Welcome to BakerAvenue Wealth Management

For questions regarding the IMA, please reach out to your advisor.

Once you access the DocuSign envelope, simply click on the orange “Start” tab to the left. This will bring you to the documents that require your e-signature. We encourage you to scroll back to the top to view and read the disclosures. Click “Finish” to complete the signing process.

After all signers, including a signatory from our firm, have completed the request, you’ll receive an email with the fully executed documents, which you can download and retain for your records.

We make every attempt to include all forms in a single DocuSign when possible. However, please understand that there may be times when you will receive multiple DocuSign requests depending on the complexity of the onboarding and/or constraints with the systems and platforms that we use.

Please note that DocuSign requests may come from BakerAvenue’s DocuSign or from the applicable custodian or alternative investment platform for your signature.

If you run into issues with DocuSign, please reach out to the Client Service team member leading your onboarding. They will be able to troubleshoot the issue and provide alternative solutions if necessary.

BakerAvenue is happy to accommodate different methods of onboarding to fit your needs. We offer secure file sharing or overnight mail should you prefer to not use DocuSign. Please reach out to the Client Service team member leading your onboarding to discuss the best option for you.

Prime Brokerage, although rarely used, provides flexibility by having a third party execute the trades, rather than the custodian. For instance, BakerAvenue may be trading a block of shares on a security that represents a large percent of its daily volume, and the Prime Broker may be able to get the block filled more efficiently than the custodian. Prime Brokers may also be able to get a better execution price by reaching out to potential investors who would want to take the other side of the trade. Many prime brokerage relationships provide ancillary services that, while we may not currently utilize, we may in the future (e.g., securities lending, synthetic financing for structured trades, risk monitoring, outsourced trading, digital currency trading and custody, research, etc.).

Margin allows Clients to borrow against the positions in their account. At BakerAvenue, our strategies do not invest on margin, so there are only a few unique situations where an account would go on margin. For example, if a client needs cash immediately and there is not enough cash in the account, margin allows the client to have liquidity without delay. Depending on when a request is received, trades can take a day or two to settle before cash can be taken out of the account. If a client has margin, they can take cash out right away, rather than having to wait for the trades to settle.

Orion is our secure client portal, which allows clients to conveniently access up-to-date performance, portfolio allocation, capital gain/loss summary, recent transactions and projected income estimates. It is also where clients can easily view and download quarterly performance reports, as well as share documents securely with your advisory team.