Client Relationship Summary
October 12, 2021
Introduction
Liberty Associates, Inc. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a broker-dealer and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC).
Brokerage and investment advisory services and fees differ, and it is important for you to understand these differences. Free and simple tools are available to research firms and financial professionals at www.investor.gov/CRS, which also provides educational materials about broker-dealers, investment advisers, and investing.
What Investment Services and Advice Can You Provide Me?
We offer brokerage services to retail investors, including buying and selling securities. We offer a variety of securities, such as stocks, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), mutual funds, variable annuities and alternative investments. We offer proprietary and non-proprietary products, but we do not offer all products of any particular type. We do not offer discretionary accounts. We do not require a minimum investment to open an account, but eligibility requirements may apply. We do not monitor your investments absent a written agreement to the contrary. Our financial professionals (“Registered Representatives”) may offer recommendations to you to purchase or sell securities, as appropriate. You make the ultimate decision regarding the purchase or sale of investments.
For additional information, please see the Firm’s Regulation Best Interest, https://libertyai.com/regulation-best-interest.
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What Fees Will I Pay?
We charge a transaction-based fee every time you make an investment. The amount of a transaction-based fee may vary depending on the investment and arrangement between you and your Registered Representative. The more trades you make, the more transaction-based fees we earn, which creates an incentive for us to encourage you to trade more often. You will pay a transaction-based commission for trades with individual securities like stocks, bonds and ETFs. For certain products, such as some mutual funds and alternative investments, you may also pay sales charges (i.e., “sales credits” or “sales loads”) that may vary based upon the amount invested and the duration that the investment is held. You will also pay handling and processing fees on each securities transaction. You may also pay other fees, such as custodian fees and account maintenance fees. Our fees are set forth in greater detail in our Brokerage Practices and Conflicts of Interest document. You will pay fees and costs whether you make or lose money on your investments. Fees and costs will reduce any amount of money you make on your investments over time. Please make sure you understand what fees and costs you are paying.
For additional information, please see https://libertyai.com/regulation-best-interest.
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What Are Your Legal Obligations To Me When Providing Recommendations? How Else Does Your Firm Make Money And What Conflicts Of Interest Do You Have?
When we provide you with a recommendation, we have to act in your best interest and not put our interest ahead of yours. At the same time, the way we make money creates some conflicts with your interests. You should understand and ask us about these conflicts because they can affect the recommendations we provide you. Here are some examples to help you understand what this means.
We may receive payments from third-parties based on the purchase or sale of certain investments such as mutual funds, ETFs or alternative investments, which fees may include ongoing payments (such as 12b-1 fees for mutual funds). We may also have revenue sharing agreements, in which a manager or sponsor of certain investments shares the revenue it earns on those investments with us, or in which revenue is shared with respect to transactions that are referred either by or to us for execution. We may also receive revenue sharing payments from our clearing firm, RBC Correspondent Services, with respect to certain activity in clients’ accounts. The firm may also make money through principal trading, investments bought from or sold to you that are for or from our own accounts. If you purchase investments in companies with which we maintain an investment banking relationship as advisor, agent or underwriter, we may receive additional compensation based on our investment banking relationship as described in the prospectus, offering memorandum or other disclosure documents.
For additional information, please see https://libertyai.com/regulation-best-interest.
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How Do Your Financial Professionals Make Money?
In general, our Registered Representatives receive transaction-based compensation. In addition, they may also receive salaries, forgivable loans and/or compensation for the referral of investment banking or other business, or ownership interest in our parent company. In addition, Registered Representatives may receive increased compensation based upon the amount of transaction-based revenue they have generated, providing a further incentive to effect more transactions. Our Registered Representatives’ compensation is not based on the amount of client assets or the amount of time devoted to client service. In addition, they are compensated differently based on the product type that is sold. For example, Registered Representatives may receive a sales credit for the sale of a particular product, which incentivizes them to sell that product.
Do You Or Your Financial Professionals Have Legal Or Disciplinary History?
Yes. Visit www.investor.gov/CRS for a free and simple search tool to research us and our financial professionals.
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Additional Information
For additional information about our services, please see https://libertyai.com/. If you would like additional up-to-date information or a copy of this disclosure, please call (212) 869-8224.
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