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Item 1 Cover Page
Form ADV Part 2 Brochure
This Brochure (the “Brochure”) provides information about the qualifications and business practices of
Pandi, LLC (“Pandi,” the “Adviser,” “Company,” the “Firm,” “we,” “us” or “our”). If you have any
questions about the contents of this Brochure, please contact us at (913) 437-9900. The information in this
Brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”) or by any state securities authority. Additional information about Pandi also is available on the
SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The searchable IARD/CRD number for Pandi is 330112.
Pandi is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940,
as amended (the “Advisers Act”). Recipients of this Brochure should be aware that registration with the
SEC does not in any way constitute an endorsement by the SEC of an investment adviser’s skill or expertise.
Further, registration does not imply or guarantee that a registered adviser has achieved a certain level of
skill, competency, sophistication, expertise or training in providing advisory services to its Clients.
Pandi, LLC
Phone: (913) 437-9900
info@pandikc.com
Brochure Prepared on March 25, 2025
Item 2 Material Changes
This Brochure contains updated information about Pandi’s business since the last update on January 6,
2025. This section of the Brochure will address only those “material changes” that have been incorporated
since the last delivery of this document on the SEC’s public disclosure website (IAPD).
• Revisions to Item 4: Advisory Business. The Firm updated its disclosure in connection with a new
Chief Compliance Officer, as well as information regarding other executives. In addition, the
Firm updated disclosures related to Limited Power of Attorney as part of its updated review of
contractual arrangements with clients.
Pandi will further provide you with a new Brochure as necessary based on changes or new information, at
any time, without charge. Currently, Pandi’s Brochure may be requested by contacting Dante Roldan, Chief
Compliance Officer at (913) 437-9907 or info@pandikc.com.
Additional information about Pandi is also available via the SEC’s web site www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The
searchable IARD/CRD number for Pandi is 330112. The SEC’s web site also provides information about
any persons affiliated with Pandi who are registered, or are required to be registered, as investment adviser
representatives of Pandi.
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IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT THIS DISCLOSURE BROCHURE
This Disclosure Brochure is not:
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an offer or agreement to provide advisory services to any person
an offer to sell nor a solicitation of any offer to purchase any security
an offer to sell interests or shares (or a solicitation of an offer to purchase interests or shares) in any pooled
investment vehicle managed or represented by Pandi, LLC or any of its affiliates
a complete discussion of the features, risks or conflicts associated with any security
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As required by the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (“the “Advisers Act”), Pandi, LLC
provides this Brochure to current and prospective Clients.
Although this publicly available Brochure describes investment advisory services and products of Pandi,
LLC, persons who receive this Brochure (whether or not from Pandi, LLC) should be aware that it is
designed solely to provide information about Pandi, LLC as necessary to respond to certain disclosure
obligations under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. As such, the information in this
Brochure may differ from information provided in relevant governing documents. More complete
information about each investment product is included in relevant governing documents, certain of which
may be provided to current and eligible prospective investors only by Pandi, LLC. To the extent that there
is any conflict between discussions herein and similar or related discussions in any governing documents,
the relevant governing documents shall govern and control.
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Item 3 Table of Contents
Item 1 Cover Page ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Item 2 Material Changes ............................................................................................................................................ 2
Item 3 Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Item 4 Advisory Business .......................................................................................................................................... 5
Item 5 Fees and Compensation ............................................................................................................................... 10
Item 6 Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ....................................................................... 14
Item 7 Types of Clients ............................................................................................................................................ 15
Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, & Risk of Loss.................................................................. 16
Item 9 Disciplinary Information ............................................................................................................................. 23
Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ............................................................................. 24
Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading ................... 25
Item 12 Brokerage Practices .................................................................................................................................... 27
Item 13 Review of Accounts .................................................................................................................................... 31
Item 14 Client Referrals and Compensation ......................................................................................................... 32
Item 15 Custody ........................................................................................................................................................ 33
Item 16 Investment Discretion ................................................................................................................................ 34
Item 17 Voting Client Securities (Proxy Voting) .................................................................................................. 35
Item 18 Financial Information ................................................................................................................................. 36
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Item 4 Advisory Business
Pandi, LLC (referred to herein as “Pandi,” the “Adviser,” “Company,” the “Firm,” “we,” “us” or “our”), a
Kansas limited liability company, is an investment adviser that is registered with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the
“Advisers Act”). The Company has been registered with the SEC since September 5, 2024, and is based in
Leawood, Kansas. The Company has two direct beneficial owners including Excolo, LLC (“Excolo”), a
Missouri Limited Liability Company and TIFEC, LLC (“TIFEC”), a Kansas Limited Liability Company. In
addition, the Company is indirectly beneficially owned by several entities including revocable trusts. Pandi
Ventures, LLC (“Pandi Ventures”), a Missouri Limited Liability Company, functions as the manager of
Pandi and holds exclusive control of voting rights in matters of corporate governance. Excolo and TIFEC
are not involved in the day-to-day management of Pandi. No employee, officer, director, or other
representative of Excolo or TIFEC, or any of their respective controlled affiliates, is a member of any
committee of Pandi or the Firm that determines which products or services are offered or sold to Firm
clients. In addition, Excolo and TIFEC, as well as their underlying trusts, own several private operating
entities. Matthew Ferguson serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, Lauren Heyen
serves as Chief Financial Officer, and Dante Roldan serves as Chief Compliance Officer.
Advisory Services
Pandi’s portfolio management and investment advisory services are offered to families, individuals, trusts,
and institutions, including private foundations and private companies owned and controlled by its family
clients (each a “Client” and collectively, “Clients”). The types of Clients to which Pandi provides
investment management services are more fully disclosed in Pandi’s Form ADV Part 1 and summarized in
Item 7 – Types of Clients of this Brochure.
In general, the Company is engaged in several types of services including, Non-Discretionary Consulting
Services (i.e., advising and managing multi‐asset investment portfolios), Investment Advisory Services,
Outsourced Chief Financial Officer (“OCFO”) Consulting, and Financial Planning Reports and Analyses.
Pandi may also, through contract arrangements, provide Clients with access to third-party investment
managers’ separately managed account strategies. These strategies are offered through contract
arrangements directly between the Client and third-party investment manager. Each of our services is
described in further detail below.
Investment Consulting Services
Pandi offers (1) non-discretionary consulting services as well as (2) discretionary and non-discretionary
investment advisory services to Clients. Depending on the type of client, we may provide one or more
service offerings, including the following:
Non-Discretionary Investment Consulting Services:
• Assist client in the preparation of investment objectives and policies
• Assist client in the creation of an investment policy statement ("IPS")
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• Provide client advice regarding investment of account and/or trust fund
• Provide client assistance with fund searches
• Provide advice regarding third-party investment advisers and/or managers
• Provide client with periodic performance reporting
Pandi does not have discretionary authority over clients’ assets in these third-party custodian accounts.
Clients have sole discretion to accept or reject any investment advice or strategy or any specific
recommendation to purchase or sell an individual investment. Clients are also responsible for
implementing or arranging with the third-party custodian for the implementation of any advice provided
by Pandi.
Investment Advisory Services
In connection with Investment Advisory services, the Firm provides clients with one or more discretionary
or non-discretionary investment recommendations, advice, assistance and related services including
related to: asset allocation; existing and potential investment strategies; existing investment holdings; the
purchase or sale of securities, funds and other investment products and services; and/or performance,
analytical or planning reports.
Pandi uses third party sources and internal processes to screen investments. The Firm recommends, on
occasion, redistributing investment allocations to diversify Clients’ portfolios. We recommend specific
positions to increase sector or asset class weightings and employing cash positions as a possible hedge
against market movement, which has the ability to adversely affect the portfolio. Pandi may recommend
selling positions for reasons that include, but are not limited to, harvesting capital gains or losses, business
or sector risk exposure to a specific security or class of securities, overvaluation or overweighting of the
position[s] in the portfolio, change in risk tolerance of Client, generating cash to meet Client needs, or any
risk deemed unacceptable for the Client’s risk tolerance.
In all cases, Clients have a direct and beneficial interest in their securities, rather than an undivided interest
in a pool of securities. We do have limited authority to direct the Custodian to deduct our investment
advisory fees from your accounts, but only with the appropriate written authorization from clients.
You are advised and are expected to understand that our past performance is not a guarantee of future
results. Certain market and economic risks exist that adversely affect an account’s performance. This could
result in capital losses in your account.
Selection of Sub-Advisers
For certain strategies, Pandi outsources a portion of the investment selection to independent professional
asset managers, who are not affiliated with Pandi, who serve as sub-advisers (“Sub-Adviser”). These
independent professional Sub-Advisers include Private/Alternative Investment Managers and other
independent professional asset managers (e.g., independent boutique investment advisers managing
multi-asset alternative strategies). Prior to referring any Clients to Sub-Advisers, Pandi will make sure that
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they are registered, or notice filed.
A Sub-Adviser’s responsibility varies and may include the authority to:
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exercise discretion to determine the types of securities bought and sold, along with the percentage
allocation;
apply their discretion on when to buy and sell;
apply their discretion on the timing of transactions;
select the broker-dealer for execution of securities transactions, if appropriate;
take other portfolio management actions that Pandi delegates or deems appropriate.
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• vote proxies; and
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The manager is selected by matching their investment strategy and risk profile with a Client’s risk profile
and stated investment needs and objectives. The managers selected under these programs will have
discretion to determine the securities they buy and sell within the account, subject to reasonable restrictions
imposed by Clients.
The selection of the securities and the investment decisions are made in accordance with the Client Profile
and/or Investment Policy Statement (“IPS”) we complete with a Client and their objectives and risk
tolerance. The independent professional asset managers, and/or Private/Alternative Investment Manager
enables Clients to pursue their investment objectives with the Firm as manager all in one consolidated
portfolio.
Pandi actively monitors the performance of the selected manager and may recommend a change in the
manager when and if we believe such a change would be in a Client’s best interest. The Client will enter
into a separate management agreement with the sub-manager. The agreement you enter into with the
independent professional asset managers, and/or Private/Alternative Investment Manager will disclose
the fees a Client will pay to them for the management of the account.
The Company employs investment advice that is primarily based on the analysis of investment programs
and separate account managers by reviewing the background of the managers, their investment process,
investment philosophy, methodology, stability of the managers, referrals, historical performance, and
disclosure documents. Pandi may perform research on various programs through third-party resources.
Pandi also performs its own due diligence on managers and may use publicly available resources as sources
of information while conducting our research.
Upon request, Pandi will provide Clients with information about any Sub-Adviser appointed by Pandi.
This information may include content provided by a Sub-Adviser explaining its investment style, or an
explanation from Pandi describing the Sub-Adviser’s investment style. Additionally, Pandi will provide
Clients with a copy of the Sub-Adviser’s Form ADV Part 2A upon request.
Private Fund and Alternative Investment Managers
Pandi offers Clients access to certain alternative investments. Clients should understand that an alternative
investment strategy is subject to a number of risks and is not suitable for all investors. Alternative
investments are generally classified as an investment other than a traditional stock, bond, mutual fund or
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exchange traded fund. Alternative investments include hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital
funds, private real estate funds and other private investments. Investing in alternative investments is only
intended for experienced and sophisticated investors who are willing to bear the high economic risk
associated with such an investment. By themselves, alternative investments do not constitute a balanced
investment program. Clients should carefully review and consider potential risks before investing,
including carefully reviewing all disclosure documents, private offering memoranda, prospectuses, or
other offering materials provided by Pandi and any separate manager or third-party service provider of an
alternative investment. Many alternative investment offering documents are not reviewed or approved by
federal or state regulators.
Tailor Advisory Services to Individual Needs of Clients
Our services are always provided based on the individual needs of each Client. This means, for example,
that you are given the ability to impose restrictions on the accounts we manage for you, including specific
investment selections and sectors. We work with each Client on a one-on-one basis through interviews and
questionnaires to determine the Client’s investment objectives, risk tolerance and suitability information.
Furthermore, when the Company serves as investment adviser, it enters into a written investment
management agreement with each of its advisory Clients. Investment management agreements include
provisions related to each Client’s management fees, investment strategy, investment guidelines,
termination rights, proxy voting and sub-adviser, if applicable.
Outsourced Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) Consulting, Financial Reports and Analyses
Pandi, upon request, provides strategic advisory services with respect to specific types of business
transactions. In addition, upon request, Pandi will provide clients with reports and/or analyses on one or
more financial topics, including cash flows, income needs, asset allocation, retirement and life insurance
assessments, charitable giving, estate and wealth transfer, and business succession. Those clients seeking
these services will generally enter into a Client Agreement with Pandi, which sets forth the specific services
to be provided, the reports and analyses that Pandi will provide, and the fees that the client agrees to pay.
The reports and analyses are for informational purposes only and are based upon information provided by
the clients, and are intended to provide broad, general guidelines on the advantages of certain financial
planning concepts. The reports and analyses do not constitute a recommendation of any particular
technique or strategy, or of any particular investment type or investment opportunity.
Furthermore, the reports and analyses do not provide on-going investment advice and are current only as
of the date of each respective report. Certain reports and analyses may provide projections based on various
assumptions, are hypothetical in nature, are subject to important limitations, and are not a guarantee of
investment returns. Pandi may also provide one or more financial planning reports or analyses without a
separate charge as part of the overall services provided to its clients.
SMA Contract Arrangements
Pandi may also, through contract arrangements, provide Clients with access to third-party investment
managers’ separately managed account strategies. Clients investing through this type of arrangement are
expected to receive personalized investment advice and guidance through their investment advisor
representative, including ongoing asset allocation, investment manager recommendations and monitoring,
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rebalancing, account review and other advice. Clients will separately enter into discretionary advisory
agreements with one or more investment managers that will manage the Clients’ assets on a discretionary
basis in accordance with the investment strategy or strategies selected.
In summary, Pandi provides the following advisory services:
• Discretionary Investment Management, except as otherwise set forth in any applicable Client
Agreement. Our Clients authorize Pandi to investigate, purchase, and sell on behalf of Client,
various securities and investments. Pandi is authorized to execute purchases and sales of securities
on Client’s behalf without consulting Client regarding each sale or purchase. Client may, however,
terminate the discretionary authority of Pandi immediately upon written or verbal notice.
• Non-Discretionary Investment Management. In these types of Client Agreements, Pandi is
authorized to execute purchases and sales of securities only after securing permission from Client
regarding each transaction.
Furthermore, Pandi tailors its investment advice to the specific needs of its Clients and is subject to
applicable investment restrictions set forth in the governing documents, including the investment advisory
agreement, for the applicable Clients. The Company works with Clients to formulate appropriate and
agreed-upon investment guidelines. Pandi works with Clients to determine the feasibility of monitoring
proposed restrictions and limitations. Clients who restrict their investment portfolios may experience
potentially worse performance results than Clients with unrestricted portfolios even for Clients with
similar objectives. Pandi reserves the right to reject or terminate any Client that seeks restrictions which
Pandi is unable to implement, or which may fundamentally alter the investment objective of the Client.
Regulatory Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2024, Pandi managed approximately $ 1,482,223,707 in discretionary assets and
approximately $ 557,376,031 in non-discretionary assets, totaling $ 2,039,599,738 of advisory assets. The
SEC has adopted a uniform method for advisers to calculate assets under management for regulatory
purposes which it refers to as an adviser’s “regulatory assets under management.” Regulatory assets under
management are generally an adviser’s gross assets, i.e., assets under management without deduction for
outstanding indebtedness or other accrued but unpaid liabilities. Pandi reports its regulatory assets under
management in Item 5 of Part 1 of Form ADV which you can find at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 5 Fees and Compensation
Our Firm charges a fee (“Advisory Fees”) as compensation for providing Investment Management services
on your account. These services include advisory services, trade entry, investment supervision, and other
account maintenance activities. All advisory fees are negotiable. Our unaffiliated custodian(s) charges
transaction costs, custodial fees, redemption fees, retirement plan and administrative fees or commissions.
See Other Fees and Expenses below for details.
Pandi charges Advisory Fees that are either hourly or fixed based on the terms in the Client Agreement.
Hourly Fees
Hourly fees are billed monthly, in arrears, based on an hourly rate (“Hourly Rate”), for time and services
rendered. Fees may vary based on the size of the account, complexity of the portfolio, extent of activity in
the account, or other reasons agreed upon by us and you as the Client. When determining an Hourly Rate
with respect to each individual client, the specific fee, which is based on the rate payable to, or received by,
the Adviser is generally set forth in each client’s respective invoices. In certain circumstances, our hourly
fees, and the timing of the fee payments, may be negotiated.
Fixed Fees
Fixed fees are billed in advance, based on a flat fixed rate and frequency, as agreed upon in the Client
Agreement. In certain circumstances, the fixed fees may be billed in arrears, or by other methods, rather
than in advance. You should expect that the fees you pay will differ from those paid by other clients of the
Firm, including based on the scope and size of relationships and accounts, the complexity of the client’s
needs, and other factors. Except as otherwise stated herein or in the Client Agreement, these fees are in
addition to any fees you pay to other investment managers or fees and you pay indirectly as an investor in
any mutual fund, alternative investment fund, or other pooled vehicle or financial product, which are
described in the applicable prospectus or other offering document.
Sub-Advisor Fees and Services
Pandi may recommend an independent sub-adviser to manage all or a portion of a Client’s portfolio. In
those circumstances, the Sub-Advisor manages the assets based upon the parameters provided by our Firm.
The Sub-Advisor for the portfolio may have higher or lower fees than other programs available through
Pandi or available elsewhere. Investment management programs may differ in the services provided and
method or type of management offered, and each may have different account minimums. Client reports
will depend upon the management program selected. Sub-Advisor fees and services will be indicated on a
Client’s Investment Advisory Agreement with the sub-advisor.
Mutual Fund and ETF Fees
Brokerage fees and/or transaction ticket fees charged by the custodian will be billed directly to the Client.
Pandi does not receive any portion of such fees from the custodian or Client. In addition, Clients may incur
certain charges imposed by third parties other than Pandi in connection with investments made through
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the account, including but not limited to, mutual fund sales loads, 12(b)-1 fees and surrender charges, IRA
and qualified retirement plan fees. Pandi does not receive any portion of such fees. Management fees
charged by Pandi are separate and distinct from the fees and expenses charged by investment company
securities that may be recommended to Clients. A description of these fees and expenses are available in
each investment company security’s prospectus and are paid by the funds but are ultimately borne by
Clients as shareholders in the funds.
These fees and expenses are in addition to the Advisory Fees each Advisory Account pays to Pandi and
any applicable transaction fees. Broker-dealers make available mutual fund share classes on their platforms
at their sole discretion. Different mutual funds with similar investment policies, and different share classes
within those funds, will have different expense levels. Generally, a fund or share class with a lower
minimum investment requirement has higher expenses, and therefore a lower return, than a fund or share
class with a higher minimum investment requirement. The share classes made available by various broker-
dealers and which Pandi selects for Advisory Accounts will not necessarily be the lowest cost share classes
for which Clients might be eligible or that might otherwise be available if Clients invested in mutual funds
through another firm or through the mutual funds directly. If mutual funds are selected for inclusion in
the Client’s account, those mutual funds are either no-load funds or load-waived mutual funds.
Private Fund and Alternative Investment Managers Associated Fees
As described in Item 4, Pandi may recommend that a Client invest a portion of their assets in a private
fund, hedge fund, or other alternative investment, based on the individual Client’s risk tolerance and
objectives. Important disclosures related to investing in alternative investments are described in Pandi’s
Part 2A Brochure Disclosure, Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, & Risk of Loss section or a
similar agreement. Actual fees are disclosed in the private placement memorandum (PPM), a supplement
to the PPM or in a prospectus of the alternative investment fund.
Pandi does not exercise discretion over any non-public alternative investments. Clients are responsible for
initially executing any documents required to be completed by the investment manager and for
continuously maintaining any subsequent documentation required after the initial investment is made.
Please see Item 4.
Other Fees and Expenses
In addition to the fees described above, Clients may bear other costs associated with investments or
accounts including but not limited to: (i) custodial charges, brokerage fees, commissions and related costs;
(ii) interest expenses; (iii) taxes, duties and other governmental charges; (iv) transfer and registration fees
or similar expenses; (v) costs associated with foreign exchange transactions; (vi) other portfolio expenses;
and (vii) costs, expenses and fees (including investment advisory and other fees charged by the investment
advisers of funds in which the Client’s account invest) associated with products or services that may be
necessary or incidental to such investments or accounts.
With respect to such services (which may include, but are not limited to, custodial, securities lending,
brokerage, futures, banking, consulting or third-party advisory or legal services) each Client may be
required to establish business relationships with relevant service providers or other counterparties based
on the Client’s own credit standing. Pandi will not have any obligation to allow its credit to be used in
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connection with the establishment of such relationships, nor is it expected that such service providers or
counterparties will consider or rely on Pandi’s credit in evaluating the Client’s creditworthiness.
Pandi’s fees only cover its investment advisory services offered and do not cover any other services,
accounts, or products that clients obtain from Pandi or its affiliates provided that the cost of certain non-
investment advisory services (e.g. tax preparation) may be included when clients are charged. Unless
otherwise agreed to in writing, clients who receive Investment Management services through Pandi will
pay additional fees and expenses in connection with such services. These fees are pass through costs.
Toward this end, Clients are responsible for fees imposed for third-party reporting services providers,
and/or expenses imposed by third party managers and other third parties, 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. Those fees and expenses are described below.
Custodian Fees
Clients may be charged the following fees from their account custodian or executing broker: charges for
transactions with respect to assets not executed through the custodian; short term redemption costs; costs
charged to shareholders of mutual funds and exchange traded funds by the fund manager; odd-lot
differentials; American Depository Receipt costs; costs associated with exchanging currencies; or other
costs required by law. Administrative costs for retirement accounts and any platform (technology) fees are
paid directly by the Client, unless other arrangements have been made.
Additionally, the Client will be charged for non-standard service fees incurred as a result of any special
requests made by the Client, such as overnight courier or wiring fees. Account custodians may also charge
clients account transfer and/or termination fees.
For custodial services, Pandi utilizes the services of a number of firms to meet its Clients’ needs. Custodial
transaction fees (for transactions executed through the custodian’s broker-dealer) may be paid by the Client
or by Pandi as negotiated and stated in the Client’s agreement with the account custodian. Custodians
charge Clients other fees, beyond transaction fees. The additional fees charged to Clients by the custodian
may include, but are not limited to, fees related to custodial and clearing agent services, maintenance of
portfolio accounting systems, preparation and mailing of Client statements, account processing, systematic
withdrawals, redemptions, terminations, account transfers, retirement account custodial services (except
for the retirement account termination cost), maintenance of a Client inquiry system, as well as execution
of securities transactions in the Client’s account. None of these charges are retained by Pandi.
Terminated Accounts
The Firm’s standard investment management contract generally continues in effect until terminated by
either party upon written or verbal notice to the other (email notice will suffice). Upon the termination of
the Agreement, Adviser will have no obligation to recommend or take any action with regard to the
securities, cash or other investments in the account. In the event the Agreement is terminated, and the
Client has prepaid fees which have been unearned as of the date of termination, such unearned fees shall
be immediately refunded to the Client. The Client will be charged for all days their account is managed up
and including the day the Client requests a termination. The Client will receive a prorated refund of the
number of days remaining in the month starting the day after the termination request is received. Please
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note, it is possible for unearned fees to be adjusted and not be made available to the Client under certain
circumstances, for example in situations where the fee is below a de minimis dollar threshold of $100.00.
In addition, upon execution of an investment advisory agreement, the Client acknowledges receipt of Part
2 of Form ADV; a disclosure statement containing the equivalent information; or a disclosure statement
containing at least the information required by Part 2A Appendix 1 of Form ADV, if the Client is entering
into a wrap fee program sponsored by the investment adviser. If the appropriate disclosure statement was
not delivered to the Client at least 48 hours prior to the Client entering into any written or oral advisory
contract with this investment adviser, then the Client has the right to terminate the contract without penalty
within five business days after entering into the contract. For the purposes of this provision in our
Agreements, a contract is considered entered into when all parties to the contract have signed the contract,
or, in the case of an oral contract, otherwise signified their acceptance, any other provisions of this contract
notwithstanding. Importantly, upon termination, a Client is responsible for monitoring the securities in his
or her account, and we will have no further obligation to act or advise with respect to those assets. In the
event of Client’s death or disability, Pandi will continue management of the account until we are notified
of Client’s death or disability and given alternative instructions by an authorized party.
Generally, upon notice of termination to the Client, the Firm will begin the process of removing its access
to the Client’s account; however, the custodian may require a reasonable amount of time to liquidate
and/or transfer assets, including time for required recordkeeping, processing, and complying with the
rules and conditions imposed by mutual fund companies, stock exchanges, or securities issuers.
For an additional discussion of brokerage and other transaction costs, please refer to Item 12 – Brokerage
Practices of this Brochure.
Other Compensation
Neither Pandi nor its supervised persons accept any compensation for the sale of investment products,
including asset-based sales charges or service fees from the sale of mutual funds.
For further information on this compensation and its relationship with Pandi’s Clients, please refer to Item
11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading (Potential Conflicts).
For an additional discussion of other compensation, please refer to Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other
Compensation of this Brochure.
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Item 6 Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Pandi does not accept performance-based fees or other fees based on a share of capital gains on or capital
appreciation of the assets of a Client.
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Item 7 Types of Clients
As discussed in Item 4 – Advisory Business of this Brochure, Pandi currently provides investment
management services, as an investment adviser, to families, individuals, trusts, and institutions, including
private foundations and private companies owned and controlled by its family clients. In addition, the
Company provides services as an agent on behalf of a manager according to an Agency Services Agreement
(“ASA”). These underlying clients include a benefit program and 401(k) Retirement Plan on behalf of
manager and its clients. We do not require a minimum dollar amount to open and maintain an advisory
account. All Clients are required to execute an agreement for services in order to establish a client
arrangement with Pandi. The agreement sets forth the scope of engagement and terms and conditions of
the investment management services, outlines the responsibilities of the parties and defines the relationship
of the Firm and the Client.
Lastly, the Firm may seek to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each Client who retains
Pandi to manage its account, in order to help the U.S. Government fight the funding of terrorism and money
laundering activities.
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Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, & Risk of Loss
Investing in securities involves risk of loss that Clients should be prepared to bear.
Investment Strategies
The Company may choose to use investment managers that invest in a wide range of securities and other
financial instruments including: equity securities of domestic and foreign issuers (both publicly and
privately traded); corporate debt securities of domestic and foreign issuers (both publicly and privately
traded); MLPs; derivative securities, including but not limited to futures, options, swaps and forward
contracts; warrants; commercial paper; foreign currency contracts; registered investment company
securities, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”); and U.S. government securities. As financial markets
and products evolve, Pandi may partner with managers that invest in other instruments or securities,
whether currently existing or developed in the future, when consistent with Client guidelines, objectives,
and policies.
Methods of Analysis
Pandi’s methods of analyzing managers includes:
• As discussed above, the Firm assists Clients in selecting an asset allocation and will provide other
investment recommendations and advice to you. The Firm has access to various market, research,
portfolio modeling and other tools and information to which we may refer in determining
investment advice provided to Clients. The investment strategies and advice vary depending upon
each client’s specific financial situation. As such, the Firm determines investments and allocations
based upon Clients’ predefined objectives, risk tolerance, time horizon, financial horizon, financial
information, liquidity needs, and various other suitability factors. Clients’ restrictions and
guidelines may affect the composition of client portfolios.
• Pandi may recommend, on occasion, redistributing investment allocations to diversify the
portfolio. The Advisor may recommend employing cash positions as a possible hedge against
market movement, which may adversely affect the portfolio. Pandi may recommend selling
positions for reasons that include, but are not limited to, harvesting capital gains or losses, business
or sector risk exposure to a specific security or class of securities, overvaluation or overweighting
of the position[s] in the portfolio, change in risk tolerance of Client, generating cash to meet Client
needs, or any risk deemed unacceptable for the Client’s risk tolerance.
Pandi may include mutual funds and exchange traded funds, (“ETFs”) in our investment strategies. Pandi
policy is to purchase institutional share classes of those mutual funds selected for the client’s portfolio. The
institutional share class generally has the lowest expense ratio. The expense ratio is the annual fee that all
mutual funds charge their shareholders. It expresses the percentage of assets deducted each fiscal year for
funds expenses, including 12b-1 fees, management fees, administrative fees, operating costs, and all other
asset-based costs incurred by the fund. Some fund families offer different classes of the same fund, and one
share class may have a lower expense ratio than another share class. These expenses come from client assets
which could impact the client’s account performance. Mutual fund expense ratios are in addition to our
fee, and we do not receive any portion of these charges. As share classes with lower expense ratios become
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available, Pandi may use them in the client’s portfolio, and/or convert the existing mutual fund position
to the lower cost share class. Clients who transfer mutual funds into their accounts with Pandi would bear
the expense of any contingent or deferred sales loads incurred upon selling the product. If a mutual fund
has a frequent trading policy, the policy can limit a client’s transactions in shares of the fund (e.g., for
rebalancing, liquidations, deposits or tax harvesting). All mutual fund expenses and fees are disclosed in
the respective mutual fund prospectus.
Asset Allocation: We attempt to identify an appropriate ratio of securities, fixed income, and cash suitable
to the Client’s investment goals and risk tolerance. Periodically we may encounter economic conditions
that warrant temporary adjustments to the asset allocation of an investment strategy or portfolio. If we
believe that these conditions present either an increase in risk or opportunity for that particular asset class
we may alter the appropriate allocation to reflect this conviction.
Mutual Fund and/or ETF Analysis: We look at the experience and track record of the manager of the mutual
fund or ETF in an attempt to determine if the manager has demonstrated an ability to invest over a period
of time and in different economic conditions. We also look at the underlying assets in a mutual fund or ETF
in an attempt to determine if there is significant overlap in the underlying investments held in another
fund(s) in the Client’s portfolio. We also monitor the funds or ETFs in an attempt to determine if they are
continuing to follow their stated investment strategy. A risk of mutual fund and/or ETF analysis is that, as
in all securities investments, past performance does not guarantee future results.
Furthermore, Pandi focuses on the following areas of a Client portfolio:
− purpose driven investing through aligning the underlying investment strategy to the needs of the
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Client assets,
consistent and unwavering diversification within the portfolio in an attempt to ensure against the risk
of total loss, and
rebalancing of Client assets, when necessary, allowing for an objective reallocation of capital and risk.
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The methods of analysis and investment strategies summarized above are not intended to be
comprehensive. For more information regarding the investment objective and strategies of each, please
carefully review its applicable governing documents. Investing in securities involves a risk of loss that you,
as a Client, should be prepared to bear.
Certain Risk Factors
Clients should understand that all investment strategies and the investments made when implementing those
investment strategies involve risk of loss and Clients should be prepared to bear the loss of assets invested. There can
be no assurance that Clients will achieve their investment objectives or that investments will be successful or
profitable. The investment performance and the success of any investment strategy or particular investment can never
be predicted or guaranteed, and the value of a Client’s investments fluctuates due to market conditions and other
factors. Nothing in this Brochure is intended to imply, and no one is or will be authorized to represent, that Pandi’s
investment strategies and services are low risk or risk free. The investment decisions made, and the actions taken for
Clients accounts are subject to various market, liquidity, currency, economic and political risks, and will not
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necessarily be profitable. Past performance of Clients accounts is not indicative of future performance. Investors and
advisory Clients are urged to consult with their own independent financial, legal and tax advisors before making any
investment decisions. This Brochure does not include every potential risk associated with an investment strategy, or
all of the risks applicable to a particular Client account. Rather, it is a general description of the nature and risks of
the strategies and securities and other financial instruments in which Client accounts may invest. The following risks
may apply to strategies managed by Pandi:
• Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs): An ETF is an investment fund traded on stock exchanges, similar
to stocks. Investing in ETFs carries the risk of capital loss (sometimes up to a 100% loss in the case
of a stock holding bankruptcy). Areas of concern include the lack of transparency in products and
increasing complexity, conflicts of interest and the possibility of inadequate regulatory compliance.
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Stocks: There are numerous ways of measuring the risk of equity securities (also known simply as
"equities" or "stock"). In very broad terms, the value of a stock depends on the financial health of
the company issuing it. However, stock prices can be affected by many other factors including, but
not limited to the class of stock (for example, preferred or common); the health of the market sector
of the issuing company; and, the overall health of the economy. In general, larger, better established
companies ("large cap") tend to be safer than smaller start-up companies ("small cap") are but the
mere size of an issuer is not, by itself, an indicator of the safety of the investment. Markets may
move in cycles, with periods of rising prices and periods of falling prices.
• Mutual Funds: Investing in mutual funds carries the risk of capital loss and thus you may lose
money investing in mutual funds. All mutual funds have costs that lower investment returns. The
funds can be of bond “fixed income” nature (lower risk) or stock “equity” nature. Fixed income
investments generally pay a return on a fixed schedule, though the amount of the payments can
vary. This type of investment can include corporate and government debt securities, leveraged
loans, high yield, and investment grade debt and structured products, such as mortgage and other
asset-backed securities, although individual bonds may be the best-known type of fixed income
security. In general, the fixed income market is volatile and fixed income securities carry interest
rate risk. (As interest rates rise, bond prices usually fall, and vice versa. This effect is usually more
pronounced for longer-term securities.) Fixed income securities also carry inflation risk, liquidity
risk, call risk, and credit and default risks for both issuers and counterparties. The risk of default
on treasury inflation protected/inflation linked bonds is dependent upon the U.S. Treasury
defaulting (extremely unlikely); however, they carry a potential risk of losing share price value,
albeit rather minimal. Risks of investing in foreign fixed income securities also include the general
risk of non-U.S. investing described below.
• Capitalization Risk: Small-cap and mid-cap companies may be hindered as a result of limited
resources or less diverse products or services, and their stocks have historically been more volatile
than the stocks of larger, more established companies.
• Equity Risk: The market price of securities owned by Clients may go up or down, sometimes
rapidly or unpredictably. The equity securities in Clients’ portfolios may decline in value due to
factors affecting equity securities markets generally or the energy sector. The values of equity
securities may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a
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particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general
outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment
generally. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries,
including the basic minerals sector, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and
competitive conditions within an industry. Other risks of investing globally in equity securities
may include changes in currency exchange rates, exchange control regulations, expropriation of
assets or nationalization, imposition of withholding taxes on dividend or interest payments, and
difficulty in obtaining and enforcing judgments against non-U.S. entities. In addition, securities
which Pandi believes are fundamentally undervalued or incorrectly valued may not ultimately be
valued in the capital markets at prices and/or within the time frame we anticipate. As a result,
Clients may lose all or substantially all of their investments in any particular instance.
• Fixed Income Securities: Pandi may invest Client assets in bonds or other fixed income securities
of issuers including, without limitation, bonds, notes and debentures issued by corporations; debt
securities and commercial paper. Fixed income securities pay fixed, variable or floating rates of
interest. The value of fixed income securities in which Pandi invest will change in response to
fluctuations in interest rates. In addition, the value of certain fixed income securities can fluctuate
in response to perceptions of creditworthiness, political stability or soundness of economic policies.
Fixed income securities are subject to the risk of the issuer’s inability to meet principal and interest
payments on its obligations (i.e., credit risk) and are subject to price volatility due to such factors
as interest rate sensitivity, market perception of the creditworthiness of the issuer and general
market liquidity (i.e., market risk).
• Real estate funds (including REITs): REITS face several kinds of risk that are inherent in the real
estate sector, which historically has experienced significant fluctuations and cycles in performance.
Revenues and cash flows may be adversely affected by: changes in local real estate market
conditions due to changes in national or local economic conditions or changes in local property
market characteristics; competition from other properties offering the same or similar services;
changes in interest rates and in the state of the debt and equity credit markets; the ongoing need
for capital improvements; changes in real estate tax rates and other operating expenses; adverse
changes in governmental rules and fiscal policies; adverse changes in zoning laws; the impact of
present or future environmental legislation and compliance with environmental laws.
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Interest Rate Risk: In a rising rate environment, the value of fixed-income securities generally
declines and the value of equity securities may be adversely affected.
• Liquidity Risk: Liquidity risk exists when particular investments would be difficult to purchase or
sell, possibly preventing clients from selling such securities at an advantageous time or price.
• Credit Risk: Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a security may be unable to make interest
payments and/or repay principal when due. A downgrade to an issuer’s credit rating or a
perceived change in an issuer’s financial strength may affect a security’s value and, thus, impact
the fund’s performance.
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• Private placements carry a substantial risk as they are subject to less regulation than are publicly
offered securities, the market to resell these assets under applicable securities laws may be illiquid,
due to restrictions, and the liquidation may be taken at a substantial discount to the underlying
value or result in the entire loss of the value of such assets.
• Venture capital funds invest in start-up companies at an early stage of development in the interest
of generating a return through an eventual realization event; the risk is high as a result of the
uncertainty involved at that stage of development.
• Alternative Investment Risk - Alternative investments, including hedge funds, private equity
funds, real estate private equity funds, interval funds and venture capital funds: (1) involve a high
degree of risk, (2) often engage in leveraging and other speculative investment practices that may
increase the risk of investment loss, (3) can be highly illiquid with extended lock up periods where
assets may not be sold, (4) may lack a secondary market to purchase shares that investors care to
redeem, (5) are not required to provide periodic pricing or valuation information to investors, (6)
may involve complex tax structures and delays in distributing important tax information, (7) are
not subject to the same regulatory requirements as publicly traded securities, (8) often charge high
fees which may offset any trading profits, and (9) in many cases execute investments which are not
transparent and are known only to the investment manager. The performance of alternative
investments, including hedge funds and other alternative funds, can be volatile. An investor could
lose all or a substantial amount of his or her investment. Often, hedge fund or other alternative
investment account managers have total trading authority over their funds or accounts. The use of
a single advisor applying generally similar trading programs could mean lack of diversification
and, consequently, higher risk. There is often no secondary market for an investor's interest in
alternative investments, including hedge funds and managed futures, and none is expected to
develop. Even when there is a secondary market, it is often a small group of investors willing to
purchase the investment, typically resulting in a discount on the sale of the asset, versus the actual
value of the underlying assets. There may be restrictions on transferring interests in any alternative
investment. Alternative investment products may execute some portion of their trades on non-U.S.
exchanges. Investing in foreign markets may entail risks that differ from those associated with
investments in U.S. markets.
• Commodities are tangible assets used to manufacture and produce goods or services. Commodity
prices are affected by different risk factors, such as disease, storage capacity, supply, demand,
delivery constraints and weather. Because of those risk factors, even a well-diversified investment
in commodities can be uncertain.
• General Economic and Market Conditions: The success of Pandi’s activities is affected by general
economic and market conditions, such as changes in interest rates, availability of credit and debt-
related issues, inflation rates, economic uncertainty, changes in laws (including laws relating to
taxation of Client investments), trade barriers, unemployment rates, release of economic data,
currency exchange controls and national and international political circumstances (including wars,
terrorist acts, natural disasters, security operations, the European debt crisis or the U.S. budget
negotiations). These factors may affect the level and volatility of securities prices and the liquidity
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of Client investments. Volatility and/or illiquidity could impair a Client’s profitability or result in
losses. Clients could incur material losses even if Pandi reacts quickly to difficult market or
economic conditions, and there can be no assurance that Clients will not suffer material losses and
other adverse effects from broad and rapid changes in economic and market conditions in the
future. Clients should realize that markets for the financial instruments in which Pandi invest
Client assets can correlate strongly with each other at times or in ways that are difficult for Pandi
to predict. Even a well-analyzed approach may not protect Clients from significant losses under
certain market conditions.
• Cybersecurity Risk: In addition to the Material Risks listed above, investing involves various
operational and “cybersecurity” risks. These risks include both intentional and unintentional
events at Pandi or one of its third-party counterparties or service providers, that may result in a
loss or corruption of data, result in the unauthorized release or other misuse of confidential
information, and generally compromise our Firm’s ability to conduct its business. A cybersecurity
breach may also result in a third-party obtaining unauthorized access to our clients’ information,
including social security numbers, home addresses, account numbers, account balances, and
account holdings. Our Firm has established business continuity plans and risk management
systems designed to reduce the risks associated with cybersecurity breaches. However, there are
inherent limitations in these plans and systems, including that certain risks may not have been
identified, in large part because different or unknown threats may emerge in the future. As such,
there is no guarantee that such efforts will succeed, especially because our Firm does not directly
control the cybersecurity systems of our third-party service providers. There is also a risk that
cybersecurity breaches may not be detected. Furthermore, cybersecurity failures by or breaches
have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in:
financial losses; interference with the Index’s ability to administer, calculate, and/or disseminate
those certain indices (each individually an “Index” and collectively the “Indices”) and the values
related thereto (the “Values”); disclosure of confidential trading information; the inability of the
Index or its service providers to transact business; violations of applicable privacy and other laws;
regulatory fines penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs; or
additional compliance costs. Substantial costs may be incurred by the Fund in order to resolve or
prevent cyber incidents in the future. While the Firm has established business continuity plans in
the event of, and risk management systems to prevent, such cyber-attacks, there are inherent
limitations in such plans and systems, including the possibility that certain risks have not been
identified and that prevention and remediation efforts will not be successful. Furthermore, the
Company cannot control the cybersecurity plans and systems put in place by service providers to
the Firm. However, there is no guarantee that such efforts will succeed, and the Firm and its clients
could be negatively impacted as a result.
• Epidemics, Pandemics, Outbreaks of Disease and Public Health Issues: Our business activities
could be materially adversely affected by pandemics, epidemics and outbreaks of disease in Asia,
Europe, North America and/or globally or regionally, such as COVID-19, Ebola, H1N1 flu, H7N9
flu, H5N1 flu, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and/or other epidemics, pandemics,
outbreaks of disease, viruses and/or public health issues. Specifically, COVID-19 has spread
rapidly around the world since its initial emergence in China in December 2019 and has severely
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negatively affected (and may continue to materially adversely affect) the global economy and
equity markets (including, in particular, equity markets in Asia, Europe and the United States).
Although the long-term effects or consequences of COVID-19 and/or other epidemics, pandemics
and outbreaks of disease cannot currently be predicted, previous occurrences of other pandemics,
epidemics and other outbreaks of disease, such as H5N1 flu, H1N1 flu, SARS and the Spanish flu,
had a material adverse effect on the economies and markets of those countries and regions in which
they were most prevalent. Any occurrence or recurrence (or continued spread) of an outbreak of
any kind of epidemic, communicable disease or virus or major public health issue could cause a
slowdown in the levels of economic activity generally (or cause the global economy to enter into a
recession or depression), which would adversely affect the business, financial condition and
operations of the Adviser. Should these or other major public health issues, including pandemics,
arise or spread farther (or continue to spread or materially impact the day to day lives of persons
around the globe), the Adviser could be adversely affected by more stringent travel restrictions,
additional limitations on the Adviser’s operations or business and/or governmental actions
limiting the movement of people between regions and other activities or operations (or to
otherwise stop the spread or continued spread of any disease or outbreak).
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Item 9 Disciplinary Information
This Item requests information relating to legal and disciplinary events in which Pandi or any supervised
persons, as defined by the Advisors Act, have been involved that are material to Client’s or prospective
Client’s evaluations of Pandi’s advisory business or management. There are no reportable material legal or
disciplinary events related to Pandi or any of its supervised persons.
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Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Affiliated Broker-Dealers
Pandi is not registered, and does not have an application pending to register, as a broker-dealer or
registered representative of a broker-dealer. Certain affiliated persons listed in Schedule A of Pandi’s Part
1 of Form ADV and affiliated persons (i.e., personnel) of Pandi may hold FINRA licenses but do not receive
any compensation from a broker dealer.
Affiliated CPO and/or CTA
Neither Pandi nor its representatives are registered as or have pending applications to become either a
Futures Commission Merchant, Commodity Pool Operator, or Commodity Trading Advisor or an
associated person of the foregoing entities.
Relationship or Arrangements with Affiliates and/or Related Persons
Pandi does have specific arrangements with affiliates or related persons.
Pandi is indirectly controlled by TIFEC, LLC, Excolo, LLC and Pandi Ventures. TIFEC is a private company
founded by a family office that owns, operates, and invests in private companies and also manages various
real estate holdings and developments. Excolo, LLC is a private company founded by a family office that
owns and invests in private investment partnerships and controls various private companies. Pandi is
indirectly controlled by Pandi Ventures, LLC through its indirect ownership of the voting securities of
Pandi.
No employee, officer, director, or other representative of Excolo or TIFEC, or any of their respective
controlled affiliates, is a member of any committee of Pandi or the Firm that determines which products or
services are offered or sold to Firm clients. Additionally, directors, officers, employees or other
representatives of TIFEC or Excolo any of its controlled affiliates are generally prohibited from discussing
any information regarding Pandi’s portfolio investment activities in the presence of any employee, officer,
director, investment committee member or other representative of Pandi or any of its controlled affiliates.
Pandi does not anticipate material conflicts with any clients in light of TIFEC, Excolo or Pandi Ventures’
indirect control of Pandi. If any conflicts arise, Pandi will resolve such conflicts in an equitable manner.
Directors, officers and employees of Pandi and its affiliates may serve as non-executive directors or
employees of for-profit businesses, including financial service companies that provide services to Pandi
and/or to clients of Pandi. Pandi has adopted procedures and practices in seeking to mitigate conflicts of
interest that may result from such outside business affiliations.
Neither Pandi nor any of its management persons have any other affiliations with broker-dealers, financial
planning firms, commodity pool operators, commodity trading advisers, futures commission merchants,
banks, thrift institutions, accounting firms, law firms, insurance companies or agencies, pension
consultants, real estate brokers or dealers, or entities that create or package limited partnerships that are
material to Pandi’s advisory business or clients. In the event that such affiliation exists, it will be disclosed
accordingly.
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Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
Pandi maintains a policy of strict compliance with the highest standards of ethical business conduct and
the provisions of applicable federal securities laws, including rules and regulations promulgated by the
SEC, and has adopted policies and procedures described in its code of ethics. The code of ethics has been
adopted by Pandi in compliance with Section 204A of the Advisers Act. The code of ethics applies to each
employee of Pandi and any other “access person” as defined under the Advisers Act. It is designed to
ensure compliance with legal requirements of Pandi’s standard of business conduct.
A complete copy of Pandi’s code of ethics (“Code of Ethics”) is available upon request to Clients or
prospective Clients.
The Code of Ethics is based upon the premise that all Pandi personnel have a fiduciary responsibility to
render professional, continuous and unbiased investment advisory services. The Code of Ethics requires
all personnel to: (1) comply with all applicable laws and regulations; (2) observe all fiduciary duties and
put Client interests ahead of those of Pandi; (3) observe Pandi’s personal trading policies so as to avoid
“front-running” and other conflicts of interests between Pandi and its Clients; (4) ensure that all personnel
have read the Code of Ethics, agreed to adhere to the Code of Ethics, and are aware that a record of all
violations of the Code of Ethics will be maintained by Pandi’s Chief Compliance Officer, and that personnel
who violate the Code of Ethics are subject to sanctions by Pandi, up to and including termination.
Standards of Conduct: Pandi and its access persons are expected to comply with all applicable federal and
state laws and regulations. Access persons are expected to adhere to the highest standards of ethical
conduct and maintain confidentiality of all information obtained in the course of their employment and
bring any risk issues, violations, or potential violations to the attention of the Chief Compliance Officer.
Access persons are expected to deal with Clients fairly and disclose any activity that may create an actual
or potential conflict of interest between them and Pandi or Client.
Confidentiality: Employees must maintain the confidentiality of Pandi’s proprietary and confidential
information and must not disclose that information unless the necessary approval is obtained. Pandi has a
particular duty and responsibility, as investment adviser or sub-adviser, to safeguard Client information.
Information concerning the identity and transactions of Clients is confidential, and such information will
only be disclosed to those employees and outside parties who may need to know it in order to fulfill their
responsibilities.
Potential Conflicts
Pandi does not recommend that Clients buy or sell any security in which a related person to Pandi or Pandi
has a material financial interest. From time to time, representatives of Pandi may buy or sell securities for
themselves that they also recommend to Clients. This may provide an opportunity for representatives of
Pandi to buy or sell the same securities before or after recommending the same securities to Clients
resulting in representatives profiting off the recommendations they provide to Clients. Such transactions
may create a conflict of interest. Pandi will always document any transactions that could be construed as
conflicts of interest and will never engage in trading that operates to the Client’s disadvantage when similar
securities are being bought or sold.
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Allocation of Investment Opportunities: As stated herein above, Pandi acts as investment adviser to more
than one Client that may have similar investment objectives and pursue similar strategies. Certain
investments identified by Pandi may be appropriate for multiple Clients. When it is determined by Pandi
that it would be appropriate for more than one Client to participate in an investment opportunity, Pandi
will generally allocate such investment opportunity among the Clients in proportion to the relative
amounts of capital available for new investments, taking into account such other factors as it may, in its
sole discretion determine appropriate, including investment objectives, legal or regulatory restrictions,
current holdings, availability of capital for investment, the size of investments generally, nature and type
of investment or opportunity, risk-return considerations, relative exposure to market trends, targeted
leverage level, targeted asset mix, target investment return, diversification requirements, strategic
objectives, specific liquidity requirements, as well as any tax consequences, limitations and restrictions on
a Client’s portfolio that are imposed by such Client’s governing documents or other considerations that
Pandi deems necessary or appropriate in light of the circumstances at such time. Pandi seeks to manage
and/or mitigate these potential conflicts of interest described by following procedures with respect to the
allocation of investment opportunities for its Clients.
Pandi’s allocation policy is based on a fundamental desire to treat each Client account fairly over time. It is
Pandi’s general policy to allocate investments among its Clients in a manner which it believes to be fair and
equitable. Allocations of investment opportunities should not be based on any of the following, or similar,
reasons: (i) to generate higher fees paid by one account over another, or to produce greater fees to Pandi;
(ii) to develop a relationship with a Client or prospective Client; or (iii) to compensate a Client for past
services or benefits rendered to the company or any employee of Pandi or to induce future services or
benefits to be rendered to Pandi or any employee of Pandi. Consistent with its fiduciary duties, Pandi
allocates trades to its Clients on an equitable basis as set forth in the Firm’s policy.
Conflicts Related to Relationships with Third Parties: Conflicts may arise where Pandi has the
responsibility and authority to vote proxies on behalf of its Clients. Please refer to Item 17 – Voting Client
Securities of this Brochure for information regarding the policies and procedures governing Pandi’s’ proxy
voting activities.
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Item 12 Brokerage Practices
Depending on the terms of the applicable investment management agreement, Pandi's authority may
include the ability to select broker-dealers through which to execute transactions on behalf of its Clients,
and to negotiate the commission rates, if any, at which transactions are effected. Pandi may also have the
authority to enter into International Swap and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”), repurchase clearing,
trading brokerage, margin future, options, or other types of agreements on behalf of Pandi’s Clients. In
making decisions as to which securities are to be bought or sold and the amounts thereof, Pandi is guided
by the mandate selected by the Client and any Client-imposed guidelines or restrictions. Unless Pandi and
the Client have entered into a non-discretionary arrangement, Pandi generally is not required to provide
notice to, consult with, or seek the consent of its Clients prior to engaging in transactions.
Brokerage Selection
We require that Clients utilize the custody, brokerage and clearing services of a Custodian (the
“Custodian”) for investment management accounts. Our recommended Custodians are independent and
unaffiliated FINRA-registered broker-dealers. We may recommend that you establish accounts with these
custodians to maintain custody of your assets and to effect trades for your accounts. Some of the products,
services and other benefits provided by our custodians benefit us and may not benefit you or your account.
Our recommendation/requirement that you place assets with one of these custodians may be based in part
on benefits they provide us, and not solely on the nature, cost or quality of custody and execution services
provided by the custodian. We are independently owned and operated and not affiliated with these
custodians. They provide us with access to their institutional trading and custody services. These services
include brokerage, custody, research and access to mutual funds and other investments that are otherwise
generally available only to institutional investors.
Custodians/broker-dealers will be recommended based on Pandi’s duty to seek “best execution,” which is
the obligation to seek execution of securities transactions for a Client on the most favorable terms for the
Client under the circumstances. Clients will not necessarily pay the lowest commission or commission
equivalent, and Pandi may also consider the market expertise and research access provided by the broker-
dealer/custodian, including but not limited to access to written research, oral communication with
analysts, admittance to research conferences and other resources provided by the brokers that may aid in
Pandi's research efforts. Pandi will never charge a premium or commission on transactions, beyond the
actual cost imposed by the broker- dealer/custodian.
In the event you request us to recommend a broker-dealer custodian for execution and/or custodial
services, we generally recommend your account to be maintained at one of these custodians. We may
recommend that you establish accounts with the custodians to maintain custody of your assets and to effect
trades for your accounts. You have the right to not act upon any recommendations, and if you elect to act
upon any recommendations, you have the right to not place the transactions through any broker-dealer we
recommend. Our recommendation is generally based on the broker’s cost and fees, skills, reputation,
dependability and compatibility with the Client. You may be able to obtain lower commissions and fees
from other brokers and the value of products, research and services given to us is not a factor in
determining the selection of broker-dealer or the reasonableness of their commissions.
The custodian we utilize makes available to us other products and services that benefit us but may not
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benefit your accounts in every case. Some of these other products and services assist us in managing and
administering your accounts. These include software and technology that provide access to Client account
data (such as trade confirmations and account statements), facilitate trade execution (and allocation of
aggregated trade orders for multiple Client accounts), provide research, pricing information and other
market data, facilitate payment of our fees from your account, and assist with back-office functions,
recordkeeping and reporting.
Many of these services generally may be used to service all or a substantial number of our accounts. The
custodians also make available to us other services intended to help us manage and further develop its
business enterprise. These services may include consulting, publications and conferences on practice
management, information technology, business succession, regulatory compliance, and marketing. In
addition, the custodians may make available, arrange and/or pay for these services rendered to us by third
parties. The custodians may discount or waive fees it would otherwise charge for some of these services or
pay all or a part of the fees of a third-party providing these services to us.
While as a fiduciary, we endeavor to act in your best interest, our recommendation that you maintain your
assets in accounts at our recommended custodians may be based in part on the benefit to us or the
availability of some of the foregoing products and services and not solely on the nature, cost or quality of
custody and brokerage services provided by the custodian, which may create a conflict of interest.
Investment advisor representatives endeavor at all times to act in the best interest of our Clients first as a
part of their fiduciary duty.
We place trades for our Clients' accounts subject to our duty to seek best execution and our other fiduciary
duties. Each Custodian’s execution quality may be different than other broker-dealers.
We will aggregate trades for ourselves or our associated persons with your trades, providing that the
following conditions are met:
• Our policy for the aggregation of transactions shall be fully-disclosed separately to our existing
Clients (if any) and the broker/dealer(s) through which such transactions will be placed
• We will not aggregate transactions unless we believe that aggregation is consistent with our duty
to seek the best execution (which includes the duty to seek best price) for you and is consistent
with the terms of our investment advisory agreement with you 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 our transactions in a given
security on a given business day, with transaction costs based on each Client’s participation in the
transaction
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If the aggregated order is filled in its entirety, it will be allocated among Clients; if the order is
partially filled, the accounts that did not receive the previous trade’s positions should be “first in
line” to receive the next allocation
Our books and records will separately reflect, for each Client account, the orders which were
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aggregated, the securities held by, and bought for that account
• We will receive no additional compensation or remuneration of any kind as a result of the proposed
aggregation; and
Individual advice and treatment will be accorded to each advisory Client
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Soft Dollars
Section 28(e) of the Exchange Act provides a “safe harbor” to investment advisers who use soft dollars
generated by their advised accounts to obtain investment research and brokerage services that provide
lawful and appropriate assistance to such investment advisers in the performance of investment decision-
making responsibilities. The term “soft dollars” refers to the receipt by an investment adviser of products
and services provided by brokers, without any cash payment by such investment adviser, based on the
volume of revenues generated from brokerage commissions for transactions executed for Clients of the
investment adviser. The products and services available from brokers include both internally generated
items (such as research reports prepared by employees of the broker) as well as items acquired by the
broker from third parties. Research services furnished by brokers may include (but are not limited to)
written information and analyses concerning specific securities, companies or sectors; market, financial and
economic studies and forecasts; statistics and pricing or appraisal services; discussions with research
personnel; and invitations to attend conferences or meetings with management or industry consultants.
The Company does not currently participate in a soft dollar program that qualifies as “research and
brokerage services” within the meaning of Section 28(e) of the Exchange Act.
While Pandi does not participate in any soft dollar arrangements under Section 28(e), the Firm receives
access to a proprietary data platform in connection with certain fund investments at no additional cost.
The Firm may retain access for the benefit of its role as an investment adviser. Any such benefits are
evaluated for potential conflicts of interest and disclosed accordingly.
Brokerage for Client Referrals
Pandi receives no referrals from a broker-dealer or third party in exchange for using that broker-dealer or
third party.
Clients Directing Which Broker/Dealer/Custodian to Use
We do not routinely recommend, request, or require that you direct us to execute transaction through a
specified broker dealer. Additionally, we do not permit you to direct brokerage. We place trades for your
account subject to our duty to seek best execution and other fiduciary duties.
Trade Errors
We have implemented procedures designed to prevent trade errors; however, trade errors in Client
accounts cannot always be avoided. Consistent with our fiduciary duty, it is our policy to correct trade
errors in a manner that is in the best interest of the Client. In cases where the Client causes the trade error,
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the Client will be responsible for any loss resulting from the correction. Depending on the specific
circumstances of the trade error, the Client may not be able to receive any gains generated as a result of the
error correction. In all situations where the Client does not cause the trade error, the Client will be made
whole and we will absorb any loss resulting from the trade error if the error was caused by the Firm. If the
error is caused by the Custodian, the Custodian will be responsible for covering all trade error costs. We
will never benefit or profit from trade errors.
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Item 13 Review of Accounts
All Client accounts are reviewed at least annually with regard to Clients’ respective investment policies
and risk tolerance levels. Reviews may be triggered by material market, economic or political events, or
by changes in Client's financial situations (such as retirement, termination of employment, physical move,
or inheritance).
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Item 14 Client Referrals and Compensation
Compensation to Non –Advisory Personnel for Client Referrals
The Adviser does not receive economic benefits from someone who is not a client for providing investment
advisory services to its clients. In addition, neither Pandi nor its related people receive or provide any
compensation or other economic benefit to any persons or entities for providing investment advice or other
advisory services to our clients other than relationships described elsewhere in the Firm’s Form ADV.
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Item 15 Custody
Rule 206(4)-2 of the Advisers Act sets forth extensive requirements for investment advisers who have
possession or custody of Client funds or securities. The purpose of the rule is to protect Client funds and
securities from fraud or other abuse by investment advisers. SEC-registered advisers must (i) maintain
Client funds and securities with a qualified custodian in a separate account for each Client under that
Client's name, or in an account that contains only Client funds and securities with the adviser listed as
agent or trustee for the Clients ; (ii) have a reasonable basis, formed after "due inquiry," for believing that
the qualified custodian holding Client funds or securities sends an account statement to each advisory
Client at least quarterly; (iii) notify Clients upon opening any new custodial account on behalf of the Client
(or changes to any such account) and include a legend in such notice urging the Clients to compare
custodial account statements with any statements received from the adviser (if the adviser elects to send
any such statements directly); and (iv) undergo an annual surprise examination conducted by an
independent public accountant (where applicable).
Advisory Clients generally custody their funds and securities in their accounts with qualified custodians,
including JP Morgan Chase (“JP Morgan”). Pandi is not an affiliate of any broker dealer nor a custodian
and is not affiliated with JP Morgan. However, under the Advisers Act, Pandi or its affiliates are “deemed”
to have custody of client assets under certain circumstances, including in connection with the receipt of
client checks and provision of bill pay services, or accounting services, which are ancillary non-investment
advisory services.
In certain limited situations, investment advisor representatives may serve as the trust protector for an
account under Pandi’s supervision that is not an account for the investment advisor representative’s family
member. In these limited circumstances, Pandi can be deemed to have inadvertent custody even though
Pandi will not allow its investment advisor representatives to hold, directly or indirectly, the Trustee-
client’s funds or securities, nor will Pandi permit the investment advisor representative to obtain
possession of the Trustee-client’s funds or securities in connection with advisory services that Pandi
provides to such Trustee-clients.
Clients who custody funds and securities with a non-affiliated custodian will receive periodic account
statements from their applicable custodian. Clients who custody funds and securities away from a non-
affiliated custodian receive account statements directly from their qualified custodian and may also receive
periodic account statements and performance reports from Pandi or its affiliates. Clients should
understand that the statements received from the custodian of their funds or securities are the official
records for their accounts.
Clients will receive account statements at least quarterly from their broker-dealer, bank, or other qualified
custodian that holds and maintains clients’ investment assets. It is important in all cases for clients to
carefully review their custodial statements to verify the accuracy of the calculation, as well as their holdings
and activity. Pandi urges its clients to carefully review such statements for accuracy. Clients should contact
Pandi directly if they believe that there may be an error in their statement, or have any questions about any
of the transactions, activity, holdings, or fees deducted.
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Item 16 Investment Discretion
Pandi provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to Clients. The advisory
contract established with each Client sets forth the discretionary authority for trading. Where investment
discretion has been granted, Pandi generally manages the Client’s account and makes investment decisions
without consultation with the Client as to when the securities are to be bought or sold for the account, the
total amount of the securities to be bought/sold, what securities to buy or sell, or the price per share.
The limitations on investment and brokerage discretion held by Pandi for you are:
• For discretionary accounts, we require that we be provided with authority to determine which
securities and the amounts of securities to be bought or sold.
• Any limitations on this discretionary authority shall be in writing as indicated on the investment
advisory Agreement. You may change/amend these limitations as required.
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Item 17 Voting Client Securities (Proxy Voting)
As a fiduciary, an investment adviser with proxy voting authority has a duty to monitor corporate events
and to vote proxies, as well as a duty to cast votes in the best interest of Clients and not subrogate Client
interests to its own interests. Rule 206(4)-6 under the Advisers Act (the “Proxy Voting Rule”) places specific
requirements on registered investment advisers with proxy voting authority. The Rule also requires these
advisers to maintain certain records relating to proxy voting. The Rule is designed to ensure that advisers
vote proxies in the best interests of their Clients and provide Clients with information about how their
proxies must be voted. The Rule requires an investment adviser that exercises voting authority over Client
proxies to:
• Adopt and implement written proxy voting policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure
that the fund manager votes Client and fund securities in the best interests of the Clients and fund
investors and addressing how conflicts of interest are handled;
• Disclose its proxy voting policies and procedures to Clients and fund investors and furnish Clients
and fund investors with a copy of these policies and procedures if requested;
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Inform Clients and fund investors as to how they can obtain information from the manager on how
their securities were voted; and
• Retain required records.
The Adviser will not vote Client proxies. If at any time in the future, the firm chooses to allow the voting
of proxies on behalf of Clients, all requirements previously referenced will be implemented prior to
accepting proxy voting responsibilities.
For the accounts under third-party management, third-party managers may vote proxies. Please review
each third-party manager’s ADV Part 2A for specific details regarding their proxy voting policies and
procedures.
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Item 18 Financial Information
Pandi does not solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per Client six months or more in advance,
and thus has not provided a balance sheet according to the specifications of 17 CFR Parts 275 and 279.
Pandi is not aware of any financial conditions that would reasonably likely impair its ability to meet its
contractual commitments to its clients. Pandi has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition during the
past ten years.
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