A. Description of the Advisory Firm
Clockwise Capital LLC (hereinafter “ClockCap”), also d/b/a Clockwise Capital, is a
Limited Liability Company organized in the State of Delaware. The firm became
registered as an investment adviser in 2015. The principal owners are Garari Eli Mikel, &
Ryan Jeffrey Guttridge.
B. Types of Advisory Services
Portfolio Management Services
ClockCap evaluates the current investments of each client with respect to their risk
tolerance levels and time horizon. Risk tolerance levels are documented in the Investment
Policy Statement, which is given to each client. The firm bases its services on the
individual goals, objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance of each client. Depending on
the needs of the client, ClockCap may create an Investment Policy Statement for the client,
which outlines the client’s current situation (income, tax levels, and risk tolerance levels).
Portfolio management services include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Investment strategy
• Personal investment policy
• Risk tolerance
ClockCap seeks to provide investment advices in accordance with the fiduciary duties
owed to its accounts and without consideration of ClockCap’s economic, investment or
other financial interests. ClockCap does directly invest the client’s portfolio. Clients
should be aware that ClockCap offers to different investment strategies: its standard
Professor Portfolios Strategy and its Clockwise Capital Strategy. The main investment
difference is that the Clockwise Capital Strategy provides a more adaptive investment
approach based on the market environment with the goal of providing positive market
returns regardless of the market.
Clockwise Capital Innovation ETF
In January of 2022 ClockCap launched the Clockwise Capital Innovation ETF (“TIME”).
This is the first opportunity for ClockCap to serve as an Investment Adviser to a
Registered Investment Company. In addition, ClockCap will serve as the fund’s
Subadviser. This fund is a diversified, actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”)
that will invest opportunistically in companies with distinct secular advantages.
ClockCap balances the portfolio between next-gen companies and legacy enterprises that
are adapting to the new paradigm at rates fundamentally undervalued by the market.
Selection of Other Advisers
ClockCap may direct clients to third-party investment advisers. Before selecting other
advisers for clients, ClockCap will verify that all recommended advisers are properly
licensed, notice filed, or exempt in the states where ClockCap is recommending the
adviser to clients.
Subadviser Services
ClockCap may also act as a subadviser to advisers unaffiliated with ClockCap. These
third-party advisers would outsource portfolio management services to ClockCap. This
relationship will be memorialized in each contract between ClockCap and the third-party
advisor. The advisors are Fiduciary Planning, LLC (CRD# 304104) and Legado Wealth
Management LLC (CRD# 305263).
Betterment Securities
Betterment for Advisors is a digital wealth management platform generally serving
independent investment advisory firms and advisors. Betterment LLC (“Betterment”), a
registered investment advisor, serves as sub-advisor to Advisor’s clients (“Clients”). MTG
LLC, dba Betterment Securities (“Betterment Securities”), a registered broker-dealer and
member of FINRA and SIPC, serves as broker-dealer and custodian.
The services provided by Betterment include:
● Goal-Based Investment Management: Betterment’s goal-based investment platform
allows Advisors and Clients to identify multiple investment goals for each Client, each
with specific portfolio allocations;
● Portfolio Construction Tools: Advisor and Advisor’s Clients have access to a set of
Betterment constructed portfolio strategies, third-party model portfolio strategies, or, if
applicable, Advisor constructed custom portfolio strategies (described below), each of
which is comprised of low cost, index-tracking exchange-traded funds or mutual funds
(the latter only for advisors who are approved to construct portfolios with Dimensional
Fund Advisors mutual funds), and are able to customize the risk-level for each investment
goal (collectively “traditional securities portfolios”);
● Automated
Investment Management Services: Betterment’s algorithms automate back-
office tasks such as trading, portfolio management, and account rebalancing;
● Website and Mobile Application: Betterment’s website and mobile application provide
a platform for account access and monitoring and delivery of account documentation and
notices; and ● Advisor Dashboard: Advisors have access to a dashboard for purposes of
monitoring and managing Client accounts.
Certain Advisors offer to their Clients through Betterment’s platform custom portfolio
strategies. If Advisor chooses to participate in this offering, Advisor may construct
Custom Portfolios using Advisor's own investment methodologies, and Advisor’s Clients
are able to use Betterment’s automated advice features, including automatic rebalancing,
dividend reinvestment, tax loss harvesting, and asset location services. Advisor, and not
Betterment, is responsible for managing any goal for which a Custom Portfolio is elected
on the basis of a Client’s financial situation and investment objectives. Betterment will not
evaluate whether any Custom Portfolio is suitable for any Client’s individual investment
objectives, either at the time of election or on an ongoing basis. In addition, Advisor, and
not Betterment, is responsible for disclosing to Advisor’s Clients any limitations to
Betterment’s features caused by the election of a Custom Portfolio strategy. Betterment
for Advisors offers several account types to Advisors and their Clients, such as taxable
investing accounts, individual retirement accounts (IRAs), and cash management
accounts (Cash Reserve). If Advisor’s Client also is employed by a company that utilizes
Betterment’s 401(k) offering, Betterment at Work, Advisor may also manage Client’s
Betterment 401(k) account if Client delegates investment management authority of their
401(k) to Advisor. Advisors can also view Clients’ Betterment checking account in their
Advisor Dashboard, and Advisors can also view Clients’ health savings accounts (HSAs),
if the Client has a Betterment HSA through their employer.
Tailored Services and Investment Restrictions
To use Betterment for Advisors’ services, Clients and/or their Advisors must inform
Betterment of their financial situation and preferences through Betterment’s online
application. To set up an investing account through the Betterment platform, Advisors
and/or their Clients must select an investment goal, select a portfolio strategy (or follow
the Advisor’s pre-set default portfolio strategy), and set an allocation (the risk level of the
portfolio which corresponds to a ratio of stock to bonds), and may provide additional
details about the Client’s investment objectives within Betterment’s interface. Guidance
provided by Betterment is available in the online application, but Advisors are ultimately
responsible for ensuring that Advisor’s Clients are placed in suitable investments.
Advisors are also responsible for ensuring that the information they provide to Betterment
about their Clients is accurate and up-to-date.
Advisors can also restrict the securities purchased for Client accounts by electing
Betterment’s Flexible portfolio strategy or Advisor’s Custom Portfolio strategy to choose
their own asset classes and adjust allocation weights. Clients and/or their Advisors can
influence Betterment’s discretionary management of their account by turning on or off
several of Betterment automated portfolio management features.
C. Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions
ClockCap offers the same suite of services to all of its clients. However, specific client
investment strategies and their implementation are dependent upon the client Investment
Policy Statement which outlines each client’s current situation (income, tax levels, and risk
tolerance levels). Clients are not permitted to impose restrictions in investing in certain
securities or types of securities in accordance with their values or beliefs.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
A wrap fee program is an investment program where the investor pays one stated fee that
includes management fees, transaction costs, fund expenses, and other administrative
fees. ClockCap does not participate in any wrap fee programs.
E. Assets Under Management
ClockCap has the following assets under management:
Discretionary Amounts: Non-Discretionary Amounts: Date Calculated:
$269,532,513 .00
$60,557,596
.00
December 2023