Part 2A of Form ADV: Firm Brochure Item 1 Cover Page ROCHDALE ...

Charles P. Alberton, CFA, CAIA (Year of birth – 1973)
Item 2 Educational Background and Business Experience
Mr. Alberton earned his Bachelor of Science in business administration from California State University, Chico and
his Master’s of Business Administration in finance from the University of Notre Dame.
Mr. Alberton is a Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager for Rochdale Investment Management. Mr. Alberton
joined Rochdale Investment Management in 2000.
Prior to Rochdale, Mr. Alberton was employed with Wells Fargo in their Private Client Services group, where he
designed and implemented investment strategies for high net worth individuals. Mr. Alberton began his career at
Lehman Brothers on the Institutional Fixed Income desk, where he gained valuable experience trading and
analyzing various tiers of commercial paper, corporate bonds, municipal bonds, mortgages, asset-backed securities,
and other fixed income instruments for institutional investors. He has over eleven years of institutional fixed income
and private client investment management experience.
Mr. Alberton holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (“CFA”) designation. This designation is issued by the CFA
Institute. The prerequisites or experience required is an undergraduate degree, 4 years of professional experience
involving investment decision making or 4 years of full-time qualified non-investment related work experience. It is
a self-study program, approximately 250 recommended hours of study for each of the 3 levels. All three levels are
then achieved through a course exam. There are no continuing education requirements.
Mr. Alberton holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (“CAIA”) designation. This designation is issued
by the CAIA Association. The prerequisites or experience required is over one year of professional experience and a
U.S. bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) or four years of professional experience. CAIA candidates must pass both
Level I and Level II of the CAIA exam to qualify for the designation. Qualifying candidates must complete the
online Member Agreement, provide two professional references, and submit annual membership dues.
Item 3 Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or disciplinary events
that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised person providing investment advice.
There are no legal or disciplinary events to report relative to Mr. Alberton.
Item 4 Other Business Activities
Mr. Alberton is an owner of Acebes, D’Alessandro and Associates (“ADA”), the controlling member of Rochdale
and affiliates, thus Mr. Alberton receives a portion of ADA’s earnings.
Item 5 Additional Compensation
In addition to salary, Mr. Alberton may receive additional compensation from the firm based on the assets he brings
to the firm and the fees collected by the firm on those assets. Mr. Alberton may also receive compensation from fees
collected from Rochdale products.
As an owner, Mr. Alberton also receives a portion of profits earned by the firm.
Item 6 Supervision
Rochdale’s Chief Executive Officer Garrett D’ Alessandro and Chief Compliance Officer, Barbara Hawkesworth,