A. The Registrant is a corporation formed on 12/16/1991 in the state of New Jersey. The Registrant became
registered as an Investment Adviser Firm in November 1992. The Registrant is principally owned by
Dino Kostakis, President and Jeffrey Levitt, Chief Executive Officer.
B. As discussed below, the Registrant offers to its clients (individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans,
business entities, trusts, estates and charitable organizations, etc.) investment advisory services, and, to
the extent specifically requested by a client, financial planning and related consulting services.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES
The client can determine to engage the Registrant to provide discretionary investment advisory services
on a fee basis. The Registrant’s annual investment advisory fee is based upon a percentage (%) of the
market value of the assets placed under the Registrant’s management on a stepped-up basis.
Investment Policy Statements (IPS) may be provided at no additional charge to clients who have
engaged Registrant for fee-based, asset management. Additionally, an IPS may be drafted at the Client’s
request. They will vary in scope and complexity as dictated by the Client’s specific circumstances. The
fee for the drafting of the IPS will be based on the actual time expended in the completion of the plan
and will be billed at the following hourly rates: Financial Planners billable at $275 per hour;
Paraprofessionals billable at $125 per hour; Clerical and Administrative Staff billable at $60 per hour.
FINANCIAL PLANNING AND CONSULTING SERVICES (STAND-ALONE)
To the extent requested by a client, the Registrant may determine to provide financial planning and/or
consulting services (including investment and non-investment related matters, including estate planning,
insurance planning, etc.) on a stand-alone separate fee basis. Registrant’s planning and consulting fee is
calculated as follows, 1% of Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) + .1% of Net Worth. The Financial Planning
fee covers only the drafting and presentation of the financial plan. As a general rule, renewal and review
fees should be approximately one half the first-year fee but circumstances could make the renewal fee
greater or less than the estimate. Prior to engaging the Registrant to provide planning or consulting
services, clients are generally required to enter into a Financial Planning and Consulting Agreement
with Registrant setting forth the terms and conditions of the engagement (including termination),
describing the scope of the services to be provided, and the portion of the fee that is due from the client
prior to Registrant commencing services. If requested by the client, Registrant may recommend the
services of other professionals for implementation purposes, including the Registrant’s representatives
in their individual capacities as registered representatives of a broker-dealer and/or licensed insurance
agents. (See disclosure at Item 10 C.1 and 10 C.8). The client is under no obligation to engage the
services of any such recommended professional. The client retains absolute discretion over all such
implementation decisions and is free to accept or reject any recommendation from the Registrant.
Please Note: If the client engages any such recommended professional, and a dispute arises thereafter
relative to such engagement, the client agrees to seek recourse exclusively from and against the engaged
professional. Please Also Note: It remains the client’s responsibility to promptly notify the Registrant if
there is ever any change in his/her/its financial situation or investment objectives for the purpose of
reviewing/evaluating/revising Registrant’s previous recommendations and/or services.
COMPREHENSIVE REPORTING SERVICES AND AGGREGATED DATA STORAGE
In addition to the aforementioned services, Registrant offers investment data storage and comprehensive
reporting services which may be provided separately or as part of the Registrant’s other services. The
client’s assets subject to this service, may be separate from those for which Registrant provides
investment management, review, monitoring and/or for which Registrant provides investment
recommendations or advice. The Investment Advisory and/or Financial Planning Agreement between
Registrant and the client shall describe the services offered and delineate those assets which will receive
no services other than investment data storage and comprehensive reporting services (referred to as
“Excluded Assets”.). Should the client desire reporting services, the client will be required to
acknowledge that with respect to the Excluded Assets, the Registrant’s service is limited to reporting
services only and does not include investment management, review, or monitoring services, nor
investment recommendations or advice. As such, the client, and not the Registrant, shall be exclusively
responsible for the investment performance of the Excluded Assets. In the event the client desires that
the Registrant provide investment management services with respect to the Excluded Assets, the client
may engage the Registrant to do so for a separate and additional fee in accordance with the fee schedule
set forth above.
MISCELLANEOUS
Non-Investment Consulting/Implementation Services. To the extent requested by the client, the
Registrant may provide consulting services regarding non-investment related matters, such as estate
planning, tax planning, insurance, etc. Neither the Registrant, nor any of its representatives, serves as an
attorney or an accountant, and no portion of the Registrant’s services should be construed as same. To
the extent requested by a client, the Registrant may recommend the services of other professionals for
certain non-investment implementation purposes (i.e. attorneys, accountants, insurance agents, etc.),
including representatives of the Registrant in their separate registered/licensed capacities as discussed
below. The client is under no obligation to engage the services of any such recommended professional.
The client retains absolute discretion over all such implementation decisions and is free to accept or
reject any recommendation from the Registrant. Please Note: If the client engages any such
recommended professional, and
a dispute arises thereafter relative to such engagement, the client agrees
to seek recourse exclusively from and against the engaged professional. Please Also Note: It remains
the client’s responsibility to promptly notify the Registrant if there is ever any change in his/her/its
financial situation or investment objectives for the purpose of reviewing/evaluating/revising Registrant’s
previous recommendations and/or services.
Independent Managers. The Registrant may allocate (and/or recommend that the client allocate) a
portion of a client’s investment assets among unaffiliated independent investment managers in
accordance with the client’s designated investment objective(s). In such situations, the Independent
Manager[s] shall have day-to-day responsibility for the active discretionary management of the
allocated assets. The Registrant shall continue to render investment advisory services to the client
relative to the ongoing monitoring and review of account performance, asset allocation and client
investment objectives. Factors which the Registrant shall consider in recommending Independent
Manager[s] include the client’s designated investment objective(s), management style, performance,
reputation, financial strength, reporting, pricing, and research.
Portfolio Activity. The Registrant has a fiduciary duty to provide services consistent with the client’s
best interest. As part of its investment advisory services, the Registrant will review client portfolios on
an ongoing basis to determine if any changes are necessary based upon various factors, including, but
not limited to, investment performance, fund manager tenure, style drift, account additions/withdrawals,
and/or a change in the client’s investment objective. Based upon these factors, there may be extended
periods of time when the Registrant determines that changes to a client’s portfolio are neither necessary
nor prudent. Of course, as indicated below, there can be no assurance that investment decisions made by
the Registrant will be profitable or equal any specific performance level(s).
Sub-Advisory Arrangements. The Registrant may engage sub-advisors for the purpose of assisting the
Registrant with the management of its client accounts. The sub-advisor(s) shall have discretionary
authority for the day-to-day management of the assets that are allocated to it by the Registrant. The sub-
advisor shall continue in such capacity until such arrangement is terminated or modified by the
Registrant. The Registrant shall pay a portion of the investment advisory fee received for these allocated
assets to the sub-advisor for its sub-advisory services. Additionally, the Registrant may also provide
subadvisory services to its affiliated SEC registered investment advisors. (See Item 10.C.3 below.). The
Registrant’s Chief Compliance Officer, Karen DeMarco, remains available to address any questions
concerning the Registrant’s sub-advisory arrangements.
Trade Error Policy. Registrant shall reimburse client accounts for losses resulting from the
Registrant’s trade errors. Any trade errors resulting in gains are reconciled by the custodian and are
either credited to the client or shall remain with the custodian. The Registrant shall not retain any gains
resulting from its trade errors.
Client Obligations. In performing its services, Registrant shall not be required to verify any
information received from the client or from the client’s other professionals and is expressly authorized
to rely thereon. Moreover, each client is advised that it remains his/her/its responsibility to promptly
notify the Registrant if there is ever any change in his/her/its financial situation or investment objectives
for the purpose of reviewing/evaluating/revising Registrant’s previous recommendations and/or
services.
Disclosure Statement. A copy of the Registrant’s written Brochure Form ADV Parts 2 and 3 shall be
provided to each client prior to, or contemporaneously with, the execution of the Investment Advisory
Agreement, Financial Planning or Consulting Agreement. Any client who has not received a copy of
Registrant’s written Brochure at least 48 hours prior to executing the Investment Advisory Agreement or
Financial Planning and Consulting Agreement shall have five business days subsequent to executing
the agreement to terminate the Registrant’s services without penalty.
Retirement Rollovers-Potential for Conflict of Interest: A client or prospective client leaving an
employer typically has four options regarding an existing retirement plan (and may engage in a
combination of these options): (i) leave the money in the former employer’s plan, if permitted, (ii) roll
over the assets to the new employer’s plan, if one is available and rollovers are permitted, (iii) roll over
to an Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”), or (iv) cash out the account value (which could,
depending upon the client’s age, result in adverse tax consequences). If the Registrant recommends that
a client roll over their retirement plan assets into an account to be managed by the Registrant, such a
recommendation creates a conflict of interest if the Registrant will earn an advisory fee on the rolled
over assets. No client is under any obligation to rollover retirement plan assets to an account
managed by Registrant. Registrant’s Chief Compliance Officer, Karen DeMarco, remains
available to address any questions that a client or prospective client may have regarding the
potential for conflict of interest presented by such rollover recommendation.
C. The Registrant shall provide investment advisory services specific to the needs of each client. Prior to
providing investment advisory services, an investment adviser representative will ascertain each client’s
investment objective(s). Thereafter, the Registrant shall allocate and/or recommend that the client
allocate investment assets consistent with the designated investment objective(s). The client may, at any
time, impose reasonable restrictions, in writing, on the Registrant’s services.
D. The Registrant does not participate in a wrap fee program.
E. As of December 31, 2022, the Registrant had $191,284,201 in assets under management on a
discretionary basis.