Overview
Assets Under Management: $333 million
Headquarters: MIAMI, FL
High-Net-Worth Clients: 33
Average Client Assets: $9 million
Services Offered
Services: Portfolio Management for Individuals
Fee Structure
Primary Fee Schedule (AVORY & CO)
Min | Max | Marginal Fee Rate |
---|---|---|
$0 | and above | 1.50% |
Minimum Annual Fee: $6,000
Illustrative Fee Rates
Total Assets | Annual Fees | Average Fee Rate |
---|---|---|
$1 million | $15,000 | 1.50% |
$5 million | $75,000 | 1.50% |
$10 million | $150,000 | 1.50% |
$50 million | $750,000 | 1.50% |
$100 million | $1,500,000 | 1.50% |
Clients
Number of High-Net-Worth Clients: 33
Percentage of Firm Assets Belonging to High-Net-Worth Clients: 84.62
Average High-Net-Worth Client Assets: $9 million
Total Client Accounts: 121
Discretionary Accounts: 119
Non-Discretionary Accounts: 2
Regulatory Filings
CRD Number: 284812
Last Filing Date: 2024-04-24 00:00:00
Website: HTTPS://WWW.AVORY.XYZ
Form ADV Documents
Primary Brochure: AVORY & CO (2025-03-24)
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Item 1 – Cover Page
Avory & Company, LLC
2665 S Bayshore Dr.Miami FL 33133 (305) 306-9494
http://www.avory.xyz
March 24, 2025
This brochure (the “Brochure”) provides information about the qualifications and business
practices of Avory & Company, LLC (“Avory & Co.”). If you have any questions about the contents
of this Brochure, please contact us at (305)-306-9494 or sean@avoryco.com. The information in this
Brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) or by any state securities authority. While the firm is registered, it does not
imply a certain level of skill or training on the part of the firm or its personnel.
The oral and written communications of an adviser provide you with information about which you
determine to hire or retain an adviser. Additional information about Avory & Co. 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. The CRD number for Avory & Co. is 284812.
Item 2: Material Changes
There are no material changes in this brochure from the last annual updating amendment of
Avory & Company, LLC on 03/28/2024. Material changes relate to Avory & Company, LLC policies,
practices or conflicts of interests.
Pursuant to SEC Rules, we will ensure that you receive a summary of any material changes to this
and subsequent Brochures within 120 days of the close of our business’ fiscal year. We may further
provide other ongoing disclosure information about material changes and a new Brochure as
necessary based on changes or new information, at any time, without charge. Copies of our
Brochure may be requested by contacting Sean Emory at (305) 306-9494 or sean@avoryco.com
without charge. Additional information about Avory & Co. is available on the SEC website
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The SEC website also provides information about any persons affiliated
with Avory & Co. who are registered, or are required to be registered, as investment advisor
representatives.
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 ................................................................................................................... 4
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ............................................................... 6
Item 7: Types of Clients ................................................................................................................................. 7
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss .......................................................... 7
Item 9: Disciplinary Information ................................................................................................................... 8
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ........................................................................ 8
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation in Client Transactions and Personal Trading .................................... 8
Item 12: Brokerage Practices ........................................................................................................................ 9
Item 13: Review of Accounts ........................................................................................................................ 9
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation.................................................................................... 10
Item 15: Custody ......................................................................................................................................... 11
Item 16: Investment Discretion .................................................................................................................. 11
Item 17: Voting Client Securities ................................................................................................................. 11
Item 18: Financial Information ................................................................................................................... 11
Item 4: Advisory Business
Avory & Co. focuses on providing mindful investment solutions using in-house proprietary research.
Avory & Co. provides institutional and individual investors with an array of equity, fixed income,
and research solutions designed to meet short term or long-term goals. Avory & Co. is a registered
investment adviser owned by Sean D. Emory. Avory & Co. was founded in 2016 and has total
regulatory assets under management of USD $ 376,826,611 ($196,826,611 discretionary; $
180,000,000 non-discretionary) as of December 2024. Avory & Co. was built on the notion that
research should be predominately completed in-house. In addition, Avory & Co. believes in
conviction investing both for equity and fixed income.
Avory & Co. offers three concentrated investment portfolios titled Durable Cash (Fixed Income),
Premier Growth (Equity), and Core Multi-Asset (All security types). These three strategies are
managed for absolute returns and are not personalized to specific client needs. Clients have the
opportunity to place reasonable restrictions on the types of investments to be held in the portfolio
and retain individual ownership of all securities. Strategies are rebalanced periodically. Each
strategy listed above has the flexibility to invest in individual securities, ETF’s, mutual funds, and
options.
Item 5: Fees and Compensation
Below is a description of our basic fee schedules, a description of how fees are charged, whether
fees are negotiable, when compensation is payable, refund policies and other applicable
information.
Investment Management Fees:
The annual fee for investment services shall be charged as a percentage of total client assets
managed or advised by Avory & Co.
Avory & Co. invoices clients in arrears, on a monthly basis, based on the average account
balance at the close of the calendar month for which the fee is applicable and the preceding
calendar month (market value or fair market value in the absence of market value). For the first
month, new accounts will be charged based solely on the account balance at the end of the
applicable calendar month. For terminated accounts, Avory & Co. shall be entitled to the fees for
the entire month, monthly fees are not pro-rated.
The fee schedule for managed accounts is as follows:
AUM Total Amount
All Assets
Annual Fee
1.50%
Fees may vary among clients based on the allocation of assets. In certain circumstances, all fees,
account minimums and their applications to family circumstances may be negotiable. The fees
are withdrawn from the clients account with written authorization. This fee is only for Interactive
Broker accounts.
For Interactive Brokers Avory & Co. invoices clients in arrears, on a monthly basis, based on the
percentage of the net liquidation value entered as an annualized percentage, applied on a daily
basis (252 business days are applied in this calculation method). When used as a sub-advisor at
Interactive Brokers, Avory can invoice clients on a daily basis.
For accounts at National Financial Services LLC or Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, fees will be
charged in arrears using the prior month-end balance. Fees are withdrawn directly from client
accounts with client written authorization.
For accounts with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services the fees will be deducted directly
by the custodian based on an invoice sent to the custodian and based per each account
managed by Avory & Company.
For Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services and any other non-Interactive Brokers account
Avory & Co. invoices clients in arrears, on a monthly basis, based on the average account
balance at the close of the calendar month for which the fee is applicable and the preceding
calendar month (market value or fair market value in the absence of market value). For accounts
with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services the fees will be deducted directly by the
custodian based on an invoice sent to the custodian and based per each account managed by
Avory & Company.
Fees may vary among clients based on the allocation of assets. In certain circumstances, all fees,
account minimums and their applications to family circumstances may be negotiable. For the first
month, new accounts will be charged based solely on the account balance at the end of the
applicable calendar month. For terminated accounts, Avory & Co. shall be entitled to the fees for
the entire month, monthly fees are not pro-rated.
General Information on Fees:
All fees are subject to negotiation. The specific way fees are charged by Avory & Co. is
established in a client’s investment management agreement with Avory & Co. In most cases and
pursuant to the investment management agreement, clients’ fees will be directly debited from
the client accounts at their custodian, however compensation may also be billed directly to the
client. Avory & Co. may charge a minimum monthly fee of $500. All clients with less than $1,000,000
of investable assets should access whether Avory & Co. services are appropriate based on
minimum fee requirements and the total combination of fees to which the client will be subject.
At Avory & Co. sole discretion, the $500 monthly minimum fee may be waived for clients. Avory &
Co. fees are exclusive of brokerage commissions, transaction fees, and other related costs and
expenses which shall be incurred by the client. Clients may incur certain charges imposed by
custodians, brokers, third party investment and other third parties such as fees charged by
managers, custodial fees, deferred sales charges, odd-lot differentials, transfer taxes, wire transfer
and electronic fund fees, and other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities
transactions. Separately managed strategies, mutual funds, and exchange traded funds also
charge internal management fees, which are disclosed in a fund’s prospectus. Such charges, fees
and commissions are exclusive of and in addition to Avory & Co. fee. Avory & Co. does not receive
any portion of these commissions, fees, and costs. 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 and marketing fee (12b-1 fee). Avory & Co does not receive any 12b-1 fees
in relation to mutual funds within accounts managed by Avory & Co. Similarly, the hiring of
Independent Managers will result in additional management and/or administrative fees by these
entities. Clients should review the fees of Independent Managers to understand completely the
total fees paid by the client. Item 12 further describes the factors that Avory & Co. considers in
selecting or recommending broker-dealers for client transactions and determining the
reasonableness of their compensation (e.g., commissions). A client investment management
agreement may be canceled at any time, by either party, for any reason upon receipt of 30 days
written notice. Upon termination of an investment management agreement for any account, any
prepaid, unearned fees will be promptly refunded, and any earned, unpaid fees will be due and
payable. The client has the right to terminate an investment management agreement without
penalty within five business days after entering into the investment management agreement.
While we believe our standard fees are reasonable, services similar to those provided by us may
be available for lower fees from other sources. The fees that we charge for investment advisory
services are specified in the agreement between us and each individual client.
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Avory & Co. may enter into performance fee arrangements with qualified clients. The standard
rate is 20% and will not exceed this level. Performance fee arrangements with qualified clients are
negotiated with clients on a case-by-case basis. Performance based fee arrangements may
create an incentive for Avory & Co. to recommend investments which may be riskier or more
speculative than those which would be recommended under a different fee arrangement. Such
fee arrangements also create an incentive to favor higher fee-paying accounts over other
accounts in the allocation of investment opportunities.
Avory & Co. may charge based on a share of capital gains or capital appreciation of any portion
of the funds of an advisory client, provided it complies with the requirements of SEC Rule 205-3 (17
Code of Federal Regulations §275.205-3), which prohibits the use of such fee unless the client is a
"qualified client."
In general, a qualified client may include:
(1) a natural person or company who at the time of entering into such agreement has at least
$1,100,000 under the management of the investment adviser.
(2) a natural person or company who the adviser reasonably believes at the time of entering into
the contract:
(A) has a net worth of jointly with his or her spouse of more than $2,200,000; or
(B) is a qualified purchaser as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, §2(a)(51)(A)
(15 U.S.C. 80a-2(51)(A)); or
(3) a natural person who at the time of entering into the contract is:
(A) An executive officer, director, trustee, general partner, or person serving in similar
capacity of the investment adviser; or
(B) An employee of the investment adviser (other than an employee performing solely
clerical, secretarial, or administrative functions with regard to the investment adviser), who,
in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, participates in the investment
activities of such investment adviser, provided that such employee has been performing
such functions and duties for or on behalf of the investment adviser, or substantially similar
function or duties for or on behalf of another company for at least 12 months.
Performance based fee arrangements may create an incentive for Avory & Co. to recommend
investments which may be riskier or more speculative than those which would be recommended
under a different fee arrangement.
Avory & Co. has procedures designed and implemented to ensure that all clients are treated fairly
and equally, and to prevent this conflict from influencing the allocation of investment
opportunities among clients. Only "qualified clients" will be eligible for performance-based fee
arrangements. The performance-based fee arrangement is fully disclosed within the investment
management agreement presented to the client. The client must understand the proposed
method of compensation and its risks prior to entering into the investment management
agreement. Certain clients may have legacy performance-based fee arrangement or
negotiated performance-based fee arrangement which differ from recently implemented
performance-based fee arrangements agreed to upon with clients.
Avory & Co. may manage, at the same time, accounts that are charged a performance-based
fee and accounts that are charged a fee only based on assets under management (referred to
as “side-by-side” management). As a result, Avory & Co. has an incentive to favor accounts for
which we receive a performance-based fee because such accounts could generate higher
compensation. As part of its duties to its clients, Avory & Co. endeavors always to treat clients fairly
without advantaging any client over another or benefiting itself to the detriment of advisory
clients.
Item 7: Types of Clients
Avory & Co. provides research services to individuals, advisors, and corporations. Avory & Co. also
provides portfolio management services to high-net-worth individuals, and ultrahigh net worth
families, corporations, corporation pensions and profit-sharing plans, and other U.S. and
international corporations or other businesses institutions. Avory & Co. has a stated $5,000,000
minimum, but exceptions may be made.
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Avory & Co. security analysis methods include fundamental, economic, charting, technical, and
cyclical. The main sources of information Avory & Co. uses to leverage information are Bloomberg
data, inspections of corporate activities, filings from SEC, research materials prepared by others,
timing services, annual reports, prospectuses, financial newspapers and magazines, and
company press releases. The investment strategies used to implement any investment advice
given to clients include long-term purchases (securities held at least a year), short-term purchases
(securities sold within a year), trading (securities sold within 30 days), short sales, margin
transactions, covered option writing.
Risk of Loss:
We believe in conviction investing and understand that may increase the risk of the portfolio.
Investing in securities using any of the above investment strategies involves risk of loss that clients
should be prepared to bear. Frequent trading can affect investment performance through
increased brokerage and other transaction costs and taxes. Different types of investments involve
varying degrees of risk, and past performance may not be indicative of future results. Therefore, it
should not be assumed that future performance of any specific investment or investment strategy
(including the investments and/or investment strategies recommended or undertaken by Advisor)
will be profitable.
Depending on the agreed upon strategy, the following risks are present.
•
Equity Securities Risk: Equity securities (common, convertible preferred stocks and other
securities whose values are tied to the price of stocks, such as rights, warrants and
convertible debt securities) could decline in value if the issuer’s financial condition declines
or in response to overall market and economic conditions. A specific market segment(s),
such as large cap, mid cap or small cap stocks, or growth or value stocks may
underperform other market segments or the equity markets as a whole. Investments in
smaller companies and mid-size companies may involve greater risk and price volatility
than investments in larger, more mature companies.
•
Fixed-Income Securities Risk: Fixed-income securities are subject to interest rate risk and
credit quality risk. The market value of fixed-income securities generally declines when
interest rates rise, and an issuer of fixed-income securities could default on its payment
obligations.
•
Foreign Securities Risk: The risks of foreign securities include loss of value as a result of:
political or economic instability; nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation;
changes in foreign exchange rates and foreign exchange restrictions; settlement delays;
and limited government regulation (including less stringent reporting, accounting, and
disclosure standards than are required of U.S. companies). Certain of these risks are greater
for investments in emerging markets.
• Concentration Risk: Our high conviction approach means investors will hold a small
number of fixed income and equity securities. Losses incurred in such securities could have
a disproportionate effect on the account’s overall financial condition.
Item 9: Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of Avory & Co. or the integrity of
Avory & Co. management. Avory & Co. has no information applicable to this Item.
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Avory & Co. is not actively engaged in a business other than giving investment advice. Avory &
Co. is not registered as a securities broker-dealer, futures commission merchant, commodity pool
operator or commodity trading adviser. Avory & Co. has no arrangements that are material to its
advisory business or its clients with a related person who is a broker-dealer, investment company,
other investment adviser, financial planning firm, commodity pool operator, commodity trading
adviser, futures commission merchant, banking or thrift institution, accounting firm, law firm,
insurance company or agency, pension consultant, real estate broker or dealer, or entity that
creates or packages limited partnerships. Avory & Co. or a related person is not a general partner
in any partnership in which clients are solicited to invest.
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
The Code of Ethics of Avory & Company, LLC must be read and signed by every employee,
member or consultant of Avory & Co. The objective of this Code of Ethics is to subject all business
dealings and securities transactions undertaken by such personnel, whether for clients or for
personal purposes, to the highest ethical standards. Avory & Co. expects its personnel to premise
their conduct on fundamental principles of openness, integrity, honesty, and trust. The Code of
Ethics requires that personnel of Avory & Co. protect the confidentiality of the information about
Avory & Co. and its clients, act appropriately as a fiduciary toward clients, avoid any illegal or
unethical activities, avoid conflicts of interest and comply with Avory & Co. personal trading
policy, which is part of the Code of Ethics. A client wishing to obtain a complete copy of Avory &
Co. Code of Ethics should contact Sean Emory at email sean@avoryco.com. The Code of Ethics
is available on request by any client or prospective client. Avory & Co. employees and principals
may buy or sell for itself securities it also recommends to clients on the same day. The client’s
portfolio is either put first or at the same time to ensure that clients get the most beneficial prices
on any transaction.
Avory & Co. requires that all individuals must act in accordance with all applicable Federal and
State regulations governing registered investment advisory practices. Any individual not in
observance of the above may be subject to discipline.
It is Avory & Co. policy that the firm will not affect any principal or agency cross securities
transactions for client accounts. In addition, Avory & Co. will not perform cross trades between
client accounts. Principal transactions are generally defined as transactions where an adviser,
acting as principal for its own account or the account of an affiliated broker-dealer, buys from or
sells any security to any advisory client. A principal transaction may also be deemed to have
occurred if a security is crossed between an affiliated hedge fund and another client account.
An agency cross transaction is defined as a transaction where a person acts as an investment
adviser in relation to a transaction in which the investment adviser, or any person controlled by or
under common control with the investment adviser, acts as broker for both the advisory client and
for another person on the other side of the transaction. Agency cross transactions may arise where
an adviser is dually registered as a broker-dealer or has an affiliated broker-dealer.
Item 12: Brokerage Practices
Avory & Co. uses Interactive Brokers platform to manage accounts/place trades, except for some
individual bonds, which may be purchased through outside, unaffiliated bond brokers at a more
favorable price for the client. Clients may choose any insurance company, CPA firm or attorney
of their choice for asset protection planning and implementation. The Firm has NO AFFILIATION
with any bank, insurance company, real estate firm, CPA, law firm, or any other investment service
and receives NO COMPENSATION in any way for services the firm provides in service to the client.
The client approves the brokerage Custodian within the account application. The Firm has chosen
Interactive Brokers platform based on experience evaluating the functions and services of
Interactive Brokers, as well as prior experience with and consideration of other platforms. Avory &
Co. underwent a cost analysis of 3 direct competitors and determined that Interactive Brokers
would be one of the most cost-effective options. Avory & Co. findings were similar to an
independent study on broker firm fees. Feel free to contact Sean Emory for the analysis. In
addition, Avory & Co. held multiple calls with Interactive Brokers to ensure that the service of the
account would meet a high standard.
In the event that the client requests a specific custodian for their account, Avory & Co. will perform
all transactions for that account with the specified custodian and commission rates will be
determined by that custodian. Avory & Co. receives no soft dollar benefits from custodians. Of
course, it is the prerogative of Avory & Co. to, at any time, change to another Custodian for the
benefit of the clients.
Avory & Co. recommends Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services.
Item 13: Review of Accounts
From the time a relationship is established, Avory & Co. monitors and reviews accounts on an
ongoing basis. Portfolio managers monitor each strategy and account on a daily basis to ensure
that it remains consistent with the overall market outlook of Avory & Co. More specifically, each
position is reviewed to ensure that the original investment premise remains intact. All account
reviews are conducted by Houston Hess, the Chief Compliance Officer of the firm. In addition to
the nature of the reviews described above, reviews will also consider any requests specific to an
individual client. More detailed account by account reviews are conducted on a quarterly basis
or more frequently as market/economic decisions warrant. Additionally, if a client informs Avory &
Co. of a material change in their personal circumstances, we will review their account
accordingly. Additionally, clients receive confirmations of all transactions in their account directly
from the custodian.
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Avory & Co. currently does not have any arrangements, oral or in writing, where it is paid cash by
or receives some economic benefit from a non-client in connection with giving advice to clients.
Avory & Co. currently does not have any arrangements, oral or in writing, where it directly or
indirectly compensates any person for client referrals.
Avory & Co. does have a procedure in place should client referrals be received. These persons
would receive a percentage of client fees paid to Avory & Co., and therefore have a direct
economic interest in introducing Avory & Co. clients. Avory & Co. further could have a solicitor
agreement with certain unaffiliated third-party solicitors regarding the referral of potential clients
to Avory & Co. Avory & Co. is aware of the special considerations promulgated under Section
206(4)-3 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and similar state regulations. As such, appropriate
disclosure shall be made, all written instruments will be maintained by Avory & Co. and all
applicable Federal and/or State laws will be observed. Clients should understand that third party
solicitors have an economic incentive to recommend the advisory services of Avory & Co. Any
potential client that is referred to Avory & Co. will receive the above-mentioned disclosure
document and a separate disclosure document regarding Avory & Co. referral fee payment to
the entity at the time that any such referral is made.
Avory & Co. participates in the institutional advisor program (the “Program”) offered by Charles
Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services. . Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services offers to
independent investment advisor services which include custody of securities, trade execution,
clearance and settlement of transactions. Avory & Co. receives some benefits from Charles
Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services through its participation in the Program.
As part of the Program, Avory & Co. may recommend Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services
to clients for custody and brokerage services. There is no direct link between Avory & Co.’s
participation in the Program and the investment advice it gives to its clients, although Avory & Co.
receives economic benefits through its participation in the Program that are typically not
available to Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services retail investors. These benefits include
the following products and services (provided without cost or at a discount): receipt of duplicate
client statements and confirmations; research related products and tools; consulting services;
access to a trading desk serving Avory & Co. participants; access to block trading (which provides
the ability to aggregate securities transactions for execution and then allocate the appropriate
shares to client accounts); the ability to have Avory & Co.’s fees deducted directly from client
accounts; access to an electronic communications network for client order entry and account
information; access to mutual funds with no transaction fees and to certain institutional money
managers; and discounts on compliance, marketing, research, technology, and practice
management products or services provided to Avory & Co. by third party vendors. Charles
Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services may also pay for business consulting and professional
services received by Avory & Co.’s related persons. Some of the products and services made
available by Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services through the Program may benefit
Avory & Co. but may not benefit its client accounts. These products or services may assist Avory &
Co. in managing and administering client accounts, including accounts not maintained at
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services . Other services made available by Charles Schwab
& Co., Inc. Advisor Services are intended to help Avory & Co. manage and further develop its
business enterprise. The benefits received by Avory & Co. or its personnel through participation in
the Program do not depend on the amount of brokerage transactions directed to Charles
Schwab & Co., Inc. Advisor Services . As part of its fiduciary duties to clients, Avory & Co.
endeavors always to put the interests of its clients first. Clients should be aware, however, that the
receipt of economic benefits by Avory & Co. or its related persons in and of itself creates a conflict
of interest and may indirectly influence the Avory & Co.’s choice of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Advisor Services for custody and brokerage services.
Item 15: Custody
Clients should receive at least quarterly statements from the broker dealer, bank or other qualified
custodian that holds and maintains client’s investment assets. Avory & Co. urges clients to carefully
review such statements from custodians. Avory & Co. does not provide statements to clients and
does not act as a custodian for any clients. We may engage with a third-party statement provider
which will provide clients statements. These third-party statements may vary from custodial
statements based on accounting procedures, reporting dates, or valuation methodologies of
certain securities and should be used as a complement to bank statements. The official statement
is the custodian bank statement and that is the statement clients should rely on for all purposes.
Item 16: Investment Discretion
Upon formation of an investment advisory relationship, clients give Avory & Co. the right, unless
otherwise noted, to buy and sell any securities. Avory & Co. is given the authority to determine
without client consultation the type and number of securities to be bought or sold. When selecting
securities and determining amounts, Avory & Co. observes the investment policies, limitations and
restrictions of the clients for which it advises. Investment guidelines and restrictions must be
provided to Avory & Co. in writing. Such restrictions may affect the composition and performance
of your account. For this reason, performance of the account may not be identical with our
average client.
Item 17: Voting Client Securities
Avory & Co. has a responsibility for voting proxies for portfolio securities consistent with the best
economic interests of the clients. Our practice includes the responsibility to monitor corporate
actions, receive and vote client proxies and disclose any potential conflicts of interest as well as
making information available to clients about the voting of proxies for their portfolio securities and
maintaining relevant and required records. Clients may request information regarding how Avory
& Co. voted a client’s proxies, and clients may request a copy of the firm’s proxy policies and
procedures by emailing sean@avoryco.com.
Item 18: Financial Information
Registered investment advisers are required in this Item to provide you with certain financial
information or disclosures about Avory & Co. financial condition. Avory & Co. has no financial
commitment that impairs its ability to meet contractual and fiduciary commitments to clients, and
Avory & Co. has not been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding.