Overview
Assets Under Management: $106 million
Headquarters: NEW YORK, NY
High-Net-Worth Clients: 10
Average Client Assets: $11 million
Services Offered
Services: Financial Planning, Portfolio Management for Individuals, Investment Advisor Selection
Fee Structure
Primary Fee Schedule (ADV PART 2A-BROOKLAWN CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC)
| Min | Max | Marginal Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | $10,000,000 | 0.50% |
| $10,000,001 | and above | 0.30% |
Minimum Annual Fee: $10,000
Illustrative Fee Rates
| Total Assets | Annual Fees | Average Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $1 million | $10,000 | 1.00% |
| $5 million | $25,000 | 0.50% |
| $10 million | $50,000 | 0.50% |
| $50 million | $170,000 | 0.34% |
| $100 million | $320,000 | 0.32% |
Clients
Number of High-Net-Worth Clients: 10
Percentage of Firm Assets Belonging to High-Net-Worth Clients: 100.00
Average High-Net-Worth Client Assets: $11 million
Total Client Accounts: 10
Non-Discretionary Accounts: 10
Regulatory Filings
CRD Number: 287796
Last Filing Date: 2024-03-29 00:00:00
Form ADV Documents
Primary Brochure: ADV PART 2A-BROOKLAWN CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC (2025-04-01)
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Brooklawn Capital Advisors, LLC
Firm Brochure - Form ADV Part 2A
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Brooklawn Capital
Advisors, LLC. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at (212) 339-8590
or by email at: andrew@brooklawnca.com. The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any state securities authority.
Additional information about Brooklawn Capital Advisors, LLC is also available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. Brooklawn Capital Advisors, LLC’s CRD number is: 287796.
555 Madison Avenue 24th Floor
New York, NY 10022
(212) 339-8590
andrew@brooklawnca.com
Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Version Date: 3/31/2025
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Item 2: Material Changes
There are no material changes to report.
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Item 3: Table of Contents
Item 1: Cover Page
Item 2: Material Changes .......................................................................................................................................................................................... ii
Item 3: Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................................................................... iii
Item 4: Advisory Business ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
A. Description of the Advisory Firm................................................................................................................................................................... 2
B. Types of Advisory Services.............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
C. Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions .......................................................................................................................... 3
D. Wrap Fee Programs .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
E. Assets Under Management .............................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Item 5: Fees and Compensation ................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
A. Fee Schedule ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
B. Payment of Fees................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
C. Client Responsibility For Third Party Fees .................................................................................................................................................... 4
D. Prepayment of Fees .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
E. Outside Compensation For the Sale of Securities to Clients ........................................................................................................................ 4
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ........................................................................................................................ 5
Item 7: Types of Clients ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, & Risk of Loss ................................................................................................................... 5
A.
Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies .................................................................................................................................. 5
B.
Material Risks Involved .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
C.
Risks of Specific Securities Utilized ....................................................................................................................................................... 7
Item 9: Disciplinary Information .............................................................................................................................................................................. 9
A.
Criminal or Civil Actions ........................................................................................................................................................................ 9
B.
Administrative Proceedings ................................................................................................................................................................... 9
C.
Self-regulatory Organization (SRO) Proceedings .............................................................................................................................. 10
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ............................................................................................................................. 10
A.
Registration as a Broker/Dealer or Broker/Dealer Representative ................................................................................................ 10
B.
Registration as a Futures Commission Merchant, Commodity Pool Operator, or a Commodity Trading Advisor ................. 10
C.
Registration Relationships Material to this Advisory Business and Possible Conflicts of Interests ............................................ 10
D.
Selection of Other Advisers or Managers and How This Adviser is Compensated for Those Selections .................................. 10
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading .................................................................... 10
A.
Code of Ethics ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
B.
Recommendations Involving Material Financial Interests ............................................................................................................... 11
C.
Investing Personal Money in the Same Securities as Clients ............................................................................................................ 11
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D.
Trading Securities At/Around the Same Time as Clients’ Securities ............................................................................................. 11
Item 12: Brokerage Practices.................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
A.
Factors Used to Select Custodians and/or Broker/Dealers ............................................................................................................. 11
1.
Research and Other Soft-Dollar Benefits ........................................................................................................................................ 12
2.
Brokerage for Client Referrals ......................................................................................................................................................... 12
3.
Clients Directing Which Broker/Dealer/Custodian to Use ........................................................................................................ 12
B.
Aggregating (Block) Trading for Multiple Client Accounts ............................................................................................................. 12
Item 13: Review of Accounts ................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
A.
Frequency and Nature of Periodic Reviews and Who Makes Those Reviews ............................................................................... 13
B.
Factors That Will Trigger a Non-Periodic Review of Client Accounts ............................................................................................ 13
C.
Content and Frequency of Regular Reports Provided to Clients ..................................................................................................... 13
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation ............................................................................................................................................. 13
A.
Economic Benefits Provided by Third Parties for Advice Rendered to Clients (Includes Sales Awards or Other Prizes) ...... 13
B.
Compensation to Non – Advisory Personnel for Client Referrals ................................................................................................... 15
Item 15: Custody ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Item 16: Investment Discretion ............................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Item 17: Voting Client Securities (Proxy Voting) .................................................................................................................................................. 15
Item 18: Financial Information ................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
A.
Balance Sheet .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
B.
Financial Conditions Reasonably Likely to Impair Ability to Meet Contractual Commitments to Clients ............................... 15
C.
Bankruptcy Petitions in Previous Ten Years ...................................................................................................................................... 16
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Item 4: Advisory Business
A. Description of the Advisory Firm
Brooklawn Capital Advisors, LLC (hereinafter “Brooklawn CA”) is a Limited Liability
Company organized in the State of Delaware. The firm was formed in December 2013,
and the principal owner is Andrew Olen White.
B. Types of Advisory Services
Portfolio Management Services
Brooklawn CA offers ongoing portfolio management services based on the individual
goals, objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance of each client. Brooklawn CA creates
an Investment Policy Statement for each client, which outlines the client’s current
situation (income, tax levels, and risk tolerance levels). Portfolio management services
include, but are not limited to, the following:
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Investment strategy •
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Asset allocation
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Risk tolerance
Personal investment policy
Asset selection
Regular portfolio monitoring
Brooklawn CA evaluates the current investments of each client with respect to their risk
tolerance levels and time horizon. Brooklawn CA will request discretionary authority
from clients in order to select securities and execute transactions without permission
from the client prior to each transaction. Risk tolerance levels are documented in the
Investment Policy Statement, which is given to each client.
Brooklawn CA seeks to provide that investment decisions are made in accordance with
the fiduciary duties owed to its accounts and without consideration of Brooklawn CA’s
economic, investment or other financial interests. To meet its fiduciary obligations,
Brooklawn CA attempts to avoid, among other things, investment or trading practices
that systematically advantage or disadvantage certain client portfolios, and accordingly,
Brooklawn CA’s policy is to seek fair and equitable allocation of investment
opportunities/transactions among its clients to avoid favoring one client over another
over time. It is Brooklawn CA’s policy to allocate investment opportunities and
transactions it identifies as being appropriate and prudent, including initial public
offerings ("IPOs") and other investment opportunities that might have a limited supply,
among its clients on a fair and equitable basis over time.
Services Limited to Specific Types of Investments
Brooklawn CA generally limits its investment advice to mutual funds, fixed income
securities, real estate funds (including REITs), insurance products including annuities,
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treasury
inflation protected/inflation
equities, hedge funds, private equity funds, ETFs (including ETFs in the gold and
precious metal sectors),
linked bonds,
commodities, non-U.S. securities, venture capital funds and private placements.
Brooklawn CA may use other securities as well to help diversify a portfolio when
applicable.
C. Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions
Brooklawn CA offers the same suite of services to all of its clients. However, specific
client investment strategies and their implementation are dependent upon the client
Investment Policy Statement which outlines each client’s current situation (including
income, tax levels, and risk tolerance levels). Clients may impose restrictions in investing
in certain securities or types of securities in accordance with their values or beliefs.
However, if the restrictions prevent Brooklawn CA from properly servicing the client
account, or if the restrictions would require Brooklawn CA to deviate from its standard
suite of services, Brooklawn CA reserves the right to end the relationship.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
includes management
fees,
transaction costs,
A wrap fee program is an investment program where the investor pays one stated fee
that
fund expenses, and other
administrative fees. Brooklawn CA does not participate in any wrap fee programs.
E. Assets Under Management
Brooklawn CA has the following assets under management:
Discretionary Amounts: Non-discretionary Amounts: Date Calculated:
$118,320,106
March 2025
Item 5: Fees and Compensation
A. Fee Schedule
Portfolio Management Fees
Most Brooklawn clients agree to an annual recurring fee at relationship inception.
Brooklawn CA reserves the right to review these fees on an annual basis, subject to client
approval.
As an alternative approach, Brooklawn CA can bill clients on the value of the client
relationship, as outlined below.
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Total Assets Under Management Annual Fees
$3,000,000 - $10,000,000
0.50%
$10,000,001 – And Up
0.30%
Brooklawn CA uses the value of the client relationship as of the last business day of the
billing period, after taking into account deposits and withdrawals, for purposes of
determining the market value of the assets upon which the advisory fee is based.
Client fees are generally negotiable and subject to an annual minimum of $10,000. The
final fee schedule is attached as Exhibit II of the Investment Advisory Contract. Clients
may terminate the agreement without penalty for a full refund of Brooklawn CA's fees
within five business days of signing the Investment Advisory Contract. Thereafter,
clients may terminate the Investment Advisory Contract generally with 30 days' written
notice, unless otherwise noted in the client's Investment Advisory Contract.
B. Payment of Fees
Payment of Portfolio Management Fees
Asset-based portfolio management fees are generally invoiced and paid to Brooklawn
by each client on a periodic basis. Clients may select the timing and method in which
they are billed. Fees are paid in arrears.
C. Client Responsibility For Third Party Fees
Clients are responsible for the payment of all third party fees (i.e. custodian fees,
brokerage fees, mutual fund fees, transaction fees, etc.). Those fees are separate and
distinct from the fees and expenses charged by Brooklawn CA. Please see Item 12 of this
brochure regarding broker-dealer/custodian.
D. Prepayment of Fees
Brooklawn CA collects its fees in arrears. It does not collect fees in advance.
E. Outside Compensation For the Sale of Securities to Clients
Neither Brooklawn CA nor its supervised persons accept any compensation for the sale
of investment products, including asset-based sales charges or service fees from the sale
of mutual funds.
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Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Brooklawn CA does not accept performance-based fees or other fees based on a share of capital
gains on or capital appreciation of the assets of a client.
Item 7: Types of Clients
Brooklawn CA generally provides advisory services to High-Net-Worth Individuals.
There is an account minimum of $3,000,000, which may be waived by Brooklawn CA in its
discretion.
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, & Risk of Loss
A. Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategies
Methods of Analysis
Brooklawn CA’s methods of analysis include Fundamental analysis, Modern portfolio
theory and Quantitative analysis.
Fundamental analysis involves the analysis of financial statements, the general financial
health of companies, and/or the analysis of management or competitive advantages.
Modern portfolio theory is a theory of investment that attempts to maximize portfolio
expected return for a given amount of portfolio risk, or equivalently minimize risk for a
given level of expected return, each by carefully choosing the proportions of various
asset.
Quantitative analysis deals with measurable factors as distinguished from qualitative
considerations such as the character of management or the state of employee morale,
such as the value of assets, the cost of capital, historical projections of sales, and so on.
Investment Strategies
Brooklawn CA uses investment strategies that may include long term trading, short
term trading, short sales, margin transactions and options trading (including covered
options, uncovered options, or spreading strategies).
Investing in securities involves a risk of loss that you, as a client, should be prepared
to bear.
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B. Material Risks Involved
Methods of Analysis
Fundamental analysis concentrates on factors that determine a company’s value and
expected future earnings. This strategy would normally encourage equity purchases in
stocks that are undervalued or priced below their perceived value. The risk assumed is
that the market will fail to reach expectations of perceived value.
Modern portfolio theory assumes that investors are risk averse, meaning that given two
portfolios that offer the same expected return, investors will prefer the less risky one.
Thus, an investor will take on increased risk only if compensated by higher expected
returns. Conversely, an investor who wants higher expected returns must accept more
risk. The exact trade-off will be the same for all investors, but different investors will
evaluate the trade-off differently based on individual risk aversion characteristics. The
implication is that a rational investor will not invest in a portfolio if a second portfolio
exists with a more favorable risk-expected return profile – i.e., if for that level of risk an
alternative portfolio exists which has better expected returns.
Quantitative analysis Investment strategies using quantitative models may perform
differently than expected as a result of, among other things, the factors used in the
models, the weight placed on each factor, changes from the factors’ historical trends, and
technical issues in the construction and implementation of the models.
Investment Strategies
Brooklawn CA's use of short sales, margin transactions and options trading generally
holds greater risk, and clients should be aware that there is a material risk of loss using
any of those strategies.
Long term trading is designed to capture market rates of both return and risk. Due to its
nature, the long-term investment strategy can expose clients to various types of risk that
will typically surface at various intervals during the time the client owns the
investments. These risks include but are not limited to inflation (purchasing power) risk,
interest rate risk, economic risk, market risk, and political/regulatory risk.
Margin transactions use leverage that is borrowed from a brokerage firm as collateral.
When losses occur, the value of the margin account may fall below the brokerage firm’s
threshold thereby triggering a margin call. This may force the account holder to either
allocate more funds to the account or sell assets on a shorter time frame than desired.
Options transactions involve a contract to purchase a security at a given price, not
necessarily at market value, depending on the market. This strategy includes the risk
that an option may expire out of the money resulting in minimal or no value, as well as
the possibility of leveraged loss of trading capital due to the leveraged nature of stock
options.
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Selection of Other Advisers: Although Brooklawn CA will seek to select only money
managers who will invest clients' assets with the highest level of integrity, Brooklawn
CA's selection process cannot ensure that money managers will perform as desired and
Brooklawn CA will have no control over the day-to-day operations of any of its selected
money managers. Brooklawn CA would not necessarily be aware of certain activities at
the underlying money manager level, including without limitation a money manager's
engaging in unreported risks, investment “style drift” or even regulatory breaches or
fraud.
Short sales entail the possibility of infinite loss. An increase in the applicable securities’
prices will result in a loss and, over time, the market has historically trended upward.
Short term trading risks include liquidity, economic stability, and inflation, in addition
to the long term trading risks listed above. Frequent trading can affect investment
performance, particularly through increased brokerage and other transaction costs and
taxes.
Investing in securities involves a risk of loss that you, as a client, should be prepared
to bear.
C. Risks of Specific Securities Utilized
Brooklawn CA's use of short sales, margin transactions and options trading generally
holds greater risk of capital loss. Clients should be aware that there is a material risk of
loss using any investment strategy. The investment types listed below (leaving aside
Treasury Inflation Protected/Inflation Linked Bonds) are not guaranteed or insured by
the FDIC or any other government agency.
Mutual Funds: Investing in mutual funds carries the risk of capital loss and thus you
may lose money investing in mutual funds. All mutual funds have costs that lower
investment returns. The funds can be of bond “fixed income” nature (lower risk) or stock
“equity” nature.
Equity investment generally refers to buying shares of stocks in return for receiving a
future payment of dividends and/or capital gains if the value of the stock increases. The
value of equity securities may fluctuate in response to specific situations for each
company, industry conditions and the general economic environments.
Fixed income investments generally pay a return on a fixed schedule, though the
amount of the payments can vary. This type of investment can include corporate and
government debt securities, leveraged loans, high yield, and investment grade debt and
structured products, such as mortgage and other asset-backed securities, although
individual bonds may be the best known type of fixed income security. In general, the
fixed income market is volatile and fixed income securities carry interest rate risk. (As
interest rates rise, bond prices usually fall, and vice versa. This effect is usually more
pronounced for longer-term securities.) Fixed income securities also carry inflation risk,
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liquidity risk, call risk, and credit and default risks for both issuers and counterparties.
The risk of default on treasury inflation protected/inflation linked bonds is dependent
upon the U.S. Treasury defaulting (extremely unlikely); however, they carry a potential
risk of losing share price value, albeit rather minimal. Risks of investing in foreign fixed
income securities also include the general risk of non-U.S. investing described below.
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs): An ETF is an investment fund traded on stock
exchanges, similar to stocks. Investing in ETFs carries the risk of capital loss (sometimes
up to a 100% loss in the case of a stock holding bankruptcy). Areas of concern include
the lack of transparency in products and increasing complexity, conflicts of interest and
the possibility of inadequate regulatory compliance. Precious Metal ETFs (e.g., Gold,
Silver, or Palladium Bullion backed “electronic shares” not physical metal) specifically
may be negatively impacted by several unique factors, among them (1) large sales by the
official sector which own a significant portion of aggregate world holdings in gold and
other precious metals, (2) a significant increase in hedging activities by producers of
gold or other precious metals, (3) a significant change in the attitude of speculators and
investors.
Real estate funds (including REITs) face several kinds of risk that are inherent in the real
estate sector, which historically has experienced significant fluctuations and cycles in
performance. Revenues and cash flows may be adversely affected by: changes in local
real estate market conditions due to changes in national or local economic conditions or
changes in local property market characteristics; competition from other properties
offering the same or similar services; changes in interest rates and in the state of the debt
and equity credit markets; the ongoing need for capital improvements; changes in real
estate tax rates and other operating expenses; adverse changes in governmental rules
and fiscal policies; adverse changes in zoning laws; the impact of present or future
environmental legislation and compliance with environmental laws.
Annuities are a retirement product for those who may have the ability to pay a
premium now and want to guarantee they receive certain monthly payments or a return
on investment later in the future. Annuities are contracts issued by a life insurance
company designed to meet requirement or other long-term goals. An annuity is not a life
insurance policy. Variable annuities are designed to be long-term investments, to meet
retirement and other long-range goals. Variable annuities are not suitable for meeting
short-term goals because substantial taxes and insurance company charges may apply if
you withdraw your money early. Variable annuities also involve investment risks, just
as mutual funds do.
Hedge funds often engage in leveraging and other speculative investment practices that
may increase the risk of loss; can be highly illiquid; are not required to provide periodic
pricing or valuation information to investors; May involve complex tax structures and
delays in distributing important tax information; are not subject to the same regulatory
requirements as mutual funds; and often charge high fees. In addition, hedge funds may
invest in risky securities and engage in risky strategies.
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Private equity funds carry certain risks. Capital calls will be made on short notice, and
the failure to meet capital calls can result in significant adverse consequences, including
but not limited to a total loss of investment.
Private placements carry a substantial risk as they are subject to less regulation than are
publicly offered securities, the market to resell these assets under applicable securities
laws may be illiquid, due to restrictions, and the liquidation may be taken at a
substantial discount to the underlying value or result in the entire loss of the value of
such assets.
Venture capital funds invest in start-up companies at an early stage of development in
the interest of generating a return through an eventual realization event; the risk is high
as a result of the uncertainty involved at that stage of development.
Commodities are tangible assets used to manufacture and produce goods or services.
Commodity prices are affected by different risk factors, such as disease, storage capacity,
supply, demand, delivery constraints and weather. Because of those risk factors, even a
well-diversified investment in commodities can be uncertain.
Options are contracts to purchase a security at a given price, risking that an option may
expire out of the money resulting in minimal or no value. An uncovered option is a type
of options contract that is not backed by an offsetting position that would help mitigate
risk. The risk for a “naked” or uncovered put is not unlimited, whereas the potential loss
for an uncovered call option is limitless. Spread option positions entail buying and
selling multiple options on the same underlying security, but with different strike prices
or expiration dates, which helps limit the risk of other option trading strategies. Option
transactions also involve risks including but not limited to economic risk, market risk,
sector risk, idiosyncratic risk, political/regulatory risk, inflation (purchasing power) risk
and interest rate risk.
Non-U.S. securities present certain risks such as currency fluctuation, political and
economic change, social unrest, changes in government regulation, differences in
accounting and the lesser degree of accurate public information available.
Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investing in securities involves a
risk of loss that you, as a client, should be prepared to bear.
Item 9: Disciplinary Information
A. Criminal or Civil Actions
There are no criminal or civil actions to report.
B. Administrative Proceedings
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There are no administrative proceedings to report.
C. Self-regulatory Organization (SRO) Proceedings
There are no self-regulatory organization proceedings to report.
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
A. Registration as a Broker/Dealer or Broker/Dealer Representative
Neither Brooklawn CA nor its representatives are registered as a Broker/Dealer or
Broker/Dealer Representative.
B. Registration as a Futures Commission Merchant, Commodity Pool
Operator, or a Commodity Trading Advisor
Neither Brooklawn CA nor its representatives are registered as or have pending
applications to become either a Futures Commission Merchant, Commodity Pool
Operator, or Commodity Trading Advisor or an associated person of the foregoing
entities.
C. Registration Relationships Material to this Advisory Business and
Possible Conflicts of Interests
Andrew Olen White is an owner of franchise restaurants in Georgia. He is the manager
of an investment partnership called Brooklawn Investment Partners LLC, which is
beyond the end of its investment commitment period.
D. Selection of Other Advisers or Managers and How This Adviser is
Compensated for Those Selections
Brooklawn CA does not utilize nor select third-party investment advisers. All assets are
managed by Brooklawn CA management.
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client
Transactions and Personal Trading
A. Code of Ethics
Brooklawn CA has a written Code of Ethics that covers the following areas: Prohibited
Purchases and Sales, Insider Trading, Personal Securities Transactions, Exempted
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Transactions, Prohibited Activities, Conflicts of Interest, Gifts and Entertainment,
Confidentiality, Service on a Board of Directors, Compliance Procedures, Compliance
with Laws and Regulations, Procedures and Reporting, Certification of Compliance,
Reporting Violations, Compliance Officer Duties, Training and Education,
Recordkeeping, Annual Review, and Sanctions. Brooklawn CA's Code of Ethics is
available free upon request to any client or prospective client.
B. Recommendations Involving Material Financial Interests
Brooklawn CA does not recommend that clients buy or sell any security in which a
related person to Brooklawn CA or Brooklawn CA has a material financial interest.
C. Investing Personal Money in the Same Securities as Clients
From time to time, representatives of Brooklawn CA may buy or sell securities for
themselves that they also recommend to clients. This may provide an opportunity for
representatives of Brooklawn CA to buy or sell the same securities before or after
recommending the same securities to clients resulting in representatives profiting off the
recommendations they provide to clients. Such transactions may create a conflict of
interest. Brooklawn CA will always document any transactions that could be construed
as conflicts of interest and will never engage in trading that operates to the client’s
disadvantage when similar securities are being bought or sold.
D. Trading Securities At/Around the Same Time as Clients’ Securities
From time to time, representatives of Brooklawn CA may buy or sell securities for
themselves at or around the same time as clients. This may provide an opportunity for
representatives of Brooklawn CA to buy or sell securities before or after recommending
securities to clients resulting in representatives profiting off the recommendations they
provide to clients. Such transactions may create a conflict of interest; however,
Brooklawn CA will never engage in trading that operates to the client’s disadvantage if
representatives of Brooklawn CA buy or sell securities at or around the same time as
clients.
Item 12: Brokerage Practices
A. Factors Used to Select Custodians and/or Broker/Dealers
Custodians/broker-dealers will be recommended based on Brooklawn CA’s duty to
seek “best execution,” which is the obligation to seek execution of securities transactions
for a client on the most favorable terms for the client under the circumstances. Clients
will not necessarily pay the lowest commission or commission equivalent, and
Brooklawn CA may also consider the market expertise and research access provided by
the broker-dealer/custodian, including but not limited to access to written research, oral
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communication with analysts, admittance to research conferences and other resources
provided by the brokers that may aid in Brooklawn CA's research efforts. Brooklawn CA
will never charge a premium or commission on transactions, beyond the actual cost
imposed by the broker-dealer/custodian.
Brooklawn CA recommends Schwab Institutional, a division of Charles Schwab & Co.,
Inc..
1. Research and Other Soft-Dollar Benefits
While Brooklawn CA has no formal soft dollars program in which soft dollars are
used to pay for third party services, Brooklawn CA may receive research, products,
or other services from custodians and broker-dealers in connection with client
securities transactions (“soft dollar benefits”). Brooklawn CA may enter into soft-
dollar arrangements consistent with (and not outside of) the safe harbor contained in
Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. There can be no
assurance that any particular client will benefit from soft dollar research, whether or
not the client’s transactions paid for it, and Brooklawn CA does not seek to allocate
benefits to client accounts proportionate to any soft dollar credits generated by the
accounts. Brooklawn CA benefits by not having to produce or pay for the research,
products or services, and Brooklawn CA will have an incentive to recommend a
broker-dealer based on receiving research or services. Clients should be aware that
Brooklawn CA’s acceptance of soft dollar benefits may result in higher commissions
charged to the client.
2. Brokerage for Client Referrals
Brooklawn CA receives no referrals from a broker-dealer or third party in exchange
for using that broker-dealer or third party.
3. Clients Directing Which Broker/Dealer/Custodian to Use
Brooklawn CA may permit clients to direct it to execute transactions through a
specified broker-dealer. If a client directs brokerage, then the client will be required
to acknowledge in writing that the client’s direction with respect to the use of
brokers supersedes any authority granted to Brooklawn CA to select brokers; this
direction may result in higher commissions, which may result in a disparity between
free and directed accounts; the client may be unable to participate in block trades
(unless Brooklawn CA is able to engage in “step outs”); and trades for the client and
other directed accounts may be executed after trades for free accounts, which may
result in less favorable prices, particularly for illiquid securities or during volatile
market conditions. Not all investment advisers allow their clients to direct
brokerage.
B. Aggregating (Block) Trading for Multiple Client Accounts
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If Brooklawn CA buys or sells the same securities on behalf of more than one client, then
it may (but would be under no obligation to) aggregate or bunch such securities in a
single transaction for multiple clients in order to seek more favorable prices, lower
brokerage commissions, or more efficient execution. In such case, Brooklawn CA would
place an aggregate order with the broker on behalf of all such clients in order to ensure
fairness for all clients; provided, however, that trades would be reviewed periodically to
ensure that accounts are not systematically disadvantaged by this policy. Brooklawn CA
would determine the appropriate number of shares and select the appropriate brokers
consistent with its duty to seek best execution, except for those accounts with specific
brokerage direction (if any).
Item 13: Review of Accounts
A. Frequency and Nature of Periodic Reviews and Who Makes Those
Reviews
All client accounts for Brooklawn CA's advisory services provided on an ongoing basis
are reviewed at least annually by Andrew O White, Managing Member, with regard to
clients’ respective investment policies and risk tolerance levels. All accounts at
Brooklawn CA are assigned to this reviewer.
B. Factors That Will Trigger a Non-Periodic Review of Client
Accounts
Reviews may be triggered by material market, economic or political events, or by
changes in client's financial situations (such as retirement, termination of employment,
physical move, or inheritance).
C. Content and Frequency of Regular Reports Provided to Clients
Each client of Brooklawn CA's advisory services provided on an ongoing basis will
receive access to secure industry standard account aggregation software from eMoney
Advisor. The eMoney software will detail the client’s assets their value by financial
institution. For assets held directly in the client's name (including private fund
investments and direct private equity investments), the client will receive (typically
quarterly) reports directly from the manager.
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation
A. Economic Benefits Provided by Third Parties for Advice Rendered
to Clients (Includes Sales Awards or Other Prizes)
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Brooklawn CA does not receive any economic benefit, directly or indirectly from any
third party for advice rendered to Brooklawn CA's clients.
With respect to Schwab, Brooklawn CA receives access to Schwab’s institutional trading
and custody services, which are typically not available to Schwab retail investors. These
services generally are available to independent investment advisers on an unsolicited
basis, at no charge to them so long as a total of at least $10 million of the adviser’s
clients’ assets are maintained in accounts at Schwab Advisor Services. Schwab’s services
include brokerage services that are related to the execution of securities transactions,
custody, research, including that in the form of advice, analyses and reports, and access
to mutual funds and other investments that are otherwise generally available only to
institutional investors or would require a significantly higher minimum initial
investment. For Brooklawn CA client accounts maintained in its custody, Schwab
generally does not charge separately for custody services but is compensated by account
holders through commissions or other transaction-related or asset-based fees for
securities trades that are executed through Schwab or that settle into Schwab accounts.
Schwab also makes available to Brooklawn CA other products and services that benefit
Brooklawn CA but may not benefit its clients’ accounts. These benefits may include
national, regional or Brooklawn CA specific educational events organized and/or
sponsored by Schwab Advisor Services. Other potential benefits may include occasional
business entertainment of personnel of Brooklawn CA by Schwab Advisor Services
personnel, including meals, invitations to sporting events, including golf tournaments,
and other forms of entertainment, some of which may accompany educational
opportunities. Other of these products and services assist Brooklawn CA in managing
and administering clients’ accounts. These include software and other technology (and
related technological training) that provide access to client account data (such as trade
confirmations and account statements), facilitate trade execution (and allocation of
aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts, if applicable), provide research,
pricing information and other market data, facilitate payment of Brooklawn CA’s fees
from its clients’ accounts (if applicable), and assist with back-office training and support
functions, recordkeeping and client reporting. Many of these services generally may be
used to service all or some substantial number of Brooklawn CA’s accounts. Schwab
Advisor Services also makes available to Brooklawn CA other services intended to help
Brooklawn CA manage and further develop its business enterprise. These services may
include professional compliance, legal and business consulting, publications and
conferences on practice management, information technology, business succession,
regulatory compliance, employee benefits providers, human capital consultants,
insurance and marketing. In addition, Schwab may make available, arrange and/or pay
vendors for these types of services rendered to Brooklawn CA by independent third
parties. Schwab Advisor Services may discount or waive fees it would otherwise charge
for some of these services or pay all or a part of the fees of a third-party providing these
services to Brooklawn CA. Brooklawn CA is independently owned and operated and
not affiliated with Schwab.
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B. Compensation to Non – Advisory Personnel for Client Referrals
Brooklawn CA does not directly or indirectly compensate any person who is not
advisory personnel for client referrals.
Item 15: Custody
When advisory fees are deducted directly from client accounts at client's custodian, Brooklawn
CA will be deemed to have limited custody of client's assets and must have written
authorization from the client to do so. Clients will receive all account statements and billing
invoices that are required in each jurisdiction, and they should carefully review those
statements for accuracy. As a preferred alternative, and in almost all cases, Brooklawn CA
clients pay their advisory fees by personal check or wire transfer initiated by the client.
Item 16: Investment Discretion
Brooklawn CA provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to
clients. The advisory contract established with each client sets forth the discretionary authority
for trading. Where investment discretion has been granted, Brooklawn CA generally manages
the client’s account and makes investment decisions without consultation with the client as to
when the securities are to be bought or sold for the account, the total amount of the securities to
be bought/sold, what securities to buy or sell, or the price per share.
Item 17: Voting Client Securities (Proxy Voting)
Brooklawn CA will not ask for, nor accept voting authority for client securities. Clients will
receive proxies directly from the issuer of the security or the custodian. Clients should direct all
proxy questions to the issuer of the security.
Item 18: Financial Information
A. Balance Sheet
Brooklawn CA neither requires nor solicits prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per
client, six months or more in advance, and therefore is not required to include a balance
sheet with this brochure.
B. Financial Conditions Reasonably Likely to Impair Ability to Meet
Contractual Commitments to Clients
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Neither Brooklawn CA nor its management has any financial condition that is likely to
reasonably impair Brooklawn CA’s ability to meet contractual commitments to clients.
C. Bankruptcy Petitions in Previous Ten Years
Brooklawn CA has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition in the last ten years.
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