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Item 1 – Cover Page
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC
Registered Investment Advisor
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC
300 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
847-932-8007
www.bcuwa.org
Form ADV Part 2A
Firm Brochure
Financial Planning and Investment Consultation Services
March 7, 2025
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of BCU Wealth
Advisors, LLC. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact our Chief
Compliance Officer at 847-932-8007.
The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) or by any state securities authority. Additional information about BCU
Wealth Advisors, LLC also is available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. Click on the
“Investment Adviser Search” link and then search for “Investment Adviser Firm” using the firm’s IARD
number, which is 164173.
While the firm and its associates may be registered within a state jurisdiction, registration in itself does
not imply a certain level of skill or training on the part of the firm or its associated personnel.
Advisory services and recommended securities offered by BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC are:
Not Insured by NCUA or Any
Other Government Agency
Not Credit Union
Guaranteed
Not Credit Union
Deposits or Obligations
May Lose
Value
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Item 2 - Material Changes
There have been no material changes since the February 10, 2025, filing on the IARD system.
The firm may at any time update this document and either send a copy of its updated brochure or
provide a summary of material changes to its brochure and an offer to send an electronic or hard copy
form of the updated brochure. Clients are also able to download this brochure from the SEC’s website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov or may contact our firm at 847-932-8007 to request a copy at any time.
As with all firm documents, clients and prospective clients are encouraged to review this brochure in its
entirety and are encouraged to ask questions at any time prior to or throughout the engagement.
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Item 3: Table of Contents
Item 1 Cover Page ........................................................................................................................... 1
Item 2 Summary of Material Changes ......................................................................................... 2
Item 3 Table of Contents ................................................................................................................ 3
Item 4 Advisory Business ............................................................................................................... 4
Item 5 Fees and Compensation .................................................................................................... 10
Item 6 Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ............................................ 14
Item 7 Types of Clients ................................................................................................................ 14
Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ..................................... 14
Item 9 Disciplinary Information ................................................................................................. 18
Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations .................................................. 18
Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
and Personal Trading .................................................................................................................. 19
Item 12 Brokerage Practices ....................................................................................................... 20
Item 13 Review of Accounts ......................................................................................................... 21
Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation ................................................................. 22
Item 15 Custody ............................................................................................................................ 23
Item 16 Investment Discretion ..................................................................................................... 24
Item 17 Voting Client Securities ................................................................................................. 24
Item 18 Financial Information .................................................................................................... 24
Form ADV Part 2bs of Supervised Persons ............................................................................... 26
Important Information
Throughout this document, BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC shall also be referred to as the “firm,” “our,” “we”
or “us.” The client or prospective client may also be referred to as “you,” “your,” etc., and refers to a
client engagement involving a single person as well as two or more persons, including legal entities and
natural persons. The term “advisor” and “adviser” are used interchangeably where accuracy in
identification is necessary (i.e., Internet address, etc.).
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Item 4 - Advisory Business
Description of Our Advisory Firm
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC is an Illinois-based limited liability company formed in 2012. The firm is a
wholly owned subsidiary of BCU. Advisory firm management and associated personnel remain
operationally independent of credit union operations. Our advisory firm does not own or control
another financial services entity. In addition, internal control assessments are periodically made to
ensure such separation is consistently maintained.
Our firm had been previously registered as an investment advisor with the State of Illinois in 2012, prior
to our present registration with the SEC beginning in 2015. Our firm may notice file or meet certain
exemptions in other states in which we conduct advisory business. We are a fiduciary and are required to
act in a client’s best interest at all times.
Description of Advisory Services Offered
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC provides a range of investment advisory solutions to its clients. For those
interested solely in planning areas such as cash flow and budgeting, education funding, retirement
planning, equity compensation planning, charitable giving strategies, risk management and estate
planning, as well as periodic investment advice, we provide our financial planning and investment
consultation services. We also offer a wrap fee investment program to eligible clients who prefer
incorporating financial planning and investment management into a wrapped (bundled) asset-based fee.
Further information is described in a separate advisory brochure that is available upon request.
At the beginning of the relationship a complimentary interview is provided by a representative of our
firm to determine the scope of services for your engagement. During or prior to your first meeting we
will provide you with our current Form ADV Part 2A firm brochure and you will receive a Form ADV Part
2B brochure supplement about the investment advisor representative who will be assisting you. The
firm will also ensure any material conflicts of interest are disclosed regarding our firm and its associates
that could be reasonably expected to impair the rendering of unbiased and objective advice.
Should you wish to engage our firm, we must first enter into a client services agreement; thereafter,
discussion and analysis will be conducted to determine your financial needs, goals, holdings, etc.
Depending on the scope of the engagement, we may require current copies of the following documents
early in the process:
Insurance policies
• Statements reflecting current investments in retirement and non-retirement accounts
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Information on current retirement plans and benefits provided by your employer
• Current financial specifics including W-2s or 1099s
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• Tax returns
• Mortgage information
• Wills, codicils and trusts
• Completed risk profile questionnaires or other forms provided by our firm
It is important that the information and financial statements you provide are accurate. We may, but are
not obligated to, verify the information you have provided, which will then be used in the financial
planning or investment advisory process.
Financial Planning and Investment Consultation Services
Our services may be broad-based (sometimes coined “comprehensive planning” or “wealth
management”) or more narrowly focused as you desire. If several or all of the services described are
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provided together through a broad-based plan, the total time needed to complete these services may
be less than the time it would take to complete each service separately because of the efficiency gained
by combining more than one service.
Cash Flow and Debt Management
We will conduct a review of your income and expenses to determine your current surplus or deficit
along with advice on prioritizing how any surplus should be used or how to reduce expenses. Advice
may also be provided on which debts to pay off first and any income tax ramifications. We may
recommend what we believe to be an appropriate cash reserve that should be considered for
emergencies and other financial goals, a review of accounts (such as money market funds) for such
reserves, plus strategies to save desired amounts.
Risk Management
Our services include an analysis of your exposure to major risks that could have an adverse impact on
your financial picture, such as premature death, longevity, disability, property and casualty losses, or the
need for long-term care. Advice is provided on ways to minimize such risks and about weighing the costs
of purchasing insurance versus the benefits of doing so and, likewise, the potential costs of not
purchasing insurance (self-insuring).
Employee Benefits
We will provide review and analysis as to whether you, as an employee, are taking the maximum
advantage possible in your employee benefits. If you are a business owner, we will consider and/or
recommend the various benefit programs that can be structured to meet both business and personal
retirement goals.
Equity Compensation Planning
We will provide a review and analysis as to whether you, as an employee, are taking the maximum
advantage possible in your equity compensation/long-term incentives. This may take many forms,
including options, restricted stock, performance shares and employee stock purchase plans. In addition
to high-level education on this form of compensation, recommendations may include how to leverage
these awards and stock ownership in relation to your tax strategy, overall net worth, and long-term
financial plans.
Retirement Planning
Our retirement planning services typically include projections of your likelihood of achieving your
financial goals, with financial independence usually the primary objective. For situations where
projections show less than the desired results, we may make recommendations that include showing
you the impact on those projections by making changes in certain variables (i.e., working longer, saving
more, spending less, taking more risk with investments). If you are near retirement or already retired,
advice may be given on appropriate income producing strategies to minimize the likelihood of running
out of money or having to adversely alter spending during your retirement years.
Tax Planning Strategies
Advice may include ways to minimize current and future income taxes as a part of your overall financial
planning picture. We may make recommendations on which type of account(s) or specific investments
should be owned based in part on their “tax efficiency,” with consideration that there is always a
possibility of future changes to federal, state or local tax laws and rates that may impact your situation.
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Charitable Giving Strategies
Advice may include ways to minimize current and future income taxes through charitable giving as part
of your overall financial planning picture and philanthropic goals. Recommendations may include
approaches to consider, along with amounts based on your financial plan success rate, liquidity, and
investment assets.
Education Planning
Our education planning services may include projecting the amount that will be needed to achieve
college or other post-secondary education funding goals, along with advice on ways for you to save the
desired amount. Recommendations as to savings strategies are included, and advice might also include
the “pros-and-cons” of various college savings vehicles such as Section 529 college savings plans and any
advantages to you (i.e., reduction of income taxes) of using a particular state’s Section 529 plan or
prepaid savings plan or another plan (e.g., Coverdell Education Savings Accounts).
Estate Planning
We may offer an analysis of your exposure to estate taxes and your current estate plan, which may
include whether you have a will, powers of attorney, trusts and other related documents. We will
provide a review of your estate planning documents to determine if these conflict with the beneficiary
designations on your retirement, investment, cash accounts and life insurance. We may recommend
what we believe to be an appropriate update to your estate documents and/or your various beneficiary
designations based on the asset distribution strategies discussed. Our advice may include ways for you
to minimize or avoid future estate taxes by implementing appropriate estate planning strategies such as
the use of applicable trusts.
We always recommend that you consult with a qualified attorney when you initiate, update, or
complete estate planning activities. We may provide you with contact information for attorneys who
specialize in estate planning when you wish to hire an attorney for such purposes.
Investment Consultation
Our investment consultation services may involve providing information on the types of investment
vehicles available, employee stock options, investment analysis and strategies, asset allocation and
portfolio design, as well as assisting you in establishing your own investment account at a selected
broker/dealer or custodian (collectively, we term as “service providers”) of your choosing.
Where appropriate, we will prepare investment guidelines reflecting your investment objectives, time
horizon, tolerance for risk, as well as any account constraints you may have for the portfolio. They will
be designed to be specific enough to provide future guidance while allowing flexibility to work with
changing market conditions.
The strategies and types of investments we may recommend are further discussed in Item 8 of this
brochure. Please note that we will not be managing your account(s) under this form of advisory
engagement. Should you prefer that we do so, we may be engaged under our wrap fee investment
program that is described in further detail within our Form ADV Part 2A - Appendix 1 (Wrap Fee
Program Brochure) or through certain programs sponsored by LPL Financial LLC (“LPL Financial”), a
registered investment adviser and broker-dealer, that is described in further detail within the respective
Form ADV Part 2A – Appendix 1 (Wrap Fee Program Brochure).
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Client-Tailored Services and Client-Imposed Restrictions
Broad-Based v. Modular Financial Planning
A broad-based plan is a detailed endeavor; therefore, certain variables can affect the cost involved in
the development of the plan: the quality of your own records, complexity and number of current
investments, diversity of insurance products and employee benefits you currently hold, size of the
potential estate, special needs of the client or their dependents, among others. While certain broad-
based financial plans may require 10 or more hours to complete; complex plans may require 20 hours or
more to complete. Alternatively, and upon your request, we may concentrate on reviewing only a
specific area (modular planning), such as educational funding, specific investment advice or a portfolio
allocation, etc.
Note that when these services focus only on certain areas of your interest or need, however, your
overall situation or needs may not be fully addressed due to limitations you may have established.
Whether you have requested a broad-based or modular plan, we will present you with a summary of
our recommendations, guide you in the implementation of some or all of them, and offer periodic
reviews thereafter (see Item 13).
Unless your agreement with our firm involves an ongoing engagement, upon completion of your
presentation or delivery of advice through this form of planning service, our services are typically
concluded. You are always encouraged to contact our firm at any time in the future to re-engage our
services.
Periodic Review
We strongly urge our clients to notify us of any change in their circumstances, and to schedule a review
any time there is such a change. An annual review should be considered even if there is not a substantial
change, because tax laws, estate laws, and insurance and investment products continually evolve.
In all instances involving our financial planning and investment consultation services, you will retain full
discretion over all implementation decisions and are free to accept or reject any recommendation we
make.
Wrap Fee Program
As previously noted, our firm offers a wrap fee investment management program to clients who
maintain a minimum of $50,000 of investible assets through our firm. This program incorporates all
aspects of the investment management program through an asset-based fee. We ask that interested
parties review our separate Form ADV Part 2A - Appendix 1 Wrap Fee Program Brochure for further
details.
LPL Financial Sponsored Advisory Programs
Alternatively, we may provide advisory services through certain programs sponsored by LPL Financial
LLC, a registered investment advisor and broker-dealer. Below is a brief description of each LPL Financial
advisory program available to us. For more information regarding the LPL Financial programs, including
more information on the advisory services and fees that apply, the types of investments available in the
programs and the potential conflicts of interest presented by the programs please see the respective
Form ADV Part 2A – Appendix 1 (Wrap Fee Program Brochure).
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Manager Access Select Program
Manager Access Select offers clients the ability to participate in the Separately Managed Account
Platform (the “SMA Platform”) or the Model Portfolio Platform (the “MP Platform”). In the SMA
Platform, we will assist you in identifying a third-party portfolio manager (SMA Portfolio Manager) from
a list of SMA Portfolio Managers made available by LPL Financial, and the SMA Portfolio Manager
manages your assets on a discretionary basis. We will provide initial and ongoing assistance regarding
the SMA Portfolio Manager selection process. In the MP Platform, you authorize LPL Financial to direct
the investment and reinvestment of the assets in your accounts, in accordance with the selected model
portfolio provided by LPL Financial’s Research Department or a third-party investment adviser.
A minimum account value of $50,000 is required for Manager Access Select, however, in certain
instances, the minimum account size may be lower or higher.
Model Wealth Portfolios Program (MWP)
MWP offers clients a professionally managed mutual fund asset allocation program. We will obtain the
necessary financial data from you, assist you in determining the suitability of the MWP program and
assist you in setting an appropriate investment objective. We will initiate the steps necessary to open
an MWP account and have discretion to select a model portfolio designed by LPL Financial’s Research
Department consistent with your stated investment objective. LPL Financial’s Research Department, a
third-party portfolio strategist and/or we may act as a portfolio strategist responsible for selecting the
mutual funds or ETFs within a model portfolio and for making changes to the mutual funds or ETFs
selected.
You will authorize LPL Financial to act on a discretionary basis to purchase and sell mutual funds and
ETFs and to liquidate previously purchased securities. You will also authorize LPL Financial to effect
rebalancing for MWP accounts.
MWP requires a minimum asset value for a program account to be managed. The minimums vary
depending on the portfolio(s) selected and the account’s allocation amongst portfolios. The lowest
minimum for a portfolio is $25,000. In certain instances, a lower minimum for a portfolio is permitted.
Optimum Market Portfolios Program (OMP)
OMP offers clients the ability to participate in a professionally managed asset allocation program using
Optimum Funds shares. Under OMP, client will authorize LPL on a discretionary basis to purchase and
sell Optimum Funds pursuant to investment objectives chosen by the client. We will assist the client in
determining the suitability of OMP for the client and assist the client in setting an appropriate
investment objective. We will have discretion to select a mutual fund asset allocation portfolio designed
by LPL consistent with the client’s investment objective. LPL will have discretion to purchase and sell
Optimum Funds pursuant to the portfolio selected for the client. LPL will also have authority to
rebalance the account.
A minimum account value of $10,000 is required for OMP. In certain instances, LPL will permit a lower
minimum account size.
Guided Wealth Portfolios (GWP)
GWP offers clients the ability to participate in a centrally managed investment program, which is made
available to users and clients through a web-based, interactive account management portal (“Account
View”). Investment recommendations to buy and sell exchange-traded funds and open-end mutual
funds are generated based upon model portfolios constructed by LPL Financial and selected for the
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account. Communications concerning GWP are intended to occur primarily through electronic means
(including but not limited to, through email communications or through the Account View), although we
will be available to discuss investment strategies, objectives, or the account in general in person or via
telephone.
A preview of the Program (the “Proposal Tool”) is provided as a link hosted by us to help users
determine whether they would like to become advisory clients and receive ongoing financial advice from
LPL Financial and us by enrolling in the advisory service (the “Advisory Service”). The Proposal Tool and
Advisory Service are described in more detail in the GWP Program Brochure. Users of the Proposal Tool
are not considered to be advisory clients of LPL Financial or us, do not enter into an advisory agreement
with LPL Financial or us, do not receive ongoing investment advice or supervision of their assets, and do
not receive any trading services.
A minimum account value of $5,000 is required to enroll in the Advisory Service.
Features of the Proposal Tool
Users of the Proposal Tool (each, a “user”) agree to a terms of use (“Terms of Use”) and complete an
investor profile. Users must select from one of the following goals for each account: retirement
(“Retirement Goal”), major purchase (“Major Purchase Goal”), or general investing (“General Investing
Goal”). Based on the investor profile completed, the Proposal Tool generates sample asset allocation
recommendations (“Sample Recommendations”).
The Educational Tool provides Sample Recommendations that may assist users in determining whether
to utilize the Advisory Service. The Proposal Tool is intended to be used for educational and
informational purposes only. The Proposal Tool does not provide comprehensive financial planning and
is not intended to constitute legal, financial or tax advice. To use the Proposal Tool, users are
responsible for providing information about, among other things, their goals, age, risk tolerance, and
investment horizon. The Proposal Tool is only one of many tools that users may use as part of a
comprehensive investment analysis process. Users should not rely on the Proposal Tool as the sole basis
for investment decisions.
Although LPL Financial is an investment adviser and broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a
member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Proposal does not establish an investment
advisory contract or advisory relationship between the user and LPL Financial or us. Users are not
charged an advisory fee or any other fee or expense to use the Proposal Tool. The scope of any
investment advisory relationship with LPL Financial or us begins when users enroll in the Advisory
Service. The output that users receive by using the Proposal Tool, including the Sample
Recommendations, may differ materially from the advice users would receive as an advisory client of
LPL Financial or us.
Neither LPL Financial or us provide ongoing investment management or trading services for assets of
users of the Proposal Tool, make any determination as to whether the website through which the
Program is accessed or the Proposal Tool is appropriate for any user, can access any assets in any
accounts users aggregate in the Proposal Tool, place any trades on behalf of users of the Proposal Tool,
or provide ongoing supervision of assets of users of the Proposal Tool. The Sample Recommendations
provided are intended as an informational preview of the Advisory Service, and the Sample
Recommendations are being provided to demonstrate the types of analysis, advice and
recommendations provided by the Advisory Service.
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Features of the Advisory Service
Investors participating in the Advisory Service complete an account application and enter into an
account agreement with LPL Financial and us. As part of the account opening process, clients are
responsible for providing complete and accurate information regarding, among other things, their goal
for the account, age, risk tolerance, and investment horizon. LPL Financial and we rely on this
information to provide services under the Program, including but not limited to, determination of
suitability of the Program for clients. Based on the Client Profile, LPL Financial selects an appropriate
investment allocation track and model portfolio for a client. We are required to review and accept the
account, including the investment allocation and model portfolio prior to account opening. The Model
Portfolios have been designed and are maintained by LPL Financial Research and include a list of
exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) holdings and open-end mutual funds holdings, relative weightings and a
list of potential replacement securities for tax harvesting purposes. LPL Financial Research currently
serves as the sole Portfolio Strategist and does not charge a fee for its services. Only one Model
Portfolio is permitted per account. Advisory Service are described in more detail in the GWP Program
Brochure.
Client Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2024, our firm had $534,972,633 in discretionary assets under management with
$429,046,327 within our wrap fee investment program. We do not manage client accounts via our
financial planning services engagements.
General Information
We do not provide legal or accounting services. With your consent, we may work with your other
advisors (attorneys, accountant, etc.) to assist with coordination and implementation of accepted
strategies. You should be aware that these other advisors will charge you separately for their services
and these fees will be in addition to our advisory fees.
Our firm will use its best judgment and good faith effort in rendering its services. BCU Wealth Advisors,
LLC cannot warrant or guarantee any particular level of account performance or that your account will
be profitable over time. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.
Item 5 - Fees and Compensation
Method of Compensation and Fee Schedule
We provide our financial planning and investment consultation services on a fixed-fee basis, with fees
typically ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 per project. The fee will take into consideration such factors as
the estimated amount of time dedicated to the engagement, the complexity of your plan and your
financial profile, and any special requests you may require. Typically, the financial plan is completed
within six months and billed in advance as defined in your agreement. We reserve the right to assess a
lower fee to BCU employees and immediate family members of BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC.
Part or all of this fee may be waived if our firm manages assets for the client within a year of delivery of
the financial plan. The services to be provided and their specific fees will be detailed in each
engagement agreement.
Client Payment of Fees
Fees may be paid by personal check, financial institution cashier’s check, electronic transfer from your
BCU or external bank account, or via credit/debit card. Cash, money orders or similar forms of payment
are not accepted. Fees are generally due upon your receipt of our invoice.
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Fees for LPL Financial Advisory Programs
Asset-Based Fee for Manager Access Select Program and Model Wealth Portfolios Program (MWP)
Client fees for the Manager Access Select Program and the Model Wealth Portfolios Program (MWP) are
based on assets served by our firm and generally start at 1.50%. We reserve the right to assess lower
fees for BCU employees and immediate family members of BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC.
The following fee table applies:
Assets Under Management
Total Fee
First $250,000
Next $250,000
Next $250,000
Next $250,000
Next $2,000,000
Next $7,000,000
Next $15,000,000
1.50%
1.35%
1.25%
1.15%
1.00%
0.75%
Negotiable
Optimum Market Portfolios Program (OMP)
Client fees for the Optimum Market Portfolios (OMP) will be a flat fee of 1.00% consisting of a variable
LPL Financial platform fee and our fee.
Guided Wealth Portfolios (GWP)
Client fees for the Guided Wealth Portfolios (GWP) will be a flat fee of 0.75% consisting of an LPL
Financial program fee of 0.35% fee and our fee. In the future, a strategist fee may apply. However, LPL
Financial Research currently serves as the sole portfolio strategist and does not charge a fee for its
services.
GWP Proposal Tool provides access to sample recommendations at no charge to users. However, if users
decide to implement sample recommendations by executing trades, they will be charged fees,
commissions, or expenses by the applicable broker or adviser, as well as underlying investment fees and
expenses.
Account fees generally are payable quarterly in advance as agreed to between the client and us. LPL
Financial serves as program sponsor, investment advisor and broker-dealer for the LPL Financial advisory
programs. We and LPL Financial may share in the account fee and other fees associated with program
accounts.
Discounting Fees
When allowed by the program sponsor, we may aggregate investment supervisory services accounts for
the benefit of discounting your asset-based fee. Accounts for the same individual or two or more
accounts within the same family, or accounts where a family member has power of attorney over
another family member’s or incompetent person's account may be aggregated. Should investment
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objectives be substantially different for any two or more household accounts, requiring different
investment approaches or operational requirements, we reserve the right to apply our fee schedule
separately to each account.
For all noted forms of advisory engagements with our firm, the services to be provided to you and their
specific fees will be detailed in your client services agreement. Our published fees may be discounted at
the firm’s discretion.
Fee Payment
Fees are paid quarterly, in advance; generally, within 15 days of each billing cycle. The program fee is
charged at inception of the account and on a prorated basis to reflect the number of days remaining in
the calendar quarter. Additionally, any deposits or disbursements exceeding $5,000.00 are billed or
refunded pro-rata on a monthly basis for the remaining days in the quarter.
Advisory fees are based on the market value of account assets, including accrued investment income, as
of the last business day of the quarter and in accordance with the values disclosed on the statement the
client receives from the custodian for the purpose of verifying the computation of the advisory fee. In
the unlikely event there is not a published market value, we may seek an independent third-party
opinion or a good faith determination by a qualified associate of our firm.
By signing our firm’s client services agreement, as well as the custodian account opening agreement,
you will be authorizing the withdrawal of the wrap program fee from your account held at the
custodian. All fees will be clearly noted on your statements that you will receive from your account
custodian. The withdrawal of wrap program fees will be accomplished by the selected custodian, not by
our firm, and the custodian will remit fees to each respective party for their services involving your
account. Please note that you will be responsible for verifying the accuracy of the fee calculation; the
custodian will not verify the accuracy for you.
Services Purchased Separately
The total costs associated with a wrap fee program account may be more or less than separately
purchasing brokerage and advisory services. The factors that bear upon the relative costs of any wrap
fee program include the number of and timing of transactions, referral fees (if any), portfolio
management and custody fees; regulatory, compliance and administrative charges; research costs,
promotional materials, among others. These and other factors may affect the cost of obtaining these
services separately from another provider.
Compensation Matters
Appropriately registered associates of BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC will receive a portion of the fee for
recommending and servicing the account. Therefore, the person recommending the wrap fee program
to you receives compensation as a result of your participation in the program. The amount of this
compensation may be more than what would be received if you participated in other programs of the
firm or paid separately for investment advice, brokerage, and/or other services. As a result, the
representative that recommends the program to you has a financial incentive to recommend this
investment program over other programs or services. Clients should compare costs between this
program and others offered through the firm or other providers.
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Certain Conflicts of Interest
We receive compensation as a result of a client’s participation in an LPL Financial program. Depending
on, among other things, the type and size of the account, type of securities held in the account, changes
in its value over time, the ability to negotiate fees or commissions, the historical or expected size or
number of transactions, and the number and range of supplementary advisory and client-related
services provided to the client, the amount of this compensation may be more or less than what we
would receive if the client participated in other programs, whether through LPL Financial or another
sponsor, or paid separately for investment advice, brokerage and other services.
The account fee may be higher than the fees charged by other investment advisors for similar services.
Clients should consider the level and complexity of the advisory services to be provided when
negotiating the account fee (or the advisor fee portion of the account fee, as applicable) with us. With
regard to accounts utilizing third-party portfolio managers under aggregate, all-in-one account fee
structures, because the portion of the account fee retained by us varies depending on the portfolio
strategist fee associated with a portfolio, we have a financial incentive to select one portfolio instead of
another portfolio.
Please refer to the respective LPL Financial Form ADV Part 2A – Appendix 1 (Wrap Fee Program Brochure)
for a more detailed discussion of conflicts of interest.
Additional Client Fees
Any custodial or transactional fees (sometimes termed brokerage fees) assessed by selected service
providers, individual retirement account fees, or qualified retirement plan account termination fees will
be borne by the account holder per the respective fee schedule of any selected service provider. Fees
paid by our clients to our firm for our advisory services are also separate of any fee a client may pay for
internal operating charges for mutual funds, as well as transaction fees of exchange-traded funds (ETFs),
exchange-traded notes (ETNs) or other similar investments.
Further information about our fees in relationship to our operational practices are noted in Items 12 and
14 of this document.
External Compensation for the Sale of Securities to Clients
We do not charge or receive a commission or mark-up on your securities transactions, nor will the firm
and our associates be paid a commission on your purchase of a securities holding that we recommend.
Our advisory firm and its associates will not receive “trailer” or SEC Rule 12b-1 fees from an investment
company we may recommend. Fees charged by issuers are detailed in prospectuses or product
descriptions and you are encouraged to read these documents before investing. Our firm and its
associates receive none of these described or similar fees or charges. You will always have the option to
purchase recommended investments through your preferred service provider.
Termination of Services
Either party may terminate the engagement agreement at any time, which will typically be in writing.
Should you verbally notify our firm of the termination and, if in two business days following this
notification, we have not received your notice in writing, we will make a written notice of the
termination in our records and send you our own termination notice as a substitute.
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If our Form ADV Part 2 brochure was not delivered to you at least 48 hours prior to entering into the
investment advisory contract, then you will have the right to terminate the engagement without fee or
penalty within five business days after entering into the agreement. Should you terminate an
engagement after this date, you may be assessed fees for any time or charges incurred by our firm in
the preparation of your plan. We will promptly return any unearned amount upon receipt of a written
termination notice.
Wrap Fee Program
Please see our Wrap Brochure that includes the details of our sponsored wrap program fees.
Item 6 - Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Our fees will not be based upon a share of capital gains or capital appreciation (growth) of any portion
of managed funds, also known as “performance-based fees.” Our fees will not be based on side-by-side
management, which refers to a firm simultaneously managing accounts that do pay performance-based
fees (such as a hedge fund) and those that do not; this type of arrangement, and the conflict of interest
it may pose, does not conform to our firm’s practices.
Item 7 - Types of Clients
While our current client base tends to be individuals and high net worth individuals, we are available to
provide our advisory services to charitable organizations and foundations, and businesses of various
scale. Our firm does not require minimum income levels, minimum level of assets or other conditions for
its financial planning and investment consultation services. We do typically require a minimum of
$50,000 of investible assets through BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC to become eligible for our sponsored
wrap fee program. Certain investment managers serving the portfolio may also require a higher
minimum asset size, which will be disclosed to the client prior to any selection of the manager or their
strategy. Advisory services provided through programs sponsored by LPL Financial have their own
minimum account requirements starting at $5,000 for the Guided Wealth Portfolios. We reserve the
right to waive or reduce certain fees based on unique individual circumstances, special arrangements, or
pre-existing relationships. We also reserve the right to decline services to any prospective client for any
non-discriminatory reason.
Item 8 - Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Method of Analysis
If we are engaged to provide investment advice, we will first gather and consider several factors,
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current and long-term needs
investment goals and objectives
level of investment knowledge
tolerance for risk
restrictions, if any, on the management of your portfolio
Our firm generally employs a fundamental analysis; evaluating economic factors including interest rates,
the current state of the economy, or the future growth of an industry sector. In addition to our own
research, we may draw from other sources or investment strategists whom we believe best serve our
clients and their accounts.
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We make asset allocation and investment decisions based on the above-noted elements and any other
reasonable requirements you may prescribe. We will discuss with you how, in our best judgment, to
meet your objectives while at the same time seeking a prudent level of risk exposure.
Investment Strategies
We recognize that each client’s needs and goals are different therefore recommended investment
strategies and underlying investment vehicles may vary.
Core + Satellite Strategy
A Core + Satellite investment strategy blends passive based (or index) and active investing, where
passive investments are used as the basis or “core” of a portfolio and actively-managed investments are
added as “satellite” positions. With this strategy, the portfolio core holdings are indexed to potentially
more efficient asset classes, while outlying selections are often limited to active holdings that are
attempting to outperform a particular sector, or a selection of particular positions to increase core
diversification, or to improve portfolio performance, or reduce risk during downward trends in the
market and during times of uncertainty.
For example, the core of a portfolio may be built with passive based institutional mutual funds; satellite
holdings would include actively managed mutual funds or separately managed accounts that have
unique strategies that are believed capable of adding value beyond a stated benchmark over a full
market cycle. The core may represent the majority of the total portfolio, using primarily index funds or
index-based ETFs/ETNs. The remainder of the portfolio may then employ mutual funds or ETFs/ETNs
that take a shorter duration to assist in the over-or-under allocation to specific sectors, regions, assets
classes, etc.
Passive Investment Management
Investment managers employing this strategy generally ascribe to and construct portfolios based on the
principles of the Modern Portfolio Theory; a belief that proper diversification and risk management will
provide an investor client with a more stable and consistent return over time. It has been statistically
determined that a properly diversified portfolio, consisting of an appropriate weighting in different asset
classes, will generally outperform most asset classes over time. The practice of Modern Portfolio Theory
does not employ market timing nor stock selection methods of investing but rather a long term buy-and-
hold strategy with periodic rebalancing of the account to maintain desired risk levels.
Active Asset Management
A portfolio manager engaging in an active asset management strategy believes it is possible to create a
profit from identifying or leveraging mispriced securities and producing returns greater than a stated
benchmark, such as a well- known index. For example, a “large cap stock” fund manager might attempt
to outperform the Standard & Poor's 500 Index by purchasing underpriced stocks or derivative
instruments representing these positions.
Investment Strategy and Method of Analysis Material Risks
Investment Strategy Risks
We believe an investment strategy or recommendation should be designed to produce the appropriate
potential return for the given level of risk; however, we cannot guarantee that an investment objective
or planning goal will be achieved. Investing in securities involves the risk of loss that you should be
prepared to bear, which may include some or all of your principal. The types of risk involved are noted in
the following paragraphs, and in no order of precedence:
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Active Management Strategies – Should your portfolio employ active management strategies, it may, at
times, outperform or underperform various benchmarks or other strategies. In an effort to meet or
surpass these benchmarks, active portfolio management may require more frequent trading or
“turnover” within an account. This may result in shorter holding periods, higher transactional costs
and/or taxable events that will be borne by the client, thereby potentially reducing or negating certain
benefits that may be derived by shorter term investing.
Company Risk – When investing in securities, there is always a certain level of company or industry
specific risk that is inherent in each company or issuer. This is also referred to as unsystematic risk and
can be reduced through appropriate diversification. There is the risk that the company will perform
poorly or have its value reduced based on factors specific to the company or its industry.
Core + Satellite Strategies – Strategies involving Core + Satellite investing may have the potential to be
affected by “active risk” or “tracking error risk,” which might be defined as a deviation from the stated
benchmark. Since the core portfolio attempts to closely replicate a stated benchmark, the source of the
tracking error or deviation may come from a satellite portfolio or position, or from a “sample” or
“optimized” index fund or ETF/ETN that may not as closely align the stated benchmark. In these
instances, an investor may choose to reduce the weighting of a satellite holding, utilize very active
satellites, or use a “replicate index” position as part of its core holdings to minimize the effects of the
tracking error in relation to the overall portfolio.
Firm Research – When the firm’s research and analyses are based on commercially available software,
rating services, general market and financial information, or due diligence reviews, the firm is relying on
the accuracy and validity of the information or capabilities provided by selected vendors, rating services,
market data, and the issuers themselves. The firm makes an effort to determine the accuracy of the
information received but it cannot predict the outcome of events or actions taken or not taken, or the
validity of all information it has researched or provided, which may or may not affect the advice on or
investment management of an account.
Fundamental Analysis – The challenge involved in using a fundamental analysis is that information
obtained may be incorrect; the analysis may not provide an accurate estimate of earnings, which may be
the basis for a security’s value. If a security’s price adjusts rapidly to new information, a fundamental
analysis may result in unfavorable performance.
Management Risk – An investment with a firm varies with the success and failure of its investment
strategies, research, analysis and determination of its portfolio. If an investment strategy were not to
produce expected returns, the value of the investment would decrease.
Market Risk – When the stock market as a whole or an industry as a whole falls, it can cause the prices
of individual stocks to fall indiscriminately. This is also called systemic or systematic risk.
Passive Markets Theory – If your portfolio employs a passive, efficient markets approach, often
associated with Modern Portfolio Theory, you will need to consider the potential risk that at times your
broader allocation may generate lower-than-expected returns than that from a specific asset, and that
the return on each type of asset is a deviation from the average return for the asset class. The variance
from the “expected return” is considered to generally be lower under normal market conditions if the
portfolio is made up of diverse, low or non-correlated assets.
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Security-Specific Material Risks
ETF/ETN and Mutual Fund Risk – ETFs/ETNs and mutual funds may carry additional expenses based on
their share of operating expenses and certain brokerage fees, which may result in the potential
duplication of certain fees. The risk of owning an ETF, ETN or mutual fund also generally reflects the risks
of their underlying securities.
Fixed Income Risks – Various forms of fixed income instruments, such as bonds, money market funds,
bond funds, and certificates of deposit, may be affected by various forms of risk, including:
• Credit Risk - The potential risk that an issuer would be unable to pay scheduled interest or
repay principal at maturity, sometimes referred to as “default risk.” Credit risk may also
occur when an issuer’s ability to make payments of principal and interest when due is
interrupted. This may result in a negative impact on all forms of debt instruments, as well as
funds or ETF share values that hold these issues. Bondholders are creditors of an issuer and
have priority to assets before equity holders (i.e., stockholders) when receiving a payout
from liquidation or restructuring. When defaults occur due to bankruptcy, the type of bond
held will determine seniority of payment.
• Duration Risk - Duration is a measure of a bond’s volatility, expressed in years to be repaid
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and have higher price volatility than bonds with shorter durations.
Interest Rate Risk - The risk that the value of the fixed income holding will decrease because
of an increase in interest rates.
Liquidity Risk - The inability to readily buy or sell an investment for a price close to the true
underlying value of the asset due to a lack of buyers or sellers. While certain types of fixed
income are generally liquid (i.e., bonds), there are risks which may occur such as when an
issue trading on any given period does not readily support buys and sells at an efficient
price. Conversely, when trading volume is high, there is also a risk of not being able to
purchase a particular issue at the desired price.
• Reinvestment Risk – With declining interest rates, investors may have to reinvest interest
income or principal at a lower rate.
Index Investing – ETFs/ETNs and indexed funds have the potential to be affected by “active risk” or
“tracking error risk;” defined in the earlier paragraph with respect to Core + Satellite risks.
QDI Ratios – While many ETFs, ETNs and index mutual funds are known for their potential tax efficiency
and higher “qualified dividend income” (QDI) percentages, there are asset classes within these
investment vehicles or holding periods within that may not benefit. Shorter holding periods, as well as
commodities and currencies (that may be part of an ETF/ETN or mutual fund portfolio), may be
considered “non-qualified” under certain tax code provisions. We consider a holding’s QDI when tax
efficiency is an important aspect of the client’s portfolio.
In certain client-specific situations we utilize other investment vehicles or strategies than those
discussed here. These are determined based on discussions with your representative.
We have an Investment Committee that typically meets every three months, a list of attendees is kept,
and minutes are recorded. The Investment Committee reviews research material presented, current
offerings, and discusses the current economic conditions.
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Item 9 - Disciplinary Information
Neither BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC nor its executive management have been subject to a reportable
criminal, civil, industry disciplinary event or administrative enforcement action that would negatively
reflect upon our firm’s advisory business or the integrity of our firm.
Item 10 - Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
The firm’s internal policies require it and its personnel to conduct business activities in a manner that
avoids or mitigates conflicts of interest between the firm, employees and its clients, or that may
otherwise be contrary to law. We will provide disclosure to our clients prior to and throughout the term
of an engagement of any conflicts of interest which will or may reasonably compromise its impartiality
or independence.
Material Relationships Maintained by this Advisory Business and Conflicts of Interest
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC is not registered, nor does it have an application pending to register, as a
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) or National Futures Association (NFA) member firm.
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of BCU, a state-chartered credit union. BCU also
offers securities through a relationship with LPL Financial, a registered broker/dealer (Member FINRA |
SIPC). LPL Financial is not legally affiliated with BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC. Certain members of the firm’s
management as well as associated advisory representatives are registered with LPL Financial (each, a
“Dually Registered Person”), and this is described in detail within each associated person’s brochure
supplement.
Associates may also serve in the capacity of licensed insurance agents offering annuities, life, health or
long-term care insurance through various unaffiliated insurance companies or agencies. An associate
may therefore serve a client in one or more capacities, whether as an investment adviser representative
offering investment advisory services, registered representative offering brokerage services, or as a
licensed insurance agent. Our associates are required to disclose, in advance of the transaction or
service, the capacity in which they are serving a client, to include the potential or actual conflict of
interest the role or service to be provided may incur. At no time will there be tying between business
practices and/or services; a condition where a client or prospective client would be required to accept
one product or service which is conditional upon the selection of a second distinctive tied product or
service.
Neither BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC, nor a member of our firm’s management, is or has a material
relationship with any of the following types of entities:
• accountant or accounting firm
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• pension consultant
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real estate broker, dealer or advisor
sponsor or syndicator of limited partnerships
trust company
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).
Upon your request, you may be provided a referral to various professionals, such as an accountant or an
attorney. While these referrals are based on our best information, we do not guarantee the quality or
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adequacy of the work provided by these referred professionals. We do not have an agreement with or
receive fees from such professionals for these informal referrals, and any fees charged by these other
entities for their services are separate from our advisory fee.
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC and BCU have partnered with CUNA Mutual Group to provide CUNA
Brokerage Services, Inc. (CBSI) wealth management services to members. CBSI is CUNA Mutual Group’s
wealth management business and has an alliance with LPL Financial to provide technology and an
integrated digital platform for members and financial professionals. A conflict of interest exists to the
extent that we recommend the purchase of products or services through this relationship and advisory
representatives receive commissions or other additional compensation. However, clients are under no
obligation to purchase these products or services and may find them through other service providers.
Recommendation or Selection of Other Investment Advisors and Conflicts of Interest
When appropriate we may provide a recommendation to a client to utilize our wrap fee investment
program. The program involves the engagement of institutional investment managers (who are also
required to be registered as investment advisors) to service a part of or the entire investment portfolio
and in which both firms inevitably are paid a portion of an advisory fee. Please review our wrap fee
investment program brochure for further details.
Item 11 - Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC believes that its business methodologies, ethics rules, and adopted policies
are appropriate to eliminate or minimize material conflicts of interest and to appropriately manage any
material conflicts of interest that may remain. Clients should be aware that no set of rules can possibly
anticipate or relieve all material conflicts of interest. Our firm will disclose to advisory clients any
material conflict of interest relating to the firm, its representatives, or any of its employees which could
reasonably be expected to impair the rendering of unbiased and objective advice.
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a Code of Ethics that establishes policies for ethical conduct for all our personnel. Our
firm accepts the obligation not only to comply with all applicable laws and regulations but also to act in
an ethical and professionally responsible manner in all professional services and activities. Our policies
include prohibitions against insider trading, circulation of industry rumors, and certain political
contributions, among others. We periodically review and amend our Code of Ethics to ensure that it
remains current, and we require all firm access persons to attest to their understanding of and
adherence to the Code of Ethics at least annually. Our firm will provide a copy of its Code of Ethics to
any client or prospective client upon request.
Firm Recommendations and Conflicts of Interest
Neither our firm nor its associates are authorized to recommend to a client, or effect a transaction for a
client, involving any security in which our firm or a “related person” (associates, their immediate family
members, etc.) has a material financial interest, such as in the capacity as an underwriter, advisor to the
issuer, etc. Our associates are prohibited from borrowing from or lending to a client unless the client is
an approved lending institution.
Our firm is able to provide a broad range of services to its clients, including financial planning,
investment consultation, and investment management services; we may be paid a fee for some or all of
these services. Due to our firm and its associate’s ability to offer two or more of these services and
possibly be compensated for each aspect of the engagement, a conflict of interest exists.
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We therefore note that you are under no obligation to act on our recommendations and, if you elect to
do so, you are under no obligation to complete them through our firm or our recommended service
providers.
The firm does not trade for its own account (e.g., proprietary trading). Related persons of the firm may
buy or sell securities similar to those recommended to clients for their accounts. The firm may also make
recommendations or take action with respect to investments for its clients that may differ in nature or
timing from recommendations made to or actions taken for other clients or its employees. At no time
will the firm or any related party receive preferential treatment over its clients. In an effort to reduce or
eliminate certain conflicts of interest involving personal trading (i.e., trading ahead of client’s order,
etc.), firm policy may require the utilization of published lists that restrict or prohibit transactions in
specific reportable securities transactions. Any exceptions or trading pre-clearance must be approved by
the Chief Compliance Officer in advance of the transaction in any related person’s account.
Item 12 - Brokerage Practices
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC does not maintain physical custody of your assets nor do we serve as account
custodian (see Item 15). Your accounts and their holdings must be maintained in an account at a
“qualified custodian” (generally a broker/dealer, trust company, etc.) that is frequently assessed for its
capabilities to serve as a custodian by their respective industry regulatory authority.
When engaged to provide investment consultation services, we may recommend the service provider
with whom your assets are currently maintained. Should you prefer a new service provider, we would
recommend LPL Financial based on our existing custodial relationship with them. We periodically
conduct an assessment of LPL Financial which generally includes a review of their range of services,
reasonableness of fees, among other items, in comparison to their industry peers.
Benefits of Using LPL as Custodian
We receive support services and/or products from LPL Financial, many of which assist us to better
monitor and service program accounts maintained at LPL Financial; however, some of the services and
products benefit us and not client accounts. These support services and/or products may be received
without cost, at a discount, and/or at a negotiated rate, and may include the following:
investment-related research
software and other technology that provide access to client account data
compliance and/or practice management-related publications
consulting services
computer hardware and/or software
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• attendance at conferences, meetings, and other educational and/or social events
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operations
LPL Financial may provide these services and products directly, or may arrange for third party vendors to
provide the services or products to us. In the case of third party vendors, LPL Financial may pay for some
or all of the third party’s fees.
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These support services are provided to us based on the overall relationship between us and LPL
Financial. It is not the result of soft dollar arrangements or any other express arrangements with LPL
Financial that involves the execution of client transactions as a condition to the receipt of services. We
will continue to receive the services regardless of the volume of client transactions executed with LPL
Financial. Clients do not pay more for services as a result of this arrangement. There is no corresponding
commitment made by us to LPL or any other entity to invest any specific amount or percentage of client
assets in any specific securities as a result of the arrangement. However, because we receive these
benefits from LPL Financial, there is a potential conflict of interest. The receipt of these products and
services presents a financial incentive for us to recommend that our clients use LPL Financial’s custodial
platform rather than another custodian’s platform.
We do not require or engage in directed brokerage involving our client accounts. Under our financial
planning and investment consultation agreement clients are free to use any particular service provider
to execute their transactions and they are responsible for negotiating any terms or arrangements for
their account. Our firm will not be obligated to conduct due diligence of the client’s selected service
provider, seek better execution services or prices from any provider, or aggregate client transactions for
trade execution.
Our firm will not be providing continuous investment supervisory services, nor will we have
discretionary authority over an account, under this form of engagement. Aggregating (“blocking” or
“batching”) trades on behalf of client accounts will not be conducted. Since your transactions are
completed independently at a service provider of your choice, you may pay more for your transaction
than those accounts where trades have been aggregated.
Item 13 - Review of Accounts
Periodic Reviews
You should contact our firm for additional reviews when making decisions about changes in your
financial situation (i.e., change of employment status, retirement, receipt of a significant bonus, an
inheritance, the birth of a new child, or other circumstances).
Periodic financial check-ups or reviews are recommended if you are receiving our financial planning and
investment consultation services, and we recommend that they occur at least on an annual basis
whenever practical. Reviews will be conducted by your financial advisor and normally involve analysis
and possible revision of your previous financial plan or investment allocation. Unless provided for in
your engagement agreement, reviews are generally conducted under a new or amended agreement and
will be assessed at our current fee rate.
Non-Periodic Reviews
You are encouraged to contact our firm for additional reviews when there are material changes that
occur in your financial situation e.g., change of employment status, receipt of a significant bonus, an
inheritance, the birth of a new child, or other circumstances, or should you prefer to change
requirements involving your account.
Non-periodic reviews are generally conducted by your financial advisor and under a new or amended
agreement; fees are assessed at our published rate.
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Client Reports
Whether you have opened and maintained an investment account on your own or with our assistance,
you will receive account statements sent directly from mutual fund companies, transfer agents,
custodians or brokerage companies where your investments are held. We urge you to carefully review
these statements for accuracy and clarity, and to ask questions when something is not clear.
Our firm may provide a client portfolio “snapshots” when engaged to provide periodic asset allocation
or investment advice, but we do not provide account performance reports through this form of advisory
engagement.
Item 14 - Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Economic Benefit from External Sources and Conflicts of Interest
We may receive an economic benefit from external sources (which we may be affiliated with or may
offer referral to) in the form of the support products and services they make available to our firm.
Investment supervisory services clients should review our Form ADV Part 2A - Appendix 1 (wrap fee
brochure) for further details.
Specifically, we have entered into an agreement with e-Health to refer appropriate prospects for various
insurance, including health insurance, medical plans, dental insurance plans, and Medicare
Advantage/Prescriptions. The fees that we receive range from $10 to $300 depending on the service or
plan selected. We are not involved in the selection of the particular type of plan or the provider.
As part of our fiduciary duty, BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC endeavors at all times to put the interests of our
clients first. Our clients should be aware, however, that the receipt of any economic benefit by our firm
or its associates in and of itself creates a conflict of interest and influences our choice of external
providers. Specifically, BCU Wealth Advisors and/or its Dually Registered Persons are incented to join
and remain affiliated with LPL Financial and to recommend that clients establish accounts with LPL
Financial through the provision of Transition Assistance. LPL Financial also provides other compensation
to BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC and its Dually Registered Persons, including but not limited to, bonus
payments, repayable and forgivable loans, stock awards and other benefits.
The receipt of any such compensation creates a financial incentive for your representative to
recommend LPL Financial as custodian for the assets in your advisory account. We encourage you to
discuss any such conflicts of interest with your representative before making a decision to custody your
assets at LPL Financial.
Advisory Firm Payments for Client Referrals
Promoter Engagements
We have entered into a promoter relationship with other entities or persons, as is allowed by the
Investment Advisers Act and jurisdictional statute, for the purpose of referring potential clients to
engage our firm for its investment strategies or advisory services. Our firm pays these promoters for
such referrals a fixed fee or a percentage of our advisory fee not to exceed 30% of the asset-based fee
that will be described within the promoter disclosure. Clients that are referred to our firm under this
arrangement do not pay more for their services than any other.
As a subsidiary of BCU, our firm receives and offers referrals among our affiliates. We provide this as a
service to all our firm clients and members of our organizational parent. A credit union employee is
directly or indirectly compensated by a nominal fee for these introductions; however, at no time will this
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compensation be derived from the advisory services clients receive from our firm unless the associate is
appropriately registered or is exempt from registration.
Industry Memberships
Investment advisor representatives of our firm may hold individual membership or serve on boards or
committees of professional industry associations. Generally, participation in any of these entities require
membership fees to be paid, adherence to ethical guidelines, as well as in meeting experiential and
educational requirements. A benefit these entities may provide to the investing public is the availability
of online search tools that allow interested parties (prospective clients) to search for individual
participants within a selected state or region. These passive websites may provide means for interested
persons to contact a participant via electronic mail, telephone number, or other contact information, in
order to interview the participating member. The public may also choose to telephone association staff
to inquire about an individual within their area and would receive the same or similar information. A
portion of these participant’s membership fees may be used so that their name will be listed in some or
all of these entities’ websites (or other listings). Prospective clients locating our firm or one of our
associates via these methods are not actively marketed by the noted associations. Clients who find us in
this way do not pay more for their services than clients referred to us in another fashion, such as by
another client. We do not pay these entities for prospective client referrals, nor is there a fee-sharing
arrangement reflective of a promoter engagement.
Item 15 - Custody
Your funds and securities will be maintained by an unaffiliated, qualified custodian, such as a
broker/dealer, mutual fund company, or transfer agent. Your assets are not physically held by our firm
or any of our associates. In keeping with our policy in this matter we:
• Are prohibited from having authority to withdraw securities from a client account, and
advisory fees will only be withdrawn from a client investment account through a qualified
custodian maintaining account assets, per your prior written authorization;
• Restrict our firm and associates from serving as trustee or having general power of attorney
over a client account;
• Do not accept or forward client securities (i.e., stock certificates) erroneously delivered to
our firm;
• Will not collect advance fees of $1,200 or more for advisory services that are to be
performed six months or more into the future; and
• Will not authorize any associate to have knowledge of a client’s account access information
(i.e., online 401(k), brokerage or bank accounts) when such access might result in physical
control over client assets.
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of BCU. Advisory firm management and
associated personnel remain operationally independent of credit union operations. Our advisory firm
does not own or control another financial services entity. In addition, internal control assessments are
periodically made to ensure such separation is consistently maintained.
You will be provided with transaction confirmations and summary account statements sent directly to
you from your custodian of record. Typically, statements are provided on at least a quarterly basis or as
transactions occur within your account. You are urged to carefully review your account statements that
you have received directly from your custodian. Our advisory firm will not create an account statement
for you or serve as the sole recipient of your account statements.
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Clients may have standing letters of authorization on their accounts. We have reviewed those
relationships and determined that they meet the IAA no action letter seven conditions and do not
trigger the surprise custody audit.
Item 16 - Investment Discretion
Clients may authorize the firm to exercise investment discretion on their behalf, pursuant to an executed
investment advisory client agreement. By granting investment discretion, the firm is authorized to execute
securities transactions: which securities are bought and sold, the total amount to be bought and sold, and
the costs at which the transactions will be effected. Limitations may be imposed by the client in the form
of specific constraints on any of these areas of discretion with the firm’s written acknowledgement.
We will not provide transactional services nor have investment authority under limited financial
planning engagements. Clients will require support from their selected broker/dealer or custodian of
record.
Item 17 - Voting Client Securities
You may receive proxies or other similar solicitations sent directly from your selected custodian or
transfer agent. Should we receive a duplicate copy, note that we do not generally forward these or any
correspondence relating to the voting of your securities, class action litigation, or other corporate
actions.
Our firm does not vote proxies on your behalf nor do we offer guidance on how to vote proxies. Clients
maintain exclusive responsibility for directing the manner in which proxies solicited by issuers of
securities beneficially owned by the client shall be voted as well as making all other elections relative to
mergers, acquisitions, tender offers or other events pertaining to the client's investment assets.
We do not offer guidance on or have the power, authority, responsibility, or obligation to take any
action with regard to any claim or potential claim in any bankruptcy proceeding, class action securities
litigation or other litigation or proceeding relating to securities held at any time in a client account,
including, without limitation, to file proofs of claim or other documents related to such proceeding, or to
investigate, initiate, supervise or monitor class action or other litigation involving client assets.
Item 18 - Financial Information
Our advisory firm will not take physical custody of your assets. Should there be advisory fee withdrawals
from your investment account it must be done through an independent, qualified intermediary (e.g.,
your custodian of record) and per your prior written agreement. Engagements with our firm do not
require that we collect fees from you of $1,200 or more for our advisory services that we have agreed to
perform six months or more into the future. Neither our advisory firm nor its management serve as
general partner for a partnership or trustee for a trust in which the firm’s advisory clients are either
partners of the partnership or beneficiaries of the trust. The firm and its management do not have a
financial condition likely to impair our ability to meet our commitment to our clients, nor has the firm
and its management been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time during the past 10 years.
Due to the nature of our firm’s services and operational practices, an audited balance sheet is not
required nor included in this brochure.
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Business Continuity Plan
Our firm maintains a business continuity plan that is integrated with the entirety of our organization to
ensure we appropriately respond to events that pose a significant disruption to its operations. A
statement concerning our current plan is available under separate cover upon request.
Our investment advisory services and investment vehicles offered are
Not Insured by NCUA or Any
Other Government Agency
Not Credit Union
Guaranteed
Not Credit Union
Deposits or Obligations
May Lose
Value
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Item 1 – Cover Page
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC
SEC Registered Investment Adviser
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC
300 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
(847) 932-8007
www.bcuwa.org
John Todd Anderson
Financial Advisor
Investment Adviser Representative
300 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
(847) 932-8701
Form ADV Part 2B
Brochure Supplement
March 7, 2025
This brochure supplement provides information about John Todd Anderson that supplements
the BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC Form ADV Part 2A advisory brochure and/or Form ADV Part 2A -
Appendix 1 wrap fee program brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure.
Please contact Mr. Scott Comeau, Chief Compliance Officer, at 847-932-8007 if you did not
receive the BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC’s Form ADV Part 2A or Form ADV Part 2A - Appendix 1
brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement. Additional
information about John Todd Anderson is available on the Securities and Exchange
Commission’s (SEC) website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 - Educational Background and Business Experience
Regulatory guidance requires the firm to disclose through Form ADV Part 2B relevant post-
secondary education and professional training for each associate of the firm, as well as their
business experience for at least the past five years.
Name
John Todd Anderson
Year of Birth CRD #
1965
1866885
Educational Background
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, University of Wisconsin; Madison, WI, 1988
Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination/FINRA Series 6,
07/2000; General Securities Representative Examination/FINRA Series 7, 04/2007; Uniform
Securities State Agent Law Examination/NASAA Series 63, 07/2000; Uniform Combined State
Law Examination/NASAA Series 66, 12/2006
Illinois Insurance Agent License (Producer # 2166990)
FINRA, NFA, NASAA and insurance industry examinations are "criterion based;" candidates who
pass the exam are considered to have met the minimum competency level. The completion of a
securities or insurance industry examination does not constitute or imply a person is
“approved” or “endorsed” by a securities regulatory organization, state securities or state
insurance commissioner.
Business Experience
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC (04/2013-Present), Vernon Hills, IL, Investment Adviser
Representative
LPL Financial (07/2023 – Present), Vernon Hills, IL, Registered Representative located at BCU
CUSO Financial Services, LP (07/2010-07/2023), Vernon Hills, IL, Registered
Representative/Investment Adviser Representative located at Baxter Credit Union
Item 3 - Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised person
providing investment advice. No information is applicable to this Item. There are no reportable
criminal or civil actions, administrative enforcement proceedings, self-regulatory organization
enforcement proceedings or any other proceedings applicable to Mr. Anderson.
Item 4 - Other Business Activities
Mr. Anderson is an employee of BCU, which may involve up to 160 hours each month, during
business hours, and concurrent with his activities noted within this brochure supplement.
Mr. Anderson is also a licensed insurance agent and he is able to offer fixed and variable
annuities, life and health insurance, as well as long term care coverage to interested parties
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through various unaffiliated insurance companies where he receives commission or renewal
payments from the issuer on a client’s purchase of an insurance contract. This activity may
involve up to 20% of his time during business hours each month.
Due to business arrangements BCU has in place to serve its field of membership, Mr. Anderson
is also a registered representative with LPL Financial, an SEC registered broker-dealer and
investment adviser. In this capacity, Mr. Anderson recommends securities products and
receives commissions. His role with LPL Financial may involve up to 140 hours per month,
including during business hours.
Mr. Anderson is not registered nor has an application pending to register as an associated
person of a NFA-member broker/dealer, futures commission merchant, commodity pool
operator, or commodity trading advisor or any other entity supervised by the NFA or CFTC, nor
will he offer commodities or futures products through these types of entities.
In sum, Mr. Anderson may serve clients as a licensed insurance agent, registered representative
of LPL Financial, and/or investment adviser representative with BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC. He is
required to disclose (in advance of a brokerage transaction or advisory service) the capacity in
which he is serving a client, to include the potential or actual conflict of interest the role or
service to be provided may incur and he will provide the client/prospective client with the
appropriate Form ADV Part 2A and 2B which will reference his role with the noted firm and the
services or advice to be offered. Further, the receipt of commissions and other compensation
gives Mr. Anderson an incentive to recommend investments based on the compensation he
receives rather than on the client’s needs, notwithstanding this issue, both Mr. Anderson and
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC take their responsibilities seriously and only intend to recommend
investments and advisory services believed appropriate for the client.
Item 5 - Additional Compensation
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC prohibits employees from accepting or receiving additional economic
benefit, such as sales awards or other prizes, for providing advisory services to its clients. The
firm also prohibits compensation for advisory services involving performance-based fees.
Item 6 - Supervision
We supervise Mr. Anderson by requiring that he adhere to our processes and procedures as
described in our firm’s Code of Ethics and procedural guidelines. We will monitor the advice
that he may provide you by performing the following ongoing reviews/requirements:
• Account opening documentation when the relationship is established,
• Daily review of account transactions,
• Oversight of your financial situation, objectives, and investment needs,
• Client correspondence,
• Requiring each associate at least annually review and attest to firm policy, and
• Periodic branch office reviews.
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Scott Comeau is the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer and serves as Mr. Anderson’s supervisor
involving investment advisory services offered through BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC. Questions
relative to BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC, its Form ADV Part 2A, or this ADV Part 2B may be made to
the attention of Mr. Comeau at Scott.Comeau@bcu.org or 847-932-8007.
Additional information about the firm, other advisory firms, or associated investment adviser
representatives, including Mr. Anderson is available on the Internet at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. A search of this site for firms or their associated personnel can be
accomplished by name or a unique firm identifier, known as an IARD number. The IARD number
for BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC is 164173; Mr. Anderson’s individual reference number is
1866885. The business and disciplinary history, if any, of an investment advisory firm and its
representatives may also be obtained by calling a state securities administrator office.
Our investment advisory services and investment vehicles offered are
Not Insured by NCUA or Any
Other Government Agency
Not Credit Union
Guaranteed
Not Credit Union
Deposits or Obligations
May Lose
Value
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Item 1 – Cover Page
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC
SEC Registered Investment Adviser
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC
300 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
(847) 932-8007
www.bcuwa.org
Luis Garcia Estrada
Financial Advisor
Investment Adviser Representative
1901 E Alton Ave
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(847) 932-8007
Form ADV Part 2B
Brochure Supplement
March 7, 2025
This brochure supplement provides information about Luis Garcia Estrada that supplements
the BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC Form ADV Part 2A advisory brochure and/or Form ADV Part 2A -
Appendix 1 wrap fee program brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure.
Please contact Mr. Scott Comeau, Chief Compliance Officer, at 847-932-8007 if you did not
receive the BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC’s Form ADV Part 2A or Form ADV Part 2A - Appendix 1
brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement. Additional
information about Luis Garcia Estrada is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s
(SEC) website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 - Educational Background and Business Experience
Regulatory guidance requires the firm to disclose through Form ADV Part 2B relevant post-
secondary education and professional training for each associate of the firm, as well as their
business experience for at least the past five years.
Name
Luis Garcia Estrada
Year of Birth CRD #
1993
7155972
Educational Background
Bachelor of Arts, San Francisco State University; San Francisco, CA, Jan 2017
Master of Business Administration, California State University/Los Angeles; Los Angeles, CA Dec
2022
General Securities Representative Examination/FINRA Series 7, 09/2020; Uniform Combined
State Law Examination/NASAA Series 66, 10/2020
California Life and Health Insurance Agent License
FINRA, NFA, NASAA and insurance industry examinations are "criterion based;" candidates who
pass the exam are considered to have met the minimum competency level. The completion of a
securities or insurance industry examination does not constitute or imply a person is
“approved” or “endorsed” by a securities regulatory organization, state securities or state
insurance commissioner.
Business Experience
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC (02/2024-Present), Santa Ana, CA, Investment Adviser Representative
LPL Financial (01/2023 – Present), Burbank, CA, Registered Representative
Premier America Credit Union (01/2023 – 02/2023), Burbank, CA, Licensed Branch Employee
Bank of America, N.A. (07/2019 – 01/2023), Hollywood, CA, Financial Solutions Advisor Stage 1
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (07/2019 – 01/2023), Hollywood, CA,
Financial Solutions Advisor Stage 1
MUFG Union Bank (12/2018 – 07/2019), Century City, CA, Senior Relationship Banker
Item 3 - Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised person
providing investment advice. No information is applicable to this Item. There are no reportable
criminal or civil actions, administrative enforcement proceedings, self-regulatory organization
enforcement proceedings or any other proceedings applicable to Mr. Garcia Estrada.
Item 4 - Other Business Activities
Mr. Garcia Estrada is an employee of BCU, which may involve up to 160 hours each month,
during business hours, and concurrent with his activities noted within this brochure
supplement.
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Mr. Garcia Estrada is also a licensed insurance agent and he is able to offer fixed and variable
annuities, life and health insurance, as well as long term care coverage to interested parties
through various unaffiliated insurance companies where he receives commission or renewal
payments from the issuer on a client’s purchase of an insurance contract. This activity may
involve up to 20% of his time during business hours each month.
Due to business arrangements BCU has in place to serve its field of membership, Mr. Garcia
Estrada is also a registered representative with LPL Financial, an SEC registered broker-dealer
and investment adviser. In this capacity, Mr. Garcia Estrada recommends securities products
and receives commissions. His role with LPL Financial may involve up to 140 hours per month,
including during business hours.
Mr. Garcia Estrada is not registered nor has an application pending to register as an associated
person of a NFA-member broker/dealer, futures commission merchant, commodity pool
operator, or commodity trading advisor or any other entity supervised by the NFA or CFTC, nor
will he offer commodities or futures products through these types of entities.
In sum, Mr. Garcia Estrada may serve clients as a licensed insurance agent, registered
representative of LPL Financial, and/or investment adviser representative with BCU Wealth
Advisors, LLC. He is required to disclose (in advance of a brokerage transaction or advisory
service) the capacity in which he is serving a client, to include the potential or actual conflict of
interest the role or service to be provided may incur and he will provide the client/prospective
client with the appropriate Form ADV Part 2A and 2B which will reference his role with the
noted firm and the services or advice to be offered. Further, the receipt of commissions and
other compensation gives Mr. Garcia Estrada an incentive to recommend investments based on
the compensation he receives rather than on the client’s needs, notwithstanding this issue,
both Mr. Garcia Estrada and BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC take their responsibilities seriously and
only intend to recommend investments and advisory services believed appropriate for the
client.
Item 5 – Additional Compensation
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC prohibits employees from accepting or receiving additional economic
benefit, such as sales awards or other prizes, for providing advisory services to its clients. The
firm also prohibits compensation for advisory services involving performance-based fees.
Item 6 – Supervision
We supervise Mr. Garcia Estrada by requiring that he adhere to our processes and procedures
as described in our firm’s Code of Ethics and procedural guidelines. We will monitor the advice
that he may provide you by performing the following ongoing reviews/requirements:
• Account opening documentation when the relationship is established,
• Daily review of account transactions,
• Oversight of your financial situation, objectives, and investment needs,
• Client correspondence,
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• Requiring each associate at least annually review and attest to firm policy, and
• Periodic branch office reviews.
Scott Comeau is the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer and serves as Mr. Garcia Estrada’s
supervisor involving investment advisory services offered through BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC.
Questions relative to BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC, its Form ADV Part 2A, or this ADV Part 2B may
be made to the attention of Mr. Comeau at Scott.Comeau@bcu.org or 847-932-8007.
Additional information about the firm, other advisory firms, or associated investment adviser
representatives, including Mr. Garcia Estrada is available on the Internet at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. A search of this site for firms or their associated personnel can be
accomplished by name or a unique firm identifier, known as an IARD number. The IARD number
for BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC is 164173; Mr. Garcia Estrada’s individual reference number is
7155972. The business and disciplinary history, if any, of an investment advisory firm and its
representatives may also be obtained by calling a state securities administrator office.
Our investment advisory services and investment vehicles offered are
Not Insured by NCUA or Any
Other Government Agency
Not Credit Union
Guaranteed
Not Credit Union
Deposits or Obligations
May Lose
Value
33
Item 1 – Cover Page
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC
SEC Registered Investment Adviser
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC
300 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
(847) 932-8007
www.bcuwa.org
Bryan Patrick Farrissey, CFP®
Financial Advisor
Investment Adviser Representative
300 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
(847) 932-8706
Form ADV Part 2B
Brochure Supplement
March 7, 2025
information about Bryan Patrick Farrissey that
This brochure supplement provides
supplements the BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC Form ADV Part 2A advisory brochure and/or Form
ADV Part 2A - Appendix 1 wrap fee program brochure. You should have received a copy of that
brochure. Please contact Mr. Scott Comeau, Chief Compliance Officer, at 847-932-8007 if you
did not receive the BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC’s Form ADV Part 2A or Form ADV Part 2A -
Appendix 1 brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement.
Additional information about Bryan Patrick Farrissey is available on the Securities and
Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 - Educational Background and Business Experience
Regulatory guidance requires the firm to disclose through Form ADV Part 2B relevant post-
secondary education and professional training for each associate of the firm, as well as their
business experience for at least the past five years.
Name
Bryan Patrick Farrissey
Year of Birth CRD #
1964
4484959
Educational Background
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, CFP®; Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.,
05/2013
Bachelor of Science in Management Technology, Purdue University; West Lafayette, IN, 1986
Masters of Business Administration, University of South Carolina; Columbia, SC, 1995
Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination/FINRA Series 6,
12/2001; General Securities Representative Examination/FINRA Series 7, 06/2002; Uniform
Securities State Agent Law Examination/NASAA Series 63, 01/2002; Uniform Combined State
Law Examination/NASAA Series 66, 10/2004
Illinois Insurance Agent License (Producer # 7016533)
In order to achieve and maintain certification, CFP® professionals must: 1) pass the
comprehensive CFP® Certification Examination, 2) pass the CFP Board's Fitness Standards for
Candidates and Registrants, 3) agree to abide by CFP Board's Code of Ethics and Professional
Responsibility and Rules of Conduct which put clients' interests first, 4) comply with
the Financial Planning Practice Standards which spell out what clients should be able to
reasonably expect from the financial planning engagement, and 5) complete 30 hours of
continuing education (including 2 hours of approved Ethics CE) every two years. - See more at:
http://www.cfp.net/become-a-cfp-professional/cfp-certification-
requirements#sthash.qwXJz3yF.dpuf.
FINRA, NFA, NASAA and insurance industry examinations are "criterion based;" candidates who
pass the exam are considered to have met the minimum competency level. The completion of a
securities or insurance industry examination does not constitute or imply a person is
“approved” or “endorsed” by a securities regulatory organization, state securities or state
insurance commissioner.
Business Experience
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC (04/2013-Present), Vernon Hills, IL, Investment Adviser
Representative
LPL Financial (07/2023 – Present), Vernon Hills, IL, Registered Representative located at BCU
CUSO Financial Services, LP (07/2010-07/2023), Vernon Hills, IL, Registered
Representative/Investment Adviser Representative located at Baxter Credit Union
35
Item 3 - Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised person
providing investment advice. No information is applicable to this Item. There are no reportable
criminal or civil actions, administrative enforcement proceedings, self-regulatory organization
enforcement proceedings or any other proceedings applicable to Mr. Farrissey.
Item 4 - Other Business Activities
Mr. Farrissey is an employee of BCU, which may involve up to 160 hours each month, during
business hours, and concurrent with his activities noted within this brochure supplement.
Mr. Farrissey is also a licensed insurance agent and he is able to offer fixed and variable
annuities, life and health insurance, as well as long term care coverage to interested parties
through various unaffiliated insurance companies where he receives commission or renewal
payments from the issuer on a client’s purchase of an insurance contract. This activity may
involve up to 20% of his time during business hours each month.
Due to business arrangements BCU has in place to serve its field of membership, Mr. Farrissey
is also a registered representative with LPL Financial, an SEC registered broker-dealer and
investment adviser. In this capacity, Mr. Farrissey recommends securities products and receives
commissions. His role with LPL Financial may involve up to 140 hours per month, including
during business hours.
Mr. Farrissey is not registered nor has an application pending to register as an associated
person of a NFA-member broker/dealer, futures commission merchant, commodity pool
operator, or commodity trading advisor or any other entity supervised by the NFA or CFTC, nor
will he offer commodities or futures products through these types of entities.
In sum, Mr. Farrissey may serve clients as a licensed insurance agent, registered representative
of LPL Financial, and/or investment adviser representative with BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC. He is
required to disclose (in advance of a brokerage transaction or advisory service) the capacity in
which he is serving a client, to include the potential or actual conflict of interest the role or
service to be provided may incur and he will provide the client/prospective client with the
appropriate Form ADV Part 2A and 2B which will reference his role with the noted firm and the
services or advice to be offered. Further, the receipt of commissions and other compensation
gives Mr. Farrissey an incentive to recommend investments based on the compensation he
receives rather than on the client’s needs, notwithstanding this issue, both Mr. Farrissey and
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC take their responsibilities seriously and only intend to recommend
investments and advisory services believed appropriate for the client.
Item 5 - Additional Compensation
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC prohibits employees from accepting or receiving additional economic
benefit, such as sales awards or other prizes, for providing advisory services to its clients. The
firm also prohibits compensation for advisory services involving performance-based fees.
36
Item 6 - Supervision
We supervise Mr. Farrissey by requiring that he adhere to our processes and procedures as
described in our firm’s Code of Ethics and procedural guidelines. We will monitor the advice
that he may provide you by performing the following ongoing reviews/requirements:
• Account opening documentation when the relationship is established,
• Daily review of account transactions,
• Oversight of your financial situation, objectives, and investment needs,
• Client correspondence,
• Requiring each associate at least annually review and attest to firm policy, and
• Periodic branch office reviews.
Scott Comeau is the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer and serves as Mr. Farrissey’s supervisor
involving investment advisory services offered through BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC. Questions
relative to BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC, its Form ADV Part 2A, or this ADV Part 2B may be made to
the attention of Mr. Comeau at Scott.Comeau@bcu.org or 847-932-8007.
Additional information about the firm, other advisory firms, or associated investment adviser
representatives, including Mr. Farrissey is available on the Internet at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
A search of this site for firms or their associated personnel can be accomplished by name or a
unique firm identifier, known as an IARD number. The IARD number for BCU Wealth Advisors,
LLC is 164173; Mr. Farrissey’s individual reference number is 4484959. The business and
disciplinary history, if any, of an investment advisory firm and its representatives may also be
obtained by calling a state securities administrator office.
Our investment advisory services and investment vehicles offered are
Not Insured by NCUA or Any
Other Government Agency
Not Credit Union
Guaranteed
Not Credit Union
Deposits or Obligations
May Lose
Value
37
Item 1 – Cover Page
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC
SEC Registered Investment Adviser
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC
300 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
(847) 932-8007
www.bcuwa.org
James “Jamie” Hagen
Financial Advisor
Investment Adviser Representative
300 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
(224) 207-7761
Form ADV Part 2B
Brochure Supplement
March 7, 2025
This brochure supplement provides information about Jamie Hagen that supplements the BCU
Wealth Advisors, LLC Form ADV Part 2A advisory brochure and/or Form ADV Part 2A - Appendix
1 wrap fee program brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure. Please contact
Mr. Scott Comeau, Chief Compliance Officer, at 847-932-8007 if you did not receive the BCU
Wealth Advisors, LLC’s Form ADV Part 2A or Form ADV Part 2A - Appendix 1 brochure or if you
have any questions about the contents of this supplement. Additional information about Jamie
Hagen
is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
38
Item 2 - Educational Background and Business Experience
Regulatory guidance requires the firm to disclose through Form ADV Part 2B relevant post-
secondary education and professional training for each associate of the firm, as well as their
business experience for at least the past five years.
Name
Jamie Hagen
Year of Birth CRD #
1992
7195862
Educational Background
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Clarke University; Dubuque, IA, 2014
General Securities Representative Examination/FINRA Series 7TO, 02/2020; Uniform Combined
State Law Examination/NASAA Series 66, 07/2020; Securities Industry Essentials Examination
SIE, 09/2019
Illinois Insurance Agent License (Producer #19635705 )
FINRA, NFA, NASAA and insurance industry examinations are "criterion based;" candidates who
pass the exam are considered to have met the minimum competency level. The completion of a
securities or insurance industry examination does not constitute or imply a person is
“approved” or “endorsed” by a securities regulatory organization, state securities or state
insurance commissioner.
Business Experience
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC (02/2023-Present), Vernon Hills, IL, Investment Adviser
Representative
LPL Financial (07/2023 – Present), Vernon Hills, IL, Registered Representative located at BCU
CUSO Financial Services, LP (02/2023-07/2023), Vernon Hills, IL, Registered
Representative/Investment Adviser Representative located at Baxter Credit Union
Thrivent Financial (12/2021 – 02/2023), Appleton, WI, Financial Associate
Thrivent Investment Management Inc (09/2021 – 02/2023), Geneva, IL, Registered
Representative
Thrivent Financial (10/2021 – 12/2021), Appleton, WI, Associate Representative
LPL Financial LLC (12/2019 – 09/2021), Woodstock, IL, Registered Representative
Bull Valley Golf Club (05/2019 – 10/2019), Woodstock, IL, Pro-Shop Attendant
Stryker (07/2018 – 05/2019), Cary, IL, CustomerOne Data Analyst
Medline Industries (10/2015 – 06/2018), Mundelein, IL, Sales Compensation Analyst
Item 3 - Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised person
providing investment advice. No information is applicable to this Item. There are no reportable
criminal or civil actions, administrative enforcement proceedings, self-regulatory organization
enforcement proceedings or any other proceedings applicable to Mr. Hagen.
39
Item 4 - Other Business Activities
Mr. Hagen is an employee of BCU, which may involve up to 160 hours each month, during
business hours, and concurrent with his activities noted within this brochure supplement.
Mr. Hagen is also a licensed insurance agent and he is able to offer fixed and variable annuities,
life and health insurance, as well as long term care coverage to interested parties through
various unaffiliated insurance companies where he receives commission or renewal payments
from the issuer on a client’s purchase of an insurance contract. This activity may involve up to
20% of his time during business hours each month.
Due to business arrangements BCU has in place to serve its field of membership, Mr. Hagen is
also a registered representative with with LPL Financial, an SEC registered broker-dealer and
investment adviser. In this capacity, Mr. Hagen recommends securities products and receives
commissions. His role with LPL Financial may involve up to 140 hours per month, including
during business hours.
Mr. Hagen is a licensed real estate agent; however, he is currently not involved in realtor
activities. Our advisory firm does not believe this activity presents a conflict of interest with its
clients.
Mr. Hagen is not registered nor has an application pending to register as an associated person
of a NFA-member broker/dealer, futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, or
commodity trading advisor or any other entity supervised by the NFA or CFTC, nor will he offer
commodities or futures products through these types of entities.
In sum, Mr. Hagen may serve clients as a licensed insurance agent, registered representative of
LPL Financial, and/or investment adviser representative with BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC. He is
required to disclose (in advance of a brokerage transaction or advisory service) the capacity in
which he is serving a client, to include the potential or actual conflict of interest the role or
service to be provided may incur and he will provide the client/prospective client with the
appropriate Form ADV Part 2A and 2B which will reference his role with the noted firm and the
services or advice to be offered.
The receipt of commissions and other compensation gives Mr. Hagen an incentive to
recommend insurance products based on the compensation he receives rather than on the
client’s needs, notwithstanding this issue, both Mr. Hagen and BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC take
their responsibilities seriously and only intend to recommend investments and advisory services
believed appropriate for the client.
Item 5 - Additional Compensation
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC prohibits employees from accepting or receiving additional economic
benefit, such as sales awards or other prizes, for providing advisory services to its clients. The
firm also prohibits compensation for advisory services involving performance-based fees.
40
Item 6 - Supervision
We supervise Mr. Hagen by requiring that he adhere to our processes and procedures as
described in our firm’s Code of Ethics and procedural guidelines. We will monitor the advice
that he may provide you by performing the following ongoing reviews/requirements:
• Account opening documentation when the relationship is established,
• Daily review of account transactions,
• Oversight of your financial situation, objectives, and investment needs,
• Client correspondence,
• Requiring each associate at least annually review and attest to firm policy, and
• Periodic branch office reviews.
Scott Comeau is the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer and serves as Mr. Hagen’s supervisor
involving investment advisory services offered through BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC. Questions
relative to BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC, its Form ADV Part 2A, or this ADV Part 2B may be made to
the attention of Mr. Comeau at Scott.Comeau@bcu.org or 847-932-8007.
Additional information about the firm, other advisory firms, or associated investment adviser
representatives, including Mr. Hagen is available on the Internet at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. A
search of this site for firms or their associated personnel can be accomplished by name or a
unique firm identifier, known as an IARD number. The IARD number for BCU Wealth Advisors,
LLC is 164173; Mr. Hagen’s individual reference number is 7195862. The business and
disciplinary history, if any, of an investment advisory firm and its representatives may also be
obtained by calling a state securities administrator office.
Our investment advisory services and investment vehicles offered are
Not Insured by NCUA or Any
Other Government Agency
Not Credit Union
Guaranteed
Not Credit Union
Deposits or Obligations
May Lose
Value
41
Item 1 – Cover Page
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC
SEC Registered Investment Adviser
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC
300 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
(847) 932-8007
www.bcuwa.org
Amanda Elizabeth Link
Financial Advisor
Investment Adviser Representative
300 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
(847) 932-8068
Form ADV Part 2B
Brochure Supplement
March 7, 2025
This brochure supplement provides information about Amanda Link that supplements the BCU
Wealth Advisors, LLC Form ADV Part 2A advisory brochure and/or Form ADV Part 2A - Appendix
1 wrap fee program brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure. Please contact
Mr. Scott Comeau, Chief Compliance Officer, at 847-932-8007 if you did not receive the BCU
Wealth Advisors, LLC’s Form ADV Part 2A or Form ADV Part 2A - Appendix 1 brochure or if you
have any questions about the contents of this supplement. Additional information about
Amanda Link is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 - Educational Background and Business Experience
Regulatory guidance requires the firm to disclose through Form ADV Part 2B relevant post-
secondary education and professional training for each associate of the firm, as well as their
business experience for at least the past five years.
Name
Amanda Elizabeth Link
Year of Birth CRD #
1979
4748018
Educational Background
Associate of Applied Science, SUNY Broome Community, May 2000
Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination/FINRA Series 6,
02/2004; General Securities Representative Examination/FINRA Series 7, 09/2024; Uniform
Securities State Agent Law Examination/NASAA Series 63, 05/2004; Uniform Investment Adviser
Law Exam/NASAA Series 65, 12/2019; Illinois Insurance Agent License
FINRA, NFA, NASAA and insurance industry examinations are "criterion based;" candidates who
pass the exam are considered to have met the minimum competency level. The completion of a
securities or insurance industry examination does not constitute or imply a person is
“approved” or “endorsed” by a securities regulatory organization, state securities or state
insurance commissioner.
Business Experience
LPL Financial (06/2023 – Present), Vernon Hills, IL, Registered Representative located at BCU
Baxter Credit Union (06/2019 – Present), Vernon Hills, IL, Sales Assistant
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC (05/2019 – Present), Vernon Hills, IL, Senior Client Service Associate
CUSO Financial Services, LP (06/2019 – 06/2023), San Diego, CA, Sales Assistant
SunAmerica Capital Services, Inc. (12/2007 – 04/2019), Woodland Hills, CA, Registered
Representative
SunAmerica (12/2007 – 04/2019), Woodland Hills, CA, Regional Marketing Specialist
Item 3 - Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised person
providing investment advice. No information is applicable to this Item. There are no reportable
criminal or civil actions, administrative enforcement proceedings, self-regulatory organization
enforcement proceedings or any other proceedings applicable to Ms. Link.
Item 4 - Other Business Activities
Ms. Link is an employee of BCU, which may involve up to 160 hours each month, during
business hours, and concurrent with her activities noted within this brochure supplement.
43
Ms. Link is a licensed insurance agent and she is able to offer fixed and variable annuities, life
and health insurance, as well as long term care coverage to interested parties through various
unaffiliated insurance companies where she receives commission or renewal payments from
the issuer on a client’s purchase of an insurance contract. This activity may involve up to 20% of
her time during business hours each month.
Due to business arrangements BCU has in place to serve its field of membership, Ms. Link is also
a registered representative with LPL Financial, an SEC registered broker-dealer and investment
adviser. In this capacity, Ms. Link recommends securities products and receives commissions.
Her role with LPL Financial may involve up to 140 hours per month, including during business
hours.
Ms. Link is not registered nor has an application pending to register as an associated person of a
NFA-member broker/dealer, futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, or
commodity trading advisor or any other entity supervised by the NFA or CFTC, nor will she offer
commodities or futures products through these types of entities.
In sum, Ms. Link may serve clients as a licensed insurance agent, registered representative of
LPL Financial, and/or investment adviser representative with BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC. She is
required to disclose (in advance of a brokerage transaction or advisory service) the capacity in
which she is serving a client, to include the potential or actual conflict of interest the role or
service to be provided may incur and she will provide the client/prospective client with the
appropriate Form ADV Part 2A and 2B which will reference her role with the noted firm and the
services or advice to be offered. Further, the receipt of commissions and other compensation
gives Ms. Link an incentive to recommend investments based on the compensation she receives
rather than on the client’s needs, notwithstanding this issue, both Ms. Link and BCU Wealth
Advisors, LLC take their responsibilities seriously and only intend to recommend investments
and advisory services believed appropriate for the client.
Item 5 - Additional Compensation
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC prohibits employees from accepting or receiving additional economic
benefit, such as sales awards or other prizes, for providing advisory services to its clients. The
firm also prohibits compensation for advisory services involving performance-based fees.
Item 6 - Supervision
We supervise Ms. Link by requiring that she adhere to our processes and procedures as
described in our firm’s Code of Ethics and procedural guidelines. We will monitor the advice
that she may provide you by performing the following ongoing reviews/requirements:
• Account opening documentation when the relationship is established,
• Daily review of account transactions,
• Oversight of your financial situation, objectives, and investment needs,
• Client correspondence,
• Requiring each associate at least annually review and attest to firm policy, and
• Periodic branch office reviews.
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Scott Comeau is the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer and serves as Ms. Link’s supervisor
involving investment advisory services offered through BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC. Questions
relative to BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC, its Form ADV Part 2A, or this ADV Part 2B may be made to
the attention of Mr. Comeau at Scott.Comeau@bcu.org or 847-932-8007.
Additional information about the firm, other advisory firms, or associated investment adviser
representatives, including Ms. Link is available on the Internet at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. A
search of this site for firms or their associated personnel can be accomplished by name or a
unique firm identifier, known as an IARD number. The IARD number for BCU Wealth Advisors,
LLC is 164173; Ms. Link’s individual reference number is 4748018. The business and disciplinary
history, if any, of an investment advisory firm and its representatives may also be obtained by
calling a state securities administrator office.
Our investment advisory services and investment vehicles offered are
Not Insured by NCUA or Any
Other Government Agency
Not Credit Union
Guaranteed
Not Credit Union
Deposits or Obligations
May Lose
Value
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Item 1 – Cover Page
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC
SEC Registered Investment Adviser
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC
300 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
(847) 932-8007
www.bcuwa.org
William Luzzo, CFP®
Financial Advisor
Investment Adviser Representative
300 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
(224) 207-2668
Form ADV Part 2B
Brochure Supplement
March 7, 2025
This brochure supplement provides information about William Luzzo that supplements the BCU
Wealth Advisors, LLC Form ADV Part 2A advisory brochure and/or Form ADV Part 2A - Appendix
1 wrap fee program brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure. Please contact
Mr. Scott Comeau, Chief Compliance Officer, at 847-932-8007 if you did not receive the BCU
Wealth Advisors, LLC’s Form ADV Part 2A or Form ADV Part 2A - Appendix 1 brochure or if you
have any questions about the contents of this supplement. Additional information about
William Luzzo is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 - Educational Background and Business Experience
Regulatory guidance requires the firm to disclose through Form ADV Part 2B relevant post-
secondary education and professional training for each associate of the firm, as well as their
business experience for at least the past five years.
Name
William Luzzo
Year of Birth CRD #
1998
6959536
Educational Background
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, CFP®; Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.,
05/2024
Bachelor of Science, Loras College; Dubuque, IA, 2020
General Securities Representative Examination/FINRA Series 7, 01/2021; Uniform Combined
State Law Examination/NASAA Series 66, 05/2021
Illinois Insurance Agent License (Producer #18824770 )
In order to achieve and maintain certification, CFP® professionals must: 1) pass the
comprehensive CFP® Certification Examination, 2) pass the CFP Board's Fitness Standards for
Candidates and Registrants, 3) agree to abide by CFP Board's Code of Ethics and Professional
Responsibility and Rules of Conduct which put clients' interests first, 4) comply with
the Financial Planning Practice Standards which spell out what clients should be able to
reasonably expect from the financial planning engagement, and 5) complete 30 hours of
continuing education (including 2 hours of approved Ethics CE) every two years. - See more at:
http://www.cfp.net/become-a-cfp-professional/cfp-certification-
requirements#sthash.qwXJz3yF.dpuf.
FINRA, NFA, NASAA and insurance industry examinations are "criterion based;" candidates who
pass the exam are considered to have met the minimum competency level. The completion of a
securities or insurance industry examination does not constitute or imply a person is
“approved” or “endorsed” by a securities regulatory organization, state securities or state
insurance commissioner.
Business Experience
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC (12/2021-Present), Vernon Hills, IL, Investment Adviser
Representative
LPL Financial (07/2023 – Present), Vernon Hills, IL, Registered Representative located at BCU
CUSO Financial Services, LP (12/2021-07/2023), Vernon Hills, IL, Registered
Representative/Investment Adviser Representative located at Baxter Credit Union
Private Advisor Group, LLC (10/2021 – 12/2021), Chicago, IL, Investment Adviser Representative
LPL Financial Services LLC (10/2021 – 12/2021), Chicago, IL, Registered Representative
LPL Financial LLC (10/2021 – 10/2021), Fort Mill, SC, Investment Adviser Representative
Thrivent Investment Management Inc. (05/2021 – 10/2021), Downers Grove, IL, Investment
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Adviser Representative
Thrivent Investment Management Inc.(01/2021 – 10/2021), Downers Grove, IL, Registered
Representative
Midlothian C.C. (04/2013 – 08/2021), Midlothian, IL, Caddy
Loras College (08/2016 – 05/2021), Dubuque, IA, Student
Cottingham & Butler (08/2019 – 11/2019), Dubuque, IA, Intern
Windy City Thunderbolts (05/2014 – 08/2019), Crestwood, IL, Server
Northwestern Mutual (06/2018 – 09/2018), Naperville, IL, Financial Intern
Item 3 - Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised person
providing investment advice. No information is applicable to this Item. There are no reportable
criminal or civil actions, administrative enforcement proceedings, self-regulatory organization
enforcement proceedings or any other proceedings applicable to Mr. Luzzo.
Item 4 - Other Business Activities
Mr. Luzzo is an employee of BCU, which may involve up to 160 hours each month, during
business hours, and concurrent with his activities noted within this brochure supplement.
Mr. Luzzo is also a licensed insurance agent and he is able to offer fixed and variable annuities,
life and health insurance, as well as long term care coverage to interested parties through
various unaffiliated insurance companies where he receives commission or renewal payments
from the issuer on a client’s purchase of an insurance contract. This activity may involve up to
20% of his time during business hours each month.
Due to business arrangements BCU has in place to serve its field of membership, Mr. Luzzo is
also a registered representative with LPL Financial, an SEC registered broker-dealer and
investment adviser. In this capacity, Mr. Luzzo recommends securities products and receives
commissions. His role with LPL Financial may involve up to 140 hours per month, including
during business hours.
Mr. Luzzo is not registered nor has an application pending to register as an associated person of
a NFA-member broker/dealer, futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, or
commodity trading advisor or any other entity supervised by the NFA or CFTC, nor will he offer
commodities or futures products through these types of entities.
In sum, Mr. Luzzo may serve clients as a licensed insurance agent, registered representative of
LPL Financial, and/or investment adviser representative with BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC. He is
required to disclose (in advance of a brokerage transaction or advisory service) the capacity in
which he is serving a client, to include the potential or actual conflict of interest the role or
service to be provided may incur and he will provide the client/prospective client with the
appropriate Form ADV Part 2A and 2B which will reference his role with the noted firm and the
services or advice to be offered. Further, the receipt of commissions and other compensation
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gives Mr. Luzzo an incentive to recommend investments based on the compensation he
receives rather than on the client’s needs, notwithstanding this issue, both Mr. Luzzo and BCU
Wealth Advisors, LLC take their responsibilities seriously and only intend to recommend
investments and advisory services believed appropriate for the client.
Item 5 – Additional Compensation
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC prohibits employees from accepting or receiving additional economic
benefit, such as sales awards or other prizes, for providing advisory services to its clients. The
firm also prohibits compensation for advisory services involving performance-based fees.
Item 6 – Supervision
We supervise Mr. Luzzo by requiring that he adhere to our processes and procedures as
described in our firm’s Code of Ethics and procedural guidelines. We will monitor the advice
that he may provide you by performing the following ongoing reviews/requirements:
• Account opening documentation when the relationship is established,
• Daily review of account transactions,
• Oversight of your financial situation, objectives, and investment needs,
• Client correspondence,
• Requiring each associate at least annually review and attest to firm policy, and
• Periodic branch office reviews.
Scott Comeau is the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer and serves as Mr. Luzzo’s supervisor
involving investment advisory services offered through BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC. Questions
relative to BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC, its Form ADV Part 2A, or this ADV Part 2B may be made to
the attention of Mr. Comeau at Scott.Comeau@bcu.org or 847-932-8007.
Additional information about the firm, other advisory firms, or associated investment adviser
representatives, including Mr. Luzzo is available on the Internet at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. A
search of this site for firms or their associated personnel can be accomplished by name or a
unique firm identifier, known as an IARD number. The IARD number
for BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC is 164173; Mr. Luzzo’s individual reference number is 6959536.
The business and disciplinary history, if any, of an investment advisory firm and its
representatives may also be obtained by calling a state securities administrator office.
Our investment advisory services and investment vehicles offered are
Not Insured by NCUA or Any
Other Government Agency
Not Credit Union
Guaranteed
Not Credit Union
Deposits or Obligations
May Lose
Value
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Item 1 – Cover Page
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC
SEC Registered Investment Adviser
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC
300 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
(847) 932-8007
www.bcuwa.org
Kristi Lynn Mertens, CFP®
Financial Advisor
Investment Adviser Representative
1000 Nicollet Mall/TPS-221
Minneapolis, MN 55403
(847) 932-8658
Form ADV Part 2B
Brochure Supplement
March 7, 2025
This brochure supplement provides information about Kristi Lynn Mertens that supplements
the BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC Form ADV Part 2A advisory brochure and/or Form ADV Part 2A
– Appendix 1 wrap fee program brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure.
Please contact Mr. Scott Comeau, Chief Compliance Officer, at 847-932-8007 if you did not
receive the BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC’s Form ADV Part 2A or Form ADV Part 2A – Appendix 1
brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement. Additional
information about Kristi Lynn Mertens is available on the Securities and Exchange
Commission’s (SEC) website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 – Educational Background and Business Experience
Regulatory guidance requires the firm to disclose through Form ADV Part 2B relevant post-
secondary education and professional training for each associate of the firm, as well as their
business experience for at least the past five years.
Name
Kristi Lynn Mertens
Year of Birth CRD #
1976
4789908
Educational Background
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, North Dakota State University; Fargo, ND, 2004
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, CFP®; Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.,
May 2009
General Securities Representative Examination/FINRA Series 7, 05/2004; Uniform Securities
State Agent Law Examination/NASAA Series 63, 05/2004
Minnesota Insurance Agent License (Producer # 20474678), Wisconsin Insurance Agent License,
Massachusetts Insurance Agent License, California Insurance Agent License, Virginia Insurance
Agent License
In order to achieve and maintain certification, CFP® professionals must: 1) pass the
comprehensive CFP® Certification Examination, 2) pass the CFP Board’s Fitness Standards for
Candidates and Registrants, 3) agree to abide by CFP Board’s Code of Ethics and Professional
Responsibility and Rules of Conduct which put clients’ interests first, 4) comply with
the Financial Planning Practice Standards which spell out what clients should be able to
reasonably expect from the financial planning engagement, and 5) complete 30 hours of
continuing education (including 2 hours of approved Ethics CE) every two years. – See more at:
http://www.cfp.net/become-a-cfp-professional/cfp-certification-
requirements#sthash.qwXJz3yF.dpuf.
FINRA, NFA, NASAA and insurance industry examinations are “criterion based;” candidates who
pass the exam are considered to have met the minimum competency level. The completion of a
securities or insurance industry examination does not constitute or imply a person is
“approved” or “endorsed” by a securities regulatory organization, state securities or state
insurance commissioner.
Business Experience
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC (07/2022 – Present), Minneapolis, MN, Managing Director
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC (04/2013-Present), Minneapolis, MN, Investment Adviser
Representative
LPL Financial (07/2023 – Present), Minneapolis, MN, Registered Representative located at BCU
CUSO Financial Services, LP (08/2012-07/2023), Minneapolis, MN, Registered
Representative/Investment Adviser Representative located at Baxter Credit Union
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Item 3 – Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised person
providing investment advice. No information is applicable to this Item. There are no reportable
criminal or civil actions, administrative enforcement proceedings, self-regulatory organization
enforcement proceedings or any other proceedings applicable to Ms. Mertens.
Item 4 – Other Business Activities
Ms. Mertens is an employee of BCU, which may involve up to 160 hours each month, during
business hours, and concurrent with her activities noted within this brochure supplement.
Ms. Mertens is also a licensed insurance agent and she is able to offer fixed and variable
annuities, life and health insurance, as well as long term care coverage to interested parties
through various unaffiliated insurance companies where she receives commission or renewal
payments from the issuer on a client’s purchase of an insurance contract. This activity may
involve up to 20% of her time during business hours each month.
Due to business arrangements BCU has in place to serve its field of membership, Ms. Mertens is
also a registered representative with LPL Financial, an SEC registered broker-dealer and
investment adviser. In this capacity, Ms. Mertens recommends securities products and receives
commissions. Her role with LPL Financial may involve up to 140 hours per month, including
during business hours.
Ms. Mertens is not registered nor has an application pending to register as an associated
person of a NFA-member broker/dealer, futures commission merchant, commodity pool
operator, or commodity trading advisor or any other entity supervised by the NFA or CFTC, nor
will she offer commodities or futures products through these types of entities.
In sum, Ms. Mertens may serve clients as a licensed insurance agent, registered representative
of LPL Financial, and/or investment adviser representative with BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC. She
is required to disclose (in advance of a brokerage transaction or advisory service) the capacity in
which she is serving a client, to include the potential or actual conflict of interest the role or
service to be provided may incur and she will provide the client/prospective client with the
appropriate Form ADV Part 2A and 2B which will reference her role with the noted firm and the
services or advice to be offered. Further, the receipt of commissions and other compensation
gives Ms. Mertens an incentive to recommend investments based on the compensation she
receives rather than on the client’s needs, notwithstanding this issue, both Ms. Mertens and
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC take their responsibilities seriously and only intend to recommend
investments and advisory services believed appropriate for the client.
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Item 5 - Additional Compensation
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC prohibits employees from accepting or receiving additional economic
benefit, such as sales awards or other prizes, for providing advisory services to its clients. The
firm also prohibits compensation for advisory services involving performance-based fees.
Item 6 - Supervision
We supervise Ms. Mertens by requiring that she adhere to our processes and procedures as
described in our firm’s Code of Ethics and procedural guidelines. We will monitor the advice
that she may provide you by performing the following ongoing reviews/requirements:
• Account opening documentation when the relationship is established,
• Daily review of account transactions,
• Oversight of your financial situation, objectives, and investment needs,
• Client correspondence,
• Requiring each associate at least annually review and attest to firm policy, and
• Periodic branch office reviews.
Scott Comeau is the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer and serves as Ms. Mertens’ supervisor
involving investment advisory services offered through BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC. Questions
relative to BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC, its Form ADV Part 2A, or this ADV Part 2B may be made to
the attention of Mr. Comeau at Scott.Comeau@bcu.org or 847-932-8007.
Additional information about the firm, other advisory firms, or associated investment adviser
representatives, including Ms. Mertens is available on the Internet at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
A search of this site for firms or their associated personnel can be accomplished by name or a
unique firm identifier, known as an IARD number. The IARD number for BCU Wealth Advisors,
LLC is 164173; Ms. Mertens’ individual reference number is 4789908. The business and
disciplinary history, if any, of an investment advisory firm and its representatives may also be
obtained by calling a state securities administrator office.
Our investment advisory services and investment vehicles offered are
Not Insured by NCUA or Any
Other Government Agency
Not Credit Union
Guaranteed
Not Credit Union
Deposits or Obligations
May Lose
Value
53
Item 1 – Cover Page
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC
SEC Registered Investment Adviser
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC
300 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
847-932-8007
www.bcuwa.org
Edwin Thomas Watson, CFP®
Founder
Investment Adviser Representative
300 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
(847) 932-8908
Form ADV Part 2B
Brochure Supplement
March 7, 2025
information about Edwin Thomas Watson that
This brochure supplement provides
supplements the BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC Form ADV Part 2A advisory brochure and/or Form
ADV Part 2A - Appendix 1 wrap fee program brochure. You should have received a copy of that
brochure. Please contact Mr. Scott Comeau, Chief Compliance Officer, at 847-932-8007 if you
did not receive the BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC’s Form ADV Part 2A or Form ADV Part 2A -
Appendix 1 brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement.
Additional information about Edwin Thomas Watson is available on the Securities and
Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 - Educational Background and Business Experience
Regulatory guidance requires the firm to disclose through Form ADV Part 2B relevant post-
secondary education and professional training for each associate of the firm, as well as their
business experience for at least the past five years.
Name
Edwin Thomas Watson
Year of Birth CRD #
1966
4448255
Educational Background
Bachelor of Science in Finance, Pennsylvania State University; University Park, PA, 1988
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, CFP®; Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.,
06/2007
Licensed Insurance Agent; Illinois Department of Insurance
In order to achieve and maintain certification, CFP® professionals must: 1) pass the
comprehensive CFP® Certification Examination, 2) pass the CFP Board's Fitness Standards for
Candidates and Registrants, 3) agree to abide by CFP Board's Code of Ethics and Professional
Responsibility and Rules of Conduct which put clients' interests first, 4) comply with
the Financial Planning Practice Standards which spell out what clients should be able to
reasonably expect from the financial planning engagement, and 5) complete 30 hours of
continuing education (including 2 hours of approved Ethics CE) every two years. - See more at:
http://www.cfp.net/become-a-cfp-professional/cfp-certification-
requirements#sthash.qwXJz3yF.dpuf.
Business Experience
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC (2011-Present), Vernon Hills, IL, President/Board Member (2011-
2018), Investment Adviser Representative/Financial Planner
Genworth Financial, Inc. (2004-2011), Richmond, VA, VP, Strategic Accounts
GE Financial (2001-2004), Richmond, VA, VP, Strategic Accounts
Item 3 - Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised person
providing investment advice. No information is applicable to this Item. There are no reportable
criminal or civil actions, administrative enforcement proceedings, self-regulatory organization
enforcement proceedings or any other proceedings applicable to Mr. Watson.
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Item 4 - Other Business Activities
Mr. Watson is an employee of BCU, which may involve up to 160 hours each month, during
business hours, and concurrent with his activities noted within this brochure supplement.
Mr. Watson is also a licensed insurance agent and he is able to offer fixed annuities, life and
health insurance, as well as long term care coverage to interested parties through various
unaffiliated insurance companies where he receives commission or renewal payments from the
issuer on a client’s purchase of an insurance contract. This activity may involve up to 20% of his
time during business hours each month.
Mr. Watson is not registered nor has an application pending to register as an associated person
of a NFA-member broker/dealer, futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, or
commodity trading advisor or any other entity supervised by the NFA or CFTC, nor will he offer
commodities or futures products through these types of entities.
The receipt of commissions and other compensation gives Mr. Watson an incentive to
recommend insurance products based on the compensation he receives rather than on the
client’s needs, notwithstanding this issue, both Mr. Watson and BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC take
their responsibilities seriously and only intend to recommend investments and advisory services
believed appropriate for the client.
Item 5 - Additional Compensation
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC prohibits employees from accepting or receiving additional economic
benefit, such as sales awards or other prizes, for providing advisory services to its clients. The
firm also prohibits compensation for advisory services involving performance-based fees.
Item 6 - Supervision
We supervise Mr. Watson by requiring that he adhere to our processes and procedures as
described in our firm’s Code of Ethics and procedural guidelines. We will monitor the advice
that he may provide you by performing the following ongoing reviews/requirements:
• Account opening documentation when the relationship is established,
• Daily review of account transactions,
• Oversight of your financial situation, objectives, and investment needs,
• Client correspondence,
• Requiring each associate at least annually review and attest to firm policy, and
• Periodic branch office reviews.
Scott Comeau is the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer and serves as Mr. Watson’s supervisor
involving investment advisory services offered through BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC. Questions
relative to BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC, its Form ADV Part 2A, or this ADV Part 2B may be made to
the attention of Mr. Comeau at Scott.Comeau@bcu.org or 847-932-8007.
Additional information about the firm, other advisory firms, or associated investment adviser
representatives, including Mr. Watson is available on the Internet at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
56
A search of this site for firms or their associated personnel can be accomplished by name or a
unique firm identifier, known as an IARD number. The IARD number for BCU Wealth Advisors,
LLC is 164173; Mr. Watson’s individual reference number is 4448255. The business and
disciplinary history, if any, of an investment advisory firm and its representatives may also be
obtained by calling a state securities administrator office.
Our investment advisory services and investment vehicles offered are
Not Insured by NCUA or Any
Other Government Agency
Not Credit Union
Guaranteed
Not Credit Union
Deposits or Obligations
May Lose
Value
57
Item 1 – Cover Page
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC
SEC Registered Investment Adviser
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC
300 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
(847) 932-8007
www.bcuwa.org
Heather Marsland Wright, CRPC®, CFP®
Financial Advisor
Investment Adviser Representative
300 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
(847) 932-8124
Form ADV Part 2B
Brochure Supplement
March 7, 2025
This brochure supplement provides information about Heather M. Wright that supplements
the BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC Form ADV Part 2A advisory brochure and/or Form ADV Part 2A -
Appendix 1 wrap fee program brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure.
Please contact Mr. Scott Comeau, Chief Compliance Officer, at 847-932-8007 if you did not
receive the BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC’s Form ADV Part 2A or Form ADV Part 2A - Appendix 1
brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement. Additional
information about Heather M. Wright is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s
(SEC) website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 - Educational Background and Business Experience
Regulatory guidance requires the firm to disclose through Form ADV Part 2B relevant post-
secondary education and professional training for each associate of the firm, as well as their
business experience for at least the past five years.
Name
Heather Marsland Wright
Year of Birth CRD #
1962
1663805
Educational Background
Masters of Business Administration, DePaul University; Chicago, IL, 1998
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Southern Methodist University; Dallas, TX, 1984
Graduate of Cannon Trust School, Trust I – III, 10/2011
Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor, CRPC®, The College of Financial Planning, 2020
Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination/FINRA Series 6,
04/2001; General Securities Representative Examination/FINRA Series 7, 02/2003; Uniform
Securities State Agent Law Examination/NASAA Series 63, 05/2001; Uniform Combined State
Law Examination/NASAA Series 66, 09/2013
Illinois Insurance Agent License, Ohio Insurance Agent License
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, CFP®; Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.,
08/2021
In order to achieve and maintain certification, CFP® professionals must: 1) pass the
comprehensive CFP® Certification Examination, 2) pass the CFP Board's Fitness Standards for
Candidates and Registrants, 3) agree to abide by CFP Board's Code of Ethics and Professional
Responsibility and Rules of Conduct which put clients' interests first, 4) comply with
the Financial Planning Practice Standards which spell out what clients should be able to
reasonably expect from the financial planning engagement, and 5) complete 30 hours of
continuing education (including 2 hours of approved Ethics CE) every two years. - See more at:
http://www.cfp.net/become-a-cfp-professional/cfp-certification-
requirements#sthash.qwXJz3yF.dpuf.
FINRA, NFA, NASAA and insurance industry examinations are "criterion based;" candidates who
pass the exam are considered to have met the minimum competency level. The completion of a
securities or insurance industry examination does not constitute or imply a person is
“approved” or “endorsed” by a securities regulatory organization, state securities or state
insurance commissioner.
In order to achieve and maintain the CRPC® certification, the professional must: 1) complete a
prescribed course of study, 2) pass the CRPC® Certification Examination, 3) complete 16 hours
of continuing education every two years. See more at:
https://www.kaplanfinancial.com/wealth-management/crpc
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Business Experience
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC (07/2017-Present), Vernon Hills, IL, Investment Adviser
Representative
Baxter Credit Union (07/2017-Present), Vernon Hills, IL, Financial Advisor
LPL Financial (07/2023 – Present), Vernon Hills, IL, Registered Representative located at BCU
CUSO Financial Services, LP (06/2017-07/2023), San Diego, CA, Registered
Representative/Investment Adviser Representative located at Baxter Credit Union
Coldwell Banker (07/2015-Present), Lake Forest, IL, Realtor
GEM Financial Advisors, Inc. (07/2016-05/2017), Lake Forest, IL, Investment Adviser
Representative
LPL Financial LLC (07/2016-05/2017), Lake Forest, IL, Registered Representative
Unemployed (01/2015-07/2015), Lake Forest, IL
First Community Trust (11/2014-12/2014), Dubuque, IA, Representative
Lorum Financial Management, LP (07/2014-10/2014), Lombard, IL, Investment Adviser
Representative
Bank of America, NA (07/2013-07/2014)
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated (07/2013-07/2014), Northbrook, IL,
Financial Advisor/Registered Representative/Investment Adviser Representative
BMO Harris Financial Advisors, Inc. (12/2005-10/2012), Harris Investor Services, Inc. (12/2005-
07/2013), Chicago, IL, Registered Representative
Item 3 - Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised person
providing investment advice. Ms. Wright has a financial disclosure item in 2020 which has been
satisfied. Please see www.finra.org/brokercheck and/or the IAPD link www.adviserinfo.sec.gov
for additional information about Heather Marsland Wright, CRD #1663805.
There are no reportable criminal or civil actions, administrative enforcement proceedings, self-
regulatory organization enforcement proceedings or any other proceedings applicable to Ms.
Wright.
Item 4 - Other Business Activities
Ms. Wright is an employee of BCU, which may involve up to 160 hours each month, during
business hours, and concurrent with her activities noted within this brochure supplement.
Ms. Wright is a licensed insurance agent and she is able to offer fixed and variable annuities, life
and health insurance, as well as long term care coverage to interested parties through various
unaffiliated insurance companies where she receives commission or renewal payments from
the issuer on a client’s purchase of an insurance contract. This activity may involve up to 20% of
her time during business hours each month.
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Ms. Wright is a licensed real estate agent; an activity that involves five percent of her time after
business hours each month. Our advisory firm does not believe this activity presents a conflict
of interest with its clients.
Due to business arrangements BCU has in place to serve its field of membership, Ms. Wright is
also a registered representative with LPL Financial, an SEC registered broker-dealer and
investment adviser. In this capacity, Ms. Wright recommends securities products and receives
commissions. Her role with LPL Financial may involve up to 140 hours per month, including
during business hours.
Ms. Wright is not registered nor has an application pending to register as an associated person
of a NFA-member broker/dealer, futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, or
commodity trading advisor or any other entity supervised by the NFA or CFTC, nor will she offer
commodities or futures products through these types of entities.
In sum, Ms. Wright may serve clients as a licensed insurance agent, registered representative of
LPL Financial, and/or investment adviser representative with BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC. She is
required to disclose (in advance of a brokerage transaction or advisory service) the capacity in
which she is serving a client, to include the potential or actual conflict of interest the role or
service to be provided may incur and she will provide the client/prospective client with the
appropriate Form ADV Part 2A and 2B which will reference her role with the noted firm and the
services or advice to be offered. Further, the receipt of commissions and other compensation
gives Ms. Wright an incentive to recommend investments based on the compensation she
receives rather than on the client’s needs, notwithstanding this issue, both Ms. Wright and BCU
Wealth Advisors, LLC take their responsibilities seriously and only intend to recommend
investments and advisory services believed appropriate for the client.
Item 5 - Additional Compensation
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC prohibits employees from accepting or receiving additional economic
benefit, such as sales awards or other prizes, for providing advisory services to its clients. The
firm also prohibits compensation for advisory services involving performance-based fees.
Item 6 - Supervision
We supervise Ms. Wright by requiring that she adhere to our processes and procedures as
described in our firm’s Code of Ethics and procedural guidelines. We will monitor the advice
that she may provide you by performing the following ongoing reviews/requirements:
• Account opening documentation when the relationship is established,
• Daily review of account transactions,
• Oversight of your financial situation, objectives, and investment needs,
• Client correspondence,
• Requiring each associate at least annually review and attest to firm policy, and
• Periodic branch office reviews.
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Scott Comeau is the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer and serves as Ms. Wright’s supervisor
involving investment advisory services offered through BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC. Questions
relative to BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC, its Form ADV Part 2A, or this ADV Part 2B may be made to
the attention of Mr. Comeau at Scott.Comeau@bcu.org or 847-932-8007.
Additional information about the firm, other advisory firms, or associated investment adviser
representatives, including Ms. Wright is available on the Internet at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. A
search of this site for firms or their associated personnel can be accomplished by name or a
unique firm identifier, known as an IARD number. The IARD number for BCU Wealth Advisors,
LLC is 164173; Ms. Wright’s individual reference number is 1663805. The business and
disciplinary history, if any, of an investment advisory firm and its representatives may also be
obtained by calling a state securities administrator office.
Our investment advisory services and investment vehicles offered are
Not Insured by NCUA or Any
Other Government Agency
Not Credit Union
Guaranteed
Not Credit Union
Deposits or Obligations
May Lose
Value
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Item 1 – Cover Page
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC
SEC Registered Investment Adviser
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC
300 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
(847) 932-8007
www.bcuwa.org
Jonathan David Wylie, CFP®
Financial Advisor
Investment Adviser Representative
300 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
(847) 932-8056
Form ADV Part 2B
Brochure Supplement
March 7, 2025
This brochure supplement provides information about Jonathan David Wylie that supplements
the BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC Form ADV Part 2A advisory brochure and/or Form ADV Part 2A -
Appendix 1 wrap fee program brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure.
Please contact Mr. Scott Comeau, Chief Compliance Officer, at 847-932-8007 if you did not
receive the BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC’s Form ADV Part 2A or Form ADV Part 2A - Appendix 1
brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement. Additional
information about Jonathan David Wylie is available on the Securities and Exchange
Commission’s (SEC) website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Item 2 - Educational Background and Business Experience
Regulatory guidance requires the firm to disclose through Form ADV Part 2B relevant post-
secondary education and professional training for each associate of the firm, as well as their
business experience for at least the past five years.
Name
Jonathan David Wylie
Year of Birth CRD #
1990
6488027
Educational Background
Bachelor of Business Administration – Finance, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, WI, 2013
General Securities Representative Examination/FINRA Series 7, 10/2015; Uniform Combined
State Law Examination/NASAA Series 66, 11/2015
Wisconsin Insurance Agent License
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, CFP®; Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.,
(04/2019)
FINRA, NFA, NASAA and insurance industry examinations are "criterion based;" candidates who
pass the exam are considered to have met the minimum competency level. The completion of a
securities or insurance industry examination does not constitute or imply a person is
“approved” or “endorsed” by a securities regulatory organization, state securities or state
insurance commissioner.
In order to achieve and maintain certification, CFP® professionals must: 1) pass the
comprehensive CFP® Certification Examination, 2) pass the CFP Board's Fitness Standards for
Candidates and Registrants, 3) agree to abide by CFP Board's Code of Ethics and Professional
Responsibility and Rules of Conduct which put clients' interests first, 4) comply with
the Financial Planning Practice Standards which spell out what clients should be able to
reasonably expect from the financial planning engagement, and 5) complete 30 hours of
continuing education (including 2 hours of approved Ethics CE) every two years. - See more at:
http://www.cfp.net/become-a-cfp-professional/cfp-certification-
requirements#sthash.qwXJz3yF.dpuf.
Business Experience
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC (05/2018-Present), Vernon Hills, IL, Investment Adviser
Representative
LPL Financial (07/2023 – Present), Vernon Hills, IL, Registered Representative located at BCU
CUSO Financial Services, LP (05/2018-07/2023), Vernon Hills, IL, Registered
Representative/Investment Adviser Representative located at Baxter Credit Union
MVP Financial Services (05/2018 – 07/2023), Vernon Hills, IL, Insurance Agent
Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. (10/2015-05/2018), West Bend, WI, Registered
Representative/Investment Adviser Representative
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Reis Financial Services (04/2015-05/2018), West Bend, WI, Financial Services Assistant
Acuity (01/2014-04/2015), Sheboygan, WI, Business Analyst
Associated Bank (08/2013-12/2013), South Milwaukee, WI, Universal Banker
Item 3 - Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of each supervised person
providing investment advice. No information is applicable to this Item. There are no reportable
criminal or civil actions, administrative enforcement proceedings, self-regulatory organization
enforcement proceedings or any other proceedings applicable to Mr. Wylie.
Item 4 - Other Business Activities
Mr. Wylie is an employee of BCU, which may involve up to 160 hours each month, during
business hours, and concurrent with his activities noted within this brochure supplement.
Mr. Wylie is also a licensed insurance agent and he is able to offer fixed and variable annuities,
life and health insurance, as well as long term care coverage to interested parties through
various unaffiliated insurance companies where he receives commission or renewal payments
from the issuer on a client’s purchase of an insurance contract. This activity may involve up to
20% of his time during business hours each month.
Due to business arrangements BCU has in place to serve its field of membership, Mr. Wylie is
also a registered representative of LPL Financial, an SEC registered broker-dealer and
investment adviser. In this capacity, Mr. Wylie recommends securities products and receives
commissions. His role with LPL Financial may involve up to 140 hours per month, including
during business hours.
Mr. Wylie is not registered nor has an application pending to register as an associated person of
a NFA-member broker/dealer, futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, or
commodity trading advisor or any other entity supervised by the NFA or CFTC, nor will he offer
commodities or futures products through these types of entities.
In sum, Mr. Wylie may serve clients as a licensed insurance agent, registered representative of
LPL Financial, and/or investment adviser representative with BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC. He is
required to disclose (in advance of a brokerage transaction or advisory service) the capacity in
which he is serving a client, to include the potential or actual conflict of interest the role or
service to be provided may incur and he will provide the client/prospective client with the
appropriate Form ADV Part 2A and 2B which will reference his role with the noted firm and the
services or advice to be offered. Further, the receipt of commissions and other compensation
gives Mr. Wylie an incentive to recommend investments based on the compensation he
receives rather than on the client’s needs, notwithstanding this issue, both Mr. Wylie and BCU
Wealth Advisors, LLC take their responsibilities seriously and only intend to recommend
investments and advisory services believed appropriate for the client.
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Item 5 - Additional Compensation
BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC prohibits employees from accepting or receiving additional economic
benefit, such as sales awards or other prizes, for providing advisory services to its clients. The
firm also prohibits compensation for advisory services involving performance-based fees.
Item 6 - Supervision
We supervise Mr. Wylie by requiring that he adhere to our processes and procedures as
described in our firm’s Code of Ethics and procedural guidelines. We will monitor the advice
that he may provide you by performing the following ongoing reviews/requirements:
• Account opening documentation when the relationship is established,
• Daily review of account transactions,
• Oversight of your financial situation, objectives, and investment needs,
• Client correspondence,
• Requiring each associate at least annually review and attest to firm policy, and
• Periodic branch office reviews.
Scott Comeau is the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer and serves as Mr. Wylie’s supervisor
involving investment advisory services offered through BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC. Questions
relative to BCU Wealth Advisors, LLC, its Form ADV Part 2A, or this ADV Part 2B may be made to
the attention of Mr. Comeau at Scott.Comeau@bcu.org or 847-932-8007.
Additional information about the firm, other advisory firms, or associated investment adviser
representatives, including Mr. Wylie is available on the Internet at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. A
search of this site for firms or their associated personnel can be accomplished by name or a
unique firm identifier, known as an IARD number. The IARD number for BCU Wealth Advisors,
LLC is 164173; Mr. Wylie’s individual reference number is 6488027. The business and
disciplinary history, if any, of an investment advisory firm and its representatives may also be
obtained by calling a state securities administrator office.
Our investment advisory services and investment vehicles offered are
Not Insured by NCUA or Any
Other Government Agency
Not Credit Union
Guaranteed
Not Credit Union
Deposits or Obligations
May Lose
Value
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