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EXECUTIVE TEAM

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Scott Carmack

Founder, CEO, & Portfolio Manager

Scott Carmack is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Portfolio Manager for Holbrook Holdings, Inc. Scott has been intimately involved with the capital markets since graduating with honors from Harvard University in 2001. He began his career at the JP Morgan Private Bank in New York City providing wealth solutions to high-net-worth clients. Since founding Holbrook in 2016, Assets Under Management have grown from $30 thousand to over $2.1 billion.

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Michael Burns

COO & VP of Compliance

Michael Burns is the Chief Operating Officer and VP of Compliance for Holbrook Holdings, Inc. Mr. Burns started his career at Warner Bros Television in Burbank, CA working in budgeting, before moving to Portland Oregon in 2009 to join Fisher Investments. Mr. Burns served in multiple positions at the firm, eventually advising on over $100 million in high net-worth investor assets. In 2013, Mr. Burns joined a boutique Fixed Income firm where he worked in marketing and distribution. Mr. Burns earned a B.B.A at Gonzaga University.

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Brian Zeck

President of Sales

Brian Zeck is the President of Sales for Holbrook Holdings, Inc. Mr. Zeck has over 19 years of experience, starting his career at Barclays Global Investors, now part of Blackrock in 1999. Mr. Zeck is responsible for creating and implementing a strategic sales process designed to grow the brand awareness of Holbrook Holdings Mutual Funds throughout the financial advisory, RIA and Institutional community. Over the last decade Mr. Zeck has been instrumental in growing distribution, sales teams and assets for mutual funds across multiple asset classes. Most recently, Mr. Zeck had the great privilege to lead the sales effort for a subsidiary of the famed energy investor T. Boone Pickens. Mr. Zeck earned a B.S. in Finance from San Diego State University.

INVESTMENT TEAM

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Scott Carmack

Founder, CEO, & Portfolio Manager

Scott Carmack is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Portfolio Manager for Holbrook Holdings, Inc. Scott has been intimately involved with the capital markets since graduating with honors from Harvard University in 2001. He began his career at the JP Morgan Private Bank in New York City providing wealth solutions to high-net-worth clients. Since founding Holbrook in 2016, Assets Under Management have grown from $30 thousand to over $2.1 billion.

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Ethan Lai

Porfolio Manager

Ethan Lai is a Portfolio Manager for Holbrook Holdings, Inc. Prior to joining Holbrook, Mr. Lai was an Associate Director at CSG Investments, Inc., a subsidiary of Beal Bank, in Dallas, TX, running a team focused on secondary fixed income investments. Mr. Lai began his career in investment banking at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey (now Truist) followed by a role at Goldman Sachs in their investment management division in Atlanta, GA. Ethan graduated in 2012 with a degree in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Drexel Grimes

Investment Associate

Drexel Grimes is an Investment Associate at Holbrook Holdings. Prior to joining the firm, he spent ten years in corporate finance within the semiconductor industry. Most recently, he served as Controller for ASML's largest U.S. manufacturing facility in Wilton, Connecticut.

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Drexel began his career as an Analyst supporting Intel's development manufacturing operations, before advancing to a Senior Analyst role within the company's Data Center Sales group. He graduated with honors in 2016, earning a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Oregon, and received his MBA with honors from Arizona State University in 2021. Drexel also holds a certification in managerial accounting.

OPERATIONS AND COMPLIANCE TEAM

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Michael Burns

COO & VP of Compliance

Michael Burns is the Chief Operating Officer and VP of Compliance for Holbrook Holdings, Inc. Mr. Burns started his career at Warner Bros Television in Burbank, CA working in budgeting, before moving to Portland Oregon in 2009 to join Fisher Investments. Mr. Burns served in multiple positions at the firm, eventually advising on over $100 million in high net-worth investor assets. In 2013, Mr. Burns joined a boutique Fixed Income firm where he worked in marketing and distribution. Mr. Burns earned a B.B.A at Gonzaga University.

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Eric Strom

CCO & VP of Operations

Eric Strom is the Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Operations for Holbrook Holdings. Mr. Strom started his career in 2008 in London, England in financial services operations before moving to Portland, Oregon in 2009 where he held multiple positions at Fisher Investments. Mr. Strom has spent the past 10 years as Director of Operations for an ecommerce startup in Portland, OR. Mr. Strom earned a BS degree in International Business at Washington State University.

SALES TEAM

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Brian Zeck

President of Sales

Brian Zeck is the President of Sales for Holbrook Holdings, Inc. Mr. Zeck has over 19 years of experience, starting his career at Barclays Global Investors, now part of Blackrock in 1999. Mr. Zeck is responsible for creating and implementing a strategic sales process designed to grow the brand awareness of Holbrook Holdings Mutual Funds throughout the financial advisory, RIA and Institutional community. Over the last decade Mr. Zeck has been instrumental in growing distribution, sales teams and assets for mutual funds across multiple asset classes. Most recently, Mr. Zeck had the great privilege to lead the sales effort for a subsidiary of the famed energy investor T. Boone Pickens. Mr. Zeck earned a B.S. in Finance from San Diego State University.

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Dan Merrill

Vice President of Sales

Dan Merrill is the Vice President of Sales for Holbrook Holdings. Mr. Merrill is an accomplished sales leader with over 25 years of experience devising and executing revenue growth and sales/talent acquisition strategies for his clients in the Finance, Life Science and High Tech industries. Dan joined Holbrook Holdings after 20 years of successfully launching and exiting numerous talent acquisition firms. Mr. Merrill earned a BA in Communications from Washington State University.

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Brandon Boyzuick

Vice President of Sales

Brandon Boyzuick is the Vice President of Sales for Holbrook Holdings. Mr. Boyzuick started his career as a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Dallas, TX, where he specialized in working with high-net-worth clients and business owners, and successfully grew his practice to over 100 clients during his 4+ years as an advisor, while also joining the leadership team to mentor a group of 10 new hires. Brandon joined Holbrook Holdings to help drive sales growth within several states in the southern US. Mr. Boyzuick earned a B.S. in Finance from the University of Oklahoma.

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Kevin Clausen

Vice President of Sales

Kevin Clausen is Vice President of Sales for Holbrook Holdings, Inc. Kevin has over 19 years of financial services experience, most recently as the Head of Institutional Sales & Trading at D.A. Davidson & Co. Kevin was a member of the Equity Capital Markets leadership team, who successfully gained market share during his five year tenure in management. Kevin is a Portland, OR native where he has resided for the majority of his life. He has a BBA in Finance from the University of Portland and played college baseball.

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Ziggy Zoller

Vice President of Sales

Ziggy Zoller is the Junior Vice President of Sales for Holbrook Holdings. Ziggy graduated from the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business and received a BBA in International Business and Real Estate. While at UGA, Ziggy was a student-athlete on the Track and Field Team and competed in the Decathlon.

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Davis Moore

Junior Vice President of Sales

Davis Moore is a Junior Vice President of Sales for Holbrook Holdings. Davis is a graduate of the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business, where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and an Area of Emphasis in Business Analytics. A dedicated athlete, Davis played rugby for four years at UGA and enjoys pushing his limits by running marathons.

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Brennan Stapleton

Junior Vice President of Sales

Brennan Stapleton is a Junior Vice President of Sales for Holbrook Holdings. Brennan graduated from Texas A&M University with a BBA in Finance and a minor in History. Previously, Brennan interned with an investment bank and a private equity-backed cybersecurity firm. Brennan joined Holbrook Holdings in 2024 and covers the Southwest and Rocky Mountain states.

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Matthew Schmal

Junior Vice President of Sales

​Matthew Schmal is a Junior Vice President of Sales for Holbrook Holdings. Matthew holds both undergraduate and master’s degrees from Washington University in St. Louis’s Olin Business School. Receiving a BSBA in Economics and Strategy with a minor in both Computer Science and Anthropology during his undergrad. He also received his master's degree in Corporate Finance and Investments at WashU. During his time in university he competed on the football team playing linebacker, earning a spot on the all-conference team twice, was team tackle leader, voted team captain during his final year, and was an Iron Bear recipient (WashU all athletics wide weightlifting award). In his free time he enjoys reading and lifting weights.

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Jon Vaughan

Vice President of Sales

Jon Vaughan is a Vice President of Sales at Holbrook Holdings, bringing over 20 years of expertise in client acquisition and strategic growth. Throughout his career, he has partnered with some of the world's largest organizations across the Big Tech, semiconductor, and media sectors to drive large-scale sales and institutional value.​ Before joining Holbrook Holdings, Jon spent 15 years leading initiatives in the enterprise software space, where he specialized in driving digital transformation and sustainable revenue growth. Jon holds an MBA in Business Design from Domus Academy.

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Holbrook Income Fund

Holbrook Structured Income Fund

Holbrook Total Return Fund

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of each Fund carefully before investing.  The prospectus contains this and other important information about each Fund.  For a current Prospectus, call 1-877-345-8646 or go to www.holbrookholdings.com

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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Investments in mutual funds involve risk including possible loss of principal. There is no guarantee that any investment strategy will achieve its objectives, generate profits, or avoid losses. Each Fund invests in closed end investment companies or funds. The shares of many closed end funds, after their initial public offering, frequently trade at a price per share that is less than the net asset value per share, the difference representing the “market discount” of such shares.

 

Each Fund may be adversely affected by new (or revised) laws or regulations that may be imposed by government regulators or self-regulatory organizations that supervise the financial markets. CLO debt securities are limited recourse obligations of their issuers and may be subject to redemption. Holders of the CLO debt being redeemed will be repaid earlier than the stated maturity of the debt. The timing of redemptions may adversely affect the returns on CLO debt. The CLO manager may not find suitable assets in which to invest during the Reinvestment Period or to replace assets that the manager has determined are no longer suitable for investment.

 

The value of securities issued by the U.S. Government generally fluctuates in response to inflationary concerns and may differ in their interest rates, maturities, times of issuance and other characteristics.

 

The risk that each Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security is unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations. The risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar and adversely affect the value of each Fund’s investments in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies. The derivative instruments in which each Fund may invest for hedging purposes may be more volatile than other instruments.

 

Each Fund invests in fixed income securities or derivatives, the value of your investment in each Fund will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. These risks could affect the value of a particular investment by each Fund. Investment in or exposure to high yield (lower rated) debt instruments (also known as “junk bonds”) may involve greater levels of interest rate, credit, liquidity and valuation risk than for higher rated instruments. When each Fund invests in other investment companies, including ETFs, it will bear additional expenses.

 

The risk that investment strategies employed by each Fund’s adviser in selecting investments for each Fund may not result in an increase in the value of your investment. The Adviser’s use of computer trading modeling systems may perform differently than expected as a result of the factors used in the models.

 

Duration is a bond’s sensitivity to interest rates, incorporating the embedded option features, such as call provisions. Bonds with longer durations experience greater price volatility than bonds with shorter durations.

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Quality ratings reflect the credit quality of the underlying securities in each Fund's portfolio and not that of each Fund itself. Bond ratings are assigned by a rating agency such as Standard & Poors, Moodys, Fitch, Egan Jones, KBRA, or DBRS. The ratings breakdown above utilizes ratings from all ratings agencies – depending which rating agency rated the bond deal. In the event that two rating agencies have rated the same bond deal, the higher credit rating is used. A bond rating evaluates the quality and safety of a bond, examining the issuer’s financial strength and the likelihood that it will be able to meet scheduled repayments. Ratings range from AAA (best) to D (worst). Bonds receiving a rating of BB or below are not considered investment grade because of the relative potential for issuer default.

 

ABS may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates and may results in prepayments which can include the possibility that securities with stated interest rates may have the principal prepaid earlier than expected, which may occur when interest rates may have the principal prepaid earlier than expected, which may occur when interest rates decline. Rates of prepayment faster or slower than expected could reduce each Fund's yield, increase the volatility of each Fund and/or cause a decline in NAV.

The Holbrook Funds are distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. Holbrook Holdings Inc. is not affiliated with Northern Lights, Distributors, LLC.

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