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Form ADV 2A
March 19, 2025
11095 Viking Drive, Suite 410
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
(952) 224-7272
This Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Abbey Street, LLC
(Abbey Street). If you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure, please contact Daniel
Mulheran at dmulheran@abbeystreet.com or (952) 224-7272. 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.
information about Abbey Street
is also available on
Additional
the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. Registration of an Investment Adviser does not imply any level of skill or
training.
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Item 2 – Material Changes
Since our last annual amendment, dated March 2024, no material changes to our business and service
offerings have been made.
Abbey Street will provide our clients with a new Brochure as necessary based on changes or new
information, at any time, without charge. Currently, our Brochure may be requested by contacting us at
(952) 224-7272 or dmulheran@abbeystreet.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 ........................................................ 7
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 .............. 11
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices ..................................................................................................................... 12
Item 13 – Review of Accounts ..................................................................................................................... 14
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation .................................................................................. 15
Item 15 – Custody ........................................................................................................................................ 15
Item 16 – Investment Discretion ................................................................................................................. 15
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities ............................................................................................................... 15
Item 18 – Financial Information .................................................................................................................. 15
Brochure Supplement - Privacy Policy …………………………………………………………………………………………………..16
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Item 4 – Advisory Business
Abbey Street LLC (“Abbey Street”) draws on decades of experience in multiple facets of the financial
services industry to provide unique perspectives to our clients. Abbey Street is committed to
independence, practiced advice, and creating a positive experience for the clients we serve – providing
advisory and consulting services for (1) Corporate Retirement Plans and (2) Private Family &
Multigenerational Wealth.
Abbey Street, established in 2018, is wholly owned and managed by Daniel Mulheran. As of December
31, 2024, we have $315,133,609 in assets under management with Private Family and Multi-Generational
Wealth clients.
Corporate Retirement Plan Services
Abbey Streets corporate retirement plan consulting may provide the following services:
Institutional Investment Consulting – Abbey Street’s 3(21) fiduciary investment consulting
services include investment manager search, hiring, monitoring, and replacement, as well as PMA
(Professionally Managed Allocation) evaluation. We are independent advocates for our clients.
As such, we source all financial solutions from third party providers. We are committed to an
objective and disciplined approach to our investment consulting process to ensure that all third-
party provider recommendations are deemed suitable for our clients and their participants.
Abbey Street executes due diligence on behalf of our clients through an agreed upon services
contract that aligns with their investment policy statement (IPS). 3(38) investment management
services are available for specific circumstances upon client request and contracting.
Fiduciary Consulting & Oversight – Abbey Street assists our clients with fiduciary practices and
procedures. This includes investment committee charter drafting and review, Investment Policy
Statement (IPS) drafting & review, execution & maintenance of investment committee meeting
notes and storage & back-up retention of records.
Vendor Management & Oversight – Abbey Street acts as an independent advocate and industry
expert on behalf of our clients’ workplace retirement plans. Through our extensive industry
experience, we are able to assist our clients in navigating through issues and opportunities that
may arise with their third-party vendor(s). This includes, but is not limited to, relationship
management, access to leadership or other specialized experts within the vendor organization,
negotiation of additional services and/or negotiation of fees and fee structures. Included within
this service is Request for Proposal services and processes to identify, select, and transition to a
new third party vendor, when necessary.
Plan Design Consulting – Abbey Street assists our clients on plan design consulting. This includes
preparing benchmarking data for the purposes of evaluating plan provisions and features. We
provide projections on behavioral economics and participant outcomes based on individual plan
design changes. Incentives and/or outcomes can be designed to align with corporate objectives,
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philosophies, & core values. Core plan design considerations includes plan(s) type, eligibility
features, entry features, automatic features, corporate contributions, etc.
Abbey Street and our professionals owe a fiduciary duty to all our clients. We also serve as a fiduciary to
advisory clients that are employee benefit plans (such as profit-sharing plans or pension plans) or
individual retirement accounts (collectively, our "retirement clients") (IRAs) pursuant to ERISA or the
Internal Revenue Code ("IRC"). When acting as a fiduciary to these plans, we are subject to specific duties
and obligations under ERISA and the IRC that include among other things, restrictions concerning certain
forms of conflicted compensation. To avoid engaging in prohibited transactions, the firm only charges fees
for investment advice (i) about products for which our firm and/or our related persons do not receive any
commissions or 12b-1 fees, or (ii) about products for which our firm and/or our related persons receive
commissions or 12b-1 fees if such commission and fees are used to offset advisory fees.
Abbey Street has extensive background in corporate M&A activities. We consult with our clients on the
review and analysis of fiduciary concerns, protected benefits, and financial impact of plan design
consolidations through corporate acquisition and/or divestiture actions.
Abbey Street also provides a robust suite of participant engagement solutions. These range from both
general and custom communications, to group education and individual one-on-one advice. These
services are available on a demand basis or through a regularly scheduled Financial Wellness offering.
Private Family & Multi-Generational Wealth
Our private family client relationships are designed to be customized to each individual circumstance,
aligning our delivery with the core values of the family. We work through discovery and listening sessions
to understand thoroughly our clients’ goals and objectives.
Planning – Abbey Street engages in its clients’ full personal balance sheet. Our experience with
large private and family-owned businesses gives us insight to assist our clients from a unique
perspective. Our planning services include wealth creation forecasting, income forecasting, cash
flow analysis & budgeting, asset appreciation evaluations, & debt structures.
Consulting – Abbey Street is committed to operating as the central party for our clients’ financial
affairs. This includes interfacing with legal, tax, risk management, insurance, and other advisors
on our clients’ behalf.
Portfolio Management – Abbey Street’s private wealth portfolio management draws on the
unique advantage of perspective from institutional retirement plans and the decisions of their
committees. Our asset allocation, manager selection, and due diligence direct the allocation of
client assets among the various investment options that are available. Although Abbey Street does
have certain investment strategies that it seeks to execute for all of its clients, Abbey Street tailors
its advisory services to the individual needs and preferences of each client. Clients may engage
Abbey Street to manage all or a portion of their investment portfolios on a discretionary basis.
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Item 5 – Fees and Compensation
Abbey Street is engaged through a fiduciary advisory and consulting engagement. As full compensation
for its services, Abbey Street receives a negotiated fee, which may be based on a percentage of assets
under advisory management or a fixed fee. The specific manner in which fees are charged by Abbey Street
is established in a client’s written agreement with Abbey Street.
Generally, the Corporate Retirement Plan fee is established by considering the size of the plan in assets
and the number of participants, asset flow, the number of company plans, the complexity and breadth of
the services being rendered and the extent of the engagement and required services. In addition, fees can
vary based on the extent and level of Abbey Street’s fiduciary status in relation to the Plan under ERISA
3(21) and 3(38). Generally, Retirement Plan Consulting fees are billed on a quarterly basis in advance and
in some circumstances in arrears each calendar quarter, as specified by agreement. In some rare cases,
these fees are billed as of month end, as specific by agreement.
Though all annual fees are negotiable, generally, Abbey Street’s fees for private family client relationships
is based on a percentage of assets under management according to the following schedule:
$0 - $1,500,000 in assets Annual fee of 1.50%
$1,500,000 - $6,000,000 in assets Annual fee of 1.00%
$6,000,000 - $10,000,000 in assets Annual fee of 0.90%
$10,000,000 - $20,000,000 in assets Annual fee of 0.80%
Over $20,000,000 in assets Annual fee is negotiable
Abbey Street’s fees are separate and distinct from all other fees that may be charged to operate and
administer a Plan or maintain an account with a custodian. Examples of other fees that Plans may incur
include: custodial fees, trustee fees, recordkeeping and operational fees charged by the vendor and third
party administrative fees, legal fees, audit fees, and investment management fees. All these operational
and administrative fees are completely separate from and in addition to Abbey Street’s advisory and
consulting fee. In some cases, the Plan Sponsor pays the fees directly to the service provider which may
include Abbey Street. In other cases, the Plan pays the provider fees from Plan assets, which essentially
means the participants bear the cost of maintaining the Plan. In some cases, fees are paid utilizing a
combination of both approaches. Part of Abbey Street’s consulting services is to educate the Plan Sponsor
on the fees incurred, disclose the fees and help determine the reasonableness of the fees by conducting
thoughtful discussion around how the fees should be paid.
Abbey Street’s annual fee for Corporate Retirement Plan Services is prorated and charged quarterly, in
advance, based upon the market value of the assets being managed by Abbey Street on the last day of the
previous quarter unless enumerated otherwise within the agreement with the client. For Private Wealth
Services, the annual fee is prorated and charged monthly, in advance, based on the market value of the
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assets managed on the last day of the previous month. Abbey Street deducts the fee from the client’s
account unless the client specifically requests the fee to be direct billed. If investment management
services are terminated, unearned fees paid in advance will be prorated and refunded. The refund is
calculated based on the number of days remaining in the quarter as a percentage of the number of total
days in the quarter times the fee charged. Clients may terminate the advisory relationship during the first
5 days at no cost.
Our fee for standalone financial planning is $250-$1,000 per month depending on the complexity of the
plan. The fee will be disclosed and agreed upon in a financial planning agreement.
Item 12 further describes the factors that Abbey Street considers in recommending broker-dealers for
client transactions and determining the reasonableness of their compensation (e.g., commissions).
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Abbey Street does not charge any performance-based fees (fees based on a share of capital gains on or
capital appreciation of the assets of a client) or side-by-side management fees (where competing fee
arrangements may create a conflict in the advisory services offered to clients).
Item 7 – Types of Clients
Abbey Street provides retirement plan consulting to defined contribution and defined benefit plans, both
qualified and non-qualified. Private Wealth Management is offered to individuals, families, trusts, estates,
charitable organizations, foundations, and corporations. Abbey Street does not impose any account
minimums.
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
investment managers or other financial
institutions, so
Abbey Street provides Retirement Plan Investment Committees and individual Private Wealth
Management clients with independent investment management and consulting services. Abbey Street is
not affiliated with any
investment
recommendations are made strictly in the clients’ best interest. Abbey Street’s investment philosophy
incorporates both quantitative and qualitative factors and generally emphasizes diversification, asset
allocation and risk management. Objective and disciplined investment decision-making focuses on
investing in asset classes that provide the potential for long-term capital appreciation and income, as
appropriate. With a combination of technology, research and experience, Abbey Street searches the
universe of available managers, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and other securities considering
areas such as:
• Overall returns, expected returns, risk-adjusted returns and return consistency.
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Investment objectives, philosophy, guidelines and management tenure and strategy consistency.
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Index and peer group performance comparisons.
Investment fees and expenses
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Abbey Street manages globally diversified portfolios covering a broad range of asset classes, geographic
regions and market capitalizations and focuses on strategic asset allocation that aligns with clients’ risk
and return objectives. Portfolio allocations utilize core active and passive investment categories that are
efficient, transparent, and institutionally priced. Recommended investment strategies center on long-
term investing that will generally follow a buy and hold strategy and are updated periodically to reflect
changes in the Plan’s or the client’s investment objectives and/or risk tolerance.
It should be noted that all investments are subject to inherent risks, and Abbey Street recommended
investments and portfolios are no exception. Accordingly, you may lose money when investing with Abbey
Street. Portfolios utilizing each of Abbey Street’s strategies will fluctuate, reflecting day-to-day changes
in market conditions, interest rates and numerous other factors. Investing in securities involves risk of loss
that client should be prepared to bear.
RISKS
General Risks. Investing in securities always involves risk of loss that you should be prepared to bear. We
do not represent or guarantee that our services or methods of analysis can or will predict future results,
successfully identify market tops or bottoms, or insulate clients from losses due to market corrections or
declines. We cannot offer any guarantees or promises that your financial goals and objectives can or will
be met. Past performance is in no way an indication of future performance. We also cannot assure that
third parties will satisfy their obligations in a timely manner or perform as expected or marketed.
General Market Risk. Investment returns will fluctuate based upon changes in the value of the portfolio
securities. Certain securities held may be worth less than the price originally paid for them, or less than
they were worth at an earlier time.
Common Stocks. Investments in common stocks, both directly and indirectly through investment in shares
of ETFs, may fluctuate in value in response to many factors, including, but not limited to, the activities of
the individual companies, general market and economic conditions, interest rates, and specific industry
changes. Such price fluctuations subject certain strategies to potential losses. During temporary or
extended bear markets, the value of common stocks will decline, which could also result in losses for each
strategy.
Portfolio Turnover Risk. High rates of portfolio turnover could lower performance of an investment
strategy due to increased costs and may result in the realization of capital gains. If an investment strategy
realizes capital gains when it sells its portfolio investments, it will increase taxable distributions to you.
High rates of portfolio turnover in a given year would likely result in short-term capital gains and under
current tax law you would be taxed on short-term capital gains at ordinary income tax rates, if held in a
taxable account.
Non-Diversified Strategy Risk. Some investment strategies may be non-diversified (e.g., investing a
greater percentage of portfolio assets in a particular issuer and owning fewer securities than a diversified
strategy). Accordingly, each such strategy is subject to the risk that a large loss in an individual issuer will
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cause a greater loss than it would if the strategy held a larger number of securities or smaller positions
sizes.
Model Risk. Financial and economic data series are subject to regime shifts, meaning past information
may lack value under future market conditions. Models are based upon assumptions that may prove
invalid or incorrect under many market environments. We may use certain model outputs to help identify
market opportunities and/or to make certain asset allocation decisions. There is no guarantee any model
will work under all market conditions. For this reason, we include model related results as part of our
investment decision process but we often weigh professional judgment more heavily in making trades or
asset allocations.
ETF Risks, including Net Asset Valuations and Tracking Error. An ETF's performance may not exactly match
the performance of the index or market benchmark that the ETF is designed to track because 1) the ETF
will incur expenses and transaction costs not incurred by any applicable index or market benchmark; 2)
certain securities comprising the index or market benchmark tracked by the ETF may, from time to time,
temporarily be unavailable; and 3) supply and demand in the market for either the ETF and/or for the
securities held by the ETF may cause the ETF shares to trade at a premium or discount to the actual net
asset value of the securities owned by the ETF. Certain ETF strategies may from time to time include the
purchase of fixed income, commodities, foreign securities, American Depository Receipts, or other
securities for which expenses and commission rates could be higher than normally charged for exchange-
traded equity securities, and for which market quotations or valuation may be limited or inaccurate.
Clients should be aware that to the extent they invest in ETF securities they will pay two levels of advisory
compensation – advisory fees charged by Adviser plus any advisory fees charged by the issuer of the ETF.
This scenario may cause a higher advisory cost (and potentially lower investment returns) than if a Client
purchased the ETF directly. An ETF typically includes embedded expenses that may reduce the ETF's net
asset value, and therefore directly affect the ETF's performance and indirectly affect a Client’s portfolio
performance or an index benchmark comparison. Expenses of the ETF may include investment advisor
management fees, custodian fees, brokerage commissions, and legal and accounting fees. ETF expenses
may change from time to time at the sole discretion of the ETF issuer. ETF tracking error and expenses
may vary.
Inflation, Currency, and Interest Rate Risks. Security prices and portfolio returns will likely vary in
response to changes in inflation and interest rates. Inflation causes the value of future dollars to be worth
less and may reduce the purchasing power of an investor’s future interest payments and principal.
Inflation also generally leads to higher interest rates, which in turn may cause the value of many types of
fixed income investments to decline. In addition, the relative value of the U.S. dollar-denominated assets
primarily managed by Adviser may be affected by the risk that currency devaluations affect Client
purchasing power.
Liquidity Risk. Liquidity is the ability to readily convert an investment into cash to prevent a loss, realize
an anticipated profit, or otherwise transfer funds out of the particular investment. Generally, investments
are more liquid if the investment has an established market of purchasers and sellers, such as a stock or
bond listed on a national securities exchange. Conversely, investments that do not have an established
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market of purchasers and sellers may be considered illiquid. Your investment in illiquid investments may
be for an indefinite time, because of the lack of purchasers willing to convert your investment to cash or
other assets.
Legislative and Tax Risk. Performance may directly or indirectly be affected by government legislation or
regulation, which may include, but is not limited to: changes in investment advisor or securities trading
regulation; change in the U.S. government’s guarantee of ultimate payment of principal and interest on
certain government securities; and changes in the tax code that could affect interest income, income
characterization and/or tax reporting obligations, particularly for options, swaps, master limited
partnerships, Real Estate Investment Trust, Exchange Traded Products/Funds/ Securities. We do not
engage in tax planning, and in certain circumstances a Client may incur taxable income on their
investments without a cash distribution to pay the tax due. Clients and their personal tax advisors are
responsible for how the transactions in their account are reported to the IRS or any other taxing authority.
Foreign Investing and Emerging Markets Risk. Foreign investing involves risks not typically associated with
U.S. investments, and the risks maybe exacerbated further in emerging market countries. These risks may
include, among others, adverse fluctuations in foreign currency values, as well as adverse political, social
and economic developments affecting one or more foreign countries. In addition, foreign investing may
involve less publicly available information and more volatile or less liquid securities markets, particularly
in markets that trade a small number of securities, have unstable governments, or involve limited industry.
Investments in foreign countries could be affected by factors not present in the U.S., such as restrictions
on receiving the investment proceeds from a foreign country, foreign tax laws or tax withholding
requirements, unique trade clearance or settlement procedures, and potential difficulties in enforcing
contractual obligations or other legal rules that jeopardize shareholder protection. Foreign accounting
may be less transparent than U.S. accounting practices and foreign regulation may be inadequate or
irregular.
Information Security Risk. We may be susceptible to risks to the confidentiality and security of its
operations and proprietary and customer information. Information risks, including theft or corruption of
electronically stored data, denial of service attacks on our website or websites of our third-party service
providers, and the unauthorized release of confidential information are a few of the more common risks
faced by us and other investment advisers. Data security breaches of our electronic data infrastructure
could have the effect of disrupting our operations and compromising our customers' confidential and
personally identifiable information. Such breaches could result in an inability of us to conduct business,
potential losses, including identity theft and theft of investment funds from customers, and other adverse
consequences to customers. We have taken and will continue to take steps to detect and limit the risks
associated with these threats.
Tax Risks. Tax laws and regulations applicable to an account with Adviser may be subject to change and
unanticipated tax liabilities may be incurred by an investor as a result of such changes. In addition,
customers may experience adverse tax consequences from the early assignment of options purchased for
a customer's account. Customers should consult their out tax advisers and counsel to determine the
potential tax-related consequences of investing.
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Advisory Risk. There is no guarantee that our judgment or investment decisions on behalf of particular
any account will necessarily produce the intended results. Our judgment may prove to be incorrect, and
an account might not achieve her investment objectives. In addition, it is possible that we may experience
computer equipment failure, loss of internet access, viruses, or other events that may impair access to
accounts’ custodians’ software. Adviser and its representatives are not responsible to any account for
losses unless caused by Adviser breaching our fiduciary duty.
Dependence on Key Employees. An accounts success depends, in part, upon the ability of our key
professionals to achieve the targeted investment goals. The loss of any of these key personnel could
adversely impact the ability to achieve such investment goals and objectives of the account.
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 the client’s evaluation of Abbey Street or the integrity of the Firm’s
management. Abbey Street has no information applicable to this Item.
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Abbey Street is not registered and does not have an application pending to become registered as a
securities broker dealer, a futures merchant, commodity pool operator, or a commodity trading adviser.
None of our personnel are associated with a broker dealer, futures, or commodity firm.
As a part of Abbey Street’s Private Wealth Management service, it may be recommended that insurance
coverage is purchased or modified. Advisors at Abbey Street maintain licenses to sell life and long-term
care insurance products in Minnesota through various companies. If a policy is sold by an advisor with
Abbey Street, we may receive a commission from that sale.
Abbey Street does not recommend or select other advisers.
Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
Abbey Street has adopted a Code of Ethics for all employees describing its high standard of business
conduct, and our fiduciary duty to clients. Abbey Street acknowledges the fiduciary duty that is our
responsibility according to the Advisers Act. The Code of Ethics includes provisions relating to the
confidentiality of client information, a prohibition on insider trading, a prohibition of rumor mongering,
restrictions on the acceptance of significant gifts and the reporting of certain gifts and business
entertainment items, and personal securities trading procedures, among other things. All supervised
persons at Abbey Street must acknowledge the terms of the Code of Ethics annually, or as amended.
Abbey Street anticipates that, in appropriate circumstances, it will cause accounts over which Abbey Street
has advisement authority to effect and will recommend to investment advisory clients or prospective
clients, the purchase or sale of securities in which Abbey Street clients or employees, directly or indirectly,
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have a position of interest. Abbey Street employees are required to follow Abbey Street’s Code of Ethics.
Subject to satisfying this policy and applicable laws, employees of Abbey Street may trade for their own
accounts in securities which are recommended to Abbey Street clients. The Code of Ethics is designed to
assure that the personal securities transactions, activities, and interests of advisory employees will not
interfere with (i) making decisions in the best interest of advisory clients and (ii) implementing such
decisions while, at the same time, allowing employees to invest for their own accounts. Under the Code
certain classes of securities have been designated as exempt transactions, based upon a determination
that these would materially not interfere with the best interests of clients. Nonetheless, because the Code
of Ethics in some circumstances would permit employees to invest in the same securities as clients, there
is a possibility that employees might benefit from market activity by a Plan or client in a security held by
an employee. Employee trading is monitored to reasonably prevent conflicts of interest between Abbey
Street and its clients.
Clients or prospective clients may request a copy of the firm's Code of Ethics by contacting Daniel
Mulheran at 952-224-7272 or dmulheran@abbeystreet.com.
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices
A discussion of Brokerage Practices is not relevant to Abbey Street’s Corporate Retirement Plan services.
Investment assets of Private Wealth Management clients must be maintained in an account at a “qualified
custodian,” generally a broker-dealer or bank. Abbey Street may recommend a custodian or a broker-
dealer that will hold client assets and execute transactions on terms that are, overall, considered
advantageous when compared to other available providers and their services. Abbey Street typically
considers a wide range of factors, including, among others:
• Capability to execute, clear, and settle trades
• Reputation, financial strength, and stability
• Quality of services
• Competitiveness of the price of those services (commission rates, margin interest rates, other
fees, etc.) and willingness to negotiate the prices
Selection of Brokers
We recommend that Private Wealth Management Clients establish a broker-dealer custodial relationship
with Fidelity, as noted above, because of its execution capabilities and the arrangement described below.
In our advisory agreements with clients, clients direct us to trade with Fidelity.
Given our arrangement with Fidelity to pay for client trading and related expenses, we believe trading
with Fidelity will be consistent with seeking best execution. However, by directing us to trade through
Fidelity we may be unable to achieve the most favorable execution of client transactions and this direction
may cost clients more money. For example, it may result in greater spreads or less favorable net prices
than if we selected the broker-dealers to execute transactions.
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Private Wealth Management Clients that do not wish to establish a custodial relationship with Fidelity will
not have the benefit of our arrangement with Fidelity and such clients will bear all the custody and
brokerage fees and expenses themselves. By directing us to trade through their custodial broker-dealer
we may be unable to achieve the most favorable execution of client transactions and this direction may
cost clients more money. For example, it may result in higher commission, greater spreads, or less
favorable net prices than if we selected the broker-dealers to execute transactions.
Aggregation of Orders
Given the highly individualized nature of the investment services we provide, securities transactions for
client accounts are generally effected separately for each account. However, sometimes a decision is
made to simultaneously purchase or sell the same security for a number of clients using the same broker-
dealer. In such a case, trades in the same security for clients using the same broker-dealer will be
aggregated or “bunched” in a single order in an effort to obtain the best execution at the best price
available. If a bunched order is filled at several prices (which may occur in more than one transaction),
each client participating in the order will receive the average price, which could be higher or lower than
the actual price that would otherwise be paid by the client in the absence of bunching. The transaction
costs incurred in the transaction will be shared proportionately based on each client’s participation in the
transaction.
When placing an aggregated or “bunched” order, we will allocate appropriately among our clients. If the
aggregated order is not filled in its entirety, the partially filled order will be allocated pro rata based on
the previously decided allocation. If, after placing the order, the allocation must be changed for certain
reasons (e.g., a client withdraws cash from an account scheduled to participate in the order), such change
in allocation will be recorded and approved by our Chief Compliance Officer.
As we expect most of clients will use Fidelity as their custodial broker-dealer, the opportunity to bunch
trades for clients using alternative brokerage arrangements is extremely limited. Clients using alternative
brokerage arrangements should therefore understand that they may lose the possible advantage that
clients using Fidelity as their custodial broker-dealer, or clients providing us with brokerage discretion with
respect to transactions in certain fixed income securities, may derive from the bunching of orders for
several clients in a single transaction for the purchase or sale of a particular security. At times Abbey Street
may, however, utilize multiple accounts outside of Fidelity in order to obtain better pricing. However, we
do buy and sell individual bonds through Fidelity, if it’s to the client’s advantage.
In executing equity trades across multiple brokers, we will rotate the order in which such trades are placed
or may use some other approach in an effort to ensure that no accounts are systematically favored and
that all accounts are treated fairly and equitably over time. Given the nature of the securities typically
traded in client portfolios and the size of the orders executed, we do not believe that accounts traded
after other accounts will receive less favorable pricing, although it is possible.
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Trade Errors
Occasionally, a trading error may occur in a client’s account, e.g., the wrong security may be bought or
sold. We of course seek to keep these errors to a minimum. However, if we do discover a trading error,
we immediately contact the broker-dealer to provide notice of the error and to correct it. If feasible, the
trade will be canceled. If we were responsible for the trade error, we will bear any net loss. If the trade
error correction results in a net loss to the client, and we were responsible for the trade error, we will
reimburse the client. If correcting an error result in a gain in a client’s account, the client will keep any
such gain unless (i) the same error involved other client accounts that should have received the gain, (ii)
it is not permissible for the client to retain the gain, or (iii) we confer with the client and the client chooses
to forego the gain (e.g., due to tax reasons). If a client chooses not to keep a gain, we will take measures
to ensure we do not benefit from the gain, such as donating the gain to charity. As a general matter, to
the extent related trade errors result in both gains and losses in a client’s account, they will be netted for
the purpose of determining the amount of overall loss or gain.
Item 13 – Review of Accounts
For Corporate Retirement Plan Consulting services, Abbey Street employs a best-practices fiduciary
process in developing and presenting Plan reviews that are delivered not less than annually. Abbey Street’s
fiduciary plan reviews follow a standardized format that is outlined in the agreement entered into with
the Plan Sponsor. These review reports include thorough investment analysis and monitoring, fee
disclosure and benchmarking, economic and financial market commentary, and an overview of plan
statistics, data and information regarding management of the Plan. These review reports are presented
to the Retirement Plan Committee representing the Plan Sponsor. Abbey Street follows a fiduciary best
practices model in developing and presenting formal Plan reviews.
Abbey Street’s Individual Private Wealth Management account reviews are conducted not less than
annually by Abbey Street Principals and/or qualified designees. All clients are advised that it remains their
responsibility to advise Abbey Street of any changes in their investment objectives and/or financial
situation, and impose, modify or add any reasonable restrictions to Abbey Street’s management of their
accounts. All clients (in person, through e-mail or telephonically) are encouraged to review their
investment objectives and account performance with Abbey Street on an annual basis.
Statements of each individual account are mailed at least quarterly to clients directly by the applicable
brokerage firms, mutual funds, trust departments and/or financial institutions. Abbey Street does not
take possession of any assets of its clients and therefore does not issue its own statements of accounts to
clients. However, as part of its quarterly investment management/advisory billing process, Abbey Street
does send to its clients (either directly itself, or through an authorized agent), quarterly performance
reports. These reports are either mailed or e-mailed depending on the preference of each client. Reports
are sent for informational purposes only, and do not, and should not be relied upon to, serve as a
substitute for any reports distributed by either the client’s mutual fund company or any monthly or annual
statements sent by the broker/dealer that maintains custody of the client’s account.
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Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Abbey Street does not participate in any referral arrangements or accept revenue sharing with custodians
or plan platform sponsors.
Item 15 – Custody
Custody is a term used to describe the role of the entity that maintains and reports on investment assets
held in separate client accounts. These services are typically provided by brokerage firms or banks. The
role of a qualified custodian is highly specialized, independently protecting each client’s assets in a role
that compliments the responsibilities of an advisory firm like Abbey Street.
Abbey Street does not provide custody but develops Plan or client reports and periodic reviews from the
information provided by custodians and/or broker-dealers. Abbey Street urges all clients to carefully and
regularly review official custodial records and statements.
Item 16 – Investment Discretion
Abbey Street contractually receives discretionary authority for Corporate Retirement Plan Services. With
discretionary authority, Abbey Street will have authorization to execute investment decisions without
prior approval from the Plan. This is known as a Section 3(38) investment manager. Alternatively, Abbey
Street may be contracted in a co-fiduciary status where the Plan Sponsor/Trustee retains ultimate
decision-making authority for the investments in a Plan and may accept or reject the recommendations
provided by Abbey Street. This is known as a Section 3(21) investment manager. In both cases, an
investment policy statement is generally executed and approved by the Retirement Plan Benefits
Committee and provided to Abbey Street.
Abbey Street also recommends equity, fixed income, exchange traded funds, options, annuities, and
mutual fund investments for Private Wealth Management clients under an investment management
agreement, which includes discretionary authority. Such discretionary authority, together with limited
powers of attorney executed by Abbey Street clients, allows Abbey Street to determine, without specific
client consent, (1) the securities to be purchased or sold, and (2) the amount of securities to be bought or
sold. Clients may limit or amend Abbey Street’s discretionary authority by making a written request.
While there are no other express limitations on the authority described, Abbey Street requires prior
written discretionary authority from its clients in the form of a contract.
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities
Abbey Street does not accept proxy-voting authority on behalf of clients.
Item 18 – Financial Information
Registered investment advisers are required in this Item to provide the client with certain financial
information or disclosures about their respective Firm’s financial condition. Abbey Street has no financial
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commitment that impairs its ability to meet contractual and fiduciary commitments to clients and has not
been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding. Abbey Street does not charge clients $1,200 six months or
more in advance.
Brochure Supplement – Privacy Policy and Practices of Abbey Street, LLC
Protecting the privacy of the investor is important to us. This notice describes the practices and policies
through which we maintain the confidentiality and protect the security of your non-public personal
information.
Gathering Information
In the course of providing services to you, we may collect “non-public personal information” about you.
This may include information we receive from you on suitability questionnaires, subscription agreements
or other forms, such as your name, address, social security number and birth date. As well, we may collect
information about your investment transactions with us and others, as well as other account data.
“Non-public personal information” is non-public information about you that we obtain in connection
with providing a financial product or service to you, such as the information described in the above
examples.
Disclosing Information
We do not disclose non-public personal information about you or any of our former clients to anyone,
except as permitted by law. We are permitted by law to share any of the information we collect in the
normal course of serving clients with companies that perform various services such as custodians and
broker-dealers. These companies will use this information only for the services for which we hired them
and as allowed by applicable law.
Confidentiality and Security Procedures
To protect your personal information, we permit access only by authorized personnel. We maintain
physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to protect the
confidentiality, integrity and security of your non-public personal information.
We will continue to adhere to the privacy policies and practices in this notice even after your contract has
been terminated.
Questions
For questions about our policy, or additional copies of this notice, please contact our office at (952) 224-
7272 or contact Daniel Mulheran at dmulheran@abbeystreet.com.
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