Description of Services
Park Piedmont Advisors is a Registered Investment Adviser primarily located in Chicago, Illinois with
offices in New York, New York, Oakland, California, Springfield, New Jersey and Waretown, New
Jersey. We are organized as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Illinois and we
have been providing investment advisory services since 2003. We provide investment advice to
individuals, families, businesses and retirement plans. Nicholas Levinson and Thomas Levinson are
the owners of the firm.
The following paragraphs describe our services and fees. As used in this brochure, the words "we",
"our" and "us" refer to Park Piedmont Advisors and the words "you", "your" and "client" refer to you as
either a client or prospective client of our firm. Also, you may see the term Associated Person or
Investment Adviser Representative ("IAR") throughout this brochure. As used in this brochure, our
Associated Persons or Investment Adviser Representatives are our firm's officers, employees, and all
individuals providing investment advice on behalf of our firm.
Portfolio Management Services
Our investment advice consists primarily of developing appropriate asset allocations for each client,
and then implementing this allocation advice using primarily indexed investments. We use mostly
indexed mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) for our indexed investments. These indexed
investments are designed to track/match the results of the various parts of the markets in which we are
investing. We do not engage in market timing, or individual stock or bond analysis. We do not
provide financial planning services, but we do give specific advice on such financial goals as
retirement, education, and large capital purchases, at no additional charge to our investment advisory
clients (fees are discussed in Item 5).
Our asset allocation advice depends on each client's specific circumstances, financial goals, and ability
to take investment risk. Asset allocation refers to the percentage mix of investments between safer,
income producing investments, and riskier stock and high yield investments. We meet with each client
periodically to make sure their allocation continues to be appropriate for their needs, and make
changes as called for. We monitor investment portfolios on an ongoing basis, and rebalance portfolios
as indicated by changes in market conditions that materially change your initial asset allocations and/or
changes in your specific financial circumstances.
We manage $861,968,712 as of December 31, 2023. Of this total, $391,633,493 was discretionary
and $470,335,219 was nondiscretionary. We also manage $48,883,228 in client assets on a non-
continuous basis. When our firm has discretion we are able to make changes in your investments
without your prior approval. When we do not have discretion, we must receive your approval prior to
making changes in your investments. Whether accounts are discretionary or not discretionary, we
cannot remove money or securities from your accounts without your specific written approval. (With
your written approval, we are allowed to debit our investment advisory fees from your accounts.) (Fees
are discussed in Item 5.)
Discretionary authority is typically granted by the investment advisory agreement you sign with our
firm, a power of attorney, or trading authorization forms. You may limit our discretionary authority (for
example, limiting the types of securities that can be purchased for your account) by providing our firm
with your restrictions and guidelines in writing. We do not participate in wrap fee programs.
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Our advisory services are also offered to defined benefit
plans, profit sharing plans and other plans
subject to the Employee Retirement Income Securities Act. Our advice may include formation of an
investment policy statement, as needed, asset allocation advice, portfolio management services, and
investment performance monitoring.
In some cases, we may provide asset allocation advice on accounts not held at our recommended
custodian, Charles Schwab (CS). In such cases, we will monitor these accounts on a periodic basis
and provide you recommendations, as necessary. It is your responsibility to implement any
recommendations we provide.
Advisory Services to Retirement Plans
We offer investment advisory services to workplace retirement plans and their fiduciaries based upon
the needs of the plan and the services requested by the plan sponsor or named fiduciary. In general,
these services may include plan-level advice regarding fund selection and investment options,
education services and individualized investment advice to plan participants, investment performance
monitoring, and/or ongoing investment reviews. These investment advisory services will generally be
non-discretionary and advisory in nature. The ultimate decision to act on behalf of the plan shall remain
with the plan sponsor or other named fiduciary.
We may also assist with participant enrollment meetings and provide investment-related educational
seminars to plan participants on such topics as:
•Diversification;
•Asset allocation;
•Risk tolerance; and
•Time horizon
Our educational seminars may include other investment-related topics specific to the particular plan.
All services, whether discussed above or customized for the plan based upon requirements from the
plan fiduciaries (which may include additional plan-level or participant-level services) shall be detailed
in a written agreement and be consistent with the parameters set forth in the plan documents.
Either party to the investment advisory agreement may terminate the agreement upon written notice to
the other party in accordance with the terms of the agreement for services. The investment advisory
fees will be prorated for the quarter in which the termination notice is given and any unearned fees will
be refunded to the client.
IRA Rollover Recommendations
Effective December 20, 2021 (or such later date as the US Department of Labor ("DOL") Field
Assistance Bulletin 2018-02 ceases to be in effect), for purposes of complying with the DOL's
Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 ("PTE 2020-02") where applicable, we are providing the
following acknowledgment to you.
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
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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.