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Item 1 – Cover Page
Earned
Wealth Advisors, LLC
a Registered Investment Adviser
165 Lennon Lane, Suite 200
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
(877) 939-2500
www.earnedwealth.com
March 28, 2025
This Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of
Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC (hereinafter “Earned Wealth Advisors”, “Earned”, or the
“Firm”). If you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure, please contact
us at the phone number listed above. The information in this Brochure has not been
approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by
any state securities authority. Registration does not imply any level of skill or training.
The oral and written communications of an adviser provide you with information about
which you determine to hire or retain an adviser.
Earned Wealth Advisors is the successor to Capital Performance Advisors d/b/a
Thomas Doll Advisors. Earned Wealth Advisors also received assignment of all client
investment advisory agreements from its affiliate, Noho Financial d/b/a Earned Wealth,
another registered investment advisor. These changes reflect internal reorganization
with no change in ownership, management, or control.
Additional information about Earned Wealth Advisors is available on the SEC’s website
at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. You can search this site by a unique identifying number,
known as a CRD Number. The CRD number for Earned Wealth Advisors is 108052.
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Item 2 – Material Changes
This Item of the Brochure discusses only specific material changes that are made to the
Brochure since the last annual update and provides clients with a summary of such
changes. In this update, we:
• Removed reference to servicing clients on the SEI Management Platform
throughout the brochure;
• Added disclosure in Item 10 related to investment advice and TD Advisors;
We will further provide you with a new Brochure as necessary based on changes or
new information, at any time, without charge.
Currently, our Brochure may be requested by contacting us at the number listed in Item
1. Additional information about Earned Wealth Advisors is also available via the SEC’s
website www.adviserin.sec.gov. The SEC’s website also provides information about any
persons affiliated with Earned Wealth Advisors who are registered, or are required to be
registered, as investment adviser representatives of Earned Wealth Advisors.
(Date of Brochure: 03/28/2025)
(Date of Most Recent Annual Updating Amendment: 03/28/2025)
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Item 3 – Table of Contents
Item 2 – Material Changes .............................................................................................. 2
Item 3 – Table of Contents .............................................................................................. 3
Item 4 – Advisory Business ............................................................................................. 4
Item 5 – Fees and Compensation ................................................................................. 11
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ............................. 17
Item 7 – Types of Clients ............................................................................................... 17
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ........................ 18
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information ................................................................................... 25
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ......................................... 26
Item 11 – Code of Ethics ............................................................................................... 28
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices ...................................................................................... 29
Item 13 – Review of Accounts ....................................................................................... 34
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation ..................................................... 37
Item 15 – Custody ......................................................................................................... 37
Item 16 – Investment Discretion .................................................................................... 38
Item 17 – Voting Client Securities ................................................................................. 39
Item 18 – Financial Information ..................................................................................... 39
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Item 4 – Advisory Business
Earned Wealth Advisors, LLC (“Earned Wealth Advisors” or “the Firm”) is owned by
Earned Wealth Operating Company. Earned Wealth Advisors, including through its
predecessor, Capital Performance Advisors LLP (d/b/a Thomas Doll), has been
providing advisory services since 1999.
Earned Wealth Advisors is the successor to Capital Performance Advisors d/b/a
Thomas Doll Advisors. The Firm also recently received assignment of all client
investment advisory agreements from its affiliate, Noho Financial d/b/a Earned Wealth,
another registered investment advisor. These changes reflect internal reorganization to
integrate the investment advisor businesses of Earned Wealth Operating Company. The
changes did not impact the ownership or management of the Firm.
As of January 31, 2025, Earned Wealth Advisors managed $1,916,730,533 on a
discretionary basis, $0 on a non-discretionary basis and advised on an additional
$450,551,280 of self-directed retirement account assets.
While this brochure generally describes the business of Earned Wealth Advisors, certain
sections also discuss the activities of its Supervised Persons, which refer to the Firm’s
officers, partners, directors (or other persons occupying a similar status or performing
similar functions), employees, or other persons who provide investment advice on
Earned Wealth Advisors’ behalf and are subject to the Firm’s supervision or control.
Prior to Earned Wealth Advisors rendering any of the following advisory services, clients
are required to enter into one or more written agreements with the Firm, setting forth the
relevant terms and conditions of the advisory relationship (the “Advisory Agreement”).
Below, the description of services that comprise the advisory business and certain other
sections of this brochure will refer to (1) “Thomas Doll Clients,” which means those
clients who signed their initial investment advisory agreement with the Firm prior to
December 31, 2024, (2) “Earned Wealth Clients,” which means those clients who
signed their initial wealth management agreement with NoHo Financial (d/b/a Earned
Wealth) prior to December 31, 2024 or became new clients of the Firm after January 1,
2025, and (3) “Employee Benefit Plan Services Clients” consisting of all clients for
whom Earned Wealth Advisors (previously known as Thomas Doll) provides investment
advisory services to the benefit plan. Thomas Doll Clients, Earned Wealth Clients, and
Employee Benefit Plan Services Clients are all clients of the now integrated registered
investment adviser “Earned Wealth Advisors.”
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Financial Planning
1. Earned Wealth Clients
Earned Wealth Advisors offers clients a broad range of financial planning and consulting
services, which include any or all of the following functions:
Investment Consulting
• Financial Position
• Risk and Insurance Planning
• Mortgage Consulting
• Career Advisory
• Tax Planning
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• Real Estate Services
• Retirement Planning
• Budgeting and Cash Management
• Business Planning
• Education Refinancing
• Debt Refinancing
• Employee Benefit Planning
Financial planning generally is the first step of engagement with Earned Wealth
Advisors and is included as part of wealth management services, discussed below. The
Firm offers a stand-alone financial plan called Wealth Diagnostic for a set fee. Fees are
billed monthly and payable upon delivery of the plan or completion of the services. The
contract may be terminated by either party upon thirty (30) days’ written notice. The
client will be billed for time spent and costs incurred up to the date of termination. The
financial planning services can vary and are customized depending on each Client’s
complexity and circumstances and will be defined and agreed upon in advance.
In performing these services, Earned Wealth Advisors is not required to verify any
information received from the client or from the client’s other professionals (e.g.,
attorneys, accountants, etc.,) and is expressly authorized to rely on such information.
Earned Wealth Advisors recommends certain clients engage the Firm for additional
related services, its Supervised Persons in their individual capacities as insurance
agents and/or other professionals to implement its recommendations. Clients are
advised that a conflict of interest exists for the Firm to recommend that clients engage
Earned Wealth Advisors or its affiliates to provide (or continue to provide) additional
services for compensation, including insurance products and investment management
services. Clients retain absolute discretion over all decisions regarding implementation
and are under no obligation to act upon any of the recommendations made by Earned
Wealth Advisors under a financial planning or consulting engagement. Clients are
responsible to promptly notify the Firm of any change in their financial situation or
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investment objectives for the purpose of reviewing, evaluating or revising Earned
Wealth Advisors’ recommendations and/or services.
2. Thomas Doll Clients
Some Thomas Doll Clients previously engaged the Firm for financial planning for a
separate fee. Any new financial planning engagements will consist of the financial
planning approach discussed above for all Earned Wealth Clients including Thomas Doll
Clients.
Wealth Management Services
Earned Wealth Advisors works with new clients to determine the client's investment
objectives and investor risk profile and may design a written investment policy
statement. The Firm works with new clients to develop a plan to transition from the
client's existing portfolio to the desired portfolio. The Firm then monitors the client's
portfolio holdings and the overall asset allocation strategy and holds regular review
meetings with the client regarding the account as necessary. Earned Wealth Advisors
manages client portfolios on a discretionary basis with infrequent exceptions. Clients
may impose reasonable restrictions on Earned Wealth Advisors’ discretionary authority,
including restrictions on the types of securities in which Earned Wealth Advisors may
invest client’s assets and to hold specific securities that the client may believe to be
appropriate.
On an ongoing basis, Earned Wealth Advisors will answer clients' inquiries regarding
their accounts and review periodically with clients the performance of their accounts.
Earned Wealth Advisors will periodically review clients' investment policy, risk profile
and to discuss the re-balancing of each client’s accounts to the extent appropriate.
1. Earned Wealth Clients
General Approach
Earned Wealth Advisors allocates client assets among various independent investment
managers who will directly manage separate accounts for clients (“Independent
Managers”) in accordance with their stated investment objectives. This will also include
allocating amongst portfolios managed by the Independent Managers. The Firm will
also recommend mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), individual debt and
equity securities, and private investments in certain circumstances.
The specific terms and conditions under which a client engages an Independent
Manager are set forth in a separate written agreement with the designated Independent
Manager. That agreement can be between Earned Wealth Advisors and the
Independent Manager (often called a sub-advisor) or the client and the Independent
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Manager (sometimes called a separate account manager). In addition to this brochure,
clients will typically also receive the written disclosure documents of the respective
Independent Managers engaged to manage their assets. The Independent Managers
can also include Earned Wealth Advisors’ engagement of companies that provide
outsourced chief investment officer relationships. In those circumstances, Earned
Wealth Advisors can still make the final investment decisions based on the
recommendations of the Independent Manager. When Independent Managers charge a
fee to Earned Wealth Advisors for sub-advisory services to clients (including Brinker
Capital Investments, LLC), Earned Wealth Advisors may pass that fee on to clients. In
these circumstances, those sub-advisory fees are separate and in addition to Earned
Wealth Advisors’ investment management fee and are separately disclosed prior to
engagement.
Earned Wealth Advisors evaluates a variety of information about Independent
Managers, which includes the Independent Managers’ public disclosure documents,
materials supplied by the Independent Managers themselves, and other third-party
analyses it believes are reputable. To the extent possible, the Firm seeks to assess the
Independent Managers’ investment strategies, past performance, and risk results in
relation to its clients’ individual portfolio allocations and risk exposure. Earned Wealth
Advisors also takes into consideration each Independent Manager’s management style,
returns, reputation, financial strength, reporting, pricing, and research capabilities,
among other factors.
The Firm will continue to provide services related to the discretionary selection of the
Independent Managers. On an ongoing basis, the Firm monitors the performance of
those accounts being managed by Independent Managers. Earned Wealth Advisors
seeks to ensure the Independent Managers’ strategies and target allocations remain
aligned with its client’s investment objectives and overall best interests.
In addition, the Firm can engage third parties for trading support. Clients give the
authority to the Firm to engage Independent Managers, including third-party trading
firms, through the Advisory Agreement. Earned Wealth Advisors does not participate in
or sponsor any wrap fee programs.
Related Wealth Management Services
Where appropriate, the Firm can also provide advice about any type of legacy position
or other investment held in client portfolios, but clients should not assume that these
assets are being continuously monitored or otherwise advised on by the Firm unless
specifically agreed upon. Clients can engage Earned Wealth Advisors to manage and/or
advise on certain investment products that are not maintained at their primary
custodian, such as variable life insurance and annuity contracts and assets held in
employer-sponsored retirement plans and qualified tuition plans (i.e., 529 plans). In
these situations, Earned Wealth Advisors directs or recommends the allocation of client
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assets among the various investment options available with the product. These assets
are generally maintained at the underwriting insurance company or the custodian
designated by the product’s provider.
2. Thomas Doll Clients
General Approach
Thomas Doll Clients typically have a portfolio of no-load mutual funds and exchange-
traded funds (“ETFs”) and may invest in model portfolios if the models match the client's
investment policy. The client's assets are allocated among various investments taking
into consideration the overall management style selected by the client. For Thomas Doll
Clients, Earned Wealth Advisors primarily recommends portfolios consisting of
securities offered by Dimensional Fund Advisors (“DFA”). DFA-sponsored securities
follow a passive asset class investment philosophy with low holdings turnover. Client
portfolios may also include some individual equity securities.
In addition to managing clients’ investment portfolios, Earned Wealth Advisors may
provide additional wealth management services to Thomas Doll Clients based upon
their unique circumstances and needs. Such services may include income planning,
college planning, retirement planning, risk management counsel, establishment of and
counsel on retirement plans, and assistance with assets outside our direct
management.
Fixed Income Portfolios
Some Thomas Doll Clients upon the Firm’s recommendation may hold a portfolio of
fixed income securities managed by a fixed income securities manager for whom the
client has granted discretionary management authority and subject to a separate Fixed
Income Investment Policy Statement. The manager monitors the account for changes in
credit ratings, security call provisions, and tax loss harvesting opportunities (to the
extent that the manager is provided with cost basis information). The manager will
obtain Earned Wealth Advisors' consent prior to the sale of any client securities.
Complete, laddered fixed income portfolios generally require a minimum investment of
$500,000. Earned Wealth Advisors will provide to the fixed income investment manager
any updated client financial information or account restrictions necessary for investment
manager to provide sub-advisory services.
TD SMART Investing
Effective November 15, 2024, this offering will no longer be offered to clients. This
disclosure only applies to certain clients who engaged us in this offering prior to that
date.
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Some Thomas Doll Clients with lower asset balances are enrolled in the Institutional
Intelligent Portfolios® program platform offered by Schwab Performance Technologies
(the “Platform” and “SPT,” respectively). This program is called “Smart IRA™” or “TD
SMART Investing.” SPT is a software provider to independent investment advisors and
is an affiliate of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“CS&Co”). Earned Wealth Advisors is
independent of and not owned by, affiliated with, or sponsored or supervised by SPT,
CS&Co, or their affiliates (collectively “Schwab”). Earned Wealth Advisors, and not
Schwab, is the client’s investment advisor and primary point of contact with respect to
the Platform. This program is no longer offered to new clients. In TD Smart Investing:
Earned Wealth Advisors is responsible for determining the appropriateness of the
Platform for the client, choosing a suitable investment strategy and portfolio for
the client’s investment needs and goals, and reviewing that portfolio on an
ongoing basis. Earned Wealth Advisors has contracted with SPT to provide the
Platform, which consists of technology and related trading and account
management services for the Platform.
The Platform enables Earned Wealth Advisors to make the Platform available to
clients online and includes a system that automates certain key parts of Earned
Wealth Advisors’ investment process (the “System”) including an automated
investment engine through which Earned Wealth Advisors manages the client’s
portfolio on an ongoing basis through automatic rebalancing and tax-loss
harvesting (if the client is eligible and elects).
Clients do not pay brokerage commissions or any other fees to CS&Co. as part
of the program. Schwab does receive other revenues in connection with the
Program. Earned Wealth Advisors does not pay SPT fees for the Platform so
long as Earned Wealth Advisors maintains $100 million in client assets in
accounts at CS&Co. that are not enrolled in the Program. If Earned Wealth
Advisors does not meet this condition, then Earned Wealth Advisors pays SPT an
annual licensing fee of 0.10% (10 basis points) on the value of Earned Wealth
Advisors clients’ assets in the Program. This fee arrangement gives Earned
Wealth Advisors an incentive to recommend or require that clients with accounts
not enrolled in the Program be maintained with CS&Co. Any clients in the
Program received a Program Disclosure Brochure from Schwab which includes a
more detailed description and additional information.
3. Retirement Plan Services Clients
Earned Wealth Advisors provides advisory services to participant-directed retirement
plans through third party administration services, which are online bundled service
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providers offering an opportunity for plan sponsors to provide their participants with daily
account access, valuation, and investment education.
The Doctor’s 401(k) Solution™ is a bundled offer consisting of retirement plan securities
selection, portfolio construction and monitoring. Earned Wealth Advisors provides the
investment management and fiduciary component of the bundle, while our affiliates
provide services such as procedure review and compliance with IRS guidelines.
Earned Wealth Advisors will analyze the plan's current investment platform and assist
the plan in creating an investment policy statement defining the types of investments to
be offered and the restrictions that may be imposed. The Firm will recommend
investment options to achieve the plan's objectives, provide participant education
meetings, and monitor the performance of the plan's investment vehicles.
Earned Wealth Advisors will recommend changes in the plan's investment vehicles as
may be appropriate from time to time. The Firm generally will review the plan's
investment vehicles and investment policy as necessary.
For other Employee Benefit Plan Services Clients, Earned Wealth Advisors provides
consulting services to the plans and their fiduciaries. This suite of institutional services
is designed to assist plan sponsors in structuring, managing, and optimizing their
corporate retirement plans. Each engagement is individually negotiated and
customized, and includes any or all of the following services: Plan Design and Strategy,
Plan Review and Evaluation, Executive Planning & Benefits, Investment Selection, Plan
Fee and Cost Analysis, Plan Committee Consultation, Fiduciary and Compliance, and
Participant Education
As disclosed in the Advisory Agreement, some of the foregoing services are provided by
the Firm as a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended (“ERISA”). In accordance with ERISA Section 408(b)(2), each plan sponsor is
provided with a written description of Earned’s fiduciary status, the specific services to
be rendered and all direct and indirect compensation the Firm reasonably expects under
the engagement. When Earned Wealth Advisors provides investment advice to clients
regarding their retirement plan account or individual retirement account, it acts as a
fiduciary within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
and/or the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable, which are laws governing retirement
accounts. The way the Firm makes money creates some conflicts with client interests,
so we operate under a special rule that requires us to act in the client’s best interest and
not put Earned Wealth Advisors’ interest ahead of the client’s interest.
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Item 5 – Fees and Compensation
Earned Wealth Advisors offers services on a fee basis, which includes fixed fees, as
well as fees based on assets under management.
Financial Planning
Earned Wealth Advisors provides financial planning as part of the relationship with
clients but at times may charge a fixed fee for providing financial planning and
consulting services under a written engagement. Fixed financial planning fees are
negotiable but are typically determined by a combination of the scope and complexity of
the engagement. The fee for such services is due upon delivery of the services. If the
client engages the Firm for additional investment advisory services, Earned Wealth
Advisors can offset all or a portion of its fees for those services based upon the amount
paid for the financial planning and/or consulting services.
Earned Wealth Advisors retains the discretion to reduce or waive financial planning fees
for clients who retain Earned Wealth Advisors for wealth management services.
Fees are billed monthly and payable upon delivery of the plan or completion of the
services. The contract may be terminated by either party upon 30 days’ written notice.
The client will be billed for time spent and costs incurred up to the date of termination.
Earned Wealth Advisors offers the Wealth Diagnostic service, which is a financial
planning-only service. The Fee for the Wealth Diagnostic is a one-time, up-front fee, of
$5,000.
The terms, conditions, and fees of the financial planning and/or consulting engagement
(including the Wealth Diagnostic) are set forth in the Advisory Agreement. For financial
planning and/or consulting engagements outside of the Wealth Diagnostic, this can
include an annual ongoing subscription for services. The subscription commitment will
run annually, but will be billed monthly, in advance. Terms and conditions for other
financial planning and consulting engagements will be individually negotiated and
agreed to.
Wealth Management Services
For wealth management, clients pay an annual fee based on the amount of assets
under the Firm’s management.
1. Earned Wealth Clients
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For Earned Wealth Clients, in determining the valuation of billing purposes, the Firm
includes cash in a client’s account. Earned Wealth Advisors may, in its sole discretion,
not include cash in determining the fee, especially where a client has a high percentage
of cash for reasons other than Earned Wealth Advisors' investment management
decision.
During the beginning of a wealth management engagement, the client transfers assets
to the custodian where the Firm has a relationship. The Firm will not, however, begin
managing the assets until the financial plan is complete, which can take up to four
months. During that time, the Firm does charge the Wealth Management Fee to
compensate for the financial planning and consulting services, but the Firm is not
managing the assets. This can result in clients missing out on financial gains.
For the initial period of an engagement, the fee is calculated on a pro-rata basis. In the
event the advisory agreement is terminated, the fee for the final billing period is prorated
through the effective date of the termination and the outstanding or unearned portion of
the fee is charged or refunded to the client, as appropriate.
Portfolio Value
On the First $250,000*
On the Next $250,000
On the Next $500,000
On the Next $1,000,000
On the Next $3,000,000
On the Next $5,000,000
On the Next $15,000,000
On the Next $25,000,000
On all amounts thereafter
Base Fee
1.50%
1.10%
0.95%
0.85%
0.75%
0.70%
0.45%
0.30%
0.15%
* As a condition for starting and maintaining an asset-based fee wealth management
relationship, Earned Wealth Advisors imposes a minimum annual fee of $2,400
(assessed quarterly, in arrears, pro rata). This minimum fee will cause clients with
smaller portfolios to incur an effective fee rate that is higher than the Firm’s stated fee.
Earned Wealth Advisors may, in its sole discretion, elect to charge a lesser minimum fee
based upon certain criteria, including anticipated future earning capacity, anticipated
future additional assets, dollar amount of assets to be managed, related accounts,
account composition, pre-existing client, account retention, and pro bono activities.
For assets held at a custodian that is not directly accessible by Earned Wealth Advisors
("Held Away Accounts"), Earned Wealth Advisors may, but is not required to, manage
these Held Away Accounts using Pontera. Pontera allows the Firm to view and manage
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assets. The annual fee for investment management services for Held Away Accounts
will follow the Firm’s fee schedule as noted above. The fees will not be deducted directly
from the accounts managed through Pontera. The client does not pay an additional fee
for Pontera. Clients will give written authorization to deduct the Firm’s fees from an
account managed the Firm. In the event there isn’t an account to deduct from the fee
will be collected via credit card. Further, the qualified custodian will deliver an account
statement to clients at least quarterly. These account statements will show all
disbursements in the account.
The asset-based fee is charged quarterly, in arrears, based upon the average daily
market value of the assets being managed by Earned Wealth Advisors during the
quarter. The valuation is determined by a party independent from the Firm (including the
client’s custodian or another third party).
2. Thomas Doll Clients
Thomas Doll Clients pay an annual fee that varies in accordance with the following
blended fee schedule:
Assets Under Management
Annual Fee
On the first $1,000,000
1.00%
On the next $1,000,000
0.90%
On the next $1,000,000
0.80%
On the next $2,000,000
0.70%
On all amounts above $5,000,000
0.60%
Clients are billed in advance at the beginning of each calendar quarter based upon the
value (market value based on independent third-party sources or fair market value in
the absence of market value; client account balances on which Earned Wealth Advisors
calculates fees may vary from account custodial statements based on independent
asset valuations and other accounting variances, including mechanisms for including
accrued interest in account statements), of the client's account at the end of the
previous quarter.
With respect to Thomas Doll Clients whose fees are determined by the above schedule,
Earned Wealth Advisors has contracted with Focus Partners | Advisor Solutions (“Focus
Partners”), for services including trade processing, collection of management fees,
record maintenance, report preparation, marketing assistance, and research. Earned
Wealth Advisors pays a fee for Focus Partners services based on management fees
paid to Earned Wealth Advisors on accounts that use Focus Partners. The fee paid by
Earned Wealth Advisors to Focus Partners consists of a portion of the fee paid by
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clients to Earned Wealth Advisors and varies based on the total client assets
participating in Focus Partners through Earned Wealth Advisors. These fees are not
separately charged to advisory clients. Earned Wealth Advisors retains Focus Partners
as the fixed income sub-adviser for client accounts.
TD SMART Investing
As stated before, this offering was discontinued for new clients as of November 15,
2024. For clients participating in this program (including Smart IRA™), Schwab
calculates and processes all client billing in advance on a quarterly basis.
Schwab calculates and deducts the fee directly from the clients’ portfolio maintained at
CS&Co. The annual fee for investment management services provided through the
program will be charged as a percentage of assets under management at a fee rate of
0.50%.
As described in Item 4, clients do not pay fees to SPT or brokerage commissions or
other fees to Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as part of the Program. Schwab does receive
other revenues, including (i) the profit earned by Charles Schwab Bank, a Schwab
affiliate, on the allocation to the Schwab Intelligent Portfolios Sweep Program described
in the Schwab Intelligent Portfolios Sweep Program Disclosure Statement; (ii)
investment advisory and/or administrative service fees (or unitary fees) received by
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc., a Schwab affiliate, from Schwab
ETFs™ Schwab Funds® and Laudus Funds® that we select to buy and hold in the
client’s brokerage account; (iii) fees received by Schwab from third-party ETFs that
participate in the Schwab ETF OneSource™ program and mutual funds in the Schwab
Mutual Fund Marketplace® (including certain Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds) in the
client’s brokerage account for services Schwab provides; and (iv) remuneration Schwab
may receive from the market centers where it routes ETF trade orders for execution.
Brokerage arrangements are further described below in Item 12.
3. Retirement Plan Services Clients
Asset-based fees associated with investment fiduciary and retirement plan consulting
services generally will not exceed 1.00%.
Earned Wealth Advisors charges a minimum annual fee of $3,000 (assessed quarterly).
This minimum fee will cause clients with smaller retirement plans to incur an effective
fee rate that is higher than the Firm’s stated fee.
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4. Additional General Information for All Clients
Fee Discretion
Earned Wealth Advisors may, in its sole discretion, negotiate to charge a lesser fee
based upon certain criteria, such as anticipated future earning capacity, anticipated
future additional assets, dollar amount of assets to be managed, related accounts,
account composition, pre-existing/legacy client relationship, account retention, pro bono
activities, or competitive purposes.
Fee Withdrawal, Scope, Refunds, and Exclusions
Unless otherwise specified in the advisory agreement, Earned Wealth Advisors will
request authority from the client to receive quarterly payments directly from the client's
account held by an independent custodian. These fees will be reflected on the quarterly
statements provided to the client by the qualified custodian. Thomas Doll Clients may
provide written limited authorization to Earned Wealth Advisors or its designated service
provider, Focus Partners, to withdraw fees from the account. For Employee Benefit Plan
Clients, certain third-party administrators (“TPAs”) calculate Earned Wealth Advisors’ fee
and debit the money from plan assets. TPAs may charge their own separate fees.
A client agreement may be canceled at any time, by either party, for any reason upon
receipt of thirty (30) days’ written notice. Upon termination of any account, any prepaid,
unearned fees will be promptly refunded. The client has the right to terminate an
agreement without penalty within five business days after entering into the agreement.
All fees paid to Earned Wealth Advisors for investment advisory services are separate
and distinct from the fees and expenses charged by mutual funds to their shareholders.
These fees and expenses are described in each fund's prospectus. These fees will
generally include a management fee, other fund expenses, and a possible distribution
fee. A client could invest in mutual funds directly, without the services of Earned Wealth
Advisors. In that case, the client would not receive the services provided by Earned
Wealth Advisors which are designed, among other things, to assist the client in
determining which mutual fund or funds are most appropriate to each client's financial
condition and objectives. Certain funds also may not be available to the client directly.
Accordingly, the client should review both the fees charged by the funds and the fees
charged by Earned Wealth Advisors to fully understand the total amount of fees to be
paid by the client and to thereby evaluate the advisory services being provided.
Earned Wealth Advisors’ fees are exclusive of brokerage commissions, transaction fees,
and other related costs and expenses which shall be incurred by the client. Clients may
incur certain charges imposed by custodians, brokers, and other third parties such as
custodial fees, deferred sales charges, odd-lot differentials, transfer taxes, wire transfer
and electronic fund fees, and other fees and taxes on brokerage accounts and
securities transactions. Such charges, fees and commissions are exclusive of and in
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addition to Earned Wealth Advisors’ fee, and Earned Wealth Advisors shall not receive
any portion of these commissions, fees, and costs.
Grandfathered Fees/Minimums
Pre-existing advisory clients are subject to Earned Wealth Advisors' minimum account
requirements and advisory fees in effect at the time the client entered into the advisory
relationship. Therefore, the Firm’s minimum account requirements and advisory fees
may differ among clients.
Earned Wealth Advisors retains the discretion to reduce or waive account minimums,
and/or advisory fees. Circumstances may include but are not limited to, a significant
percentage of bond holdings in the client's portfolio. The Firm may at its discretion
combine related household accounts for the purpose of achieving the minimum account
requirements.
Discounted Fees
Advisory services may be provided to family members and friends of Earned Wealth
Advisors at a discounted rate. This rate is not available to all of the Firm’s advisory
clients.
Use of Margin
Earned Wealth Advisors can be authorized by clients to use margin in the management
of the client’s investment portfolio. In these cases, the fee payable will be assessed
gross of margin such that the market value of the client’s account and corresponding
fee payable by the client to Earned Wealth Advisors will be increased. Where
investment management fees are assessed gross of margin, a conflict of interest exists
as the Firm has an incentive to use margin to increase its fees.
In addition, Earned Wealth Advisors can recommend that certain clients utilize margin in
the client’s investment portfolio or other borrowing for non-investment needs, such as
bridge loans and other financing needs. The Firm’s fees are determined based upon the
value of the assets being managed gross of any margin or borrowing.
Account Additions and Withdrawals
Clients can make additions to and withdrawals from their account at any time, subject to
Earned Wealth Advisors’ right to terminate an account. Additions can be in cash or
securities provided the Firm reserves the right to liquidate any transferred securities or
declines to accept particular securities into a client’s account.
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Earned Wealth Advisors designs its portfolios as long-term investments, and the
withdrawal of assets may impair the achievement of a client’s investment objectives.
Earned Wealth Advisors may consult with its clients about the options and implications
of transferring securities. Clients are advised that when transferred securities are
liquidated, they may be subject to transaction fees, short-term redemption fees, fees
assessed at the mutual fund level (e.g., contingent deferred sales charges), and/or tax
ramifications.
Item 6 – Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
Earned Wealth Advisors does not charge any performance-based fees (fees based on a
share of capital gains on or capital appreciation of the assets of a client). All fees are
calculated as described above and are not charged on the basis of income or capital
gains or capital appreciation of the funds or any portion of the funds of an advisory
client.
Item 7 – Types of Clients
Earned Wealth Advisors offers services to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts,
estates, corporations, charitable and tax-exempt entities, and other business entities
with a focus on doctors, dentists, and their employees and practices.
Minimum Account Size and Account Fee
1. Earned Wealth Clients
Generally, for these clients, there is a minimum account size of $80,000. As stated
above in Item 5, as a condition for starting and maintaining an asset-based fee wealth
management relationship, Earned Wealth Advisors imposes a minimum annual fee of
$2,400 (assessed quarterly, in arrears, pro rata). This minimum fee will cause clients
with smaller portfolios to incur an effective fee rate that is higher than the Firm’s stated
fee. Earned Wealth Advisors may, in its sole discretion, elect to charge a lesser
minimum fee based upon certain criteria, including anticipated future earning capacity,
anticipated future additional assets, dollar amount of assets to be managed, related
accounts, account composition, pre-existing client, account retention, and pro bono
activities.
2. Thomas Doll Clients
For these clients there is a minimum account size of $100,000 for Wealth Management
Services. Earned Wealth Advisors may, however, charge an annual maintenance fee of
$200 for accounts balances of less than $200,000. These minimums may be negotiable
under certain circumstances.
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A minimum account size of $5,000 is required for the TD SMART Investing program.
The minimum account balance to enroll in the tax-loss harvesting feature is $50,000.
3. Retirement Plan Services Clients
Generally, these clients are the employee benefit plans established by the medical or
dental practice businesses of the physicians and dentists who may also be our
individual wealth management clients. Earned Wealth Advisors works with the plan
sponsor, fiduciaries, and administrators of the plans to provide the services discussed
above.
For these clients, there is a minimum annual fee of $3,000 (assessed quarterly). This
minimum fee will cause clients with smaller retirement plans to incur an effective fee
rate that is higher than the Firm’s stated fee.
Item 8 – Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Methods of Analysis and Investment Strategy
Research and Due Diligence
In providing investment advice to Earned Wealth Clients, the Firm uses a third-party
investment consultant to provide investment manager searches, due diligence on
investment managers, market research, capital market assumptions, client model
portfolios (i.e., asset allocation models designed to provide an appropriate mix of
equities, fixed income, and other asset classes as discussed below), and other
expertise. Currently, the Firm utilizes Fiducient Advisors as the primary investment
consultant. The third-party investment consultant Earned Wealth Advisors uses is
evaluated internally and subject to change based on the Firm’s internal reviews
performed by the Earned Wealth Advisors Investment Strategy Committee (“EWISC”).
No third-party investment consultants have been or will be given discretion over any
client accounts or the ability to make any recommendations directly to our clients unless
the client separately contracts with the third-party investment consultant. The
investment recommendations and asset allocation models provided by a third-party
investment consultant are reviewed and approved by the EWISC prior to being
recommended or implemented in any client portfolios.
The EWISC covers both Earned Wealth and Thomas Doll and is currently comprised of
senior advisors and key employees of Earned Wealth Advisors. The composition of the
EWISC is subject to change in the future. The EWISC meets on a quarterly basis and
as otherwise needed to discuss changes that may impact the investment platform.
When formulating investment advice, the Firm may also use commercially available
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software and databases, securities rating services, and various market and financial
information.
For Thomas Doll Client portfolios, Earned Wealth Advisors receives supporting research
from Focus Partners | Advisor Solutions and from other consultants, including
economists affiliated with Dimensional Fund Advisors (“DFA”). Earned Wealth Advisors
utilizes DFA mutual funds in client portfolios. DFA mutual funds follow a passive asset
class investment philosophy with low holdings turnover. DFA provides historical market
analysis, risk/return analysis, and continuing education to Earned Wealth Advisors.
Investment Approach and Client Analysis
Although all investments involve risk, Earned Wealth Advisors' investment advice seeks
to limit risk through broad diversification among asset classes and, as appropriate for
particular clients the investment directly in conservative fixed income securities to
represent the fixed income class. Earned Wealth Advisors' investment philosophy is
designed for investors who desire a buy and hold strategy. Frequent trading of
securities increases brokerage and other transaction costs that Earned Wealth Advisors'
strategy seeks to minimize.
Earned Wealth Advisors’ strategies do not utilize securities that we believe would be
classified as having any unusual risks, and we do not recommend frequent trading,
which can increase brokerage and other costs and taxes.
In the development of investment plans for clients, including the recommendation of an
appropriate asset allocation, Earned Wealth Advisors relies on an analysis of the client’s
financial objectives, current and estimated future resources, and tolerance for risk. To
derive a recommended asset allocation, Earned Wealth Advisors may use a Monte
Carlo simulation, a standard statistical approach for dealing with uncertainty. As with
any other methods used to make projections into the future, there are several risks
associated with this method, which may result in the client not being able to achieve
their financial goals.
They include:
• The risk that expected future cash flows will not match those used in the analysis
• The risk that future rates of return will fall short of the estimates used in the
simulation
• The risk that inflation will exceed the estimates used in the simulation
• For taxable clients, the risk that tax rates will be higher than was assumed in the
analysis
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Risk of Loss
Investing in securities involves risk of loss that clients should be prepared to
bear.
All investments present the risk of loss of principal – the risk that the value of securities
(mutual funds, ETFs and individual bonds), when sold or otherwise disposed of, may be
less than the price paid for the securities. Even when the value of the securities when
sold is greater than the price paid, there is the risk that the appreciation will be less than
inflation. In other words, the purchasing power of the proceeds may be less than the
purchasing power of the original investment. Below is a discussion covering the risks of
particular security types, asset classes, and broader market-related risks. Clients should
read this section carefully.
Mutual Funds and ETFs
An investment in a mutual fund or ETF involves risk, including the loss of principal.
Mutual fund and ETF shareholders are necessarily subject to the risks stemming from
the individual issuers of the fund’s underlying portfolio securities. Such shareholders are
also liable for taxes on any fund-level capital gains, as mutual funds and ETFs are
required by law to distribute capital gains in the event they sell securities for a profit that
cannot be offset by a corresponding loss.
Shares of mutual funds are generally distributed and redeemed on an ongoing basis by
the fund itself or a broker acting on its behalf. The trading price at which a share is
transacted is equal to a fund’s stated daily per share net asset value (“NAV”), plus any
shareholders fees (e.g., sales loads, purchase fees, redemption fees). The per share
NAV of a mutual fund is calculated at the end of each business day, although the actual
NAV fluctuates with intraday changes to the market value of the fund’s holdings. The
trading prices of a mutual fund’s shares may differ from the NAV during periods of
market volatility, which may, among other factors, lead to the mutual fund’s shares
trading at a premium or discount to the actual NAV.
Shares of ETFs are listed on securities exchanges and transacted at negotiated prices
in the secondary market. Generally, ETF shares trade at or near their most recent NAV,
which is generally calculated at least once daily for index-based ETFs and potentially
more frequently for actively managed ETFs. However, certain inefficiencies may cause
the shares to trade at a premium or discount to their pro rata NAV. There is also no
guarantee that an active secondary market for such shares will develop or continue to
exist. Generally, an ETF only redeems shares when aggregated as creation units
(usually 20,000 shares or more). Therefore, if a liquid secondary market ceases to exist
for shares of a particular ETF, a shareholder may have no way to dispose of such
shares.
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The mutual funds and ETFs utilized by Earned Wealth Advisors may include funds
invested in domestic and international equities, including real estate investment trusts
(REITs), corporate and government fixed income securities and commodities. Equity
securities may include large capitalization, medium capitalization and small
capitalization stocks. Mutual funds and ETF shares invested in fixed income securities
are subject to the same interest rate, inflation and credit risks associated with the
underlying bond holdings.
Among the riskiest mutual funds used in Earned Wealth Advisors’ investment strategies
funds are the U.S. and International small capitalization and small capitalization value
funds, emerging markets funds, and commodity futures funds. Conservative fixed
income securities have lower risk of loss of principal, but most bonds (with the exception
of Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, or TIPS) present the risk of loss of purchasing
power through lower expected return. This risk is greatest for longer-term bonds.
Certain funds utilized by Earned Wealth Advisors may contain international securities.
Investing outside the United States involves additional risks, such as currency
fluctuations, periods of illiquidity and price volatility. These risks may be greater with
investments in developing countries.
More information about the risks of any particular market sector can be reviewed in
representative mutual fund prospectuses managing assets within each applicable
sector.
Interval Funds
An interval fund is a type of closed-end fund containing shares that do not trade on the
secondary market. Instead, the fund periodically offers to buy back a percentage of
outstanding shares at net asset value.
The rules for interval funds, along with the types of assets held, make this investment
largely illiquid compared with other funds. The primary reasons for investors to consider
investing in interval funds Earned Wealth Advisors may utilize include, but are not
limited to, gaining exposure to certain risk categories that provide diversified sources of
expected returns, part of which may be in the form of illiquidity premiums. Access to the
intended risk and expected return characteristics may not otherwise be available in
more liquid, traditional investment vehicles.
Where appropriate, Earned Wealth Advisors may utilize certain interval funds structured
as non-diversified, closed-end management investment companies, registered under
the Investment Company Act of 1940. Investments in an interval fund involve additional
risk, including lack of liquidity and restrictions on withdrawals. During any time periods
outside of the specified repurchase offer window(s), investors will be unable to sell their
shares of the interval fund. There is no assurance that an investor will be able to tender
shares when or in the amount desired, and the fund may suspend or postpone
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purchases. Clients should carefully review the fund’s prospectus to more fully
understand the interval fund structure and the corresponding liquidity risks. Because
these types of investments involve certain additional risk, these funds will only be
utilized when consistent with a client’s investment objectives, individual situation,
suitability, tolerance for risk and liquidity needs. Investment should be avoided where an
investor has a short-term investing horizon and/or cannot bear the loss of some or all of
the investment.
Equity-Related Securities and Instruments
The Firm or the Independent Managers may take long positions in common stocks of
U.S. and non-U.S. issuers traded on national securities exchanges and over-the-
counter markets. The value of equity securities varies in response to many factors.
These factors include, without limitation, factors specific to an issuer and factors specific
to the industry in which the issuer participates. Individual companies may report poor
results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments,
and the stock prices of such companies may suffer a decline in response. Additionally,
equity securities are subject to stock risk, which is the risk that stock prices historically
rise and fall in periodic cycles. U.S. and non-U.S. stock markets have experienced
periods of substantial price volatility in the past and may do so again in the future. In
addition, investments in small-capitalization, mid-capitalization and financially distressed
companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements and may lack
sufficient market liquidity, and these issuers often face greater business risks.
Fixed Income Securities
While the Firm emphasizes risk-averse management and capital preservation in its
fixed-income bond portfolios, clients who invest in these securities can lose money,
including losing a portion of their original investment. The prices of the securities in our
portfolios fluctuate. The Firm does not guarantee any particular level of performance.
Below is a representative list of the types of risks clients should consider before
investing in this product.
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Interest rate risk. Prices of bonds tend to move in the opposite direction to
interest rate changes. Typically, a rise in interest rates will negatively affect bond
prices. The longer the duration and average maturity of a portfolio, the greater
the likely reaction to interest rate moves.
• Credit (or default) risk. A bond’s price will generally fall if the issuer fails to make
a scheduled interest or principal payment if the credit rating of the security is
downgraded, or if the perceived creditworthiness of the issuer deteriorates.
• Liquidity risk. Sectors of the bond market can experience a sudden downturn in
trading activity. When there is little or no trading activity in a security, it can be
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difficult to sell the security at or near its perceived value. In such a market, bond
prices may fall.
• Call risk. Some bonds give the issuer the option to call or redeem the bond
before the maturity date. If an issuer calls a bond when interest rates are
declining, the proceeds may have to be reinvested at a lower yield. During
periods of market illiquidity or rising rates, prices of callable securities may be
subject to increased volatility.
• Prepayment risk. When interest rates fall, the principal of mortgage-backed
securities may be prepaid. These prepayments can reduce the portfolio’s yield
because proceeds may have to be reinvested at a lower yield.
• Extension risk. When interest rates rise or there is a lack of refinancing
opportunities, prepayments of mortgage-backed securities or callable bonds may
be less than expected. This would lengthen the portfolio’s duration and average
maturity and increase its sensitivity to rising rates and its potential for price
declines.
Use of Independent Managers
As stated above in Item 4, for Earned Wealth Clients the Firm selects certain
Independent Managers to manage a portion of its clients’ assets. In these situations,
Earned Wealth Advisors continues to conduct ongoing due diligence of such managers,
but such recommendations rely to a great extent on the Independent Managers’ ability
to successfully implement their investment strategies. In addition, Earned Wealth
Advisors does not have the ability to supervise the Independent Managers on a day-to-
day basis.
Use of Private Collective Investment Vehicles
Earned Wealth Advisors recommends that certain clients invest in privately placed
collective investment vehicles (e.g., hedge funds, private equity funds, etc.). The
managers of these vehicles have broad discretion in selecting the investments. There
are few limitations on the types of securities or other financial instruments which may be
traded and no requirement to diversify. Hedge funds may trade on margin or otherwise
leverage positions, thereby potentially increasing the risk to the vehicle. In addition,
because the vehicles are not registered as investment companies, there is an absence
of regulation. There are numerous other risks in investing in these securities. Clients
should consult each fund’s private placement memorandum and/or other documents
explaining such risks prior to investing.
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Management through Similarly Managed “Model” Accounts
Earned Wealth Advisors or the Independent Managers can manage certain accounts
through the use of similarly managed “model” portfolios, whereby the Firm or
Independent Managers allocates all or a portion of its clients’ assets among various
mutual funds and/or securities on a discretionary basis using one or more of its
proprietary investment strategies. In managing assets through the use of models, the
Firm or Independent Managers remain in compliance with the safe harbor provisions of
Rule 3a-4 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The strategy used to manage a model portfolio may involve an above-average portfolio
turnover that could negatively impact clients’ net after-tax gains. While the Firm or
Independent Managers seek to ensure that client’s assets are managed in a manner
consistent with their individual financial situations and investment objectives, securities
transactions effected pursuant to a model investment strategy are usually done without
regard to a client’s individual tax ramifications. Clients should contact the Firm if they
experience a change in their financial situation or if they want to impose reasonable
restrictions on the management of their accounts.
Variable Annuity Risk
Variable annuities are not short-term investment vehicles. They typically have surrender
charges should the client wish to sell or terminate the investment. Contract fees and
expenses for variable annuities may be significant. These include deductions from
purchase payments, surrender charges, and significant ongoing fees and expenses
associated with owning a contract. Unlike fixed annuities, variable annuities are tied to
underlying investments chosen, so investors can lose money in a variable annuity,
including loss of the original investment. Each underlying investment may have its own
unique risks so investors should review the option’s prospectus. Finally, the financial
strength of the insurance company issuing the contract is important. If the insurance
company experiences financial distress, it may not be able to meet its obligations to the
investor.
Use of Margin
While the use of margin borrowing for investments can substantially improve returns, it
also increases overall portfolio risk. Margin transactions are generally effected using
capital borrowed from a broker-dealer or bank (“Financial Institution”), which is secured
by a client’s holdings. Under certain circumstances, a lending Financial Institution may
demand an increase in the underlying collateral. If the client is unable to provide the
additional collateral, the Financial Institution may liquidate account assets to satisfy the
client’s outstanding obligations, which could have extremely adverse consequences. In
addition, fluctuations in the amount of a client’s borrowings and the corresponding
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interest rates may have a significant effect on the profitability and stability of a client’s
portfolio.
Market Risk
Investing involves risk, including the potential loss of principal, and all investors should
be guided accordingly. The profitability of a significant portion of Earned Wealth
Advisors’ recommendations and/or investment decisions may depend to a great extent
upon correctly assessing the future course of price movements of stocks, bonds and
other asset classes. In addition, investments may be adversely affected by financial
markets and economic conditions throughout the world. There can be no assurance that
Earned Wealth Advisors will be able to predict these price movements accurately or
capitalize on any such assumptions.
Volatility Risk
The prices and values of investments can be highly volatile and are influenced by,
among other things, interest rates, general economic conditions, the condition of the
financial markets, the financial condition of the issuers of such assets, changing supply
and demand relationships, and programs and policies of governments.
Cash Management Risk
A client’s account may have cash awaiting investment, during which time the account
will not be fully invested to achieve its investment objective. The Firm also may invest
some of a client’s assets in money market funds or other cash equivalent investments
which, depending on market conditions, may underperform other asset classes.
Currency Risk
An advisory account that holds investments denominated in currencies other than the
currency in which the advisory account is denominated may be adversely affected by
the volatility of currency exchange rates.
Interest Rate Risk
Interest rates may fluctuate significantly, causing price volatility with respect to securities
or instruments held by clients.
Item 9 – Disciplinary Information
Registered investment advisors are required to disclose all material facts regarding any
legal or disciplinary events that would be material to your evaluation of Earned Wealth
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Advisors or the integrity of Earned Wealth Advisors’ management. Earned Wealth
Advisors has no information applicable to this Item.
Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Earned Wealth Advisors has a number of affiliates that may also provide services to our
clients, and the Firm may recommend those affiliates to its clients. This often benefits a
client in terms of pricing or convenience but is also a conflict of interest for the Firm.
Non-affiliated providers of the services described below may offer similar services for a
lower fee. Certain supervised persons of the Firm are also employees or under contract
with some of the affiliates listed below. This also is a conflict of interest in terms of
potential cross-servicing or cross-marketing activities.
Vital Financial Services
Earned Wealth Advisors does not sell insurance to clients. In the event a client requires
insurance products or services, the Firm will recommend Vital Financial Insurance
Services, LLC, which is owned by the Firm. A number of the Firm’s Supervised Persons
are licensed insurance agents and offer certain insurance products on a fully disclosed
commissionable basis. A conflict of interest exists to the extent that Earned Wealth
Advisors recommends the purchase of insurance products where its affiliated entity is
entitled to insurance commissions or other additional compensation. At all times, clients
are free to choose an outside agency. The implementation of any and all
recommendations is solely at the discretion of the client.
PensionOne Advisors, Inc.
Earned Wealth Advisors does not render retirement plan design or third-party
administration services to pension and profit-sharing plans services to clients. In the
event a client requires these services, the Firm will recommend its affiliate, PensionOne
Advisors, Inc. (“POA”). POA may recommend Earned Wealth Advisors to its clients in
need of advisory services. These services provided by POA are separate and distinct
from the services of Earned Wealth Advisors and are provided for separate and typical
compensation. No Earned Wealth Advisors client is obligated to use POA for any
services as no POA client is obligated to use Earned Wealth Advisors for advisory
services.
TD Payroll Inc.
Earned Wealth Advisors does not render tailored payroll solutions, including preparation
of scheduled payroll, calculation, and payment of federal/state taxes and the
preparation and filing of tax information to clients. In the event a client requires these
services, the Firm will recommend its affiliate, TD Payroll Inc. TD Payroll may
recommend Earned Wealth Advisors to its clients in need of advisory services. These
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services provided by TD Payroll are separate and distinct from the services of Earned
Wealth Advisors and are provided for separate and typical compensation. No Earned
Wealth Advisors client is obligated to use TD Payroll for any services as no TD Payroll
client is obligated to use Earned Wealth Advisors for advisory services.
TD Advisors, LLC
Earned Wealth Advisors does not render tax and accounting services to clients. In the
event a client requires accounting services, the Firm will recommend its affiliated tax
and accounting firm, TD Advisors, LLC. TD Advisors may recommend Earned Wealth
Advisors to accounting clients in need of advisory services. Tax and accounting services
provided by TD Advisors are separate and distinct from the services of Earned Wealth
Advisors and are provided for separate and typical compensation. No Earned Wealth
Advisors client is obligated to use TD Advisors for any tax and accounting services as
no TD Advisors client is obligated to use Earned Wealth Advisors for advisory services.
In certain circumstances, investment advice provided by Earned Wealth Advisors may
result in the need for additional services from TD Advisors. This is a conflict because
these additional services are provided for additional compensation to TD Advisors.
Earned Wealth is aware of this conflict of interest and strives to ensure all advice
provided is in the client’s best interest.
Thomas Doll, CPAs, P.C.
Prior to July 2024, Thomas Doll, CPAs, P.C., a public accountancy firm that performs
financial statement attestation work, was affiliated with the predecessor to Earned
Wealth Advisors before the predecessor was acquired by Earned Wealth Holdings.
Following that acquisition there was no longer an affiliation between Earned Wealth
Advisors and Thomas Doll, CPAs, P.C., which is independent. However, several of the
Firm’s investment advisor representatives are partners of Thomas Doll, CPAs, P.C., and
Earned Wealth Advisors and Thomas Doll, CPAs, P.C. have some clients in common.
Earned Wealth Advisors clients who require CPA attestation services are free to choose
any CPA firm they wish, and there is no referral arrangement between the Firm and
Thomas Doll, CPAs, P.C.
Insurance Agents
Certain Supervised Persons of Earned Wealth Advisors, in their individual capacities,
are agents for various insurance companies. As such, these individuals will be able to
receive separate, yet customary commission compensation resulting from implementing
product transactions on behalf of advisory clients. Clients, however, are not under any
obligation to engage these individuals when considering implementation of advisory
recommendations. The implementation of any or all recommendations is solely at the
discretion of the client.
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Focus Partners | Advisor Solutions (“Focus Partners”)
As described above in Item 4, with respect to Thomas Doll Clients, Earned Wealth
Advisors may exercise discretionary authority provided by a client to select an
independent third-party investment manager for the management of portfolios of
individual fixed income securities. For the Thomas Doll Clients, Earned Wealth has
selected Focus Partners, which is not affiliated with the Firm, for such fixed income
management. Earned Wealth Advisors also contracts with Focus Partners for back-
office services and assistance with portfolio modeling. Earned Wealth Advisors has a
fiduciary duty to select qualified and appropriate managers in the client’s best interest
and believes that Focus Partners effectively provides both the back-office services that
assist with its overall investment advisory practice and fixed income portfolio
management services. The management of Earned Wealth Advisors continuously
makes this assessment. While Earned Wealth Advisors has a contract with Focus
Partners governing a time period for back-office services, Earned Wealth Advisors has
no such fixed commitment to the selection of Focus Partners for fixed income
management services and may select another investment manager for clients upon
reasonable notice to Focus Partners.
Item 11 – Code of Ethics
Earned Wealth Advisors has adopted a Code of Ethics expressing the firm's
commitment to ethical conduct. Earned Wealth Advisors' Code of Ethics describes the
firm's fiduciary duties and responsibilities to clients and sets forth Earned Wealth
Advisors' practice of supervising the personal securities transactions of employees with
access to client information. Individuals associated with Earned Wealth Advisors may
buy or sell securities for their personal accounts identical or different than those
recommended to clients. It is the expressed policy of Earned Wealth Advisors that no
person employed by the firm shall prefer his or her own interest to that of an advisory
client or make personal investment decisions based on investment decisions of advisory
clients.
To supervise compliance with its Code of Ethics, Earned Wealth Advisors requires that
anyone associated with this advisory practice with access to advisory recommendations
provide annual securities holding reports and quarterly transaction reports to the firm's
Chief Compliance Officer. Earned Wealth Advisors also requires such access persons to
receive approval from the Chief Compliance Officer prior to investing in any IPO's or
private placements (limited offerings).
Earned Wealth Advisors' Code of Ethics further includes the firm's policy prohibiting the
use of material non-public information and protecting the confidentiality of client
information. Earned Wealth Advisors requires that all individuals must act in accordance
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with all applicable Federal and State regulations governing registered investment
advisory practices. Any individual not in observance of the above may be subject to
discipline.
Earned Wealth Advisors will provide a complete copy of its Code of Ethics to any client
or prospective client upon request.
It is Earned Wealth Advisors’ policy that the firm will not affect any principal or agency
cross securities transactions for client accounts. Earned Wealth Advisors will also not
cross trades between client accounts. Principal transactions are generally defined as
transactions where an advisor, acting as principal for its own account or the account of
an affiliated broker-dealer, buys from or sells any security to any advisory client. A
principal transaction may also be deemed to have occurred if a security is crossed
between an affiliated private fund and another client account. An agency cross
transaction is defined as a transaction where a person acts as an investment advisor in
relation to a transaction in which the investment advisor, or any person controlled by or
under common control with the investment advisor, acts as broker for both the advisory
client and for another person on the other side of the transaction. Agency cross
transactions may arise where an advisor is dually registered as a broker-dealer or has
an affiliated broker-dealer.
Item 12 – Brokerage Practices
Recommendation of Broker-Dealers for Client Transactions
Although Earned Wealth Advisors generally recommends a qualified custodian for the
clients account (“Custodian”) such as National Financial Services LLC and Fidelity
Brokerage Services LLC (together with affiliates, “Fidelity”) for investment management
accounts, the final decision is at the discretion of the client. This includes those
accounts under ERISA or IRA rules and regulations, in which case the client is acting as
either the plan sponsor or IRA account holder. Earned Wealth Advisors is independently
owned and operated and not affiliated with any Custodian.
Factors which Earned Wealth Advisors considers in recommending Custodians include
their respective financial strength, reputation, execution, pricing, research, and service.
Custodians enable the Firm to obtain many mutual funds without transaction charges
and other securities at nominal transaction charges. The commissions and/or
transaction fees charged by Custodians may be higher or lower than those charged by
other Financial Institutions.
The commissions paid by the Firm’s clients to Custodians comply with the Firm’s duty to
obtain “best execution.” Clients may pay commissions that are higher than another
qualified Financial Institution might charge to effect the same transaction where Earned
Wealth Advisors determines that the commissions are reasonable in relation to the
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value of the brokerage and research services received. In seeking the best execution,
the determinative factor is not the lowest possible cost, but whether the transaction
represents the best qualitative execution, taking into consideration the full range of a
Financial Institution’s services, including among others, the value of research provided,
execution capability, commission rates, and responsiveness. Earned Wealth Advisors
seeks competitive rates but may not necessarily obtain the lowest possible commission
rates for client transactions.
Directed Brokerage
Clients direct Earned Wealth Advisors in writing in the advisory agreement to use a
particular Financial Institution to execute some or all transactions for the client. In that
case, the client will negotiate terms and arrangements for the account with that
Financial Institution and the Firm will not seek better execution services or prices from
other Financial Institutions or be able to “batch” client transactions for execution through
other Financial Institutions with orders for other accounts managed by Earned Wealth
Advisors. As a result, the client may pay higher commissions or other transaction costs,
greater spreads or may receive less favorable net prices, on transactions for the
account than would otherwise be the case. Subject to its duty of best execution, Earned
Wealth Advisors may decline a client’s request to direct brokerage if, in the Firm’s sole
discretion, such directed brokerage arrangements would result in additional operational
difficulties. Not all investment advisers require clients to direct the use of specific
brokers.
Client Referrals
Earned Wealth Advisors does not have any arrangements to compensate any broker
dealer for client referrals. Earned Wealth Advisors does not consider, in selecting or
recommending broker-dealers, whether the Firm receives client referrals from the
Financial Institutions or other third parties.
Trade Errors
When trading client accounts, errors may periodically occur. Earned Wealth Advisors
does not retain any client trade error gains. Earned Wealth Advisors makes client whole
with respect to any trade error losses incurred by client caused by Earned Wealth
Advisors.
Trade Aggregation
Transactions for each client will be effected independently unless Earned Wealth
Advisors, an Independent Manager, or other third party that does trading on behalf of
Earned Wealth Advisors, (together with the Independent Manager “third party”) decides
to purchase or sell the same securities for several clients at approximately the same
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time. Earned Wealth Advisors or the third party can (but is not obligated to) combine or
“batch” such orders to obtain best execution, to negotiate more favorable commission
rates, or to allocate equitably among the Firm’s clients differences in prices and
commissions or other transaction costs that might not have been obtained had such
orders been placed independently. Under this procedure, transactions will be averaged
as to price and allocated among Earned Wealth Advisors’ clients pro rata to the
purchase and sale orders placed for each client on any given day. Neither Earned
Wealth Advisors nor the third party receives any additional compensation or
remuneration as a result of the aggregation.
In the event that the Firm or third party determine that a prorated allocation is not
appropriate under the particular circumstances, the allocation will be made based upon
other relevant factors, which include: (i) when only a small percentage of the order is
executed, shares may be allocated to the account with the smallest order or the
smallest position or to an account that is out of line with respect to security or sector
weightings relative to other portfolios, with similar mandates; (ii) allocations may be
given to one account when one account has limitations in its investment guidelines
which prohibit it from purchasing other securities which are expected to produce similar
investment results and can be purchased by other accounts; (iii) if an account reaches
an investment guideline limit and cannot participate in an allocation, shares may be
reallocated to other accounts (this may be due to unforeseen changes in an account’s
assets after an order is placed); (iv) with respect to sale allocations, allocations may be
given to accounts low in cash; (v) in cases when a pro rata allocation of a potential
execution would result in a de minimis allocation in one or more accounts, the Firm or
the third party may exclude the account(s) from the allocation; the transactions may be
executed on a pro rata basis among the remaining accounts; or (vi) in cases where a
small proportion of an order is executed in all accounts, shares may be allocated to one
or more accounts on a random basis.
1. Earned Wealth Clients
Software and Support Provided by Financial Institutions
With respect to accounts for Earned Wealth Clients, the Firm receives from Custodians
at no charge administrative support, computer software, related systems support, as
well as other third-party support as further described below (together "Support") which
allows Earned Wealth Advisors to better monitor client accounts maintained at
Custodians and otherwise conduct its business. Earned Wealth Advisors receives the
Support without cost because the Firm renders investment management services to
clients that maintain assets at Custodians. The Support is not provided in connection
with securities transactions of clients (i.e., not “soft dollars”). The Support benefits
Earned Wealth Advisors, but not its clients directly. Clients should be aware that Earned
Wealth Advisors’ receipt of economic benefits such as Support from a broker-dealer
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creates a conflict of interest since these benefits will influence the Firm’s choice of
broker-dealer over another that does not furnish similar software, systems support, or
services. In fulfilling its duties to its clients, Earned Wealth Advisors endeavors at all
times to put the interests of its clients first and has determined that the recommendation
of Custodians is in the best interest of clients and satisfies the Firm's duty to seek best
execution.
Specifically, Earned Wealth Advisors receives the following benefits from Custodians: i)
receipt of duplicate client confirmations and bundled duplicate statements; ii) access to
a trading desk that exclusively services its institutional traders; iii) access to block
trading which provides the ability to aggregate securities transactions and then allocate
the appropriate shares to client accounts; and iv) access to an electronic
communication network for client order entry and account information.
For client accounts maintained in its custody, Custodians generally do not charge
separately for custody services but are compensated by account holders through
commissions or other transaction-related or asset-based fees for securities trades that
are executed through Custodians or that settle into Custodians’ accounts.
Custodians also make available to the Firm other products and services that benefit the
Firm but may not benefit its clients’ accounts. These benefits may include national,
regional, or Firm specific educational events organized and/or sponsored by
Custodians. Other potential benefits may include occasional business entertainment of
personnel of Earned Wealth Advisors by Custodians’ personnel, including meals,
invitations to sporting events, including golf tournaments, and other forms of
entertainment, some of which may accompany educational opportunities. Other of these
products and services assist Earned Wealth Advisors in managing and administering
clients’ accounts. These include software and other technology (and related
technological training) that provide access to client account data (such as trade
confirmations and account statements), facilitate trade execution (and allocation of
aggregated trade orders for multiple client accounts), provide research, pricing
information, and other market data, facilitate payment of the Firm's fees from its clients’
accounts, and assist with back-office training and support functions, recordkeeping and
client reporting. Many of these services generally may be used to service all or some
substantial number of the Firm’s accounts, including accounts not maintained at
Custodians. Custodians also make available to Earned Wealth Advisors other services
intended to help the Firm manage and further develop its business enterprise. These
services may include professional compliance, legal and business consulting,
publications and conferences on practice management, information technology,
business succession, regulatory compliance, employee benefits providers, human
capital consultants, insurance, and marketing. In addition, Custodians may make
available, arrange, and/or pay vendors for these types of services rendered to the Firm
by independent third parties. Custodians may discount or waive fees it would otherwise
charge for some of these services or pay all or a part of the fees of a third party
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providing these services to the Firm. While, as a fiduciary, Earned Wealth Advisors acts
in its clients’ best interests, the Firm's recommendation that clients maintain their assets
in accounts at Custodians may be based in part on the benefits received and not solely
on the nature, cost, or quality of custody and brokerage services provided by
Custodians, which creates a potential conflict of interest.
2. Thomas Doll Clients
Relationship with Focus Partners | Advisor Solutions
For Thomas Doll Clients, the Firm arranges for the execution of certain securities
transactions with the assistance of Focus Partners | Advisor Solutions. Through Focus
Partners, Earned Wealth Advisors participates in the Schwab Advisor Services (“SAS”)
program provided to independent investment advisers by Charles Schwab & Company,
Inc., and the Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services (“FIWS”) program provided by Fidelity.
Schwab and Fidelity are FINRA-registered broker dealers. Each offer to advisors
independent investment advisory services which include custody of securities, trade
execution, clearance and settlement of transactions.
Earned Wealth Advisors has recommended one or the other of the above Custodians
for custody services and the execution of mutual fund and equity securities transactions
for Thomas Doll Clients. The Firm regularly reviews these programs to ensure that its
recommendations are consistent with its fiduciary duty. These trading platforms are
essential to the Firm’s service arrangements and capabilities for Thomas Doll Clients.
As part of these programs, Earned Wealth Advisors receives benefits that it would not
receive if it did not offer investment advice (See the disclosure under Item 14 of this
Brochure).
For Thomas Doll Clients, the Firm generally does not aggregate any client transactions
in mutual fund or other securities. Client accounts are individually reviewed and
managed, and transaction costs are not saved by aggregating orders. Focus Partners |
Advisor Solutions, in the management of fixed income portfolios, will aggregate certain
transactions among client accounts that it manages, in which case Earned Wealth
Advisors client’s orders may be aggregated with an order for another client of Focus
Partners who is not an Earned Wealth Advisors client. See Focus’ Form ADV Part 2A.
Additionally, through Focus Partners, Earned Wealth Advisors has access to mutual
funds and interval funds created and managed by Stone Ridge Securities LLC (“Stone
Ridge”) at reduced firm-wide minimums, for client investment. Stone Ridge is an
independent broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and a member of FINRA. Stone Ridge is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company.
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Flourish Cash
Additionally, for Thomas Doll Clients the Firm offers a cash management aggregator
system named Flourish Cash. Flourish Cash is a service offered by an unaffiliated third
party, Flourish Financial LLC. A Flourish Cash account is a brokerage account whereby
the cash balance is swept from the brokerage account to deposit accounts at one or
more third-party banks that have agreed to accept deposits from customers of Flourish
Cash. Flourish Financial LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual
Life Insurance Company. Please refer to the applicable disclosures provided separately
by Stone Ridge Securities upon account opening.
TD SMART Investing
As discussed in Item 4, client accounts enrolled in this program are maintained at, and
receive the brokerage services of, CS&Co., a broker-dealer registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and a member of FINRA and SIPC. CS&Co. may
aggregate purchase and sale orders for ETFs across accounts enrolled in the program,
including both accounts for Earned Wealth Advisors clients and accounts for clients of
other independent investment advisory firms using the Platform.
As described above under Item 4, we do not pay SPT fees for the Platform so long as
we maintain $100 Million in client assets in accounts at CS&Co. that are not enrolled in
the Program. In light of our arrangements with Schwab, we may have an incentive to
recommend that our clients maintain their accounts with CS&Co. based on our interest
in receiving Schwab’s services that benefit our business rather than based on the
client’s interest in receiving the best value in custody services and the most favorable
execution of transactions. This is a conflict of interest. We believe, however, that our
selection of CS&Co. as custodian and broker is in the best interests of our clients. It is
primarily supported by the scope, quality, and price of CS&Co.’s services and not
Schwab’s services that benefit only us.
3. Retirement Plan Services Clients
Earned Wealth Advisors does not arrange for the execution of securities transactions for
employee benefit plans as a part of its investment management services. Transactions
are executed directly through employee plan participation.
Item 13 – Review of Accounts
1. Earned Wealth Clients
Account Reviews
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Earned Wealth Advisors monitors client portfolios on a continuous and ongoing basis
and regular account reviews are conducted on at least an annual basis. Such reviews
are conducted by the Firm’s client service team. All investment advisory clients are
encouraged to discuss their needs, goals and objectives with Earned Wealth Advisors
and to keep the Firm informed of any changes thereto.
Account Statements and Reports
Clients are provided with transaction confirmation notices and regular summary account
statements directly from the Financial Institutions where their assets are custodied. On
a quarterly basis, or as otherwise requested and agreed upon, clients may also receive
written or electronic reports from Earned Wealth Advisors and/or an outside service
provider, which contain certain account and/or market-related information, such as an
inventory of account holdings or account performance. Clients should compare the
account statements they receive from their custodian with any documents or reports
they receive from Earned Wealth Advisors or an outside service provider.
2. Thomas Doll Clients
Financial Planning
Earned Wealth Advisors offers a preliminary meeting to explore the benefits and
financial costs of preparing a financial plan. Earned Wealth Advisors will then request
information concerning the client's financial situation and objectives. When the data has
been compiled, a meeting is scheduled to discuss the clients' goals and objectives and
to briefly review the material provided. Earned Wealth Advisors then analyzes the
information provided and designs a personal plan based on the client's interests,
objectives and family situation. Earned Wealth Advisors presents the plan to the client
and reviews all areas of the plan in depth. After clients have had an opportunity to
review the documents and the recommendations, Earned Wealth Advisors will schedule
another meeting to review the plan again and to answer any questions the client may
have. Earned Wealth Advisors monitors the progress and updates the plan as
necessary. Continuing services include an initial review approximately three months
after the last plan finalization meeting was scheduled to review the progress of the
implementation, answer questions, and to assure the completion of the implementation
process. Earned Wealth Advisors' services also include an annual portfolio review by an
officer of Earned Wealth Advisors.
Wealth Management Services
Account assets are reviewed continuously by Earned Wealth Advisors’ advisory
personnel, and supervisory reviews are conducted on at least an annual basis. The
review process contains each of the following elements:
a. assessing client goals and objectives;
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b. evaluating the employed strategy(ies);
c. monitoring the portfolio(s); and
d. addressing the need to rebalance.
Additional account reviews may be triggered by any of the following events:
a. a specific client request;
b. a change in client goals and objectives;
c. an imbalance in a portfolio asset allocation; and
d. market/economic conditions.
TD SMART Investing
Institutional Intelligent Portfolios™: Automated, electronic reviews of drift is performed
daily on client accounts to maintain the intended risk level and asset allocation.
Accounts are rebalanced back to its original targets periodically to minimize drift.
Additionally, periodic reviews may be performed by Earned Wealth Advisors due to
cash-flow needs or changes in client circumstances.
Retirement Plan Services Clients
Pension plan assets are reviewed on a quarterly basis, and according to the standards
and situations described above for investment management accounts.
Reports:
Financial Planning
Earned Wealth Advisors analyzes the information provided and designs a personal plan
based a client's interests, objectives, and family situation after the data has been
compiled.
The written plan incorporates Earned Wealth Advisors' thoughts on cash management,
investments, tax planning, insurance or risk management, estate planning, college cost
planning, financial independence, survivor needs, etc., as these situations may apply to
one's financial situation. Earned Wealth Advisors will provide an annual update of the
initial plan to reflect any changes in a client's financial situation, goals and objectives if
contracted for on an annual basis.
Wealth Management/Employee Benefit Plan Services
All clients will receive quarterly performance reports, prepared by Focus Partners and
reviewed by Earned Wealth Advisors, that summarize the client's account and asset
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allocation. Clients will also receive monthly statements from their account custodian,
which will outline the client's current positions and current market value.
Earned Wealth Advisors SMART Investing
Clients participating in this platform will receive quarterly statements from the qualified
custodian.
3. Employee Benefit Retirement Plan Services
Plan sponsors are provided with quarterly information and annual performance reviews
from Earned Wealth Advisors. In addition, plan participant education information may
also be provided to the Plan Sponsor or Administrator for distribution to the participants
of the plan.
Item 14 – Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Client Referrals
Earned Wealth Advisors has agreements with a number of persons and companies who
recommend or refer potential clients to the Firm. The Firm pays these solicitors (also
called “promoters,” “endorsers,” or “testimonial” givers) a referral fee in accordance with
applicable rules and regulations under the Investment Advisers Act. Any such referral
fee is paid solely from Earned Wealth Advisors’ investment management fee and does
not result in any additional charge to the client. If the client is introduced to the Firm by
an unaffiliated solicitor, the client will receive a disclosure statement containing the
terms and conditions of the arrangement and any conflicts of interest.
Other Compensation
The Firm receives economic benefits from Custodians. The benefits, conflicts of
interest, and how they are addressed are discussed above in response to Item 12.
Item 15 – Custody
Earned Wealth Advisors is deemed to have custody of client funds and securities
because the Firm is given the ability to debit client accounts for payment of the Firm’s
fees. As such, client funds and securities are maintained at one or more Financial
Institutions that serve as the qualified custodian with respect to such assets. Such
qualified custodians will send account statements to clients at least once per calendar
quarter that typically detail any transactions in accounts for the relevant period.
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In addition, as discussed in Item 13, Earned Wealth Advisors also may send, or
otherwise make available, periodic supplemental reports to clients. Clients should
carefully review the statements sent directly by the Financial Institutions and compare
them to those received from Earned Wealth Advisors. Any other custody disclosures
can be found in the Firm’s Form ADV Part 1.
Standing Letters of Authorization
In certain circumstances, Earned Wealth Advisors is deemed to have custody due to
clients giving the Firm limited power of attorney in a standing letter of authorization
(“SLOA”) to disburse funds to one or more third parties as specifically designated by the
client. In such circumstances, the Firm will implement the steps in the SEC’s no-action
letter on February 21, 2017 which includes (in summary): i) client will provide instruction
for the SLOA to the custodian; ii) client will authorize the Firm to direct transfers to the
specific third party; iii) the custodian will perform appropriate verification of the
instruction and provide a transfer of funds notice to the client promptly after each
transfer; iv) the client will have the ability to terminate or change the instruction; v) the
Firm will have no authority or ability to designate or change the identity or any
information about the third party; vi) the Firm will keep records showing that the third
party is not a related party of the Firm or located at the same address as the Firm; and
vii) the custodian will send the client an initial and annual notice confirming the SLOA
instructions.
Item 16 – Investment Discretion
Earned Wealth Advisors is given the authority to exercise discretion on behalf of clients.
The Firm is considered to exercise investment discretion over a client’s account if it can
effect and/or direct transactions in client accounts without first seeking their consent.
Earned Wealth Advisors is given this authority through a power-of-attorney included in
the agreement between Earned Wealth Advisors and the client. Clients may request a
limitation on this authority (such as certain securities not to be bought or sold). Earned
Wealth Advisors takes discretion over the following activities:
• The securities to be purchased or sold;
• The amount of securities to be purchased or sold;
• When transactions are made; and
• The Independent Managers to be hired or fired.
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Item 17 – Voting Client Securities
Declination of Proxy Voting
Earned Wealth Advisors does not accept the authority to vote a client’s securities (i.e.,
proxies) on their behalf. Clients receive proxies directly from the Financial Institutions
where their assets are custodied and may contact Earned Wealth Advisors at the
contact information on the cover of this brochure with questions about any such issuer
solicitations.
As described in the Earned Wealth Advisors SMART Investing Program Disclosure
Brochure, clients enrolled in the Program designate Schwab to vote proxies for the
ETFs held in their accounts. Earned Wealth Advisors has directed Schwab to process
proxy votes and corporate actions through and in accordance with the policies and
recommendations of a third-party proxy voting service provider retained by Schwab for
this purpose. Additional information about this arrangement is available in the Program
Disclosure Brochure. Clients who do not wish to designate Schwab to vote proxies may
retain the ability to vote proxies themselves by signing a special CS&Co form available
from us.
Item 18 – Financial Information
Registered investment advisers are required in this Item to provide you with certain
financial information or disclosures about Earned Wealth Advisors’ financial condition.
Earned Wealth Advisors has no financial commitment that impairs its ability to meet
contractual and fiduciary commitments to clients, and has not been the subject of a
bankruptcy proceeding.
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