FIRM DESCRIPTION
Jason A Prattes Financial Inc, doing business as Prattes Wealth Partners (and hereinafter referred
to as “Prattes”, “we”, “us”, or “our firm”) is a California Corporation with its principal office
located in Newport Beach, CA and has been in business as a registered investment adviser since
2018. The principal owner of the firm is Jason A. Prattes.
As a registered investment adviser, we are a fiduciary to you, our client, meaning we have a
fundamental obligation to act and provide investment advice that is in your best interest. Should
any material conflicts of interest exist that might affect the impartiality of our investment advice,
they will be disclosed to you in this Brochure. We urge you to review this Brochure carefully and
consider our qualifications, business practices and the nature of our advisory services before
becoming our client.
As of December 31, 2023, Prattes manages approximately $ 77,271,343 in client assets on a
discretionary basis, and $ 47,097,320 in client assets on a non-discretionary basis. Clients may
request more current information at any time by contacting our firm.
ADVISORY PROGRAMS
This Brochure describes the advisory services we offer to our clients. Prattes provides investment
management and financial planning services to our clients. In connection with our investment
management services, Prattes provides advice with respect to a broad range of asset classes,
including equities (common stocks and equivalents), mutual funds, exchange traded funds, fixed
income instruments, and alternative investment strategies. Prattes may also utilize, where
appropriate, options contracts, futures contracts. Our advice is generally limited to these types of
investments, but we reserve the right to advise or not advise our clients on certain investments should
we deem it appropriate based on their particular circumstances.
Prattes’ advisory services are tailored to the needs of our clients based on their individual
investment objectives, risk tolerance, cash or income needs, and any investment restrictions.
Although Prattes seeks to accommodate any reasonable investment restrictions or guidelines set
by our clients, we may decline to accommodate certain investment restrictions that are
incompatible with our firms’ investment philosophy or that may have an adverse effect on our
ability to manage your account. Please see Item 8 of this Brochure for further details about our
investment strategies and associated risks.
Our advisory services are offered through certain individuals who have registered with Prattes as
its investment adviser representative (“advisors”). Clients should refer to such advisor’s Form
ADV Part 2B (the “Brochure Supplement”) for more information about their qualifications.
Prattes enters into formal written agreements with our clients setting forth the terms and
conditions under which we will provide our advisory (the “Investment Management Agreement”)
or financial planning services (the “Financial Planning Agreement”). The Investment Management
Agreement and Financial Planning Agreement set forth the scope of the services to be provided
and the compensation we receive from the client for such services. The Investment Management
Agreement and Financial Planning Agreement may be terminated by either party in writing at any
time by giving thirty (30) days signed written notice to the other party.
Our advisors may offer all or any combination of the advisory services described below to our
clients:
Investment Management. Prattes provides investment management services to individuals, high
net-worth individuals, family offices, institutions, private funds and other commingled or pooled
vehicles. Working closely with an advisor, clients will establish realistic and measurable
investment goals and objectives to meet those goals will be defined. An advisor will recommend
that clients allocate their investment portfolio among various asset classes, then once the
appropriate asset allocation has been determined, the portfolio will be monitored and rebalanced
on an ongoing basis as changes in market conditions and client circumstances occur. As part of
these investment management services, we have an ongoing responsibility to select and make
recommendations to our clients as to specific securities or other investments that may be
purchased or sold for a client’s portfolio.
Prattes generally exercises discretionary authority over client investments where we manage the
client’s account(s) without client consultation after the initial establishment of the client’s
investment objectives and appropriate asset allocation. Prattes receives discretionary authority
from our clients through our Investment Management Agreement at the outset of our advisory
relationship. Alternatively, Prattes will manage assets on a non-discretionary basis in which it
receives pre-approval from the client before placing any trades.
As part of its investment management services and when appropriate for a particular client,
Prattes may recommend that certain clients consider an investment into independent and
unaffiliated private investment vehicles such as private funds. Investors in private investment
vehicles should be aware that such investments are generally not as transparent and are more
volatile when compared to investments into the traditional public equity or debt markets, and
may be subject to certain liquidity restrictions or capital calls.
Private Funds. Prattes serves as investment manager to private funds or commingled or pooled
vehicles. Specifically, Prattes serves as investment manager to Sonics 56 and Opportunistic
Private Allocation Fund, LLC a multi-series offering. For a full description of each Fund Series
strategy, please refer to the Fund PPM and Series Supplement or SPV offering documents.
Financial Planning. Prattes provides financial planning services where an advisor will work with
clients to review their current financial position, stated goals and objectives and will make
recommendations on how clients can manage their financial resources based on an analysis of
their individual needs. Recommendations may be in the form of a written financial plan or a verbal
consultation based on the type of engagement. The client is under no obligation to act upon the
advisor’s recommendations. If the client elects to act on any of our recommendations, the client
is under no obligation to affect their transactions through our firm.
Pursuant to the terms of the Financial Planning Agreement with the client, this service may
include retirement planning, investment planning, estate planning, tax planning,
college/education planning, insurance needs, cash flow analysis, and debt analysis.
Financial Planning Disclosure. Investment management services may be obtained from Prattes
through a separate investment management agreement, or a separate professional investment
advisor of the client’s choosing. Prattes may recommend to its financial planning clients that they
retain the Firm as their investment advisor to implement its recommendations and such
recommendations may be viewed as a conflict of interest. Financial planning clients are hereby
advised that they are under no obligation to act on Prattes’ investment recommendations.
Moreover, if a client elects to act on any of the recommendations, the client is under no
obligations to effect the transactions through our firm.
Wrap Fee Programs. Prattes does not participate in any wrap fee programs.
Important Note: It is the client’s responsibility to ensure that Prattes is promptly notified if there
are ever any significant changes to their financial situation, goals, objectives or needs so we can
review our previous recommendations and make any necessary adjustments.