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Form ADV Part 2A
March 24, 2025
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business
practices of Palisades Hudson Asset Management, L.P. If you have any questions
about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at (954) 524-5552. 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.
Additional information about Palisades Hudson Asset Management, L.P. is also
available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
300 First Stamford Place
201 S Biscayne Blvd
28th Floor
Suite 215
Stamford, CT 06902
(914) 723-5000
200 SW First Avenue
Suite 800
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(954) 524-5552
Miami, FL 33131
(954) 524-5552
3340 Peachtree Road NE
Suite 1545
1915 NE Stucki Avenue 9442 North Capital of Texas
Suite 400
Hwy, Plaza One, Suite 500
Hillsboro, OR 97006
Atlanta, GA 30326
(678) 500-8620
(971) 240-4533
Austin, TX 78759
(512) 201-4022
www.palisadeshudson.com
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Item 2 - Material Changes
This item discusses material changes made to the brochure since Palisades
Hudson Asset Management L.P.’s last annual update dated March 19, 2024.
No material changes have been made to the brochure since the last annual
update.
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Item 3 – Table of Contents
Item 1 – Cover Page
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Item 2 - Material Changes
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Item 3 – Table of Contents
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Item 4 - Advisory Business
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Item 5 - Fees and Compensation
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Item 6 - Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
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Item 7 - Types of Clients
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Item 8 - Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
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Item 9 - Disciplinary Information
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Item 10 - Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
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Item 11 - Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and
Personal Trading
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Item 12 - Brokerage Practices
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Item 13 - Review of Accounts
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Item 14 - Client Referrals and Other Compensation
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Item 15 - Custody
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Item 16 - Investment Discretion
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Item 17 - Voting Client Securities
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Item 18 - Financial Information
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Item 4 - Advisory Business
Palisades Hudson Asset Management, L.P. (“Palisades Hudson”) provides the
following services to its clients:
● Investment Advisory Services to Individuals, Trusts, and Entities
Palisades Hudson provides three levels of investment advisory services:
● Performance Reporting
▪ Monthly reporting of assets under management
▪ All investment actions are performed at the client’s direction
● Active Management
▪ Monthly reporting of assets under management
▪ Palisades Hudson performs research, recommends
investments, and executes discretionary transactions when
authorized
● Trust Management
▪ Monthly reporting of assets under management
▪ Palisades Hudson performs research and executes
transactions
▪ One of Palisades Hudson’s principals or officers acts in a
trustee role
Palisades Hudson’s investment philosophy focuses on asset allocation and
long-term, disciplined investing. Palisades Hudson creates an asset allocation for
each active management and trust management client that is consistent with the
client’s risk tolerance and short- and long-term planning objectives. We seek to
balance growth and security by building diversified portfolios comprised of cash
equivalents, fixed-income securities, alternative investments, and U.S. large-cap,
U.S. small-cap, international, natural resources, and real estate equities. We
attempt to manage risk by investing in carefully researched securities, with
analysts monitoring each asset class, as well as each security. Clients may impose
restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities.
Palisades Hudson primarily uses open-end mutual funds and exchange-traded
funds to implement the investment strategies developed for its clients. We avoid
short-term trading and market timing strategies, which we believe are
counterproductive. We typically do not pick individual stocks or bonds.
However, we will evaluate existing positions that clients place under the firm’s
management to determine whether or not these securities are appropriate given
the client’s asset allocation and investment strategy. Each investment is selected
in accordance with the client’s target asset allocation.
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● Investment Advisory Services to Retirement Plans
Palisades Hudson offers investment advisory services to plan sponsors of
employer-provided retirement plans. These services include:
● Selecting appropriate investment options
● Monitoring the performance of investment options
● Conducting presentations for plan participants
● Providing general investment advice to plan participants
● Accepting co-fiduciary responsibility as an ERISA §3(21) Fiduciary
● Fund Management
Palisades Hudson acts as manager for three private equity funds (“the Funds”):
● PH Investors Riverstone Energy II, LLC
● PH Investors THL VII, LLC
● PH Investors TPG Asia VII, LLC
The Funds provide access for qualified purchasers (as defined in the Investment
Company Act of 1940) to private equity managers and investments. Palisades
Hudson manages and controls the business affairs of the Funds. Members receive
annual audited financial statements and the annual tax information necessary to
complete their tax returns.
● Consulting
Palisades Hudson consults on asset allocation and portfolio strategies. We
provide consultation services either in person or in writing. Advice that we give
via consultation is consistent with the investment philosophy we employ when
providing investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, and entities.
Additional Information – Advisory Business
Before engaging Palisades Hudson to provide any of the previously mentioned
services, clients are required to enter into a written agreement. This document
discusses the terms and conditions of the engagement.
Larry M. Elkin founded Palisades Hudson in November, 1997. The principal
owners of Palisades Hudson are the Larry M. Elkin Living Trust and Palisades
Hudson Asset Management, Inc., which are both owned by Larry M. Elkin.
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As of December 31, 2024, Palisades Hudson had the following assets under
management:
● Discretionary Assets
● Non-discretionary Assets
$725,270,755
$930,410,546
Item 5 - Fees and Compensation
Our firm and staff do not accept compensation or commissions for the sale of
securities or other investment products, including asset-based sales charges or
service fees from the sale of mutual funds. We are only compensated by our
clients.
● Investment Advisory Services to Individuals, Trusts, and Entities
As noted above, we provide three levels of investment advisory services which
each have a separate, non-negotiable, schedule of fees. These schedules are
detailed in the chart below.
Performance
Reporting
Asset
Management
Trust
Management
on the first
on the next
on the next
on the next
on the next
above
$5,000,000
$5,000,000
$10,000,000
$15,000,000
$30,000,000
$65,000,000
0.35%
0.25%
0.25%
0.20%
0.15%
0.10%
1.00%
0.75%
0.60%
0.50%
0.30%
0.25%
1.30%
1.00%
0.80%
0.65%
0.35%
0.30%
We charge investment advisory fees based on the amount of assets under
management. We bill monthly, in advance, on a pro-rata basis. We typically
deduct each client’s monthly fee from their portfolio. However, if a client prefers
to pay by check, we send them a monthly bill with payment instructions.
If either Palisades Hudson or the client should choose to terminate the
engagement, we reimburse the client for any unearned investment advisory fees
that we previously collected. We compute unearned investment advisory fees on
a pro-rata basis for the month when termination occurs.
Our minimum monthly fee is $416.67, which is one-twelfth of $5,000, the
minimum annual fee. In certain situations Palisades Hudson may waive its
minimum fee, which is a flat dollar amount, and instead charge clients based on
our schedule of fees. Palisades Hudson retains the discretion to negotiate fees on
portfolios larger than $50 million.
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Additionally, invoices from Palisades Hudson will reflect out-of-pocket postal
and courier expenses that we incur in servicing client accounts. There is no
charge for first-class domestic mailing of monthly statements.
For billing purposes, Palisades Hudson may aggregate accounts owned by a
family, including entities controlled or established by family members. In this
situation, we will bill each client based on that client’s pro-rata share of the
family group’s fee. This may result in lower monthly fees for some or all
members of the family. Family account aggregation is at our sole discretion. We
will communicate any changes to our fee aggregation policies that will affect a
client’s accounts in advance.
In addition to our investment advisory fees, our clients incur fees (such as
brokerage transaction fees) when we trade securities on their behalf. Palisades
Hudson does not benefit financially from these fees. For more information,
please refer to the “Brokerage Practices” section of this brochure.
Clients also incur fees and expenses charged by managers of the investments
selected by Palisades Hudson. For example, mutual funds and limited
partnerships charge management fees to their investors. Palisades Hudson does
not benefit financially from these fees.
● Investment Advisory Services to Retirement Plans
Palisades Hudson does not have a standard fee schedule for investment advisory
services provided to plan sponsors. We determine fees based on various factors
specific to the plan, such as the amount of assets, the number of participants, and
the services we provide. We may base the fees on assets under management, a
fixed fee, or any other method that is agreed upon with the plan sponsors.
● Fund Management
As noted above, Palisades Hudson acts as manager for several private equity
funds. Our management services have a separate, non-negotiable fee structure.
We charge an initial management fee of 1.00% on all capital committed to each
fund. In addition, we charge each fund an annual management fee calculated at
an annual rate of 1.25%.
The funds pay us based on the capital commitments of each of the members. We
are paid the annual management fee semi-annually (half in January and half in
July), and the fee is prorated for short years.
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Clients who invest in the funds and also use our investment advisory services are
not billed twice for their investment in the funds. Client commitments to the
funds are subtracted from their total assets under management before we
calculate their monthly management or reporting fees.
● Consulting
Palisades Hudson does not have a standard fee schedule for consulting services.
We negotiate any consulting fees with the client in advance, and they are
typically due before services are rendered.
Item 6 - Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Palisades Hudson does not charge performance-based fees or conduct
side-by-side management. Our fee structure is described in the “Fees and
Compensation” section of this brochure.
Item 7 - Types of Clients
Palisades Hudson generally provides investment advice to:
● Individuals
● Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies
● Pension and profit sharing plans
● Trusts and estates
● Corporations or business entities
● Private investment funds
We do not have requirements for opening or maintaining an account, such as a
minimum account size. Our minimum monthly fee is $416.67, which is
one-twelfth of $5,000, the minimum annual fee for active management services.
In certain situations Palisades Hudson may waive its minimum fee, which is a
flat dollar amount, and instead charge clients based on our schedule of fees.
Palisades Hudson retains the discretion to negotiate fees on portfolios larger than
$50 million.
Item 8 - Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of
Loss
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Palisades Hudson uses a long-term investment strategy based on asset allocation
that is appropriate for a client’s investment goals and tolerance for short-term
volatility.
Palisades Hudson primarily uses open-end mutual funds and exchange-traded
funds to implement the investment strategies developed for its clients. We avoid
short-term trading and market timing strategies, which we believe are
counterproductive. We typically do not pick individual securities. However, we
will evaluate existing positions that clients place under the firm’s management to
determine whether or not these securities are appropriate given the client’s asset
allocation, investment strategy, and tax exposure. Each investment is selected in
accordance with the client’s target asset allocation.
The material risk our clients face is market risk. Our portfolios are highly
diversified to limit exposure to any particular security, company, or industry. We
also diversify across asset classes to limit clients’ exposure to any particular part
of the market, such as international equities. However, clients’ portfolios are
exposed to broad market movements. Although we try to mitigate risk, investing
in securities involves risk of loss, which a client must be prepared to bear.
We attempt to manage risk by investing in carefully researched securities, with
analysts monitoring each asset class and security. Palisades Hudson’s analysts
monitor each asset class we invest in, including:
● U.S. large-cap equities
● U.S. small-cap equities
● International equities
● Real estate equities
● Natural resources equities
● Fixed-income securities and cash equivalents
● Alternative investments – private equity, hedge funds, etc.
Analysts are supervised by a member of the Investment Committee. Our
Investment Committee, which is made up of Melinda Kibler, ReKeithen Miller,
Rebecca Pavese, Benjamin C. Sullivan, Thomas Walsh and David Walters,
reviews the securities we invest in and any changes to our investment strategy.
Additional Information – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
There may be occasions when the amount of a security available is insufficient to
satisfy every client account. In this situation, the security must be allocated on a
basis that is fair, reasonable and equitable to all clients.
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We take the following steps to allocate an insufficient quantity of securities to
satisfy all clients:
1. The suitability of the investment is considered. All clients should receive
pro-rata allocations if the investment is suitable for them. Suitability is
determined based on a number of factors, including the client’s
investment objectives and existing portfolio composition.
2. If the security is only available because of investments or investment
commitments made by a subset of clients, these clients will have the
opportunity to receive maximum allocations before other clients receive
any allocations. Such allocations will be made pro-rata.
Item 9 - Disciplinary Information
Palisades Hudson Asset Management, L.P. and its management have not been
involved in any legal or disciplinary events.
Item 10 - Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Larry M. Elkin, president of Palisades Hudson Asset Management, Inc. (the
General Partner of Palisades Hudson Asset Management, L.P.) is also president
of Palisades Hudson Financial Group LLC, a financial planning firm. We provide
investment advisory services to clients who may separately obtain other services
from the financial planning firm. This relationship does not present any material
conflicts of interest with our clients.
Item 11 - Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client
Transactions and Personal Trading
● Code of Ethics
Palisades Hudson has adopted and enforces its Code of Ethics (“Code”) to
comply with SEC rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. The
Code is based on the principle that our staff owes a fiduciary duty to our clients
and therefore must avoid:
● Serving our own personal interests ahead of our clients
● Taking inappropriate advantage of our position with the firm
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● Any actual or potential conflicts of interest or any abuse of our
position of trust and responsibility
The Code also establishes rules of conduct for all staff of Palisades Hudson Asset
Management, L.P. regarding:
● Standards of business conduct
● Prohibition against insider trading
● Personal securities trading
● Compliance procedures for personal securities trading
● Protecting the confidentiality of client information
● Giving or receiving gifts from a person or entity that does business
with the firm
We will provide any client or prospective client with a copy of our Code upon
request.
● Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
Palisades Hudson has solicited investments in PH Investors Riverstone Energy
II, LLC, PH Investors THL VII, LLC, and PH Investors TPG Asia VII, LLC. We
collect management fees from the Funds and therefore have a financial interest in
these investment products.
Any recommendation to invest in the funds is done with the client’s best interest
in mind. As discussed above, the purpose of the Funds is to provide access to
private equity investments for qualified purchasers. In most, if not all
circumstances, we receive greater compensation through an investment in a fund
than for our standard asset management services. This potential conflict of
interest is disclosed to all potential investors in the Funds before they invest.
● Personal Securities Trading
Our employees often invest in the same mutual funds and exchange traded
funds that we recommend to our clients. In order to prevent any conflicts of
interest, the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) must approve employee
transactions in securities held by our clients that are traded throughout the day,
such as exchange traded funds, before they can be placed. This ensures that our
employees do not execute trades in such a way that would benefit themselves at
the expense of the client.
Because mutual funds are traded once a day, our employees cannot execute a
better trade for themselves than for our clients on any given day. Therefore,
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mutual fund transactions do not present a conflict of interest between our
employees and our clients.
Our personal securities trading policies apply to the following people and
accounts:
● Officers
● Directors
● Employees
● Spouses, minor children, and members of the households of those
officers, directors, and employees
● Accounts in which an officer, director, or employee may have a
direct or indirect beneficial interest
● If an officer, board member, director or employee is trading
securities, or has the ability to trade securities, in the accounts of
family members and friends.
Our CCO approves any employee transaction involving securities which are also
held in client accounts before the transaction occurs. The CCO also has discretion
over how much time the employee has to execute the transaction.
As mentioned above, certain types of transactions are not required to be reported
to the CCO because they do not present a conflict of interest with our clients.
These include transactions involving:
● Direct obligations of the U.S. Government
● Open-end investment company shares, including money market
mutual funds
● Interests in variable insurance products or variable annuities
We prohibit employees from trading securities where a client, or immediate
family member of a client, is a director, 10% shareholder, or policy-making
officer. We provide our employees with an updated list of restricted companies
quarterly.
An employee may liquidate a position in any security of a restricted company
during a period beginning five calendar days after the company’s quarterly (or
annual) earnings are made publicly available, and ending 20 calendar days after
the earnings announcement.
An employee who does not comply with these rules may face sanctions
including termination.
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Each employee is required to submit to the CCO a list of personal transactions
quarterly and a list of personal securities holdings annually. The CCO reviews
these lists to ensure our personal securities trading policies are upheld.
Item 12 - Brokerage Practices
When selecting broker-dealers, we do not only seek to obtain the lowest possible
commissions. We evaluate broker-dealers based on several factors, including the
overall quality of service, ability to execute trades, commission rates, and
financial condition.
We generally suggest the use of the custodial and brokerage services of Charles
Schwab & Co., Inc. or Fidelity Investments, which are independent and
non-affiliated broker-dealers. Schwab and Fidelity enable Palisades Hudson to
purchase many mutual funds without transaction charges, and other securities at
nominal transaction charges. We have negotiated with Schwab and Fidelity on
behalf of our clients in order to lower the cost of trading securities. However, the
rates we have negotiated may not be the lowest available rates in the market.
● Research and Other Soft Dollar Benefits
Soft dollars are amounts that money managers pay out of their clients’ accounts
to a brokerage firm to cover the cost of research, products, or services provided
by the brokerage firm or by a third party. We do not receive any research,
products, or services on a soft dollar basis.
● Trade Aggregation
Palisades Hudson may aggregate client trades in situations where all clients
involved will benefit. For example, if we plan to buy or sell a security for several
clients, and we expect to receive a better price by combining the purchases or
sales, we will do so.
Item 13 - Review of Accounts
A portfolio manager reviews each client’s portfolio at least once a month. If a
client’s portfolio has materially deviated from its recommended allocation, the
portfolio manager will rebalance the portfolio in accordance with its allocation
targets.
Benjamin C. Sullivan, Chief Investment Officer, is in charge of Palisades
Hudson’s day-to-day operations and oversees all aspects of investment strategy,
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portfolio management, due diligence, and manager selection for all client
portfolios.
We provide clients with a monthly report which contains:
● A list of complete holdings with current values
● The change in the portfolio’s balance over three periods: from when
we first began managing the client’s portfolio, from the beginning
of the year, and from the beginning of the month
● A list of transactions which occurred during the month
Clients also receive monthly or quarterly statements from the qualified
custodians that custody the clients’ assets. We encourage clients to compare the
statements they receive from Palisades Hudson with those from the qualified
custodians.
Item 14 - Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Palisades Hudson may compensate solicitors for client referrals. Any solicitors
compensated by Palisades Hudson are not employees of Palisades Hudson, and
will not provide investment advice. They will assist us in presenting our
advisory services to potential clients and establishing a relationship between
them and us. The law requires solicitors to disclose their relationship with
Palisades Hudson to prospective new clients before the clients engage us for
investment advisory services.
Solicitor compensation will be taken from investment advisory fees earned, and
will not be passed along to the client in any way. Any solicitors compensated by
Palisades Hudson will receive a percentage of fees paid by referred clients for a
negotiated time period.
Item 15 - Custody
Palisades Hudson Asset Management, L.P. custodies its clients’ assets with
registered broker-dealers that meet the definition of qualified custodians. The
qualified custodians provide our clients with monthly or quarterly statements,
and we encourage our clients to review these statements carefully and compare
them with the monthly statements we provide.
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Item 16 - Investment Discretion
We accept discretionary authority to manage securities accounts on behalf of our
active management and trust management clients. This authority allows us to do
some or all of the following without obtaining specific consent from our clients:
● Buy or sell securities
● Disburse funds to other accounts that are in the client’s name (the
accounts must be identically registered)
● Debit investment advisory fees
The client grants discretionary authority, in writing, when we create new
accounts on their behalf. This is typically accomplished by granting Palisades
Hudson a limited power of attorney. We do not set up accounts on behalf of
clients without the client’s consent. Clients may request a limitation on our
discretionary authority, such as certain securities not to be bought or sold.
Discretionary authority is also detailed in our engagement letter, which our
clients sign before services are rendered.
Item 17 - Voting Client Securities
We vote client securities for those clients that have delegated proxy voting
responsibilities to us.
● General Proxy Voting Policies and Guidelines
We analyze the proxy statements of issuers whose stock or mutual fund is owned
by our clients. Our staff processes proxy votes on behalf of and in the sole
interest of our clients. We will consult with a client before voting a proxy for a
particular security only if a client requests it.
We have adopted general guidelines for voting proxies with regards to the
following issues:
● Election of board of directors
● Ratification of independent auditors
● Management and director compensation
● Anti-takeover mechanisms and related issues
● Changes in the organization’s capital structure
● Mergers and corporate restructuring
● Corporate responsibilities and social issues
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Our full proxy voting policies and procedures describe these guidelines in detail.
We follow these guidelines as a general policy, but consider each proxy based on
the relevant facts and circumstances.
● Conflicts of Interest
If we recognize a conflict between a client’s interests and our own when voting
securities, we will notify the client of the conflict and will vote the shares in
accordance with the client’s instructions. In the event that we do not receive
instructions from the client within three business days of the meeting, we may
abstain from voting or vote the proxy in what we believe (in our sole discretion)
is in our client’s best interest. We foresee minimal potential conflicts of interest
that may arise when voting proxies for our clients.
● How to Obtain Voting Information
We are responsible for maintaining appropriate proxy voting records. Such
records will include a copy of all materials returned to the issuer and/or its
agent, listings of proxies voted by us, and any other relevant information. We
retain all records for at least five years.
You may request a copy of our proxy voting policies and procedures, as well as
copies of the proxy voting records pertaining to your account, by calling
Palisades Hudson Asset Management, L.P. at (954) 524-5552, or by sending a
written request to:
Palisades Hudson Asset Management, L.P.
200 SW First Avenue, Suite 800
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Item 18 - Financial Information
There are no financial conditions that are reasonably likely to impair Palisades
Hudson’s ability to meet our contractual commitments to our clients, and the
firm has never been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding.
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This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business
practices of Palisades Hudson Asset Management, L.P. If you have any questions
about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at (954) 524-5552. 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.
Additional information about Palisades Hudson Asset Management, L.P. is also
available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
www.palisadeshudson.com
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