# client-disclosures

Guides investment advisers and broker-dealers on required SEC client disclosures. Explains what to include in Form ADV and Form CRS, plus exact delivery timing.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 652 installs · ★ 218
- Author: JoelLewis
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/JoelLewis/finance_skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/compliance/skills/client-disclosures/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-07-18
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/client-disclosures

## What it does

The skill acts as a reference for mandatory client-facing disclosures under SEC rules. It details the 18 specific items in Form ADV Part 2A alongside the Form CRS summary. Delivery guidelines cover mutual fund prospectuses and Regulation S-P privacy notices.

Regulatory reporting mechanics remain strictly out of scope. For filing IARD updates, Form PF, or Schedule 13F, the author points to `regulatory-reporting`. Fee adequacy checks belong in `fee-disclosure`.

Regulatory contents reflect rules current as of June 2026. Verify effective dates and monetary thresholds directly with SEC or FINRA sources before advising clients.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JoelLewis/finance_skills --skill client-disclosures -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/client-disclosures/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/client-disclosures/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JoelLewis/finance_skills --skill client-disclosures -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/client-disclosures/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JoelLewis/finance_skills --skill client-disclosures -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/client-disclosures/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install JoelLewis/finance_skills client-disclosures
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/client-disclosures/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JoelLewis/finance_skills --skill client-disclosures -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/JoelLewis/finance_skills --path plugins/compliance/skills/client-disclosures
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/client-disclosures/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JoelLewis/finance_skills --skill client-disclosures -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/JoelLewis/finance_skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/compliance/skills/client-disclosures/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Structure all 18 required sections of Form ADV Part 2A
- Format Form CRS relationship summaries within SEC page limits
- Identify prospectus delivery deadlines for mutual funds and IPOs
- Schedule customer privacy notices under Regulation S-P requirements

## Example prompts
- What disclosures do we owe new clients onboarding with our RIA?
- List the required sections and delivery rules for Form CRS.
- When must we notify individuals about a data breach under Regulation S-P?

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: client-disclosures
description: "Guide which client disclosure documents must exist, what each must contain, and when and how they must be delivered to clients of investment advisers and broker-dealers. Use when the user asks about Form ADV Part 2A or 2B content, Form CRS content and delivery, prospectus delivery obligations, privacy notice delivery, trade confirmation timing, account statement distribution, electronic vs paper delivery compliance, or the content and client-delivery side of the annual brochure update. Also trigger when users mention 'onboarding document checklist', 'what disclosures do we owe new clients', 'brochure supplement for a new adviser', or 'CRS conversation starters'. (For filing mechanics and regulatory deadlines — IARD amendments, Form PF, 13F — use regulatory-reporting; for whether fee disclosure content is adequate, use fee-disclosure.)"
---

# Client Disclosures

Regulatory status current as of June 2026 — verify effective dates, dollar thresholds, and pending rulemakings against current SEC/FINRA/FinCEN sources before advising.

## Core Concepts

### Form ADV Part 1
Filed electronically via IARD (Investment Adviser Registration Depository). Contains:
- Registration information (SEC, states)
- Form of organization, control persons, and ownership
- Disciplinary history (criminal, regulatory, civil)
- Other business activities and financial industry affiliations
- Custody of client assets
- Participation in client transactions
- AUM and number of clients

Part 1 is publicly available through the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD) website. It is not delivered to clients but is a regulatory filing that must be kept current (annual updating amendment within 90 days of fiscal year end, interim amendments for material changes).

### Form ADV Part 2A (Firm Brochure)
The primary disclosure document for RIAs. Must contain 18 items:
1. Cover page
2. Material changes summary (annual update)
3. Table of contents
4. Advisory business description
5. **Fees and compensation** (see fee-disclosure skill)
6. Performance-based fees (if applicable)
7. Types of clients
8. Methods of analysis, investment strategies, and risk of loss
9. Disciplinary information
10. Other financial industry activities and affiliations
11. Code of ethics, participation in client transactions, personal trading
12. Brokerage practices (best execution, soft dollars, directed brokerage)
13. Review of accounts (frequency, triggers, reviewer qualifications)
14. Client referrals and other compensation
15. Custody
16. Investment discretion
17. Voting client securities (proxy voting)
18. Financial information (balance sheet if prepaid fees or custody)
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