Assets under management means "Regulatory Assets Under Management" as defined in the instructions to the SEC Form ADV.
Custody "holding, directly or indirectly, client funds or securities, or having any authority to obtain possession of them. You have custody if a related person holds, directly or indirectly, client funds or securities, or has any authority to obtain possession of them, in connection with advisory services you provide to clients. Custody includes:
(i) Possession of client funds or securities
(but not of checks drawn by clients and made payable to third parties) unless you receive them inadvertently and you return them to the sender promptly but in any case within three business days of receiving them;
(ii) Any arrangement (including a general power of attorney) under which you are authorized or permitted to withdraw client funds or securities maintained with a custodian upon your instruction to the custodian; and
(iii) Any capacity (such as general partner of a limited partnership, managing member of a limited liability company or a comparable position for another type of pooled investment vehicle, or trustee of a trust) that gives you or your supervised person legal ownership of or access to client funds or securities."
High net worth individual means any person who is a "qualified client" under previous SEC Rule 205-3(d)(1) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940:
(1) The term qualified client means:
(i) A natural person who or a company that immediately after entering into the contract has at least $1,100,000 under the management of the investment adviser;
(ii) A natural person who, or a company that, the investment adviser entering into the contract (and any person acting on his behalf) reasonably believes, immediately prior to entering into the contract, either:
(A) Has a net worth
(together, in the case of a natural person, with assets held jointly with a spouse) of more than $2,200,000. For purposes of calculating a natural person's net worth:
(1) The person's primary residence must not be included as an asset;
(2) Indebtedness secured by the person's primary residence, up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time the investment advisory contract is entered into may not be included as a liability (except that if the amount of such indebtedness outstanding at the time of calculation exceeds the amount outstanding 60 days before such time, other than as a result of the acquisition of the primary residence, the amount of such excess must be included as a liability); and
(3) Indebtedness that is secured by the person's primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of the residence must be included as a liability; or
(B) Is a qualified purchaser as defined in section 2(a)(51)(A) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(51)(A)) at the time the contract is entered into; or
(iii) A natural person who immediately prior to entering into the contract is:
(A) An executive officer, director, trustee, general partner, or person serving in a similar capacity, of the investment adviser; or
(B) An employee of the investment adviser
(other than an employee performing solely clerical, secretarial or administrative functions with regard to the investment adviser) who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, participates in the investment activities of such investment adviser, provided that such employee has been performing such functions and duties for or on behalf of the investment adviser, or substantially similar functions or duties for or on behalf of another company for at least 12 months.
Seminar means a formal presentation to multiple attendees given by the firm or persons associated with, or compensated by, the firm.
Solvent means that the liabilities of the investment advisory firm do not exceed the assets of the investment advisory firm, or that the investment advisory firm can meet its obligations as they mature. N.J.S.A. 49:3-58(a)(2)(viii).