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Item 1: Cover Page
Mitchell Capital Management Co
11460 Tomahawk Creek Parkway
Suite 410
Leawood, KS 66211
Phone: (913) 428-3222
Fax: (913) 428-3231
info@mitchcap.com
www.mitchcap.com
Form ADV Part 2A
Investment Advisor Brochure
March, 2025
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Mitchell Capital
Management Co (MCM). If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us
at (913) 428-3222 or bjr@mitchcap.com. The information in this brochure has not been approved or
verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or by any state securities
authority.
Mitchell Capital Management Co. is a registered investment adviser. A registered investment adviser (RIA)
is a firm that has sufficient assets to be registered with the SEC. However, being registered with the SEC
does not imply that a RIA has to have a certain level of skill or training.
Additional information about Mitchell Capital Management Co also is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. You may search this site using a unique identifying number, known as a CRD
number, Mitchell Capital Management Co’s CRD Number is 106338.
Item 2: Summary of Material Changes
Annual Update
This item of the brochure is updated if material changes have occurred during the course of Mitchell
Capital Management’s (MCM) fiscal year; or with MCM’s Annual updating Amendment (ADV).
Material Changes Since the Last Update
MCM is providing this updated amendment dated March, 2025 as a replacement to ADV Part 2A
dated August, 2024. We made changes to the following sections: Item 4: Advisory Business - we
updated our AUM and number of accounts.
Full Brochure Available
We will 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 Barbara Roszel, Chief Compliance
Officer, at 913-428-3222 or bjr@mitchcap.com.
information about MCM
is also available on
Additional
the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The SEC’s website also provides information about any persons
affiliated with MCM who are registered as an investment adviser representative of MCM.
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Item 3: Table of Contents
Item 1: Cover Page .......................................................................................................................... 1
Item 2: Summary of Material Changes ........................................................................................... 2
Item 3: Table of Contents ............................................................................................................... 3
Item 4: Advisory Business .............................................................................................................. 4
Item 5: Fees and Compensation ...................................................................................................... 6
Item 6: Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ................................................. 7
Item 7: Types of Clients .................................................................................................................. 7
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss .......................................... 7
Item 9: Disciplinary Information .................................................................................................... 9
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ........................................................ 9
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading ... 9
Item 12: Brokerage Practices ........................................................................................................ 11
Item 13: Review of Accounts ....................................................................................................... 15
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation ...................................................................... 16
Item 15: Custody ........................................................................................................................... 16
Item 16: Investment Discretion ..................................................................................................... 17
Item 17: Voting Client Securities ................................................................................................. 17
Item 18: Financial Information ..................................................................................................... 18
Brochure Supplement .................................................................................................................... 19
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Item 4: Advisory Business
Mitchell Capital Management Co (MCM) is a SEC registered investment adviser specializing in
investment management for employee benefit plans, corporations, foundations, charitable
organizations and individuals (trust, estates and IRAs). MCM may also act as a sub-advisor for
accounts. MCM was founded in 1987 by Fred Mitchell. The current owners are Ken Green, Jonn
Wullschleger, Christen Dusselier, Phil Kernen, Miles Green, Barbara Roszel and Robert Day.
For our clients, we invest in stocks (exchanged listed, over the counter and ADRs), fixed income
securities (corporate bonds, municipal bonds, government bonds, CDs), ETFs and mutual funds.
Our work combines modern technology with traditional concepts of security analysis.
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SERVICES
MCM’s advisory services to separately managed accounts are customized based on the needs of
each separate client’s account. MCM helps each client establish their own investment guidelines.
The investment guidelines state what MCM will and will not do when managing the portfolio.
Each client’s unique requirements are carefully reviewed and portfolios are systematically invested
in securities that meet client requirements and our exacting standards of investment value. If a
client holds certain securities prior to MCM’s management that they want to retain, they may be
held in the “client managed” section of the portfolio. However, the client may set limitations in
the Investment Guidelines specifying that certain securities purchased prior to MCM’s retention
may not be sold. If this happens, MCM will place these securities in the client managed section
of the portfolio. Also, the client may restrict MCM from purchasing certain securities they are not
comfortable investing in. These requests are monitored by placing a trade restriction in the trading
software system which is reviewed before every purchase is made.
MCM prohibits speculative transactions. Other statements place limits on the types of assets and
specifies asset quality standards that must be maintained in the portfolio. It is a clarifying process
that creates objective standards for monitoring future investment progress.
Retirement Rollover Conflicts of Interest: When we provide investment advice to you regarding
your retirement plan account or individual retirement account, we are fiduciaries within the
meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and/or the Internal Revenue
Code, as applicable, which are laws governing retirement accounts. Being a fiduciary requires us
to act in your best interest and not put our interest ahead of yours. Therefore, we:
Meet a professional standard of care when making investment recommendations (give prudent
advice);
Never put our financial interests ahead of yours when making recommendations (give loyal
advice);
Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments;
Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that we give advice that is in your best
interest;
Charge no more than is reasonable for our services; and
Give you basic information about conflicts of interest.
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A client, or prospective client, leaving an employer typically has four options regarding an existing
retirement plan (and may engage in a combination of these options): (i) leave the money in the
former employer's plan, if permitted, (ii) roll over the assets to the new employer's plan, if one is
available and rollovers are permitted, (iii) roll over to an Individual Retirement Account ("IRA"),
or (iv) cash out the account value (which could, depending upon the Retirement Investor's age,
result in adverse tax consequences). If MCM accepts investment management responsibility for
an IRA rollover, MCM will earn an advisory fee on the rolled over assets. MCM has adopted
reasonable and prudent procedures to facilitate and document the consideration of the Retirement
Investor's investment alternatives which requires an assessment of the existing plan and available
options. As applicable, such assessment will evaluate the fees and expenses of each option,
including whether the employer pays for some or all of the plan's administrative expenses, and the
different levels of services and investments available under each option, among other
considerations. No client, or prospective client, is under any obligation to rollover retirement plan
assets to an account managed by MCM.
FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES
We offer comprehensive financial planning for our clients, included as part of the annual
percentage of assets under management fee for our Investment Management services.
The financial planning services we provide may be specific or standard in their preparation (unique
to each client need). Topics included as part of financial planning services may include, but are
not limited to, the following:
1) Retirement planning
2) Social Security
3) Education saving options
4) Debt management
5) Analysis of investments
6) Tax planning
7) Life events
We will consult with the client to determine the client’s personal financial situation and goals. As
well as analyze the client’s financial documentation. If applicable, we will review the client’s
assets and liabilities, investment account(s), retirement assets, education funding, risk tolerance
and any other areas that help give a full picture of the client’s financial health.
We meet with the client to explain the plan and our recommendations. We make ourselves
available to work with the client to implement the plan. The plan is updated to take into account
changes in markets, tax laws, life events etc. The client is ultimately responsible for
communicating changes so that we can provide the most accurate advice. The client is ultimately
responsible for the implementation or rejection of our recommendations. The client is never
obligated or required to implement our recommendations.
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SUB-ADVISOR SERVICES
MCM has a sub-advisory relationship with various financial consultants and banks. MCM will
contract with these unaffiliated institutions to provide discretionary portfolio management services
to their advisory clients consistent with their client’s stated goals, objectives and risk tolerance.
MCM currently does not participate in a wrap fee program.
As of 12/31/24, MCM had $861 million in discretionary assets under management for 814
accounts on which we charge a fee.
Item 5: Fees and Compensation
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND SUB-ADVISORY SERVICES
Mitchell Capital Management Co. (MCM) provides investment management and sub-advisory
services on a discretionary basis. Fees are based on a percentage of assets under management. The
assets will be valued quarterly by adding the market value of the assets as of the last business day
of the immediately preceding quarter and as of the last business day of the first month, second
month and third month of the current quarter and dividing this sum by four. The fee for the initial
quarter will be prorated based upon the number of days in the quarter from the date of
commencement of MCM services hereunder and will be based upon the initial amount of assets
placed under management with MCM.
The fee schedule is shown below. Fees are payable quarterly in advance or in arrears, as agreed
upon. The client may terminate the advisory agreement by written notice at any time, remaining
liable only for the fee due to the date of termination, on a pro rata basis. Or if the client paid in
advance, the client will be due a refund from MCM, on a pro rata basis. The client may choose to
pay the fee directly to MCM or authorize MCM to deduct the fee from the account being managed.
FEE SCHEDULE (1)
Portfolio Size
Amounts up to $1,000,000
Next $1,000,000
Next $8,000,000
Over $10,000,000
Fee
1.0%
0.75%
0.60%
Negotiable
(1) This schedule assumes normal investment responsibility as defined by the Securities and Exchange
Commission & ERISA. Client instructions that alter these management responsibilities may require
negotiated fee adjustments.
(2) The fee charged by MCM is in addition to any fees and expenses charged by any money market or
other managed funds, such as ETFs, in which the client may be invested or commissions charged by
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brokers for trades or custody fees. Fees and costs will reduce any amount of money you make on your
investments over time. You will pay fees and costs whether you make or lose money on your
investments. MCM supervised persons do not accept compensation for the sale of securities or other
investment products.
Item 6: Performance‐Based Fees and Side‐By‐Side Management
We do not charge performance base or side-by-side management fees.
Item 7: Types of Clients
Mitchell Capital Management Co provides portfolio management services to individuals, trusts,
institutions, companies, profit sharing and pension plans, charitable organizations, foundations,
multi-employer plans, associations, etc.
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
MCM helps investors to identify their investment objectives clearly. A portfolio cannot optimize
growth, current income, future income and stability simultaneously. The counseling discussion
prioritizes and quantifies these potential objectives.
Next, MCM helps the client establish investment guidelines. The investment guidelines state what
MCM will and will not do when managing the portfolio. MCM prohibits speculative transactions.
Other statements place limits on the types of assets and specifies asset quality standards that must
be maintained in the portfolio. It is a clarifying process that creates objective standards for
monitoring future investment progress.
We do extensive research and impose demanding financial criteria on the companies we select for
investment. We avoid credit risk and minimize duration risk. We concentrate our fixed income
investments in intermediate term high quality corporate and government bonds.
Risk statement – Investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients should be prepared to bear.
Common Stock Investment Process
There are nearly several thousand public companies in the U.S. stock markets. The first challenge
facing investment managers is to sort that list down to a manageable number of investment
alternatives.
Our computer system regularly reviews a database that includes every publicly traded company
that files financial statements with the SEC. It searches for companies meeting our rigorous
financial criteria.
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Each strategy utilizes its own set of parameters and those filters produce a list of companies that
are then researched by traditional methods based on the strategy objectives. MCM invests in large,
medium and small sized companies and ETFs.
Risk – the stock markets involve risk of loss that clients should be prepared to bear
MCM offers five actively managed equity strategies.
MCM All-Cap Equity Growth – seeks returns through long-term capital gains by a focus on
identifying high quality companies and ETFs with earnings growth potential.
MCM All-Cap Equity Value – seeks to identify high quality companies and ETFs that we believe
are undervalued by the marketplace.
MCM All-Cap Equity International – seeks long-term capital gains by a focus on high quality
companies and ETFs with earnings potential based outside the U.S. and traded on U.S. exchanges.
MCM U.S. Equity – seeks long-term capital gains and income by identifying U.S. companies and
ETFs with growth potential or are undervalued by the market place.
MCM Global Equity – seeks long term capital gains and income by identifying U.S. and
international companies and ETFs with growth potential or are undervalued by the market place.
Fixed Income Investment Process
Bonds have traditionally been used in portfolios to provide income and stability. In the absence of
a global monetary standard the bond market can be as volatile as the stock market. As an example,
the price of a 30 year bond will decline by 10% when interest rates go up by 1%. We return bonds
to their traditional role by building portfolios that have an average duration of 6 years or less.
These short and intermediate term bonds exhibit much greater price stability when interest rates
fluctuate.
Investors also need to be concerned about credit quality. We purchase "investment grade" bonds
only and never buy "junk" bonds. Once bonds are purchased for portfolios, we conduct regular
credit analysis to make sure balance sheets remain strong and cash flows comfortably cover
financial obligations.
We also monitor the interest rate differentials between the segments of the bond market.
Periodically, opportunities arise to increase the portfolio return by changing the mix of government
and corporate bonds.
Risk – Fixed income securities involve risk of loss that clients should be prepared to bear.
MCM offers two actively managed fixed income strategies that utilize the same analytical process,
one that employs taxable bonds and one that employs tax-exempt bonds.
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Item 9: Disciplinary Information
No owner or employee of MCM has any legal (criminal, civil or investment-related) or disciplinary
event against them. MCM does a background check on all employees before they are hired and
again after every 10 years of employment.
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
No owner or employee of MCM is registered as a broker-dealer or commodities merchant.
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
and Personal Trading
Mitchell Capital Management Company exists for and, is dedicated to providing high quality
investment management to, our clients. We acknowledge our fiduciary responsibility to our
clients, which includes maintaining strict confidentiality regarding all client information.
Therefore, we expect the highest level of ethical and professional conduct from all our employees.
The name and reputation of our firm continues to be a direct reflection of the conduct of each
employee. We strive to foster a culture of compliance at all levels in our firm. A culture of
compliance is important to prevent wrongdoing and misconduct from occurring. We encourage
employees to report possible violations internally when they do occur.
MCM’s Code of Ethics further includes the firm's policy prohibiting the use of material non-public
information. While we do not believe that we have any particular access to non-public information,
all employees are reminded that such information may not be used in a personal or professional
capacity.
A copy of our Code of Ethics is available to our advisory clients and prospective clients. You may
request a copy by email sent to bjr@mitchcap.com or by calling us at (913) 428-3222.
Our Code of Ethics is designed to assure that the personal securities transactions, activities and
interests of our employees will not interfere with (i) making decisions in the best interest of
advisory clients and (ii) implementing such decisions while, at the same time, allowing employees
to invest for their own accounts.
We encourage employees to report possible violations internally when they do occur. If any
employee has reason to believe that there is a violation of the Code of Ethics or any of our Policies,
they should notify the CCO, or in his/her absence, the President or one of the Vice Presidents,
immediately of the violation, by whom and when it occurred. If the employee wants to report a
violation anonymously, they may write the CCO a note & place it in a sealed envelope in her
inbox. There will be no repercussions to an employee for reporting a violation as all employees
need to strive to help make MCM compliant in all areas. If the employee feels that MCM is not
resolving the violation, they may contact the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower at 202-551-4790
and report the violation directly without retaliation from MCM.
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Personal Transactions
All employees of MCM shall submit to the CCO a report of every securities transaction in which
they, their families (including spouses, minor children and adults living in the same household),
and trusts of which they are trustees or which they have a beneficial interest, have participated,
within thirty days after each calendar quarter. The report shall include the name of the security,
the date of the transaction, quantity, price, and broker/dealer through which the transaction was
affected for the past quarter.
Transactions in open end mutual funds, annuity, and insurance contracts, certificates of deposit,
and U.S. Treasury Securities do not need to be reported. Employees whose accounts are managed
by MCM, will need to complete a personal securities transaction report for the account indicating
if there are any client managed trades in the account. They will also need to include on the report
any non-managed accounts. The managed employee’s account, however, will be last in the rotation
cycle for equity trading so they will always be traded after all other client accounts. This process
is in place to mitigate any conflict of interest since our employees may own the same securities as
our clients.
All employees must also submit an Employee Person Trading Ticket for pre-approval on non-
managed accounts (personal accounts where they have a beneficial interest such as individual
accounts, 401ks, IRAs, Trusts, minor children or spouse accounts) before any trades are to be
completed. The ticket must be signed and dated by the CCO, and all equity portfolio managers
and equity analyst to ensure that no across the board trades for the same security are being placed
in client accounts that day and that no equity manager or analyst is reviewing the stock for future
purchase in client accounts. This process is in place to mitigate any conflict of interest since our
employees may own the same securities as our clients. Employee Personal Trading should not be
done until 2:30 pm that day. If the CCO is out of the office that day, another manager may sign in
her place but she will need to review and initial the ticket upon her return to verify that no rules
were broken. If an across the board trade or allocation strategy is being done that day, the
employee person must wait until the day after all client trades are completed in order to place their
trade and their trade should not be done until 2:30 pm that day. If client exceptions are completed
the day after the ATB is completed, the employee may trade the stock that same day, but not before
2:30 pm. An exception to waiting until the following day may be made only if approval is received
by the CCO and one portfolio manager and a memo is typed up providing the explanation for the
exception. However, the exception still has to be completed after all client trades and may never
be completed before the client trades are done. All original trade tickets are to be held in the
employee’s personal trading files in the CCO’s office. Trade tickets do not need to be completed
for open end mutual funds, annuity & insurance contracts, certificates of deposit and U.S. Treasury
Securities. Also, Cross trades are prohibited between a client’s account and an employee’s
account.
In addition to this general guideline, participation in initial public offerings and secondary
offerings are absolutely prohibited. Please refer to Policy Statement on Insider & Personal Trading
for more details.
Prior approval from the President is required for participation in private placements.
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In addition to the quarterly statement, each employee will provide, within 10 days of being hired,
a complete list of all securities held in personal, family, and beneficial interest portfolios. The
listing will also need to be updated annually, within 30 days of the calendar year end. The annual
listing of holdings in personal accounts will be reconciled with the quarterly transaction reports by
the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). The CCO’s annual listing of holdings in personal accounts
will be reconciled with the quarterly transaction reports by MCM’s Corporate Secretary.
Employees will not accept gifts or entertainment of material value from clients, suppliers, brokers,
and other parties that have a business interest with Mitchell Capital Management Company.
Material value is an item with a market value greater than $250.00.
MCM employees should understand that trading in securities that are owned in client portfolios
involve special risk. If MCM is contemplating or engaged in additional activity, the employee
may find his position "frozen" until all client trading activity in that security has been completed.
Strict confidentiality regarding actual and pending transactions in client portfolios will be
maintained. In addition, material, non-public information that may become available to a MCM
employee may not be communicated to anyone, including persons within MCM. Such information
also may not be acted on in either personal or client portfolios.
Penalties for Violating the MCM Code of Conduct
A. A verbal and written reprimand that will become part of the employee’s permanent record.
B. Suspension without pay.
C. Dismissal and disclosure of the violation to the CFA Institute and the regulatory agencies.
Item 12: Brokerage Practices
Research and Other Soft Dollar Benefits
MCM does not use brokers for soft dollar research or benefits.
Brokerage for Client Referrals
The client must designate a broker or bank as custodian to receive, deliver, and hold each security
or to accept or transmit funds required to complete transactions. MCM does not make
commitments to any broker or dealer to compensate that broker or dealer through transactions for
client referrals. When a client designates a broker to act as custodian, or otherwise directs MCM
to place purchase & sale orders with a designated broker, the client reduces the ability of MCM to
negotiate commission rates and the client may incur higher commissions. If MCM was
recommended by the designated broker to the client, a potential conflict of interest may exist when
the registrant negotiates commission rates on behalf of the client. Client could receive a lower
money market interest rate.
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Directed Brokerage
The custodian and brokers we use
Your assets must be maintained in an account at a “qualified custodian,” generally a broker-dealer
or bank. One custodian we recommend that our clients use is Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
(Schwab), as the qualified custodian. Schwab is FINRA-registered broker-dealer and SIPC
member. We are independently owned and operated and not affiliated with Schwab. Schwab will
hold your assets in a brokerage account and buy and sell securities when we instruct them to. While
we recommend that you use Schwab as your custodian/broker, you will decide whether to do so
and open your account with them by entering into an account agreement directly with them.
Conflicts of interest associated with this arrangement are described below as well as in Item 14
(Client referrals and other compensation). You should consider these conflicts of interest when
selecting your custodian.
We do not open the account for you, although we may assist you in doing so. Even though your
account is maintained at Schwab, and we anticipate that most trades will be executed through
Schwab, we can still use other brokers to execute trades for your account as described below (see
“Your brokerage and custody costs”).
How we select brokers/custodians
We seek to recommend a custodian/broker who will hold your assets and execute transactions on
terms that are overall most advantageous when compared to other available providers and their
services. We consider a wide range of factors, including, among others, these:
• combination of transaction execution services along with asset custody services (generally
without a separate fee for custody)
• capability to execute, clear and settle trades (buy and sell securities for your account)
• capability to facilitate transfers and payments to and from accounts (wire transfers, check
requests, etc.). Clients will need to sign forms authorizing the custodian to initiate these
transfers as MCM will not have the authority to do this for the client
• breadth of investment products made available (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, exchange
traded funds (ETFs), etc.)
• availability of investment research and tools that assist us in making investment decisions
• quality of service
• competitiveness of the price of those services (commission rates, other fees, etc.) and
willingness to negotiate them
reputation, financial strength, security and stability
services delivered or paid for by Schwab
•
• prior service to us and our clients
•
• availability of other products and services that benefit us, as discussed below (see
“Products and Services Available to Us from Schwab”)
Your brokerage and custody costs
For our clients’ accounts it maintains, Schwab, generally does not charge you separately for
custody services but is compensated by charging you commissions or other fees on trades that it
executes or that settle into your account. Schwab is also compensated by earning interest on the
uninvested cash in your account in Schwab’s Cash Features Program. Schwab may pay you a lower
rate on your money market account. Schwab’s commission rates applicable to our client accounts
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were negotiated based on our commitment to this firm. In addition to commissions, Schwab will
charge you a flat dollar amount on fixed income securities as a “prime broker” or “trade away” fee
for each trade that we have executed by a different broker-dealer but where the securities bought
or sold settled into your Schwab account. These prime broker/trade away fees are in addition to
the commissions or other compensation you pay the executing broker-dealer. Because of this, in
order to minimize your trading costs, we have Schwab execute most trades for your account.
We are not required to select the broker or dealer that charges the lowest transaction cost, even if
that broker provides execution quality comparable to other brokers or dealers. Although we are
not required to execute all trades through Schwab, we have determined that having Schwab execute
most trades is consistent with our duty to seek “best execution” of your trades. Best execution
means the most favorable terms for a transaction based on all relevant factors, including those
listed above (see “How we select brokers/custodians”). By using another broker or dealer you
may pay lower transaction costs.
Products and Services Available to Us from Schwab
Schwab Advisor Services™ is Schwab’s business serving independent investment advisory firms
like us. They provide us and our clients with access to their institutional brokerage services
(trading, custody, reporting, and related services), many of which are not typically available to
Schwab retail customers. However, certain retail investors may be able to get institutional
brokerage services from Schwab without going through us. Schwab also makes available various
support services. Some of those services help us manage or administer our clients’ accounts, while
others help us manage and grow our business. Schwab’s support services are generally available
on an unsolicited basis (we don’t have to request them) and at no charge to us. Following is a more
detailed description of Schwab’s support services:
Services that benefit you. Schwab’s institutional brokerage services include access to a broad
range of investment products, execution of securities transactions, and custody of client assets.
The investment products available through Schwab include some to which we might not otherwise
have access or that would require a significantly higher minimum initial investment by our clients.
Schwab’s services described in this paragraph generally benefit you and your account.
Services that do not directly benefit you. Schwab also makes available to us other products and
services that benefit us but do not directly benefit you or your account. These products and services
assist us in managing and administering our clients’ accounts and operating our firm. They include
investment research, both Schwab’s own and that of third parties. We use this research to service
all or a substantial number of our clients’ accounts, including accounts not maintained at Schwab.
In addition to investment research, Schwab makes available software and other technology that:
• provide access to client account data (such as duplicate trade confirmations and account
statements);
facilitate trade execution and allocate aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts;
facilitate payment of our fees from our clients’ accounts; and
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• provide pricing and other market data;
•
• assist with back-office functions, recordkeeping and client reporting.
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Services that generally benefit only us. Schwab also offers other services intended to help us
manage and further develop our business enterprise. These services include:
• educational conferences and events
• consulting on technology and business needs
• consulting on legal and compliance needs
• publications and conferences on practice management and business succession
• access to employee benefits providers, human capital consultants and insurance providers
• marketing consulting and support
Schwab may provide some of these services itself. In other cases, it will arrange for third-party
vendors to provide the services to us. Schwab may also discount or waive its fees for some of
these services or pay all or a part of a third party’s fees. If you did not maintain your account with
Schwab, we would be required to pay for these services from our own resources. Depending on
the situation, MCM may take advantage of any of the opportunities offered through Schwab.
As a result of receiving such services for no additional cost, we may have an incentive to continue
to use or expand the use of Schwab services. We examined this potential conflict of interest when
we chose to enter into the relationship with this custodian and have determined that the relationship
is in the best interests of MCM's clients and satisfies our client obligations, including our duty to
seek best execution. A client may pay a commission that is higher than another qualified broker-
dealer might charge to effect the same transaction where we determine in good faith that the
commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage services received. In seeking
best execution, the determinative factor is not the lowest possible cost, but whether the transaction
represents the best qualitative execution, taking into consideration the full range of a broker-
dealer’s services, including execution capability, commission rates, and responsiveness.
Accordingly, while MCM will seek competitive rates, to the benefit of all clients, we may not
necessarily obtain the lowest possible commission rates for specific client account transactions.
Unless full discretionary authority is limited by the client in the advisory agreement, there are no
limitations and transactions will be placed by MCM with brokers, in accordance with the following
policies.
Aggregation of Orders
MCM aggregates orders as follows:
Policies for the aggregation of transactions will be fully disclosed to MCM's existing clients and
the broker-dealers through which such orders are placed.
MCM will not aggregate transactions unless it believes that aggregation is consistent with its duty
to seek best execution (which includes the duty to seek best price) for its clients and is consistent
with the terms of MCM's investment advisory agreement with each client for which trades are
being aggregated;
No advisory client will be favored over any other client; each client that participates in an
aggregated order will participate at the average share price for all MCM's transactions in that
security on a given business day, with transaction costs shared pro rata based on each client's
participation in the transaction;
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MCM will prepare, before entering an aggregated order, a written statement (the "Allocation
Statement") specifying the participating client accounts and how it intends to allocate the order
among those clients;
If the aggregated order is filled in its entirety, it will be allocated among clients in accordance with
the Allocation Statement; if the order is partially filled, it will be allocated randomly based on the
Allocation Statement;
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the order may be allocated on a basis different from that specified
in the Allocation Statement if all client accounts receive fair and equitable treatment and the reason
for the different allocation is explained in writing and is approved in writing by MCM's officer no
later than one hour after the opening of the markets on the trading day following the day the order
was executed;
MCM's books and records will separately reflect, for each client account the orders of which are
aggregated, the securities held by, and bought and sold for, that account;
MCM will receive no additional compensation or remuneration of any kind as a result of the
proposed aggregation; and
Individual investment advice and treatment will be accorded to each advisory client.
Trade Rotation Policy
MCM will use the trading rotation system for stocks purchased or sold broadly in client accounts.
This system is guided by the Trading Rotation sheet. When a stock is purchased or sold across the
board, the trade date, name of the stock purchased or sold is written on the trade rotation sheet for
the broker that will begin the trading for that day and the other trades follow the rolling scale. The
next time a stock is purchased or sold broadly, the next broker on the list will begin the trading
process and the other trades follow the rolling scale so that the broker used first on the last trade
will be last on this trade.
Trades to be executed on behalf of directors, officers, and employees of MCM, (including spouses,
minor children and adult members of their households) will be placed only after the execution of
all client trades.
While MCM does not intend to adopt any mandatory formal education requirements, its
investment managers will be expected to have graduate degrees and either be Chartered Financial
Analysts or be involved in the CFA program, or have comparable professional investment
experience.
Item 13: Review of Accounts
Each client is assigned a portfolio manager when they join MCM. The manager is responsible for
monitoring the account through reports ran in the portfolio management software.
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The portfolio manager will send their client a quarterly report listing all assets held in the portfolio,
all purchase and sale transactions during the quarter, and complete rate of return information for
the quarter, year to date, and life of the account.
The portfolio manager will contact each client at least annually to review their account and
investment guidelines.
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation
No owner or employee of MCM receives compensation from someone other than our clients for
our investment advisory services.
MCM may compensate an individual or company for referring a client to MCM. Before a client
signs the contract with MCM, the referral source will provide the prospective client with the
“Disclosure Statement and Acknowledgement Statement” which describes the nature of the
referral of their account to Mitchell Capital Management. The statement will disclose the
compensation rate and duration. Both the prospective client and referral source are to sign this
statement. The referral source has no authority to act for or obligate the Adviser or to make any
representations on the Adviser’s behalf. This arrangement does not cause an additional cost to the
client as the fee paid to the referral source is taken from the client’s fee paid to MCM.
MCM has received referrals from Charles Schwab & Co through the Schwab Advisor Network®.
MCM does compensate Schwab for those referrals with a percentage of the management fee billed.
These referral fees do not cause an additional cost to the client as the fee paid to Schwab is taken
from the client’s fee paid to MCM.
Item 15: Custody
Custody is defined as holding, directly or indirectly, client funds or securities, or having any
authority to obtain possession of them. MCM does not maintain physical custody of client assets.
However, MCM is deemed to have custody of client funds due to its ability to debit fees directly
from client accounts, if the client choses to have MCM do this. Trading authorization in client
accounts is not deemed to be custody. All client assets are held by a qualified, independent
custodian that delivers statements directly to our clients on a monthly or quarterly basis. MCM
encourages clients to compare their quarterly statements from MCM to their custodian’s
statements.
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Item 16: Investment Discretion
In the Investment Management Agreement signed by Mitchell Capital Management Co and the
client, the client grants trading authorization to MCM’s representatives to act on their behalf.
However, the client may set limitations in the Investment Guidelines specifying that certain
securities purchased prior to MCM’s retention may not be sold. If this happens, MCM will place
these securities in the client managed section of the portfolio. Also, the client may restrict MCM
from purchasing certain securities they are not comfortable investing in. These requests are
monitored by placing a trade restriction in the trading software system which is reviewed before
every purchase is made.
Item 17: Voting Client Securities
Mitchell Capital Management (MCM) is required to inform our clients regarding our policy on
how we vote proxies for clients. Proxies are voted on a best efforts basis. MCM maintains written
policies procedures as to the handling, research, voting and reporting of proxy voting and makes
appropriate disclosures about our firm’s proxy policies and practices. Our policy and practice
includes the responsibility to monitor corporate actions, receive and vote client proxies in our
client’s best interests and disclose any potential conflicts of interest as well as making information
available to clients about the voting of proxies for their portfolios securities and maintaining
relevant and required records. Below is a summary of our policy. For a more detailed version,
please contact Mitchell Capital Management Co at (913) 428-3222 to request a copy.
Our policy is separated into routine & non-routine items. The majority of proxies are voted on-
line at www.proxyedge.com . If a company is not setup for online proxy voting, once the paper
copy has been received, we will set it up to vote online at www.proxyedge.com.
Routine items will generally be voted by the Proxy Manager or Proxy Assistant as recommended
by management. Routine include:
auditor selection
board of directors
other items that may be brought up at the annual meeting
Non-routine items will be voted by the Proxy Manager unless he holds a concentration of stock in
his own name or has other vested interest in the corporation. In this instance, or in his absence,
the President will vote. MCM may consider voting against management on proposals that would
dilute shareholder rights, make control difficult, or other issues such as:
increase in authorized shares outstanding
staggered boards
poison pills
blank check preferred
change in state of incorporation
stock incentive plans
control issues
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capitalization issues
management compensation
A record of all votes will be archived for not less than five years.
If a client wants to vote the proxy on any or all of their holdings, the client needs to contact Mitchell
Capital Management Co (913-428-3222) to inform them of this request. MCM will then direct the
custodian and/or company to send all current and future proxy voting material directly to that
client.
This policy is reviewed annually.
Item 18: Financial Information
Under no circumstances do we require or solicit payment of fees in excess of $1,200 per client
more than six months in advance of services rendered. Therefore, we are not required to include
a financial statement.
As an advisory firm that maintains discretionary authority for client accounts, we are also required
to disclose any financial condition that is reasonable likely to impair our ability to meet our
contractual obligations. MCM has no additional financial circumstances to report. MCM has not
been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time during the past ten years.
MCM does not require clients to pay fees more than 3 months in advance. MCM is a financially
sound company and if a client terminates, and fees are paid in advance, then MCM will refund
the prorated portion of the fee paid.
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Brochure Supplement
Mitchell Capital Management Co
11460 Tomahawk Creek Parkway
Suite 410
Leawood, KS 66211
Phone: (913) 428-3222
Fax: (913) 428-3231
www.mitchcap.com
Kenneth L. Green
Jonn M. Wullschleger
Phil A. Kernen
Christen E. Dusselier
Miles H. Green
March, 2025
This brochure supplement provides information about employees of Mitchell Capital Management
Co (MCM) that provide investment advice or meet with clients that supplements information in
the MCM brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure. Please contact Barbara
Roszel, Chief Compliance Officer, if you did not receive MCM’s brochure or if you have any
questions about the contents of this supplement.
Additional information about the employees listed is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Professional Certification Information
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) requirements
bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university or equivalent education/work
experience
Successful completion of all 3 levels of the CFA Exam
4,000 hours completed in a minimum of 36 months of acceptable professional work
experience (usually in the investment decision making process)
Join the CFA Institute and sign the Professional Conduct Statement
Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) requirement
bachelor's degree (or higher), or its equivalent in any discipline, from an accredited college
or university
complete the course work for, and pass, the CFP Certification Examination
6,000 hours of experience through the Standard Pathway, or 4,000 hours of experience
though the Apprenticeship pathway that meets additional requirements
adhere to the high standards of ethics and practice outlined in CFP Board’s Standards of
Professional Conduct
Complete 30 hours of continuing education (CE) accepted by CFP Board every two years
Kenneth L. Green, CFA
Item 2 Educational Background & Business Experience
1962
Born
Education University of Missouri with a BSBA in Finance in 1984
MBA in Finance from the University of Missouri in 1985
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) in 1990
Business Experience Portfolio Manager with MCM since February 1990
President of MCM since 2010
Item 3 Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any
legal or disciplinary actions that would be material to your evaluation of a supervised
individual providing investment advice. Mr. Green has no legal or disciplinary history to
disclose.
Item 4 Other Business Activities
None
Item 5 Additional Compensation
Mr. Green is a salaried partner at MCM. In addition to his salary, he is eligible for a bonus
based on the firm’s profitability and his professional contribution to our firm’s success.
Item 6 Supervision
Mr. Green is a partner in the ownership of MCM and President of the company. As such,
he supervises all employees. Annually, he presents to the Board of Directors. Annually,
the Shareholders meet to review the firm’s business. Mr. Green is a member of the Fixed
Income Investment Committee and his activities and investment decisions are monitored
by that Committee. His client activities are also monitored by the secondary portfolio
manager assigned to his accounts. The Compliance Officer does schedule random reviews
of the Investment Committee’s meetings, client meetings and communications.
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Jonn M. Wullschleger, CFA
Item 2 Educational Background & Business Experience
Born
Education
1967
Rockhurst University with a BS in 1989
MBA from Rockhurst University in 1991
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) in 1995
Business Experience Portfolio Manager with MCM since October 2000
Item 3 Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any
legal or disciplinary actions that would be material to your evaluation of a supervised
individual providing investment advice. Mr. Wullschleger has no legal or disciplinary
history to disclose.
Item 4 Other Business Activities
None
Item 5 Additional Compensation
Mr. Wullschleger is a salaried partner at MCM. In addition to his salary, he is eligible for
a bonus based on the firm’s profitability and his professional contribution to our firm’s
success.
Item 6 Supervision
Mr. Wullschleger is a partner in the ownership of MCM and Vice President of the
company. He is on the Board of Directors. Annually, he presents to the Board of Directors.
Annually, the Shareholders meet to review the firm’s business. Mr. Wullschleger is a
member of the Equity Investment Committee and his activities and investment decisions
are monitored by that Committee. His client activities are also monitored by the secondary
portfolio manager assigned to his accounts. The Compliance Officer does schedule random
reviews of the Investment Committee’s meetings, client meetings and communications.
Phil A. Kernen, CFA
Item 2 Born
1969
Education University of Nebraska with a BSBA in 1992
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) in 2001
Business Experience Portfolio Manager with MCM since October 2005
Item 3 Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any
legal or disciplinary actions that would be material to your evaluation of a supervised
individual providing investment advice. Mr. Kernen has no legal or disciplinary history to
disclose.
Item 4 Other Business Activities
None
Item 5 Additional Compensation
Mr. Kernen is a salaried partner at MCM. In addition to his salary, he is eligible for a
bonus based on the firm’s profitability and his professional contribution to our firm’s
success.
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Item 6 Supervision
Mr. Kernen is a partner in the ownership of MCM. Annually, the Shareholders meet to
review the firm’s business. Mr. Kernen is a member of the Fixed Income Investment
Committee and his activities and investment decisions are monitored by that Committee.
His client activities are also monitored by the secondary portfolio manager assigned to his
accounts. The Compliance Officer does schedule random reviews of the Investment
Committee’s meetings and client meetings and communications.
Christen E. Dusselier, CFP ®
Item 2 Born
1977
Education University of Missouri with a BSBA in 2000
Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) in 2017
Business Experience Mrs. Dusselier has been with MCM since February 2001. She
started with MCM as a Portfolio Administrator, then moved to a Fixed Income Analyst and
became a Portfolio Manager in 2012.
Item 3 Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any
legal or disciplinary actions that would be material to your evaluation of a supervised
individual providing investment advice. Mrs. Dusselier has no legal or disciplinary history
to disclose.
Item 4 Other Business Activities
None
Item 5 Additional Compensation
Mrs. Dusselier is a salaried partner at MCM. In addition to her salary, she is eligible for a
bonus based on the firm’s profitability and her professional contribution to our firm’s
success.
Item 6 Supervision
Mrs. Dusselier is a partner in the ownership of MCM. Annually, the Shareholders meet to
review the firm’s business. Mrs. Dusselier is a member of the Fixed Income Investment
Committee and her activities and investment decisions are monitored by that Committee.
Her client activities are also monitored by the secondary portfolio manager assigned to her
accounts. The Compliance Officer does schedule random reviews of the Investment
Committee’s meetings, client meetings and communications.
Miles H. Green, CFA
Item 2 Born
Education
1998
Texas Christian University with a BBA in 2021
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) in 2023
Business Experience Mr. Green has been an Equity Analyst with MCM since July 2021
Item 3 Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any
legal or disciplinary actions that would be material to your evaluation of a supervised
individual providing investment advice. Mr. Green has no legal or disciplinary history to
disclose.
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Item 4 Other Business Activities
None
Item 5 Additional Compensation
Mr. Green is a salaried employee at MCM. In addition to his salary, he is eligible for a
bonus based on the firm’s profitability and his professional contribution to our firm’s
success.
Item 6 Supervision
Mr. Green is a partner in the ownership of MCM. Annually, the Shareholders meet to
review the firm’s business. Mr. Green is a member of the Equity Investment Committee
and his activities and investment decisions are monitored by that Committee. The
Compliance Officer does schedule random reviews of the Investment Committee’s
meetings, client meetings and communications.
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