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Part 2A of Form ADV: Firm Brochure
Alpine Private Capital, LLC
Alpine Private Wealth
190 Carondelet Plaza Suite 1300
Saint Louis, MO 63105
Telephone: 314-932-1010
Email: info@alpineprivatewealth.com
Web Address:
www.alpineprivatewealth.com
March 14, 2025
Item 1 - Cover Page
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Alpine
Private Wealth. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us
at 314-932-1010 or info@alpineprivatewealth.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.
Registration with the SEC or with any state securities authority does not imply a certain level of
skill or training.
Additional information about Alpine Private Wealth is also available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. You can search this site by a unique identifying number, known as a
CRD number. Our firm's CRD number is 286072.
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Item 2 - Material Changes
This Firm Brochure dated March 14, 2025, provides you with a summary of Alpine Private
Wealth’s advisory services and fees, professionals, certain business practices and policies, as
well as actual or potential conflicts of interest, among other things. The following material
changes were made to this brochure since the previous ADV filing on March 30, 2024:
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Item 4 – Advisory Business
o Updated the amount of assets under management as of December 31, 2024.
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Item 15 – Custody
o Added disclosure that APW will be deemed to have custody over client accounts in
which APW offers bill-paying services.
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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 .......................................................................................................................... 5
Item 6 - Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management Performance-Based Fees ............................. 7
Item 7 - Types of Clients ....................................................................................................................................... 8
Item 8 - Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss Investment Strategies ............................ 8
Item 9 - Disciplinary Information........................................................................................................................ 11
Item 10 - Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ............................................................................. 11
Item 11 - Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading ....................... 13
Item 12 - Brokerage Practices ............................................................................................................................ 13
Item 13 - Review of Accounts ............................................................................................................................. 14
Item 14 - Client Referrals and Other Compensation Compensation for Client Referrals................................... 15
Item 15 - Custody ............................................................................................................................................... 16
Item 16 - Investment Discretion ......................................................................................................................... 17
Item 17 - Voting Client Securities ....................................................................................................................... 17
Item 18 - Financial Information .......................................................................................................................... 18
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Item 4 - Advisory Business
Alpine Private Capital, LLC (“APC”) is an SEC-Registered Investment Adviser with its principal
place of business located in Missouri. APC began conducting business in 1999 as Alpine
Investment Management, LLC (“AIM”). APC became a stand-alone legal entity in December
2016 and subsequently applied for registration with the SEC. As of November 1, 2023, the firm
began conducting investment advisory business under the name of Alpine Private Wealth
(“APW”).
APW is wholly owned by AIM. Alpine Holdings Corp is the sole owner of AIM and a trust
controlled by Nicholas Virgil Tompras is Alpine Holdings Corp’s principal shareholder (i.e., an
individual controlling 25% or more of the company). Nicholas Virgil Tompras is also the Non-
Executive Chairman of APW.
APW is an investment advisor that provides investment advisory services to private wealth
clients. APW utilizes multiple investment strategies and products including those of its affiliate,
Alpine Capital Research, LLC (“ACR”). APW has retained ACR to provide investment advisory
services pursuant to an intercompany and investment sub-advisory agreement. APW has also
retained an additional non-affiliated sub-advisor to manage a Fixed Income High Grade
strategy on behalf of its clients pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement. APW
reserves the right to add additional sub-advisors in the future and to terminate any sub-
advisory relationships with sufficient notice.
APW provides continuous discretionary advice to clients regarding the investment of client
funds based on the individual needs of the client (“Investment Supervisory Services” or “ISS”).
Through personal discussions in which goals and objectives based on a client's particular
circumstances are established, we develop an investment strategy designed to meet those
goals and objectives. During our data-gathering process, we determine the client’s individual
objectives, time horizons, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs. As appropriate, we also review
and discuss a client's prior investment history, as well as family composition and background.
Account supervision is guided by the client's stated objectives as well as tax considerations.
APW also provides financial planning services to Clients that include both discretionary and
non-discretionary securities accounts or assets.
Clients may impose reasonable restrictions on investing in certain securities, types of securities,
or industry sectors.
Because some types of investments involve certain additional degrees of risk, they will only be
implemented/recommended when consistent with the client's stated investment objectives,
tolerance for risk, liquidity, and suitability.
AMOUNT OF MANAGED ASSETS
As of December 31, 2024, APW managed $1,370,865,514 in client assets of which
$1,226,919,954 were managed on a discretionary basis and $143,945,560 on a non-discretionary
basis.
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Item 5 - Fees and Compensation
Investment Supervisory Services – Individual Portfolio Management
The annualized wealth advisory fee for Investment Supervisory Services is charged as a
percentage of assets under management, according to the following schedule:
Wealth Advisory Fees
Core Separate Accounts - Equity
First $10
million
0.60%
Next $10
million
0.45%
Remainder
0.35%
0.35%
0.30%
0.25%
Core Separate Accounts - Fixed
Mutual Funds & Limited Partnerships
0.35%
0.30%
0.25%
Investment Management Fees
APW’s affiliated investment adviser, ACR, provides APW with investment advisory services to
manage their core equity strategies. ACR charges management fees up to 0.65% for the first
$10 million, 0.60% for over the next $10 million, and 0.55% for balance over $20 million of the
fee listed above. This fee is separate and in addition to the wealth advisory fee represented in
the schedule above.
A non-affiliated sub-advisor provides APW with investment advisory services to manage their
core fixed income strategy. APW does not share fees with unaffiliated Mangers. You will pay a
management fee of up to 0.15% directly to the non-affiliated sub-advisor for the fixed income
management strategy which is not represented in the schedule above.
ACR also serves as the investment adviser to various commingled funds, and APW provides
access to these funds for its clients. These funds are described below and collectively referred
to within this brochure as the “ACR Funds”.
• The “ACR Mutual Funds” (each a series of the Investment Managers Series Trust II,
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940), include the ACR Opportunity Fund
and the ACR Equity International Fund. ACR receives a 1.00% annual management fee
directly from each Fund as the adviser to each of the ACR Mutual Funds.
• ACR also serves as the investment adviser to the ACR Opportunity, LP and ASC Credit, LP
private funds (“ACR Private Funds”) structured as limited-partnerships and may also advise
other registered investment companies or private funds in the future. ACR may receive a
management fee and/or performance-based fees for investments in each of the ACR
Private Funds.
Please see each private fund’s offering document for additional
information.
On investments in the ACR Funds, ACR pays APW up to 0.25% on invested balances.
Our fees are generally billed monthly, in arrears, based upon the value (market value or fair
market value in the absence of market value), of the client's account at the end of the previous
billing period. In the event that the account has contributions or withdrawals during the billing
period, this fee shall be adjusted and prorated based on the date of the capital flow and the
remaining number of days in the billing period. APW wealth advisory and consulting fees will be
invoiced directly or debited from the account in accordance with the client’s written
authorization. Sub-advisor management fees will be directly deducted by each sub-advisor
from the client’s account at the custodian based on each sub-advisers stated fee schedule.
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In general, a minimum of $3,000,000 of assets under management and a minimum fee of
$18,000 is required for this service. However, this account size may be negotiable under certain
circumstances. APW may group certain related client accounts for the purposes of achieving
the minimum account size and determining the annualized fee.
APW Emerging Wealth Clients
APW offers Emerging Wealth Clients no minimum fees related to assets managed. Emerging
Wealth Clients are charged the basic fee identified in the schedule above plus a monthly
Wealth Planning fee of $333 ($4,000 per annum). As a client’s assets under management
reach $2,000,000 the Wealth Planning fee is phased out, reaching $0 when assets under
management reach $3,000,000.
APW Consulting Fees – Non-Discretionary Assets
APW provides continuous advice to its clients regarding their entire portfolio of assets, not just
those managed by APW. In certain cases, APW will charge a nominal fee in the range of 0.10%-
0.20% on a client’s assets where APW does not have discretion, but where those assets are
considered when providing investment advice on the client’s entire portfolio.
APW Consulting Fees – Family Office Services
APW also offers family office services that may include additional wealth management
services. Fees for family office investors may be flat fees that are negotiated based on the
overall services rendered and may or may not include fees directly related to assets under
management.
Negotiability of Advisory Fees: Although APW has established the aforementioned fee
schedule(s), we retain the discretion to negotiate alternative fees on a client-by-client basis.
Client facts, circumstances and needs are considered in determining the fee schedule. These
include the complexity of the client; assets to be placed under management; legacy client
assets; anticipated future additional assets; related accounts; portfolio style; account
composition; and reporting requirements, among other factors. The specific annual fee
schedule is identified in the agreement between the adviser and each client.
Other discounts, not generally available to our advisory clients, may be offered to family
members and friends of employees of our Firm.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Termination of the Advisory Relationship: A client agreement may be canceled at any time, by
either party, for any reason, upon receipt of written notice within the time frame stated in each
client’s agreement, commonly 30 days.
Mutual Fund Fees: All fees paid to APW for investment advisory services are separate and
distinct from the fees and expenses charged by affiliated and unaffiliated mutual funds and/or
ETFs to their shareholders. These fees and expenses are described in each fund's prospectus.
These fees will generally include a management fee, other fund expenses, and a possible
distribution fee. A client could invest in a mutual fund directly, without our services. In that
case, the client would not receive the services provided by our Firm which are designed, among
other things, to assist the client in determining which mutual fund or funds are most
appropriate to each client's financial condition and objectives. Accordingly, the client should
review both the fees charged by the funds and our fees to fully understand the total amount of
fees to be paid by the client and to thereby evaluate the advisory services being provided.
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Additional Fees and Expenses: In addition to the wealth advisory and management fees
described above, clients may also be responsible for the fees and expenses charged by custodians
and imposed by broker-dealers. Please refer to the "Brokerage Practices" section (Item 12) of this
Form ADV for additional information.
Grandfathering of Minimum Account Requirements: Pre-existing advisory clients may be
subject to legacy minimum account requirements and advisory fees that were in effect at the
time the client entered into the advisory relationship. Therefore, our Firm's minimum account
requirements will differ among clients.
ERISA Accounts: APW is deemed to be a fiduciary to advisory clients that are employee benefit
plans or individual retirement accounts (IRAs) pursuant to Title I of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act ("ERISA"), and regulations under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the
"Code"), respectively. As such, our Firm is subject to specific duties and obligations under ERISA
and the Internal Revenue Code that include among other things, restrictions concerning certain
forms of compensation. The way we make money creates some conflicts with your interests, so
we operate under a special rule that requires us to act in your best interest and not put our
interests ahead of yours. Under this special rule’s provisions, we must:
• Meet a professional standard of care when making investment recommendations (give
prudent advice);
• Never put our financial interests ahead of yours when making recommendations (give loyal
advice);
• Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments;
• Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that we give advice that is in your best
interest;
• Charge no more than is reasonable for our services; and
• Give you basic information about conflicts of interest.
Advisory Fees in General: Clients should note that similar advisory services may (or may not) be
available from other registered (or unregistered) investment advisers for similar or lower fees.
Limited Prepayment of Fees: Under no circumstances do we require or solicit payment of fees
in excess of $1,200 more than six months in advance of services rendered.
Item 6 - Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Performance-Based Fees
APW does not charge a performance-based fee. If this should change in the future, our Form
ADV will be updated with appropriate disclosures and a description of the procedures
implemented to mitigate any conflicts of interest that may occur due to this change.
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Item 7 - Types of Clients
APW provides advisory services to the following types of clients:
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
• Charitable organizations
• Pension and profit-sharing plans (other than plan participants)
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• High net worth individuals
• Corporation and other businesses
Our Firm has established certain initial minimum account requirements, based on the nature of
the service(s) being provided. For Investment Supervisory Services, our minimum account
requirement is generally $3,000,000. However, this minimum may be negotiable.
Item 8 - Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Investment Strategies
APW is responsible for identifying, recommending, and conducting initial due diligence of sub-
adviser candidates for accounts.
APW has retained ACR, its affiliated adviser, to provide investment advisory services pursuant
to an intercompany and investment sub-advisory agreement but may also select the services of
other third-party managers from time to time (“sub-advisers”) to manage other strategies
offered by APW for its clients. APW currently has one non-affiliated sub-adviser that manages
its core fixed income strategy.
Pursuant to the investment sub-advisory agreement described above, APW invests in various
core equity strategies that are offered by ACR. These are generally long-only, multi-capitalization
equity separate account strategies. Additional information on ACR and its investment strategies
are available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov or directly at https://acr-
invest.com/strategies/.
As described in this brochure, ACR also serves as the investment adviser to the ACR Funds.
Clients interested in the ACR Funds should refer to the applicable prospectus and statement of
additional information or confidential private placement memorandum, as the case may be
(“Fund Documents”) for additional information about the investment strategies they employ.
ACR manages the assets of each of the ACR Funds based on their specific investment objectives
and restrictions, as outlined in their respective Fund Documents, rather than on the individual
needs and objectives of the individual shareholders in the ACR Funds. More information for the
ACR Funds can be located at https://acr-invest.com/strategies/.
APW also offers investments in private funds where ACR serves as the investment adviser. ACR
continuously manages the assets of these limited partnerships based on the investment goals
and objectives as outlined in the Partnerships’ private placement memorandum.
Sub-adviser Supervision Policy
APW is responsible for conducting due diligence of its sub-advisers and supervising any sub-
advisers retained to manage client portfolios or accounts.
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APW will obtain, on at least an annual basis, a copy of the sub-adviser’s Form ADV as well as
other information, on a regular basis necessary to ensure that the proper on-going due
diligence and oversight are performed. Supervision of such sub-advisers will include:
• Review of the sub-adviser’s Form ADV for adequate disclosure and controls surrounding
potential conflicts of interest.
• Analysis of the qualifications of the sub-adviser and its material personnel.
• Analysis of the past performance results of the sub-adviser and the portfolios to be
managed.
• Review of the periodic questionnaire sent to the sub-advisers and
• APW will review, where necessary, the policies and procedures of the sub-adviser for
adequate compliance policies, internal controls, and supervisory procedure.
Risk of Loss
Investing in securities involves a risk of loss that you should be prepared to bear, including loss
of your original principal. You should be aware that past performance of any security is not
necessarily indicative of future results. Therefore, you should not assume that future
performance of any specific investment or investment strategy will be profitable. We do not
provide any representation or guarantee that your goals will be achieved. Depending on the
types of investments, there may be varying degrees of risk.
The investment strategies offered by our sub-advisers are subject to the following risks:
• Market risk. The market price of a security or instrument may decline, sometimes rapidly
or unpredictably, due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a
particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions
throughout the world, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes
in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment generally.
• Equity risk. The value of the equity securities held may fall due to general market and
economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of
securities held participate, or factors relating to specific companies in which we invest.
• Fixed income risk. The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic
developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to changes in an issuer’s
credit rating or market perceptions about the creditworthiness of an issuer. Generally
fixed income securities decrease in value if interest rates rise and increase in value if
interest rates fall, and longer-term and lower rated securities are more volatile than
shorter-term and higher rated securities.
• Value-oriented investment strategies risk. Value stocks are those that are believed to
be undervalued in comparison to their peers due to adverse business developments or
other factors. Value investing is subject to the risk that the market will not recognize a
security’s inherent value for a long time or at all, or that a stock judged to be
undervalued may actually be appropriately priced or overvalued. In addition, during
some periods (which may be extensive) value stocks generally may be out of favor in
the markets. Therefore, value-oriented strategies are most suitable for long-term
investors who are willing to hold their shares for extended periods of time through
market fluctuations and the accompanying changes in share prices.
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• Large-cap company risk. Larger, more established companies may be unable to attain
the high growth rates of successful, smaller companies during periods of economic
expansion.
• Small-cap and mid-cap company risk. The securities of small-capitalization and mid-
capitalization companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements
and may have lower trading volumes or more erratic trading than securities of larger,
more established companies or market averages in general.
• Foreign investment risk. The prices of foreign securities may be more volatile than the
prices of securities of U.S. issuers because of economic and social conditions abroad,
political developments, and changes in the regulatory environments of foreign
countries.
• Emerging market risk. Many of the risks with respect to foreign investments are more
pronounced for investments in issuers in developing or emerging market countries.
Emerging market countries tend to have less government exchange controls, more
volatile interest and currency exchange rates, less market regulation, and less developed
economic, political and legal systems than those of more developed countries.
• Public Health Risk. The business operations of companies and economic activity in
general could be adversely affected by viruses, epidemics, or disease outbreaks. Any
prolonged recurrence of adverse public health developments in any country, region or
globally could have a material adverse effect on the business operations of companies
in which APW or its sub-advisers may invest or with respect to which the strategies
have exposure.
Consumer, corporate and financial confidence may be adversely affected by current or
future tensions around the world, fear of terrorist activity and/or military conflicts,
localized or global financial crises or other sources of political, social, or economic
unrest. Such erosion of confidence may lead to or extend a localized or global
economic downturn. Furthermore, such confidence may be adversely affected by local,
regional or global health crises, including, but not limited to, the rapid and pandemic
spread of novel viruses commonly known as SARS, MERS, and COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
Such health crises and other unrest could exacerbate political, social, and economic
risks previously mentioned, and result in significant breakdowns, delays, shutdowns,
supply chain disruptions, travel restrictions, work stoppages, quarantines, and social
isolation, and other disruptions to important global, local and regional supply chains
affected, in each case, with potential corresponding results on the operating
performance of the Fund and the Investments.
Furthermore, any such health crisis and resulting illness may mean that key personnel
may be unavailable for a period of time. A climate of uncertainty and panic, including
the contagion of infectious viruses or diseases, may adversely affect global, regional,
and local economies and reduce the availability and sourcing of potential investment
opportunities, reduce the value of investments and the ability to sell investments at
attractive prices or at all, and increase the difficulty of performing due diligence and
modeling market conditions, potentially reducing the accuracy of financial projections.
• Cybersecurity Risk. In addition to the risks described above that primarily relate to the
value of investments, there are various operational, systems, information security and
related risks involved in investing, including but not limited to ‘cybersecurity’ risk.
Cybersecurity attacks include electronic and non-electronic attempts that include but
are not limited to seeking to gain unauthorized access to digital systems to obtain
client and financial information, aiming to compromise the integrity of systems and
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client data (e.g., misappropriation of assets or sensitive information) or intending to
cause operational disruption through taking systems off-line (e.g., denial of service
attacks). As the use of technology has become more prevalent, we, and the client
accounts we manage, have become potentially more susceptible to operational risks
through cybersecurity attacks. These attacks in turn may cause us and client accounts
(including funds) we manage to incur regulatory penalties, reputational damage, and
additional compliance costs associated with corrective measures and/or financial loss.
Similar adverse consequences could result from cybersecurity incidents affecting
issuers of securities in which we invest, counterparties with which we engage in
transactions, third-party service providers (e.g., a client account’s custodian),
governmental and other regulatory authorities, exchange and other financial market
operators, banks, brokers, dealers and other financial institutions and other parties.
While cybersecurity risk management systems and business continuity plans have
been developed and are designed to reduce the risks associated with these attacks,
there are inherent limitations in any cybersecurity risk management system or
business continuity plan, including the possibility that certain risks have not been
identified. Accordingly, there is no guarantee that such efforts will succeed, especially
since we do not directly control the cybersecurity systems of issuers or third-party
service providers.
For additional risks associated with the ACR Mutual Funds or ACR Private Funds, please
contact APW or refer to the Fund Documents.
Item 9 - Disciplinary Information
We are required to disclose any legal or disciplinary events that are material to a client's or
prospective client's evaluation of our advisory business or the integrity of our management. Our
Firm and our management personnel have no reportable disciplinary events to disclose.
Item 10 - Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
ACR and AIM
As described in Item 4 above, APW and its related person, ACR, are under common control.
APW and ACR are both owned by AIM. ACR is an SEC Registered Investment Adviser that offers
asset management and advisory services to institutions and financial intermediaries through
equity, alternative, and fixed income products. APW has retained ACR to provide investment
advisory services pursuant to an intercompany and investment sub-advisory agreement. To
mitigate any potential conflicts of interest that may be presented with respect to APW, all
employees of both entities are subject to the Firm’s Code of Ethics, which is described in more
detail below.
Ally Compliance Partners, LLC
Joseph F. Stowell III serves as Chief Compliance Officer of APW and its affiliate ACR. Mr.
Stowell is a Managing Member of Ally Compliance Partners LLC, which provides outsourced
CCO services to other registered advisers. He has over 25 years of compliance experience in
the investment management industry, previously serving as Chief Compliance Officer since
2005. There is a potential for a conflict of interest with Mr. Stowell providing CCO services to
numerous advisers at the same time. It is important to note Mr. Stowell is supported by a
team of compliance professionals and as such will not serve as CCO for more relationships
than they can reasonably manage. Additionally, Mr. Stowell reports all of his outside business
to his clients and is bound by each adviser’s Code of Ethics.
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ACR Funds
As noted above, APW’s affiliated advisor, ACR, serves as the investment adviser to the ACR
Funds. APW has entered into an intercompany agreement with ACR, whereby APW receives
compensation in the form of revenue sharing from ACR Funds which is described in Item 5
above. All such fees are paid to APW solely from ACR’s advisory fee and does not result in any
additional charge to the investor.
ACR Private Funds
APW affiliates, Alpine Partners Management, LLC and ACR CV, LLC (“Affiliated General
Partners”), serve as the general partners of the ACR Private Funds. ACR also serves as the
investment manager to both of the ACR Private Funds. As the investment manager of the ACR
Private Funds, ACR has primary responsibility for providing or delegating investment
management and administrative matters pertaining to the ACR Private Funds, such as
accounting, tax, and periodic reporting. ACR, the Affiliated General Partners, and their related
persons also derive compensation in the form of management and incentive fees (from the net profits
of the ACR Private Funds through an assessment of a 20% performance allocation).
Potential Conflicts of Interest
Clients should be aware that the receipt of additional compensation by ACR, APW, the Affiliated
General Partners, the ACR Funds and its management persons or employees may create a
conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest that may impair the objectivity of
our Firm and these individuals when making advisory recommendations. Performance-based
fee arrangements paid to affiliates, management persons or entities of related persons, and
employees of related persons of APW may create an incentive for APW to recommend
investments which may be riskier or more speculative than those which would be
recommended under a different fee arrangement. APW endeavors at all times to put the
interest of its clients first as part of our fiduciary duty as a registered investment adviser; we
take the following steps to address this conflict:
• We attempt to disclose to clients the existence of all material conflicts of interest, including
the potential for our Firm and our employees to earn compensation from advisory clients in
addition to our Firm's advisory fees;
• We disclose to clients that they are not obligated to purchase recommended investment
products from our employees or affiliated companies;
• We collect, maintain and document accurate, complete and relevant client background
information, including the client’s financial goals, objectives and risk tolerance.
• Our Firm's management conducts regular reviews of each client account to verify that all
recommendations made to a client are suitable to the client’s needs and circumstances.
• We require that our employees seek prior approval of any outside employment activity so
that we may ensure that any conflicts of interests in such activities are properly addressed;
• We periodically monitor these outside employment activities to verify that any conflicts of
interest continue to be properly addressed by our Firm; and
• We educate our employees regarding the responsibilities of a fiduciary, including the need
for having a reasonable and independent basis for the investment advice provided to clients.
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Item 11 - Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
Our Firm has adopted a Code of Ethics (the “Code”) which sets forth high ethical standards of
business conduct that we require of our employees, including compliance with applicable
federal securities laws. APW and our personnel owe a duty of loyalty, fairness, and good faith
towards our clients, and have an obligation to adhere not only to the specific provisions of the
Code but to the general principles that guide the Code. Any individual who violates the Code
may be subject to disciplinary actions, up to and including termination.
Our Code includes policies and procedures for the review of quarterly securities transactions
reports as well as initial and annual securities holdings reports that must be submitted by the
Firm’s access persons. These reports also include employee reports on political contributions
and the presence of any outside business activities. In addition to the required pre-clearance of
trades of marketable securities, our Code of Ethics also requires the prior approval of any
acquisition of securities in a limited offering (e.g., private placement) or an initial public offering.
Our Code further provides for oversight, enforcement, and recordkeeping provisions. All
supervised persons must acknowledge the terms of the Code initially upon hire as well as
annually, or as amended. APW's Code further includes the Firm's policy prohibiting the use of
material non-public information.
A copy of our Code is available to our advisory clients and prospective clients. You may request
a copy by email sent to info@alpineprivatewealth.com or by calling us at 314-932-1010.
Our Firm and the Access Persons of our Firm may buy or sell for their personal accounts
securities that are identical to or different from those recommended to our clients. In addition,
any Access Person(s) may have an interest or position in a certain security(ies) which may also
be recommended to a client. As these situations may represent actual or potential conflicts of
interest to our clients, we have established the following policies and procedures for
implementing our Firm’s Code, to ensure our Firm complies with its regulatory obligations and
provides our clients and potential clients with full and fair disclosure of such conflicts of interest.
No principal or Access Person of our Firm may put his or her own interest above the interest of
an advisory client. APW permits trading in personal accounts subject to certain restrictions. In
order to avoid a potential conflict with client accounts, employees are not permitted to trade in
any securities held by clients without prior approval from the Chief Compliance Officer or his
designee. Employee account statements are reviewed on a continual basis to verify compliance
with the policy.
Principal and Cross Transactions: It is APW’s policy that the Firm will not effect any principal or
agency cross securities transactions for client accounts.
Item 12 - Brokerage Practices
Sub-Advised Strategies
For client accounts managed by sub-advisers, the sub-advisers are responsible for managing
those accounts. Accordingly, the sub-adviser shall determine what investments shall be
purchased, sold or exchanged and what portion of such assets of the Client Accounts shall be
held un-invested in accordance with the description of sub-adviser’s investment management
agreement. The sub-adviser shall be granted a power of attorney to execute investment
decisions in each of the Client Accounts and shall be responsible for executing any orders to
purchase, sell or exchange investments in the Client Accounts. The brokerage practices
employed by each sub-adviser shall be reviewed by APW periodically through ongoing due
diligence.
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APW Strategies
APW offers its clients investments in the ACR Mutual Funds and other third-party ETFs as part
of its strategy offerings. APW will execute transactions for these strategies directly with each
client’s custodian. APW does not aggregate these transactions as they are independently
managed.
APW does not obtain research or other products or services from broker-dealers or custodians
so has no incentive to select or recommend a broker-dealer or custodian based on its interest
in receiving products or services.
Errors
APW defines errors as either trade errors or compliance violations (collectively referred to as
“Error(s)”). A trade error is defined as a human-error mistake, processing error, or handling
error that occurs in the process of creating, placing, or executing an order. APW defines a
compliance violation as orders executed that are not appropriate for a client account because
of investment restrictions, or that result in the violation of a regulatory limitation. APW will
use its best efforts to enter correct orders for clients, however, to the extent that an Error
occurs, APW will use its best efforts to correct it in a timely fashion. It is APW’s policy to
reimburse clients for reimbursable Errors at its discretion. APW generally considers an Error to
be reimbursable if APW committed capital in the trade and the trade resulted in costing the
client account a loss of value. However, APW generally does not consider errors that result in
omitted or delayed execution to be reimbursable Errors.
Item 13 - Review of Accounts
Accounts are reviewed in the context of each client's stated investment objectives and
guidelines on a regular basis. More frequent reviews may be triggered by material changes in
variables such as the client's individual circumstances, or the market, political or economic
environment.
APW reviews the accounts managed by sub-advisers on a continual basis via multiple
systematic reports. Additionally, APW meets with each sub-adviser no less than quarterly and
receives detailed information from each sub-adviser.
APW clients have direct access (via the Custodian portal) to review their account documents
such as account statements and review their performance and trade activity. Clients also receive
periodic electronic communications from APW describing portfolio and strategy performance,
account information, and product features.
APW considers tax implications when managing client accounts, however, APW assumes no
responsibility to its clients for any tax consequences.
On an annual basis, APW offers to meet with each client to review and update personal profile
information, account performance, balances, and holdings. If the client declines meeting with
APW, a detailed report is sent to the client covering details above.
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Item 14 - Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Compensation for Client Referrals
It is APW's policy not to engage third party solicitors or to pay non-related persons for
referring potential clients to our Firm.
APW has relationships with other parties which may include service providers, accountants,
lawyers and data providers whose compensation is solely for the services for which they are
engaged and may from time to time refer clients to APW.
Economic Benefits
It is APW’s policy not to accept or allow our Access Persons to accept any form of
compensation, including cash, sales awards, or other prizes, from a non-client in conjunction
with the advisory services we provide to our clients.
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Item 15 - Custody
Pursuant to Rule 206(4)-2 of the Advisers Act, APW is deemed to have custody of client funds
because we have the authority and ability to debit our fees directly from certain client accounts.
To mitigate any potential conflicts of interests due to this arrangement, all our client account
assets are maintained with an independent non-affiliated qualified custodian. In such cases, the
client's custodian is advised of the amount of the fee to be deducted from that client's account.
At least quarterly, the custodian is required to send to the client a statement showing all
transactions within the account during the reporting period. Because the custodian does not
calculate the amount of the fee to be deducted, it is important for clients to carefully review
their custodial statements to verify the accuracy of the calculation, among other things. Clients
should contact us directly if they believe that there may be an error in their statement.
In addition to the periodic statements that clients receive directly from their custodians, we also
provide or offer to provide account statements directly to our clients on an annual or more
frequent basis. We urge our clients to carefully compare the information provided on these
statements to ensure that all account transactions, holdings, and values are correct and
current.
APW is also deemed to have custody of client funds because certain clients have executed
standing letters of authorization (“SLOA”) permitting APW to transfer money from the client’s
custodial account to third parties. This authorization to direct the Custodian may be deemed
to cause APW to exercise limited custody over client funds or securities and for regulatory
reporting purposes, it is required to keep track of the number of clients and accounts for
which it may have this ability. APW does not have physical custody of any client funds and/or
independent, qualified
securities. Each client receives account statements from the
custodian(s) holding client funds and securities at least quarterly. As indicated above, the
account statements from the client’s custodian(s) will indicate any transfers that may have
taken place within the account(s) during each billing period. APW has also implemented
procedures to meet the specific conditions as stated in the SEC’s SLOA no action letter under
which the obligation to obtain a surprise examination is waived.
APW may provide bill-paying services to certain family office clients, which means we will be
considered to have custody of those client accounts. While we will not directly hold client
assets—since they remain with a qualified custodian—our ability to access client funds for bill
payments creates a custody relationship under SEC rules. To ensure client funds will be
properly protected, APW will follow all SEC requirements, including the completion of an
annual surprise examination by an independent public accountant registered with the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). This examination verifies that client funds are
handled correctly and not misused. The results are reported to both the SEC via Form ADV-E
and to the affected clients.
APW’s Affiliated General Partners serve as the general partners of the private funds that our
clients may choose to invest in. Consistent with the requirements under the Advisers Act, the
assets of the Partnerships are held in accounts maintained with a qualified custodian within the
meaning of the Advisers Act. The custodian holds the Partnerships assets in separate accounts
(or in a separate customer account with records identifying the assets of the Partnerships). The
financial statements of the Partnerships are audited annually (in accordance with GAAP) by an
independent public accounting firm that is registered with, and subject to regular inspection
by, the PCAOB. Copies of the audited financial statements are independently distributed to
each of the investors in the Partnerships within 120 days of such Partnerships’ fiscal year end.
Each investor should carefully review these statements upon receipt. Should the Partnerships
liquidate their pooled assets, we will ensure the financial statements of the liquidated
Partnership are audited at that time and distributed to investors.
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Item 16 - Investment Discretion
Clients typically provide APW with discretionary authority to manage their assets.
Discretionary authority means that clients grant APW a limited power of attorney to place
trades on their behalf. Our discretionary authority includes the ability to do the following
without contacting the client:
• Determine the security to buy or sell; and/or
• Determine the amount of the security to buy or sell
Clients give us discretionary authority when they sign a discretionary agreement with our Firm
and may limit this authority by giving us additional written instructions. Clients may also
change/amend such limitations by once again providing us with written instructions.
Sub-advisers are authorized and directed to: (i) furnish continuous and regular supervision of
the investment program for the client accounts, and (ii) determine what investments shall be
purchased, sold, or exchanged and what portion of such assets of the client accounts shall be
held un-invested in accordance with the description of each sub-adviser’s investment
management strategy.
Item 17 - Voting Client Securities
The sub-advisers selected typically are instructed to vote proxies for all assigned client accounts;
however, clients may also retain the right to vote proxies themselves. Clients can exercise this
right by instructing us in writing to not vote proxies in their account.
The sub-advisers we contract with will vote proxies in the best interests of our clients and in
accordance with our established policies and procedures.
In rare and limited circumstances, APW will vote proxies on behalf of its clients. In doing so,
APW will vote in the best interests of its clients. APW will retain all proxy voting books and
records for the requisite period of time, including a copy of each proxy statement received, a
record of each vote cast, a copy of any document created by APW that was material to
deciding how to vote proxies and a copy of each written client request for information on how
APW voted proxies.
APW’s sub-adviser ACR utilizes a third-party service provider, Proxy Edge, to facilitate, when
possible, the proxy voting process for its equity strategies and to also retain voting records on
behalf of our clients. Compliance monitors the performance of Proxy Edge on a periodic basis
to ensure records are being maintained and votes are cast in accordance with the firm’s voting
policy.
Clients may request, in writing, information on how proxies for his/her shares were voted. If any
client requests a copy of how the Firm voted proxies for his/her account(s), APW will promptly
provide such information to the client.
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Item 18 - Financial Information
As an advisory firm that maintains discretionary authority for client accounts, we are also
required to disclose any financial condition that is reasonable likely to impair our ability to meet
our contractual obligations. APW has no such financial circumstances to report.
Under no circumstances do we require or solicit payment of fees in excess of $1,200 per client
more than six months in advance of services rendered. Therefore, we are not required to include
a financial statement.
APW has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time during the past ten years.
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