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244 East Main Avenue
Zeeland, MI 49464
Phone: (616) 931-1270
Fax: (616) 931-1274
Email: clientliaison@gen-wealth.com
Website: www.gen-wealth.com
FIRM BROCHURE
(ADV PART 2A)
MARCH 28, 2025
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Gen-Wealth
Partners, Inc. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact David
L. Wilson at (616) 931-1270. 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.
Gen-Wealth Partners, Inc. is a registered investment adviser. Registration of an Investment
Advisor does not imply any level of skill or training. The written communications of an Advisor
provide you with information about which you determine to hire or retain an Advisor.
Additional information about Gen-Wealth Partners, Inc. is available on the SEC’s website
www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. You can search this site by a unique identifying number, known as a CRD
number. The Advisor’s CRD number is 281330.
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2. MATERIAL CHANGES
We have the following material changes since the last annual update to this firm brochure, which
was on March 28, 2024.
• Our firm now has a new Chief Compliance Officer, Jesse Case.
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Item 1 – We have a new email for clients to contact which is clientliaison@gen-
wealth.com.
Items: 4, 5 & 12 - We participate in Altruist, LLC Model Marketplace where we have
access to several model portfolios and use their custodian services though Altruist
Financial, LLC. Please refer to Items 4, 5 and 12 for additional details regarding the Model
Marketplace and Altruist Financial, LLC.
Item 4 & 5 – We now offer the Gen-Wealth Multi-Strategy Platform Program. Additional
information about the service and the fees can be found in Items 4 & 5 below.
Item 5 – There have been changes to our investment management fee. We now offer a fee
range with our maximum annual management fee changing from 2.00% to 1.75%.
Item 5 – The maximum annual fee for Retirement Plan Services has changed from 0.75%
to 1.00%.
Item 17 - We now offer proxy voting services.
Item 17 –We have engaged a third‐party service provider, Chicago Clearing Corporation
(“CCC”), to monitor and file securities claims. Additional information can be found in
Item 17 below.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 2. Material Changes ..............................................................................................................2
Item 3. Table of Contents ..............................................................................................................3
Item 4. Advisory Business .............................................................................................................4
Item 5. Fees and Compensation ....................................................................................................6
Item 6. Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management ............................................8
Item 7. Types of Clients .................................................................................................................9
Item 8. Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss......................................9
Item 9. Disciplinary Information ................................................................................................11
Item 10. Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations .................................................11
Item 11. Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal
Trading..........................................................................................................................................12
Item 12. Brokerage Practices ......................................................................................................13
Item 13. Review of Accounts .......................................................................................................14
Item 14. Client Referrals and Other Compensation .................................................................14
Item 15. Custody ..........................................................................................................................14
Item 16. Investment Discretion ...................................................................................................15
Item 17. Voting Client Securities ................................................................................................15
Item 18. Financial Information ...................................................................................................16
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4. ADVISORY BUSINESS
A. OWNERSHIP/ADVISORY HISTORY
Gen-Wealth Partners, Inc. (“the Advisor”) was established as a Michigan corporation in August
2015. It was subsequently registered as a Michigan investment adviser until 2020 when it became
registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Advisor’s owner is David L.
Wilson (“Mr. Wilson”).
B. ADVISORY SERVICES OFFERED
The Advisor’s services include portfolio management services, financial planning and
recommendations and monitoring of Institutional Strategists. The Advisor will meet with a client
to evaluate the individual client’s investment needs, goals, and objectives. After the evaluation,
the Advisor may recommend one or more of the services described below.
FINANCIAL PLANNING
i.
The Advisor offers clients financial planning services to evaluate their financial situation, goals,
and risk tolerance. Through a series of personal interviews and the use of questionnaires, the
Advisor will collect pertinent data, identify goals, objectives, financial problems, potential
solutions, prepare specific recommendations and implement recommendations. As a result of
these actions, the Advisor’s advice may be provided on financial and cash management, risk
management, financial issues relating to divorce or marital issues, estate planning, tax issues,
stretch IRA planning, Investment Planning/Asset Allocation, retirement planning, educational
funding, goal setting, or other needs as identified by the client and Advisor. The Advisor may offer
broad-based planning services, or the client may desire advice on certain planning components;
the Advisor can tailor services as desired by the client. At the conclusion of the Financial Planning
Service the Advisor will present the client with a written financial plan.
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
ii.
The Advisor and the client will create a customized portfolio that the Advisor will manage on a
discretionary basis for the client. Through a series of personal interviews, the Advisor works with
the client to formulate an individualized asset allocation model for the client’s portfolio based upon
his/her objectives, time frame, risk parameters and other investment considerations. Once the
portfolio is created, the Advisor may also recommend one or more Institutional Strategists.
iii. GEN-WEALTH MULTI-STRATEGY PLATFORM PROGRAM
Gen-Wealth Partners, Inc. (“Gen-Wealth Partners”) provides investment management services on
a discretionary basis through our Gen-Wealth Multi-Strategy Platform Program (the “Program”).
Program accounts are established at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”) and/or Altruist
Financial LLC (“Altruist”).
The Program’s discretionary basis allows for allocating numerous investments, including but not
limited to, individual equities, individual bonds, open-end mutual funds, closed-end mutual funds,
exchange traded funds (ETFs), and exchange traded notes (ETNs). Asset allocation guidelines
within the Program will be pursuant to the client’s investment objective and may entail an
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allocation to multiple strategies within an account. Client understands that achievement of the
stated investment objective is a long-term goal.
iv. RECOMMENDATION AND MONITORING OF INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGISTS
After an initial meeting with the client and when deemed appropriate, we may recommend the
services of Institutional Strategists, who are independent investment advisers (“Institutional
Strategist”), to manage the client’s account. Our recommendation will depend on the client’s
circumstances, goals and objectives, strategy desired, account size, risk tolerance, or other factors.
We work with the client to determine which Institutional Strategist may be appropriate. Clients
are never obligated to use a recommended Institutional Strategist.
The Institutional Strategist will be part of either the Model Market Center (“MMC”), an offering
of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. or Envestnet Asset Management, Inc.’s unified management
account platforms. (“Envestnet” CRD # 111694). These platforms give us access to the services
of hundreds of Institutional Strategists whose investment philosophies range from conservative to
aggressive.
The Advisor also participates in the Model Marketplace of Altruist LLC, an SEC- registered
investment adviser and affiliate of Altruist Financial LLC. Through the Model Marketplace, the
Advisor has access to model portfolios including Altruist LLC-generated portfolios and Third-
Party Portfolios, to assist it in managing or advising the Advisor’s client accounts. Altruist LLC
and its affiliates do not act as investment advisers or fiduciary to The Advisor’s clients. The
Advisor is responsible for the suitability of all investment decisions and transactions for client
accounts subscribed to model portfolios through the Model Marketplace.
We use these platforms to design portfolios that match a client’s investment style with an
Institutional Strategist’s investment style. For example, we will recommend an active management
Institutional Strategist when a client seeks an actively managed portfolio. Clients preferring a
passively invested portfolio will be recommended a passive Institutional Strategist. The investment
styles may also be combined to create a portfolio that is part actively managed and part passively
managed.
Prior to recommending an Institutional Strategist we conduct a due diligence review of the
available Institutional Strategists available on the platforms. We consider the following factors
during our review: fees, reputation, performance, financial strength, management, price, reporting
capabilities, client’s financial situation, client’s goals, client’s needs, client’s risk tolerance and
client’s investment objectives. After our review, we present the client with one or more
recommendations. The client will be given a copy of the Institutional Strategists Form ADV Part
2A. Clients are encouraged to read and understand this disclosure document.
We will not refer a client to an Institutional Strategist unless it is registered, notice filed or exempt
from registration as an investment adviser in the client’s state of residence.
v. RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES
The Advisor provides participant education services on retirement plans. Additional services may
be offered based on the needs of the qualified plan.
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C. TAILORED SERVICES
As described above, the Advisor’s services are individualized to each client. Portfolio management
clients may impose restrictions on investment in certain securities or types of securities. All
restrictions must be presented to the Advisor in writing.
D. WRAP PROGRAM
The Advisor does not sponsor or manage a wrap fee program.
E. CLIENT ASSETS MANAGED
As of March 11, 2025, we manage $299,652,790 in client assets on a discretionary basis and $0
in client assets on a non-discretionary basis.
5. FEES AND COMPENSATION
FINANCIAL PLANNING
The Advisor’s financial planning services are offered on a fixed fee and hourly fee basis.
The Advisor charges a fixed fee when a client requests a financial plan on multiple topics. The
fixed financial planning fee ranges from $2,500 to $10,000. The fee is negotiable and is based
upon the number of topics covered, the amount of time required to write the plan, and the areas of
research involved.
The Advisor charges an hourly fee when clients request financial planning for an isolated topic.
The hourly fee is $250. The fee is negotiable based upon the type of planning selected and the
amount of research to be conducted.
One half of the estimated hourly fee and fixed fee is due upon signing the financial planning
agreement. The remainder is due at the conclusion of the financial planning service. The client can
pay for these services by check, credit/debit card or have fee deducted from an account managed
by Advisor. For prepaid fees in excess of $500, services will be completed within six months of
the date fees are received.
A client may terminate the financial planning service for any reason within the first five (5)
business days after signing the contract without any cost or penalty. Thereafter, the contract may
be terminated by either the client or the Advisor at any point in time through written notice to the
party’s respective address of record. After the first five (5) business days, for hourly financial
planning services, the client will receive a prorated refund of the prepaid fees based upon the
number of hours completed. For example, if the client prepaid $500 and one hour of work was
completed, the client will receive a $250 refund. The refund will be paid to the client by company
check within 30 days of receipt of termination. Also, after the first five (5) business days, for fixed
fee financial planning services, the client will receive a prorated refund of the prepaid fees based
upon the amount of work completed. For example, if the client prepaid $1,000 and 25 percent of
the work was completed, the client will receive a $750 refund. ($1,000 - $250 = $750) The refund
will be paid to the client by company check within 30 days of receipt of termination.
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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND RECOMMENDATION AND MONITORING OF
INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGISTS
The following fee range took effect in October 2024. Legacy clients may be under a different
fee schedule. Our management fee is based on a percentage of the assets under management. Our
management fee ranges between 0.80% to 1.75%. The management fee may be negotiable. All
fees will be calculated, accrued and due quarterly in advance. The fee is negotiable based upon the
size of the account and/or if the client has multiple accounts within his/her household managed by
the Advisor. The fee will be based upon the previous quarter-end account value. The client will be
asked to authorize the Advisor with the ability to withdraw the fee directly from the client’s
account.
Clients participating in the Gen-Wealth Multi-Strategy Platform Program will be assessed a
platform fee of 0.25%. This fee is in addition to the portfolio management fee.
When we use the services of the Institutional Strategist, the above fees are separate and distinct
from the platform fee and the Institutional Strategist’s management fee. The maximum Envestnet
annual platform fee is 0.50%. The Envestnet platform fee is calculated and collected quarterly in
advance at the same time the Advisor’s fee is collected. The maximum MMC annual platform fee
is 0.75%. The MMC annual fee is calculated and collected monthly in arrears, which is at a separate
interval than the Advisor’s fee. Envestnet and MMC’s platform fees include the Institutional
Strategists’ management fees.
When we use Altruist LLC’s Model Marketplace, their fees are in addition to our management fee
and range between 0.00% to 1.00%. The Model Marketplace fee schedule is available at
altruist.com/legal. The fees are automatically debited from clients’ accounts, according to the
instruction of the Advisor.
Notwithstanding our above fee schedule, the minimum annual fee is $2,500. In addition, a
quarterly $10.00 technology fee will be charged to each account.
Additionally, clients may incur certain charges imposed by custodians, brokers, and other third
parties such as fees charged by mutual fund managers, 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.
A client may terminate the Investment Management Agreement for any reason at any time and
within the first five (5) business days after signing the contract and receive a 100% refund of any
fees paid without any cost or penalty. The refund will be paid by direct deposit back into the
client’s account. Thereafter, the Agreement may be terminated at any time by giving seven (7)
days written notice. The written notice of termination must be sent to Gen-Wealth Partners, Inc.,
244 East Main Avenue, Zeeland, MI 49464. Because the Advisor’s fee is charged in advance, the
client will receive a prorated refund of unearned fees during the termination quarter. For example,
if a client terminates an account 30 days into a 90-day quarter, the client will receive a refund of
67% of the fees charged at the beginning of the month. (30/90 = 33%: 100% - 33% = 67% refund)
If permitted by the client’s custodian the refund will be deposited into the client’s account
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otherwise the refund will be paid to the client by company check directly to the client within 15
days of termination notice receipt.
RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES
The Advisor will charge an annual fee based on a percentage of the market value of the assets in
the qualified retirement plan as reported by the third-party administrator. Our annual fee ranges
from 0.25% to 1.00% depending on the size of the plan and the services provided. Our fee is
negotiable. The initial fee is due on the first business day of the fee period and will be the amount,
prorated for the number of days remaining in the initial fee period from the effective date of the
Investment Management Agreement, based upon the market value of the plan assets on the first
business day of the initial fee period. Thereafter, the fee will be based upon the market value of
the plan assets on the last business day of the quarter. The fee will be calculated and collected
quarterly, in arrears by the Plan Sponsor and paid to the Advisor. The client will be asked to
authorize the Plan Sponsor to withdraw the fee directly from the plan’s assets.
The Advisor’s fee does not include other third-party fees, such as transactions fees, recordkeeper
fees or other related costs and expenses. Clients may incur certain charges imposed by custodians,
brokers, and other third parties such as fees charged by managers, 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. Mutual funds and exchange traded
funds also charge internal management fees, which are disclosed in a fund’s prospectus. Such
charges, fees and commissions are exclusive of and in addition to, our fee and we will not receive
any portion of these commissions, fee, and costs.
A client may terminate the Investment Management Agreement for any reason at any time and,
within the first five (5) business days after signing the contract and receive a 100% refund of any
fees paid without any cost or penalty. The refund will be paid by direct deposit back into the
client’s account. Thereafter, the Agreement may be terminated at any time by giving seven (7)
days written notice. The written notice of termination must be sent to Gen-Wealth Partners, Inc.,
244 East Main Avenue, Zeeland, MI 49464.
RETIREMENT ROLLOVER CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
When we recommend you rollover a retirement account for us to manage, this creates a financial
incentive because we charge a fee for our services. We attempt to mitigate the conflict of interest
by acting in your best interest and applying an impartial conduct standard to all rollovers. Please
note that you are not under any obligation to roll over a retirement account to an account managed
by us.
6. PERFORMANCE-BASED FEES AND SIDE BY SIDE MANAGEMENT
The Advisor 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) nor perform side-by-side management.
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7. TYPES OF CLIENTS
The Advisor’s services are offered to individuals and high net worth individuals. The Advisor
requires a minimum of $250,000 in managed accounts per household. This requirement may be
waived at the discretion of the Advisor.
Please see Item 4 above for the minimum investment requirements for the Gen-Wealth Multi-
Strategy Platform Program.
8. METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISK OF LOSS
A. METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
The Advisor primarily uses two types of methods of analysis which are asset allocation and
Modern Portfolio Theory. At the beginning of the relationship the Advisor creates an
individualized asset allocation method for each client. When deciding on the asset allocation for a
client, the Advisor takes into account the client’s risk tolerance, goals, investment objectives and
other data gathered during the client meetings. Asset Allocation is an investment strategy that aims
to balance risk and reward by apportioning a portfolio's assets according to an individual's goals,
risk tolerance and investment horizon among various asset classes. The asset classes typically
include equities, fixed-income, and cash and equivalents. The risk associated with asset allocation
is that each class has different levels of risk and return, so each will behave differently over time.
Also, despite being diversified there is no guarantee that an account will grow.
Once the Advisor has created an individualized asset allocation for the client it creates a client’s
portfolio using Modern Portfolio Theory. Modern Portfolio Theory proposes that investing in a
predetermined asset mix derived from the efficient frontier (dictated to achieve a specific client
objective within a certain risk tolerance) and rebalancing with discipline, the portfolio is
diversified across the various asset classes to mitigate unnecessary risk. This also provides for a
portfolio that can operate without reliance on market timing and security selection; however, as
with all equity investments positive returns are not guaranteed. In conjunction to investing in a
diversified portfolio, each portfolio is constructed to meet specific parameters set forth in the
individual client’s investment policy statement and/or other documents. These parameters can
include - but are not limited to - tax efficiency, concentrated stock positions and management
history. Once again, the risk associated with a diversified portfolio is that each class has different
levels of risk and return, so each will behave differently over time and despite being diversified
there is no guarantee that an account will grow.
The Advisor purchases securities with the expectation that the value of those securities will grow
over a relatively long period of time, generally greater than one year. The risk associated with
using a long-term purchase strategy is that it generally assumes the financial markets will go up in
the long-term, which may not be the case. There is also the risk that the segment of the market that
the client is invested in or perhaps just that client’s particular investment will go down over time
even if the overall financial markets advance. Purchasing investments long-term may create an
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opportunity cost - "locking-up" assets that may be better utilized in the short-term in other
investments.
Advisor’s analysis of securities and advice relating thereto may be based upon information
obtained from annual reports, prospectuses and filings made with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, corporate ratings services, financial newspapers and magazines, research materials
prepared by others and financial data services. The Advisor may also utilize computer models for
performance analysis, asset allocation and risk management.
B. RECOMMENDED SECURITIES AND INVESTMENT RISKS
The Advisor uses various securities in client portfolios including, but not limited to, exchange
traded funds and notes, mutual funds, unit investment trusts, common and preferred stocks,
convertible securities, bonds (including government, municipal and corporate), traded and non-
traded real estate investment trusts, alternative investments, money market funds and cash or cash
equivalents.
All investments bear different types and degrees of risk and investing in securities involves risk
of loss that clients should be prepared to bear. While the Advisor uses investment strategies
that are designed to provide appropriate investment diversification, some investments have
significantly greater risks than others. Obtaining higher rates of return on investments entails
accepting higher levels of risk. Recommended investment strategies seek to balance risks and
rewards to achieve investment objectives. A client needs to ask questions about risks he/she does
not understand. The Advisor would be pleased to discuss them.
An investment could lose money over short or even long periods. A client should expect his/her
account value and returns to fluctuate within a wide range, like the fluctuations of the overall stock
and bond markets. A client’s account performance could be hurt by:
• Credit risk: This is the risk that an issuer of a bond could suffer an adverse change in financial
condition that results in a payment default, security downgrade, or inability to meet a financial
obligation.
• Inflation Risk: This is the risk that inflation will undermine the performance of your investment
and/or the future purchasing power of your assets.
• Interest rate risk: The chance that bond prices overall will decline because of rising interest
rates. Interest rate risk will vary for the Advisor, depending on the amount of Client assets
invested in bonds.
• International Investing Risk: Investing in the securities of non-U.S. companies involves
special risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies. Foreign securities tend
to be more volatile and less liquid than investments in U.S. securities, and may lose value
because of adverse political, social or economic developments overseas or due to changes in the
exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. In addition, foreign investments
are subject to settlement practices, and regulatory and financial reporting standards, that differ
from those of the U.S.
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• Liquidity Risk: Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or
sell, possibly preventing the ability to sell such illiquid securities at an advantageous time or
price, or possibly requiring the client to dispose of other investments at unfavorable times or
prices in order to satisfy its obligations.
• Manager risk: The chance that the proportions allocated to the various securities will cause the
Client’s account to underperform relevant to benchmarks or other accounts with a similar
investment objective.
• Stock market risk: The chance that stock prices overall will decline. Stock markets tend to
move in cycles, with periods of rising stock prices and periods of falling stock prices.
Additional risks associated with the Alternative Investments
• Alternative Investments Risk: Many alternative investments do not have secondary markets,
which may result in the lack of liquidity. Additional risks will vary with each offering. Clients
should read each offering memorandum. The Advisor is willing to answer any questions
regarding the investments.
• Credit risk: This is the risk that an issuer of a bond could suffer an adverse change in financial
condition that results in a payment default, security downgrade, or inability to meet a financial
obligation.
9. DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION
Registered investment advisers are required to disclose all material facts regarding any legal or
disciplinary events within the past 10-years that would be material to your evaluation of the
Advisor or the integrity of its management. The Advisor and its owners have no information
applicable to this Item because they have never been the subject of any administrative, civil,
criminal, regulatory (SEC or State) or self-regulatory proceedings.
10. OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS
A. BROKER-DEALER AFFILIATIONS
Some of the Advisor’s investment adviser representatives are registered representatives of Private
Client Services, LLC, an independent broker-dealer. The investment adviser representatives may
recommend these services to clients. These other business activities pay commissions or advisory
fees that are separate from the fees described in Item 5 above. This is a conflict of interest because
the commissions or advisory fees give the investment adviser representatives a financial incentive
to recommend and sell additional securities or advisory services to clients. However, the
investment adviser representatives attempt to mitigate any conflicts of interest to the best of their
ability by placing the client’s interests ahead of their own, through their fiduciary duty and by
informing clients that they are never obligated to use recommended services through anyone
associated with the Advisor.
B. FUTURES/COMMODITIES FIRM AFFILIATION
The Advisor and its owners are not affiliated with a futures or commodities broker.
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C. OTHER INDUSTRY AFFILIATIONS
Some of the Advisor’s investment adviser representatives are independent life and health insurance
agents. They may recommend this service to clients. This outside business activity pays them
commissions that are separate from the fees described above. This is a conflict of interest because
the commissions give the investment adviser representatives a financial incentive to recommend
and sell clients the insurance products. However, they attempt to mitigate any conflicts of interest
to the best of their ability by placing the client’s interests ahead of their own, through their fiduciary
duty and by informing clients that they are never obligated to purchase recommended insurance
through any associated with the Advisor.
D. SELECTION OF INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGISTS
The Advisor may recommend the services of institutional strategists. This information can be
found under Items 4 and 5, above. In some instances, the Advisor receives a portion of the
Institutional Strategist’s management fee, this creates a financial incentive to recommend
Institutional Strategists that pay a higher percentage of the fee. The Advisor attempts to mitigate
the conflict of interest to the best of its ability by placing the client’s interest ahead of its own,
through its fiduciary duty and by following its Code of Ethics that establishes ideals for ethical
conduct. The Advisor will ensure that the Institutional Strategist is properly registered or exempt
from registration in the client’s state of residence prior to making any recommendation.
11. CODE OF ETHICS, PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST IN CLIENT TRANSACTIONS AND
PERSONAL TRADING
A. DESCRIPTION
The Advisor’s Code of Ethics establishes ideals for ethical conduct upon fundamental principles
of openness, integrity, honesty, and trust. The Advisor will provide a copy of its Code of Ethics
to any client or prospective client upon request.
The Advisor’s Code of Ethics covers all supervised persons, and it describes its high standard of
business conduct, and fiduciary duty to its clients. The Code of Ethics includes provisions relating
to the confidentiality of client information, a prohibition on insider trading, a prohibition of rumor
mongering, restrictions on the acceptance of significant gifts and the reporting of certain gifts and
business entertainment items, and personal securities trading procedures, among other things. All
supervised persons at the Advisor must acknowledge the terms of the Code of Ethics annually or
as amended.
B. MATERIAL INTEREST IN SECURITIES
The Advisor and the owners do not have a material interest in any securities that are used in client
portfolios.
C. INVESTING IN OR RECOMMENDING THE SAME SECURITIES
The Advisor’s investment adviser representatives may buy or sell for their own accounts the same
securities at or about the same time that they recommended to buy or seller purchase for client
accounts. This causes a conflict of interest because they can trade ahead of client trades. The
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Advisor mitigates the conflict of interest in two ways. First, the Advisor’s Code of Ethics requires
employees to: 1) report personal securities transactions on at least a quarterly basis, and 2) provide
the Advisor with a detailed summary of certain holdings (both upon commencement of
employment and quarterly thereafter) in which the investment adviser representatives have a direct
or indirect beneficial interest. The reports are reviewed to ensure the investment adviser
representatives do not trade ahead of client accounts. Second, the Advisor requires client
transactions be placed ahead of the investment adviser representative’s personal trades or they may
place personal trades as part of Advisor’s block trades (Please see Item 12.B for details on
Advisor’s block trading practices). The records of all associates’ personal and client trading
activities are reviewed and made available to regulators to review on the premises.
12. BROKERAGE PRACTICES
A. RECOMMENDATION CRITERIA
The Advisor currently recommends the clearing and custody services of Charles Schwab & Co.,
Inc. (“Schwab”) and Altruist Financial, LLC (“Altruist”), members FINRA/SIPC. Some of the
primary considerations in determining reasonableness of commissions are: rates charged by other
brokers that provide clearing or custody services for registered investment advisers; reputation and
financial strength; breadth and depth of available products, with an important factor being the
broker’s no-transaction-fee mutual fund universe; accuracy with which transactions are processed;
customer service responsiveness; availability of technology solutions interoperable with our
systems and suitable for managing multiple accounts; as well as client satisfaction. The Advisor
periodically evaluates the foregoing factors, and while it may conclude based on its review that
commission rates paid by clients are reasonable, lower commissions may be available from other
brokers or in conjunction with retail (non-advisory) accounts, and certain mutual funds that carry
a transaction fee may be available on a no-transaction-fee basis from other brokers or directly from
the fund company.
i. RESEARCH AND SOFT DOLLARS
“Soft dollars” are defined as a form of payment investment firms can use to pay for goods and
services such as news subscriptions or research. When an investment firm gives its business to a
particular brokerage firm, the brokerage firm in return can agree to use some of its revenue to pay
for these types of services. The Advisor maintains an institutional relationship with Altruist
whereby Altruist provides certain benefits to the Advisor, including a fully digital account opening
process, a variety of available investments, and integration with software tools that can benefit the
Advisor and its clients. The Advisor is not affiliated with Altruist. Altruist does not supervise the
Advisor, its agents, activities or its regulatory compliance.
ii. BROKERAGE FOR CLIENT REFERRALS
The Advisor does not receive client referrals or any other incentive from any broker-dealer or
custodian.
iii. DIRECTED BROKERAGE
The Advisor does not allow for directed brokerage.
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B. TRADE AGGREGATION
The Advisor may aggregate orders with respect to the same security purchased for different clients.
When orders are aggregated, each participating account receives the average share price for the
transaction and bears a proportionate share of all transaction costs, based upon each account’s
participation in the transaction, subject to our discretion depending on factual or market conditions.
Clients participating in block trading may include proprietary or related accounts. Such accounts
are treated as client accounts and are neither given preferential nor inferior treatment versus other
client accounts. Allocations of orders among client accounts must be made in a fair and equitable
manner.
13. REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS
A. PERIODIC REVIEWS
The Advisor’s owner attempts to meet with each client in person, by video conference or by
telephone annually.
B. OTHER REVIEWS
Reviews may also be triggered by events within client’s lives, as well as pertinent news events,
changes in federal and state regulatory or tax regimes, and overall economic events.
C. REPORTS
Portfolio management clients will receive monthly reports from their custodian unless there is no
activity in the account, in which case they will receive quarterly statements.
14. CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION
A. OTHER COMPENSATION
The Advisor does not receive any other compensation.
B. CLIENT REFERRALS
The Advisor does not pay for client referrals or use solicitors.
15. CUSTODY
All client funds, securities and accounts are held by third-party custodians. However, the Advisor
may be deemed to have custody of client funds or securities as defined in Rule 206(4)-2 of the
Advisers Act (Custody Rule), and accordingly is subject to an annual surprise examination by an
independent public accountant as further detailed below
The Advisor has or may be deemed to have custody of certain clients’ assets under certain
circumstances. The accounts for which the Advisor may be deemed to have custody are included
in the pool of accounts eligible for the annual surprise examination unless an applicable exemption
from the audit is available. A sample of the audit eligible accounts is selected from the pool and
subjected to the audit process. The Advisor has retained an independent public accountant to
conduct the Custody Rule audit and report to the SEC regarding such audit on Form ADV-E, as
required. The independent public accountant is responsible for selecting the audit sample from the
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pool of eligible accounts and for confirming the adviser is in compliance with the procedural
requirements of the Custody Rule. This includes, among other things, confirming the Advisor has
a reasonable basis for believing the qualified custodians are sending account statements at least
quarterly, where applicable, and confirming account statements sent to clients are accurate.
Additionally, portfolio management clients will be asked to authorize the Advisor with the ability
to deduct its fees directly from the client’s account. This authorization will apply to the Advisor’s
management fees only. A client may cancel the Advisor’s ability to deduct the fees from the
Account by notifying the Advisor at any time. The Account’s custodian will send a quarterly
account statement, indicating the amount of fees withdrawn from the client’s Account. The
Advisor urges clients to carefully review their statements and notify the firm of any discrepancies
as soon as possible.
16. INVESTMENT DISCRETION
The Advisor offers discretionary investment management services. In order to grant the Advisor
discretionary power over the account the client must sign the investment management agreement.
The Advisor’s investment management agreement contains a limited power of attorney that allows
the firm to select the securities to be bought and sold and the amount of securities to be bought and
sold in the client’s account. It also allows the Advisor to place each such trade without the client’s
prior approval. Also, the client’s custodian may request the client to sign the custodian’s limited
power of attorney. This varies with each custodian. The Advisor will discuss all limited powers
of attorney prior to their execution. In all cases, however, such discretion is to be exercised in a
manner consistent with the stated investment objectives for the particular client account, and any
other investment policies, limitation or restrictions.
17. VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES
As negotiated with the client, the Advisor may vote proxies for securities held in client’s accounts
using Proxy Edge. In order to mitigate any conflicts of interest when voting proxies, the Advisor
will vote according to what is believed to be in the client’s best interest. When you give us the
authority to vote proxies on your behalf, we don’t allow for you to direct our vote. Instead, to direct
your own votes, you will receive the proxies or other solicitations directly from the custodian or
transfer agent. If you have questions regarding a particular solicitation or would like to know how
your proxies were voted, you can obtain a copy of your proxy voting policies and procedures upon
request by contacting us at (616) 931-1270.
We have engaged a third‐party service provider, Chicago Clearing Corporation (“CCC”), to
monitor and file securities claims class action litigation paperwork with claims administrators on
behalf of our clients. We do not receive any fees or remuneration in connection with this service
nor do we receive any fees from the third‐party provider(s). CCC earns a fee based on a flat
percentage of all claims it collects on behalf of our clients. This fee is collected and retained by
CCC out of the claims paid by the claim administrator. You may opt out of this service at any
time. If you opt out, we do not have an obligation to advise or take any action on your behalf with
regards to class action litigation involving investments held in or formerly held in your account.
You may change your opt-out election at any time by notifying us in writing. CCC retains 15% of
each claim recovery you receive. We have the right to change the provider of this service. If we
do, we will notify you and send you another opt-out election form.
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Because we are providing this service through CCC, we no longer monitor class action suits or
process claim forms on your behalf (whether or not you participate in the service CCC provides).
We are not responsible or liable for: (a) any assistance we provide to CCC concerning monitoring
or processing class action claims or (b) any CCC act in monitoring or processing such claims.
Additionally, when a claim is settled and payments are awarded to our clients, it may be necessary
to share client information, such as name, and account number, with CCC in connection with this
service.
18. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
A. BALANCE SHEET
The Advisor is not required to provide a balance sheet because the Advisor does not require or
solicit prepayment of more than $1200 in fees per client, six months or more in advance.
B. FINANCIAL CONDITION
Registered investment advisers are required to provide you with certain financial information or
disclosures about the Advisor’s financial condition. The Advisor has no financial commitment
that impairs its ability to service its clients.
C. BANKRUPTCY
The Advisor, its owner and its investment adviser representatives have not been the subject of any
bankruptcy proceedings.
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