A. Firm Information
Sentinel Capital Solutions, Inc. (“Sentinel” or the “Advisor”) is a registered investment advisor with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Sentinel is organized as a corporation under the laws of
Maryland. Sentinel was founded in April 2011, and is owned and operated by Cort F. Meinelschmidt (President
and Chief Compliance Officer). This Disclosure Brochure provides information regarding the qualifications,
business practices, and the advisory services provided by Sentinel.
B. Advisory Services Offered
Sentinel offers investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals and other registered
investment advisors (“Client”) through managed accounts and via sub-advisory services through other
investment advisors.
Individual Managed Accounts
Sentinel provides customized investment advisory solutions for its Clients on a managed account basis. A direct
relationship with a Client is achieved through continuous personal Client contact and interaction while providing
discretionary investment management and related services. Sentinel works to identify individual investment goals
and objectives as well as risk tolerance and financial situation in order to create a portfolio to meet the goals and
objectives of each Client.
Sentinel’s investment strategy is primarily long-term focused, but the Advisor may buy, sell or re-allocate
positions that have been held less than one year to meet the objectives of the Client or due to market conditions.
Sentinel will construct, implement and monitor the portfolio to ensure it meets the goals, objectives,
circumstances, and risk tolerance agreed to by the Client. Each Client will have the opportunity to place
reasonable restrictions on the types of investments to be held in their respective portfolio, subject to the
acceptance by the Advisor.
Sentinel evaluates and selects securities for inclusion in Client portfolios only after applying their internal due
diligence process. Sentinel may recommend, on occasion, redistributing investment allocations to diversify the
portfolio. Sentinel may recommend specific positions to increase sector or asset class weightings. The Advisor
may recommend employing cash positions as a possible hedge against market movement. Sentinel may
recommend selling positions for reasons that include, but are not limited to, harvesting capital gains or losses,
business or sector risk exposure to a specific security or class of securities, overvaluation or overweighting of the
position[s] in the portfolio, change in risk tolerance of Client, generating cash to meet Client needs, or any risk
deemed unacceptable for the Client’s risk tolerance.
Sentinel will provide investment advisory services for individual managed accounts and related services. At no
time will Sentinel accept or maintain custody of a Client’s funds or securities. All Client assets will be managed
within their designated account[s] at the Custodian, pursuant to the Client investment advisory agreement. For
additional information, please see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices and Item 15 – Custody.
Sub-advisory Services
The Advisor offers sub-advisory services to broker-dealers and investment advisors, where Sentinel’s services
are provided indirectly to investors and clients of the broker-dealers and investment advisors (“Client Advisor”).
Sentinel will be responsible for performing research on the economy, markets and securities in order to provide a
model portfolio, included recommended securities
and industries as well as their respective allocations.
Recommendations for substitute securities may also be provided for situations in which the Client Advisor deems
it impossible or unwise to buy the main recommendations (i.e. a holding is unsuitable for one of their clients).
In these arrangements Sentinel is not obligated to have any relationship directly with Investors of the Client
Advisor. The Client Advisor is not required to implement any recommendations of Sentinel. It will provide
recommendations to the Client Advisor. The Client Advisor will be responsible for suitability, trading and delivery
of Sentinel’s brochure, if applicable.
SCS Insurance Opportunities Fund
Sentinel also provides investment advisory services to the SCS Insurance Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”).
Subject to general supervision by the Board of Trustees of the Fund (herein the “Board”), and in accordance with
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the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the Fund, the Advisor provides the Fund with ongoing
investment management and administrative oversight.
Additionally, a full description of the services provided by the Advisor for managing the Fund are available in the
current prospectus and statement of additional information of the Fund. The prospectus and statement of
additional information are available from the SEC website
(www.SEC.gov) or by contacting the Advisor at (301)
665-9038.
C. Client Account Management
Clients can obtain the services of Sentinel by signing one or more agreements that define the services of
Sentinel to the Client.
Individual Managed Accounts
•
Establishing an investment advisory agreement – Prior to engaging Sentinel to provide investment
advisory services, each Client is required to enter into an investment advisory agreement with the
Advisor that defines the terms, conditions, authority and responsibilities of the Advisor and the Client.
• Establishing an Investment Policy Statement – Sentinel, in connection with the Client, will develop a
statement that summarizes the Client’s investment goals and objectives along with the broad
strategy[ies] to be employed to meet the objectives.
• Portfolio Construction – Sentinel will develop a portfolio for the Client that is intended to meet the stated
goals and objectives of the Client.
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Investment Management and Supervision – Sentinel will provide investment management and ongoing
oversight of the Client’s portfolio and overall account.
Sub-advisory Services
Sub-advisory services are obtained when an unaffiliated Client Advisor hires Sentinel to manage all or part of its
client accounts. In these arrangements, Sentinel will coordinate with the Client Advisor regarding Sentinel’s
model portfolio information, which is then responsible for implementing it in Client’s account[s].
SCS Insurance Opportunities Fund
Shares of the Fund are only issued through Alexander Capital LP and made available on the open exchange.
Subscription details are provided in the Fund’s prospectus.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
Sentinel does not manage or place Client assets into a wrap fee program. Investment management services are
provided directly by Sentinel.
E. Assets Under Management
As of December 2023 , Sentinel manages $23,729,294.00 in discretionary assets. Clients may request more
current information at any time by contacting the Advisor.