CLIENT RELATIONSHIP SUMMARY(FORM CRS)

Services. Bailard, Inc. offers investment advisory services to a variety of investors, including retail investors. We provide investment advisory and financial planning services to investors seeking multi-asset diversification as part of our wealth management services. Under our asset management services, we offer single asset-class investment strategies to investors on a standalone basis.
Based on our understanding of your investment objectives, risk tolerance, and financial situation, we would construct, depending on your preference, either a single-asset portfolio (e.g., a fixed-income-only portfolio), or a diversified portfolio that may include a mix of traditional assets (core U.S. stocks, international stocks, bonds, and cash equivalents) and more specialized components (small-cap value stocks, growth stocks, real estate, tactical assets, and alternative investments).
Monitoring Portfolio. We review accounts at least quarterly — more often as market conditions or your circumstances change — covering asset allocation, performance, and cash needs.
Investment Authority. You may hire us on either a discretionary or non-discretionary basis. If you sign a discretionary investment management agreement with us, you allow us to buy and sell securities in your portfolio without your prior approval. This discretion will remain in effect until revoked by you or us. The majority of our client relationships are discretionary. In a non-discretionary relationship, we provide investment recommendations and you make the ultimate decision on what investments to buy or sell.
Investment Offerings. While we have a proprietary pooled vehicle, i.e., the Bailard Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (the “Real Estate Fund” or “BREF”), we have formed the Bailard Multifamily Fund (the “Multifamily Fund”), and we serve as a sub-adviser to certain mutual funds, we do not limit the products or types of investments on which we offer advice. Clients are not required to invest in any proprietary or affiliated products.
Account Minimums and Other Requirements. We generally require a minimum account size of $2 million for client relationships, but minimums vary depending on the mix of assets, a client’s expected future financial status, and/or the channel by which you engage us. We do not have any other requirements to open or maintain an account.

Additional Information. Please see Items 4 and 7 of our Form ADV 2A.

We generally charge clients an investment advisory fee, which is an ongoing fee that is a percentage of the assets under our management (asset-based advisory fee). The more assets in your investment advisory account, the higher your fee will be. As a result, we have an incentive to encourage you to increase the assets we manage for you. Our fees vary and are negotiable, depending on factors such as the amount of assets under management, the complexity of your account, and other relevant circumstances. We may charge additional fees for specialized investment analysis, projects, and/or financial planning needs.

In addition to the fees described above, our clients typically pay the following fees and expenses to third parties (not Bailard): a) custodian fees, b) brokerage commissions and other transaction fees, and c) fees and expenses built-in to certain investment products, such as mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and private funds; these fees are described in the product’s offering materials.

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. 

Additional Information. For more details on our fees, see Item 5 of our Form ADV 2A.

When we act as your investment adviser, 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 investment advice we provide you. Here are some examples to help you understand what this means.

• Proprietary/affiliated funds. When wealth management clients invest in a Nationwide Bailard Fund, BREF, or the Multifamily Fund (once it is launched), we earn additional compensation, creating an incentive to recommend these investments. To mitigate this conflict, we avoid double billing by crediting clients their pro rata share of (i) BREF investment management fee and (ii) Nationwide sub-advisory and fiduciary fulfillment fees, and, once the Multifamily Fund is launched, by excluding its assets from advisory fee calculations.
• Schwab referral program. We receive client referrals through the firm’s participation in a referral program sponsored by Charles Schwab, a custodian/broker we recommend to clients. This arrangement incentivizes us to place client transactions with and maintain client assets at Schwab. We do not, however, charge clients referred to us by Schwab any additional fees or expenses as a result of such referrals. This arrangement does not affect our duty to seek best execution on client transactions.
• Other referral arrangements. We pay a referral fee to a third party for client introductions, creating a conflict due to our financial relationship with that party. Clients do not pay additional fees as a result.

Additional Information. For additional information on our conflicts of interest, please see Items 10, 11, 12, and 14 of our Form ADV 2A.

Bailard’s financial professionals are generally compensated by a salary, bonus, and in some cases, stock grants, based on certain factors, including individual work performance and the overall growth of the firm. Some of them may also receive compensation from Bailard for adding new assets to the firm.  This creates a conflict of interest in that it incentivizes our professionals to encourage you to add assets to our management. However, as fiduciaries, we are required to put clients’ best interests first. Bailard’s financial professionals do not receive commissions or transaction fees.

No. We have no legal or disciplinary history to disclose. You can visit Investor.gov/CRS for free and simple search tools to research us and our financial professionals.

Additional Information. You can request up-to-date information or a copy of this Client Relationship Summary by contacting us at 650-571-5800 or compliance@bailard.com. Additional information on our firm can be found at www.bailard.com and on the SEC’s website at adviserinfo.sec.gov. Our Form ADV 2A can be found here.

¹See Item 5 of our Form ADV 2A for further details.