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Item 1 – Cover Page
Bayshore Wealth Advisors
121 Alhambra Plaza, Suite 1210
Coral Gables, FL 33134
(786) 888-9400
www.bayshorewealth.com
March 3, 2025
This Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of
Bayshore Wealth Advisors [“Bayshore”]. If you have any questions about the contents of
this Brochure, please contact us at (786) 888-9400. 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.
Bayshore is a registered investment adviser. Registration of an Investment Adviser does
not imply any level of skill or training. 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 Bayshore also is 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 Bayshore is 144191.
Item 2 – Material Changes
This Item of the Brochure will discuss only specific material changes that are made to the
Brochure since the last annual update and provide clients with a summary of such changes.
We have the following material changes for our current Brochure:
We do not have any material changes to report since our last annual updating
amendment submitted on March 27, 2024.
However, please note that we have updated the Assets Under Management
information of Item 4 in accordance with the filing of our Annual Updating
Amendment on March 3, 2025.
In addition, in January 2025, Buckingham Strategic Partners rebranded to “Focus
Partners Advisor Solutions”. While this name change affects several areas of our
brochure, it does not change the services or solutions we offer you.
We will further provide you 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 Gabriel M. Bustamante, Managing Member at (768) 888-9400.
Additional information about Bayshore is also available via the SEC’s web site
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The SEC’s web site also provides information about any persons
affiliated with Bayshore who are registered, or are required to be registered, as investment
adviser representatives of Bayshore.
(Brochure Date: 03/03/2025)
(Date of Last Annual Updating Amendment: 03/27/2024)
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Item 3 – Table of Contents
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Item 1 – Cover Page
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Item 2 – Material Changes
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Item 3 – Table of Contents
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Item 4 – Advisory Business
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Item 5 – Fees and Compensation
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Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
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Item 7 – Types of Clients
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Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
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Item 9 – Disciplinary Information
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Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
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Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
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Item 12 – Brokerage Practices
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Item 13 – Review of Accounts
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Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation
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Item 15 – Custody
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Item 16 – Investment Discretion
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Item 17 – Voting Client Securities
Item 18 – Financial Information
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Item 4 – Advisory Business
Bayshore Asset Management, LLC d/b/a Bayshore Wealth Advisors is a fee-only
investment advisor owned by Gabriel M. and Marta C. Bustamante as tenants by the
entirety, and The Gabriel J. Bustamante Living Trust. The Managing Member and President
of Bayshore is Mr. Gabriel M. Bustamante. Bayshore has been providing advisory services
since 2007.
As of December 31, 2024, Bayshore managed $634,877,028 on a discretionary basis and
$1,637,314 on a non-discretionary basis.
Advisory Services:
that
Bayshore manages investment portfolios for individuals, trusts, family limited partnerships
and LLC’s, private foundations, pension or profit sharing plans and qualified retirement
plans. Bayshore works with clients to determine the client’s specific investment objectives.
These objectives may be set forth in a written investment policy statement (IPS)
describes an asset allocation that conforms to a client’s risk tolerance level and expected
rate of return requirements.
Bayshore uses investment and portfolio allocation software to evaluate alternative
portfolio designs. Bayshore evaluates the client’s existing investments with respect to the
client’s investment policy statement and works with new clients to develop a plan to
transition from the client’s existing portfolio to the portfolio recommended by Bayshore.
Bayshore then continuously monitors client’s portfolio holdings and the overall asset
allocation strategy and holds regular review meetings with the client regarding the
account, as necessary.
Bayshore will typically create a portfolio of no-load, passively managed mutual funds and
exchange traded funds (ETFs), and, where appropriate, individual fixed income securities,
and may use model portfolios if the models match the client's investment policy. In certain
situations, for qualified clients when advisable, Bayshore will allocate a portion of a client’s
portfolio to alternative assets, such as private investment funds. Based on the client’s
investment policy statement, Bayshore will allocate a client's assets among various
investments taking into consideration the client’s unique ability, need and willingness to
take risks.
Mutual funds or Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) that follow a passive investment
philosophy generally have low holdings turnover. Consequently, the fund expenses are
generally lower than fees and expenses charged by other types of funds. Client portfolios
may also include some individual equity securities, but these are generally part of clients’
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investment holdings prior to working with Bayshore. Bayshore manages portfolios on a
discretionary basis and in more limited circumstances, on a non-discretionary basis.
A client may impose any reasonable restrictions on Bayshore’s discretionary authority,
including restrictions on the types of securities in which Bayshore may invest client’s
assets and on specific securities, which the client may believe to be appropriate.
For clients with a fixed income allocation, Bayshore generally recommends customized,
laddered bond portfolios to clients. Bayshore will typically request discretionary authority
from advisory clients to manage fixed income portfolios, including the discretion to retain a
third party fixed income manager. Bayshore will prepare a separate Fixed Income
Investment Policy Statement for any client qualifying for separate fixed income portfolio
services. Complete customized, laddered fixed income portfolios generally require a
minimum level of assets allocated to fixed income. Low-cost passively managed fixed
income mutual funds may be used for smaller allocated amounts.
Pursuant to its discretionary authority, Bayshore will retain a fixed income securities
manager. The fixed income securities manager will be provided with the discretionary
authority to invest client assets in fixed income securities consistent with the client’s Fixed
Income Investment Policy Statement. The manager will also monitor the account for
changes in credit ratings, security call provisions, and tax loss harvesting opportunities (to
the extent that the manager is provided with cost basis information). It is the firm’s policy
to hold most, but not all, fixed income assets in client portfolios until maturity absent a
material change in credit quality or other investment decisions such as tax-loss harvesting
opportunities. The manager will obtain Bayshore’s consent prior to the sale of any client
securities.
Additionally, for clients holding certificate of deposits (CDs), Bayshore provides regular
credit surveillance of the banking institution holding the deposit and regularly monitors
the total CD positions to ensure principal invested in CDs does not exceed FDIC insurance
limits. For accounts linked by the same taxpayer identification number, Bayshore examines
CD positions within accounts under Bayshore’s management to look for breaches of FDIC
insurance limits on principal invested in CDs. The firm does not monitor for CD positions
held away from Bayshore. If clients hold CD positions elsewhere, it is their duty to inform
Bayshore.
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On an ongoing basis, Bayshore will answer clients’ inquiries regarding their accounts and
review periodically with clients the performance of their accounts. Bayshore will
periodically, and at least annually, review client’s investment policy and risk profile to
discuss the rebalancing of each client’s accounts to the extent appropriate. Bayshore will
provide to investment manager any updated client financial information or account
restrictions necessary for investment manager to provide sub-advisory services.
For certain clients, in addition to managing the client’s investment portfolio, Bayshore may
provide various wealth management services including retirement planning, charitable gift
planning, college planning, risk management counsel, establishment of and counsel on
retirement plans, income and estate tax planning and assistance with assets outside
Bayshore’s direct management, among other things.
Employee Benefit Retirement Plan Services:
Bayshore also offers advisory services to participant-directed employee retirement benefit
plans. Bayshore will analyze the plan's current investment platform, and assist the plan in
creating an investment policy statement defining the types of investments to be offered and
the restrictions that may be imposed.
Bayshore will recommend investment options to achieve the plan's objectives, provide
participant education meetings, and monitor the performance of the plan's investment
vehicles. Bayshore will recommend changes in the plan's investment vehicles as may be
appropriate from time to time. Bayshore generally will review the plan's investment
vehicles and investment policy as necessary.
For certain retirement plans, Bayshore also works in coordination and support with Focus
Partners Advisor Solutions. Retirement plan clients will engage both Bayshore and Focus
Partners Advisor Solutions. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions will provide to the client
additional discretionary investment management services and will exercise discretionary
authority to select the plan investments made available to the plans’ participants by
selecting and maintain the plans’ investments according to the goals and investment
objectives of the plan.
Bayshore will continue to work with plans to monitor plan investments, provide fiduciary
plan advice including regular considerations of the goals and objectives of the plan, and
provide participant education services to the plan.
Consulting Services:
Clients can also receive advice on isolated areas of concern such as estate planning,
retirement planning, reviewing a client's existing portfolio, or any other specific topic.
Bayshore also provides specific consultation and administrative services regarding
investment and financial concerns of the client. This service may be offered for either an
hourly fee or for a fixed fee at Bayshore’s discretion.
Additionally, Bayshore provides advice on non-securities matters. Generally, this is in
connection with the rendering of estate planning and/or income tax planning advice.
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Item 5 – Fees and Compensation
Bayshore has contracted with Focus Partners Advisor Solutions, for services including
trade processing, collection of management fees, record maintenance, report preparation,
marketing assistance, and research. Bayshore has also contracted with Focus Partners
Advisor Solutions for sub-advisory services with respect to clients’ fixed income accounts.
Bayshore pays a fee for Focus Partners Advisor Solutions services based on management
fees paid to Bayshore on accounts which use Focus Partners Advisor Solutions. The fee paid
by Bayshore to Focus Partners Advisor Solutions consists of a portion of the fee paid by
clients to Bayshore and varies based on the total client assets participating in Focus
Partners Advisor Solutions through Bayshore. These fees are not separately charged to
advisory clients.
The specific manner in which fees are charged by Bayshore is established in a client’s
written agreement with Bayshore. Generally, Investment Management and Employee
Benefit Plan clients will have fees charged in advance at the beginning of each calendar
quarter based upon the value (market value based on independent third-party sources or
fair market value in the absence of market value; client account balances on which
Bayshore calculates fees may vary from account custodial statements based on
independent valuations and other accounting variances, including mechanisms for
including accrued interest in account statements) of the client’s account at the end of the
previous quarter. New accounts are charged a prorated fee for the remainder of the quarter
in which the account is incepted (date of first trade or date assets transferred in).
For Investment Management and Employee Benefit Plan Services, Bayshore will request
authority from the client to receive quarterly payments directly from the client's account
held by an independent custodian. Clients may provide written limited authorization to
Bayshore or its designated service provider, Focus Partners Advisor Solutions, to withdraw
fees from the account.
A client agreement may be canceled at any time, by either party, for any reason upon
receipt of 30 days written notice. Upon termination of any account at any time after the
required 30-day notice, any prepaid, unearned fees will be promptly refunded.
In certain circumstances, fees and account minimums may be negotiable based on family
relations, firm affiliations or individual circumstances. Associates of Bayshore are not
charged fees on either their personal accounts or accounts of immediate family members.
Bayshore’s 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
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imposed by custodians, brokers, third party investment and other third parties such as fees
charged by managers, custodial fees, odd-lot differentials, transfer taxes, wire transfer and
electronic fund fees, and other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities
transactions. Mutual funds and exchange traded funds also charge internal management
fees, which are disclosed in a fund’s prospectus. These fees will generally include a
management fee and other fund expenses. All fees paid to Bayshore for investment
advisory services are separate and distinct from the fees and expenses charged by mutual
funds and ETFs to their shareholders.
Such charges, fees and commissions are exclusive of and in addition to Bayshore’s fee, and
Bayshore shall not receive any portion of these commissions, fees, and costs.
Advisory Services
The annual fee for advisory services will be charged as a percentage of assets under
management, according to the schedule below:
Assets under management
Annual Fee (%)
On the first $1,000,000
On the next $1,000,000
On the next $1,000,000
On the next $1,000,000
On the next $1,000,000
On all amounts thereafter
1.00%
0.90%
0.80%
0.70%
0.60%
0.50%
All accounts for members of the client’s family (husband, wife and dependent children) or
related businesses may be assessed fees based on the total balance of all accounts.
Employee Benefit Retirement Plan Services:
The annual fee for plan services will be charged as a percentage of assets within the plan.
Total Fee
Assets Under
Management
Bayshore’s Annual
Fee
Focus Partners
Advisor Solutions’
Annual Fee
0.20%
0.15%
0.075%
0.05%
0.80%
0.65%
0.425%
0.45%
1.00%
0.80%
0.50%
0.50%
On the first $1,000,000
On the next $4,000,000
On the next $5,000,000
On all amounts above
$10,000,000
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Consulting Services:
Consulting services may be charged on an hourly basis, ranging from $250 to $450 per
hour, or for a fixed fee. If appropriate, an estimate for total hours will be determined at the
start of the advisory relationship. A retainer may be requested upon completion of
Bayshore's fact-finding session with the client, however, advance payment will never
exceed $1200 for work that will not be completed within six months. The balance will be
due upon completion of the consulting service. Bayshore’s consulting fee(s) will be
determined on the nature of the services being provided and the complexity of each client’s
circumstances. All fees are agreed upon prior to entering into a contract with any client.
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Bayshore 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). All fees are calculated as described
above and are not charged on the basis of income or capital gains or capital appreciation of
the funds or any portion of the funds of an advisory client.
Item 7 – Types of Clients
Bayshore provides services to individuals, trusts, family limited partnerships and LLC’s,
private foundations, pension or profit-sharing plans and qualified retirement plans.
Bayshore requires a minimum account of $2,000,000 for Investment Management Services.
This account size may be negotiable under certain circumstances.
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategy
Bayshore's services are based on longer-term investment strategies that incorporate
evidence-based research from various reputable sources, including peer-reviewed studies.
Bayshore's investment approach incorporates important considerations about financial
market dynamics, including competitiveness and efficiencies over time, and empirical
findings that investors' long-term returns are determined principally by asset allocation
decisions, rather than market timing or stock picking. Bayshore recommends diversified
portfolios, principally through the use of evidence-based, efficiently managed, asset class
mutual funds and ETFs. For purposes of implementing these investment strategies for
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clients’ portfolios, Bayshore principally selects or recommends open end mutual funds,
broadly-traded ETFs, or conservative fixed income securities.
Although all investments involve risk, Bayshore's investment advice seeks to allocate client
portfolios among broadly diversified asset classes and risk factors, with concentrations of
risk prudently limited. As may be appropriate for particular clients, Bayshore may invest
directly in conservative fixed income securities to represent the fixed income class.
Bayshore's investment philosophy is designed for investors who desire a buy and hold
strategy. Frequent trading of securities increases brokerage and other transaction costs
that Bayshore's strategy seeks to minimize.
In the implementation of investment plans, Bayshore therefore primarily uses mutual
funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) and, as appropriate, portfolios of conservative
fixed income securities.
Clients may hold or retain other types of assets as well, and Bayshore may offer advice
regarding those various assets as part of its services. Advice regarding such assets will
generally not involve asset management services but may help to more generally assist the
client.
Bayshore’s strategies do not utilize securities that we believe would be classified as having
any unusual risks, and we do not recommend frequent trading, which can increase
brokerage and other costs and taxes.
Bayshore receives supporting research from Focus Partners Advisor Solutions and from
other consultants, including economists affiliated with Dimensional Fund Advisors (“DFA”)
and Avantis Investors (“Avantis”). Bayshore utilizes DFA and Avantis mutual funds and
ETFs in client portfolios. DFA and Avantis mutual funds and ETFs follow evidence-based
asset class investment methodologies with low holdings turnover, thus offering consistent,
efficient exposure to the intended markets. DFA and Avantis provide historical market
Analysis of a Client’s Financial Situation
analysis, risk/return analysis, and continuing education to Bayshore.
In the development of investment plans for clients, including the recommendation of an
appropriate asset allocation, Bayshore relies on an analysis of the client’s financial
objectives, current and estimated future resources, and tolerance for risk. To derive a
recommended asset allocation, Bayshore may use a Monte Carlo simulation, a standard
statistical approach for dealing with uncertainty. As with any other methods used to make
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projections into the future, there are several risks associated with this method, which may
result in the client not being able to achieve their financial goals. They include:
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The risk that expected future cash flows will not match those used in the analysis
The risk that future rates of return will fall short of the estimates used in the
simulation
The risk that inflation will exceed the estimates used in the simulation
For taxable clients, the risk that tax rates will be higher than was assumed in the
analysis
Risk of Loss
Investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients should be prepared to bear.
All investments present the risk of loss of principal – the risk that the value of securities
(mutual funds, ETFs and individual bonds), when sold or otherwise disposed of, may be
less than the price paid for the securities. Even when the value of the securities when sold
is greater than the price paid, there is the risk that the appreciation will be less than
inflation. In other words, the purchasing power of the proceeds may be less than the
purchasing power of the original investment.
The mutual funds and ETFs utilized by Bayshore may include funds invested in domestic
and international equities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs), corporate and
government fixed income securities and commodities. Equity securities may include large
capitalization, medium capitalization and small capitalization stocks. Mutual funds and ETF
shares invested in fixed income securities are subject to the same interest rate, inflation
and credit risks associated with the underlying bond holdings.
Among the riskiest mutual funds and ETFs used in Bayshore’s investment strategies funds
are the U.S. and International small capitalization and small capitalization value funds,
emerging markets funds, and commodity futures funds. Conservative fixed income
securities have a lower risk of loss of principal, but most bonds (with the exception of
Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, or TIPS) present the risk of loss of purchasing
power through lower expected return. This risk is greatest for longer-term bonds.
Certain funds utilized by Bayshore may contain international securities. Investing outside
the United States involves additional risks, such as currency fluctuations, periods of
illiquidity and price volatility. These risks may be greater with investments in developing
countries.
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More information about the risks of any particular market sector can be reviewed in
representative mutual fund prospectuses managing assets within each applicable sector.
Interval Fund Risk:
An interval fund is a type of closed-end fund containing shares that do not trade on the
secondary market. Instead, the fund periodically offers to buy back a percentage of
outstanding shares at net asset value.
The rules for interval funds, along with the types of assets held, make this investment
largely illiquid compared with other funds. The primary reasons for investors to consider
investing in interval funds Bayshore may utilize include, but are not limited to, gaining
exposure to certain risk categories that provide diversified sources of expected returns,
part of which may be in the form of illiquidity premiums. Access to the intended risk and
expected return characteristics may not otherwise be available in more liquid, traditional
investment vehicles.
Where appropriate, Bayshore may utilize certain interval funds structured as non-
diversified, closed-end management investment companies, registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940. Investments in an interval fund involve additional risk,
including lack of liquidity and restrictions on withdrawals. During any time periods outside
of the specified repurchase offer window(s), investors will be unable to sell their shares of
the interval fund. There is no assurance that an investor will be able to tender shares when
or in the amount desired, and the fund may suspend or postpone purchases. Clients should
carefully review the fund’s prospectus to more fully understand the interval fund structure
and the corresponding liquidity risks. Because these types of investments involve certain
additional risk, these funds will only be utilized when consistent with a client’s investment
objectives, individual situation, suitability, tolerance for risk and liquidity needs.
Investment should be avoided where an investor has a short-term investing horizon
and/or cannot bear the loss of some or all of the investment.
Alternative Investment Risk:
Alternative investments may include illiquid investments and also may not trade on a
national securities exchange. Illiquid alternative investments typically include investments
in direct participation program securities (partnerships, limited liability companies,
business development companies or real estate investment trusts), commodity pools,
private equity, private debt or hedge funds. Alternative investments are subject to various
risks, such as illiquidity and property devaluation based on adverse economic and/or real
estate market conditions.
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Alternative investments are not suitable for all investors. Investors considering an
investment strategy utilizing alternative investments should understand that alternative
investments are generally considered speculative in nature and may involve a high degree
of risk, particularly if concentrating investments in one or few alternative investments.
These risks are potentially greater and substantially different than those associated with
traditional equity or fixed income investments. Additional information regarding these
specific risks can be found in the product’s prospectus or offering documents.
The risk of loss described herein should not be considered to be an exhaustive list of all the
risks which clients should consider.
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 Bayshore or the
integrity of Bayshore’s management. Bayshore has no information applicable to this Item.
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Focus Partners Advisor Solutions
As described above in Item 4, Bayshore may exercise discretionary authority provided by a
client to select an independent third-party investment manager for the management of
portfolios of individual fixed income securities. Bayshore selects Focus Partners Advisor
Solutions for such fixed income management. Bayshore also contracts with Focus Partners
Advisor Solutions for back office services and assistance with portfolio modeling. Bayshore
has a fiduciary duty to select qualified and appropriate managers in the client’s best
interest, and believes that Focus Partners Advisor Solutions effectively provides both the
back-office services that assist with its overall investment advisory practice and fixed
income portfolio management services. The management of Bayshore continuously makes
this assessment. While Bayshore has a contract with Focus Partners Advisor Solutions
governing a time period for back office services, Bayshore has no such fixed commitment to
the selection of Focus Partners Advisor Solutions for fixed income management services
and may select another investment manager for clients upon reasonable notice to Focus
Partners Advisor Solutions.
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Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation in Client Transactions and
Personal Trading
Bayshore has adopted a Code of Ethics expressing the firm's commitment to ethical
conduct. Bayshore's Code of Ethics describes the firm's fiduciary duties and responsibilities
to clients and sets forth Bayshore's practice of supervising the personal securities
transactions of employees with access to client information. Individuals associated with
Bayshore may buy or sell securities for their personal accounts identical or different than
those recommended to clients. It is the expressed policy of Bayshore that no person
employed by the firm shall prefer his or her own interest to that of an advisory client or
make personal investment decisions based on the investment decisions of advisory clients.
To supervise compliance with its Code of Ethics, Bayshore requires that anyone associated
with this advisory practice with access to advisory recommendations provide annual
securities holding reports and quarterly transaction reports to the firm's principal.
Bayshore also requires such access persons to receive approval from the Chief Compliance
Officer prior to investing in any IPO's or private placements (limited offerings).
Bayshore's Code of Ethics further includes the firm's policy prohibiting the use of material
non-public information and protecting the confidentiality of client information. Bayshore
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.
Bayshore will provide a complete copy of its Code of Ethics to any client or prospective
client upon request.
It is Bayshore’s policy that the firm will not affect any principal or agency cross securities
transactions for client accounts. Bayshore will also not affect 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.
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Item 12 – Brokerage Practices
Bayshore arranges for the execution of securities transactions with the assistance of Focus
Partners Advisor Solutions. Through Focus Partners Advisor Solutions, Bayshore may
participate in the Schwab Advisor Services (“SAS”) program offered to independent
investment advisers by Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. and the Fidelity Institutional
Wealth Services (FIWS) program, sponsored by Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC
("Fidelity"). Schwab and Fidelity are unaffiliated SEC-registered broker dealers and FINRA
member broker dealers. Each offers to independent advisors services which include
custody of securities, trade execution, clearance and settlement transactions.
Additionally, through Focus Partners Advisor Solutions, Bayshore has access to mutual
funds and interval funds created and managed by Stone Ridge Securities LLC (“Stone
Ridge”) at reduced firm-wide minimums, for client investment. Stone Ridge is an
independent broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a
member of FINRA.
Bayshore also has access to Flourish Cash, a subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life
Insurance Company (MassMutual) offering cash management aggregation services.
Flourish Cash allows clients to open and maintain their own brokerage accounts, with the
applicable disclosures provided separately prior to opening.
With respect to retirement plans and after-tax annuities, Bayshore participates in the TIAA-
CREF Financial Advisor Program offered to fee-only advisors.
The Schwab and Fidelity brokerage programs will generally be recommended to advisory
clients for the execution of mutual fund and equity securities transactions. Bayshore
regularly reviews these programs to ensure that its recommendations are consistent with
its fiduciary duty. These trading platforms are essential to Bayshore's service
arrangements and capabilities, and Bayshore may not accept clients who direct the use of
other brokers. As part of these programs, Bayshore receives benefits that it would not
receive if it did not offer investment advice (See the disclosure under Item 14 of this
Brochure).
As Bayshore will not request the discretionary authority to determine the broker dealer to
be used or the commission rates to be paid for mutual fund and equity securities
transactions, clients must direct Bayshore as to the broker dealer to be used. In directing
the use of a particular broker or dealer, it should be understood that Bayshore will not have
authority to negotiate commissions among various brokers or obtain volume discounts,
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and best execution may not be achieved. Not all investment advisers require clients to
direct the use of specific brokers.
Bayshore will not exercise authority to arrange client transactions in fixed income
securities. Clients will provide this authority to a fixed income manager retained by
Bayshore on the client’s behalf by designating the portfolio manager with trading authority
over client's brokerage account. Clients will be provided with the Disclosure Brochure
(Form ADV Part 2) of the portfolio manager.
SAS and FIWS do not generally charge clients a custody fee and are compensated by
account holders through commissions or other transaction-related fees for securities
trades that are executed through the broker or that settle into the clients' accounts at the
brokers. Trading client accounts through other brokers may result in fees (including mark-
ups and mark-downs) being charged by the custodial broker and an additional broker.
While Bayshore will not arrange transactions through other brokers, the authority of the
fixed income portfolio manager includes the ability to trade client fixed income assets
through other brokers.
Bayshore also does not have any arrangements to compensate any broker dealer for client
referrals.
When trading client accounts, errors may periodically occur. In all circumstances involving
trade errors, clients are “made whole.” Bayshore is always responsible for trade error
losses. Errors may also result in gains in client accounts, in which case some custodians
provide to Bayshore any gains that would have occurred in the client account as a result of
the error. For such situations, Bayshore has established a procedure to use such gains to
offset any losses for which it is responsible.
Bayshore generally does not aggregate any client transactions in mutual funds or other
securities. Client accounts are individually reviewed and managed, and transaction costs
are not saved by aggregating orders in almost all circumstances in which Bayshore
arranges transactions. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions, in the management of fixed
income portfolios, will aggregate certain transactions among client accounts that it
manages, in which case a Bayshore client’s order may be aggregated with an order for
another client of Focus Partners Advisor Solutions who is not a Bayshore client. See Focus
Partners Advisor Solutions Form ADV Part 2.
Employee Benefit Retirement Plan Services:
Bayshore does not arrange for the execution of securities transactions for plans as a part of
this service. Transactions are executed directly through employee plan participation.
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Consulting Services:
Bayshore's consulting practice, due to the nature of its business and client needs, does not
include blocking trades, negotiating commissions with broker dealers or obtaining volume
discounts, nor necessarily obtaining the best price. Clients will be required to select their
own broker dealers and insurance companies for the implementation of consulting
recommendations. Bayshore may recommend any one of several brokers. Bayshore clients
must independently evaluate these brokers before opening an account. The factors
considered by Bayshore when making this recommendation are the broker's ability to
provide professional services, Bayshore's experience with the broker, the broker's
reputation, and the broker's financial strength, among other factors. Bayshore’s consulting
clients may use any broker or dealer of their choice.
Item 13 – Review of Accounts
Reviews:
Advisory Services:
Account assets are supervised continuously and generally formally reviewed quarterly by
Gabriel M. Bustamante, Managing Member of Bayshore or Gabriel J. Bustamante, Wealth
Advisor. The review process contains each of the following elements:
a.
b.
c.
d.
assessing client goals and objectives;
evaluating the employed strategy(ies);
monitoring the portfolio(s); and
addressing the need to rebalance.
Additional account reviews may be triggered by any of the following events:
a.
b.
c.
d.
a specific client request;
a change in client goals and objectives;
an imbalance in a portfolio asset allocation; and
market/economic conditions.
For fixed income portfolios, certain account review responsibilities are delegated to a
third-party investment manager as described above.
Employee Benefit Retirement Plan Services:
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Retirement plan assets are reviewed no more than quarterly, and according to the
standards and situations described above for investment management accounts.
Consulting Services:
Consulting accounts will be reviewed as contracted for at the inception of the advisory
relationship.
Reports:
Advisory Services
All investment management and employee benefit retirement plan services clients will
receive quarterly performance reports, prepared by Focus Partners Advisor Solutions and
reviewed by Bayshore, that summarize the client's account and asset allocation. Clients will
also receive at least quarterly statements from their account custodian, which will outline
the client's current positions and current market value.
Employee Benefit Retirement Plan Services
Plan sponsors are provided with quarterly information and annual performance reviews
from Bayshore. In addition, plan participant education information may also be provided to
the Plan Sponsor or Administrator for distribution to the participants of the plan.
Consulting Services
Consulting Services clients will not typically receive reports due to the nature of the
service.
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Client Referrals
Bayshore may from time to time compensate, either directly or indirectly, any person
(defined as a natural person or a company) for client referrals. Bayshore 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 Bayshore and all applicable Federal and/or
State laws will be observed.
Other Compensation
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As indicated under the disclosure for Item 12, SAS and FIWS provide Bayshore with access
to services, which are not available to retail investors. These services generally are
available to independent investment advisors on an unsolicited basis at no charge to them.
These services benefit Bayshore but may not benefit its clients' accounts. Many of the
products and services assist Bayshore in managing and administering clients' accounts.
These include software and other technology that provide access to client account data
(such as trade confirmations and account statements), facilitate trade execution (and
allocation of aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts), provide research,
pricing information and other market data, facilitate payment of Bayshore's fees from its
clients' accounts, and assist with back-office functions, recordkeeping and client reporting.
Many of these services generally may be used to service all or a substantial number of
Bayshore's accounts. Recommended brokers also make available to Bayshore other
services intended to help Bayshore manage and further develop its business enterprise.
These services may include consulting, publications and conferences on practice
management, information technology, business succession, regulatory compliance, and
marketing. Bayshore does not, however, enter into any commitments with the broker for
transaction levels in exchange for any services or products from brokers. While as a
fiduciary, Bayshore endeavors to act in its clients' best interests, Bayshore's requirement
that clients maintain their assets in accounts at SAS and FIWS may be based in part on the
benefit to Bayshore of the availability of some of the foregoing products and services and
not solely on the nature, cost or quality of custody and brokerage services provided by
Schwab, which may create a potential conflict of interest.
Some of these same benefits may also be available on the TIAA-CREF platform.
Bayshore also receives software from DFA, which Bayshore utilizes in forming assets
allocation strategies and producing performance reports. DFA also provides continuing
education for Bayshore personnel. These services are designed to assist Bayshore plan and
design its services for business growth.
Item 15 – Custody
Investment Management and Employee Benefit Plan Clients should receive at least
quarterly statements from the broker dealer, bank or other qualified custodian that holds
and maintains the client’s investment assets. Bayshore urges you to carefully review such
statements and compare such official custodial records to the account statements that we
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may provide to you. Our statements may vary from custodial statements based on
accounting procedures, reporting dates, or valuation methodologies of certain securities.
Item 16 – Investment Discretion
Bayshore requests that it be provided with written authority to determine which securities
and the amounts of securities that are bought or sold. For fixed income securities, this
authority will include the discretion to retain a third-party money manager for fixed
income accounts. Any limitations on this discretionary authority shall be included in this
written authority statement. Clients may change/amend these limitations as required. Such
amendments shall be submitted in writing.
When selecting securities and determining amounts, Bayshore observes the investment
policies, limitations and restrictions of the clients for which it advises. Investment
guidelines and restrictions must be provided to Bayshore in writing.
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities
:
As a matter of firm policy and practice, Bayshore does not have any authority
Proxy Voting
to and does not vote proxies on behalf of advisory clients. Clients retain the responsibility
for receiving and voting proxies for any and all securities maintained in client portfolios.
However, Bayshore may provide advice to clients regarding the clients’ voting of proxies.
Class Actions, Bankruptcies and Other Legal Proceedings: Clients should note that Bayshore
will neither advise nor act on behalf of the client in legal proceedings involving companies
whose securities are held or previously were held in the client’s account(s), including, but
not limited to, the filing of “Proofs of Claim” in class action settlements. If desired, clients
may direct Bayshore to transmit copies of class action notices to the client or a third party.
Upon such direction, Bayshore will make commercially reasonable efforts to forward such
notices in a timely manner.
Item 18 – Financial Information
Registered investment advisers are required in this Item to provide you with certain
financial information or disclosures about Bayshore’s financial condition. Bayshore has no
financial commitment that impairs its ability to meet contractual and fiduciary
commitments to clients, and has not been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding.
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