Vigilant Capital Management, LLC, dba Vigilant Wealth Management (“Vigilant”), is a private
wealth management firm specializing in progressive investment and wealth planning
solutions that are tailored to the unique needs of each client. Vigilant’s purpose is to help
guide its clients in managing their wealth in such a way that it positively impacts their lives
and the lives of future generations. Vigilant works with high‐net‐worth individuals and
families, as well as select non‐profit, institutional, and corporate entities. Vigilant was
founded in 2002. It is organized as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of
Maine and is registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC” or “Commission”) as an investment advisor. Registration with the SEC does not imply
a certain level of skill or training.
The principal owner of Vigilant is Vigilant Capital, LLC, a limited liability company organized
under Maine law.
Vigilant provides discretionary investment management and wealth planning services to
high‐net‐worth individuals and families, trusts, charitable organizations, foundations,
endowments, and estates. Its discretionary investment management services may also be
offered to corporations or business entities and to pension and profit‐sharing plans.
Wealth Planning services are provided at the discretion of Vigilant and may not be
appropriate for every client. Services may include, but are not limited to, providing advice
and guidance in planning areas such as investment, financial, retirement, estate, tax,
insurance, banking, credit, and charitable planning. Vigilant does not serve as an attorney or
accountant, and no portion of our services should be construed as legal or accounting
services. Accordingly, Vigilant does not prepare estate planning documents or tax returns.
However, Vigilant may provide these advisory services to its clients or by working with an
advisor who is an expert in a particular discipline (i.e., a lawyer, CPA or insurance specialist)
or a combination thereof. Clients may elect to have Vigilant work with their existing advisors
or select new advisors that may or may not be recommended by Vigilant. Vigilant does not
and will not design, draft or implement legal, tax or insurance plans. Each client must seek
proper legal, tax and insurance advice from a qualified professional advisor in these areas
prior to implementation of any plan. Vigilant receives no compensation from any external
provider of professional services or from the sale of any non‐investment product(s), such as
insurance. Vigilant may, on a client’s behalf, participate in the negotiation of fees with a
professional advisor. Clients are reminded that they are under no obligation to engage the
services of any recommended professional. The client retains absolute discretion over all
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implementation decisions and is free to accept or reject any recommendation made by
Vigilant or its representatives. If the client engages any unaffiliated recommended
professional, and a dispute arises thereafter relative to such engagement, the client agrees
to seek recourse exclusively from and against the engaged professional. At all times, the
engaged licensed professional(s) (i.e. attorney, accountant, insurance agent, etc.), and not
Vigilant, shall be responsible for the quality and competency of the services provided.
Investment Management Services are provided by Vigilant in an agency capacity pursuant to
an advisory agreement between the client and Vigilant by which each client grants to Vigilant
full discretion to manage their investment assets. Vigilant employs a disciplined investment
process that begins with an assessment of each client’s needs and goals, return expectations,
risk tolerance, and investment constraints based upon information provided by each client.
During this process and afterward by providing written notice to Vigilant, the client may
impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or certain types of securities (as an
example, certain clients may impose investment restrictions on Vigilant so that the client will
be in compliance with investment restrictions imposed on the client by the client’s employer).
Upon the completion of the assessment process, an Investment Policy Statement
(hereinafter IPS) will be generated. This IPS will be utilized by Vigilant to determine the
appropriate target asset allocation and the discretionary management of the client’s assets
on an ongoing basis. The IPS will be reviewed and approved by the client at the inception of
the relationship and will be reviewed and discussed periodically over time. Clients must
notify Vigilant should there be any changes to their financial circumstances, needs, objectives
and/or tolerance for risk or other circumstances relevant to management of their account(s).
As an extension of Vigilant’s investment management and wealth planning services, Vigilant
may offer Family Office Wealth Management services to certain qualified client families who
desire not only our discretionary investment management services but
also our assistance
with their complex needs regarding various wealth planning initiatives. Each family office
relationship shall be unique and tailored to fit the specific needs and goals of that particular
client. The services available to each family office client as well as the means of calculating
the client’s fee shall be clearly stated in the client’s agreement.
As discussed above, when providing wealth planning services under a Family Office Wealth
Management engagement, Vigilant may work with a third‐party advisor who is an expert in
a particular discipline (i.e., a lawyer, CPA or insurance specialist). Clients may elect to have
Vigilant work with their existing third‐party advisors or select new advisors that may or may
not be recommended by Vigilant. Vigilant is not responsible for the outcome of the advice
or work provided by third‐party advisors.
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Investment accounts may consist of cash, money market funds, fixed income securities,
equity securities, alternative investments, and exposure to other publicly traded asset classes
that Vigilant and each client agree are in‐line with the IPS. Vigilant may utilize individual
securities, sector securities, market‐index securities and publicly traded investment
companies (i.e., mutual funds, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), etc.). Options contracts may
be utilized for the purpose of establishing defensive positions and/or protecting profits and
may be used to gain specific market exposures that complement Vigilant’s overall investment
strategy at a given time.
When consistent with a client’s investment objectives, Vigilant may allocate investment
assets to “interval funds.” Investment companies structured as “interval funds” are generally
designed for long‐term investors that do not require daily liquidity. Shares in interval funds
typically do not trade on the secondary market. Instead, their shares are subject to periodic
redemption offers by the fund at a price based on net asset value. Accordingly, interval funds
are subject to liquidity constraints. Interval funds investing in securities of companies with
smaller market capitalizations, derivatives, or securities with substantial market and/or credit
risk tend to have the greatest exposure to liquidity risk. Generally, the interval funds
recommended by Vigilant offer a two to three week period, on a quarterly basis, during which
the client may seek the redemption of previously purchased interval funds.
Vigilant follows a disciplined security selection process to build, manage and monitor client
investment portfolios. This process is overseen by the Vigilant Investment Policy Committee
(hereinafter IPC), which meets regularly to assess market conditions and to discuss existing
portfolio positions or any recommended changes thereto.
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 result in adverse
tax consequences). If Vigilant recommends that a client roll over their retirement plan assets
into an account to be managed by Vigilant, such a recommendation creates a conflict of
interest if Vigilant will earn an advisory fee on the rolled over assets. If Vigilant provides a
recommendation as to whether a client should engage in a rollover or not, Vigilant is acting
as a fiduciary within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
or the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable, which are laws governing retirement accounts.
No client is under any obligation to roll over retirement plan assets to an account managed
by Vigilant.
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Vigilant has a fiduciary duty to provide services consistent with the client’s best interest. As
part of its investment advisory services, Vigilant 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, 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 Vigilant 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 Vigilant will be profitable or equal any specific performance level(s).
Vigilant does not participate in wrap fee programs
Vigilant primarily manages client accounts on a discretionary basis. This means that Vigilant
is authorized to direct execution of transactions in its client accounts without transaction‐by‐
transaction consultation with the client. As of December 31, 2021, Vigilant managed
approximately $2,200,862,557 of client assets on a discretionary basis and $0 of client assets
on a non‐discretionary basis.