Our firm is dedicated to providing individuals and other types of clients with a wide array of
investment advisory services. Our firm is a limited liability company formed under the laws of the
State of Delaware in 2013. Our firm is wholly owned by OceanIQ Group LLC, which is majority owned
by Kai Chen.
Our firm provides investment consulting services for many different types of clients to help meet
their financial goals while remaining sensitive to risk tolerance and time horizons. As a fiduciary it is
our duty to always act in the client’s best interest. This is accomplished in part by knowing the client.
Our firm has established a service-oriented advisory practice with open lines of communication.
Working with clients to understand their investment objectives while educating them about our
process, facilitates the kind of working relationship we value.
Types of Advisory Services Offered
Family Office Services
• Due diligence of investment managers
• Asset Allocation
• Retirement Planning
• Estate Planning
• Investment Consulting
• Business Planning
• Education Planning
• Banking relationships support
• Life management and budgeting
• Training and education (including family members)
• Legal/Tax advisory coordination
• Real Estate Consulting
• Concierge Services
• Private Placement Consulting
Our Family Office Services are generally rendered in conjunction with asset management services (as
described further below under Comprehensive Portfolio Management). In performing these services,
OceanIQ Capital is not required to verify any information received from the client or from the client’s
other professionals (e.g., attorneys, accountants, etc.) and is expressly authorized to rely on such
information through our advisory service agreement. In performing this service, OceanIQ will be
authorized by the client to obtain information and discuss such information with other professionals
engaged by the client.
Fees for Family Office Services that include asset management services will be in addition to the
Comprehensive Portfolio Management fee schedule as described below in Item 5.
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Clients are advised that it remains their responsibility to promptly notify OceanIQ Capital of any
change in their financial situation or investment objectives for the purpose of reviewing, evaluating
or revising the firm’s previous recommendations and/or services.
Comprehensive Portfolio Management:
As part of our Comprehensive Portfolio Management service clients will be provided asset
management and financial planning or consulting services. This service is designed to assist clients
in meeting their financial goals through the use of a financial plan or consultation. Our firm conducts
client meetings to understand their current financial situation, existing resources, financial goals, and
tolerance for risk. Based on what is learned, an investment approach is presented to the client,
consisting of individual stocks, bonds, ETFs, options, mutual funds and other public and private
securities or investments. Once the appropriate portfolio has been determined, portfolios are
continuously and regularly monitored, and if necessary, rebalanced based upon the client’s individual
needs, stated goals and objectives. Upon client request, our firm provides a summary of observations
and recommendations for the planning or consulting aspects of this service.
Our firm also provides retirement plan consulting services to employer plan sponsors on an ongoing
basis. Generally, such consulting services consist of assisting employer plan sponsors in establishing,
monitoring, and reviewing their company's participant-directed retirement plan. As the needs of the
plan sponsor dictate, areas of advising could include: investment options, plan structure and
participant education.
Retirement Plan Consulting services typically include:
• Establishing an Investment Policy Statement – Our firm will assist in the development a
statement that summarizes the investment goals and objectives along with the broad
strategies to be employed to meet the objectives.
• Investment Options – Our firm will work with the Plan Sponsor to evaluate existing
investment options and make recommendations for appropriate changes.
• Asset Allocation and Portfolio Construction – Our firm will develop strategic asset allocation
models to aid Participants in developing strategies to meet their investment objectives, time
horizon, financial situation, and tolerance for risk.
• Investment Monitoring – Our firm will monitor the performance of the investments and notify
the client in the event of over/underperformance and in times of market volatility.
In providing services for retirement plan consulting, our firm does not provide any advisory services
with respect to the following types of assets: employer securities, real estate (excluding real estate
funds and publicly traded REITS), participant loans, non-publicly traded securities or assets, other
illiquid investments, or brokerage window programs (collectively, “Excluded Assets”).
All retirement plan consulting services shall be in compliance with the applicable state laws
regulating retirement consulting services. This applies to client accounts that are retirement or other
employee benefit plans (“Plan”) governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended (“ERISA”). If the client accounts are part of a Plan, and our firm accept appointments to
provide services to such accounts, our firm acknowledges its fiduciary standard within the meaning
of Section 3(21) or 3(38) of ERISA as designated by the Retirement Plan Consulting Agreement with
respect to the provision of services described therein.
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Financial Planning & Consulting:
Our firm provides a variety of standalone financial planning and consulting services to clients for the
management of financial resources based upon an analysis of current situation, goals, and objectives.
Financial planning services will typically involve preparing a financial plan or rendering a financial
consultation for clients based on the client’s financial goals and objectives. This planning or
consulting may encompass Investment Planning, Retirement Planning, Estate Planning, Charitable
Planning, Education Planning, Corporate and Personal Tax Planning, Cost Segregation Study,
Corporate Structure, Real Estate Analysis, Mortgage/Debt Analysis, Insurance Analysis, Lines of
Credit Evaluation, or Business and Personal Financial Planning.
Written financial plans or financial consultations rendered to clients usually include general
recommendations for a course of activity or specific actions to be taken by the clients.
Implementation of the recommendations will be at the discretion of the client. Our firm provides
clients with a summary of their financial situation, and observations for financial planning
engagements. Financial consultations are not typically accompanied by a written summary of
observations and recommendations, as the process is less formal than the planning service. Assuming
that all the information and documents requested from the client are provided promptly, plans or
consultations are typically completed within six (6) months of the client signing a contract with our
firm. CCR Section 260.235.2 requires that we disclose to our financial planning clients that a conflict
of interest exists between us and our clients. The client is under no obligation to act upon the
investment adviser’s recommendation. If the client elects to act on our recommendations, the client
is under no obligation to effect the transaction through us.
Referrals to Third Party Money Managers:
Our firm utilizes the services of a third party money manager for the management of client accounts.
Investment advice and trading of securities will only be offered by or through the chosen third party
money manager. Our firm will not offer advice on any specific securities or other investments in
connection with this service. Prior to referring clients, our firm will provide initial due diligence on
third party money managers and ongoing reviews of their management of client accounts. In order
to assist in the selection of a third party money manager, our firm will gather client information
pertaining to financial situation, investment objectives, and reasonable restrictions to be imposed
upon the management of the account.
Our firm will periodically review third party money manager reports provided to the client at least
annually. Our firm will contact clients from time to time in order to review their financial situation
and objectives; communicate information to third party money managers as warranted; and, assist
the client in understanding and evaluating the services provided by the third party money manager.
Clients will be expected to notify our firm of any changes in their financial situation, investment
objectives, or account restrictions that could affect their financial standing.
Venture Capital Fund Management
OceanIQ Partners, LLC (OceanIQ Partners), a Delaware series limited liability company under
common control with OceanIQ Capital, LLC and a relying adviser of OceanIQ Capital, LLC, is the
Managing Member of OceanIQ Partners Fund II, LLC (and its classes therein) venture capital funds
(the “Funds”).
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OceanIQ Partners manages the venture capital funds in accordance with the investment objective and
investment strategy described in the offering documents of the venture capital funds, which includes
a confidential private placement memorandum, subscription agreement, subscription questionnaire,
etc.
Clients of the Funds will be offered to clients of OceanIQ Capital, LLC, however, they are under no
obligation to invest. For more information, please refer to the respective Fund’s Offering
Memorandum.
Private Funds and Special Purpose Vehicles
Our firm may also recommend that clients invest in unaffiliated or affiliated private investment
vehicles and/or special purpose vehicles whose interests are not publicly offered under the Securities
Act of 1933 (“Private Funds”). Such Private Funds may be structured as access vehicles or special
purpose vehicles for investment into a wide range of portfolio companies, including both private and
public companies, start-up or emerging companies, and U.S. or non-U.S. companies. OceanIQ Capital
will, from time to time and as appropriate, solicit clients to invest in such vehicles, and will decide
which clients to approach for some or all of these investments, in its own discretion. All relevant
information pertaining to Private Fund recommendations, including the compensation received by
OceanIQ Capital (if any) or an affiliate or related person (as applicable) resulting from a client’s
investment in a Private Fund, other fees and expenses paid by the respective Private Fund,
withdrawal rights, minimum investments, qualification requirements, suitability, risk factors and
potential conflicts of interest is set forth in the respective Private Fund’s disclosure documents,
governing documents and other offering materials pertaining to such interest (the “Offering
Materials”). Each investor is required to receive, review and execute (as applicable) the Offering
Materials prior to being accepted as an investor in any such Private Fund.
It is important to note that any OceanIQ Capital advisory fee charged to clients for investing in a
Private Fund may be in addition to the fees charged by the Private Funds to investors. This is a conflict
of interest with the multiple fees charged because certain owners of OceanIQ Capital are owners and
general partners of the Private Funds and will receive multiple forms of compensation. It should also
be noted that certain members of OceanIQ Capital may directly participate in any of the investment
opportunities described for which a Private Fund is established and/or may participate through the
Private Fund itself for the purposes of investing. This right to participate and any corresponding
economic interest therefrom will likely mean that certain members of OceanIQ will derive a direct or
indirect benefit from their direct participation and may also receive management fees, carried
interest and other fees that a Private Fund charges to investors and clients for their participation in
the respective investment opportunity. As such, a conflict of interest arises between the presentation
of a private market investment opportunity to clients and prospective clients, and those members of
OceanIQ Capital who will have an interest in the alternative investment opportunity and who,
through a Private Fund, may also be charging clients and investors a variety of fees for investment in
the respective investment opportunity. Therefore, it should be understood that members of OceanIQ
Capital may be highly incentivized to recommend an alternative investment opportunity to clients.
Clients are strongly advised and encouraged to discuss this conflict of interest with their advisors and
to assess the risks, merits, charges, suitability, and appropriateness of the opportunity prior to
making any investment decision.
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Corporate Cash Management Services
Our firm offers cash management services to corporations. We consider a Corporate Cash
Management Services client’s liquidity needs and invest in high-quality, U.S. Treasury-, or
Government-issued fixed income securities.
Insurance Premium Payment Management & Advisory Services
Blue Ocean Advisors, LLC (“Blue Ocean”), a Delaware limited liability company under common
control with OceanIQ Capital, LLC and a relying adviser of OceanIQ Capital, LLC, offers insurance
premium payment management and advisory services to certain UHNW and HNW international and
domestic clients.
Tailoring of Advisory Services
Our firm offers individualized investment advice to our Comprehensive Portfolio Management
clients. General investment advice will be offered to our Financial Planning & Consulting, and
Referrals to Third Party Money Management clients.
Each Comprehensive Portfolio Management client has the opportunity to place reasonable
restrictions on the types of investments to be held in the portfolio. Restrictions on investments in
certain securities or types of securities may not be possible due to the level of difficulty this would
entail in managing the account.
Participation in Wrap Fee Programs
Our firm does not participate in or offer any wrap fee programs at this time.
Regulatory Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2022, our total regulatory assets under management are $114,826,935