The annual advisory fee is paid quarterly in advance based on the value of the client’s account(s) as of the last day of the billing period. The advisory fee is a flat tier until $10 million, after which it becomes a blended tier. For example, for assets under management of $2.5 million, a client would pay 0.8% on the whole $2.5 million.
In determining the advisory fee, we may allow accounts of members of the same household to be aggregated. MWM relies on the valuation as provided by the client’s custodian in determining assets under management. Our advisory fee is prorated for any partial billing periods occurring during the engagement, including the initial and terminating billing periods. Adjustments will be made for deposits and withdrawals during the billing period. There is a $20,000 annual minimum paid quarterly. The proration method is the actual days managed in a quarter.
We deduct our advisory fee from one or more account(s) held at an unaffiliated third-party custodian, as directed by the client. Please refer to Item 15 of this Brochure regarding our policy on direct fee deduction. When an Outside Manager is used, the Outside Manager will debit the Client’s account for both the Outside Manager’s fee, and MWM’s advisory fee.
Fees are charged on a flat fee basis. The total estimated fee, as well as the ultimate fee charged, is based on the scope and complexity of the client’s engagement with MWM. The fee is to be charged quarterly in advance and will consist of a flat $5,000 quarterly fee. If the client has allocated assets under management, once the assets exceed $1 million, the client will be converted to the fee for assets under management exceeding $1 million as described above. The flat fee and the minimums are subject to change. No fee changes will be made without explicit permission and agreement from the client in advance. The flat fee charged to clients with managed assets under $1 million will not exceed 2% of assets under management.
$5,000 Quarterly Fee
Fees are paid by electronic funds transfer (EFT) or debit/credit card if they don’t have enough assets stipulated above. We use an independent third-party payment processor in which the client can securely input their banking information and pay their fee. We do not have access to the client’s banking information at any time. The client will be provided with their own secure portal in order to make payments.