A. Description of the Advisory Firm
Port One Investments LLC (hereinafter “POI”) is a Limited Liability Company organized
in the State of Massachusetts. The firm was formed in April 2022, and the principal owners
are Jay Warner, Peter Bartash and Port One Holding Co, LLC.
B. Types of Advisory Services
Portfolio Management Services
POI offers ongoing portfolio management services based on the individual goals,
objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance of each client. POI creates an Investment Policy
Statement for each client, which outlines the client’s current situation (income, tax levels,
and risk tolerance levels) and then constructs a plan to aid in the selection of a portfolio
that matches each client's specific situation. Portfolio management services include, but
are not limited to, the following:
• Investment strategy • Personal investment policy
• Asset allocation • Asset selection
• Risk tolerance • Regular portfolio monitoring
POI evaluates the current investments of each client with respect to their risk tolerance
levels and time horizon. POI will request discretionary authority from clients in order to
select securities and execute transactions without permission from the client prior to each
transaction. Risk tolerance levels are documented in the Investment Policy Statement,
which is given to each client.
POI seeks to provide that investment decisions are made in accordance with the fiduciary
duties owed to its accounts and without consideration of POI’s economic, investment or
other financial interests. To meet its fiduciary obligations, POI attempts to avoid, among
other things, investment or trading practices that systematically advantage or
disadvantage certain client portfolios, and accordingly, POI’s policy is to seek fair and
equitable allocation of investment opportunities/transactions among its clients to avoid
favoring one client over another over time. It is POI’s policy to allocate investment
opportunities and transactions it identifies as being appropriate and prudent, including
initial public offerings ("IPOs") and other investment opportunities that might have a
limited supply, among its clients on a fair and equitable basis over time.
POI may direct clients to third-party investment advisers to manage all or a portion of the
client's assets. Before selecting other advisers for clients, POI will always ensure those
other advisers are properly licensed or registered as an investment adviser. POI conducts
due diligence on any third-party investment adviser, which may involve one or more of
the following: phone calls, meetings and review of the third-party adviser's performance
and investment strategy. POI then makes investments with a third-party investment
adviser by referring the client to the third-party adviser. These investments may be
allocated either through the third-party adviser's fund or through a separately managed
account managed by such third party adviser on behalf of POI's client. POI
may also
allocate among one or more private equity funds or private equity fund advisers. POI will
review the ongoing performance of the third-party adviser as a portion of the client's
portfolio.
Services Limited to Specific Types of Investments
POI generally limits its investment advice to mutual funds, fixed income securities, real
estate funds (including REITs), equities, hedge funds, private equity funds, ETFs
(including ETFs in the gold and precious metal sectors), treasury inflation
protected/inflation linked bonds, commodities, non-U.S. securities and venture capital
funds. POI may use other securities as well to help diversify a portfolio when applicable.
Written Acknowledgement of Fiduciary Status
When we provide investment advice to you regarding your retirement plan account or
individual retirement account, we are fiduciaries within the meaning of Title I of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act and/or the Internal Revenue Code, as
applicable, which are laws governing retirement accounts. The way we make money
creates some conflicts with your interests, so we operate under a special rule that
requires us to act in your best interest and not put our interest ahead of yours. Under
this special rule’s provisions, we must:
• Meet a professional standard of care when making investment recommendations
(give prudent advice);
• Never put our financial interests ahead of yours when making recommendations
(give loyal advice);
• Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments;
• Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that we give advice that is in
your best interest;
• Charge no more than is reasonable for our services; and
• Give you basic information about conflicts of interest.
C. Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions
POI will tailor a program for each individual client. This will include an interview session
to get to know the client’s specific needs and requirements as well as a plan that will be
executed by POI on behalf of the client. POI may use model allocations together with a
specific set of recommendations for each client based on their personal restrictions, needs,
and targets. Clients may impose restrictions in investing in certain securities or types of
securities in accordance with their values or beliefs. However, if the restrictions prevent
POI from properly servicing the client account, or if the restrictions would require POI to
deviate from its standard suite of services, POI reserves the right to end the relationship.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
A wrap fee program is an investment program where the investor pays one stated fee that
includes management fees and transaction costs. POI does not participate in wrap fee
programs.
E. Assets Under Management
POI has the following assets under management:
Discretionary Amounts: Non-discretionary Amounts: Date Calculated:
$ 8267426 $53802167
December, 31
2022