A. Describe your advisory firm, including how long you have been in business. Identify your principal
owner(s).
Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. is an independent investment consulting firm serving
institutional clients with pool of capital ranging to over a billion dollars. We are a privately held
corporation incorporated in Ohio and located in Covington, KY. Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc.
was formed by the merger of Fourth Street Financial Advisors, a SEC Registered Investment Advisory
firm formed in 1990 and Asset Performance Partners, a SEC Registered Investment Advisory firm formed
in 1994. Our only business is independent investment consulting and we are registered with the SEC
(SEC #801-41524). Ken Dorger and Neil Heppler are co-Presidents and each is a 45% owner of Fourth
Street Performance Partners, Inc. Andy Dunlap and Dave King are Vice Presidents and each is a 5%
owner. Ken and Neil each have over thirty years of experience in the consulting business and founded the
predecessor firms that merged to form Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. Dave and Andy each have
over fifteen years of experience in the investment consulting business.
Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. is an institutional investment consulting firm providing clients
with information and unbiased advice concerning strategic and tactical asset allocation, investment policy
and other discretionary investment advice. Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. may have
discretionary authority to implement clients' asset allocation strategies with separate accounts managed by
other discretionary investment advisers, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, common trust funds,
limited partnership, and limited liability companies.
Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. does not provide clients advice regarding the equity or debt
securities of specific companies. We may advise clients on either a discretionary or non-discretionary
basis to implement certain asset allocation strategies with separate accounts managed by other
discretionary investment advisers, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, common trust funds, limited
partnership, and limited liability companies that may invest in some or all of these types of securities, as
well as investing in assets that do not trade on any exchange. Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. is
not the general partner of any partnership nor do we sponsor any investment vehicle in any form.
Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. is a member of the Independent Advisor Group, a division of
Callan Associates, Inc. (“Callan”). As a member of Callan's Independent Advisor Group, Fourth Street
Performance Partners, Inc. pays fees to Callan Associates for certain data, resources and services. As one
of the largest institutional investment consultants in the country, Callan provides Fourth Street
Performance Partners, Inc. with resources that allow us to deliver high quality, institutional level services
to our clients in the middle market ($1,000,000 - $1 billion), as well as to high net worth individuals.
B. Describe the types of advisory services you offer. If you hold yourself out as specializing in a particular
type of advisory service, such as financial planning, quantitative analysis, or market timing, explain the
nature of that service in greater detail. If you provide investment advice only with respect to limited types
of investments, explain the type of investment advice you offer, and disclose that your advice is limited to
those types of investments.
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Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. provides investment consulting services to institutional and high
net worth clients. We consult to defined benefit pension plans, defined contribution plans, Trusts and
Estates, tax-exempt charitable organizations, for-profit corporations and individuals.
The types of services we deliver to our clients are consultative in nature and consist of the following:
1. Strategic and tactical asset allocation advice on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis tailored to
our clients' expressed risk and return expectations. Such asset allocation advice is based on Fourth
Street Performance Partners, Inc.’s and Callan's expertise in the long-term characteristics of various
asset classes and investment management styles, taken in conjunction with current economic
developments
2. Professional, objective evaluations of money management organizations, both private account money
managers and mutual fund companies and their sub-advisors. Fourth Street Performance Partners,
Inc.’s investment committee utilizes information gathered on these organizations internally and from
Callan
3. Investment advisor and custodial searches and fee negotiations; recapture program searches
4. Custom, in depth quarterly performance reports on clients’ money managers and/or mutual funds
utilizing Callan’s investment performance software
5. In person meetings and attendance at client Board and oversight committee meetings
6. Special projects as deemed necessary
As members of Callan’s Independent Advisor Group, Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. can offer
its clients access to institutional-level money managers, representing several investment management
styles at significant reductions in fee structure and minimum account sizes.
C. Explain whether (and, if so, how) you tailor your advisory services to the individual needs of clients.
Explain whether clients may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities.
We tailor our advisory consulting services to meet the individual needs of our clients. Our firm’s
investment philosophy is grounded in understanding the purpose for our client’s investment assets. Based
on this understanding, we evaluate a strategic asset allocation based on identified short-term risk
tolerances or the need to meet any long-term performance objectives over an appropriate time horizon.
With board designated assets we are attune to the balancing of investment strategies with the time horizon
and interest rate sensitivity of debt obligations or liquidity constraints. Beyond the broad asset allocation
decision, we encourage diversification among sub-asset classes, managers and the selection of appropriate
investment vehicles (be it separate account, mutual fund or commingled fund).
Many of our clients are affiliated with a religious organization and have socially responsible investing goals.
These goals impose restrictions on the types of investments we can recommend. Each organization has a
different approach to socially responsible investing. Some have general guidelines, some use guidelines
devised from other organization such as the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, the United Methodist
Church or the Southern Baptist Convention. Some of our clients provide lists of securities that are prohibited
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while others hold securities in a separate account to vote proxies. We are prepared to help clients develop an
investment strategy that is consistent with their beliefs.
D. If you participate in wrap fee programs by providing portfolio management services, (1) describe the
differences, if any, between how you manage wrap fee accounts and how you manage other accounts, and
(2) explain that you receive a portion of the wrap fee for your services.
Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. does NOT participate in any wrap fee programs.
E. If you manage client assets, disclose the amount of client assets you manage on a discretionary basis and
the amount of client assets you manage on a non-discretionary basis. Disclose the date “as of” which you
calculated the amounts.
As of 12/31/2018 Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc’s client relationships represented a combined
total of $7,180,053,080 in assets. Of this amount $96,976,301 is managed on a discretionary basis and
$7,083,076,779 is managed on a non-discretionary basis. Of the non-discretionary assets $4,206,385,776
are classified as assets under management and $2,876,691,003 are assets under advisement.
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A. Describe how you are compensated for your advisory services. Provide your fee schedule. Disclose
whether the fees are negotiable.
Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. receives compensation only from its clients. We receive no
compensation from third parties. Clients pay either an annual negotiated fee or an asset-based fee using
the following schedule:
Consulting Services:
• 1.00% on the first $250,000
• .75% on the next $250,000
• .50% on the next $250,000
• .30% on the next $15 million;
• .15% on the next $35 million; and
• .05% on assets over $50 million.
Fees are due in arrears on a quarterly basis. Agreements may be terminated by the client upon receipt of a
written termination notice delivered to the office. Fees are negotiable within reason and on a client by
client basis.
B. Describe whether you deduct fees from clients’ assets or bill clients for fees incurred. If clients may select
either method, disclose this fact. Explain how often you bill clients or deduct your fees.
Fees are billed to clients via a quarterly invoice. Some clients pay via check, some clients pay via direct
deposit into our bank account and some clients direct that our fee be transferred from their account by
their custodian. Clients may choose which method they prefer.
C. Describe any other types of fees or expenses clients may pay in connection with your advisory services,
such as custodian fees or mutual fund expenses. Disclose that clients will incur brokerage and other
transaction costs, and direct clients to the section(s) of your brochure that discuss brokerage.
The fees described above are the only fees charged by Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc.
D. If your clients either may or must pay your fees in advance, disclose this fact. Explain how a client may
obtain a refund of a pre-paid fee if the advisory contract is terminated before the end of the billing period.
Explain how you will determine the amount of the refund.
Clients do not have to pre-pay fees.
E. If you or any of your supervised persons accepts compensation for the sale of securities or other
investment products, including asset-based sales charges or service fees from the sale of mutual funds,
disclose this fact and respond to Items 5.E.1, 5.E.2, 5.E.3 and 5.E.4.
Not applicable.
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If you or any of your
supervised persons accepts
performance-based fees – that is, fees based on a share of
capital gains on or capital appreciation of the assets of a
client (such as a
client that is a hedge fund or other
pooled investment vehicle) – disclose this fact. If you or any of your
supervised persons manage both
accounts that are charged a
performance-based fee and accounts that are charged another type of fee, such as
an hourly or flat fee or an asset-based fee, disclose this fact. Explain the conflicts of interest that you or your
supervised persons face by managing these accounts at the same time, including that you or your
supervised
persons have an incentive to favor accounts for which you or your
supervised persons receive a
performance-
based fee, and describe generally how you address these conflicts.
Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. does not charge performance based fees.
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Describe the types of
clients to whom you generally provide investment advice, such as individuals, trusts,
investment companies, or pension plans. If you have any requirements for opening or maintaining an account,
such as a minimum account size, disclose the requirements.
Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. provides investment consulting services to institutional and high net
worth clients. We consult to defined benefit pension plans, defined contribution plans, Trusts & Estates, tax-
exempt charitable organization (including religious –affiliated organizations, colleges and universities), for-
profit corporations and individuals.
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Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
A. Describe the methods of analysis and investment strategies you use in formulating investment advice or
managing assets. Explain that investing in securities involves risk of loss that
clients should be prepared
to bear.
Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. provides a comprehensive, high-quality process for the
investment management of fund assets, and we adhere to a procedurally prudent five-step process to
insure that all aspects of a client’s investment program follow a well-conceived and understandable
strategy. Please be aware that investment strategies involve risk of loss that clients may have to bear.
(1) Analyze current position (a) Conduct analysis of current investment activities
(b) Review actuarial and accounting assumptions on contributions and disbursements
(c) Review current investment strategies and policies
(d) Review legal and legislative constraints
(2) Design Optimal Portfolio (a) Propose optimal asset allocation strategies
(b) Address strategic and tactical investment strategies against the back drop of capital
markets
(c) Advise on investment alternatives and modern portfolio concepts
(3) Formalize Investment Policy (a) Prepare written Investment Policy Statement to include
1. investment objectives
a. investment guidelines
b. procedures for selecting money managers or mutual funds
c. securities guidelines
d. procedures for monitoring money managers and mutual funds
(4) Implement Policy (a) Propose a variety of alternative money manager structures
(b) Negotiate favorable account size minimums and fees with appropriate money managers
and mutual funds
(c) Coordinate custody and brokerage services
(5) Monitor and Supervise (a) Provide ongoing supervision of investment program
(b) Prepare a detailed monthly appraisal of consolidated holdings and portfolio transactions
(c) Prepare quarterly performance attribution reports comparing the performance of the
portfolio against market indices, stated investment objectives and managers of similar
style
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(d) Rebalance – revisit steps 3 and 4 – as needed
For each significant investment strategy or method of analysis you use, explain the material
risks involved. If the method of analysis or strategy involves significant or unusual risks,
discuss these risks in detail. If your primary strategy involves frequent trading of securities,
explain how frequent trading can affect investment performance, particularly through increased
brokerage and other transaction costs and taxes.
Asset Allocation
Rather than focusing primarily on securities selection, we attempt to identify an appropriate
ratio of equity, fixed income, and cash securities suitable to the client’s investment goals and
risk tolerance.
A risk of asset allocation is that the client may not participate in sharp increases in a particular
security, industry or market sector. Another risk is that the ratio of equity, fixed income, and cash
securities will change over time due to market price movements and, if not corrected, will no longer
be appropriate for the client’s goals. Therefore a disciplined rebalancing strategy must be
incorporated to bring the portfolio risk back in line with client objectives.
Tactical Allocation Various asset classes, styles, and capitalization may be evaluated by mean reversion and valuation at
a period of time as to its overvalued or undervalued state. Portfolios can be underweighted or
overweighed in certain asset classes, styles or capitalization based upon our research. This is typically
done within the constraints of the overall strategic asset allocation.
A risk of tactical allocation is that the client may not participate in sharp increases in a particular
security, industry or market sector because of the underweight and may fully participate in
overweighed sector of the markets.
Active Manager Risk Clients typically use other investment advisors to implement the broad strategies defined in their asset
allocation strategies. These investment advisors take specific security risk within their asset class that
can result in significant tracking error from the broad market that they are attempting to add value
against.
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B. If you recommend primarily a particular type of security, explain the material risks involved. If the type
of security involves significant or unusual risks, discuss these risks in detail.
Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. does not primarily recommend a particular type of security. We
believe in diversified portfolios typically utilizing numerous asset classes, styles, sectors, capitalizations
and globalization to diminish the risk of a portfolio.
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A. A criminal or civil action in a domestic, foreign or military court of competent jurisdiction in which your
firm or a
management person
1. was convicted of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere (“no contest”) to (a) any
felony; (b) a
misdemeanor that
involved investments or an
investment-related business, fraud, false statements or
omissions, wrongful taking of property, bribery, perjury, forgery, counterfeiting, or extortion; or (c) a
conspiracy to commit any of these offenses;
2. is the named subject of a pending criminal
proceeding that involves an
investment-related business,
fraud, false statements or omissions, wrongful taking of property, bribery, perjury, forgery,
counterfeiting, extortion, or a conspiracy to commit any of these offenses;
3. was
found to have been
involved in a violation of an
investment-related statute or regulation; or
4. Was the subject of any
order, judgment, or decree permanently or temporarily enjoining, or otherwise
limiting, your firm or a
management person from engaging in any
investment-related activity, or from
violating any
investment-related statute, rule, or
order.
B. An administrative proceeding before the SEC, any other federal regulatory agency, any state regulatory
agency, or any foreign financial regulatory authority in which your firm or a management person
1. was
found to have caused an
investment-related business to lose its authorization to do business; or
2. was
found to have been
involved in a violation of an
investment-related statute or regulation and was
the subject of an
order by the agency or authority
a) denying, suspending, or revoking the authorization of your firm or a
management person to act in
an
investment-related business;
b) barring or suspending your firm’s or a
management person's association with an
investment-
related business;
c) otherwise significantly limiting your firm’s or a
management person's investment-related
activities; or
Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. and our management personnel have no reportable disciplinary
events to disclose.
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A. If you or any of your
management persons are registered, or have an application pending to register, as a
broker-dealer or a registered representative of a broker-dealer, disclose this fact.
Not applicable
B. If you or any of your management persons are registered, or have an application pending to register, as a
futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, a commodity trading advisor, or an associated
person of the foregoing entities, disclose this fact.
Not applicable
C. Describe any relationship or arrangement that is material to your advisory business or to your clients that
you or any of your management persons have with any related person listed below. Identify the related
person and if the relationship or arrangement creates a material conflict of interest with clients, describe
the nature of the conflict and how you address it.
1. broker-dealer, municipal securities dealer, or government securities dealer or broker;
2. investment company or other pooled investment vehicle (including a mutual fund, closed-end
investment company, unit investment trust, private investment company or “hedge fund,” and
offshore fund);
3. other investment adviser or financial planner;
4. futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, or commodity trading advisor;
5. banking or thrift institution;
6. accountant or accounting firm;
7. lawyer or law firm;
8. insurance company or agency;
9. pension consultant;
10. real estate broker or dealer;
11. sponsor or syndicator of limited partnerships.
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Items 6 and 9 are applicable as follows:
(6) Paul Neltner is a CPA and shareholder with Munninghoff, Lange and Company, an accounting firm
(9) Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. is a member of the Independent Advisor Group, a division of
Callan Associates. As a member of Callan's Independent Advisor Group, Fourth Street Performance
Partners, Inc. pays fees to Callan for certain data, resources and services. As one of the largest
institutional investment consultants in the country, Callan provides Fourth Street Performance
Partners, Inc. with resources that allow us to deliver high quality, institutional level services to our
clients as well as to high net worth individuals.
D. If you recommend or select other investment advisers for your clients and you receive compensation
directly or indirectly from those advisers that creates a material conflict of interest, or if you have other
business relationships with those advisers that create a material conflict of interest, describe these
practices and discuss the material conflicts of interest these practices create and how you address them.
Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. receives no compensation from money managers it engages for
clients and has no conflicts of interest.
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Personal Trading A. If you are an SEC-registered adviser, briefly describe your code of ethics adopted pursuant to SEC rule
204A-1 or similar state rules. Explain that you will provide a copy of your code of ethics to any
client or
prospective
client upon request.
Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. code of ethics was updated in 2017 and distributed to all
employees. The Code of Ethics sets forth conduct standards to be followed by all employees of Fourth
Street Performance Partners, Inc. It is in compliance with the Investment Advisor Act of 1940, New Rule
201A. Compliance with the Code of Ethics and applicable Federal Securities Laws is a condition of
employment with Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. will
provide clients and prospective clients with a copy of our code of ethics upon request.
B. If you or a related person recommends to clients, or buys or sells for client accounts, securities in which
you or a related person has a material financial interest, describe your practice and discuss the conflicts of
interest it presents. Describe generally how you address conflicts that arise.
Examples: (1) You or a related person, as principal, buys securities from (or sells securities to) your
clients; (2) you or a related person acts as general partner in a partnership in which you solicit client
investments; or (3) you or a related person acts as an investment adviser to an investment company that
you recommend to clients.
Not Applicable
C. If you or a related person invests in the same securities (or related securities, e.g., warrants, options or
futures) that you or a related person recommends to clients, describe your practice and discuss the
conflicts of interest this presents and generally how you address the conflicts that arise in connection with
personal trading.
Not Applicable
D. If you or a related person recommends securities to clients, or buys or sells securities for client accounts,
at or about the same time that you or a related person buys or sells the same securities for your own (or
the related person's own) account, describe your practice and discuss the conflicts of interest it presents.
Describe generally how you address conflicts that arise.
Not Applicable
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A. Describe the factors that you consider in selecting or recommending broker-dealers for
client transactions
and determining the reasonableness of their compensation (
e.g., commissions).
For the majority of our clients, we do not recommend broker-dealers. The investment advisors hired by
our clients to implement their investment strategies handle this aspect of the client’s investment program.
In the event that we do engage a broker-dealer, we use Charles Schwab or TD Ameritrade. We receive no
incentives, commissions or soft dollars as a result of this relationship. For this reason, items 1 and 2
below are not applicable.
1. Research and Other Soft Dollar Benefits. If you receive research or other products or services other
than execution from a broker-dealer or a third party in connection with
client securities transactions
(“soft dollar benefits”), disclose your practices and discuss the conflicts of interest they create.
Note: Your disclosure and discussion must include all soft dollar benefits you receive, including, in
the case of research, both proprietary research (created or developed by the broker-dealer) and
research created or developed by a third party.
a. Explain that when you use
client brokerage commissions (or markups or markdowns) to obtain
research or other products or services, you receive a benefit because you do not have to produce
or pay for the research, products or services.
b. Disclose that you may have an incentive to select or recommend a broker-dealer based on your
interest in receiving the research or other products or services, rather than on your
clients’ interest
in receiving most favorable execution.
c. If you may cause
clients to pay commissions (or markups or markdowns) higher than those
charged by other broker-dealers in return for soft dollar benefits (known as paying-up), disclose
this fact.
d. Disclose whether you use soft dollar benefits to service all of your
clients’ accounts or only those
that paid for the benefits. Disclose whether you seek to allocate soft dollar benefits to
client
accounts proportionately to the soft dollar credits the accounts generate.
e. Describe the types of products and services you or any of your
related persons acquired with
client brokerage commissions (or markups or markdowns) within your last fiscal year.
Note: This description must be specific enough for your
clients to understand the types of products or
services that you are acquiring and to permit them to evaluate possible conflicts of interest. Your
description must be more detailed for products or services that do not qualify for the safe harbor in
section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, such as those services that do not aid in
investment decision-making or trade execution. Merely disclosing that you obtain various research
reports and products is not specific enough.
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f. Explain the procedures you used during your last fiscal year to direct client transactions to a
particular broker-dealer in return for soft dollar benefits you received.
Not Applicable
2. Brokerage for
Client Referrals. If you consider, in selecting or recommending broker-dealers, whether
you or a
related person receives
client referrals from a broker-dealer or third party, disclose this
practice and discuss the conflicts of interest it creates.
a. Disclose that you may have an incentive to select or recommend a broker-dealer based on your
interest in receiving
client referrals, rather than on your
clients’ interest in receiving most
favorable execution.
b. Explain the procedures you used during your last fiscal year to direct
client transactions to a
particular broker-dealer in return for
client referrals.
Not Applicable
3. Directed Brokerage.
Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. clients utilize over 25 different custodial relationships and
over 100 different separately managed private accounts overseen by several unrelated investment
advisory firms who have discretion to utilize brokerage services at firms of their choice consistent
with best execution. Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc.. may recommend that clients establish
brokerage accounts with FINRA registered broker-dealers, member SIPC, Schwab Advisor Services
(Schwab), the Institutional division of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. ("Schwab"), or TD Ameritrade
Institutional (TD Ameritrade), to maintain custody of clients' assets and to affect trades for their
accounts. Although we recommend that clients establish accounts at Schwab or TD Ameritrade, it is
the client's decision to custody assets with them. Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. is
independently owned and operated and not affiliated with either Schwab or TD Ameritrade.
Schwab and TD Ameritrade provide Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. with access to its
institutional trading and custody services, which are typically not available to their retail investors.
These services generally are available to independent investment advisers on an unsolicited basis, at
no charge to them so long as a total of at least $10 million of the adviser's clients' assets are
maintained in accounts at Schwab or TD Ameritrade. These services are not contingent upon our firm
committing any specific amount of business (assets in custody or trading commissions). Brokerage
services include the execution of securities transactions, custody, research, and access to mutual funds
and other investments that are otherwise generally available only to institutional investors or would
require a significantly higher minimum initial investment.
For our client accounts maintained in custody at Schwab or TD Ameritrade, there is generally no
separate charge for custody services. They are compensated by account holders through commissions
and other transaction-related or asset-based fees for securities trades that are executed through the
broker dealers or that settle into the broker dealers’ accounts.
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Schwab and TD Ameritrade also makes available to our firm other products and services that benefit
Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. but may not directly benefit our clients' accounts. Many of
these products and services may be used to service all or some substantial number of our client
accounts, including accounts not maintained at Schwab.
Schwab's products and services that assist us in managing and administering our clients' accounts
include software and other technology that:
a. provides access to client account data (such as trade confirmations and account statements);
b. facilitates trade execution and allocate aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts;
c. provides research, pricing and other market data;
d. facilitates payment of our fees from clients' accounts;
e. assists with back-office functions, recordkeeping and client reporting, and
f. provides access to an electronic communications network for client order entry and account
information.
Schwab and TD Ameritrade also offer other services intended to help us manage and further develop
our business enterprise. These services may include:
a. compliance, legal and business consulting;
b. publications and conferences on practice management and business succession; and
c. access to employee benefits providers, human capital consultants and insurance providers.
Schwab and TD Ameritrade may make available, arrange and/or pay third-party vendors for the types
of services rendered to Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. They may discount or waive fees it
would otherwise charge for some of these services or pay all or a part of the fees of a third-party
providing these services to our firm. Schwab and TD Ameritrade may also provide other benefits
such as educational events or occasional business entertainment of our personnel.
Both Schwab and T. D. Ameritrade provide Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc.’s clients access
to every major family of no-load mutual funds, as well as many loaded funds on a no-load basis.
Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. may be able to provide clients with access to institutional
mutual funds at greatly reduced minimums. These services are derived from our association with
Schwab and T.D. Ameritrade; major mutual fund clearinghouses.
a. If you permit a
client to direct brokerage, describe your practice. If applicable, explain that you
may be unable to achieve most favorable execution of
client transactions. Explain that directing
brokerage may cost
clients more money. For example, in a directed brokerage account, the
client
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may pay higher brokerage commissions because you may not be able to aggregate orders to
reduce transaction costs, or the
client may receive less favorable prices.
Clients are free to choose their own custodian and brokerage firm. These may provide a commission
recapture program or assistance with account liquidations. Any savings or recaptured commission
goes to the client’s account and not to Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. The client may pay
higher brokerage commissions because orders cannot be aggregated in an effort to reduce transaction
costs or commissions or the client may receive less favorable prices. Money managers hired by
clients are subject to best execution standards for their clients’ accounts.
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A. Indicate whether you periodically review
client accounts or financial plans. If you do, describe the
frequency and nature of the review, and the titles of the
supervised persons who conduct the review.
Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. reviews and reconciles clients’ accounts monthly. The
consultants perform this review with the assistance of the firm’s associate consultants and monthly reports
are prepared. More in-depth reviews are done quarterly in conjunction with the preparation of the
quarterly performance evaluation reports.
B. If you review client accounts on other than a periodic basis, describe the factors that trigger a review.
See above.
C. Describe the content and indicate the frequency of regular reports you provide to clients regarding their
accounts. State whether these reports are written.
Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. delivers quarterly performance reports that are customized to
each client’s needs. In general the reports include market overview, investment performance analysis,
asset allocations, sources of growth, cash flow projections and asset allocation recommendations.
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A. If someone who is not a
client provides an economic benefit to you for providing investment advice or
other advisory services to your
clients, generally describe the arrangement, explain the conflicts of
interest, and describe how you address the conflicts of interest. For purposes of this Item, economic
benefits include any sales awards or other prizes.
Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. does offer compensation in the form of a Business Development
Bonus to employees for referring business to Fourth Street. This bonus is only for employees of Fourth
Street. We do not pay anyone outside the firm for referrals.
B. If you or a
related person directly or indirectly compensates any
person who is not your
supervised
person for
client referrals, describe the arrangement and the compensation.
Not applicable
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If you have
custody of
client funds or securities and a qualified custodian sends quarterly, or more frequent,
account statements directly to your
clients, explain that
clients will receive account statements from the
broker-dealer, bank or other qualified custodian and that
clients should carefully review those statements. If
your
clients also receive account statements from you, your explanation must include a statement urging
clients to compare the account statements they receive from the qualified custodian with those they receive
from you.
Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. does not take custody of client assets. All accounts are held by
qualified custodian such as a bank or brokerage firm. Separate monthly statements are prepared by the
custodian and online access to review accounts daily are available to clients. Fourth Street Performance
Partners, Inc. may request online access or other electronic feeds to download transactions and holdings data
to our portfolio management system to help oversee client investment programs. These downloads provide for
more timely and more accurate performance measurement information for the client and Fourth Street
Performance Partners, Inc. They also help with managing cash flows of the accounts.
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If you accept discretionary authority to manage securities accounts on behalf of clients, disclose this fact and
describe any limitations clients may (or customarily do) place on this authority. Describe the procedures you
follow before you assume this authority (e.g., execution of a power of attorney).
Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. may have discretionary authority to implement clients' asset
allocation strategies with exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, common trust funds, limited partnership,
limited liability companies and separate accounts managed by other discretionary investment advisors.
Discretion is granted through a separate agreement with the client and usually has a set asset allocation
strategy that will be followed. Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. has the discretion to implement the
strategies outlined in the client’s Investment Policy Statement and act in the best interest of the client.
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A. If you have, or will accept, authority to vote client securities, briefly describe your voting policies and
procedures, including those adopted pursuant to SEC rule 206(4)-6. Describe whether (and, if so, how)
your clients can direct your vote in a particular solicitation. Describe how you address conflicts of interest
between you and your clients with respect to voting their securities. Describe how clients may obtain
information from you about how you voted their securities. Explain to clients that they may obtain a copy
of your proxy voting policies and procedures upon request. Form ADV: Part 2A Page 9
Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc., as a matter of policy, does not offer proxy voting of portfolio
securities as a standard service to clients. At the request of clients, we may vote proxies on their behalf.
When performing this service, we do so in a manner consistent with the best economic interests of the
clients and utilize a proxy voting service, ProxyEdge. Our firm maintains written policies and procedures
as to the handling, research, voting and reporting of proxy voting and makes appropriate disclosures about
our firm's proxy policies and practices. Our policy and practice includes the responsibility to monitor
corporate actions, receive and vote client proxies and disclose any potential conflicts of interest as well as
making information available to clients about the voting of proxies for their portfolio securities and
maintaining relevant and required records.
B. If you do not have authority to vote client securities, disclose this fact. Explain whether clients will
receive their proxies or other solicitations directly from their custodian or a transfer agent or from you,
and discuss whether (and, if so, how) clients can contact you with questions about a particular solicitation.
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A. If you require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per
client, six months or more in advance,
include a balance sheet for your most recent fiscal year. The balance sheet must be prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, audited by an independent public accountant,
and accompanied by a note stating the principles used to prepare it, the basis of securities included, and
any other explanations required for clarity.
1. Show parenthetically the market or fair value of securities included at cost.
2. Qualifications of the independent public accountant and any accompanying independent public
accountant’s report must conform to Article 2 of SEC Regulation S-X.
Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. does not require or solicit prepayment of fees.
B. If you have discretionary authority or custody of client funds or securities, or you require or solicit
prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per client, six months or more in advance, disclose any financial
condition that is reasonably likely to impair your ability to meet contractual commitments to clients.
Fourth Street Performance Partners, Inc. does not require or solicit prepayment of fees.
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