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ADV PART 2A
FIRM BROCHURE
March 31, 2025
Item 1.
Cover Page
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Fairview
Capital Investment Management, LLC (“Fairview Capital”). If you have any questions about the
contents of this brochure, please contact us at (415) 464-4640. 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.
Fairview Capital is a registered investment adviser. Such registration does not imply any level
of skill or training. Additional information about Fairview Capital is available on the SEC’s
website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Item 2. Material Changes
Since Fairview Capital’s last brochure filed on March 30, 2024, we have made no material
changes.
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Item 3. Table of Contents
Item 1.
Cover Page...................................................................................................................................... 1
Item 2.
Material Changes .......................................................................................................................... 1
Item 3.
Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................ 2
Item 4.
Advisory Business ....................................................................................................................... 3
Item 5.
Fees and Compensation ........................................................................................................... 3
Item 6.
Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ......................................... 5
Item 7.
Types of Clients ............................................................................................................................ 5
Item 8.
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ................................... 5
Item 9.
Disciplinary Information ............................................................................................................ 9
Item 10.
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliation .......................................................... 9
Item 11.
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions And
Personal Trading ................................................................................................................ 10
Item 12.
Brokerage Practices ................................................................................................................... 11
Item 13.
Review of Accounts ................................................................................................................... 13
Item 14.
Client Referrals and Other Compensation ........................................................................ 13
Item 15.
Custody .......................................................................................................................................... 13
Item 16.
Investment Discretion .............................................................................................................. 14
Item 17.
Voting Client Securities ........................................................................................................... 14
Item 18.
Financial Information ................................................................................................................ 15
Privacy Policy .......................................................................................................................................................... 16
Fairview Capital Guide to Services and Compensation Prepared for ERISA Plans ....................... 18
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Item 4.
Advisory Business
Fairview Capital is an independent firm founded in March 1995 that provides investment advice
and management to individually managed accounts. Andrew F. Mathieson is its principal
owner.
Fairview Capital manages discretionary separate accounts for high-net-worth individuals,
trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, endowments, foundations,
corporations and other businesses. After in-depth consultations, Fairview Capital creates
diversified, customized portfolios structured to meet specific financial objectives. These
portfolios include the following:
Separately Managed Accounts (SMA) – portfolios intended to hold equities, fixed-income
securities (including cash and equivalents), or mutual funds and exchange-traded funds
(“ETFs”) in varying proportions. The targeted asset allocation ranges are determined by the
portfolio manager assigned to each portfolio in consultation with the client.
Wealth Management Accounts (WMA) – seek exposure to other asset classes beyond those
included in our SMA portfolios. To achieve this goal, WMA portfolios incorporate mutual funds
and/or ETFs in addition to the mutual funds, ETFs and other securities held in SMA portfolios.
Fairview Capital also provides non-discretionary financial planning consulting services to high-
net-worth individuals. These arrangements are referred to as Wealth Management Consulting
accounts.
Fairview Capital holds a limited power of attorney to act on a discretionary basis with client
funds. Client funds are deposited in either a brokerage firm or bank custodian account. As of
December 31, 2024, Fairview Capital had $1,996,013,409 in assets under management.
Item 5. Fees and Compensation
Fairview Capital believes that its fees are competitive with fees that other investment advisers
charge for comparable services. Comparable services may be available, however, from other
sources for lower fees than those charged by Fairview Capital. The specific manner in which
Fairview Capital charges fees is established in a client’s written agreement. Such fees generally
are payable quarterly in advance. Clients may elect to be billed for fees or to authorize Fairview
Capital to directly debit fees from their accounts. Accounts initiated or terminated during a
calendar quarter are charged a prorated fee. Except as may be negotiated otherwise in
particular cases, a client may terminate a discretionary individually managed account by giving
30 days’ written notice. A client may terminate a Wealth Management Consulting account on
written notice to Fairview. On termination of any account, any prepaid, unearned fees will be
promptly refunded, and any earned, unpaid fees will be due and payable. In all cases, expenses
through the date of termination are charged to the account.
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Fairview Capital’s fees are exclusive of brokerage commissions, transaction fees, and other
related costs and expenses, which are paid by the client. Clients may incur certain additional
charges imposed by custodians, brokers and other third parties such as:
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.
Mutual funds and ETFs 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 Fairview
Capital’s fees, and Fairview Capital does not receive any portion of these commissions, fees
and costs.
Item 12 further describes the factors that Fairview Capital considers in selecting or
recommending broker-dealers for client transactions and determining the reasonableness of
their compensation (such as commissions and mark-ups).
Fee Schedule:
Fairview Capital’s compensation is negotiable and varies, but typically, Fairview Capital charges
discretionary accounts an annual fee based on the value of assets under management in a
portfolio as set forth below:
1.00% of the value of the account up to and including $5,000,000; plus 0.75% of
the value of the account above $5,000,000 and up to and including
$10,000,000; plus 0.50% of the value of the account above $10,000,000.
For foundations, Fairview Capital generally provides a 20% eleemosynary discount to the
above-listed fee schedules.
Fairview Capital charges an annual flat fee to Wealth Management Consulting accounts payable
quarterly in advance. The amount of the fee is based on the amount of assets subject to the
arrangement and the complexity of the client’s financial plan, but the minimum fee is $20,000
annually. Fairview Capital reserves the right to waive this minimum.
Fairview Capital generally requires a minimum of $2,000,000 to open an individually managed
account, but reserves the right to waive this minimum. Fairview Capital also reserves the right
to assess an annual minimum account fee of $20,000 for an individually managed account
below $2,000,000 in assets.
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Item 6. Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Fairview Capital currently does not manage accounts that pay performance-based
compensation as described in Item 5.
Item 7.
Types of Clients
Fairview Capital provides investment management services to high-net-worth individuals,
trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, foundations, endowments,
corporations and other businesses.
Fairview Capital generally requires a minimum of $2,000,000 to open an individually managed
account, but reserves the right to waive this minimum. Fairview Capital also reserves the right
to assess an annual minimum account fee of $20,000 for an individually managed account
below $2,000,000 in assets.
Item 8. Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Fairview Capital believes that active management, driven by unbiased research and analysis,
will yield superior investment results over the long term. Fairview Capital’s investment process
consists of the following stages:
* Idea Generation. Fairview Capital searches for new investment ideas by: (1) using quantative
screening to identify what Fairview Capital believes are high-quality companies trading at
inexpensive valuations; (2) generating ideas by reviewing independent research, investment
newsletters, trade publications, company annual reports, and by communicating with a network
of industry colleagues; (3) reviewing SEC filings to analyze portfolio actions taken by industry
colleagues; (4) reviewing recommendations provided by third-party research providers; and
(5) monitoring companies previously researched to identify any that have declined in price to
a level suitable for investment.
* Investigative Process. When a company generates interest, Fairview Capital’s research team
reviews the company’s key risks and merits, utilizing a checklist of questions that help identify
the company’s competitive advantages, management quality, financial characteristics,
valuation and risks. The research team applies a multi-stage due diligence process designed to
maximize the level of understanding of the subject company in the most efficient means
possible. Each stage serves as a “pass” or “no pass” checkpoint along the path toward reaching
an investment conclusion, with the depth of research increasing along each stage. In the final
stage of the analysis, the research team completes a research report designed to provide a
comprehensive evaluation of the subject company for review by the Director of Research.
* Purchase Decision. Fairview Capital’s research team makes the final determination about whether
to include the security in the portfolio or place it on the “watch list” for possible future
consideration. The decision to initiate a portfolio investment is contingent upon a variety of
factors, most important of which is whether or not the security is deemed superior, from both
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a qualitative and quantitative perspective, to an existing portfolio holding. A new security
deemed superior to an existing holding will be added to the portfolio in place of the existing
one, unless tax considerations dictate otherwise. Stock position sizes vary based on several
factors. These factors include, but are not limited to: the quality of the business, Fairview
Capital’s conviction in the investment idea, and the expected level of its undervaluation.
* Portfolio Management and Monitoring. Once a security is part Fairview Capital’s equity portfolio,
it is carefully monitored by a member of Fairview Capital’s research team including a thorough
review of quarterly business results and the research team discusses important company news
and relevant industry developments that may impact our assessment of the company.
* Portfolio Adjustments. Fairview Capital adds to a stock position when new information increases
the conviction in the original idea, or when a stock price declines and the investment thesis
remains intact. Fairview Capital reduces a position when it constitutes an overly large portion
of the portfolio, or when the stock becomes materially overvalued. Fairview Capital sells a stock
position when new information suggests the investment thesis was incorrect, or when a
superior opportunity is identified that would improve the risk-reward profile of the portfolio.
Risk Factors
General. Investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients should be prepared to bear.
Below are some of the risks that clients should consider before investing in any account that
Fairview Capital manages. Any or all of such risks could materially and adversely affect
investment performance, the value of any account or any security held in an account, and could
cause clients to lose substantial amounts of money. Below is only a brief summary of some of
the risks that a client may encounter. A potential client should discuss with Fairview Capital’s
representatives any questions that such person may have before becoming a client.
* Both the prices of and the income generated by investment securities held by Fairview Capital
may decline due to general market conditions. This relates directly to the issuers of the
securities held by Fairview Capital and also more to the market in general.
* Fairview Capital and its service providers rely heavily on internal and third-party computer
hardware and software, online services, data feeds, including those focused on market data,
trading platforms, and other technology and equipment to conduct their investment and
trading activities, and trade settlements, operations and accounting processes. Economic
disruptions or malfunctions in the operation of any such technology or equipment, or the
communications, power or infrastructure necessary to operate these systems, may make it
difficult or impossible to implement a given investment strategy and could materially and
adversely affect Fairview Capital’s investment services. Examples of such circumstances
include natural disasters, terrorism, cybersecurity attacks, pandemics, public service or utility
disruptions or utility problems such as those caused by fires, floods or earthquakes; market
trading halts; systems failures; and other extraordinary events.
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* Client accounts may not achieve their investment objectives. A strategy may not be successful
and clients may lose some or all of their investment.
* Investor sentiment on the market, an industry or an individual stock, fixed income or other
security is not predictable and can adversely affect an account’s investments.
* An account may hold stocks that disappoint earnings expectations and decline.
* Fairview Capital may take positions in securities of small, unseasoned companies that are less
actively traded and more volatile than those of larger companies.
* Changes in economic conditions can affect Fairview Capital’s investments and prospects
materially and adversely. These changes may include, for example:
interest rates;
credit availability;
inflation rates;
industry conditions;
government regulation;
competition;
technological developments;
political and diplomatic events and trends;
economic disruptions due to a cyber-attack, a natural catastrophe, a pandemic,
an industrial accident, a terrorist attack or war;
tax and other laws; and
innumerable other factors;
None of these conditions is within Fairview Capital’s control and it may not anticipate these
developments. These factors affect the volatility of securities prices and the liquidity of
Fairview Capital’s investments. Unexpected volatility or illiquidity could impair a client
portfolio’s profitability or result in losses.
* An increase in interest rates usually causes the values of bonds and other types of debt
securities to decline. Conversely, lower interest rate levels may drive an issuer to redeem or
refinance a debt security before the stated maturity date. In that circumstance, Fairview Capital
would face reinvestment of the proceeds into securities with lower yields than the original.
* Fairview Capital actively manages all client portfolios. As a result, client portfolios face the
risk that Fairview Capital’s investment processes may not deliver the expected results.
Consequently, the value of client portfolios may decline or even fall short of the results reported
for benchmarks or comparable portfolios. At the same time, client portfolios depend on the
skill and acumen of Fairview Capital’s research and investment team. If the research and
investment team should cease to participate in these activities, Fairview Capital’s ability to
select attractive investments and manage client portfolios could be severely impaired.
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* Fairview Capital selects portfolio investments based in part on information and data that the
issuers of such securities file with various government agencies or make directly available to
Fairview Capital, or that it obtains from other sources. Fairview Capital is not in a position to
confirm the completeness, genuineness or accuracy of such information and data, and in some
cases, complete and accurate information is not readily available. This could adversely affect
the outcome of our investment process. Fairview Capital also may receive material, non-public
information about an issuer that prevents it from trading securities of that issuer for a client
when the client could make a profit or avoid losses.
* Fairview Capital may incorporate ETFs in client portfolios. ETFs are investment companies
traded on an exchange and registered with the SEC that purchase and sell securities, such as
stocks and bonds, under the direction of an investment adviser. Shareholders of an ETF
generally bear all expenses of that fund, including fees of its investment adviser and custodian,
brokerage commissions and legal and accounting fees. As a result, if Fairview Capital invests
in ETFs, client portfolios will pay two levels of advisory compensation -- management fees to
Fairview Capital, plus advisory fees charged by investment advisers of the ETFs. Such fees
may result in higher costs than would be the case if a client were to invest directly in the ETFs
purchased by Fairview Capital. As a result, clients’ returns are less than the returns they would
realize from engaging in the same activities directly.
* Client portfolios are exposed to the credit risk of the counterparties with which, or the brokers,
dealers and exchanges through which, Fairview Capital manages their accounts. Client
accounts may be subject to risk of loss of assets on deposit with a broker in the event of the
broker’s bankruptcy, the bankruptcy of any clearing broker through which the broker executes
and clears transactions on behalf of Fairview Capital, or the bankruptcy of an exchange clearing
house.
* Fairview Capital may invest in securities of non-U.S. private and government issuers. The risks
of these investments include political risks, economic conditions of the country in which the
issuer is located, limitations on foreign investment in any such country, currency exchange risks,
withholding taxes, limited information about the issuer, limited liquidity, and limited regulatory
oversight.
* Fairview Capital may acquire for a client a large position in an issuer’s securities, but the client
nevertheless is unlikely to have any control over the issuer’s management. In addition, if
Fairview Capital holds a large position in an issuer’s securities, it could depress the market for
those securities.
* Some of an account’s positions may be or become illiquid, in which case Fairview Capital may
not be able to sell such positions.
* An account may invest in restricted securities that are subject to long holding periods or that
are not traded in public markets. These securities are difficult or impossible to sell at prices
comparable to the market prices of similar publicly-traded securities and may never become
publicly traded.
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* An account’s investments may not be diversified. Therefore, a loss in any one position,
industry, or sector in which the account has invested may cause significant losses.
* Fairview Capital determines the pricing service used to value the securities held in client
accounts, whether or not a public market exists for such instruments. If Fairview Capital’s
valuation is inaccurate, it might receive more compensation than that to which it is entitled.
* An account may have higher portfolio turnover and transaction costs than a similar account
managed by another professional adviser. These costs reduce investments and potential profit
or increase loss.
* Fairview Capital and its agents generally are not responsible to any client for losses incurred
in an account unless the conduct resulting in such loss breached Fairview Capital’s fiduciary
duty to the client.
* If the assets that Fairview Capital manages grow too large, it may adversely affect
performance, because it is more difficult for Fairview Capital to find attractive investments as
the amount of assets that it must invest increases.
* Fairview Capital and its service providers rely on internal and third-party computer hardware
and software, online services, data feeds, trading platforms and other technology. Disruptions
to these systems may make it difficult or impossible to implement investment strategies, cause
losses due to theft, interfere with net asset valuations, violate privacy and other laws, cause
reputational damage and additional compliance costs. Such circumstances include natural
disasters, terrorism, cybersecurity attacks, public service or utility disruptions such as those
caused by fires, floods, earthquakes, market trading halts, systems failures and other
extraordinary events. Fairview Capital’s and its service providers’ security measures may not
fend off cybersecurity attacks from viruses, malware, hackers or other malicious corruption of
their information technology systems. Fairview Capital cannot control the cybersecurity plans
and systems of service providers and issuers in which clients invest.
* Federal, state and international governments may increase regulation of investment advisers,
which may increase the time and resources that Fairview Capital must devote to regulatory
compliance, to the detriment of investment activities.
Item 9. Disciplinary Information
Not applicable.
Item 10. Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliation
Not applicable.
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Item 11.
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
Fairview Capital has adopted a Code of Ethics in compliance with Rule 204A-1 under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, which establishes standards of conduct for
Fairview Capital’s supervised persons. The Code of Ethics includes general requirements that
Fairview Capital’s supervised persons comply with their fiduciary obligations to clients and
applicable securities laws, and specific requirements relating to, among other things, personal
trading, insider trading, conflicts of interest and confidentiality of client information. It requires
supervised persons to report their personal securities transactions and holdings annually to
Fairview Capital’s Compliance Officer, and requires the Compliance Officer to review those
reports. It also requires supervised persons to report any violations of the Code of Ethics
promptly to Fairview Capital’s Compliance Officer. Each supervised person of Fairview Capital
receives a copy of the Code of Ethics and any amendments to it and must acknowledge in
writing having received the materials. Annually, each supervised person must certify that he
or she complied with the Code of Ethics during that year. Current and prospective clients may
obtain a copy of Fairview Capital’s Code of Ethics by contacting Fairview Capital.
Under the Code of Ethics, Fairview Capital and its members, managers, officers and employees
may invest personally in securities of the same classes as are purchased for clients and may
own securities of issuers whose securities subsequently are purchased for clients. This practice
creates a conflict of interest in that any of such persons can use his or her knowledge about
actual or proposed securities transactions and recommendations for a client account to profit
personally by the market effect of such transactions and recommendations. To generally
address this conflict, Fairview Capital and its members, managers, officers and employees are
prohibited from trading for their own accounts any security that Fairview Capital buys or sells
for client accounts on the same day that Fairview Capital purchases or sells that security for
client accounts. In addition, such persons may not trade most securities for their own accounts
without the prior written approval of Fairview Capital’s Compliance Officer. Fairview Capital
and its members, managers, officers and employees may, however, buy or sell specific
securities for their own accounts based on personal investment considerations aside from
company or industry fundamentals that Fairview Capital does not deem appropriate to buy or
sell for clients.
In addition to the conflicts of interest described above and in Item 8, Fairview Capital has other
conflicts of interest over its time devoted to managing any one account and allocating
investment opportunities among all accounts that it manages. Fairview Capital selects
investments for each client based solely on investment considerations for that client. Different
clients may have differing investment strategies and tolerance for risk. They might also have
different tax circumstances. Fairview Capital may buy or sell a security for one type of client
but not for another, or may buy (or sell) a security for one type of client while simultaneously
selling (or buying) the same security for another type of client. Fairview Capital may give
advice to, and take action on behalf of, any of its clients that differs from the advice that it gives
or the timing or nature of action that it takes on behalf of any other client. Fairview Capital is
not obligated to acquire for any account any security that Fairview Capital or its managers,
members or employees may acquire for its or their own accounts or for any other client.
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Item 12. Brokerage Practices
Fairview Capital has complete discretion over the selection and amount of securities to be
bought or sold for discretionary client accounts without obtaining specific client consent.
Unless a client requests a specific broker, Fairview Capital also has complete discretion over
selecting the broker that it uses for any client securities transaction and the commission rates
that such broker is paid. In selecting a broker for any transaction or series of transactions,
Fairview Capital may consider a number of factors, including, for example:
special execution capabilities, clearance, settlement, reputation;
financial strength and stability;
efficiency of execution and error resolution;
block trading and block positioning capabilities;
willingness to execute related or unrelated difficult transactions in the future;
order of call;
offering to Fairview Capital on-line access to computerized data regarding
clients’ accounts;
computer trading systems;
the availability of stocks to borrow for short trades; and
confidentiality.
Fairview Capital receives an economic benefit from Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”),
where most of Fairview Capital’s clients’ accounts are held in custody. This benefit is in the
form of support products and services that Schwab makes available to Fairview Capital and
other independent investment advisers whose clients maintain accounts at Schwab. In
particular, Schwab has provided Fairview Capital a fee waiver for Schwab’s annual IMPACT
conference. The availability of Schwab’s products and services is not based on Fairview Capital
giving particular investment advice or buying particular services for its clients.
Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 provides a “safe harbor” to investment
advisers who use commission dollars of their advised accounts to obtain investment research
and brokerage services that provide lawful and appropriate assistance to the adviser in
performing investment decision-making responsibilities. Conduct outside of the safe harbor of
section 28(e) is subject to traditional standards of fiduciary duty under state and federal law. If
Fairview Capital uses commission dollars to pay for products or services that provide
administrative or other nonresearch assistance to itself, which it does not currently do, such
payments may not fall within the section 28(e) safe harbor.
Fairview Capital may select a broker (which may be the prime broker for a client account) to
act as a trading broker for that account. In such case, Fairview Capital or the trading broker
may select the executing broker, and the trading broker would then place or manage the order.
The client compensates trading brokers (through commissions or otherwise) for this trading
service, in addition to the commissions the client pays to the executing brokers. Using a trading
broker (rather than an employee of Fairview Capital) to provide those services may result in
lowering Fairview Capital’s personnel expenses.
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Fairview Capital may pay a broker a commission in excess of that which another broker might
charge for effecting the same transaction in recognition of the value of the brokerage, research
and other services provided by that broker if Fairview Capital determines in good faith that
such commission is reasonable in relation to the value of such brokerage, research and other
services, viewed in terms of either the specific transaction or Fairview Capital’s overall
responsibilities to the portfolios that it manages. A client may pay higher brokerage
commissions than are otherwise available, however, or may pay more brokerage commissions
based on account trading activity. In addition, the research and other benefits resulting from
a brokerage relationship benefit all accounts that Fairview Capital manages or Fairview
Capital’s operations as a whole, including clients who direct Fairview Capital to use a broker
that does not provide these benefits.
Fairview Capital addresses these conflicts of interest by annually evaluating the trade execution
services that it receives from the brokers that it uses to execute trades for clients. Such
evaluation includes comparing those services to the services available from other brokers.
Fairview Capital considers, among other things, alternative market makers and market centers,
the quality of execution services, the value of continuing the services or the brokers being used
and adding brokers to or removing brokers from the list of brokers that it uses, increasing or
decreasing targets for each broker and the appropriate level of commission rates.
Fairview Capital may aggregate securities sale and purchase orders for a client with similar
orders being made contemporaneously for other accounts that Fairview Capital manages. In
such event, a client will be charged or credited the average price of all securities purchased or
sold in such transactions. As a result, however, the price may be less favorable to the client
than it would be if similar transactions were not being executed concurrently for other
accounts. Fairview Capital also may cause a client to buy or sell securities directly from or to
another client, if such a cross transaction is in the interests of both such clients.
If a client directs Fairview Capital to use a specific broker:
Fairview Capital has not negotiated the terms and conditions (including, but
not limited to, commission rates) relating to the services provided by such
broker;
Fairview Capital is not responsible for obtaining for the client from any such
broker the best prices or commission rates;
the client may not obtain rates as low as it might obtain if Fairview Capital had
discretion to select brokers other than those chosen by the client;
the client may not be able to participate in aggregate securities transactions;
and
the client may trade after such aggregate transactions and may receive less
favorable execution.
Fairview Capital may direct a certain amount of brokerage to a broker in return for the broker’s
referral of prospective clients. Directing brokerage to a broker in exchange for client referrals
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creates a conflict of interest in that Fairview Capital has an incentive to refer its clients’
brokerage business to brokers to which it might not otherwise direct brokerage transactions.
Most of Fairview Capital's client accounts are held at Schwab. Because Schwab's commissions
may be lower than other custodians, those clients generally pay lower commissions than client
accounts held at other custodians. Further, Schwab's trade-away fees may be lower than other
custodians so Fairview Capital can trade Schwab accounts at other brokers even if those
accounts have to pay a trade-away fee. However, some clients have directed Fairview Capital
to use a particular custodian other than Schwab because of the client's relationship with that
custodian or services that the client receives from that custodian. Clients whose accounts held
at a custodian other than Schwab might trade through different brokers, at different times and
at different (and possibly higher) prices than accounts held at Schwab. To mitigate this effect,
when Fairview Capital makes aggregated trades on behalf of its separately managed accounts,
it typically places one half of the order that is for clients whose accounts are held at Schwab,
then trades for accounts that have directed it to use a particular broker, and then places the
second half of the order for Schwab accounts.
Item 13. Review of Accounts
Each discretionary client account portfolio is regularly monitored and reviewed by the primary
portfolio manager assigned to that portfolio. Fairview Capital provides a quarterly report and
letter to each discretionary client or the client’s designated representative stating performance
and investment outlook. Each Wealth Management Consulting client receives such reports as
such client and Fairview Capital agree.
Item 14. Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Fairview Capital does not currently engage any solicitors or others to refer clients to it for
compensation, but Fairview Capital formerly received client referrals from Schwab through
Fairview Capital’s former participation in the Schwab Adviser Network®. Although Fairview
Capital no longer participates in this program, it is required to pay Schwab fees for each
account referred by Schwab for so long as that account remains in custody at Schwab and is
managed by Fairview Capital. Such fees are billed to Fairview Capital quarterly and may be
increased, decreased, or waived by Schwab from time to time. Such fees are paid by Fairview
Capital and not by the client. Fairview Capital does not charge such clients fees or costs greater
than those that it charges clients with similar portfolios who were not referred by Schwab.
Item 15. Custody
Clients who hold individually managed accounts with Fairview Capital should receive at least
quarterly statements from the broker-dealer, bank or other qualified custodian that holds and
maintains client’s investment assets. Fairview Capital urges clients to carefully review such
statements and compare such official custodial records to the account statements that
Fairview Capital may provide to clients. Fairview Capital’s statements may vary from custodial
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statements based on accounting procedures, reporting dates or valuation methodologies of
certain securities.
Fairview Capital has custody of client assets in the following cases:
Fairview Capital is authorized to debit quarterly fees for a client account;
An employee serves as a trustee of a client account at the request of the client;
and
Fairview Capital has standing letters of authorization.
Item 16. Investment Discretion
Fairview Capital has discretionary authority to manage investment accounts on behalf of clients
pursuant to a limited power of attorney in each client’s account agreement. Such discretion is
limited by the requirement that clients advise Fairview Capital of:
the investment objectives of the account;
any changes or modifications to those objectives; and
any specific investment restrictions relating to the account.
A client must promptly notify Fairview Capital in writing if the client considers any investments
recommended or made for the account to violate such objectives or restrictions. A client may
at any time direct Fairview Capital to sell any securities or take such other lawful actions as the
client may specify to cause the account to comply with the client’s investment objectives. In
addition, a client may notify Fairview Capital at any time not to invest any funds in the client’s
account in specific securities or specific categories of securities.
Item 17. Voting Client Securities
Fairview Capital votes all proxies on behalf of each account over which it has proxy voting
authority based on its determination of the best interests of that account, except as described
below for certain legacy positions. In determining whether a proxy proposal is in an account’s
best interest, Fairview Capital considers a number of factors, including the economic effect the
proposal would have on shareholder value, the threat posed by the proposal to existing rights
of shareholders, the dilution of existing shares that would result from the proposal, the effect
the proposal would have on management or director accountability to shareholders, and, if the
proposal is a shareholder initiative, whether it wastes time and resources of the company or
reflects the grievance of one individual. Fairview Capital may engage a proxy voting service
to assist it in determining how and whether to vote some proxies for client accounts. Fairview
Capital abstains from voting proxies when Fairview Capital believes that it is appropriate.
Some clients’ accounts include legacy securities that Fairview Capital does not include in its
assets under management. Those securities typically consist of positions that the client held
before engaging Fairview Capital, which the client desires to continue to hold for tax or other
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reasons. Fairview Capital does not charge advisory fees or provide advice with respect to those
securities, and it does not exercise voting authority with respect to those securities.
If a material conflict of interest over proxy voting arises between Fairview Capital and a client,
Fairview Capital will vote all proxies in accordance with the policy described above. If Fairview
Capital determines that this policy does not adequately address the conflict of interest,
Fairview Capital will notify the client of the conflict and request that the client consent to
Fairview Capital’s intended response to the proxy solicitation. If the client consents to Fairview
Capital’s intended response or fails to respond to the notice within a reasonable period of time
specified in the notice, Fairview Capital will vote the proxy as described in the notice. If the
client objects to Fairview Capital’s intended response, Fairview Capital will vote the proxy as
directed by the client.
By contacting Fairview Capital, (a) a client can obtain a copy of Fairview Capital’s proxy voting
policy, and (b) a client can obtain the record of votes cast by Fairview Capital on behalf of that
client.
Item 18. Financial Information
This Item is not applicable, because Fairview Capital is not required to report financial
information.
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Privacy Policy
WHAT DOES FAIRVIEW CAPITAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
Financial companies choose how they share your nonpublic personal information. Federal law
gives our clients the right to limit some but not all sharing, and it requires us to tell you how we
collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to
understand what we do.
Who is providing this Privacy Notice. Fairview Capital Investment Management, LLC, which
is referred to herein as “we,” “our” or “us”:
We only collect, use, store and disclose personal information about our clients and former
clients where we have a lawful basis to do so.
Personal information we collect. We collect personal information about you in connection
with our providing advisory services to you. This information includes your social security
number, date of birth, residential address, and personal information we need to communicate
with you such as your telephone number and email address, and may include other information
such as your:
Assets, net worth and income;
Investment experience and qualification;
Transaction history; and
Wire transfer instructions.
How we collect this information. We collect this information from you through various means,
including, but not limited to, when you give us your contact information and you complete our
client questionnaire and other forms you give to us, meetings and telephone calls, when you
enter into an investment advisory contract with us, tell us where to send money, or make a wire
transfer.
How we use this information. All financial companies need to share clients’ personal
information to run their everyday business and we use the personal information we collect from
you for our everyday business purposes. These purposes may include for example:
To provide advisory services to you.
To open an investment account for you.
To process a transaction for your account.
To communicate with you about your account or our service.
To respond to court orders and legal investigations.
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Disclosure to others. We may provide your personal information to firms that assist us in
servicing your account and have a need for such information, such as brokers, custodians, our
client relationship management (CRM) and other software vendors and data storage providers,
and otherwise as required or permitted by law. We require any such third-party service
providers and financial institutions to agree to protect the confidentiality of your information
and to use the information only for the purposes for which we disclose the information to them.
We may also disclose your information to effect services you request. These sharing practices
are consistent with Federal privacy and related laws, and you may not limit our use of your
personal information for these purposes under such laws. Federal privacy laws only give you
the right to limit the certain types of information sharing that we do not engage in (e.g., sharing
with our affiliates certain information relating to your transaction history or creditworthiness
for their use in marketing to you, or sharing any personal information with nonaffiliates for them
to market to you). We do not sell your personal information.
How we protect your personal information. To protect your personal information from
unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with Federal law. These
measures include computer safeguards and secured files and premises. In addition, we restrict
access to non-public personal information about clients to our employees who need to know
that information to provide services to clients. We do not sell your personal information for
monetary or other considerations.
Who to contact with questions. If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice, please
call us at (415) 464-4640.
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Fairview Capital Guide to Services and Compensation Prepared for ERISA Plans
Required Information Location(s)
REQUIRED DISCLOSURE
SOURCE
Description of the services that Fairview Capital will
provide to the Plan.
Located in the Investment Management Agreement,
section 1.
Located in the Investment Management Agreement,
section 4(b).
Statements that Fairview Capital will be an ERISA
fiduciary and is a registered investment adviser under
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
Direct compensation that Fairview Capital will receive
from the Plan.
Located in the Fee Schedule of the Investment
Management Agreement.
Indirect compensation that Fairview Capital will
Located in Fairview Capital’s Form ADV 2A, Item 12.
receive from other parties that are not related to us.
Not Applicable.
Compensation that will be paid among Fairview
Capital and related parties.
Compensation Fairview Capital will receive if you
terminate the Investment Management Agreement.
Located in the Investment Management Agreement,
section 6(c).
Method of compensation that Fairview Capital will
receive.
Located in the Investment Management Agreement,
section 9.
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