➢ The Adviser’s headquarters updated its physical address to be:
501 West Broadway, Suite 1350, San Diego, CA 92101
➢ The Adviser made updates to Item 15 of this Brochure to reflect indirect custody
implications by way of its affiliation with the general partner(s) of certain pooled
investment vehicles managed by IPG Advisors.
Business Commencement Date
IPG Advisors has been in business since March of 2010. IPG Advisors is a registered
investment adviser formed as a limited liability company in the state of California,
headquartered in San Diego, California.
Ownership
Mr. Adolfo Gonzalez Rubio is the principal majority owner of the Firm. Other owners of the Firm
are Messrs. Alberto Benrey and Alfonso Aldrete each maintain less than a 25% ownership
interest in the Firm.
Services
Please find outlined below the various types of advisory services offered by IPG Advisors:
➢ Discretionary Accounts
Regarding discretionary investment advisory client accounts, IPG Advisors provides
personalized discretionary investment management services to its clients in accordance with
our Discretionary Investment Management Agreement. Clients are asked to provide IPG
Advisors with important information regarding their current financial holdings, investment
objectives, risk tolerance, liquidity needs, and time horizon for IPG Advisors to determine an
investment approach in the client’s best interest. The Firm also inquires as to the client’s
guidelines, any specific restrictions and income requirements to be used for the management
of the client’s accounts. From the information that is supplied by the client, IPG Advisors seeks
to construct an allocation mix and investment strategy that it believes is suitable for that client
to achieve their investment goals/objectives.
IPG Advisors offers the following investment strategies to clients with similar overall investment
objectives:
▪ The Global Opportunities Strategy.
▪ The Global Short Duration Strategy.
▪ The Global Intermediate Duration Strategy.
▪ Capital Appreciation Equity Trading Strategy, and
▪ The Asset Allocation Strategy.
Please see Section 8 of this Brochure for further details and an overview of each investment
strategy and methodology. In addition to the above referenced investment strategies, IPG
Advisors also offers customized portfolios to its clients who are seeking a tailored strategy. IPG
Advisors’ investment adviser representatives typically serve as portfolio managers for these
tailored portfolios. Building such portfolios, and its implementation are dependent upon the
client’s investment profile which outlines each client’s current situation (income, investment
objectives, risk tolerance levels, among other factors) and is used to construct a client specific
plan. Client can impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities. In
Discretionary accounts, clients can still make requests to purchase or sell securities, however
the overall purpose of the discretionary account is to manage the client’s investments in the
agreed upon manner based upon the discretionary agreement on file. Deviating from such
investment models agreed upon will impact the portfolio’s investment performance and returns,
continued deviating from the discretionary management agreement may result in the account
being changed to a ‘Non-Discretionary’ account.
Please refer to Item 8 for further information on our methods of analysis and investment
strategies including details on the specific risks associated with these strategies.
➢ Non-Discretionary Accounts
Regarding Non-Discretionary investment advisor client accounts, IPG Advisors also offers non-
discretionary advisory services to its clients pursuant to a Non-Discretionary Investment
Management Agreement. As with the discretionary accounts, clients are asked to provide the
Firm with important information regarding their financial profile and any guidelines the client
wishes IPG Advisors to follow related to their investment management of the accounts. For
non-discretionary accounts, IPG Advisors will recommend investment strategies, asset
allocation mixes, or changes to the client's existing portfolio that the Firm believes is suitable
for that client and in the client’s best interest; however, the client is the one who will grant the
final approval and final direction of their own investment account(s). The Firm has an ongoing
responsibility to make recommendations to the client based upon the client's investment
objectives and risk tolerance, and so, when the Firm provides investment recommendations
then client will advise of the approval or disapproval of each recommendation made by the Firm.
Upon approval of any recommendation, the Firm will arrange for effecting the securities
transaction(s) recommended.
➢ Family Office Services
IPG Advisors is committed to providing Family Office Services from the United States for its Latin
American domiciled clients. We offer a wide spectrum of Family Office Services to assist with
managing life events and assessing their financial ramifications. Services are selected by the
client and may include, without limitation:
▪ Assistance with obtaining banking services.
▪ Notary services.
▪ Property Management. Our Property Management Services are designed to meet
client needs associated with vacation home maintenance and management, among
other things.
▪ Professional Service Referrals and Assistance. The Firm will introduce clients to
professional service providers and manage the relationship commensurate with the
needs of the client. For example, we may provide
translation assistance in
connection with the professional services rendered by the third party. Types of
professional services referred include:
o Real estate brokerage services.
o Legal services.
o Estate planning services
▪ Investment banking consulting.
▪ Office Use. Our corporate offices are in San Diego. From time to time, clients wish
to utilize our corporate conference rooms for business meetings. Conference rooms
must be reserved.
▪ Customized Special Reports. From time to time, IPG Advisors is requested to
prepare consolidated reports in Spanish and/or analyze financial-related statements
prepared by third parties; and
▪ Concierge Services. Our Concierge Services are designed to meet individual client
needs in an administrative capacity for such things as transportation, travel,
entertainment, event planning, and other personal or family arrangements.
For more information about these services, please contact your Investment Advisor
Representative or IPG Advisors.
➢ Sub-Advisory Services
IPG Advisors provides additional services for clients from time-to-time as agreed between the
client and the Adviser. In this regard, IPG Advisors acts as a sub-adviser or engages the
services of sub-advisers to assist or manage client portfolios and related funds. Such activities
include but are not limited to the selection and monitoring of client portfolios, as well as asset
allocation and continued analysis related to the Firm’s portfolio management services. Sub-
advisers’ services are contracted by the Firm. IPG Advisors sub-advisory services, include but
are not limited to arrangements with its affiliates or other related parties to act as a sub-adviser.
When either acting as a sub-adviser for affiliates or engaging affiliates as a sub-adviser IPG
Advisors notes the common ownership structure creates a conflict of interest, as well as related
fees may be shared with the sub-adviser pursuant to the terms of a formalized agreement.
➢ Third Party Asset Managers (“TPAM”)
IPG Advisors also provides access to third party asset managers for situations where clients
seek certain types of portfolio management, execution, and platform access services. In this
regard, IPG Advisors seeks to enter into agreements with other TPAMs who also provide tailored
investment advisory services and programs. Typically, securities transactions are recommended
by the TPAM; however, the final decision rests with IPG Advisors and its IARs on the execution
of such recommendations based on the client’s best interest and investment mandate on their
advisory account. There may be instances in which, as specified in the management agreement,
that the TPAM’s is allowed to exercise discretion in the management of client accounts. In such
instances, IPG Advisors will ensure that the proper documentation is on file authorizing such a
relationship and IPG Advisors will periodically review the reports provided by the TPAM to the
client to ensure the client’s best interest is adhered to.
➢ Other Services
o Special Purpose Vehicles
IPG Advisors has been engaged by IPG Alternative Investment GP, LLC (the “General Partner”)
to serve as the Management Company of IPG Secondary I, LP, a limited partnership (the
“Partnership”) that was created as a special purpose vehicle (“SPV”) for its investors to purchase
private shares of a security called Clip Limited. SV Latam serves as an external asset manager
to the SPV and receives a portion of the Management Fee paid to IPG Advisors and is also
subject to receiving 50% of the performance fees charged by the SPV. Only qualified clients are
allowed to invest in the referenced SPV.
o Private Funds
IPG Advisors serves as Investment Manager to private funds that offer interests pursuant to a
Private Offering Memorandum. IPG Advisors directs the investment and re-investment of the
securities, cash, and other assets, in accordance with the information provided by the pooled
investment vehicles (“Investment Funds”). All terms are generally established at the time of a
pool’s formation and investors may not restrict the investments except as indicated in the fund
documents. The Investment Funds authorize IPG Advisors to exercise complete and total
discretion in the investment of the assets in such Funds. In this connection, the Investment
Funds authorizes IPG Advisors, to buy, sell, and trade assets in the Funds, in accordance with
the terms and conditions of the fund documents and pertaining agreement. Investors in the
pooled investment vehicles should be aware of additional risks, restrictions on withdrawals and
redemptions and other important information associated with the pooled investment vehicles. As
of December 31, 2023; IPG IA managed approximately $210,915,526 in Private Funds.
Investment Product Types
Generally, the Firm’s investment advice is confined to the following types of securities and
products:
▪ Exchange listed securities.
▪ Securities traded over the counter.
▪ Securities issued by foreign issuers, including foreign sovereign debt instruments.
▪ Corporate debt securities.
▪ Commercial paper.
▪ Certificates of deposit.
▪ Warrants.
▪ U.S. government securities.
▪ Municipal securities.
▪ Mutual funds (foreign and domestic);
▪ Private Funds affiliated with the IPG
▪ Exchange-traded funds.
▪ Options contracts on securities.
▪ Interests in partnerships investing in real-estate.
▪ Structured products, including principal-protected notes.
▪ Hedge funds; and
▪ Private Placements.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023, IPG Advisors managed approximately US $2,533,771,492 in clients’
assets on a discretionary basis and $972,511,210 on a non-discretionary basis.