A. Description of the Advisory Firm
Bespoke Investment Group, LLC (hereinafter “Bespoke”) is a Limited Liability Company
organized in the State of New York. The firm was formed in March 2007, and the principal owners
are Justin Todd Walters and Paul Timothy Hickey.
B. Types of Advisory Services
Portfolio Management Services
Bespoke offers ongoing portfolio management services based on the individual goals, objectives,
time horizon, and risk tolerance of each client. Bespoke creates an investment policy statement
for each client, which outlines the client’s current situation (income, net worth, and risk tolerance
levels). Portfolio management services include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Investment strategy • Personal investment policy
• Asset allocation • Asset selection
• Risk tolerance • Regular portfolio monitoring
Bespoke evaluates the current investments of each client with respect to their risk tolerance levels
and time horizon. Bespoke will require discretionary authority from clients in order to select
securities and execute transactions without permission from the client prior to each transaction.
Risk tolerance levels are documented in the investment policy statement, which is given to each
client.
Bespoke seeks to provide that investment decisions are made in accordance with the fiduciary
duties owed to its accounts and without consideration of Bespoke’s economic, investment or
other financial interests. To meet its fiduciary obligations, Bespoke attempts to avoid, among
other things, investment or trading practices that systematically advantage or disadvantage
certain client portfolios, and accordingly, Bespoke’s policy is to seek fair and equitable allocation
of investment opportunities/transactions among its clients to avoid favoring one client over
another over time. Bespoke’s policy is to allocate investment opportunities and transactions it
identifies as being appropriate and prudent, including initial public offerings ("IPOs") and other
investment opportunities that might have a limited supply, among its clients on a fair and
equitable basis over time.
Subscription Services
Bespoke offers several online subscription services that provide financial markets research.
Through these services, Bespoke provides general financial markets research related to equities,
sectors, asset classes, and economics.
Bespoke subscription services do not provide personalized advice because they are specifically
not tailored to individual subscribers’ investment needs. None of Bespoke’s subscription services
include recommendations to buy or sell specific securities.
Services Limited to Specific Types of Investments
Bespoke primarily invests in equities in its portfolio
management services but may use other
securities such as fixed income securities, ETFs (including ETFs in the gold and precious metal
sectors), and ETNs to help diversify a portfolio.
Written Acknowledgement of Fiduciary Status
When Bespoke provides portfolio management services for retirement plans or individual
retirement accounts, we are fiduciaries within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act (“ERISA”) and/or the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable, which are laws
governing retirement accounts. The way Bespoke makes money creates some conflicts with
portfolio management client interests, so Bespoke operates under a Department of Labor rule that
requires us to act in the best interest of clients and not put our interest ahead of clients. Under
this rule’s provisions, Bespoke must:
• Meet a professional standard of care when making investment recommendations (give
prudent advice),
• Never put our financial interests ahead of portfolio management clients when making
recommendations (give loyal advice),
• Avoid misleading statements about conflicts of interest, fees, and investments,
• Follow policies and procedures designed to ensure that Bespoke gives advice that is in
portfolio management clients’ best interest,
• Charge no more than is reasonable for our portfolio management services, and
• Give clients basic information about conflicts of interest.
C. Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions
Bespoke offers the same suite of services to all of its portfolio management clients. However,
specific client investment strategies and their implementation are dependent upon the client
investment policy statement which outlines each client’s current situation (income, net worth,
and risk tolerance levels). Clients may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or
types of securities in accordance with their values or beliefs. However, if the restrictions prevent
Bespoke from properly servicing the client account, or if the restrictions would require Bespoke
to deviate from its standard suite of services, Bespoke reserves the right to end the portfolio
management services relationship, in accordance with the terms of the client’s Investment
Advisory Agreement.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
A wrap fee program is an investment program where the investor pays one stated fee that
includes management fees, custodial fees, and transaction costs where applicable. Bespoke does
not participate in nor sponsor wrap fee programs.
E. Assets Under Management
Bespoke has the following assets under management:
Discretionary Amounts: Non-discretionary Amounts: Date Calculated:
$ 51,215,128 $0 December 2023