About NTS Bearing-Total Wealth Management.

NTS Bearing is a registered branch of Arete Wealth Management LLC., member FINRA, SIPC & NFA. NTS Bearing offers the professional experience and investment knowledge of Mr. Nilos T. Sakellariou, CFM, who for over 27 years has helped high net-worth individuals and prominent families achieve their financial goals, grow & preserve their wealth and build lasting legacies for their future generations and loved ones. Using a private family office model, Mr. Sakellariou manages his firm within the parameters of his core principles: trust, knowledge, integrity, discretion and an unwavering focus on overall investment results. The firm's emphasis on the private family office model ensures a level of service which distinguishes and sets NTS Bearing apart from the standard cookie-cutter mentality prevalent at the big-name investment houses. The firm is uniquely positioned to offer customized investment strategies tailored to each client's unique circumstance. Mr. Sakellariou's proprietary CORE Equity Strategies and Defensive Capital Appreciation Methodology provide unique opportunities for those clients who desire more breadth from their investment portfolios. I sincerely invite you to contact us to fully appreciate how my firm can enhance your family's financial future.

General Information Years of Experience in Financial Services:    29 Gender:    Male Foreign Languages Serviced:    French CRD#:    2108146 Work Experience:    Currently a Partner at Arete Wealth Management, a full-service boutique that blends together the gold standard in Financial Advisory, Wealth Management and Asset Custody. My client responsibilities include overseeing all financial planning work and investment strategy decisions within the Annapolis Maryland Office. My past experience includes 19 years (1990-2009) with Merrill Lynch as a Vice-President, Wealth Management Advisor and having earned the CFM designation. Firm CRD#:    124504 Number of Years with Current Firm:    9 Work with the following types of clients:    Businesses, Individual Investors Name of Broker/Dealer:    Arete Wealth Management States Willing to do Business in:    my clients are world wide. Advisory Services Provided:    Risk Management, Portfolio Management

Education Academic Background   Bachelors Degree in Economics, Graduated with Honors from The College of Wooster in 1987. Strong background in Mathematics and Statistics.

Services Investment Types:    Mutual Funds, Bonds, Stocks, Annuities, Insurance, Commodities, Mortgages & Real Estate, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), Alternative Investments Can meet clients in the following ways:    Your Office, Email, Phone, Our Office

Qualifications & Memberships Certifications, Accreditations & Designations:    CFM Securities Licenses:    Series 7, Series 10, Series 31, Series 63, Series 65, Series 66 Insurance and Annuity Licenses:    Long Term Care, Life, Annuity Financial Organization Memberships:    National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA)

Firm Information Assets Managed by Firm:    150,000,000 Assets Managed by Advisor:    200,000,000 Advisor's Number of Clients:    120 Firm's Number of Clients:    120 Advisor's Number of Planning Clients:    120 Advisor's Number of Managed Clients:    120 Firm's Number of Planning Clients:    120 Firm's Number of Managed Clients:    120

Compliance Criminal Disclosures in Last 5 years:    Have a clean record Compliance Disclosures in Last 5 years:    Have a clean record Registered Investment Advisor:    Yes Registered Representative:    Yes Investment Advisor Representative:    Yes Acknowledged fiduciary:    Yes

Compensation and Fees Fee % Based on Assets:    0.85 Additional Details on Charges:    Many accounts qualify for lower fees based on scope of work and size of the overall relationship. I make every effort to provide my clients with the most competitive fee schedule possible. Minimum Portfolio Size for New Managed Accounts:    $500,000 Fee Structure:    Fee-Only

Frequently Asked Questions

Q.	Do you have a customer satisfaction or refund policy?

Q.	What are your qualifications? What is your education background?

Q.	How are you compensated? How will I pay for your services?

Q.	If you are going to manage my account, will you obtain my permission every time you buy or sell something?

Q.	How many clients do you currently manage?

Q.	Will you be the only person working with me?

Q.	Do you offer any guaranteed results?

Q.	How much risk should I be willing to take?

Q.	Have you ever been charged with any breaches?

Q.	What is your approach to financial planning?

Q.	What services do you offer?

Q.	Why should I choose you as my financial advisor?

Q.	How do you charge for your services?

Q.	What services do you provide? What are your specialties?

Q.	What is your experience? How many clients do you currently manage?

Q.	What financial institution(s) do you represent?

Q.	What are your management fees?

Q.	What kind of plans do you specialize in?

Q.	What are your qualifications?

Q.	What is your approach to 401 K plan rollovers?

Q.	How long does the process of rolling over a 401K plan usually take?

Q.	What financial institutions do you represent?

Q.	How many years of experience do you have?

Q.	What are your fees for this service?

Q.	How many 401K rollover clients do you currently manage?

Q.	Why should I roll over my 401K plan to your firm?

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Q.	Do you have a customer satisfaction or refund policy?
Yes. My client portfolios do not include proprietary products and I do not bill in advance. My clients "rent" me. So, they can leave at anytime without having paid for services not delivered. I feel strongly that I must work consistently to earn clients trust and business by delivering prudent guidance and added value.

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What are your qualifications? What is your education background?

" FINRA Registered since 1991. SEC Registered since 1997. " Five Star Wealth Manager award winner 2011-2023 " In 2022 AdvisorHub ranked Mr. Sakellariou 5th in the nation in its annual Fastest Growing Advisors to Watch ranking. " During 2008, Mr. Sakellariou Ranked in the top 1% of all Merrill Lynch Financial Advisors regarding the firm's highly monitored Net-New Client Criteria. Additionally, Mr. Sakellariou did not have a single client leave the firm during 2008. " The Wharton Business School-Successfully completed the advanced course "Stocks for the Long-Run" by Dr. Jeremy Seigel PhD, The Warton Business School. " CFM-1996, earned the Certified Financial Manager designation offered through Merrill Lynch University. " All Industry Licenses, Examinations, and State Securities Law Examinations: " Series 31-Futures Managed Funds Examination, June 19, 2012. Series 30-National Futures Association Branch Manager Examination, June 13, 2012. " Series 65-Uniform Investment Advisor Law Examinat

Q.	How are you compensated? How will I pay for your services?
Fiduciary Fee Based Compensation. We charge a fixed % monthly and in arrears. Annually our fee 0.85% of the assets we care for. Depending on the scope of the work, this fee is possibly discounted for Households were I manage greater than 25 million in assets.

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If you are going to manage my account, will you obtain my permission every time you buy or sell something?

The manner in which your portfolio is managed, the level of risk taken, the asset allocation implemented, any investment restrictions you may prefer, are all discussed and agreed upon in advance of your portfolio being managed in any way. This is accomplished as part of my financial planning process, and my clients input is a critical part of this. Once these frame works are in place, they are followed for my clients until we together decide to change those frame works. When managing your portfolio within your agreed upon frame work, I will not contact you every time I buy and sell something. However, your will promptly be sent a confirmation of every transaction and I am open to client communications based on these, as well as any personal financial changes clients experience or have questions regarding. I am the only person responsible for day to day Investment discussions and decisions. My assistant (19 years experience) is available to handle any non-investment related tasks.

Q.	How many clients do you currently manage?
250 separate Families, 20 Business Retirement Plans. I manage 263,000,000 in assets on a Financial Planning Based Approach, I employ an Endowment Investment Style that has been proven effective by its long time use by Institutional and Endowment Managers.

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Will you be the only person working with me?

This is determined by client preference as part of my Financial Planning Process. I am most often the only person responsible for day to day Investment discussions and decisions. My assistant (19 years experience) is available to handle any non-investment related tasks. My partner, Woodrow Willey, CPA/PFS, Certified Financial Planner is often brought in for Tax Planning, Tax Preparation and Filing, and Financial Planning. I reserve the right to decline investment mandates.

Q.	Do you offer any guaranteed results?
No. Investment Results cannot be guaranteed by any person or government. However, I can offer clients FDIC Insured products. The principle of these is guaranteed per FDIC Guidelines. I can also offer Insurance oriented products which have certain guarantees provided by the Insurance Company with respect to principle protection and or minimum income payouts.

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How much risk should I be willing to take?

I match the risk taken to the individual client. My Planning Process helps determine an appropriate and acceptable level of risk for each account and household. Some clients are very conservative where the target risk level is such that based on historical performance we expect to see worst case declines during any one year of less that -10% overall. Some clients chose to be aggressive where the target risk level is such that based on historical performance we expect to see worst case declines during any one year of -50% or slightly more overall. However, the risk level is the clients choice. I do promise clients that if they are requesting to take too much, or too little risk, I will advise them of this.

Q.	Have you ever been charged with any breaches?
No.

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What is your approach to financial planning?

Most importantly is my insistence on over estimating the negative items, and under estimating the positive items. This ensures a wide margin of error, such that after 30 years of practice i have seen my client plans out perform original expectations considerably. I also insist on "garbage in, garbage out". In other words, I do not input items that are not actually happening in my clients financial situations. From a detail perspective, I insist on creating "what if scenarios" that include events clients may not want to plan for, but doing this helps prepare for all foreseeable negative events. My planning work uses Ibbotson Associates for historical return assumptions and Morningstar's Planning Modules for Monte Carlo Simulation work.

Q.	What services do you offer?
Investment management, Financial Planning and Estate planning. Via my partner we offer Tax Planning, Tax Preparation and Filing.

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Why should I choose you as my financial advisor?

I am passionate about Economics and investment performance. My investing experience began in 1986 managing part of my College's Endowment Fund. In 1987 I graduated with Honors in Economics from the College of Wooster. I have a strong background in both Math & Statistics. I earned the designation of CFM (Certified Financial Manager) in 1996. I continue to add to my base of knowledge each year. I am overly driven to deliver above Index results for my clients while always staying within their desired risk budgets. I do not control the financial markets, no one does, but I work hard to position portfolios so they participate and benefit under all market conditions.

Q.	How do you charge for your services?
Fiduciary Fee Based Compensation. We charge a fixed % monthly and in arrears. Annually our fee 0.85% of the assets we care for. Depending on the scope of the work, this fee is possibly discounted for Households were I manage greater than 25 million in assets.

Q.	What services do you provide? What are your specialties?
Investment management, Financial Planning and Estate planning. My specialty is building and maintaining well diversified portfolios which resist market declines and are matched well with my clients objectives.

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What is your experience? How many clients do you currently manage?

33 years of experience prudently managing client investment portfolios. I work for 250 separate Families, 20 Business Retirement Plans. I manage 263,000,000 in assets for these clients. Client investment goals and risk levels are based on a Financial Planning Based Approach, I employ an Endowment Investment Style that has been proven effective by its long time use by Institutional and Endowment Managers.

Q.	What financial institution(s) do you represent?
None. I represent individual clients only.

Q.	What are your management fees?
I do not handle 401k Plans unless I also handle the personal portfolio of the business owner. .

Q.	What kind of plans do you specialize in?
SEP IRA, SIMPLE IRA, TRADITIONAL IRA, ROTH IRA, and Regular Investment Accounts.

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What are your qualifications?

I am passionate about Economics and investment performance. My investing experience began in 1986 managing part of my College's Endowment Fund. In 1987 I graduated with Honors in Economics from the College of Wooster. I have a strong background in both Math & Statistics. I earned the designation of CFM (Certified Financial Manager) in 1996. I continue to add to my base of knowledge each year. I am overly driven to deliver above Index results for my clients while always staying within their desired risk budgets. I do not control the financial markets, no one does, but I work hard to position portfolios so they participate and benefit under all market conditions.

Q.	What is your approach to 401 K plan rollovers?
The approach is the same as for all investment portfolios I manage. I rely on my 33 years of experience to prudently managing all client investment portfolios. Client investment goals and risk levels are based on a Financial Planning Based Approach, I employ an Endowment Investment Style that has been proven effective by its long time use by Institutional and Endowment Managers.

Q.	How long does the process of rolling over a 401K plan usually take?
The actual paperwork can take as little as 15 minutes. The transfer of assets can take as little as 3 days and as long as 3 weeks depending on what company handles your current plan.

Q.	What financial institutions do you represent?
I represent only individual clients. However, if this question is interpreted as "What institutions do you work with in terms of your use of financial investments"? I work with all major institutions in this respect. As an Independent Financial Fiduciary Advisor I am obligated to work with and consider all prudent investment options available to my clients.

Q.	How many years of experience do you have?
33 years.

Q.	What are your fees for this service?
Fiduciary Fee Based Compensation. We charge a fixed % monthly and in arrears. Annually our fee 0.85% of the assets we care for. Depending on the scope of the work, this fee is possibly discounted for Households were I manage greater than 25 million in assets.

Q.	How many 401K rollover clients do you currently manage?
225

Q.	Why should I roll over my 401K plan to your firm?
My Truth fullness, my experience of successful results for my clients, and my well above industry average knowledge base. Additionally, one should review all of the other answers provided herein. They are also important towards this question.