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Angeles Wealth Management Brochure
ITEM 1 – COVER PAGE
Part 2A of Form ADV
Brochure for:
ANGELES WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC
429 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 650 Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 393-6300
www.angeleswealth.com
March 27, 2025
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices
of Angeles Wealth Management, LLC (“AWM”). If you have any questions about the
contents of this brochure, please contact Edward Lowndes at (310) 857-5843 or
elowndes@angeleswealth.com. The information in this brochure has not been
approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) or by any state securities authority.
Registration of an Investment Adviser does not imply any certain level of skill or
training.
Additional information about Angeles Wealth Management, LLC also is available on
the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The searchable IARD/CRD number
for the advisor is 159952.
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ITEM 2 – SUMMARY OF MATERIAL CHANGES
This current brochure is dated March 27, 2025, and replaces the Annual Amendment brochure
dated March 29, 2024. The following material changes were made since the filing of our Annual
Amendment brochure dated March 29, 2024:
Item 4 – Advisory Business: Added Regulatory Assets Under Management of Angeles Investment
Advisors, LLC.
Item 4 – Advisory Business: Updated Regulatory Assets Under Management for both Angeles
Wealth Management, LLC and Angeles Investment Advisors, LLC.
Item 4 – Advisory Business: Updated language for “Model Allocations”.
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations: Revised language surrounding
Angeles Wealth Management, LLC’s affiliation with MarketForce, LLC.
This Item only includes (i) the material changes that were made from the last annual update and (ii)
the date of our last annual amendment. We will provide clients with a summary of any material
changes to this and subsequent brochures within 120 days of the close of our fiscal year end,
December 31. As necessary, we will provide ongoing disclosure regarding material changes made to
the brochure.
Further, we will provide Clients with a new brochure, as needed, based on changes or new information,
at any time, without charge. Currently, our brochure may be requested by calling (310) 857-
5843 or by emailing elowndes@angeleswealth.com.
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ITEM 3 – TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM 1 – COVER PAGE ............................................................................................................................. 1
ITEM 2 – MATERIAL CHANGES .............................................................................................................. 2
ITEM 3 – TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................. 3
ITEM 4–ADVISORY BUSINESS ....................................................................................................................... 4
ITEM 5–FEES AND COMPENSATION ..................................................................................... 6
ITEM 6–PERFORMANCE-BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT ......................... 7
ITEM 7–TYPES OF CLIENTS ................................................................................................. 7
ITEM 8 –METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK OF LOSS .............. 8
ITEM 9–DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION ................................................................................ 11
ITEM 10– OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS ........................... 11
ITEM 11 – CODE OF ETHICS, PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST IN CLIENT TRANSACTIONS AND
PERSONAL TRADING ............................................................................................................ 12
ITEM 12– BROKERAGE PRACTICES ...................................................................................... 13
ITEM 13 –REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS ....................................................................................... 17
ITEM 14 –CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION ............................................ 17
ITEM 15 –CUSTODY ............................................................................................................ 17
ITEM 16 –INVESTMENT DISCRETION .................................................................................. 18
ITEM 17 –VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES ............................................................................. 18
ITEM 18 –FINANCIAL INFORMATION.................................................................................. 18
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ITEM 4 – ADVISORY BUSINESS
Angeles Wealth Management, LLC (“AWM” or the “Company”), is a Delaware limited liability
company, that was formed in November 2011 by the principal owners Jonathan R. Foster and
Angeles Investment Advisors, LLC (“AIA”), an SEC-registered investment adviser and the majority
owner of AWM. AIA is principally owned by Howard Perlow and Michael Rosen. AWM primarily
operates out of Santa Monica, California, in an office that it shares with AIA. AWM also maintains
offices in New York, New York and Houston, Texas. AWM and AIA are both 100% employee
owned. For further information about AIA, please refer to AIA’s brochure available on the SEC’s
website at www.adviserinfo@sec.gov.
Discretionary Services
AWM provides personalized discretionary portfolio and wealth management services generally to
high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities
(“Clients”). AWM tailors its advisory services based on the needs of its clients by consulting with
each Client to identify goals, risk tolerances, tax considerations, personal and family concerns, etc.
From this review, the Company recommends an investment allocation and weighting to AWM’s
investment strategies. AWM generally acts as a “manager of managers”, allocating to asset
managers with specific investment expertise to an asset class or marketplace to which AWM wishes
to achieve Client exposure. The Company also manages individual securities as well. Under certain
circumstances and as agreed upon by AWM in writing, Clients may impose restrictions on investing
in specific managers, securities or types of securities. The firm does not sponsor or participate in
wrap fee programs.
Philanthropy Services
AWM provides limited philanthropy consulting services at no additional fee as part of the overall
management relationship upon request. These philanthropy consulting services include, upon client
request and pursuant to the client’s agreement, advice related to the creation of corporate social
responsibility plans (CSR), conducting organizational assessments, strategic planning, financial
restructuring, management and board development, prospect research and evaluation, proposal
drafting, due diligence, and funder communications.
Clients requiring more comprehensive philanthropy services may be referred to Starfish Impact
(Starfish).
Relationship with AIA
As of December 31, 2024, AIA managed $5,623,008,057 of client assets on a discretionary basis,
and $1,265,908,784 of client assets on a non-discretionary basis. AWM has a relationship with
AIA wherein AIA creates and maintains the model portfolios and pooled investment vehicles (see
Fund of Funds below) utilized by AWM in allocating the majority of Client assets. AWM may make
investments in securities not included in the AIA model portfolios for tax or other Client specific
considerations. AWM may also utilize AIA for certain additional advisory services as detailed
below under “Selected AIA Services”. AWM Clients’ primary contact will be with AWM
personnel. AWM does not compensate AIA for its services; however, AIA receives an economic
benefit through its ownership in AWM. All services described below are expected to be delivered
by AWM.
Model Allocations
The risk profiles and investing guidelines for AWM Clients generally fall into the following
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categories:
Fixed Income- Invests primarily in fixed income and cash reserves.
Ultra Conservative Balanced- Invests primarily in equity and fixed income instruments
and cash reserves. Equity instrument positions generally between 10-30% of the
portfolio.
Conservative Balanced- Invests primarily in equity and fixed income instruments and
cash reserves. Equity instrument positions generally between 30-50% of the portfolio.
Balanced- Invests primarily in equity and fixed income instruments and cash reserves.
Equity instrument positions generally between 50-70% of the portfolio.
Aggressive Balanced- Invests primarily in equity and fixed income instruments and cash
reserves. Equity instrument positions generally between 65-85% of the portfolio.
Equity- Invests primarily in equity and alternative instruments.
Additionally, AWM utilizes alternative investment vehicles (“Alternatives”) as part of the above asset
mix. Alternatives include but are not limited to hedge funds, private equity, and venture capital
vehicles, including the investment vehicles sponsored by AIA (individually a “Fund” and collectively
the “Funds”). Investments in these vehicles are subject to Client qualification, and to the execution
and acceptance of offering memorandums and other documentation provided by the offeror.
Selected AIA services
AWM utilizes certain services offered by AIA in addition to the Model Allocations discussed above.
These services are available to AWM Clients, but some or all of these services may not be used.
Portfolio Structure Analysis: Studies to determine the percentage policy allocation and
the minimum and maximum ranges to sub-asset categories such as style, size, active,
passive, quality, maturity, and market allocations are conducted.
Investment Manager Research and Selection: Proprietary manager research is conducted
on public and private category managers, funds and private placements are evaluated to
determine success factors and suitability for Clients. This manager research is used to
conduct manager searches and selection for Clients.
Manager Fiduciary Oversight: AIA monitors investment managers for changes in
organization, ownership, personnel, investment philosophy, investment process, historical
performance, and policies and procedures on behalf of our Clients. Return information
supplied by the Client or third-party data vendor is analyzed and interpreted.
Performance Measurement and Evaluation: With return information supplied by the Client
or third-party data vendor, AIA performs performance measurement services and provides
appropriate reporting to Clients. As part of this service, AIA routinely monitors and
evaluates the performance of the Client's money managers and the overall portfolio.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2024, AWM managed $2,121,541,006 of client assets on a discretionary basis,
and $150,383,949 on a non-discretionary basis as of that same date.
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ITEM 5 – FEES AND COMPENSATION
AWM charges an asset-based fee. Fees are charged on a tiered basis and generally range from .50%
to 1%. We generally accept clients with a minimum account size of $5 million, which would generally create a
minimum fee of $50,000. In certain circumstances fees and minimums may be negotiated. Negotiated fees
may be higher or lower than those stated above. Generally, fees are payable on a quarterly basis in
advance, based upon fair market appraisals of the Client's investments, as of the beginning of the
quarter. Clients will receive a quarterly statement from AWM and also typically receive a
statement from their custodian on a monthly basis, but no less than quarterly. See Item 12 for a more
complete discussion of the custodian/broker relationship. A Client’s custodian account will be
automatically debited on a quarterly basis in accordance with the fee calculations described above
unless other arrangements are made. The specific manner in which fees are calculated by AWM and paid
by Client will be established in a client’s written Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory
Agreement”). AWM urges you to review the fee calculation prepared by AWM and compare it to the
fee schedule in your Advisory Agreement; your custodian will not review this calculation.
Our advisory agreement can be terminated by AWM with 30 days’ written notice, and the client may
terminate the advisory agreement at any time. Upon termination of an advisory agreement, any prepaid,
unearned fees will be refunded at quarter end, and any earned, unpaid fees will be due and payable.
Clients incur fees in addition to those charged by AWM (“Other Fees”). AWM purchases for Clients
certain NASDAQ securities where AWM does not have direct access to market makers. As a result,
such orders are placed with other financial institutions thus causing a Client to pay an agency
commission. This cost may be in addition to the mark-up or mark-down assessed by the market maker.
AWM’s fees are exclusive of brokerage commissions, transaction fees, and other related costs and
expenses, which may be incurred by the Client. Clients may incur certain charges imposed by
custodians, brokers and other third parties such as fees charged by other managers, fees related to
private fund investments (as set forth in relevant private fund offering documents), custodial fees,
deferred sales charges, odd-lot differentials, transfer taxes, wire transfer and electronic fund fees, and
other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities transactions. Money market funds, mutual
funds, and exchange-traded funds also charge internal management fees, which are disclosed in a
fund’s prospectus.
If a Client later terminates AWM’s services but wishes to remain in or is prohibited from withdrawing
from one of the Funds, the Client will become subject to such Fund’s fee schedule detailed in the
allocation agreement immediately upon termination of AWM’s Advisory Agreement and may result
in increased fees paid by the Client. A Client investing in a Fund will also indirectly incur fund expenses
(e.g., administrative fee, legal, audit, etc.) that they would otherwise not incur if that Client invested
directly with the Sub-Funds.
Clients of AWM invested in certain AIA Funds will pay a performance-based fee on assets invested
in the fund. These assets are excluded from AWM’s management fee. AWM will share in the
performance fee charged by AIA for these funds. Please see Item 6 titled Performance-Based Fees
and Side-By-Side Management for further information on performance-based fees.
All fees paid to AWM for investment advisory services, both through managed accounts and the
Funds, are in addition to the fees and expenses charged by the mutual funds, ETF’s, commingled
funds, hedge funds, unaffiliated investment advisers providing sub-advisory services, separately
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managed accounts, custodians, brokers, and Sub-Funds of the Funds. When recommending mutual
funds, AWM will typically use no-load, or load-waived funds. Fees and expenses are described in the
offering documents of each respective investment and will generally include a management fee,
administrative, legal, audit, travel, research, and other expenses. Fees for sub- advisory services are
disclosed in the relevant sub-advisory agreement and/or sub-advisory ADV provided to the client.
Commingled funds, separately managed accounts and Sub-Funds of the Funds could also charge a
performance-based fee. Custodian fees will vary by vendor, as will the related brokerage fees.
Please see the item 12 titled Brokerage Practices for further information on brokerage fees.
A Client could invest in certain of the above-mentioned products without the services of AWM.
In the event a client did not utilize the services of AWM, the client would not receive the services
provided by AWM which are designed, among other things, to assist the client in determining which
investment is most appropriate to each client's financial condition and objectives. Accordingly, the
client should understand the total fees paid to AWM and the underlying managers and evaluate the
advisory service being provided.
ITEM 6 – PERFORMANCE-BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE
MANAGEMENT
AWM’s affiliate AIA charges performance-based fees on certain private funds for which AIA serves
as the investment manager and/or controls the private fund’s general partner or managing member.
Because the general partner for the AIA Funds is entitled to the carried interest with respect to profitable
investments, the investment manager has an incentive to make riskier or more speculative investments
in order to generate greater profits than they would if they were receiving only asset-based
compensation. This risk is magnified given the Fund’s carried interest terms since each investment is
tracked separately without losses from other investments offsetting gains from profitable ones. In
addition, tax considerations relevant to the carried interest may influence the Fund’s holding period
with respect to an investment.
In addition, AWM is an entity that is majority-owned by the AIA, the investment manager, and
focuses on high-net worth individuals. AWM participates in a portion of the carried interest that
is attributable to AWM’s clients that invest in the Fund and thus is subject to incentives to
encourage its clients to invest in the Fund. In addition to the foregoing, individual wealth
advisers of AWM will receive a portion of the carried interest that is calculated based on how well
the investments in the Funds perform. This creates a conflict of interest as the wealth advisers
have an incentive to recommend that their clients’ assets are invested in the Fund. Nevertheless,
AWM as a firm, as well as each individual wealth adviser, are required to only recommend that a
client invest its assets in the Fund when AWM and the individual wealth adviser believe
the investment is in the client’s best interest.
ITEM 7 – TYPES OF CLIENTS
AWM generally provides discretionary portfolio management services to high-net-worth individuals,
charitable organizations, and corporations.
We generally accept clients with a minimum account size of $5 million, which would generally create
a minimum fee of $50,000; however, fees and minimums may be negotiated. Assets of family
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members are generally aggregated for the purpose of meeting asset minimums.
ITEM 8 – METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, &
RISK OF LOSS
Methods of Analysis and Sources of Information
When selecting or monitoring investments without the services provided by AIA, AWM gathers
information on investments from various sources including, but not limited to, research materials
prepared by others, corporate rating services, annual reports, prospectuses, company press releases,
and various online and software solutions. Information is analyzed based on fundamental, technical
or cyclical criteria and periodic evaluations are made regarding what AWM believes will be the most
efficient and effective strategy to accomplish a particular Client’s goal. AWM will generally follow a
strategic allocation but may employ an occasional, tactical short-term buy or sell trade.
When utilizing the investment services of AIA, certain of its methods of analysis and sources of
information that apply to Clients of AWM are as follows:
Methods of Analysis and Sources of Information
AIA conducts proprietary fund/manager research to evaluate and find suitable
investment management organizations to recommend to Clients, to manage Client assets
on a discretionary basis, or to include as a Sub-Fund in the Funds. As part of its
proprietary fund/manager research, AIA utilizes databases, industry contacts, and other
industry resources to find individual firms and their products available in the
marketplace. AIA then conducts independent research by communicating in person or
via conference call with the investment firm's management and portfolio managers,
evaluating their investment ability and monitoring these firms over time. Investing in
securities involves risk of loss, including the loss of principal, which Clients should be
prepared to bear.
Types of Investments, Generally
AIA utilizes no-load mutual funds, load-waived mutual funds, separately managed
accounts, ETFs, government securities, exchange-listed closed-end funds, limited
partnerships, offshore corporations, and/or private placements, including hedge funds.
Additionally, frequent trading of securities can affect investment performance,
particularly through increased brokerage, transaction costs, and taxes. There are
additional risks associated with private placements, and those risks are discussed below.
Many AIA clients elect to limit their exposure to private placements to less than 30% of
their overall portfolio. These securities can carry greater risk than an exchange-traded
security for a number of reasons. Private placements are less liquid than exchange-
traded securities, with withdrawals generally prohibited. Investment Managers can also
invest in a wider range of securities, including synthetic positions known as derivatives.
They can also employ margin to increase leverage, which in turn increases the risk of
loss. AIA clients investing in these private securities will receive an offering
memorandum that details the full range of risks present. Clients will be asked to sign a
separate application to invest in these securities and attest to their having read and
understood the offering memorandum. The Funds are examples of private placements.
The Sub-Funds AIA selects employ a wide range of investment strategies including, but
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not limited to, investing in bank debt, convertible arbitrage, capital structure arbitrage,
high yield debt, structured credit, merger arbitrage, special situations, distressed debt,
and global long/short equity, co-investments. The expected volatility of these sectors
ranges from low to very high. The Sub-Funds may also utilize short-selling and
leverage as discussed above. Clients investing in the Funds will be asked to sign a
separate application and attest to their having read and understood the offering
memorandum. The Funds’ offering memorandums are available upon request to
accredited investors and/or qualified purchasers.
For tax-paying Clients of AWM, some of the above strategies are short-term in nature and may result
in the recognition of short-term capital gains or losses. Additionally, certain tax-exempt Clients in
certain private investments may be subject to Unrelated Business Taxable Income.
Private Fund Investments
AWM utilizes certain Funds managed by AIA to fill the Alternatives portion of a Client’s portfolio
when AWM deems such investment to be appropriate for the client.
AIA acts as the investment adviser to the Funds. The Funds rely on the exclusion to the
definition of “Investment Company” provided by Section 3(c)(1) and/or Section 3(c)(7) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Funds are managed in reliance on the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Regulation 4.7(b), which requires that investors
be limited to “qualified eligible persons” (including non-US persons).
While AIA has complete discretion and authority to manage and direct the investment
capital for the Funds, it generally does not invest the Funds’ capital directly. Instead, AIA
identifies third-party managers (“Investment Managers”) whose investment strategies and
styles are suited to the investment objective, policies, and restrictions of the Funds. AIA
then allocates the majority of the capital of the Funds to the investment discretion of one or
more Investment Managers and/or invests the Funds’ capital in selected investment funds
advised by the Investment Managers (Sub-Funds). This structure is commonly referred to
as a Fund of Funds. AIA will occasionally buy bonds or ETFs in the Funds to obtain market
exposure not otherwise covered by the Investment Managers. AIA will (where applicable)
manage the domestic and offshore versions of the Funds identically, but there will be
allocation differences due to the size and timing of the investments.
Risk of Loss
These methods, strategies, and investments described above involve risk of loss to the Clients, which
could be substantial. Investing in securities involves risk of loss that Clients should be prepared to
bear.
The Company’s principal strategies are subject to several risks, any of which could cause an investor
to lose money. The principal risks of investing are as follows:
Equity Market Risk is the risk stock prices overall will decline. Stock markets tend to move
in cycles, with periods of rising prices and periods of falling prices. When the stock market is
subject to significant volatility, the risks associated with investing generally increase.
Foreign Securities and Emerging Markets Risk is the risk associated with investments in
foreign countries and emerging markets. The following factors make foreign securities more
volatile: political, economic, and social instability; foreign securities may be less liquid,
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brokerage commissions and other fees may be higher for foreign securities, and foreign
companies are generally subject to different disclosure and reporting standards as U.S.
companies.
Currency Risk is the risk that the value of foreign securities are generally affected by changes
in currency exchange rates. Additionally, positions may be held in foreign currencies, which
are affected by changes in exchange rates to the investor’s home currency.
Interest Rate Risk is the chance that the value of debt securities overall will decline because
of rising interest rates.
Income Risk is the chance that income will decline because of falling interest rates.
Credit Risk is the chance that a debt issuer will fail to pay interest and principal on time, or
that negative perceptions of the issuer’s ability to make such payments will cause the price
of that debt to decline.
Counterparty Risk is the risk that the other party to an agreement will default.
Derivatives Risk is the risk that the greater complexity involved with the use of derivatives
has the potential to expose the Client to greater risks and result in poorer overall
performance.
Short Sale Risk is the risk that a Client will incur a theoretically unlimited loss if the price
of a security sold short increases between the time of the short sale and the time the account
replaces the borrowed security.
Smaller and Mid-Sized Companies Risk is the risk that the securities of such issuers may
be comparatively more volatile in price than those of companies with larger capitalizations,
and in certain cases lack the depth of management, diversity in products, and established
markets for their products and/or services often associated with investments in larger
issuers.
Cybersecurity risk is the risk that AWM and the companies in which it recommends
investment are subject to certain operational and information security risks, including those
resulting from cyber-attacks.
Natural & Unavoidable Events: Global markets are interconnected, and events like natural
disasters, war, terrorism, civil disorder, public health crises such as a pandemic have led and
may, in the future, lead to short-term market volatility and potentially have an adverse long-
term and wide-spread effects on world economies and markets. Clients may have exposure to
countries and markets impacted by such events, which could result in material losses.
Manager risk: AWM and certain private funds in which AWM invests client assets have key
personnel. The loss of such key personnel creates a key person risk for the underlying
investments.
Valuation Risk: Private fund investments, in many cases, will be difficult to value due to
various factors, including the absence of readily ascertainable market values and limited
sources of useful valuation information. In the case of many of the Fund’s investments, it is
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unlikely that readily available price quotations will exist. Angeles will generally account for
its illiquid investments as if they were liquid and include their “fair value” in calculating the
value of the Fund (subject to any terms set forth in the relevant Fund documents). Valuations
may be affected by changes in accounting standards, policies, and practices, and there is no
guarantee that the value determined will be realized by Angeles on the eventual disposition of
the investment or that would, in fact, be realized upon immediate disposition of the investment.
ITEM 9 – DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of them or the integrity of their
management. AWM has no disciplinary history to report for the firm, its owners, or its employees.
ITEM 10 – OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND
AFFILIATIONS
AWM has arrangements with other unaffiliated investment advisers to provide sub-advisory services
for its clients. Clients acknowledge AWM’s discretion to appoint a sub-adviser and that the
compensation owed to the sub-adviser is in addition to the advisory fee paid to AWM.
Michael Rosen, a Managing Member of AIA, is the sole owner and employee of MarketForce, LLC, a
separate investment adviser with the appropriate state regulatory authority. Mr. Rosen works full time
at AIA and generally manages MarketForce before and after normal business hours. Mr. Rosen
receives management fees earned by MarketForce. MarketForce provides investment advisory
services to individuals, primarily friends and family of Mr. Rosen. Mr. Rosen recommends friends,
family, and other prospects that fail to meet the account profile of AWM, become investment advisory
Clients of MarketForce. You may view the MarketForce ADV at the SEC’s website:
https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/ The CRD number is 111233.
MarketForce Clients, including Michael Rosen, may trade in some of the same securities as AWM
Clients and may receive pricing and execution on those trades that are better or worse than the pricing
and execution AWM Clients will receive. In addition, there is a potential conflict in that Mr. Rosen
might refer Clients to MarketForce instead of AWM because of the higher fees available.
This potential conflict is mitigated in a number of ways. First, AWM Clients are anticipated to be
large, high net worth individuals with a minimum account size of $5 million, whereas MarketForce
Clients generally have a smaller average account size.
MarketForce does not have the infrastructure to successfully attract or retain a sophisticated high net
worth client base. Mr. Rosen does not represent MarketForce at all publicly, nor does he generate any
marketing material for this firm. Business is entirely generated by referrals. AIA will periodically
review certain disclosures from Mr. Rosen regarding MarketForce trading and clients added/lost to
determine overlap and will resolve any questions directly with Mr. Rosen. Finally, AIA requires
disclosure from Mr. Rosen regarding MarketForce trade practices and clients added/lost and will
resolve any questions directly with Mr. Rosen.
AWM is also affiliated with AIA, as more fully explained in Item 4 above.
Angeles Private Investment Company, LLC (“APIC”), is a relying adviser of AIA that is principally
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owned by AIA and located in the Santa Monica, California office with AIA and AWM. APIC was
formed in 2023. APIC’s offering is limited to serving as an investment adviser to private funds and/or
fund-of-funds. As of this filing, APIC does not manage any assets or advise any clients. AIA and APIC
operate out of the same office and will utilize some of the same employees. APIC has its own Chief
Executive Officer, who is also an employee of AIA. A conflict exists since AIA and APIC share some
of the same employees, thereby creating a conflict of allocation of time between the two entities for these
shared employees. This risk is mitigated by AIA and APIC monitoring the business needs of each
entity and adding resources and/or staff as necessary.
AWM has entered into an agreement to serve as a Trust Representative Office of National Advisors
Holdings, Inc., the sole shareholder of National Advisors Trust Company, a federally chartered trust
company that provides trust administration services. As part of the agreement, AWM pays a
membership fee to National Advisors Holdings for National Advisors Trust Company to provide
trust administration services to AWM clients. AWM does not have custody over assets under this
arrangement. This creates a potential conflict as AWM may be inclined to recommend National
Advisors Trust Company over another trust administrator. This potential conflict of interest is
mitigated because AWM does not receive compensation for these referrals.
ITEM 11 – CODE OF ETHICS, PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST IN
CLIENT TRANSACTIONS AND PERSONAL TRADING
AWM has adopted a Code of Ethics (“Code”) that describes the standards of business conduct that it
requires of employees and accounts owned predominantly by persons associated with AWM, and
establishes procedures intended to prevent AWM, and its personnel and certain of their relatives,
from inappropriately benefiting from AWM’s relationships with its Clients.
The Code provides that (i) AWM’s Clients’ interests come before AWM’s or employees’ interests;
(ii) AWM must disclose to Clients all material facts about conflicts of which it is aware between
AWM’s and its employees’ interests on the one hand and Clients’ interests on the other;
(iii) employees must operate on AWM’s and their own behalf consistently with AWM’s disclosures
to and arrangements with Clients regarding conflicts and its efforts to manage the impacts of those
conflicts; (iv) AWM and its employees must not take inappropriate advantage of AWM’s Clients or
their positions of trust with or responsibility to Clients; and (v) AWM and its employees must
comply with all applicable securities laws.
In order to avoid potential conflicts of interest that could be created by personal trading among
AWM access persons, each access person must provide quarterly reports of their personal
transactions within 30 days of the end of each calendar quarter, which may consist of monthly
brokerage statements for all accounts in which they have a beneficial interest, to the Chief
Compliance Officer (“CCO”). Alternately, each access person may direct their brokers to send
copies of all brokerage confirmations relating to all personal securities transactions in which they
have a beneficial ownership interest. Each access person must also submit to AWM's CCO
statements of their personal holdings in reportable securities as well as information about any
brokerage accounts in which securities may be held within 10 days after becoming subject to the
Code of Ethics and on an annual basis thereafter.
The Code may prohibit employees from trading in any securities held by Client accounts without
first obtaining pre-approval as further described below and requires employees to report personal
securities holdings quarterly. In addition, AWM monitors all employees’ securities transactions:
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employees must arrange for duplicate copies of their brokerage statements and trade confirmations
to be sent to the Chief Compliance Officer.
The Code includes procedures for and restrictions on employee trading intended to prevent
employees from benefiting from, or appearing to benefit from, any price movement that may be
caused by Client transactions or AWM’s recommendations regarding securities. These procedures
may include requirements that employees make a written request for and receive pre- clearance
from AWM’s Chief Compliance Officer (or designee) before they buy or sell any security managed
on a discretionary basis by AWM (other than certain government securities, shares of mutual funds,
and certain other types of securities that AWM does not believe create a potential for conflicts of
interest). Pre-cleared transactions must be completed within a specified time frame.
The Code also contains restrictions and procedures to prevent inappropriate trading while AWM or
an affiliate possesses material nonpublic information.
Neither AWM nor any of its employees buy for AWM or AWM’s related persons securities
from advisory clients, or sell securities owned by AWM or AWM’s related persons to advisory
clients.
AWM and its related persons buy or sell for itself securities that it also recommends to advisory
clients and recommends the purchase or sale of securities to advisory clients for which it has a
material financial interest. This presents a conflict of interest in that it creates an incentive to cause
a Client to act in a manner that benefits AWM and its related persons. The Code mitigates this
conflict of interest by providing that AWM and its employees owe a fiduciary duty to AWM’s clients
to conduct their affairs, including their personal securities transactions, in such a manner as to avoid
(i) serving their own personal interests ahead of clients, (ii) taking inappropriate advantage of their
position with the firm and (iii) any actual or potential conflicts of interest or any abuse of their
position of trust and responsibility.
On occasion, employees of AWM may buy or sell securities or other instruments for their own
accounts that AWM has recommended to Clients and may engage in transactions for their own
accounts in a manner that is inconsistent with AWM's recommendations to a Client. Personal
securities transactions by employees may raise potential conflicts of interest when such persons
trade in a security that is owned by, or considered for purchase or sale for, a Client. AWM has
adopted policies and procedures designed to detect and prevent such conflicts of interest and when
they do arise, to ensure that it effects transactions for Clients in a manner that is consistent with its
fiduciary duty to its Clients and in accordance with applicable law. To this end, for recommended
securities priced throughout a given day, AWM has implemented a pre-clearing system whereby
employees must obtain permission to trade. In this way, AWM can control the potential conflict of
interest that would exist if an employee received a better price in a security traded on the same day
as a client. Employees are required to report personal securities transactions to AWM's Chief
Compliance Officer on no less than a quarterly basis.
A copy of AWM’s Code is available upon request. Such a request may be sent to the address on
the cover page of this brochure.
ITEM 12 – BROKERAGE PRACTICES
AWM recommends one or several FINRA-registered SIPC-member broker-dealers, commercial
banks or trust companies ("BD" or “BDs”) to Clients to act as custodian. AWM intends to
participate in the institutional services programs offered to independent investment advisers by
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these BD’s. As part of these BD programs, AWM receives benefits that it would not receive if it
did not offer investment advice. These benefits are more fully described below under “Other
Benefits”.
Not all advisers require their clients to use a certain BD. AWM may recommend Charles Schwab
& Company, Inc. a FINRA-registered broker-dealer, member SIPC, ("Schwab" or “Recommended
BD”) to Clients for custody and brokerage services. Clients may direct AWM to use their approved
broker-dealer. In doing so, Client transaction costs may be more or less than would have been
obtained through the Recommended BD’s. In addition, Client orders that are not placed through the
Recommended BD will generally be placed after the rest of AWM Client’s and as a result, may
obtain less favorable price execution. AWM participates in the Schwab Advisor Services program
(“Schwab Services”) offered to independent investment advisers. As part of the Programs, AWM
receives benefits that it would not receive if it did not offer investment advice. These benefits are
more fully described below under “Other Benefits”. AWM may have an incentive to select or
recommend a broker-dealer based on your interest in receiving the research or other products or
services, rather than on your clients’ interest in receiving most favorable execution.
In evaluating whether to recommend that Clients custody their assets at the Recommended BD,
AWM may take into account the availability of some of those other benefits as part of the total
mix of factors it considers and not solely the nature, cost or quality of custody and brokerage
services provided by the Recommended BD, which can create a conflict of interest. However,
AWM believes this conflict is mitigated by the following facts. The Client must decide to use the
Recommended BD and sign a separate account opening document with full disclosure of fees and
expenses. In recommending the Recommended BDs, AWM considers the following factors: the
products offered, the level of service, commission rates, and the ability to meet Client needs. In
assessing the reasonableness of their commissions, AWM compares various brokerage firm rates
and will advise Clients if AWM believes the Recommended BD are no longer a reasonable choice.
Finally, AWM remains flexible in the use of other brokerage firms upon Client request or where
otherwise appropriate.
In assessing the reasonableness of their commissions, AWM compares various brokerage firm rates
and will advise Clients if AWM believes the Recommended BD are no longer a reasonable choice.
Finally, AWM remains flexible in the use of other brokerage firms upon Client request or where
otherwise appropriate.
AWM urges you to compare the balances reported by the third-party custodians to those reported
by AWM.
Other Benefits
As discussed above, AWM may recommend that Clients establish brokerage accounts with the
Recommended BD to maintain custody of Clients' assets and to effect trades for their accounts.
Although AWM may recommend that Clients establish accounts at the Recommended BD, it is the
Client's decision to custody assets with Schwab. AWM is independently-owned and operated and
not affiliated with the Recommended BDs.
For Clients’ accounts it maintains, the Recommended BD generally does not charge separately for
custody services but is compensated by charging commissions or other fees on trades that they
execute or that settle into a Client’s Recommended BD account. Schwab’s commission rates
applicable to AWM Client accounts were negotiated based on AWM’s parent company, AIA’s
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relationship with the Recommended BD.
Products and Services Available to Us from Schwab
Schwab Advisor Services (formerly called Schwab Institutional) is Schwab’s business unit serving
independent investment advisory firms like AWM. They provide AWM and our Clients with access
to their institutional brokerage – trading, custody, reporting and related services – many of which
are not typically available to Schwab retail customers. Schwab also makes available various support
services. Some of those services help AWM manage or administer our Clients’ accounts while
others help AWM manage and grow our business. Schwab’s support services are generally available
on an unsolicited basis (we don’t have to request them) and at no charge to AWM.
Here is a more detailed description of Schwab’s support services:
Services that Benefit You. Schwab’s institutional brokerage services include access to a broad
range of investment products, execution of securities transactions, and custody of Client assets.
The investment products available through Schwab include some to which we might not otherwise
have access or that would require a significantly higher minimum initial investment by our Clients.
Schwab’s services described in this paragraph generally benefit you and your account.
Services that May Not Directly Benefit You. Schwab also makes available to AWM other products
and services that benefit AWM but may not directly benefit you or your account. These products
and services assist AWM in managing and administering our Clients’ accounts. They include
investment research, both Schwab’s own and that of third parties. We may use this research to
service all or some substantial number of our Clients’ accounts, including accounts not maintained
at Schwab. In addition to investment research, Schwab also makes available software and other
technology that:
o provide access to Client account data (such as duplicate trade confirmations and
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account statements);
facilitate trade execution and allocate aggregated trade orders for multiple Client
accounts;
facilitate payment of our fees from our Clients’ accounts; and
assist with back-office functions, recordkeeping, and Client reporting.
o provide pricing and other market data;
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Services that Generally Benefit Only AWM. Schwab also offers other services intended to help
AWM manage and further develop our business enterprise. These services include:
commission-free trading for employees
educational conferences and events
technology, compliance, legal, and business consulting;
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o publications and conferences on practice management and business succession; and
access to employee benefits providers, human capital consultants, and insurance
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providers.
Schwab may provide some of these services itself. In other cases, it will arrange for third-party
vendors to provide the services to AWM. Schwab may also provide AWM with other benefits
such as occasional business entertainment of our personnel.
Our Interest in Schwab’s Services
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The availability of these services from Schwab benefits AWM because we do not have to produce
or purchase them. We do not have to pay for Schwab’s services and these services are not contingent
upon AWM committing any specific amount of business to Schwab in trading commissions or
assets in custody.
Other Brokerage Practices
Clients may incur transaction costs in addition to any commission charges by the broker-dealer
when fixed income securities or securities traded over the counter are affected on their behalf
through the custodial broker-dealer on an agency basis.
AWM seeks to correct all trade errors directly through the Client’s custodian account where
applicable. If there is a loss, AWM will review the facts and circumstances surrounding the trade
and, based upon that review, will determine the source(s) of the error and the most appropriate
resolution. Conversely, if there is a gain due to a trade error, the custodian may net out any gain
before losses are calculated. Therefore, AWM may receive a benefit from this arrangement if AWM
reimburses a Client for a net loss incurred.
AWM considers rebalancing accounts when a defined portfolio varies by certain amounts from its
target weights. Rebalancing may not take place for all accounts at the same time based on tax
considerations, and it is possible that two Clients could buy or sell the same security during the
same rebalance and receive different prices for that security based on the timing of trades executed.
AWM’s policy is to aggregate all eligible Client accounts, if possible, when trading securities that
may have price movement throughout the day, such as ETFs, then allocate an average price to
those Clients. In addition, when trading the same ETF or other exchange-traded security, AIA
clients will be included in block trades with AWM clients. In this way, no Client receives a price
advantage at the expense of another Client. Clients may have different commission schedules with
their custodians, and this schedule may not be impacted by AWM’s aggregation of trades.
Mutual funds have one price per trading day, so aggregation is not necessary when multiple Clients
trade the same mutual fund at the same time.
AWM may direct execution of agency transactions in over-the-counter debt securities to certain
market-makers. In these situations, the Client may pay an agency commission in addition to the
mark-up or mark-down assessed by the market maker. AWM aggregates or bunches Clients’ trade
orders from time to time and its method for allocating bunched trades and partially-filled bunched
orders is as follows: for trades which are fully executed, each Client receives the number of shares
originally intended for their account; for trades which are only partially executed, a random
allocation sequence is adopted by AWM. For aggregated orders that are executed in more than one
transaction, a Client’s portion of such order may be deemed to have been at the weighted average
of the prices at which all of such transactions were executed.
AWM does not typically “cross” fixed income securities between Client accounts; however, AWM
may utilize cross trades for fixed income securities when it specifically deems the practice to be
advantageous for each participant. These transactions are affected if AWM independently determines
that the cross transaction is in accordance with the investment objectives of all Clients involved.
Generally, due to lower transaction costs and a narrowing of the dealer spread, both the buyer and the
seller of the fixed income security involved in the cross transaction may receive a better execution. By
written notice, a Client may elect not to be involved in cross transactions.
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AWM acting as an advisor and fiduciary to both buyer and seller may affect cross trades only if it
is consistent with AWM’s policies and procedures. Pursuant to current regulations, ERISA
accounts will not be provided the opportunity to effect cross trades with any other AWM advisory
Client.
ITEM 13 – REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS
Client accounts will be formally reviewed at least quarterly if the client schedules a meeting for that
quarter. If the client does not schedule a meeting, the review will happen as AWM deems necessary.
The review will provide a written report discussing general market conditions, performance, and any
other relevant Client-specific information. More frequent monitoring may be triggered by a material
change in variables such as the Client’s individual circumstances, or the market, political, or economic
environment.
Each AWM Client advisor is assigned specified Client accounts for which he/she has review
responsibility. AWM has the following general guidelines in connection with reviews: (i) provide
objective advice and avoid personal bias; (ii) adopt the point of view of the fiduciary or co-trustees of
the Client; (iii) when advising a Client, keep the Client’s objective foremost in mind; and (iv) act as a
fiduciary.
Private Fund Investment Review and Monitoring
AIA, the parent of AWM, monitors the performance of the Sub-Funds in which the Funds invest.
AIA periodically contacts the Investment Managers of the Sub-Funds regarding their performance
and for analysis of significant events as they relate to their investment strategies and influence their
investment decisions. AIA may also visit the offices of the Investment Managers to review their
activities, travel conditions permitting. If a Sub-Fund’s relative performance is poor or if significant
changes occur in an Investment Manager’s approach or investments, the capital allocation of a Fund
to such Sub-Fund may be reduced or withdrawn (if applicable).
In addition to the quarterly statements and confirmations of transactions that Clients receive from
their custodian, AIA (via AWM) will provide to AWM Clients invested in the Funds. AIA or its
designated agent will provide each investor in the Funds with periodic reports in accordance with
the terms of the Offering Memorandum. Such reports generally include a monthly or quarterly
report summarizing the Funds’ performance, a monthly or quarterly investor specific account
statement, and audited financial statements within 180 days of the Funds’ fiscal year-end.
ITEM 14 – CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION
Certain employees are compensated through profit sharing arrangements. This presents a potential
conflict of interest since employees have an incentive to recommend AWM because they are being
compensated by AWM. To mitigate this risk, fee sharing arrangements will be disclosed to clients,
and such clients will not bear any higher fees regardless of whether AWM pays a referral fee and
/or provides certain ownership rights.
ITEM 15 – CUSTODY
Pursuant to our Advisory Agreement with you, we may have the authority to debit fees directly
from your brokerage account. Account statements are produced and sent to you by the account
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custodian on a monthly or quarterly basis. We urge you to carefully review and compare custodial
account statements with our quarterly performance reports. Each statement will include the amount
we charged and the amount deducted. Our statements may vary from the broker- dealer’s custodial
statements based on their accounting procedures, reporting dates, or valuation methodologies of
certain securities.
With respect to private fund investments, the Funds’ assets are held at qualified third-party
custodians. Independent third-party custodians or fund administrators send monthly or quarterly
capital statements to the Funds’ investors. AWM posts Fund investor account statements as well.
In addition, the assets of the Funds are audited, and the audited financial statements are sent to all
investors in the Funds as legally required.
AWM urges you to compare the balances reported by the third-party custodians or fund
administrators, both for the Funds and for individual investors, to those reported by AWM.
ITEM 16 – INVESTMENT DISCRETION
AWM receives discretionary authority unless otherwise stated in the client’s advisory agreement.
Discretionary authority is generally in the form of a limited power of attorney, from the Client at
the outset of an advisory relationship to select the identity and number of securities to be bought or
sold. In certain cases, clients place restrictions on certain assets, which AWM classifies as non-
discretionary assets for the client. In all cases, however, such discretion is to be exercised in a
manner consistent with the stated investment objectives for the Client account. AWM uses its best
judgment, together with any investment objectives, guidelines, policies and limitations as the Client
may from time to time furnish to AWM pursuant to Client’s Advisory Agreement.
ITEM 17 – VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES
As detailed in our standard Advisory Agreement, AWM does not vote proxies on behalf of Clients. The
clients will receive their proxies directly from their custodian or transfer agent and may contact AWM
with questions about a particular solicitation. Clients may request a copy of AWM’s Proxy Voting
Policies and Procedures by contacting AWM.
ITEM 18 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
AWM does not require or solicit Clients to prepay fees more than six months in advance. AWM
has no financial commitment that impairs its ability to meet contractual and fiduciary commitments
to Clients. In addition, Angeles does not require or solicit prepayment of more than
$1,200 per client, six months or more in advance. AWM has not been the subject of a bankruptcy
petition.
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