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Also a sole member of Flexpoint Ultimate Management V, LLC in the 75% or more band and a control person, since March 2022.","parent":"Donald J Edwards Revocable Trust"},{"label":"Flexpoint Ultimate Management V, LLC","detail":"Indirect owner: general partner of Flexpoint Management V, L.P. and a control person, since March 2022.","parent":"Flexpoint Management V, L.P."},{"label":"Ptma Financial Solutions, LLC","detail":"Indirect owner: a sole member of Pinnacle Equityco, LLC in the 75% or more band and a control person, since August 2025.","parent":"Pinnacle Equityco, LLC"}],"branchOffices":null,"filedOffices":{"otherThanPrincipal":13,"privateResidences":0},"listedOfficeAddresses":14,"officesByState":[{"state":"California","offices":1,"addresses":[{"street":"6701 Koll Center Parkway","city":"Pleasanton"}]},{"state":"Colorado","offices":1,"addresses":[{"street":"717 17th Street, Suite 1850","city":"Denver","headquarters":true}]},{"state":"Florida","offices":1,"addresses":[{"street":"7380 Sand Lake Road","city":"Orlando"}]},{"state":"Georgia","offices":1,"addresses":[{"street":"5256 Peachtree Road","city":"Chamblee"}]},{"state":"Illinois","offices":1,"addresses":[{"street":"2135 Citygate Lane","city":"Naperville"}]},{"state":"Iowa","offices":1,"addresses":[{"street":"4200 University Avenue, Suite 114","city":"West Des Moines"}]},{"state":"Minnesota","offices":2,"addresses":[{"street":"1601 Utica Ave S","city":"ST. 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They include 71 state or municipal government entities and 11 pooled investment vehicles.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 30 April 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What services does Public Trust Advisors offer?","answer":"Public Trust Advisors provides portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for institutions and other activities.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Which custodians does Public Trust Advisors use?","answer":"Public Trust Advisors’ separately managed account assets are held at U.S. Bank National Association (Cincinnati, OH), with $5,231,998,854, Umb Bank, National Association (Kansas City, MO), with $2,242,748,648 and The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (New York, NY), with $2,033,591,857. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 30 April 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"custodians"}},{"question":"How many financial advisors does Public Trust Advisors have?","answer":"Public Trust Advisors has 12 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 157 employees, and 81 perform investment advisory functions. 73 are registered representatives of a broker-dealer and 0 are licensed insurance agents.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What does Public Trust Advisors invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, Public Trust Advisors’ separately managed accounts held 72% U.S. government and agency bonds, 14% cash and equivalents, 13% investment grade corporate bonds and 1% state and local bonds. It advises no private funds of its own.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Who owns Public Trust Advisors?","answer":"Public Trust Advisors is owned through a chain of holding companies by Ta Xiv-A, L.P. and Donald Edwards. Its direct owner is Pinnacle Purchaser, LLC (75% or more).","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 30 April 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does Public Trust Advisors get paid?","answer":"Public Trust Advisors is paid through a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees and other arrangements. Its Form ADV lists no commissions or performance-based fees among how it is paid.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}}],"holdings":null,"notice":"Compiled from public SEC Form ADV filings on the dates in `sources`. Facts as filed; not a rating, ranking, or recommendation. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with this firm. Disciplinary history is deliberately not included here or on the page; the SEC publishes the complete record at the `iapdUrl` above."}