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TBC is the manager of and provides investment advice to several private funds. These include HMC
Stacks I, LLC, Resonant Growth Equity I, LLC, Resonant CLO I, LLC, Resonant Absolute Return Fund, LP,
Resonant Absolute Return Offshore Fund, Ltd., Resonant Strategic Income Fund, LP, Resonant Private
Equity Fund I, LP, Resonant Vista Access I, LLC and Resonant Venture Capital Fund I, LP (collectively, the
“Resonant Funds”). With respect to Resonant Absolute Return Fund, LP, Resonant Strategic Income
Fund, LP, Resonant Private Equity Fund I, LP, and Resonant Venture Capital Fund I, LP affiliates of TBC
serve as the General Partner to these private funds. The advisory fees that TBC receives for providing
these services are set forth in the investment management agreement between TBC and each fund.
Additional detail about the fees charged to an investor in such fund is available in the respective
fund’s governing or offering documents. Pooled investment vehicles are responsible for the
payment of all third-party fees and expenses (i.e. underlying manager fees, custodian fees,
brokerage fees, legal fees, accounting/audit fees, administration fees, etc. as applicable). Those fees
are separate and distinct from the fees and expenses charged by TBC.
Corporate Retirement Plan Services
In addition to private wealth management, TBC also offers advisory services to corporate retirement
plans.
• Investment Management • Platform Selection
• Participant Education • Plan Design
• Fee Benchmarking • Fiduciary Support
Investment Management
One of the most critical functions a plan advisor must provide is selecting, monitoring, and managing
the plan investment options, not just at plan inception, but on an ongoing basis. TBC uses a
sophisticated suite of institutional software to create a well-diversified menu of investment options
that will allow plan participants to create an asset allocation to meet their specific needs. TBC then
monitors the fund lineup and, if and when necessary, recommends changes to those investments to
ensure they remain optimized.
Platform Selection
One of the first choices a retirement plan client will have to make is platform selection. Retirement
plan platforms, often referred to as “recordkeepers”, are not one size fits all. The services, features,
capabilities, reporting, and pricing all vary greatly by platform, and it is important to evaluate
multiple platforms to find the right fit for each particular plan, based on number of participants,
projected growth, plan assets, and participant sophistication. TBC works agnostically with most
major platform providers, understand the relative strengths of each, and help clients make the right
choice.
Plan Design
Every organization is unique and different. TBC ensures each company’s retirement plan is custom
tailored to the client’s specifications and optimized for the organization’s goals and objectives. The
TBC retirement plan team will meet with the client, discuss goals and objectives, understand what
the client is looking to accomplish with the plan, and then walk the client through the various
options. TBC will then work in conjunction with the plan administrators to implement a purposeful
plan design, with targeted recommendations.
Fiduciary Support
Retirement plan committee members all have other jobs within the organization, and they do not
have the time or resources to stay up to speed on and meet their ongoing fiduciary obligations.
However, the consequences of failing in any one of these fiduciary duties can be catastrophic,
because being a fiduciary means you carry personal liability for certain aspects of the company’s
retirement plan. We use process-driven software and schedules to assist our clients in meeting their
fiduciary obligations. When TBC is engaged as a plan advisor, they act as a co-fiduciary on the plan, in
tandem with the plan committee. At the client’s election, TBC can act as either a full discretionary
fiduciary, with the ability to make changes to the plan on behalf of the committee (a Section 3(21)
fiduciary), or a non-discretionary fiduciary whereby
TBC advises the plan committee but the ultimate
discretion and action falls upon the plan committee itself for all actions taken on behalf of the plan (a
Section 3(38) fiduciary).
Fee Benchmarking
One of the most critical, and often litigated, fiduciary duties is to ensure that the plan costs are all
reasonable. Many advisors will do this for just the investment options. However, TBC not only
evaluates and benchmarks fund fees, but also the fees associated with the platform (“recordkeeper”),
the third-party administrator (if applicable), the auditor, and TBC as the plan advisor. Consistent
with the committee’s fiduciary obligation, TBC does this annually in a comprehensive fee
benchmarking report, which is reviewed with the plan committee, and then any necessary
adjustments and recommendations are implemented to maintain plan compliance.
Participant Education
Unfortunately, many retirement plans have dismal enrollment and engagement numbers. This is
most often the result of anemic participant education and training. TBC will work with the plan
committee to ensure that participants have optimal in-person and online training. TBC’s education
programs and topic areas are client-specific, meaning that employees are receiving targeted
education materials, information, and training, specific to a particular mandate or perceived need.
C. Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restriction
TBC offers the same suite of services to all of its clients. However, specific client financial plans and
their implementation are dependent upon the client Investment Policy Statement which outlines
each client’s current situation (income, tax levels, and risk tolerance levels) and is used to construct
a client specific plan to aid in the selection of a portfolio that matches restrictions, needs, and targets.
Clients may impose restrictions in investing in certain securities or types of securities in accordance
with their values or beliefs.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
A wrap fee program is an investment program where the investor pays one stated fee that includes
management fees, transaction costs, fund expenses, and any other administrative fees. TBC DOES
NOT participate in any wrap fee programs.
E. Amounts Under Management
Discretionary Assets Under Management: $ 1,150,048,723
Non-Discretionary Assets Under Management: $ 2,098,379,734
TOTAL Assets Under Management: $ 3,248,428,457
Fee Schedule
Private Wealth Management Services Fees
TBC charges private wealth clients a management fee equal to a percentage multiplied by the
amount of total assets under management that the client has placed with TBC. The percentage
amount ranges from a low of .50% (fifty basis points) to a maximum of 1.00% (one hundred basis
points) and is determined by the level of a client’s assets under TBC’s management. Generally, the
more assets a client has placed with TBC, the lower the management fee. The management fee is
tiered in that a higher management fee is charged on lower amounts of assets. As a client increases
the level of assets placed with TBC, a lower fee will be charged as higher asset threshold levels are
reached. This is often referred to as a “tiered” management fee methodology. Specific management
fee percentages and tier threshold amounts are stated in each client’s Investment Advisory
Agreement.
These fees are negotiable depending upon the needs of the client and complexity of the situation,
and the final fee schedule is attached as Exhibit II of the Investment Advisory Agreement. Fees are
paid quarterly in arrears based upon average daily balance, and clients may terminate their contracts
with written notice to TBC. Because fees are charged in arrears, no refund policy is necessary. Clients
may terminate their accounts without penalty within 5 business days of signing the advisory
contract. Advisory fees are withdrawn directly from the client’s accounts with client written
authorization.
In the event that margin transactions are used in a client account, the client may be charged fees and
interest by the custodian providing the margin. Such fees and interest may vary based on the custodian