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Item 1 - Cover Page
Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors, LLC
d/b/a Turtle Creek, a Multi-Family Office
CRD# 322998
2828 N. Harwood Street
Suite 1250
Dallas, TX 75201
214-214-3110
www.turtlecreekwealth.com
Brochure Dated
March 26, 2025
This brochure (“Brochure”) provides information about the qualifications and business practices of
Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors, LLC d/b/a Turtle Creek, a Multi-Family Office (the “Adviser”). If you
have any questions about the contents of this Brochure, please contact the Adviser at 214-214-3110
or concierge@turtlecreekwealth.com. 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
authority.
Additional information about the Adviser also is available on the SEC’s website at
www.AdviserInfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 - Material Changes
This Brochure is a document which the Adviser provides to its clients as required by the SEC’s rules.
The purpose of Item 2 of the Brochure is to provide clients with a summary of any material changes
made to this Brochure.
Since the last annual filing on March 28, 2024, the Adviser has made the following material changes
to this Brochure:
Item 1 – added an other business name utilized by the Adviser;
Item 4 – added disclosures regarding the Adviser’s Legacy Strategy;
Item 4 – added disclosures regarding income tax planning and advisory services provided by
the Adviser;
Items 4, 5 – added details and disclosures regarding the Adviser recommending investments
in certain pooled investment vehicles managed by Turtle Creek Capital, LLC, a relying adviser
and affiliate of the Adviser;
Items 4, 7, 8 – added disclosures regarding Turtle Creek Credit Fund I, LP, a pooled investment
vehicle managed by Turtle Creek Capital, LLC, a relying adviser and affiliate of the Adviser;
Items 4, 7, 8 – added disclosures regarding TCC Perpetual, a pooled investment vehicle
managed by Turtle Creek Capital, LLC, a relying adviser and affiliate of the Adviser; and
Item 5 – added disclosure regarding a Family Office Services fee charged by the Adviser.
The Adviser will provide clients with a new Brochure as necessary based on changes, new
information, or at a client’s request, at any time, without charge.
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Item 3 - Table of Contents
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Item 1 - Cover Page ............................................................................................................................................................. 1
Item 2 - Material Changes ................................................................................................................................................ 2
Item 3 - Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................................ 3
Item 4 - Advisory Business .............................................................................................................................................. 4
Item 5 - Fees and Compensation ................................................................................................................................... 7
Item 6 - Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ................................................................. 9
Item 7 - Types of Clients ................................................................................................................................................. 10
Item 8 - Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss ...................................................... 10
Item 9 - Disciplinary Information ............................................................................................................................... 16
Item 10 - Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ........................................................................ 16
Item 11 - Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions, and Personal Trading .. 16
Item 12 - Brokerage Practices ...................................................................................................................................... 17
Item 13 - Review of Accounts ....................................................................................................................................... 20
Item 14 - Client Referrals and Other Compensation ........................................................................................... 20
Item 15 – Custody ............................................................................................................................................................. 21
Item 16 - Investment Discretion ................................................................................................................................. 21
Item 17 - Voting Client Securities ............................................................................................................................... 22
Item 18 - Financial Information .................................................................................................................................. 22
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Item 4 - Advisory Business
General Information
Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, was formed in June 2022.
Advisory Services
The Adviser provides portfolio management, including design, consultation, and implementation;
financial planning; estate and tax planning; family governance and education; income tax planning,
projections and advisory; review and consult on entity and investment structures; personal cash flow
management and portfolio projections; multi-generational wealth management; private banking
services; risk management and insurance planning; tax efficient charitable giving strategies and
foundation management; and family office services to individuals, including high net worth individuals,
trusts, and foundations.
At the outset of each client relationship, the Adviser spends time with the client, asking questions,
discussing the client’s investment experience and financial circumstances, and broadly identifying
major goals and family office service needs of the client. Specifically, the Adviser may discuss with the
client cash flows, required distributions, significant life events, risk tolerance, and return expectations
as well as operational and reporting needs.
Portfolio Management
Based on its review of the information provided by the client, the Adviser generally develops with each
client an understanding of the client’s financial circumstances, goals, time horizons, and the client’s risk
tolerance level (the “Financial Profile”), as well as the client’s investment objectives and guidelines (the
“Investment Plan”).
The Financial Profile reflects the client’s current financial situation and a look to the future goals of the
client. The Investment Plan outlines the types of investments the Adviser will make on behalf of the
client based on the Adviser’s own research and analysis to meet those goals. The Adviser will monitor
the Investment Plan and manage and revise the Investment Plan based on a client’s changing goals and
life circumstances over time. The elements of the Financial Profile and the Investment Plan are
discussed periodically with each client but are not necessarily written documents.
To implement the client’s Investment Plan, the Adviser will manage the client’s investment portfolio on
a discretionary or a non-discretionary basis pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the
client. As a discretionary investment adviser, the Adviser will have the authority to supervise and direct
the portfolio without prior consultation with the client. Clients who choose a non-discretionary
arrangement must be contacted prior to the execution of any trade in the account(s) under
management. This may result in a delay in executing recommended trades, which could adversely affect
the performance of the portfolio. This delay also normally means the affected account(s) will not be
able to participate in block trades, a practice designed to enhance the execution quality, timing and/or
cost for all accounts included in the block. In a non-discretionary arrangement, the client retains the
responsibility for the final decision on all actions taken with respect to the portfolio.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, clients may impose certain written restrictions on the Adviser in the
management of their investment portfolios, such as prohibiting the inclusion of certain types of
investments in an investment portfolio or prohibiting the sale of certain investments held in an
investment portfolio at the commencement of the relationship. Each client should note, however, that
restrictions imposed by a client may adversely affect the composition and performance of the client’s
investment portfolio. Each client should also note that his or her investment portfolio is treated
individually by considering each purchase or sale for the client’s account. For these and other reasons,
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performance of client investment portfolios within the same investment objectives, goals, time
horizons, and/or risk tolerance may differ, and clients should not expect that the composition or
performance of their investment portfolios would necessarily be consistent with similar clients of the
Adviser.
Separate Account Managers
In accordance with the Investment Plan for a client, the Adviser expects to utilize one or more sub-
advisers (each, a “Manager”) to manage all or a portion of a client’s portfolio. Having access to various
Managers offers a wide variety of manager styles and offers clients the opportunity to utilize more than
one Manager if necessary to meet the needs and investment objectives of the client. The Adviser will
select the Manager(s) it deems most appropriate for the client. Factors that the Adviser considers in
selecting Managers generally includes the client’s stated investment objective(s), management style,
performance, risk level, reputation, financial strength, reporting, pricing, and research.
The Manager(s) will generally be granted discretionary trading authority to provide investment
advisory services for the portfolio. Under most circumstances, the Adviser retains the authority to
terminate the Manager’s relationship or to add new Managers without specific client consent.
In any case, with respect to assets managed by a Manager, the Adviser’s role will be to monitor the
overall financial situation of the client, to monitor the investment approach and performance of the
Manager(s), and to assist the client in understanding the investments of the portfolio.
Direct Portfolio Management
Under certain circumstances, the Adviser will internally manage all or a portion of a client’s portfolio
rather than utilizing one or more Managers. Specifically, the Adviser will internally manage the
following strategies with respect to a client’s portfolio if such strategies are utilized based on the client’s
Investment Plan:
The Dividend Appreciation Strategy: The Dividend Appreciation Strategy (DAPPR) is built on
the foundation that the cohort of companies who pay a dividend and have a history of growing
those dividends over time will outperform companies with other dividend policies. The
investment thesis of DAPPR seeks long-term capital appreciation and cash flow generation
primarily through investments in divided-growth, U.S. based stocks diversified across economic
sectors, shifting themes, and investment styles.
The Focus Strategy: The Focus Strategy (Focus) aims to outperform the S&P 500 Index by
focusing on the industries that the Adviser believes have the best opportunity to outperform the
market through different economic cycles. The investment thesis behind Focus is quite simple:
own the economic sectors that are in favor and avoid the sectors that are out of favor. By taking
a more targeted approach, the goal is to outpace the market in times of growth and protect
capital in challenging markets. The process behind Focus is intentionally purely quantitative, as
to remove biases such as human emotion, critical behavior, and external perception.
The Legacy Strategy: The Legacy Strategy pursues long-term capital appreciation and cash
flow generation primarily through investments in U.S.-based, large-cap equities diversified
across economic sectors, shifting themes, and investment styles. Employing a systematic, data-
driven quantitative methodology, the Strategy seeks to eliminate subjective biases, including
human emotion, behavioral tendencies, and external perception. Every constituent of the S&P
500 Index is scored using a proprietary framework of approximately 60 financial metrics across
seven foundational pillars: Growth, Momentum, Profitability, Quality, Sentiment, Dividend, and
Valuation. Portfolio construction and position sizing are determined by market capitalization
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and the relative strength of each security's quantitative score, typically resulting in a
concentrated portfolio of approximately 30 positions.
The Adviser may develop additional strategies that it will internally manage in the future, in which event
all affected clients will be notified.
Financial Planning
The Adviser generally provides financial planning services to those clients in need of such services in
conjunction with portfolio management services. The Adviser’s financial planning services normally
include advice that addresses one or more areas of a client’s financial situation, such as modeling the
outcomes of business decisions and helping to understand the context around business decisions, risk
management, budgeting and cash flow controls, and investment portfolio design and ongoing
management. The Adviser will revisit the client’s financial planning needs throughout the entire
relationship as appropriate.
Estate and Tax Planning
The Adviser will coordinate with estate attorneys and tax professionals to craft and manage
sophisticated wealth strategies that are designed to efficiently transfer wealth and reduce tax burdens.
Estate plans and tax strategies are fully implemented based on interaction and partnership with clients’
outside legal and tax advisors. This includes the review and design of estate plans, tax-advantaged
strategies, and asset protection planning.
The Adviser will also coordinate with tax professionals to manage overall income tax considerations for
individuals and entities associated with entity formation and management, asset transactions, and
general income tax planning.
Family Governance and Education
The Adviser works closely with families to help them make informed decisions regarding their wealth.
Additionally, the Adviser provides such families with assistance relating to communication strategies
regarding family wealth and the development of joint decision-making policies around commonly
owned family assets, in an effort to minimize conflicts.
Income Tax Planning and Advisory
The Adviser proactively works with clients to help create and implement tax efficient strategies based
on their unique situations. The Adviser can assist with tax projections, tax-efficient philanthropic
planning, consulting on complex business acquisitions or dispositions and more depending on each
client’s needs. Additionally, the Adviser works closely with the investment team to ensure that relevant
tax matters are considered.
The Adviser also coordinates relevant tax matters with each client’s designated CPA firm and can serve
as the primary point of contact for the CPA. The Adviser will help facilitate the collection of tax
information to help ensure tax returns are filed timely. Additionally, the Adviser will review tax returns
prepared by the external CPA.
Personal Cash Flow and Portfolio Projections
The Adviser performs hypothetical projections for both personal cash flows and portfolios by working
with individuals to determine inputs and assumptions based on historical figures and the expected
return of their unique portfolios.
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Multi-Generational Wealth Management
The Adviser assists families in wealth creation, maintenance, and the transfer and development of
relationships with each generation to educate, communicate, and help ensure the smooth transition of
assets.
Private Banking Services
The Adviser supports clients’ personal banking needs by recommending and/or coordinating with third
party banks to provide deposit services, streamlined securities-based lines of credit, aircraft lending,
mortgages, and other personal credit facilities.
Risk Management and Insurance Planning
The Adviser coordinates with third parties to review life, long-term care, and disability insurance
policies and/or to help design and implement new policies appropriate for clients’ particular risks and
goals.
Charitable Giving Strategies and Foundation Management
The Adviser counsels clients on tax-efficient strategies for charitable giving. The Adviser spends
considerable time reviewing giving options and can assist clients in choosing meaningful recipients for
their gifts and making and recording such gifts. The Adviser seeks to help families create the legacy they
desire through direct gifts to specific charitable organizations or to legacy charitable entities, such as
donor advised funds, private foundations, or charitable trusts.
Family Office Services
In addition to the services detailed above, the Adviser provides customized Family Office Services for
clients. These services include (but are not limited to) consolidated balance sheet preparation, liquidity
management, capital call management, and ongoing oversight and administration, including
coordinating with other professional service providers, such as lawyers, accountants, and insurance
providers.
Fund Investment Advisory Services
The Adviser provides investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles (each, a “Fund”, and
collectively, the “Funds”) that are exempt from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended (the “1940 Act”), and whose securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the “Securities Act”). In providing investment advisory services to the Funds, the Adviser
does so indirectly though Turtle Creek Capital, LLC (the “Relying Adviser”), a related person of the
Adviser.
The Relying Adviser serves as the manager of the following Funds: (i) TCWA Esperanza GoM LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company; (ii) TCWA Turns LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;
(iii) Turtle Creek Credit Fund I, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, for which Turtle Creek Credit Fund
I GP, LLC serves as the general partner (the “Credit Fund GP”); and (iv) TCC Perpetual, LLC. The Relying
Adviser is wholly owned by the Adviser. All supervised persons acting on behalf of the Relying Adviser
are also supervised persons of the Adviser. In addition, the Adviser and the Relying Adviser operate
under a single code of ethics (the “Code”) and compliance manual that is administered by the Adviser’s
Chief Compliance Officer (the “CCO”). Because the Relying Adviser is a “Relying Adviser” of the Adviser,
all references to the “Adviser” in this Brochure include the Relying Adviser.
For clients who choose a discretionary arrangement, the Adviser may invest or recommend investing
the assets of the client’s portfolio in one or more of the Funds.
Principal Owners
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David Miller, Kyle Miller, and Meredith Bebee are the principal owners of the Adviser, who own the
Adviser through the David Bruce Miller 2022 Trust, the Kyle Miller Family 2014 Trust, and the Meredith
Lee Miller 2006 Lifetime Trust, respectively.
Type and Value of Assets Currently Managed
As of December 31, 2024, the Adviser managed approximately $ 1,217,216,146 on a discretionary basis
and $116,656,951 on a non-discretionary basis.
Item 5 - Fees and Compensation
Portfolio Management Fees
Portfolio management fees are individually negotiated with each client, are based on a percentage of
assets under management, and are generally between 0.25% and 1.25% annually depending on the
level of engagement and size of client accounts. Certain additional services will incur additional charges.
The specific advisory fees will be identified in the investment advisory agreement between the client
and the Adviser. The Adviser may, in its discretion, make exceptions to the foregoing or negotiate
special fee arrangements where the Adviser deems it appropriate under the circumstances.
The portfolio management fee is based on the average daily value of the assets in the account(s) over
the applicable period. Portfolio management fees are generally payable quarterly, in arrears. If
management begins after the start of a quarter, fees will be prorated accordingly. Fees are normally
debited directly from client account(s), unless other arrangements are made.
Either the Adviser or the client may terminate their investment advisory agreement at any time, subject
to any written notice requirements in the agreement. In the event of termination, any paid but unearned
fees will be promptly refunded to the client based on the number of days that the account was managed,
and any fees due to the Adviser from the client will be invoiced or deducted from the client’s account
prior to termination.
In addition to the portfolio management fee, clients will incur brokerage and other transaction costs
and certain expenses, which include internal fees and expenses charged by mutual funds, exchange
traded funds (“ETFs”), or other investment pools to their shareholders (generally including a
management fee and fund expenses, as described in each fund’s prospectus or offering materials), mark-
ups and mark-downs, spreads paid to market makers, fees for trades executed away from the custodian,
wire transfer fees and other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and securities transactions. The client
should review all fees charged by funds, brokers, the Adviser and others to fully understand the total
amount of fees paid by the client for investment and financial-related services.
Separate Account Manager Fees
The Adviser may utilize one or more Managers in its discretion. When one or more Managers are
utilized, the Manager(s)’ fees generally will be separate from and in addition to the fees charged by the
Adviser. Such fees will be disclosed to the client and are generally between 0.18% and 0.75% annually.
Direct Portfolio Management Fees
The Adviser may internally manage all or a portion of a client’s portfolio rather than utilizing one or
more Managers based upon the selection of certain strategies. In such circumstances, the Adviser will
receive an additional fee equal to 0.20% annually of the amount of assets it manages directly. This fee
is separate from and in addition to other fees charged by the Adviser, including the portfolio
management fees described above.
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As a result of these additional fees, the Adviser will obtain client consent prior to placing a client’s assets
into any strategy which results in the Adviser internally managing any portion of a client’s portfolio,
since the Adviser’s direct portfolio management creates a conflict of interest due to the Adviser’s
incentive to allocate a greater portion a client’s portfolio to its internally-managed strategies than it
otherwise would in order to increase the total fees to be paid to the Adviser. The Adviser has a fiduciary
duty to exercise good faith and act solely in the best interest of its clients and maintains policies and
procedures, including a Code of Ethics, which requires the interests of clients to be placed ahead of other
interests to address this conflict of interest.
Planning Fees
Generally, clients are not charged a separate fee for core financial planning, estate planning, and family
governance and education services. Instead, these services are treated as part of the overall set of
services for which compensation is received by the Adviser through portfolio management fees. In
certain cases, however, an additional Family Office Services fee may be charged to clients for one or
more of these planning services or for consulting on family governance matters based on the scope of
work required. Any such separate fee would be charged only upon prior written approval from the
client as to the amount of such additional fee and the scope of Family Office Services requested.
Fees for Fund Investment Advisory Services
As compensation for investment advisory services rendered to the Funds, the Relying Adviser receives
from each Fund an investment management fee of up to one and one-half percent (1.5%) per annum of
the aggregate capital contributions of each member of the Fund, as more specifically described in the
relevant Fund’s offering document (which may include fees on committed capital) (the “Investment
Management Fee”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Adviser or its affiliates may negotiate or reduce
the Investment Management with respect to any Fund the Relying Adviser manages and with respect to
any particular investor in a Fund. The Adviser has a financial incentive to invest the assets of such
clients’ portfolios in (or recommend for investment) one or more of the Funds in order to generate
additional compensation for its affiliate. This presents a conflict of interest.
Family Office Services Fee
Generally, clients are not charged a separate fee for core family office services. Instead, these services
are treated as part of the overall set of services for which compensation is received by the Adviser
through portfolio management fees. In certain cases, however, an additional fee may be charged to
clients for one or more of these Family Office Services based on the scope of work required. Any such
separate fee would be charged only upon prior written approval from the client as to the amount of such
additional fee and the scope of Family Office Services requested.
Other Compensation
Insurance Disclosure: Certain employees of the Adviser are also licensed to sell insurance products. In
providing financial planning and other related advisory services, these individuals may consult on the
purchase of certain insurance products. However, the actual sale of any insurance product will be
conducted by unrelated third-party insurance professionals, and neither the Adviser nor employees of
the Adviser will receive any compensation for any such sale.
Item 6 - Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Fund Performance Fees
While the Adviser does not receive a performance based fee, the Relying Adviser or the Credit Fund GP
generally receives distributions of carried interest of up to 15% of the net profits earned by each
investor in the respective Fund. While the Funds have long-term investment strategies, potential
investors should note that a carried interest arrangement may nonetheless provide an incentive for the
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Adviser to make investments that are riskier or more speculative than would be the case in the absence
of such an arrangement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Adviser or its affiliates may negotiate or set carried interest or other
terms different from the foregoing with respect to any Fund and with respect to any particular investor
in a Fund.
Item 7 - Types of Clients
Individual Clients
The Adviser serves individuals, including high net worth individuals, trusts, and foundations. The
Adviser generally requires that a potential client have $20,000,000 or more in investable liquidity,
subject to waiver by the Adviser.
The Funds
The Adviser also provides investment advisory services to the Funds indirectly through the Relying
Adviser. Interests in the Funds are offered pursuant to applicable exemptions from registration under
the Securities Act and the 1940 Act. Permitted investors in TCWA Esperanza GoM LLC and TCC
Perpetual, LLC are “qualified purchasers,” as defined in Section 2(a)(51)(A) of the 1940 Act. Permitted
investors in TCWA Turns LLC and Turtle Creek Credit Fund I, LP are “accredited investors,” as defined
in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D of the Securities Act, who are also “qualified clients,” as defined in section
275.205-3 of the Advisers Act.
TCWA Esperanza GoM LLC, TCWA Turns LLC, and TCC Perpetual, LLC do not have a minimum
investment requirement; accordingly, the Relying Adviser, in its sole discretion, may permit
investments in the Funds in any amount. The minimum investment requirement for Turtle Creek Credit
Fund I, LP is $250,000, which may be reduced in the sole discretion of the Credit Fund GP.
Item 8 - Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss
Methods of Analysis
The Adviser reviews each client’s Investment Plan and develops a customized investment strategy for
each client. The primary vehicles for investment used by the Adviser are common stocks, fixed income
securities, mutual funds (including money market mutual funds), ETFs, convertible securities, options,
real estate investment trusts, structured notes, master limited partnerships, and limited partnership
interests such as alternatives or separately managed accounts (“SMAs”) in sub-advisory arrangements.
In selecting investments for an individual account in accordance with the client’s Investment Plan, the
Adviser may use any of the following types of analysis or a blend of these types of analysis:
Fundamental Analysis – involves review of the business and financial information about an issuer.
Technical Analysis – involves studying past price patterns and trends in the financial markets to
predict the direction of both the overall market and specific stocks.
Quantitative Analysis – involves understanding and/or predicting behavior or events in the financial
markets through the use of mathematical measurements and calculations, statistical modeling and
research.
Charting Analysis – involves gathering and processing price and volume information for a particular
security.
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Cyclical Analysis – involves evaluating recurring price patterns and trends.
Equity investments may be used as a portion of a strategic portfolio. Generally, the role played by
equities is to provide growth in excess of inflation and, in certain situations, dividend income. The
Adviser may utilize actively managed mutual funds, index mutual funds, ETFs and in some cases a
separately managed account managed by an outside third-party manager.
ETFs and mutual funds are generally evaluated and selected based on a variety of factors, including, as
applicable and without limitation, portfolio management team philosophy, investment selection
process, past adherence to stated process, past performance, internal fee structure, strength and
reputation of fund sponsor, overall ratings for safety and returns, portfolio manager, consistency of
performance, and other factors.
Fixed income investments may be used as a strategic investment, as an instrument to fulfill liquidity or
income needs in a portfolio, or to add a component of capital preservation. The Adviser may evaluate
and select individual bonds or bond funds based on a number of factors including, without limitation,
rating, yield, and duration. The Adviser may utilize fixed income strategies, including, but not limited
to, bond laddering, and may recommend corporate, municipal, or U.S. Treasury or federal agency bonds.
Alternative Asset Managers
The Adviser recommends private equity and certain hedge fund strategies where appropriate for a
client’s investment plan. The Adviser expects that it will have a contractual relationship with one or
more platforms to source and perform due diligence on alternative third party asset managers, and the
Adviser may recommend that a client invest with one or more of those managers. Clients who do so will
be charged a separate fee on invested assets by the third party manager through the platform. However,
clients are under no obligation to utilize alternative asset managers recommended by the Adviser.
Investment Strategies
Long-Term Purchases – securities purchased with the expectation that the value of those
securities will grow over a relatively long period of time, generally greater than one year.
Short-Term Purchases – securities purchased with the expectation that they will be sold within
a relatively short period of time, generally less than one year, to take advantage of the
securities’ short-term price fluctuations.
Short Sales – a securities transaction in which an investor sells securities he or she borrowed
in anticipation of a price decline. The investor is then required to return an equal number of
shares at some point in the future. A short seller will profit if the stock goes down in price.
Margin Transactions – a securities transaction in which an investor borrows money to
purchase a security, in which case the security serves as collateral on the loan.
Trading – generally considered holding a security for less than thirty (30) days.
Options Trading/Writing – a securities transaction that involves buying or selling (writing) an
option. If you write an option, and the buyer exercises the option, you are obligated to purchase
or deliver a specified number of shares at a specified price at the exercise of the option
regardless of the market value of the security at expiration of the option. Buying an option
gives you the right to purchase or sell a specified number of shares at a specified price until
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the date of expiration of the option regardless of the market value of the security at expiration
of the option.
The Funds
The Adviser currently manages each Fund in accordance with the investment strategy outlined in its
offering documents. Each strategy involves significant risks, including the risk that each Fund (and, in
turn, the Fund investors), could lose some or all of any invested capital. An investment in a Fund will
provide limited liquidity because there are significant restrictions on transferability of each Fund’s
interests and withdrawals from each Fund. A general description of the primary investment strategies
of the Funds are set forth below:
TCWA Esperanza GoM LLC: The Fund seeks income and gain through the acquisition, holding,
and distribution or other disposition of equity and equity-related investments in ECP Ursa I
Aggregator, LP, a private equity investment.
TCWA Turns LLC: The Fund seeks income and gain through the acquisition, holding, and
distribution or other disposition of equity and equity-related investments in Oso Clean Investor
Holdings, LLC, a private equity investment.
Turtle Creek Credit Fund I, LP: The Fund seeks attractive, risk-adjusted returns by allocating
capital to approximately three (3) to six (6) professionally managed portfolios of private credit
investments.
TCC Perpetual, LLC: The Fund seeks income and gain through the acquisition, holding, and
distribution or other disposition of equity and equity-related investments in Perpetual Resource
Partners, LLC, a private equity investment.
Risk of Loss
While the Adviser seeks to diversify clients’ investment portfolios across various asset classes in an
effort to reduce risk of loss, all investment portfolios are subject to risks. Accordingly, there can be no
assurance that client investment portfolios will be able to fully meet their investment objectives and
goals, or that investments will not lose money.
Below is a description of several of the principal risks that client investment portfolios face.
Management Risks. While the Adviser manages client investment portfolios or recommends one or
more Managers based on the Adviser’s experience, research and proprietary methods, the value of client
investment portfolios will change daily based on the performance of the underlying securities in which
they are invested. Accordingly, client investment portfolios are subject to the risk that the Adviser or a
Manager allocates assets to asset classes that are adversely affected by unanticipated market
movements, and the risk that the Adviser’s or a Manager’s specific investment choices could
underperform their relevant indexes.
Economic Conditions. Changes in economic conditions, including, for example, interest rates, inflation
rates, employment conditions, competition, technological developments, political and diplomatic events
and trends, and tax laws may adversely affect the business prospects or perceived prospects of
companies. While the Adviser or a Manager performs due diligence on the companies in whose
securities it invests, economic conditions are not within the control of the Adviser or the Manager and
no assurances can be given that the Adviser or the Manager will anticipate adverse developments.
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Risks of Investments in Mutual Funds, ETFs, and Other Investment Pools. As described above, the Adviser
and any Managers may invest client portfolios in mutual funds, ETFs, and other investment pools
(“pooled investment funds”). Investments in pooled investment funds are generally less risky than
investing in individual securities because of their diversified portfolios; however, these investments are
still subject to risks associated with the markets in which they invest. In addition, pooled investment
funds’ success will be related to the skills of their particular managers and their performance in
managing their funds. Pooled investment funds are also subject to risks due to regulatory restrictions
applicable to registered investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
Risks Related to Alternative Investment Vehicles. From time to time and as appropriate, the Adviser and
any Managers may invest a portion of a client’s portfolio in alternative vehicles. The value of client
portfolios will be based in part on the value of alternative investment vehicles in which they are
invested, the success of each of which will depend heavily upon the efforts of their respective managers.
When the investment objectives and strategies of a manager are out of favor in the market or a manager
makes unsuccessful investment decisions, the alternative investment vehicles managed by the manager
may lose money. A client account may lose a substantial percentage of its value if the investment
objectives and strategies of many or most of the alternative investment vehicles in which it is invested
are out of favor at the same time, or many or most of the managers make unsuccessful investment
decisions at the same time.
Equity Market Risks. The Adviser and any Managers will generally invest portions of client assets
directly into equity investments, primarily stocks, or into pooled investment funds that invest in the
stock market. As noted above, while pooled investment funds have diversified portfolios that may make
them less risky than investments in individual securities, funds that invest in stocks and other equity
securities are nevertheless subject to the risks of the stock market. These risks include, without
limitation, the risks that stock values will decline due to daily fluctuations in the markets, and that stock
values will decline over longer periods (e.g., bear markets) due to general market declines in the stock
prices for all companies, regardless of any individual security’s prospects.
Fixed Income Risks. The Adviser and any Managers may invest portions of client assets directly into
fixed income instruments, such as bonds and notes, or may invest in pooled investment funds that invest
in bonds and notes. While investing in fixed income instruments, either directly or through pooled
investment funds, is generally less volatile than investing in stock (equity) markets, fixed income
investments nevertheless are subject to risks. These risks include, without limitation, interest rate risks
(risks that changes in interest rates will devalue the investments), credit risks (risks of default by
borrowers), or maturity risk (risks that bonds or notes will change value from the time of issuance to
maturity).
Short Sales. The Adviser or a Manager, on behalf of its clients, may from time to time sell securities short
in anticipation of the realization of a gain if the securities sold short should decline in market value. A
short sale is affected by selling a security that the client does not own, or selling a security which the
client owns but which it does not deliver upon consummation of the sale. In order to make delivery to
the buyer of a security sold short, the client must borrow the security. In so doing, it incurs the
obligation to replace that security, whatever its price may be, at the time it is required to deliver it to
the lender. The client must also pay to the lender of the security any dividends or interest payable on
the security during the borrowing period and may have to pay a premium to borrow the security. This
obligation must, unless the client then owns or has the right to obtain, without payment, securities
identical to those sold short, be collateralized by a deposit of cash and/or marketable securities with
the lender. A short sale of a security involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the market
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price of the security, which could result in an inability to cover the short position and a theoretically
unlimited loss to the client.
Structured Products Risks. The Adviser and any Managers may invest portions of client assets into
structured products, which are potentially high-risk derivatives. For example, a structured product may
combine a traditional stock, bond, or commodity with an option or forward contract. Generally, the
principal amount, amount payable upon maturity or redemption, or interest rate of a structured product
is tied to the price of some commodity, currency, or securities index or another interest rate or some
other economic factor. The interest rate or the principal amount payable at maturity of a structured
product may be increased or decreased, depending on changes in the value of the benchmark. Holders
of structured products bear risks of the underlying investments, index, or reference obligation and are
subject to credit, counterparty, debt, and interest rate risks. Also, certain structured products may be
thinly traded or have a limited trading market.
Covered Calls and Puts Risks. The Adviser or a Manager, on behalf of its clients, may purchase or write
(sell) “covered” call and put options on securities, indexes or currencies. The Adviser or a Manager may
purchase call options for investment purposes when the Adviser or the Manager anticipates that the
price of the underlying security or currency will rise. The Adviser or a Manager may also purchase put
options for investment purposes when the Adviser or the Manager anticipates that the price of the
underlying security or currency will decline. If the Adviser or the Manager writes a covered call option
on behalf of a client account, the client account will either own the security or currency subject to the
option or own an option to purchase the same underlying security or currency having an exercise price
equal to or less than the exercise price of the “covered” option. When writing a covered call option, the
client account, in return for the premium, gives up the opportunity for profit from a price increase in
the underlying security or currency above the exercise price, but conversely retains the risk of loss
should the price of the security or currency decline. If the Adviser or the Manager writes a covered put
option on behalf of a client account, the client account will maintain sufficient liquid assets to purchase
the underlying security or currency if the option is exercised, in an amount not less than the exercise
price. The risk in such a transaction would be that the market price of the underlying security or
currency would decline below the exercise price, less the premiums received. Such a decline could be
substantial and result in a significant loss to client accounts.
To the extent the Adviser or a Manager acquires options that it does not exercise, it suffers the loss of
the premium paid to the writer in connection with such purchase, and any gain or loss derived from the
exercise of an option or other liquidation of an option is reduced or increased, respectively, by the
amount of the premium paid. Closing transactions will be affected in order to realize a profit on an
outstanding call option, to prevent an underlying security or currency from being called, or to permit
the sale of the underlying security or currency. There is, of course, no assurance that the Adviser or a
Manager will be able to affect such closing transactions at favorable prices. If the Adviser or a Manager
cannot enter into such a transaction on behalf of client accounts, client accounts may be required to hold
a security or currency that is depreciating in value that otherwise might have sold.
Options Transactions. The Adviser and any Managers may purchase or sell (write) options, which
involves the payment or receipt of a premium payment and the corresponding right or obligation to
either purchase or sell the underlying security or other instrument for a specific price at a certain time
or during a certain period. Purchasing options involves the risk that the underlying instrument does
not change price in the manner expected, so that either the option expires worthless and the investor
loses its entire investment in the option, or the option is later sold at a substantial loss. Although an
option buyer’s risk is generally limited to the cost of its purchase of the option, an investment in an
option may be subject to greater fluctuation than an investment in underlying stocks. The risk for a
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writer of a put option is that the price of underlying stocks may fall below the exercise price. Over-the-
counter options also involve counterparty solvency risk.
Foreign Securities Risks. The Adviser and any Managers may invest portions of client assets into pooled
investment funds that invest internationally. While foreign investments are important to the
diversification of client investment portfolios, they carry risks that may be different from U.S.
investments. For example, foreign investments may not be subject to uniform audit, financial reporting
or disclosure standards, practices or requirements comparable to those found in the United States.
Foreign investments are also subject to foreign withholding taxes and the risk of adverse changes in
investment or exchange control regulations. Finally, foreign investments may involve currency risk,
which is the risk that the value of the foreign security will decrease due to changes in the relative value
of the U.S. dollar and the security’s underlying foreign currency.
Emerging Markets Investments. The Adviser and any Managers may invest portions of client assets
directly and indirectly in emerging market equity and fixed-income securities. Emerging market
countries may include, among others, countries in Asia, Latin, Central and South America, Eastern
Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In addition to the general risk of investing in foreign securities
described above, investing in emerging markets can involve greater and more unique risks than those
associated with investing in more developed markets. The securities markets of emerging countries are
generally small, less developed, less liquid, and more volatile than securities markets of the United
States and other developed markets. The risks of investing in emerging markets include greater social,
political, and economic uncertainties. Emerging market economics are often dependent upon a few
commodities or natural resources that may be significantly adversely affected by volatile price
movements against those commodities or natural resources. Emerging market countries may
experience high levels of inflation and currency devaluation and have fewer potential buyers for
investments. The securities markets and legal systems in emerging market countries may only be in a
developmental stage and may provide few, or none, of the advantages and protections of markets or
legal systems in more developed countries. Some of these countries may have in the past failed to
recognize private property rights and have at times nationalized or expropriated the assets of private
companies. Additionally, if settlements do not keep pace with the volume of securities transactions,
they may be delayed, potentially causing a client’s assets to be uninvested, to miss investment
opportunities and potential returns, and/or to be unable to sell an investment. As a result of these
various risks, investments in emerging markets are considered to be speculative and may be highly
volatile.
Private Investments. Private investments are not suitable for all investors and involve a high degree of
risk due to several factors that may contribute to above average gains or significant losses. Such factors
include leveraging or other speculative investment practices, commodity trading, complex tax
structures, a lack of transparency in the underlying investments, and generally the absence of a
secondary market. Investing in securities issued by private investment partnerships involves the
paying of a portion of the operating costs of the investment partnerships. These costs include
management, brokerage, shareholder servicing, and other operational expenses. Since these costs
involve the duplication of advisory fees and other expenses, you indirectly pay higher operational costs
than if you owned the underlying investments of the investment partnership directly.
Lack of Diversification. Client accounts may not have a diversified portfolio of investments at any given
time, and a substantial loss with respect to any particular investment in an undiversified portfolio will
have a substantial negative impact on the aggregate value of the portfolio.
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Item 9 - Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary events that would be material to a client’s evaluation of the Adviser or the integrity of the
Adviser’s management. The Adviser has no disciplinary events to report.
Item 10 - Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Certain employees of the Adviser are also licensed to sell insurance products. In providing financial
planning and other related advisory services, these individuals may consult on the purchase of certain
insurance products. However, the actual sale of any insurance product will be conducted by unrelated
third-party insurance professionals, and neither the Adviser nor employees of the Adviser will receive
any compensation for any such sale. Please see Item 5 – Fees and Compensation for more information.
Kyle Miller, a principal owner of the Adviser, is also an indirect owner of Silver Hill Energy Partners, LP
(“Silver Hill”), an investment adviser registered with the SEC that provides investment advice solely to
pooled investment vehicles focusing on acquisitions and development of onshore oil and gas and related
infrastructure assets and minerals in North America. Mr. Kyle Miller is a control person of Silver Hill.
David Miller, a principal owner of the Adviser, is also a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of EnCap
Investments L.P. (“EnCap”), a venture capital firm that raises private investment funds specializing in
the oil and gas industry. Mr. David Miller is a control person of EnCap.
Meredith Bebee, a principal owner of the Adviser, has an economic interest in Spicewood Mineral
Partners GP, LP, whose affiliate, Spicewood Mineral Management, LLC (“Spicewood”), is an investment
adviser that provides investment advice solely to pooled investment vehicles focusing on the acquisition
and maintenance of oil and gas mineral and royalty interests and other energy-related investments. Ms.
Bebee is not a control person of Spicewood or any of its affiliates.
The relationship between the Adviser and each of Silver Hill, EnCap, and Spicewood (each, an “Affiliated
Private Fund Manager”) may create a conflict of interest, because the Adviser may be incentivized to
recommend an investment in a fund managed by an Affiliated Private Fund Manager in order to
generate management fees and a performance allocation for such Affiliated Private Fund Manager
and/or its affiliates and, indirectly, for one or more of the Adviser’s principal owners.
The Adviser does not expect to recommend that clients invest in a fund managed by an Affiliated Private
Fund Manager as part of its regular advisory services. However, to address this conflict of interest, it is
the Adviser’s policy not to recommend that a client of the Adviser invest in a fund managed by an
Affiliated Private Fund Manager without first providing specific written disclosure to such client
regarding the affiliation and the associated conflict of interest and obtaining the client’s signature on
such disclosure document.
The Adviser wholly owns and is the sole Manager of the Relying Adviser, which acts as the investment
manager to the Funds. The Adviser is also under common control with the Credit Fund GP. The Adviser
may invest the assets of clients’ portfolios in (or recommend for investment) one or more of the Funds
in order to generate management fees for the Relying Adviser as well as carried interest for the Relying
Adviser or the Credit Fund GP, as applicable. This presents a conflict of interest.
Item 11 - Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions, and Personal Trading
Code of Ethics and Personal Trading
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The Adviser has adopted a Code of Ethics (“the Code”), the full text of which is available to you upon
request. The Adviser’s Code has several goals. First, the Code is designed to assist the Adviser in
complying with applicable laws and regulations governing its investment advisory business. Under the
Advisers Act, the Adviser owes fiduciary duties to its clients. Pursuant to these fiduciary duties, the
Code requires the Adviser associated persons to act with honesty, good faith and fair dealing in working
with clients. In addition, the Code prohibits associated persons from trading or otherwise acting on
insider information.
Next, the Code sets forth guidelines for professional standards for the Adviser’s associated persons
(managers, officers and employees). Under the Code’s Professional Standards, the Adviser expects its
associated persons to put the interests of its clients first, ahead of personal interests. In this regard, the
Adviser associated persons are not to take inappropriate advantage of their positions in relation to the
Adviser clients.
Third, the Code sets forth policies and procedures to monitor and review the personal trading activities
of associated persons. From time to time the Adviser’s associated persons may invest in the same
securities recommended to clients. This may create a conflict of interest because associated persons of
the Adviser may invest in securities ahead of or to the exclusion of the Adviser clients. Under its Code,
the Adviser has adopted procedures designed to reduce or eliminate conflicts of interest that this could
potentially cause. The Code’s personal trading policies include procedures for limitations on personal
securities transactions of associated persons, including generally disallowing trading by an associated
person in any security within one day before any client account trades or considers trading the same
security and the creation of a restricted securities list, reporting and review of personal trading
activities, and pre-clearance of certain types of personal trading activities. These policies are designed
to discourage and prohibit personal trading that would disadvantage clients. The Code also provides
for disciplinary action as appropriate for violations.
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
As outlined above, the Adviser has adopted procedures to protect client interests when its associated
persons invest in the same securities as those selected for or recommended to clients. In the event of
any identified potential trading conflicts of interest, the Adviser’s goal is to place client interests first.
Consistent with the foregoing, the Adviser maintains policies regarding participation in initial public
offerings (“IPOs”) and private placements in order to comply with applicable laws and avoid conflicts
with client transactions. If associated persons trade with client accounts (e.g., in a bundled or
aggregated trade), and the trade is not filled in its entirety, the associated person’s shares will be
removed from the block, and the balance of shares will be allocated among client accounts in accordance
with the Adviser’s written policy.
Item 12 - Brokerage Practices
Best Execution and Benefits of Brokerage Selection
When given discretion to select the brokerage firm that will execute orders in client accounts, the
Adviser seeks “best execution” for client trades, which is a combination of a number of factors, including,
without limitation, quality of execution, services provided and commission rates. Therefore, the Adviser
may use or recommend the use of brokers who do not charge the lowest available commission in the
recognition of research and securities transaction services, or quality of execution. Research services
received with transactions may include proprietary or third-party research (or any combination) and
may be used in servicing any or all the Adviser’s clients. Therefore, research services received may not
be used for the account for which the particular transaction was affected.
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The Adviser typically recommends that clients establish brokerage accounts with Charles Schwab & Co.,
Inc. (“Schwab”), a FINRA registered broker-dealer, member SIPC, to maintain custody of clients’ assets.
Schwab will hold client assets in a brokerage account and buy and sell securities when the Adviser
instructs them to. The Adviser may effect trades for client accounts at Schwab, or may in some instances,
consistent with the Adviser’s duty of best execution and specific advisory agreement with each client,
elect to execute trades elsewhere. Although the Adviser may recommend that clients establish accounts
at Schwab, it is ultimately the client’s decision where to custody assets. The Adviser does not open an
account with Schwab for clients, although the Adviser may assist clients in doing so. The Adviser is
independently owned and operated and is not affiliated with Schwab.
The Adviser participates in the Schwab Advisor Services program (the “Schwab Program”), which
provides access to institutional trading and custody services. While there is no direct link between the
investment advice the Adviser provides and participation in the Schwab Program, the Adviser receives
certain economic benefits from this program. These benefits may include software and other
technology that provides access to client account data (such as trade confirmations and account
statements), facilitates trade execution (and allocation of aggregated orders for multiple client
accounts), provides research, pricing information and other market data, facilitates the payment of the
Adviser’s fees from its clients’ accounts, and assists with back-office functions, recordkeeping and client
reporting. Many of these services may be used to service all or a substantial number of the Adviser’s
accounts, including accounts not held at Schwab. Schwab may also make available to the Adviser other
services intended to help the Adviser manage and further develop its business. These services may
include consulting, publications and conferences on practice management, information technology,
business succession, regulatory compliance and marketing. In addition, Schwab may make available,
arrange and/or pay for these types of services to be rendered to the Adviser by independent third
parties. Schwab may discount or waive fees it would otherwise charge for some of these services, pay
all or a part of the fees of a third-party providing these services to the Adviser, and/or Schwab may pay
for travel expenses relating to participation in such training. Finally, participation in the Schwab
Program provides the Adviser with access to mutual funds which normally require significantly higher
minimum initial investments or are normally available only to institutional investors.
The benefits received through participation in the Schwab Program do not necessarily depend upon the
proportion of transactions directed to Schwab. The benefits are received by the Adviser, in part because
of commission revenue generated for Schwab by the Adviser’s clients. This means that the investment
activity in client accounts is beneficial to the Adviser, because Schwab does not assess a fee to the
Adviser for these services. This creates an incentive for the Adviser to continue to recommend Schwab
to its clients. While it may be possible to obtain similar custodial, execution, and other services
elsewhere at a lower cost, the Adviser believes that Schwab provides an excellent combination of these
services. These services are not soft dollar arrangements, but are part of the institutional platforms
offered by Schwab.
Directed Brokerage
Clients may direct the Adviser to use a particular broker for custodial or transaction services on behalf
of the client’s portfolio. In directed brokerage arrangements, the client is responsible for negotiating
the commission rates and other fees to be paid to the broker. Accordingly, a client who directs
brokerage should consider whether such designation may result in certain costs or disadvantages to the
client, either because the client may pay higher commissions or obtain less favorable execution, or the
designation limits the investment options available to the client.
The arrangement that the Adviser has with Schwab is designed to maximize efficiency and to be cost
effective. By directing brokerage arrangements, the client acknowledges that these economies of scale
and levels of efficiency are generally compromised when alternative brokers are used. While every
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effort is made to treat clients fairly over time, the fact that a client chooses to use the brokerage and/or
custodial services of these alternative service providers may in fact result in a certain degree of delay in
executing trades for their account(s) and otherwise adversely affect management of their account(s).
By directing the Adviser to use a specific broker or dealer, clients who are subject to ERISA confirm and
agree with the Adviser that they have the authority to make the direction, that there are no provisions
in any client or plan document which are inconsistent with the direction, that the brokerage and other
goods and services provided by the broker or dealer through the brokerage transactions are provided
solely to and for the benefit of the client’s plan, plan participants and their beneficiaries, that the amount
paid for the brokerage and other services have been determined by the client and the plan to be
reasonable, that any expenses paid by the broker on behalf of the plan are expenses that the plan would
otherwise be obligated to pay, and that the specific broker or dealer is not a party in interest of the client
or the plan as defined under applicable ERISA regulations.
Aggregated Trade Policy
The Adviser may enter trades as a block where possible and when advantageous to clients whose
accounts have a need to buy or sell shares of the same security. This blocking of trades permits the
trading of aggregate blocks of securities composed of assets from multiple client accounts, so long as
transaction costs are shared equally and on a pro-rata basis between all accounts included in any such
block. Block trading allows the Adviser to execute equity trades in a timelier, equitable manner, and
may reduce overall costs to clients.
The Adviser will only aggregate transactions when it believes that aggregation is consistent with its duty
to seek best execution (which includes the duty to seek best price) for its clients, and is consistent with
the terms of the Adviser’s investment advisory agreement with each client for which trades are being
aggregated. No advisory client will be favored over any other client; each client that participates in an
aggregated order will participate at the average share price for all the Adviser’s transactions in a given
security on a given business day, with transaction costs generally shared pro rata based on each client’s
participation in the transaction. On occasion, owing to the size of a particular account’s pro rata share
of an order or other factors, the commission or transaction fee charged could be above or below a
breakpoint in a pre-determined commission or fee schedule set by the executing broker, and therefore
transaction charges may vary slightly among accounts. Accounts may be excluded from a block due to
tax considerations, client direction or other factors making the account’s participation ineligible or
impractical.
The Adviser will prepare, before entering an aggregated order, a written statement (“Allocation
Statement”) specifying the participating client accounts and how it intends to allocate the order among
those clients. If the aggregated order is filled in its entirety, it will be allocated among clients in
accordance with the Allocation Statement. If the order is partially filled, it will generally be allocated
pro-rata, based on the Allocation Statement, or randomly in certain circumstances. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the order may be allocated on a basis different from that specified in the Allocation
Statement if all client accounts receive fair and equitable treatment over time, and the reason for
different allocation is explained in writing and is approved by an appropriate individual/officer of the
Adviser. The Adviser’s books and records will separately reflect, for each client account included in a
block trade, the securities held by and bought and sold for that account. Funds and securities of clients
whose orders are aggregated will be deposited with one or more banks or broker-dealers, and neither
the clients’ cash nor their securities will be held collectively any longer than is necessary to settle the
transaction on a delivery versus payment basis; cash or securities held collectively for clients will be
delivered out to the custodian bank or broker-dealer as soon as practicable following the settlement,
and the Adviser will receive no additional compensation or remuneration of any kind as a result of the
proposed aggregation.
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Cross Trades
The Adviser does not engage in cross trades.
Item 13 - Review of Accounts
Individual Clients
Managed portfolios are reviewed at least annually but may be reviewed more often if requested by the
client, upon receipt of information material to the management of the portfolio, or at any time such
review is deemed necessary or advisable by the Adviser. These factors may include, but are not limited
to, the following: change in general client circumstances (e.g., marriage, divorce, retirement); or
economic, political, or market conditions. One of the Adviser’s investment adviser representatives or
principals is responsible for reviewing all accounts.
Account custodians are responsible for providing monthly or quarterly account statements which
reflect the positions (and current pricing) in each account as well as transactions in each account,
including fees paid from an account. Account custodians also provide prompt confirmation of all trading
activity, and year-end tax statements, such as 1099 forms. The Adviser will provide additional written
reports as needed or requested by the client. Clients should carefully compare the statements that they
receive from the Adviser against the statements that they receive from their account custodian(s).
For those clients to whom the Adviser provides separate financial planning services, reviews are
conducted on an as-needed or agreed-upon basis. Such reviews are conducted by one of the Adviser’s
investment adviser representatives or principals.
The Funds
The investments of the Funds are generally private, illiquid, and long-term in nature, and accordingly,
the Relying Adviser’s review of the Funds’ investments is not directed toward a short-term decision to
dispose of investments. However, the Relying Adviser continuously reviews and closely monitors the
investments of the Funds and generally maintains an ongoing oversight position in such investments.
These reviews will focus on appropriateness of the Funds’ investments for each Fund’s portfolio and
the performance of each Fund.
The Relying Adviser intends to provide written reports to the investors in the Funds regarding the
applicable Fund and its performance on a periodic basis and will provide financial statements to the
Funds’ investors at least annually.
The Relying Adviser may, from time to time, in its sole discretion, provide additional information upon
request relating to a Fund to one or more investors in the appliable Fund as deemed appropriate.
Item 14 - Client Referrals and Other Compensation
As noted above, the Adviser may receive some benefits from Schwab based on the amount of client
assets held at Schwab. Please see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices for more information. However, neither
Schwab nor any other party is paid to refer clients to the Adviser.
Certain employees of the Adviser are also licensed to sell insurance products. In providing financial
planning and other related advisory services, these individuals may consult on the purchase of certain
insurance products. However, the actual sale of any insurance product will be conducted by unrelated
third-party insurance professionals, and neither the Adviser nor employees of the Adviser will receive
any compensation for any such sale Please see Item 5 – Fees and Compensation for more information.
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Additionally, certain of the Adviser’s employees receive a regular salary and may also be eligible for
discretionary bonus compensation dependent, at least in part, on firm profits. This arrangement
presents a conflict of interest in that such employees are incentivized to encourage clients to increase
the amount of assets in their accounts managed by the Adviser in order to increase the fees such clients
pay and therefore increase firm profits. Please see Item 5 – Fees and Compensation for more information.
Item 15 - Custody
Individual Clients
The Adviser may be deemed to have “soft” custody of its client accounts because the Adviser’s portfolio
management fees are normally debited directly from client account(s), unless other arrangements are
made. For clients who have a Standing Letter of Authorization (“SLOA”) attached to an account for the
occasional movement of funds, the Adviser has a set of procedures to assist its compliance with the
applicable SEC No Action Letter (See Investment Advisers Association, SEC No-Action Letter (Feb. 21,
2017) regarding SLOAs.
Schwab is the custodian of nearly all client accounts at the Adviser. From time to time however, clients
have the ability to select an alternate broker to hold accounts in custody. In any case, it is the custodian’s
responsibility to provide clients with confirmations of trading activity, tax forms, and at least quarterly
account statements. Clients are advised to review this information carefully, and to notify the Adviser
of any questions or concerns. Clients are also asked to promptly notify the Adviser if the custodian fails
to provide statements on each account held.
From time to time, and in accordance with the Adviser’s agreement with clients, the Adviser will provide
additional reports. As mentioned above, the account balances reflected on these reports should be
compared to the balances shown on the brokerage statements to ensure accuracy. At times there may
be small differences due to the timing of dividend reporting, pending trades or other similar issues.
The Funds
The Adviser (through the Relying Adviser or the Credit Fund GP, as applicable) is also deemed to have
custody of certain assets of the Funds. The Funds are audited annually, and the annual audited financial
statements of each Fund are sent to the respective Fund’s members. The audits are conducted in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and the Adviser will receive an unqualified
opinion from the independent public accountant with respect to each Fund’s financial statements.
Item 16 - Investment Discretion
Individual Clients
As described in Item 4 – Advisory Business, the Adviser will accept clients on either a discretionary or
non-discretionary basis. For discretionary accounts, a Limited Power of Attorney (“LPOA”) is executed
by the client, giving the Adviser the authority to carry out various activities in the account, generally
including the following: (i) trade execution; (ii) the ability to request checks on behalf of the client; and
(iii) the withdrawal of advisory fees directly from the account. The Adviser then directs investment of
the client’s portfolio using its discretionary authority. The client may limit the terms of the LPOA to the
extent consistent with the client’s investment advisory agreement with the Adviser and the
requirements of the client’s custodian.
For non-discretionary accounts, the client may also execute an LPOA, which allows the Adviser to carry
out trade recommendations and approved actions in the portfolio. However, in accordance with the
investment advisory agreement between the Adviser and the client, the Adviser does not implement
trading recommendations or other actions in the account unless and until the client has approved the
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recommendation or action. As with discretionary accounts, clients may limit the terms of the LPOA,
subject to the Adviser’s investment advisory agreement with the client and the requirements of the
client’s custodian.
The Funds
Subject to any limitations in the Funds’ offering documents, the Adviser has discretionary authority to
determine the investments to be bought or sold and the amounts to invest for each Fund.
Item 17 - Voting Client Securities
As a policy and in accordance with the Adviser’s investment advisory agreement, the Adviser does not
vote proxies related to securities held in client accounts. The custodian of the account will normally
provide proxy materials directly to the client. Clients may contact the Adviser with questions relating
to proxy procedures and proposals; however, the Adviser generally does not research particular proxy
proposals.
Item 18 - Financial Information
The Adviser does not require nor solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, six months
or more in advance, and therefore has no disclosure with respect to this item.
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