Services

Ad Deum Funds offers the following services.

Asset Management

Ad Deum Funds provides continuous regular asset management of client funds for accredited and nonaccredited investors. We gather information on the client’s individual objectives, time horizons, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs. As appropriate, we also review and discuss a client's prior investment history, as well as family composition and background.

Ad Deum Funds LLC and its clients mutually authorize an Investment Advisory Contract. Ad Deum Funds manages advisory accounts on a discretionary basis, considering factors such as liquidity needs, income objectives, risk tolerances, and tax considerations. Clients may impose reasonable restrictions on investing in certain securities, types of securities, or industry sectors. Once the client's portfolio has been established, we will execute the trades on behalf of our clients through our third-party brokerage firm. Our investment recommendations are not limited to any specific product or service offered by a third-party brokerage firm.

Because some types of investments involve certain additional degrees of risk, they will only be implemented or recommended when consistent with the client's stated investment objectives, tolerance for risk, liquidity and suitability.

Investment Planning Services

Ad Deum Funds provides continuous advice to accredited and non-accredited investors regarding the investment of client funds. We answer questions from clients regarding the method in general or specific to their accounts and provide assistance in executing trades for derivative options through a third-party brokerage firm. Ad Deum Funds does not assume discretionary authority for investment planning clients who are not individual asset management clients. If Ad Deum Funds executes trades for derivative options on behalf of asset management clients, we assume discretionary authority over the account for a limited period of time when a client makes such a request. Discretionary authority requires an Investment Advisory Contract on file for each client account.

Ad Deum Funds gathers data regarding a client's particular circumstances to determine a suitable investment. We gather information on the client’s individual objectives, time horizons, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs. As appropriate, we also review and discuss a client's prior investment history, as well as family composition and background. Our investment recommendations are not limited to any specific product or service offered by a third-party, including a third-party broker-dealer.

Financial plans and investment planning may include, but are not limited to: investment planning; life insurance; tax concerns; retirement planning; college planning; and debt/credit planning.

Investment planning involves working with clients to make sure their investments match their respective risk tolerance and goals.

Tax concerns are addressed by working with the client to determine and compare effective tax rates for income, capital gains and other earnings or investments, then attempting to allocate the client’s resources accordingly.
Life insurance planning entails reviewing the life insurance and/or disability insurance needs of the client, together with any applicable dependents, spouse or other relatives, and assessing appropriate coverage for these individuals.
College planning entails helping clients save for higher education, whether for the client or his/her children or other dependents, in the ideal manner to suit the client’s overall financial goals and means.
Financial planning to address retirement entails making sure clients are financially equipped for retirement in light of the client’s anticipated income and expenses, investments, and other assets.
Debt/credit planning consists of breaking down client budgets and aiding clients in decision-making as to current debt, anticipated significant expenses and potential debt, and avoiding excessive debt.

Options Dealer Positioning Dashboard

Ad Deum Funds offers a subscriber-based dashboard service called Volland. Volland is a platform that sheds light on option dealer positioning. Subscribers can select from menus including ticker, greek, expiration, and kind (put or call) and the tool will produce a visualization for that day. Volland also offers an end-of-day greeks dashboard.

Four different subscription tiers are available for different trading needs.

Volland is available online at http://www.vol.land.

Newsletters

Ad Deum Funds produces two newsletters: The Wizard of Ops Fundamental Trader and The Wizard of Ops Technical Trader, both available online since 2018. The Wizard of Ops Fundamental Trader newsletter provides trading information on undervalued businesses to invest in and sell when they reach a certain value. The Wizard of Ops Technical Trader provides trading information using price chart technical analysis to identify trading ideas.

These newsletters analyze current and potential trade ideas and the information in them may be used for client accounts. Both newsletters primarily use equity option trading ideas to optimize returns. The newsletters educate subscribers about the funds and sectors Ad Deum Funds uses for client accounts and help clients follow the Ad Deum Funds to understand the Ad Deum Funds’ investment outlook and philosophy. The newsletter is distributed for a subscription fee through members-only subscription options on our Wizard of Ops websites.

Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions

All of Ad Deum Funds’ clients are different, so we tailor our services to meet your needs through consultations to discover your individual goals. Then we analyze your current investments and make suggestions on how to meet your individual goals. The client may impose restrictions on investing in certain derivative options.