Radical Transparency, Applied
What we charge. On one page. Because almost nobody else will show you this.
Our flat fee is the most concrete proof we have of the fifth standard. So here it is — next to what the industry quietly takes, with the arithmetic laid out so you can rebuild it yourself.
| On a $1,000,000 portfolio | A typical “2 & 20” structure | Ekantik |
|---|---|---|
| Management fee | 2% of assets = $20,000 | One flat fee — the same dollars at $1M, $2M, or $500K |
| Performance fee | 20% of gains. On a $200,000–$315,000 gain, that's $40,000–$63,000 | None that scales with your assets |
| Typical annual total | ≈ $60,000 – $83,000 | One flat figure, quoted once |
| What happens as you grow | The fee grows with you — the firm is paid more for your success | The fee does not move. Your growth is yours |
Figures shown are illustrative and generic. They do not reflect the performance of any Ekantik program and are not a projection of any client's results. Consult your own advisors regarding your specific situation.
The “2 & 20” figures are illustrative of typical industry structures, not any specific competitor, and are cost arithmetic — not a performance representation. Your exact flat fee is disclosed in the first conversation and does not change as your assets grow.
A flat fee is honest. A shrinking one is aligned.
What we hold ourselves to
We hold ourselves to a stated annual standard. In any year that standard is not met, the following year’s fee is waived, at the firm’s discretion. The pathway points the fee in one direction over time — toward zero — so that the only way we earn is by holding the standard we set with you.
In equal prominence — what it is not
- It is not a cap on anything.
- It is not a guarantee of any result.
- It is not principal protection.
It waives a fee. It never promises a return, and it never protects a balance. It is a statement about our pay, not about your outcome.
The founder holds zero personal equity in the performance fees.
Every performance dollar this firm earns is directed to a long-term endowment, not to the founder’s pocket. Read alongside the fee structure, the alignment is the whole point: the only path that pays is the mechanism working, in public, for decades. There is no faster route to the fees, because for the founder there are no fees to hurry toward.