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Item 1 – Cover Page
Altruist Financial Advisors LLC
th
3754 65
St
Holland, MI 49423-9739
1-888-894-8244
http://www.altruistfa.com
February 23, 2025
This Brochure (a.k.a., Form ADV Part 2A) provides information about the qualifications and
business practices of Altruist Financial Advisors LLC [“Altruist”]. If you have any questions
about the contents of this Brochure, please contact us at 1-888-894-8244 and/or
altruistfa@gmail.com. The information in this Brochure has not been approved or verified
by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any state securities
authority.
Altruist Financial Advisors LLC is a registered investment adviser. Registration of an
Investment Adviser does not imply any level of skill or training.
Additional information about Altruist Financial Advisors LLC also is available on the SEC’s
website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 – Material Changes
On July 28, 2010, the United State Securities and Exchange Commission published
“Amendments to Form ADV” which amends the disclosure document that we provide to
clients as required by SEC Rules. This Brochure, dated 02/23/2025, updates the last
update, dated 03/06/2024.
We updated our assets under management.
In the past, we have offered or delivered information about our qualifications and business
practices to clients on at least an annual basis. In response to new SEC Rules, we will send
you a summary of any material changes to this and subsequent Brochures within 120 days
of the close of our business’ fiscal year. We may further provide other ongoing disclosure
information about significant changes as necessary.
We will further provide you with a new Brochure as necessary based on changes or new
information, at any time, without charge.
Currently, our Brochure may be requested by contacting Eric E. Haas, Member at 1-888-
894-8244 or altruistfa@gmail.com.
Additional information about Altruist Financial Advisors LLC is also available via the SEC’s
web site www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. The SEC’s web site also provides information about any
persons affiliated with Altruist who are registered, or are required to be registered, as
investment adviser representatives of Altruist.
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Item 3 – Table of Contents
Item 1 – Cover Page ....................................................................................................................................... i
Item 2 – Material Changes ............................................................................................................................ ii
Item 3 – Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................... iii
Item 4 – Advisory Business ........................................................................................................................... 1
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation ................................................................................................................. 2
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ............................................................. 4
Item 7 – Types of Clients ............................................................................................................................... 5
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ........................................................ 5
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information ................................................................................................................. 7
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ...................................................................... 8
Item 11 – Code of Ethics ............................................................................................................................... 9
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices .................................................................................................................... 10
Item 13 – Review of Accounts..................................................................................................................... 11
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation .................................................................................. 11
Item 15 – Custody ....................................................................................................................................... 11
Item 16 – Trade Errors ................................................................................................................................ 12
Item 17 – Investment Discretion ................................................................................................................ 12
Item 18 – Voting Client Securities ............................................................................................................... 13
Item 19 – Financial Information .................................................................................................................. 13
Item 20 – Requirements for State-Registered Advisers.............................................................................. 14
Brochure Supplement Item 1 – Cover Page .................................................................................................. 1
Brochure Supplement Item 2 – Educational Background and Business Experience .................................... 2
Brochure Supplement Item 3 – Disciplinary Information ............................................................................. 2
Brochure Supplement Item 4 – Other Business Activities ............................................................................ 2
Brochure Supplement Item 5 – Additional Compensation ........................................................................... 3
Brochure Supplement Item 6 – Supervision ................................................................................................. 3
Brochure Supplement Item 7 – Requirements for State-Registered Advisers ............................................. 3
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Item 4 – Advisory Business
A.
Altruist is a Limited Liability Company organized in the state of Michigan and has
been operating since 2001. It is owned by Eric E. Haas.
B.
Altruist offers one fee-only service: the ALTRUIST Portfolio Management Service.
ALTRUIST Portfolio Management Service
I.
The ALTRUIST Portfolio Management Service provides ongoing management
of a client’s portfolio. This management is based on the methods and
principles described broadly in section 8(A).
After working with the client to develop an investing approach amenable to
the client’s preferences, Altruist drafts a written Investment Policy Statement
that the client approves and signs. Each Investment Policy Statement
describes a target portfolio asset allocation in which assets are allocated
between equity and fixed income investments and among several asset
classes. The document also describes the principles and restrictions which
will govern our ongoing management.
Once a client has agreed to an Investment Policy Statement, Altruist prepares
specific recommendations regarding how to implement the policy. The
recommendations will include specific mutual funds and amounts of each
recommended transaction.
Upon receiving recommendations, a client can either accept, reject, or modify
them. Unless discretionary authority is explicitly authorized in writing,
Altruist will never exercise discretionary authority to trade a client’s account.
For each asset class, recommended investments will generally be in one or a
few no-load mutual funds. To accomplish this, Altruist will generally utilize
passively managed (e.g., “index”) mutual funds.
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Altruist will review each account at least quarterly and, if appropriate, will
recommend rebalancing each account periodically to maintain the client’s
selected strategic asset allocation exposure. Decisions whether to
recommend rebalancing a portfolio account may be affected by the
transaction costs that may be involved (including taxes). If a client’s risk
tolerance, return objectives, or other factors affecting the management of his
or her account change, Altruist prepares a revised Investment Policy
Statement, which the client generally must approve before changes in the
client’s target asset allocation are implemented. It is the client’s
responsibility to communicate to Altruist such changes in their situation.
Generally, Altruist will not accept accounts of less than $3,000,000, but
exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis.
Altruist provides ongoing Investment Management services to its clients
primarily, but not exclusively, on a non-discretionary basis.
C.
Altruist tailors its advisory services to the individual needs of clients. This is done
during the planning stage, when we analyze a client’s unique preferences and needs
to synthesize an approach that best meets those needs while conforming with the
principles of prudent investing.
Clients may impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of
securities.
D.
Altruist does NOT participate in wrap fee programs. A “wrap fee program” is an
arrangement under which all advice and transactions would be provided for a single
fee that is not based on the transactions in a client’s account. If we offered it, we
believe that this sort of arrangement would amount to a conflict of interest that
would not serve our clients well.
E.
Client assets under Management. As of 12/31/2024, Altruist had the following
assets under management:
Discretionary: $ 72,248,109
Non-Discretionary: $ 256,049,327
Total: $ 328,297,436
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation
A.
Altruist is compensated on a fee-only basis for its services as follows:
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ALTRUIST Portfolio Management Service
I.
ALTRUIST Portfolio Management Service fees are charged based on a
percentage of the value of assets being managed.
For the ALTRUIST Portfolio Management Service, clients pay an annual fee
based on percentage of assets under Management as per the fee schedule
below. This fee is paid at the end of each quarter, based on the value of the
portfolio at the end of the quarter. Fees for the initial and final billing periods
will be prorated for the number of days management services were provided
during the quarter in question.
Fee Schedule for ALTRUIST Portfolio Management Service
First $10,000,000
Next $10,000,000
Next $30,000,000
Next $50,000,000
Subsequent amounts
0.235% per year (0.05875% per quarter)
0.11% per year (0.0275% per quarter)
0.055% per year (0.01375% per quarter)
0.03% per year (0.0075% per quarter)
0.02% per year (0.005% per quarter)
The minimum annual fee is $30,000
(i.e., $7,500 per
Fees are negotiable, based upon portfolio size and other business
considerations.
quarter). Generally, Altruist will not accept accounts of less than $3,000,000,
but exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis.
B.
For the ALTRUIST Portfolio Management Service, fees are withdrawn directly from
a client’s account. This is done quarterly.
C.
Other fees. ALTRUIST Portfolio Management Service clients may also be subject to
brokerage commissions, transaction fees, and other related costs and expenses
which shall be incurred by the client. Clients may incur certain charges imposed by
custodians, brokers, third party investment and other third parties such as fees
charged by managers, custodial fees, deferred sales charges, transfer taxes, wire
transfer and electronic fund transfer fees, and other fees and taxes on brokerage
accounts and securities transactions. Mutual funds and exchange traded funds also
charge internal management and administrative fees, which are disclosed in a fund’s
prospectus.
Such charges, fees and commissions are exclusive of, and in addition to, Altruist’s
fee, and Altruist shall not receive any portion of these commissions, fees, and costs
(i.e., those that may exist in addition to Altruist’s fees).
D.
ALTRUIST Portfolio Management Service (i.e., investment advisory) clients pay in
arrears (i.e., at the end of each quarter). Clients of that service may terminate their
service at any time. If ALTRUIST Portfolio Management Service clients are not
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satisfied with their service, and they request a refund, they will receive a complete
refund of Altruist fees paid within the previous six months.
E.
No Altruist employees or officers accept compensation of any kind for sale of
securities or any other investment products (i.e., no commissions). Altruist
considers that sort of compensation to carry an unacceptable conflict of interest.
client
transactions and determining the reasonableness of their
Item 12 further describes the factors that Altruist considers in selecting or recommending
e.g.
broker-dealers for
compensation (
, commissions).
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Altruist does not charge any performance-based fees (fees based on a share of capital gains
on or capital appreciation of the assets of a client).
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Item 7 – Types of Clients
Altruist provides portfolio management services to individuals, high net worth individuals,
corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, private investment funds, trust programs, and
other U.S. and international institutions.
Generally, Altruist will not accept accounts of less than $3,000,000, but exceptions may be
made on a case-by-case basis.
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
A.
Investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients should be prepared to bear.
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Altruist will invest your assets using a “strategic asset allocation” approach. This is
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based on the following principles:
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Markets are efficient. Markets work and, for investment purposes, assets are
fairly priced.
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Risk and return are related. Priced risk factors determine expected return.
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Diversification is key. Diversification is the antidote to uncertainty. Concentrated
investments add risk with no additional expected return.
Structure explains performance. Asset allocation principally determines the
results in a broadly diversified portfolio
1 Taken from “Global Investment Solutions,” Dimensional Fund Advisors brochure, November 30 2002.
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Altruist will not engage in forecasting of any kind—we are not aware of any
forecasting methodology which can be expected to be consistently accurate. Altruist
will not engage in market timing (a.k.a., “tactical asset allocation”) because it has
been shown not to work. Altruist will not engage in “stock picking” because there is
virtually no credible evidence that active management can consistently outperform
a similar (but lower cost) passively managed portfolio. Our investing philosophy
embraces the tenets of Modern Portfolio Theory, the Efficient Markets Hypothesis,
and the Fama/French 5-factor Model.
We will employ a primarily passive investing strategy because its lower cost is likely
to result in outperformance, on average and in the long run, over a more costly, but
otherwise similar, active management strategy.
Our strategy will lead to long-term, risk-adjusted, after-tax returns which are
commensurate with the level of risk you’ve chosen to expose yourself to.
Altruist’s primary job is to prudently expose you to the asset class risk factors to the
extent that you have chosen and to do this in a low-cost, prudently diversified, tax
efficient, cost-effective fashion, given all the constraints, both explicit and implicit,
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that we are subject to. Thus, an appropriate manner of judging us is to assess:
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how closely we maintain your asset allocation to the target allocation (given
external constraints),
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how successful we are at minimizing investing fees/expenses, (given available
investing vehicles), and
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how successful we are at prudently minimizing your tax burden, given our
understanding of the nature of the taxes you are subject to.
2 Note that because our services are almost exclusively non-discretionary, these factors refer to our advice—not
necessarily the actual performance of your portfolio. This distinction is necessary because you may not follow our
advice. We, however, are only responsible for our advice, not whether or not you choose to accept it. The value of our
advice must be judged based on what was known when the advice was given, not in hindsite.
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B.
The primary risk Altruist clients are subject to is market risk. In other words, their
portfolios will perform as well as the markets cause their portfolios to perform—
sometimes this will be quite good and sometimes quite poorly, but always
consistent with the level of risk which the client chooses to expose themselves to.
C.
Altruist clients are primarily invested in open-end Mutual Funds and Exchange-
Traded Funds. Again, these investments primarily expose the client to market risk.
Item 9 – 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 Altruist or the
integrity of Altruist’s management. Altruist has no information applicable to this item (i.e.,
there are no relevant legal or disciplinary events to disclose).
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Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
A.
Altruist (and its management persons) is not registered, nor has an application
pending to register, as a broker-dealer or a registered representative of a broker
dealer.
B.
Altruist (and its management persons) is not registered, nor has an application to
register, as a futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, a commodity
trading advisor, or an associated person of the foregoing entities.
C.
Altruist is one of several fee-only investment advisers who is authorized by
Dimensional Fund Advisors (“DFA”, a mutual fund company) and Bridgeway Funds
to allow its clients to invest in DFA funds and certain Bridgeway funds which are
generally not available to the retail public except through approved fee-only
advisers. Altruist receives no compensation of any kind from DFA or Bridgeway.
Altruist does not consider this arrangement to constitute a conflict of interest. In
fact, it allows Altruist to make available to its clients an enhanced selection of high-
quality investing vehicles.
Altruist has no other business relationship or arrangement that is material to its
advisor business or to its clients (or any of its management persons) with any
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related entity listed below:
Broker-dealer, municipal securities dealer, or government securities dealer or
broker.
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Investment company or other pooled investment vehicle (including a mutual
fund, closed-end investment company, unit investment trust, private investment
company or “hedge fund”, and offshore fund.
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Other investment adviser or financial planner.
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Futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, or commodity trading
advisor.
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Banking or thrift institution.
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Accountant or accounting firm.
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Lawyer or law firm.
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Insurance company or agency.
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Pension consultant.
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Real estate broker or dealer.
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Sponsor or syndicator of limited partnerships.
D.
Altruist does not generally recommend or select other investment advisers for its
clients and does not receive compensation directly or indirectly from any such
advisers that creates a material conflict of interest. Altruist does not have any other
business relationships with other advisers that create a material conflict of interest.
Item 11 – Code of Ethics
A.
Altruist has a Code of Ethics and Personal Trading Policy. Clients or prospective
clients may request a copy of that policy by submitting such a request in writing.
Actually, Altruist has two “Codes of Ethics”—one intended for the public and one
intended to meet the requirements of Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940.
The Code of Ethics intended for public consumption is posted on our website. It
acknowledges a fiduciary responsibility towards our clients founded on the virtues
of integrity, honesty, objectivity, and competence.
The Code of Ethics intended to meet the requirements of Rule 240A-1 under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 is included in our internal Compliance Manual and
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is available upon request. In short, it requires Altruist employees to:
Behave as a fiduciary towards clients
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Avoid conflicts of interest
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Protect client personal information
B.
Altruist does not recommend to clients—or buy or sell for client accounts –
securities in which it or a related person has material financial interest.
C.
Altruist’s investment recommendations are principally mutual funds and ETFs.
Altruist members, officers, and employees may or may not also own—and make
further investments in—those same mutual funds and ETFs, but Altruist does not
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consider this to be a conflict of interest.
D.
Altruist members, officers, and employees may or may not buy or sell the above-
mentioned mutual funds and ETFs at or about the same time that it recommends
them to clients, but Altruist does not consider this to be a conflict of interest.
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices
A.
Altruist does not select brokers for clients. However, for clients who require the
services of a broker, Altruist may occasionally suggest one. Altruist considers
convenience and low fees/commissions as the principal factors in selecting brokers
for recommendation. Altruist is not affiliated in any way with any broker/dealers
and does not receive commissions of any sort as a result of a client’s investment or
divestment decisions.
Altruist recommends to its ALTRUIST Portfolio Management Service clients a
financial institution both to hold their funds and securities as custodian and to effect
transactions in securities held in their accounts. That institution may be a financial
institution such as a bank or a trust company. Factors Altruist may consider in
making such a recommendation include the selection of mutual funds that may be
purchased through the custodian, quality of execution services, levels of transaction
and other custodial charges, quality of reporting services to Altruist and its clients,
and stability and financial soundness of the institution.
I.
Altruist does not receive research or other soft dollar benefits other than
execution from any broker-dealer or third party in connection with client
security transactions.
II.
Altruist does not receive client referrals from any broker-dealer or similar
financial institution.
III.
Altruist does not recommend, request, or require that clients direct it to
execute transactions through a specified broker-dealer.
B.
Altruist generally does not aggregate the purchase or sale of securities for various
client accounts. There is a theoretical possibility that in some instances, such
aggregation may result in lower brokerage costs. For example, if many smaller
trades could be aggregated into a single dramatically larger trade, efficiencies of
scale may result for the transaction. However, since our clients’ portfolios are
generally managed in a completely custom fashion, and because we have a relatively
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small number of clients, material opportunities for exploiting those theoretical
efficiencies are rare.
Item 13 – Review of Accounts
A.
Although the exact review process depends upon the nature and terms of the
specific engagement, the following description of the review process generally
applies:
I.
For the ALTRUIST Portfolio Management Service, accounts are reviewed by
an Altruist investment advisor at least quarterly.
B.
The triggering factors for other than periodic reviews are:
I.
For the ALTRUIST Portfolio Management Service, accounts may be reviewed
more frequently as a result of changes in client objectives or significant
market movements. It is the responsibility of the client to notify Altruist of
changes in their risk tolerance, return objectives, or other factors affecting
the management of their account.
C.
For ALTRUIST Portfolio Management Service clients, written Quarterly Reports are
prepared for each client. These reports review asset allocation, as well as
information on selected recommended investment vehicles. Clients also receive
regular account statements from the custodian(s) holding the fund shares and
executing the purchases and sales.
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation
A.
Altruist receives no money or other economic benefits from anybody except
clients—as a result of providing investment advice or other advisory services to its
clients.
B.
Altruist (or a related person) does not directly or indirectly compensate any person
for client referrals.
Item 15 – Custody
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Altruist will not maintain custody of clients’ funds or securities (except to the strictly
limited extent of perhaps being able to withdraw payment of our fees out of their
accounts—and then only if the client had approved in advance for us to do so).
A.
Clients should carefully review the account statements that they receive from
custodians of their assets.
Item 16 – Trade Errors
It is Altruist’s policy to ensure clients are made whole following a trade error. In other
words, we will try to ensure that the client is restored, as closely as feasible, to the position
that they would have been in had the error not occurred. Specifically, when Altruist causes
a trade error to occur in a client account that results in a loss, Altruist will reimburse the
client. If the trade error results in a gain, Altruist will keep that gain.
Item 17 – Investment Discretion
Altruist will generally not have (or exercise) discretionary authority over clients’ accounts.
Discretionary authority means the authority to buy and sell securities in your account
without getting your explicit permission first.
In limited cases, certain clients may, however, contract with Altruist to manage their
accounts in a discretionary fashion.
For both non-discretionary and discretionary accounts, Altruist observes the investment
policies, limitations and restrictions of the clients for which it advises.
Investment guidelines and restrictions must be provided to Altruist in writing. This is
generally done in the Investment Policy Statement.
If discretionary authority is being granted, it is generally explicitly authorized in a written
contract with Altruist.
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Item 18 – Voting Client Securities
A.
If a client authorizes us to do so, Altruist will vote proxies in accordance with
Altruist’s Proxy Voting Policy. Clients may view Altruist’s Proxy Voting Policy on its
web site or may request that a copy be delivered electronically to them by E-Mail.
Clients may request that Altruist provide a record of how their proxies were voted
by requesting said record in writing.
Altruist strives to vote all proxies in the best economic interests of its clients. The
decision of how to vote follows the same criteria Altruist uses in managing client
accounts—to vote for proposals in such a manner that, in Altruist’s opinion, will
enhance shareholder value.
B.
If a client has delegated authority to vote their shares and they desire to direct us to
vote their shares in a specific manner in a particular solicitation, they need to
express that desire to us in writing in a timely fashion (i.e., before we actually vote
the shares).
C.
There is a small possibility that we might occasionally become aware of a material
conflict of interest which might reasonably bring into question our objectivity in
voting a client's proxy. In such a case, we will endeavor to inform any affected
clients of that potential conflict in advance and mutually agree on an acceptable
manner of handling the potential conflict. We will not vote a proxy where we are
aware of a material conflict of interest unless the client has approved our actions in
advance, after being informed of the potential conflict.
Item 19 – Financial Information
A.
Altruist does not require or solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per
client, six months or more in advance for its investment advisory services.
B.
Altruist has no financial commitment or condition that impairs its ability to meet
contractual and fiduciary commitments to clients.
C.
Altruist has never been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding.
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Item 20 – Requirements for State-Registered Advisers
A.
Eric E. Haas is the Founding Member of Altruist. Eric serves as Chief Compliance
Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Chief Executive Officer, etc.
Born: 1964
Education:
Grand Rapids Community College, AGS, 2023
Duke University, MBA, 1993
Duke University, MS(Electrical Engineering), 1993
University of Michigan, BSE(Computer Engineering), 1985
University of Michigan, BSE(Electrical Engineering), 1985
Business Background:
Member, Altruist Financial Advisors LLC (1/2001-present);
Management/Technology Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (2/1994-
10/1999);
Nuclear Submarine Officer, United States Navy (5/1985-5/1990).
B.
Altruist is not engaged in any business other than providing Financial Planning and
Investment Advisory services.
C.
Altruist (and its supervised persons) is not compensated for advisory services with
performance-based fees.
D.
Altruist has never been involved in an arbitration claim or legal proceeding of any
kind alleging misconduct of any kind.
E.
Altruist has no relationship or arrangement with issuers of securities not listed in
item 10.C. of Part 2A.
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This brochure supplement provides information about Eric E. Haas that supplements
the Altruist Financial Advisors LLC brochure. You should have received a copy of that
brochure. Please contact Eric E. Haas if you did not receive Altruist’s brochure or if
you have any questions about the contents of this supplement.
Additional information about Eric E. Haas is available on the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov
Brochure Supplement Item 1 – Cover Page
Eric E. Haas
Altruist Financial Advisors LLC
th
3754 65
St
Holland, MI 49423-9739
1-888-894-8244
February 23, 2025
This Brochure Supplement (a.k.a., Form ADV Part 2B) tells you about the qualifications,
disciplinary information, and conflicts of interest applicable to Eric E. Haas’s investment
advisory activities with Altruist Financial Advisors LLC [“Altruist”]. If you have any
questions about the contents of this Brochure Supplement, please contact us at 1-888-894-
8244 and/or altruistfa@gmail.com. The information in this Brochure Supplement has not
been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by
any state securities authority.
Eric E. Haas is an Investment Adviser Representative registered with the State of Michigan.
Registration of an Investment Adviser Representative requires passing the NASAA Uniform
Investment Adviser Law Examination (a.k.a., “Series 65”).
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Brochure Supplement Item 2 – Educational Background and Business Experience
Eric E. Haas is the Founding Member of Altruist. He serves as Chief Compliance Officer,
Chief Investment Officer, Chief Executive Officer, etc.
Born: 1964
Education:
Grand Rapids Community College, AGS, 2023
Duke University, MBA, 1993
Duke University, MS(Electrical Engineering), 1993
University of Michigan, BSE(Computer Engineering), 1985
University of Michigan, BSE(Electrical Engineering), 1985
Business Background:
Member, Altruist Financial Advisors LLC (1/2001-present);
Management/Technology Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (2/1994-10/1999),
Nuclear Submarine Officer, United States Navy (5/1985-5/1990).
Brochure Supplement Item 3 – Disciplinary Information
There are no legal or disciplinary events material to a client’s or prospective client’s
evaluation of Eric E. Haas.
Brochure Supplement Item 4 – Other Business Activities
A.
Eric E. Haas is not actively engaged in any investment-related business or
occupation other than his work with Altruist Financial Advisors LLC.
B.
Eric E. Haas is not engaged in any other business or occupation for compensation
where the other occupation provides a substantial amount of his income.
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Brochure Supplement Item 5 – Additional Compensation
Nobody who is not a client provides any economic benefit to Eric E. Haas for providing
advisory services.
Brochure Supplement Item 6 – Supervision
As Altruist’s sole Member, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Investment Officer and sole
employee, Eric E. Haas supervises himself. Eric’s supervisor’s contact information is as
follows:
Eric E. Haas, Member
1-888-894-8244
Brochure Supplement Item 7 – Requirements for State-Registered Advisers
A.
In addition to the events listed in item 3 of Part 2B, Eric E. Haas has not been
involved in the following events:
1.
An award or otherwise being found liable in an arbitration claim alleging
damages in excess of $2,500, involving any of the following:
(a)
an investment or an investment-related business or activity;
(b)
fraud, false statement(s), or omissions;
(c)
theft, embezzlement, or other wrongful taking of property;
(d)
bribery, forgery, counterfeiting, or extortion; or
(e)
dishonest, unfair, or unethical practices.
2.
An award or otherwise being found liable in a civil, self-regulatory
organization, or administrative proceeding involving any of the following:
(a)
an investment or an investment-related business or activity;
(b)
fraud, false statement(s), or omissions;
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(c)
theft, embezzlement, or other wrongful taking of property;
(d)
bribery, forgery, counterfeiting, or extortion; or
(e)
dishonest, unfair, or unethical practices.
B.
Eric E. Haas has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition.
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