed Fee Option – SpringTide will charge Investment Advisory Firms or individual clients contracting us
for our investment research services a fixed annual fee of up to $400,000 billed quarterly in advance. The exact fee
to be charged of our services will be specified in the Investment Research agreement executed before the initiation
of any services.
At the $100,000 annual level clients will receive the approved investment list which would include liquid
investment vehicles and traditional asset classes;
At the $200,000 annual level clients will receive the services referenced above in addition to the ability to
create white label content and will also receive portfolio design and risk monitoring;
At the $300,000 annual level clients will receive all of the service referenced above in addition to asset
allocation services (strategic and tactical);
At the $400,000 annual level clients will receive all of the services referenced above in addition to the
Manager approved list of illiquid vehicles and alternative investments.
Hourly Fee Option – on a limited basis SpringTide will charge Investment Advisory Firms or individual clients
contracting us for our investment research services an hourly fee $300 per hour. The exact fee to be charged of
our services will be specified in the Investment Research agreement executed before the initiation of any services.
Investment research projects can take between 10 and 40 hours to complete depending upon the complexity of
the service requested.
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You will pay our firm upon receipt of a billing notice sent directly to you. The billing notice will detail the formula
used to calculate the fee, the assets under management and the time period covered. Fees for our services will be
due immediately upon receipt of the billing notice.
Asset Management Services
Fees charged for our asset management services are charged based on a percentage of assets under management,
billed in advance (at the start of the billing period) on a quarterly calendar basis and calculated based on the fair
market value of your account as of the last business day of the previous billing period. Fees are prorated (based
on the number of days service is provided during the initial billing period) for your account opened at any time
other than the beginning of the billing period. If asset management services are commenced in the middle of the
billing period, then the prorated fee for that billing period is based on the value of the Account when services
commence and is due immediately and will be deducted from Account when services commence.
The asset management services continue in effect until terminated by either party (i.e., SpringTide or you) by
providing written notice of termination to the other party. Any prepaid, unearned fees will be promptly refunded
by SpringTide to you. Fee refunds will be determined on a pro rata basis using the number of days services are
actually provided during the final period.
Fees charged for our asset management services are negotiable based on the type of client, the complexity of the
client's situation, the composition of the client's account (i.e., equities versus mutual funds), the potential for
additional account deposits, the relationship of the client with the investment adviser representative, and the total
amount of assets under management for the client.
For our asset management services, client will be charged the following annual fee based upon the amount of
assets under management:
Assets Under Management Annual Fees
$0 – $1,000,000 1.00%
$1,000,001 – $5,000,000 0.75%
$5,000,001 – $20,000,000 0.50%
$20,000,001 – $50,000,000 0.25%
$50,000,001 and above 0.15%
SpringTide believes that its annual fee is reasonable in relation to: (1) services provided and (2) the fees charged
by other investment advisers offering similar services/programs. However, our annual investment advisory fee
may be higher than that charged by other investment advisers offering similar services/programs. In addition to
our compensation, you may also incur charges imposed at the mutual fund, exchange-traded fund, separate
account or partnership level (e.g., advisory fees and other fund expenses).
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The investment advisory fees will be deducted from your account and paid directly to our firm by the qualified
custodian(s) of your account. You will authorize the qualified custodian(s) of your account to deduct fees from
your account and pay such fees directly to our firm. Our firm will send you a billing statement prior to time that
fee deduction instruction is sent to the qualified custodian(s) of your account. The billing statement will detail the
formula used to calculate the fee, the assets under management and the time period covered. See Item 15 –
Custody for more details.
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