Who we are
Titan Capital Management, LLC (referred to as “we,” “our,” “us,” or “Titan”), a California limited
liability company, has been registered as an investment advisor since November 2002. Our principal
officer is Abe Askil, Jr., Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer.
Services we offer
Titan provides global tactical portfolio solutions for the most aggressive investors to the most
conservative investors. We rely on our proprietary quantitative models to help us objectively navigate the
ebbs and flows of the global financial markets. Our models seek to participate during uptrending markets
and to protect capital during downtrends.
Titan manages six global tactical strategies across the reward to risk scale from aggressive to
conservative. Titan currently offers the following tactical strategies:
· Titan Focus 20
· Titan Ultra Growth
· Titan Global Equity
· Titan Growth
· Titan Moderate Growth
· Titan Conservative Growth
The above services are provided directly to clients of Titan. In addition, Titan provides similar services
as a subadvisor to unaffiliated, third party investment advisors. Disclosure related to services provided as
a subadvisor is provided in a separate disclosure document.
In addition to the above, we provide financial planning services upon client request. Our main focus is on
Investment and Retirement Planning, but we also provide Education, Estate, Insurance and Tax Planning.
We do not provide these reviews as a stand-alone service.
As part of its subadvisory business, Titan provides portfolio management services to two wrap programs,
and may provide similar services to additional wrap programs in the future. The wrap programs are
sponsored by an unaffiliated registered investment advisor. Accounts managed within the wrap programs
are managed in a manner identical to clients who are not part of a wrap program. The wrap program
sponsor is responsible for any trading costs associated with the wrap fee accounts. The management fees
received by Titan from the wrap fee sponsor are the same as those received from other investment advisor
clients for whom it provides subadvisory services. Fees are negotiable at Titan’s sole discretion
Assets under management
As of December 31, 2019, we have regulatory assets under management of $117.6 million on a
discretionary basis. We have no non-discretionary assets under management. This represents total assets
under management for Titan for all advisory clients.
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Advisory Fees & Billing Practices
Fees for investment management services are calculated as a percentage of assets under management.
These fees are billed quarterly in arrears, based on the assets under management as of the last day of the
calendar quarter. Our standard fee schedule follows.
Assets under ManagementAnnual Fee
On the first $2,000,0001.00%
On the next $3,000,0000.75%
On amounts over $5 millionNegotiable
Minimum annual fee: $3,000
Basic financial planning services are included in the above fees. Note that there is a conflict of interest
with the implementation of the financial plan; we may receive increased fees if you include us in the
implementation of the financial plan. You are not required follow any of the recommendations in the
financial plan or, if you choose to implement any recommendation, to employ us to implement it for you.
Clients may provide authorization for us to deduct our fees directly from the investment account.
Following is important information about the deduction of management fees:
· Client must provide authorization for us to deduct fees in the advisory agreement signed with
Titan.
· Clients receive statement from the custodian which shows account holdings and transactions in
the account, including the amount of the management fee deducted.
You may elect to pay by check rather than having payment deducted directly from your account.
You may end our advisory relationship by providing 30 days written notice. We will prorate the advisory
fees earned through the termination date and send you an invoice for the advisory fees due.
We believe the fees mentioned above are competitive; however you may be able to obtain similar services
from other sources at a lower price.
Other Costs Involved
In addition to our advisory fee shown above, you are responsible for paying fees associated with investing
for your account. These fees include:
· management fees for ETFs and mutual funds. These are fees charged by the managers of the ETF
or mutual fund and are a portion of the expenses of the ETF or mutual fund.
· brokerage costs and transaction fees for any securities or fixed income trades. These are
generally charged by your custodian and/or executing broker.
Additional information about brokerage costs and services is provided in “Item 12: Brokerage Practices.”
Neither Titan nor our affiliated persons receive compensation, other than the fees mentioned above, for
the sale of securities or other investment products.
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We do not offer a performance-based fee structure for new clients, but have done so in the past. There is
no difference in the way money is managed for asset-based fee clients (including subadvisory clients)
versus performance based fee clients because we use the same investment approach and portfolios for
both.
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Titan offers investment advisory services to individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and
registered investment advisors.
Generally we require that clients maintain a minimum account size of $500,000. However, we may waive
these minimums at our sole discretion.
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We rely on our proprietary quantitative models to help us objectively determine what to buy, when to
buy, what to sell, and when to sell. Each of our strategies incorporate multiple models to help maximize
returns and minimize losses.
We realized a long time ago that if we could eliminate human emotions and biases from the investment
process, it would give us an advantage. This is the primary reason why we use quantitative models to
objectively guide us through the ebbs and flows of the financial markets.
Currently we work with a large global universe of individuals stocks and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
which includes: U.S. stocks and bonds, foreign stocks and bonds, commodities, REITs, MLPs, currencies,
and cash. We believe that our global universe may give us more opportunities to make money during up
and down markets.
The global tactical approach that we use is not market timing and it is not about picking market tops or
bottoms; it is about getting in line with the major market trends. Our approach does not require us to
predict the future, but to objectively interpret the present.
The Titan Ultra Growth strategy can use levered index products. Leveraged ETFs are considered risky.
The use of leverage strategies by a fund increases the risk to the fund and magnifies gains or losses on the
investment. You could incur significant losses even if the long-term performance of the underlying index
showed a gain. Most leveraged ETFs reset daily. Due to the effect of compounding, their performance
over longer periods of time can differ significantly from the performance of their underlying index or
benchmark during the same period of time.
All investments involve different degrees of risk. You should be aware of your risk tolerance level and
financial situations at all times. We cannot guarantee the successful performance of an investment and
we are expressly prohibited from guaranteeing accounts against losses arising from market conditions.
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Registered investment advisors are required to disclose any material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary actions that would be material to your evaluation of the investment advisor and each
investment advisor representative providing investment advice to you. We have no information of this
type to report.
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As a registered investment advisor, we are required to disclose when we, or any of our principals, have
any other financial industry affiliations. Neither Titan nor our affiliated persons have material outside
business affiliations, arrangements or registrations, pending or otherwise, with other companies,
regulatory organizations or persons.
We do not recommend or select other investment advisors for you and receive compensation directly or
indirectly from those advisors that creates a material conflict of interest, nor do we have other business
relationships with those advisors that create a material conflict of interest.
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TRANSACTIONS ANDPERSONALTRADINGCode of Ethics
We have adopted a set of enforceable guidelines (Code of Ethics), which describes unacceptable conduct by
Titan and our associated persons. Summarized, this Code of Ethics prohibits us from:
· placing our interests before yours,
· using non public information gathered when providing services to you for our own gains, or
· engaging in any act, practice or course of business that is, or might be considered, fraudulent,
deceptive, manipulative, or in violation of any applicable law, rule or regulation of a
governmental agency.
Please contact us if you would like to receive a full copy of this Code of Ethics.
Personal Trading for Associated Persons
We may buy or sell some of the same securities for you that we already hold in our personal account. We
may also buy for our personal account some of the same securities that you already hold in your account.
It is our policy not to permit our associated persons (or their immediate relatives) to trade in a way that
takes advantage of price movements caused by your transactions.
We may restrict trading for a particular security for our accounts or those of our associated person if there
is a pending trade in that security in a client account. Trades for our accounts (and those of our associated
persons) will be placed as part of a block trade with client trades, or individually after client trades have
been completed. Additional information about block trades is provided in the Aggregation of Orders
section of “Item 12: Brokerage Practices.” When our trades are placed after our client trades, we may
receive a better or worse price than that received by the client.
Titan and its associated persons may purchase or sell specific securities for their own account based on
personal investment considerations without regard to whether the purchase or sale of such security is
appropriate for clients.
All persons associated with us are required to report all personal securities transactions to us quarterly.
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Selection of Brokers
In selecting brokers to execute portfolio transactions, we make a good faith judgment of about which
broker would be appropriate. We take into consideration not only the available prices and rates of
brokerage commissions, but also other relevant factors that may include (without limitation):
· the execution capabilities of the broker/dealer,
· custodial and other services provided by the broker/dealer that are expected to enhance our
general portfolio management capabilities,
· the size of the transaction,
· the difficulty of execution,
· the operational facilities of the broker-dealers involved,
· the risk in positioning a block of securities, and
· the quality of the overall brokerage services provided by the broker/dealer.
In addition to our relationship with TD Ameritrade, which is described below, we work with other
custodians to trade on behalf of clients.
Titan participates in the institutional advisor program (the “Program”) offered by TD Ameritrade
Institutional. TD Ameritrade Institutional is a division of TD Ameritrade Inc., member FINRA/SIPC
(“TD Ameritrade “). TD Ameritrade offers to independent investment advisors services which include
custody of securities, trade execution, clearance and settlement of transactions. Titan receives some
benefits from TD Ameritrade through our participation in the Program. Please see “Item 14: Client
Referrals and Other Compensation” for additional disclosures.
We do not maintain custody of your assets, although we may be deemed to have custody of your assets if
you give us authority to withdraw assets from your account (see “Item 15: Custody”). Your assets must
be maintained in an account at a “qualified custodian,” generally a broker/dealer or bank. We request that
our clients use TD Ameritrade as the qualified custodian. We are independently owned and operated and
are not affiliated with TD Ameritrade. TD Ameritrade will hold your assets in a brokerage account and
buy and sell securities when we instruct them to. While we request that you use TD Ameritrade as
custodian/broker, you will decide whether to do so and will open your account with TD Ameritrade by
entering into an account agreement directly with them. We do not open the account for you, although we
may assist you in doing so. Even though your account is maintained at TD Ameritrade, we can still use
other brokers to execute trades for your account as described below.
TD Ameritrade charges you a flat dollar amount as a “prime broker” or “trade away” fee for each trade
that we have executed by a different broker-dealer but where the securities bought or the funds from the
securities sold are deposited (settled) into your TD Ameritrade account. These fees are in addition to the
commissions or other compensation you pay the executing broker-dealer. Because of this, in order to
minimize your trading costs, we have TD Ameritrade execute most trades for your account. We have
determined that having TD Ameritrade execute most trades is consistent with our duty to seek “best
execution” of your trades. Best execution means the most favorable terms for a transaction based on all
relevant factors, including those listed above.
Subadvisor clients are not required to utilize TD Ameritrade as their custodian. Details related to the
brokerage practices for subadvisory accounts is provided in a separate disclosure document.
Titan participates in a similar program with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Aggregation of Orders
There are occasions on which portfolio transactions will be executed as part of concurrent authorizations
to purchase or sell the same security for another client or one or more of our associated persons.
We may choose to block (aggregate) trades for your account with those of other client accounts and
personal accounts of persons associated with Titan. We utilize a software program that generates
instructions for all client accounts, which are then transmitted as block trades to each custodian
simultaneously. When we place a block trade, all participants at the same custodian that are included in
the block receive the same price per share on the trade. The price is calculated by averaging the price of
all of the shares traded. Due to the averaging of price over all of the participating accounts, aggregated
trades could be either advantageous or disadvantageous. Commission costs are not averaged. You will
pay the same commission whether your trade is placed as part of a block or on an individual basis. The
objective of the aggregated orders will be to allocate the executions in a manner that is deemed equitable
to the accounts involved.
Soft Dollars
Regulators deem the receipt of goods and/or services from a third party in connection with providing
advice to clients as “soft dollars.” The additional services we receive from TD Ameritrade, as disclosed
in Item 14 below, would fall under this description.
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Client portfolios managed to our tactical models, which are continuously monitored. Trades are executed
in the portfolios when our models generate buy or sell signals. Reviews are performed by Abe Askil,
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer.
Financial plan reviews and updates are provided when requested by the client. These reviews are
performed by Arthur Askil, Director of Wealth Management.
Performance, cash flow, management fee, cost basis and individual security data are sent to clients on a
quarterly basis.
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As disclosed in “Item 12: Brokerage Practices,” Titan participates in TD Ameritrade’s institutional
customer program and Advisor may recommend TD Ameritrade to clients for custody and brokerage
services. There is no direct link between Titan’s participation in the program and the investment advice
we give to our clients, although we receive economic benefits through its participation in the program that
are typically not available to TD Ameritrade retail investors. These benefits include the following
products and services (provided without cost or at a discount):
· receipt of duplicate client statements and confirmations;
· research related products and tools;
· consulting services;
· access to a trading desk serving investment advisor participants;
· access to block trading (which provides the ability to aggregate securities transactions for
execution and then allocate the appropriate shares to client accounts);
· the ability to have advisory fees deducted directly from client accounts;
· access to an electronic communications network for client order entry and account information;
· access to mutual funds with no transaction fees and to certain institutional money managers; and
· discounts on compliance, marketing, research, technology, and practice management products or
services provided to Titan by third party vendors.
TD Ameritrade may also have paid for business consulting and professional services received by our
related persons. Some of the products and services made available by TD Ameritrade through the
program may benefit Titan but may not benefit its client accounts. These products or services may assist
us in managing and administering client accounts, including accounts not maintained at TD Ameritrade.
Other services made available by TD Ameritrade are intended to help Titan manage and further develop
its business enterprise. The benefits received by Titan or its personnel through participation in the
program do not depend on the amount of brokerage transactions directed to TD Ameritrade. As part of its
fiduciary duties to clients, Titan endeavors at all times to put the interests of its clients first. You should
be aware, however, that the receipt of economic benefits by Titan or its related persons in and of itself
creates a potential conflict of interest and may indirectly influence our choice of TD Ameritrade for
custody and brokerage services. We have considered the above factors (including those listed in Item 12),
in addition to our participation in the AdvisorDirect program disclosed below, and determined that we
have acted within our fiduciary duty to our clients.
Previously, Titan participated in the TD Ameritrade AdvisorDirect program. As part of this program,
Titan received client referrals from TD Ameritrade. We no longer actively participate in this program,
disclosure is provided solely because Titan pays ongoing fees to TD Ameritrade for previous client
referrals. In addition to meeting the minimum eligibility criteria for participation in AdvisorDirect, we
may have been selected to participate in AdvisorDirect based on the amount and profitability to TD
Ameritrade of the assets in, and trades placed for, client accounts maintained with TD Ameritrade. TD
Ameritrade is a discount broker-dealer independent of, and unaffiliated with, Titan and there is no
employee or agency relationship between them. TD Ameritrade has established AdvisorDirect as a
means of referring its brokerage customers and other investors seeking fee-based personal investment
management services or financial planning services to independent investment advisors. TD Ameritrade
does not supervise Titan and has no responsibility for our management of client portfolios or our other
advice or services. We pay TD Ameritrade an on-going fee for each successful client referral. This fee is
usually a percentage (not to exceed 25%) of the advisory fee that the client pays to Titan (“Solicitation
Fee”). We will also pay TD Ameritrade the Solicitation Fee on any advisory fees received by Titan from
any of a referred client’s family members, including a spouse, child or any other immediate family
member who resides with the referred client and hired Titan on the recommendation of such referred
client. We will not charge clients referred through AdvisorDirect any fees or costs higher than our
standard fee schedule offered to its clients or otherwise pass Solicitation Fees paid to TD Ameritrade to
its clients. For information regarding additional or other fees paid directly or indirectly to TD
Ameritrade, please refer to the TD Ameritrade AdvisorDirect Disclosure and Acknowledgement Form.
Our participation in AdvisorDirect raises potential conflicts of interest. TD Ameritrade will most likely
refer clients through AdvisorDirect to investment advisors that encourage their clients to custody their
assets at TD Ameritrade and whose client accounts are profitable to TD Ameritrade. Consequently, in
order to obtain client referrals from TD Ameritrade, Titan may have an incentive to recommend to clients
that the assets under management by Titan be held in custody with TD Ameritrade and to place
transactions for client accounts with TD Ameritrade. In addition, we have agreed not to solicit clients
referred to us through AdvisorDirect to transfer their accounts from TD Ameritrade or to establish
brokerage or custody accounts at other custodians, except when our fiduciary duties require doing so.
Our participation in AdvisorDirect does not diminish our duty to seek best execution of trades for client
accounts.
We have engaged a solicitor to refer subadvisory clients (investment advisors) to Titan. Details regarding
that relationship are provided in the Part 2A provided to subadvisory clients. We may also engage other
solicitors to provide client referrals for assets managed in-house. We pay these solicitors a portion of the
fees we earn for managing the client or investor that was referred. If you are referred by a solicitor, this
practice will be disclosed in writing and we will comply with the requirements the applicable rule or
statute, including California’s Corporations Code Section 25230 and CCR 260.236.1.
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If you give us authority to deduct our fees directly from your separately managed account, we have
custody of those assets. In order to avoid additional regulatory requirements in these cases, we follow the
procedures outlined in “Item 5: Fees and Compensation.” You will also receive quarterly statements
directly from custodian of the account that details all transactions in the account.
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As one of the conditions of managing your account, you are required to provide discretionary authority
for us to manage your assets. Discretionary authority means that you are giving us a limited power of
attorney to place trades on your behalf. This limited power of attorney does not allow us to withdraw
money from your account, other than advisory fees if you agree to give us that authority.
You grant us discretionary authority by completing the following items:
· Sign a contract with us that provides a limited power of attorney for us to place trades on your
behalf. Any limitations to the trading authorization will be added to this agreement.
· Provide us with discretionary authority on the new account forms that are submitted to the
broker/dealer acting as custodian for your account(s).
We do not allow clients to place restrictions on our investment discretion.
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We do not accept the authority to vote proxies on your behalf. You will receive proxies and other related
paperwork directly from your custodian. Upon request we will provide guidance about voting a specific
proxy solicitation.
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We do not charge or solicit pre-payment of more than $1,200 in fees per client six or months in advance.
We have never filed for bankruptcy and are not aware of any financial conditions that are reasonably
likely to impair our ability to meet our contractual obligations to clients.
BROCHURE SUPPLEMENT
ITEM1: COVERSHEET
Abe Askil, Jr.
1500 J Street
Modesto, CA 95354
(209) 529-3089
January 21, 2020
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Abe Askil, Jr. that supplements the Titan Capital
Management, LLC Brochure. You should have received a copy of that Brochure. Please contact Abe
Askil, Jr., Managing Member at (209) 529-3089 or
[email protected] if you did not receive Titan
Capital Management, LLC’s Brochure or if you have any questions about the content of this supplement.
Additional information about Abe Askil, Jr. is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. Mr. Askil’s CRD number is 2244499.
ITEM2: EDUCATIONALBACKGROUND ANDBUSINESSEXPERIENCEAbe Askil, Jr. was born in 1966. He received a degree in Financial Planning from College for Financial
Planning in 1995.
Employment Background
Employment Dates:9/2002 - Present
Firm Name:Titan Capital Management, LLC
Type of Business:Money Management
Job Title & Duties:Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer is responsible for strategic
planning of the firm, system design and execution, portfolio creation and
management, trading, managing and training team, creating and presenting
investor workshops, and writing monthly market letter.
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Abe Askil, Jr.
Employment History (continued)Employment Dates:1/1993 - 9/2002
Firm Name:Charles Schwab & Co.
Type of Business:Broker/Dealer
Job Title & Duties:Vice-President & Branch Manager responsible for managing and training team
of investment consultants, strategic initiatives to meet branch goals, advising
high net worth clients, developing COI relationships, and implementing
investment philosophy of the firm.
Professional Designations
Certified Financial Planner (CFP) – 1996
The CFP designation is issued by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. In order to
receive a CFP designation, the candidate must have a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited
college or university and have 3 years of full-time personal financial planning experience. In addition, the
candidate must complete a CFP board-registered program or hold one of the following: CPA, ChFC,
Chartered Life Underwriter(CLU), CFA, Ph.D. in business or economics, Doctor of Business
Administration or attorney’s license. Once the designation is earned, the CFP must complete 30 hours of
continuing education every 2 years.
ITEM3: DISCIPLINARYINFORMATIONRegistered investment advisors are required to disclose any material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary actions that would be material to your evaluation of each investment advisor representative
providing investment advice to you. There is no information of this type to report.
ITEM4: OTHERBUSINESSACTIVITIESMr. Askil is not involved in any other business activities.
ITEM5: ADDITIONALCOMPENSATIONMr. Askil does not receive any economic benefit from any non-client for providing advisory services.
ITEM6: SUPERVISIONAbe Askil, Jr., Managing Member, is the sole person responsible for supervising of investment personnel.
His telephone number is (209) 529-3089.
BROCHURE SUPPLEMENT
ITEM1: COVERSHEET
Arthur Askil
1500 J Street
Modesto, CA 95354
(209) 529-3089
January 21, 2020
This Brochure Supplement provides information about Arthur Askil that supplements the Titan Capital
Management, LLC Brochure. You should have received a copy of that Brochure. Please contact Abe
Askil, Jr., Managing Member at (209) 529-3089 or
[email protected] if you did not receive Titan
Capital Management, LLC’s Brochure or if you have any questions about the content of this supplement.
Additional information about Arthur Askil is available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Mr. Askil’s CRD number is 4173032.
ITEM2: EDUCATIONALBACKGROUND ANDBUSINESSEXPERIENCEArthur Askil was born in 1968. He received a B.S. in Business Administration from California State
University, Stanislaus in 1991.
Employment Background
Employment Dates:4/2005 - Present
Firm Name:Titan Capital Management, LLC
Type of Business:Money Management
Job Title & Duties:Director of Wealth Management responsible for quantifying client goals, creating
financial plans, client relationships, trading, client service and operations
management.
Employment Dates:1/2005 - 3/2005
Firm Name:Guaranty Brokerage Services, Inc.
Type of Business:Broker/Dealer
Job Title & Duties:Investment Executive responsible for generating daily retail sales from new &
existing customers, offer solutions that meet clients needs, providing information
concerning products and services offered, and providing high quality customer
service for all customers.
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Arthur Askil
Employment Background (continued)Employment Dates:5/2003 - 10/2004
Firm Name:TD Waterhouse Investor Services
Type of Business:Broker/Dealer
Job Title & Duties:Investment Consultant responsible for making proactive business development
calls to prospects, present solutions to clients and prospects, demonstrate value of
TD Ameritrade platform resulting in asset accumulation and retention.
Employment Dates:3/2000 - 5/2003
Firm Name:Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Type of Business:Broker/Dealer
Job Title & Duties:Investment Specialist responsible for proactive outbound calling, meeting with
clients and prospects, identify/analyze their assets and financial goals/objectives,
providing comprehensive, high touch service and advice.
ITEM3: DISCIPLINARYINFORMATIONRegistered investment advisors are required to disclose any material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary actions that would be material to your evaluation of each investment advisor representative
providing investment advice to you. There is no information of this type to report.
ITEM4: OTHERBUSINESSACTIVITIESMr. Askil is not involved in any other business activities.
ITEM5: ADDITIONALCOMPENSATIONMr. Askil does not receive any economic benefit from any non-client for providing advisory services.
ITEM6: SUPERVISIONAbe Askil, Jr., Managing Member, is responsible for the supervision of Mr. Askil. His telephone number
is (209) 529-3089.
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